SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
April 2007 edition
The next few weeks will witness two very important sets of elections which will have great significance for the future of the West.
Firstly, of course, there is the forthcoming French Presidential election. We think it is fair to say that Jacques Chirac has proved to be a big disappointment for all those who believed he would stand up for Western civilisation when first elected. Not only has he done nothing to solve France's immigration problem, but more reprehensively he failed to give full support to the West's War against Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan - presumably because he wished to appease France's estimated 5 million non-White population (most of whom being Muslim). His UMP successor, Nicolas Sarkozy, seems to be a far tougher and more reliable character however. Having said that we believe that by far the best candidate on offer is Phillippe de Villiers of the MPF, a man with an impeccable record for supporting the rights of the great European nation-states and Western solidarity. Alas, however, de Villiers's chances of success seem remote, but even so we would advocate a vote for him in the first ballot and a vote for Sarkozy in the second. Above all, however, we trust that the French electorate won't disgrace itself again by voting the Vichy-heir Jean-Marie le Pen into second place. Le Pen and his Front National party are of course total hypocrites. On one hand they claim to oppose further immigration and the Islamic influence in France, yet on the other hand they also opposed the West's War against (Islamic) terrorism! As if such hypocrisy wasn't bad enough, le Pen even once paid a friendly visit to the evil Islamic monster Saddam Hussein - such seems to be his hatred for his own Western civilisation!
Secondly there are the forthcoming UK local elections - most importantly those for the Scottish "Parliament". The apparent support for the separatist Scottish Nationalist Party (perhaps better referred to as the Scottish Ba'athist Party in view of their sickening opposition to the War against Terrorism in Iraq!) is worrying in the extreme. Ever since the official birth of the United Kingdom three hundred years ago the enemies of the British people have been trying to destroy the glorious nation. In 1922, alas, after decades of foreign-instigated terrorism in Ireland, they succeeded in the first part of their wretched aim, and now - having failed to destroy loyal Ulster by terror - they are turning their attention instead to Scotland. Make no bones about it, the SNP may not be as evil and violent as SF/IRA, but they are no less poisonous. It is therefore vitally important that the SNP are defeated at all costs. We like the manifesto of the Scottish Unionist Party very much, and would certainly advocate support for them on the "party lists". When it comes to the first-past-the-post constituency vote, however, where there is a real risk of an SNP candidate being elected, then we advise a vote for the pro-union party most likely to defeat them - even if this means holding your nose and voting Labour.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC MARCH MEETING
The Springbok Club/ELC was most honoured to be able to welcome Mr. Michael Shrimpton, the famed barrister and strategic intelligence and counter-terrorism consultant, as guest speaker last month. Mr. Shrimpton, a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, spoke under "Chatham House rules", which means that alas the exact details of his speech cannot be quoted. The theme of his talk was "The Intelligence War against the British Empire from 1857 to 2007", and the information which he imparted proved to be both dramatic and eye-opening, and all present were full of praise for his most captivating and extremely well-researched address.
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APRIL SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC ACTIVITY
The Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club will be staging a trip to the MOTH's (Memorable Order of Tin-Hats) England Command HQ in April, the details of which are as follows :-
Venue : The General Browning Club, Valette Street, Hackney, London E9 6NU
(The General Browning Club is situated on the corner of Valette Street and Morning Lane, Hackney. The nearest railway station is Hackney Central, and is also on the No.38 bus route from central London)
Date : Sunday 22nd April 2007
Time : Assemble outside the General Browning Club from 13.45 hrs to 14.00 hrs
The host for this visit will be Moth Hughie Richardson, the PlayBill of the MOTH's England Command HQ and Treasurer of the General Browning Shellhole. He will be giving a conducted tour around the Command HQ building and showing the various memorabilia which the organisation's England Command possesses, as well as explaining a little about the movement's history and structure in the UK.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
On Friday 25th May the SC/ELC will be staging their traditional annual Empire Day buffet in central London, at which the guest of honour will be a former Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police. Fuller details will be given in next month's SCN.
