SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
February 2007 edition
2007 marks the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union, the 300th birthday of the nation where so many of us now reside - the United Kingdom. It is therefore one of the most significant dates in the nation's history, but surprisingly, and alarmingly, this highly important date seems to have been largely overlooked - although we hasten to add that the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club and the London Swinton Circle will be joining forces to stage a special joint meeting on 1st May, the exact 300th anniversary of the Act of Union coming into force.
Perhaps the ignoring of this epoch-marking date in the nation's history is not so surprising as far as the current "New" Labour administration is concerned - but why have so many other facets of British society chosen to overlook it also? The answer is perhaps worrying in the extreme. Over recent years (and we mean very recent years) pride and patriotism in the British Nation seems suddenly to have taken second place to regional "nationalisms". Support for regional "nationalist" parties such as the SNP and Plaid Cymru has been sporadic for the most part, as they have gained their support mainly from disgruntled "Old" Labour stalwarts, rather than from those who genuinely believe in the impractical and undesirable idea of the breaking up of such a successful Union. Of far more concern, however, has been the even more recent upsurge in the completely artificial idea of English "nationalism".
As we have argued in another forum recently, we believe that the main reason for this most disturbing state of affairs is the fact that in so many popular team sports the component parts of the British Nation (mainly for valid historical reasons) compete on an individual basis - unlike any other nation on earth. In one sport however - Rugby Union - there IS a united British team which competes on a regular basis, namely the British Lions. We firmly believe that this should be a blueprint for ALL British sporting sides competing in international competitions, and to comprise of players from not only the United Kingdom, but from the ENTIRE British Isles.
In this regard it has been most encouraging to note the recent clear decline in the original form of artificial regional "nationalism", namely Irish "nationalism", which has been most pleasingly illustrated by the playing of Rugby (and soon Soccer) internationals at that former citadel of GAA neanderthalism, Croke Park - and even more unifyingly by the emotional cheering after the playing of "God Save the Queen" by the mainly Irish crowd. How ironic therefore that at exactly the same time that Irish "nationalism" seems to be in decline (as is further illustrated by the fact that SF/IRA are now clearly on the backfoot, after being forced to recognise the Police Service of Northern Ireland), Scottish, Welsh and even ridiculously English "nationalisms" should appear to be on an increase.
It has recently been drawn to our notice, however, that a party which is trying to ape the SNP and Plaid Cymru in England - which goes under the name of "England's First Party" (or some similar syntactically-challenged title), and which most sickeningly evidently managed to win two council seats in immigrant-infected lower-working-class districts of Blackburn - has one "councillor" who is widely believed to be one-quarter Chinese, and another who has been exposed as being one-eighth Cameroonian. If this is what English "nationalism" is all about then you know where to stick it!
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC AGM
The 2007 AGM of the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club held last month turned out to be a very successful event. After reports by both the Treasurer and Organiser the out-going Executive Committee were elected unopposed which consists of the following (official positions as decided upon at a subsequent ExCo meeting in brackets) :-
Allan Robertson (Chairman/Treasurer)
Bill Binding (Deputy Chairman)
Alan Harvey (Organiser/Secretary)
Daniel Wilkinson (Liaison Officer)
Peter King (Branch Development Officer)
In addition the following three ex-officio appointments were unanimously agreed upon :-
Paul Armstrong (Official fund-raiser)
Robert Shipley (Overseas Liaison Officer)
Ryan Kriste (Official translator)
After the conclusion of the business side of proceedings the meeting was addressed by Mr. Michael McGough, a National Council member of The Freedom Association, who gave a most illuminating talk on the history, aims and objectives, and activities of the organisation.
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FEBRUARY SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC MEETING
Although it might seem strange, the February meeting of the SC/ELC will actually take place in early March for reasons beyond our control, and the details are as follows:-
Guest Speaker : Mr. BRIAN DANES, who will speak on the theme of "70 Years of BBC Bias"
Date : Tuesday 6th March 2007
Time : 19.00 hrs.
