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Two bad days at cult rock

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From: arnie lerma
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 00:00
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Two bad days at cult rock  (

THURSDAY - Cults [$cientology]  press conference sponsored by Rep Payne NJ Democrat
Rayburn building

2:00
Met with a certain US
congressman in person, aide took notes while we chatted
discussed matters of mutual interest..

-then- went to the cult's press conference sponsered by Rep Payne.

They wouldn't let me in.

They wouldn't let Declan from EFF in either, even after
he went off to get his press pass...

So I ended up one of the 'boys in the hall.."
Holding up a sheet that read:

http://www2.dgsys.com/~alerma
Inside the cult called
$cientology
See on the world wide web:
Read about the gulags and forced labor
Read about the Clearwater Florida homicide Investigation
Read about the "secret" "sealed" IRS "agreement"
(Margaret Richardson, head of IRS tended her
resignation a few weeks ago) (is this related?)
Greece Shuts down the cult!
Italy sends 29 to prison!
See Heber Jentzsch in handcuffs in Spain, 
(now out on 1,000,000 bail)
See a head Scientology in France arrested
for  manslaughter two months ago
And please support those who have endured the cults 
barratrous litigation to bring you:
the truth about $cientology

 and gave websites and judges opinions
to everyone that came out....

Even got one into Chick Corea's hands.

Met Ann archer, she was very pleasant, but blanched when she
saw what I wanted to give her - the truth about $cientology.

The conversations with various representatives and their aides
were very entertaining, but details would be imprudent to discuss.

One congressman thanked me profusely said, thanks we need this.
When I gave him a fat binder whose index read:
Scientology's War Against Judges           
Thriving Cult of Greed and Power	
Judge's dismissal of suit against TIME 	
Lisa McPherson Memorial 
Lisa McPherson Autopsy Report	
Tax Analysts vs IRS	
Cult Awareness Network	
Scientology's Front Groups in the US	
International Scientology Front Groups	
Australia's Anderson Report Inquiry	
Scientology in Canada	
French  Leader Jailed for Manslaughter	
Scientology, Germany and Hollywood	
The Commodore and the Colonels	
Greek Court Decision	
Norwegian Court Case	
Russian Tax Authorities  RAID Scientology 	
Scientology in Scotland	
Spanish Criminal Case -	
Scientology steals from Swedish Parliament


Also me some folks from Germany who told me about a
press conference the next day...and that they were flying over one of their
'congressmen' for a noon press conference, I gave them one of my
Binders as above.

German Channel 2 drove me home, and then did an interview at my desk,
what was in that interview - sorry, I have no idea...
but it was most entertaining...

 





FRIDAY National Press Club
Got there at 1 Pm meeting started at noon..
I waited a while, various speakers,
finally a cult shill came on and spoke
for a while, ... 

then I raised my hand, I was scared to death...

5-8 cameras are lined up behind me, 

one stage right

[note, this is not a transcript - but was written
based on what I sort of remember saying, there was bit
more]

Introduce yourself..

My Name is Arnaldo Pagliarini Lerma
I'm a director for FACTNet

FIGHT AGAINST COERCIVE TACTICS NETWORK

I was in Scientology for 10 years,

My home was raided and searched by members of
this "church", some of whom are in this room
right now...   The president of their "religious"
technology corporation searched my bedroom...
While a US Marshall sat on the couch..

They spent 1.7 million dollars suing me,
for posting an open public court record to the internet.

OSA is chanting Who won?  Who won the case?

I turn around and say you then tried to get 1/2 a million in
legal fees - the judge awarded you ZERO. (holding up my hand..)
and fined me 2500..... You tell me.... (no answer from the clams)

Even the judge agreed the purpose of the lawsuit was to silence a critic..


What you are facing gentlemen is a world wide well financed
PR machine, spinning a web of lies.

I was asked something about the whether there was
any protection for critics and victims in America

I said there is none.

 (speaker said something about speaking to our congress to
  help us get some)

If your wondering why there are no critics of
Scientology here - its because

In America critics have been terrorized into silence.

If your wondering why there isn't much until recently, media 
coverage in America?

Its because, for example, Time Magazine's was sued and spent 7.2 million
before US District Court Judge Leisure dismissed the case.

As far a being a "religion"....

I was on staff in the late 60's and I remember,
 it was an applied philosophy...
One day, I think they were having trouble with the FDA..
We were told that we had to wear collars, and a cross was dragged in...
The Staff thought that it was a joke then, its a fraud now.

Allow me to quote the Judge in my case:

"Scientologists believe that most human problems can be traced to 
lingering spirits of an extraterrestrial people massacred by their 
ruler, Xenu, over 75 million years ago. These spirits attach 
themselves by "clusters" to individuals in the contemporary world, 
causing spiritual harm and negatively influencing the lives of their 
hosts ". USDJ Judge Leonie Brinkema 4 Oct 96 Memorandum Opinion, 
 RTC vs Lerma"

Osa was "but- but-ing" behind me

The press conference was then ended...!!!

Then I was interviewed by yet another network....

Scientology feels it has the ultimate solution
And I said, look if you can believe in Xenu and all the rest..
You can believe anything
A mans loyalties will be to the that purpose , if he feels
he has the final solution...
That is dangerous...

Is it brainwashing?

Well they have a Brainwashing department...
Called the RPF...
But I consider Scientology to be programming...
They re-program your mind to run Hubbardian Cosmology...

Do you fear for your life?
Well, I would, if it were not for you guys in the media..
If I get hit by a meteorite, you all will know who did it.

end of 

------
Numerous people want to meet real soon..

- Whenever you hear that $cientology is having a press conference -
GO!  TAKE ACTION!  remember, they cannot stand the light of day..


Remember Lisa McPherson!

Support the FACTNet Defense Fund!

Go to the Picket in Clearwater March 8th (NO EXCUSES)...
THE WHOLE WORLD WILL BE WATCHING

Arnie Lerma
Ex-$cientologist
Clear 3502
http://www2.dgsys.com/~alerma
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