[mobglob-discuss] Question for Rick McCallion

[Macdonald Stainsby]

Hi Rick.

I thought this might deserve to be left quietly. But now this is appearing,
posted in the last couple of days. Arthur Topham, former publisher of the
Radical, is now promoting Gordon Watson directly, Watson being a well known
anti-woman terrorist. This same man spent time in the last few days on a
Vancouver Anarchist discussion list promoting "revision" of the Nazi Holocaust
(calling people jewish Holocaust groupies) In his campaigns, he has started
quoting you again.

I have a question for Rick McCallion: Arthur, formerly I thought he was a dupe.
But the neo Nazi has been quoting you on a local listserve in Vancouver, all
after telling people that the Nazi Holocaust killed "only 1.5 million" and then
proceeded to ask a local anarchist if she was a "jewish? orhtodox? zionist?
sympathiser?" after she objected to his bizarre re-writes of history.

He, of course, went on an attack spree against me and also Will Offley,
apparently it was either me or Will anytime that someone calls him on his anti
semitism. When all of this was happening, none of the people on the list serve
knew anything about me or Will Offley. I found out after it was brought to my
attention that he was talking about me. He then quoted something you said on
Mobglob. You said you had never seen anything racist in the radical, and if you
did you would reconsider your support for the paper. Fair enough. Here, this
isn't racist below, but Arthur is now publishing Gordon Watson (Watson did not
post the article, Arthur did so for him), a known terrorist against the abortion
providers in this city. It is a form of hate, and Watson is known as a promoter
of violence against women. Do you still give Arthur Topham permission to use you
as a cover for his own work? Will you distribute this in the future?

Here's a link (where Watson calls himself a "reader of the Radical" at the
outset) to this article.

If anyone wants, they can see the archives of the discussion where Topham the
"anarchist" newspaper editor makes his bizarre statements about the Holocaust
(et al). Considering you have actively helped organise with Arthur, it is fair
to ask you publically let us know where you stand on this issue...

as you yourself stated you would.
I know you are busy, so let me thank you ahead of time for taking out the time
from your busy schedule. It's just that these kinds of questions really do
deserve attention, as I'm sure you'll agree.

article by Watson published by Arthur Topham:
http://www.radicalpress.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=453

bizarre anti-semitic rants by Arthur at this (Anarchist based)Vancouver email
list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vanarchy/

Macdonald


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