Venue : THE PLOUGH (the upstairs dinning room), 27 Museum Street, London WC1 (close to the British Museum, nearest tube station: Holborn).
[Brian Danes was born in Walthamstow, and was employed for four years at Stepney Council, mainly working on housing accounts, whilst at the same time studying for his accountancy qualifications. After completing his National Service in the RAF he worked as an employment consultant, eventually establishing his own very successful recruitment consultancy specialising in the accountancy profession, before taking early retirement during the early 1990s. He joined the Conservative Monday Club in 1969 - on the same evening as Harvey Proctor. During the 1979 General Election he assisted Harvey Proctor's successful campaign as Conservative Party candidate for the Basildon Constituency (which was previously regarded as an unwinnable seat for the Conservatives) by providing a considerable amount of research into council house sales and other related matters. From 1977 until 1982 he was Secretary of the triumphant "Abolish the GLC Campaign" working alongside the great Tom Benford, which proved that Livingstone could be beaten. Since 1995 he has been a steadfast monitor of the BBC for bias, and has become a leading campaigner for the abolition of the television licence fee. He is also the author of a number of well-researched and highly-acclaimed fact-sheets detailing statistics and information about the Blair Government, the effects of immigration, media bias and other overlooked political issues. Copies of several of these fact-sheets will be distributed during this meeting.]
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
On 26th March 2007 the Springbok Club/ELC will be addressed by Mr. Michael Shrimpton, the famed national security lawyer. Fuller details of this highly significant meeting will be detailed in next month's SCN.
In April the SC/ELC anticipates welcoming a leading official from a renowned South African ex-serviceman's organisation as guest speaker.
During May the SC/ELC will be joining forces with the London Swinton Circle in order to stage two events commemorating highly significant anniversaries. On 1st May there will be a celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union, at which leading Unionists from Scotland, England, [Northern] Ireland and Wales will give brief key-note talks about why the Union is so important to them. In mid-May a joint meeting will be held to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Victory in the Falklands War, where the Guest Speaker will be Mr. Peter Pepper of the Falkland Islands Association.
In late May the SC/ELC will be staging their traditional annual Empire Day celebrations, at which it is anticipated that a leading colonial figure from Hong Kong will be Guest of Honour.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
The Kent Branch of the SC/ELC held a highly successful get-together in Herne Bay earlier this month, and it was decided that the Branch would aim to hold regular quarterly gatherings in future, probably in the Medway Towns area.
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Details of the 2007 AGM of the Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club are as follows :-
Date : Saturday 31st March 2007
Time : 10.30 hrs for 11.00 hrs
Venue : Finvoy Orange Hall, Finvoy Road, Ballymoney, Co.Antrim (the Finvoy Road runs between Ballymoney and Rasharkin, the Orange Hall is located almost at the half way point in the road, beside a small petrol garage and lay-by).
The Northern Ireland Branch of the SC/ELC of course experienced some minor difficulties last year, all of which now seem to have been happily overcome. Unfortunately, however, the current Chairman and stalwart of the Branch, Pastor Nigel Owens, will be taking up a three-year overseas teaching appointment in mid-year, so therefore needs to hand over the Chairmanship of the Branch to reliable hands at this AGM. In view of these two factors we would like to encourage all members and supporters in Northern Ireland to make every effort to attend this important meeting, and that anyone who is able and willing to stand for office will do their best to support Nigel in this respect. For more details please e-mail nispringbokclub@hotmail.com
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle was most honoured to be addressed by David Davies MP (the newly-elected Conservative MP for Monmouth) earlier this month. There was a pleasingly large attendance at this event, and Mr. Davies gave a most interesting and wide-ranging talk in which he emphasised his commitment as a proud Welsh Unionist. He clearly positioned himself as a member of an encouragingly large group of younger Conservative MPs who are staunchly Unionist and firmly opposed to further EU entrapment, which gives great hope for the future.