The Kent Branch of the SC/ELC aims to hold a summer braai during June, to which all members and supporters will be invited. Again fuller details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
In July the SC/ELC will be holding a Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet, at which it is hoped to welcome a prominent ex-Rhodesian with first-hand knowledge of the current situation in Zimbabwe under the ZANU-PF tyranny as guest of honour.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM MEETINGS
During May the SC/ELC will be joining forces with the London Swinton Circle under the banner of the Patriotic Forum in order to stage two events commemorating highly significant anniversaries.
The first will be a meeting to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union, the details of which are as follows :-
Venue : The Counting House, 50 Cornhill, London EC3 (nearest tube station: Bank)
Date : Tuesday 1st May 2007 (the exact 300th anniversary of the Act of Union coming into force)
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs
The Act of Union - the birth of the United Kingdom - is one of the most important dates in British history, though it has reprehensively been largely overlooked by the New Labour establishment. To mark this highly significant date the Patriotic Forum has therefore invited along four leading patriots and unionists from Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland who will give cameo speeches about what their respective constituent parts of the Union mean to them, and what they have contributed to the success story of the United Kingdom as a whole.
The second meeting will be to celebrate the 25th anniversary of victory in the Falklands War, and will be held on Wednesday 23rd May, where the guest speaker will be Mr. Peter Pepper of the Falkland Islands Association. Further details will be given in next month's SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle was most honoured to be able to welcome Lady [Ann] Winterton MP as guest speaker at their latest meeting. Lady Winterton gave a highly entertaining and informative address in which she concentrated upon the overbearing effects of the "nanny state" and the financial implications of continuing membership of the EU. Although not all present agreed with everything which she said, everybody was even so in full agreement with the basic themes of her talk, particularly her assertions the Britain would be better off out of the EU.
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows :-
Date : Wednesday 25th April 2007
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : Committee Room 20 of the House of Commons (enter the Houses of Parliament via the St.Stephen's entrance, and ask in Central Lobby for directions to the House of Commons committee rooms)
Guest Speaker : Mr. David Simpson MP (DUP, Upper Bann)
David Simpson won the Upper Bann seat at the 2005 General Election by defeating then UUP leader David (now Lord) Trimble. He is the official DUP spokesman on Trade and Industry, and in his speech will give further information concerning the DUP's current tactics in relation to participation in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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FORTHCOMING NEW BRITAIN EVENTS
The New Britain party will be staging two highly significant events during May.
On Wednesday 9th May (so-called "Europe Day") New Britain will be organising a march down Whitehall stopping off to hand a letter to 10 Downing Street demanding a referendum as to whether the UK should leave the European Union, and pointing out that the auditors have refused to sign off the EU accounts for a number of years. The march will then go on to the European Union's UK office in Queen Anne's Gate to hand in a letter similar to the one handed in at Downing Street. The march assembles in Whitehall Place at 13.30 hrs and moves off down Whitehall at 14.00 hrs sharp.
On Tuesday 22nd May, with the approval of Lady Goldsmith, New Britain will be holding their first Goldsmith Lecture in memory of Sir James Goldsmith. This will take place at the Sir Ambrose Fleming Lecture Hall, Roberts Building, University College London, commencing at 19.00 hrs, and the speakers will be the Rt. Hon. Lord Tebbit CH and Professor Stephen Bush of Manchester University, with the meeting being chaired by Mr. Dennis Delderfield, the National Chairman of New Britain. Tickets are priced at £3.00 per head (entrance will be by ticket only), and can be obtained from New Britain, 10 College East, Gunthorpe Street, London E1 7RL. For more details 'phone: 0207-2472524.
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GOOD NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA
Recently released figures from the 2002 Australian Census have shown that the Australian population was 19,000,000, and that only 285,000 (1.5%) of these were Muslim. Even in Lakemba, a Sydney constituency where a Muslim extremist is evidently planning to stand in the NSW state elections, the Muslim population is only 13% of the electorate. This puts a lie to the oft-quoted claim by multi-culturalists and defeatists that Australia is somehow becoming a multi-racial society with Muslims forming the majority in vast areas of all major cities. Australia is still an overwhelmingly White nation, and will always remain so - unless the multi-culturalists and defeatists succeed with their doom-mongering propaganda.