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 27th February 2007
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : The Counting House, 50 Cornhill, London EC3 (exit 5 from Bank tube station)
Guest Speaker : Ms. LINDSAY JENKINS
[Lindsay Jenkins is a famed investigative author and journalist who specialises in the history of the rising power of the EU. Her talk will focus primarily on the threat which regionalisation poses to the UK.]
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WINSTON CHURCHILL ON ISLAM - SPEECH IN 1899!
Our good friend and supporter Nick Maine from Queensland, Australia, has recently forwarded us the following most profound comments made by Sir Winston Churchill way back in 1899. If only more political leaders today could speak out as strongly against this insidious threat to Western civilisation :-
"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its believers! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome."
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WARNINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
We have recently received warnings from a number of friends and supporters in South Africa, particularly from Jan Lamprecht (who runs the excellent "Southern Africa in Crisis" web-site at www.AfricanCrisis.org), to be very wary of a currently discontinued web-site going under the title of "Crime Expo S.A." (CESA). By all accounts this site was run by an individual calling himself Neil Watson, although it has been established that his real name is actually Juan Duval Uys. Evidently "The Citizen" newspaper has been questioning the credibility of Watson/Uys and his financial dealings, and as a result a charge of fraud has been laid against him. "The Citizen" further claims to be in possession of bank deposit slips for cheques totalling thousands of Rands which were donated in order to enhance the crime-exposing web-site, but which actually found their way into the personal account of J.D.Uys. Even more sinister is the fact that it has been exposed that Uys is or was a leading official in the "Gay and Lesbian Alliance of South Africa".
For those who were active in the patriotic movement in South Africa during the late 1970s and early 1980s this whole sorry episode sparks a feeling of deja vu. During this period a certain Brendan Joseph Willmer was very active within a number of patriotic organisations in South Africa. Willmer was undoubtedly a hard-working and gifted organiser, and was probably totally authentic at heart in the patriotic sentiments which he espoused. Unfortunately, however, there was one thing which was more important to Brendan Joseph Willmer than the patriotic causes which he supported - namely the financial well-being of Brendan Joseph Willmer himself. Like Watson/Uys financial donations meant for the organisations which Willmer held office in mysteriously found their way into his own personal bank accounts, and when these misdemeanours were exposed by the media they caused great problems for the credibility of the organisations concerned. Willmer was also a none too discreet homosexual. Brendan Joseph Willmer of course died of AIDS at the end of 1999.
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LATEST NEWS FROM AGRICAFRICA
The first hearing of the DUTCH FARMERS ASSOCIATION (DFA) and their associates AgricAfrica Ltd’s (AA) in the cases against the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) was held on 15 December 2006 in Paris, and at this hearing the tribunal of three arbitrators dealt with the following case management issues :-
Will propose provisional dates for the Substantive Hearing
Will set a timetable for the parties to present their written cases and
Will propose provisional dates for the presentation of the following: The Dutch memorial; Zimbabwe counter memorial (defence); The Dutch reply; Zimbabwe rejoinder; Finally the disclosure of documents and service of witness statements
At the Substantive Hearing the presentation of evidence and legal argument will be made by the legal representatives for the parties. The DFA and AA were represented at the hearing on 15 December and thereafter by their legal team of Charles Verrill Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, Washington DC, and Matthew Coleman, AA’s London Solicitor. In the meantime the legal team wants to keep its powder dry and therefore more information will follow later as to when the first substantive hearing may occur, but the good news is that the process has now started and it is not stoppable.
Apparently a four-page list of names of farmers being offered compensation appeared in The Sunday Mail of 12th November 2006 (Harare) and again in The Herald of 16th November 2006 (Harare). These articles reflected the names of four officials in the Ministry of Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement and suggested that "former owners should contact them as a matter of urgency in connection with their compensation." AgricAfrica's International legal team suggests that as GoZ has not complied with the applicable legislation in assessing compensation and the notice published in the newspaper is invalid.
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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 PRESIDENT OF "CANADIAN VOICE FOR ANIMALS"
I just received a copy of your cyber-newsletter in which you publicise the struggle of "Seal Alert-SA". Please go to this link and you will find an unlimited amount of information:-
http://www.canadianvoiceforanimals.org/SASA_Meet_Our_Rescues.html
The CVFA also has an index page for Seal Alert-SA at:-
http://www.canadianvoiceforanimals.org/SASealAlert_Index.html
I sincerely hope this helps and that you will mention that Seal Alert-SA is in desperate need of funds to help with the re-construction of the seal rehabilitation centre.
Kindest regards,
Earl H. E. Bingley, President, Canadian Voice For Animals
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10 DOWNING STREET PETITIONS
Many readers will be familiar with the "10 Downing Street Petitions Site" as a result of all the massive publicity which resulted from the 1.7 million signatures which were collected opposing the proposed idea for road charging. There are however many other petitions on this site which we feel our readers and supporters would be very keen to add their names to, including one of special interest concerning South Africa. The petitions site itself can be accessed at :-
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk
Once there type "CrimeSouthAfrica" in the "Search Petitions" box.
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club retail full-sized real South African and Rhodesian flags priced £6.00 each for Full Members of the Springbok Club, £8.00 each for Associate Members and £10.00 each for non-members (plus £1.00 for p&p).
We also anticipate shortly being able to supply Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each.
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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CHARITY SKYDIVE
Our very good friend Joan Simpson/Steel writes as follows :-
Dear Friends,
I will be braving a 10,000 feet tandem skydive on 4th March 2007, which includes a 5,000 feet freefall at 130 miles per hour! This will be in an attempt to raise at least £400 for the Children's Fund for Barts and The London Children's Hospital. It will also be in order to conquer my lifelong fear of heights. Please sponsor me by going to the following web-site and following the easy instructions :-
http://www.justgiving.com/joyousjoanie
I thank you in advance for your help in making a sick child smile again.
Joan
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BOOK OFFERS
"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
Copies of WAY OUT OF LINE can be ordered from Amazon.com.
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"THE GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN LAND SCANDAL" by Dr. Philip du Toit is a vital piece of work. South Africa can do without many things, but it cannot survive without its farmers. Thirty-five thousand commercial farmers feed 45 million people. Read what has happened to many productive farms which have already been handed over under the government's restitution and redistribution programmes.
It is available priced R150.00 in South Africa from: Jack Loggenberg, TLU/TAU, P.O.Box 91251, Silverton, Pretoria, 0127, Transvaal, South Africa (payments to "TLU/TAU"), or priced £9.95 (+ 15% p&p) in the UK from: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX (payments to "The Springbok Club").
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"BETRAYAL IN HIGH PLACES" by James Mackay.
271 pages, some illustrations. Soft-back £5.00 including p&p. (r.r.p. £10.00)
The compelling story of what really happened in a defeated Japan following the end of World War II. Merchant seaman James Mackay, whilst travelling in the east, started to hear stories of massacres and other atrocities committed by Japanese forces, not just against enemy troops, but against innocent civilian populations. His subsequent investigations revealed reluctance amongst Allied governments to discuss these incidents that seemed to amount almost to a cover-up. Why would the Allies want to overlook the crimes of a former enemy, especially when the leadership of another former enemy was being liquidated at Nuremburg? Using his own research, as well as material prepared by Australian Army war crimes investigator Capt. J.G. Goodwin, Mackay exposes the cover-up and names the guilty. Not only were the Japanese keen to sweep the past under the carpet, but the US government of the time also had its own reasons for preserving the political and industrial elite in Japan. A provocative book, which calls into question the morality of US policy towards Japan after WWII.
Payment can be made by credit or debit card. To order on line, log onto www.paypal.com and enter postmaster@gcartwright.demon.co.uk as payment destination.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion is a devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS", edited by Ronnie Anderson.