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LATEST FALKLANDS NEWS
Brigadier Nick Davies, Commander of British Forces in the South Atlantic, has been quoted in the Argentinian publication "Clarin" as saying "I'm here to deter any sort of aggression. Our capacity here is sufficient to face a wide spectrum of possible military aggressions, and we have well prepared plans to immediately send reinforcement, if these were necessary". The article also quotes Governor Alan Huckle saying "the lessons of 1982 have been learnt, above all over the signs of danger which were misinterpreted in 1982". The article goes on to mention the new guard ship HMS Clyde which has just been commissioned to replace the Dumbarton Castle.
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN CANADA
A supporter from Alberta has helped to establish a web-site for South Africans who wish to relocate and work in Canada. They are particularly keen to contact those with professional qualifications as Coded-Welders, Welders, Boilermakers, Diesel Mechanics, Sheet Metal Workers, Fitters and Turners, Turner Machinists, Millwrights, Carpenters and those in the restaurant trade. This web-site deals with job offers and work visas, and although aimed at South Africans is applicable to all with the necessary skills, and aims to assist applicants obtain firm offers of employment and work visas. It can be accessed at : www.jobbuddy.net, or alternatively e-mail : ralph@jobbuddy.net
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MESSAGE FROM THE CANADIAN VOICE FOR ANIMALS
Earle Bingley of the Canadian Voice For Animals writes as follows :-
"I would also appreciate it if you would give me girls in Argentina a plug. They are doing wonderful work saving many animals; dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, etc."
Their web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.canadianvoiceforanimals.org/ArgentinaBranch_Index.html
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN SPCA - WHAT IS GOING ON?
Regular readers will undoubtedly recall that in April 2006 we re-circulated a petition protesting against the alleged fact that the South African National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund was refusing to make grants to the South African Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and that certain branches of the South African SPCA were being threatened with closure as a result. We received this petition from a reliable source and re-circulated it in good faith, particularly as the claimed development tied-in completely with the general meltdown and collapse of South African society under the current ANC-regime.
The result of our re-circulation of this petition was dramatic in the extreme, for we were immediately contacted from several sources (including from the South African National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund themselves, quoting officials from the South African SPCA) who assured us that the petition was a "hoax", so, believing this to be true, we issued a retraction in a subsequent edition of the SCN.
Recently, however, some twelve months later, we received a very similar petition from a completely different source making much the same claims. Just what is going on here we therefore wonder? Is the South African SPCA receiving National Lottery grants or not? Are branches of the SPCA being threatened with closure or not? But if there is no truth in these claims then why are they continuing to be circulated? We would be very keen therefore to receive any further information about this most mystifying state of affairs.
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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"THE RAPE OF ZIMBABWE" by Ricky Wilson - which tells it like it was (and is)!
Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
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SOUTH AFRICAN EXPATRIATES WEB-SITE
A new community web-site, designed to assist South African immigrants through the tough ordeal of settling in a new country has been established, and can be accessed at :-
http://www.SAExpats.com
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.101 : Mr. MIKE BENNETT of Durban
Mike Bennett was conceived in South Africa, but born in Canada. He moved to Durban during the late 1970s however, where he held a leading position in the computer department of a large multi-national company. He married his beautiful wife Allison around 1980, and the happy couple re-located to Canada shortly thereafter. Alas they couldn't settle and returned to Durban a couple of years later, but sadly divorced a year or so after. Allison is believed subsequently to have married a soccer referee, but alas nothing further is known about either of them. A number of old friends would be very keen to learn where they are now.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
A new web-site has recently been set up by the Rhodesian Light Infantry Regimental Association, which is well worth a visit. It can be accessed at :-
http://www.therli.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
STILL FORGETTING THE PAST
Sir,
Your memory is as faulty as much else about you. Despite my telling you very pointedly (not suggesting) to stop e-mailing me on several occasions, you continued to blather on... just as you have done yet again here.