Reminiscences of Eastern Nigeria - "The nuts and bolts of African history..." Professor Tony Kirk-Greene CMG, MBE, Emeritus Professor of African Affairs at Oxford University. A unique selection of Nigerian stories, studies/articles on arts, crafts, education riots, oil discovery, court and community development, medical section, Royal visits, Leopard murders, electoral matters, land disputes, an extraordinary spectrum of Nigerian life in post-war era up to Independence. Photographs, sketches and maps.
A small stock of this book, which makes an ideal gift, are still available from : Yesterdays Books, 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9EH, UK at £15.00 - plus £3.50 or £6.50 (airmail) for postage and packing.
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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.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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ITEMS FOR SALE
Large real South African flag. 270cm x 180cm. £120 + £10 p&p.
South African Police Flag. £50 including p&p
Republic of Venda Book. £25 including p&p.
If interested please contact Robert Shipley by e-mail at: mrrobertshipley1759@yahoo.co.uk, or by 'phone at: 07930-169718.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.99 : FRANK of "Thinkers Library"
Frank, the proprietor of the mail-order book company "Thinkers Library" (we always promised to keep his full identity secret) was a good friend of "S.A.Patriot" during the 1980s, and indeed would help publicise the magazine by including back-copies when he mailed out orders. Some of the titles which Frank stocked caused some concern however, and he damaged his reputation even more by being associated with the controversial historian David Irving. Even so, however, he was always a very friendly and supportive colleague, and a number of old friends would like to know what has become of him.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The highly-professional "SpeakOut" anti-EU web-site is well worth a visit. It can be accessed at :-
http://www.speakout.co.uk
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE
Sir,
Was it not Earl Disraeli, the Great British Imperialist, who said that "Principle is ever my motto, not expediency". The fact that Canadians have chosen the Maple Rag of Political Correctness and Communism shows that they are still too Politically Correct.
We need an Imperial Federation Society as that is the way forward as opposed to oblivion. We all know the British Empire was a force for good in this world, so there is nothing morally wrong with Imperialism.
Yours etc.,
Robert Shipley, Gillingham, U.K.
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FORGETTING THE PAST
Sir,
As I tried to explain to you many, many times... but you were too thick to understand: I am neither, nor have I ever been, politically left or right. I have little interest in politics, as I consider most politicians to be corrupt people who tell lies.
I most certainly did not make "a speaking tour of South Africa" with Gary Allen or anyone else. By pure coincidence — due to my passionate belief in Rhodesia — I was invited to speak by the Save Rhodesia Campaign in SA. There happened to be another speaker that same night named Gary Allen. I had never heard of him before and never had any contact with him after that night and have not the slightest interest in anything he did before or since. So, I most certainly never had what you untruthfully described as "a well-documented close involvement" with Allen... which only proves that you too tell libellous lies.
Equally certainly, Michael Hart-Jones and I did not form "a right-wing pressure group". I wrote a leaflet entitled "Rhodesia as it really is", of which 10 million copies were circulated in 42 countries. It was described by Peter Simple in his London Daily Telegraph column "Way of the World" as: "A drop of truth in an ocean of lies". Michael had no part in the writing or publication of this leaflet, which was done entirely by me. You are just one more person now contributing to that ocean of lies.
Stick to the truth and publish a retraction now or you will be hearing from my London solicitors, Harbottle & Lewis, where the senior partner, Robert Storer is a close, lifelong friend.
Yours etc.,
Derek Partridge, Las Vegas, U.S.A.
[Derek Partridge was a highly-respected RBC/RTV presenter during the mid-1970s, and subsequently became a good friend of the "Save Rhodesia Campaign/South Africa First Campaign". He did a tremendous amount of good work for the Rhodesian cause during the late-1970s, so we therefore remember him fondly and with great admiration from this period. It was therefore with extreme sadness and disbelief that we recently received this quite dumbfounding message from him, in which he astonishingly tries to deny his selfless efforts for the Rhodesian cause in the past. Even more incredibly, however, he seems to confirm the points which we made about his past activities in one part of this bizarre message, whilst calling them "libellous lies" in another! Derek Partridge spoke on the same "Save Rhodesia Campaign/South Africa First Campaign" platform as Gary Allen at the Durban City Hall on 15th February 1979 and at the Pietermaritzburg Town Hall on 16th February 1979 - and we still possess documented evidence to prove this (if any reader could provide evidence that he also spoke on the same platform as Gary Allen at other venues during this SRC/SAFC speaking tour of South Africa - as we believe - then we would be very pleased to learn details). Furthermore - as he himself admits - he wrote and produced two editions of an excellent pro-Rhodesian leaflet entitled "Rhodesia as it really is". Again we still possess copies of this leaflet, which Partridge actively encouraged branches of the SRC/SAFC (and of course there was probably no more right-wing organisation in South Africa at the time!) in both Cape Town and Durban to distribute - which needless to say they eagerly did! On the back page of the first edition of this pamphlet there is a large advert for what is clearly another facet of a pro-Rhodesian "pressure group", an organisation called "Women for Rhodesia", and on the back page of the second edition it is stated clearly "he [Partridge] wrote the original pamphlet in 1977, founded Women for Rhodesia to distribute it and became their first Chairman." We also still possess a copy of a publicity brochure for another clear facet of the evident "pressure group" which both Partridge and Michael Hart-Jones were involved with, the film-making company "Rhodesian International Productions" (who were aiming to produce a pro-Rhodesian documentary film also entitled "Rhodesia as it really is") which contains glowing cv's of both Partridge and Hart-Jones. Finally, if Derek Partridge is simply trying to claim that this indisputable "pressure group" which he was involved with was not "right-wing" then we are afraid that he has clearly confirmed this fact himself - not only by admitting that he spoke at least once on the platform of the right-wing "Save Rhodesia Campaign", but also by his open admission of contact with Peter Simple (Michael Wharton) of the "Daily Telegraph", as of course there was no more right-wing columnist working on Fleet Street at the time! In view of all this documented proof we therefore have no intention of publishing any "retraction" to the earlier comments which we made regarding Mr.Partridge's former pro-Rhodesian activities. - Ed.]
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TOURIST FOLLY
Sir,
We had a beautiful passenger ship in Durban harbour last week. The tourists came ashore and 11 of them were mugged at knife and gunpoint on North Beach. All this in broad daylight. This is our main beachfront and supposed to be safe. There is a police station in the centre of this area yet not one policeman was in sight. Their comment was that it was just an "an unfortunate incident". Never mind that this sort of thing occurs on an almost daily basis.
Prior to this we had a world seminar and the delegates attending were mugged, stabbed etc on a daily basis. According to our local police once again it was the hotels' fault for not warning them!
The World Cup is going to prove rich pickings for the criminals running and ruining this country. The government is completely unconcerned and totally disinterested in what is happening. They waffle a few words on TV and in the newspapers every now and then, about what they are doing, and lie through their teeth about how crime is coming down. They give false statistics, and think we are all morons and believe them. The bottom line is they don't give a damn.
Could send you pages and pages of the horrific crimes we have to live with daily.
Yours etc.,
A.C., Durban, Natal
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LEST WE FORGET
Sir,
On the subject of terrorism, Jaco Strauss made some important points in his letter published in your December 2006 SCN. As a member of the British Conservative Party I felt very uncomfortable about David Cameron’s reported remarks concerning Nelson Mandela.
Jaco reminded us that on 20 May 1983 the ANC blew up 18 civilians through a car bomb explosion in Pretoria. Another reminder is that on 24 July 1964 John Harris, an anti-apartheid campaigner and close friend of the Hain family, planted a fatal bomb at Johannesburg train station. He confessed and was hanged for murder. Peter Hain read the eulogy at his funeral.