The only unfortunate thing about my e-mail was that it was caused by your waffling rubbish and lies.
Yours etc.,
Derek Partridge, Las Vegas, U.S.A.
[Significantly Mr Partridge makes no reference to any of the specific points which we made regarding his earlier astonishing e-mail which appeared in the February edition of the SCN - resorting simply to childish insults. We will therefore leave it to readers to judge the current state of mind of this sad individual who is apparently still in a complete state of denial about his past. Ed.]
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WHEN IS A TERRORIST NOT A TERRORIST?
Sir,
Many important politicians and clerics ignored or justified Robert Mugabe's terrorist training in China, overlooked his devotion to communism, and befriended a man who is now guilty of the same crimes as Saddam Hussein.
Zimbabwe's Black population should now be 18 million. 4 million have emigrated, or escaped, 3 million are "missing", 11 million remain, including 1.3 million orphans. The economy has been destroyed, the health system is chaotic, non-resident pensions are devalued and virtually stolen, and semi-starvation is prevalent. Political killing and torture are widespread and bodies are bulldozed into large pits without traditional ceremony. Mugabe hangs onto power at all costs while his cronies make a lot of money from "round tripping" on Zimbabwe's currency exchange rate.
South Africa and the African bloc prevent this genocide from being discussed at the UN and Western nations put good relations with South Africa above any human rights considerations in Zimbabwe. Mugabe doesn't seem to merit Regime Change.
Do these politicians and clerics still champion this man, while condemning Saddam - or will they now admit to a serious lack of judgement?
Are they prepared to help the many Zimbabweans who are suffering because of their false judgement - or have they buried their mistake while Zimbabwe buries its victims?
The people who supported Mugabe so fervently should now, just as vigorously, give assistance to his victims. The Zimbabwe Stolen Pensions Petition would be a good place to start. This petition, with 1984 signatures, has already been delivered to the British government and a copy has been sent to The Queen. The petitioners are part of the Rhodesian Diaspora, scattered around the world, their pensions are cut off, probably stolen forever, unless their petition gets support from important people.
So, who are the terrorists? When is a terrorist not a terrorist?
Yours etc.,
Ray Billington, Waterman, Australia.
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SURE THEY'RE OLD BUT THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL
Sir,
The Federal Commonwealth Society takes part in an annual parade on the Saturday prior to Easter in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada. We do this every year and we will take pictures of the parade on post them on our web site.
This year, we will be carrying the flags of our members' nations and member societies. To represent our affiliation with the Springbok Club, we have decided to carry the previous South African flag - the one adopted in 1928 which has orange white and blue horizontal bars with the Union Jack and the two Boer Republics flags in the centre. We will not be carrying the present South African flag adopted in 1994. This will be carried along with the Society's flag (a Union Jack with the Maple Leaf and Southern Cross constellation in the centre), the Union Jack, the Canadian Red Ensign, Australian and New Zealand flags, Falkland Islands flag and pre-1776 American flag to represent our members in the USA (a Red Ensign with the 1606 Union Jack in the corner).
Yours etc.,
James Alcock, International President FCS, Ontario, Canada
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HEY MAN!
Sir,
Africa is a sad place of excuses and intransigence, allied to an indifference that makes any sane man gasp. Sadly South Africa is, it appears, headed the same way as our neighbours, perhaps the saddest thing is that the Western world's desire to be "nice" to Africa and the political issues associated with acting in accordance with the obvious realities; essentially being labelled a racist by the liberal thought-police, preclude any realistic and meaningful action being taken. The world's only answer is to watch and sing the song "The happy happy people..." or some such dirge as Africa cries out for real leadership, which may well entail tough action and honesty instead of liberal sing-songs about the wonders of Africa and the good news and a lot of huffing and politically-correct pontificating at any suggestion that the liberal approach is a failed ideology somewhat akin to the 60's dream of drug-fuelled peace and harmony that vanished in a hashish cloud in the 70's.
The sad truth is that Africa has serious problems, very serious problems, and until the world faces up to that fact and stops lowering the bar for Africa all that will emerge are countries that have standards so low that the only people able to perform under those standards will be limbo dancers.
It is becoming clear that South Africa is increasingly a corrupt country; there is hardly any politician that has not been tainted by suggestions or suspicions of corruption, or blatantly found guilty of corruption and worse, and let off or excused. Sadly, again the politically-correct and hugely misguided policies of Black Economic Empowerment and Affirmative Action, two bigger misnomers I am sure it would be hard to find, are going to cause huge problems for this country. I am of course, in the eyes of any liberals a neanderthal apologist for conservative values that are aimed at destroying the world under a flood of actions based on reality and common-sense. I plead guilty to all except the charge of being a neanderthal, and I must say that perhaps the phrase "common-sense" is one candidate as a competitor for a bigger misnomer than BEE and AA. Now where is my dope and hey, perhaps we'll have like less than 30,000 murders next year; cool man, Africa rocks....wha...aaagh you've killed me, but I'm like a cool liberal man; you can't do that!
Yours etc.,
Stuart, ex-Natal, now Sussex.
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GET YOUR GUN
Sir,
I am a 32 year-old third generation Rhodesian/Zimbabwean still living in Zimbabwe, and so are my parents (ex-dairy farmers).
I have just read an article published in the weekly Financial Gazette and I quote :-
"The Z.R Police is currently holding 24,655 private firearms surrendered by members of the public. The firearms include pistols, revolvers, rifles and shotguns of various makes. The firearms were surrendered as far back as 1979. The reasons for surrender vary with individuals but most common reason is expiry of firearm certificates. Members of the public who wish to claim their weapons from the police custody should approach the police station where firearms were deposited with a valid certificate. Members of the public have until the 30th of April 2007 to get their firearms back after this offer is closed."
I believe all the weapons not clamed will become the property of the state and so I would like to know if anyone has any documentation relating to weapons they may have surrendered so we can try and rescue some of these weapons.
Yours etc.,
Jimmy, Zimbabwe.
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ROGUES GALLERY
A few weeks ago we received a deranged e-mail from somebody calling himself "Alex Tebbutt" attacking our movement from an extreme Leftist position. There was something about the phraseology of this e-mail, however, which reminded us very much of the style of writing of young Mr Arthur Kemp (the former close friend and supporter who, in spite of now trying to adopt an "off the edge" neo-Nazi image, has been revealed as actually doing the bidding of the ANC regime), so we therefore "chanced our arm" and wrote back addressing our reply to Mr Kemp - knowing that if we were mistaken we would soon be pulled up. Significantly, however, we have received absolutely no response to this reply!
Two other inadequates who have caused us problems in the past have also suffered severe reverses in fortune recently we're pleased to report. John "Porky" Hiddleston (the original nominal editor of S.A.Patriot, who suddenly disappeared from Durban in 1981 taking all of the magazine's funds with him!) was bizarrely nominated as a UUP candidate for the Belfast South constituency in the penultimate Northern Ireland Assembly elections (unsuccessfully we're pleased to add!). After this "Porky's" disreputable past was belatedly exposed in the Ulster press, and at the latest Assembly election's his name - surprise, surprise - appeared nowhere among the list of candidates!
More sickeningly, however, was the fact that Mark "Chi-Chi" Cotterill (the grudge-bearing malcontent who went out of his way to sabotage a White Rhino Club gathering in North Devon during 1993) was unbelievably elected as a councillor in Blackburn during 2006 for the tin-pot little-Englander "England First Party" - together with a part-Cameroonian colleague! The two of them proved completely out of their depth as councillors however, and did little for their electors. Now, less than a year later, comes news of a bust-up between "Chi-Chi" and the Cameroonian. "Chi-Chi" has resigned not only as councillor but also as "Chairman" of the EFP, and the Cameroonian is now joining the "Party for Darwen" (Darwen being a suburb of Blackburn) - evidently little England wasn't little enough for him, so he's now supporting autonomy for somewhere even smaller!
Let's hope therefore that this is the last we'll ever hear of any of these three pathetic trouble-making wretches!
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