A little girl named Glynis Burleigh was injured in the blast. Her grandmother, born in Wales, was killed. Later, Glynis wrote to tell me the details. She said that while browsing the net she chanced to land on my website and liked the style. Of Peter Hain she said "It has often struck me as ironical that someone who has such close links to terrorism should have a standing in the present government".
The Guardian newspaper runs a feature called "My Story", for which people are invited to contribute a 1500-word account of some event in their lives. Thinking it might be good for their readers to have the true story of my successful private prosecution of Peter Hain for criminal conspiracy, I composed and sent in a piece. I realised it was not in keeping with their usual style of reporting, but I thought they might make an exception for once and print something that was not lefty liberal propaganda. It proved to be a vain hope of course.
The item in question can be accessed at: http://www.francisbennion.com/2006/046.htm
Yours etc.,
Francis Bennion, Budleigh Salterton, U.K.
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RHODESIANS NEVER DIE
Sir,
Whilst watching "The Choir" on BBC2 just now, for the World Choirs Festival 2006 in China, the procession of the countries was announced, and a banner read "Rhodesia", with the announcement saying the same. Not sure if the Chinese don't have a "Z" or what, but that is what they said.
Yours etc.,
R.Stevens, 400 yards outside London, U.K.
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THINGS TO COME
Sir,
South Africa will inevitably (and is now) following the Zimbabwe model of "self destruction". We and other like-minded organizations can "raise the debate" on what is happening and be a catalyst for resistance and change. As Mao Tse Tung said "the people are only intelligent when they are hungry".
Expatriate South Africans and supporters will flock to the Springbok Club banner as history unfolds. Watch them come!
Yours etc.,
Rob Paulson, London, U.K.
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PAYING THE PRICE
Sir,
I was speaking to a Black man from Namibia [SWA] the other day, and what he said brought home to me the reason why we are being invaded by so many people from other countries, taking what they can. It was a simple statement "The colonials ran away and left us to starve at the hand of power-hungry thieves. The colonials looked after us but our new rulers ensure we starve. Now we take everything we can take from these stupid English"
Yours etc.,
M.H.G., Crawley, U.K.
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Wednesday, 17 January 2007
January 2007 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
January 2007 edition
The execution of the monster Saddam Hussein at the end of 2006 undoubtedly made the world a far better place. Regardless of whether or not one supports the death penalty in principle (though most members of our movement certainly seem to believe that the death penalty is both necessary and morally justifiable) few can mourn the demise of the evil mass-murderer Saddam Hussein, who through his quest to develop Weapons of Mass Destruction threatened us all.
Shortly after hearing the pleasing news of his execution one of our supporters texted to say that for 2007 he hoped "Mandela [would be] hanged a la Saddam". Although we can of course sympathise with these sentiments, the fact remains that the convicted terrorist Mandela is now a senile wreck who has long since done his worst. What we would say, however, is that had he been sentenced to death after being found guilty of planning terrorism in 1964, rather than merely being sentenced to life imprisonment (the death penalty was then still on the South African statute book), then a lot of innocent people (of all races) would not have died during his despotic period of power from 1994 to 1999.
Mandela may happily have drifted from power, but there are still plenty of equally evil tyrants in power throughout the so-called third world. Be think immediately of Ahmadinejad of Iran and Chavez of Venezuela of course, but our main concern still remains Africa, and Southern Africa in particular - and here there is surely no more evil unreconstructed terrorist killer still in power than Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
It is therefore our main hope for 2007 that not only will Mugabe be swept from power, but also that he receives the same fate as Saddam Hussein. The world will then be an even better place to live in.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB DAY OF THE VOW COMMEMORATIONS
The Springbok Club's annual Day of the Vow commemorations in December proved to be a most successful event, although the numbers in attendance were perhaps a little lower than had been hoped and expected. Proceeding commenced with appropriate opening devotions conducted by the Rev. David Braid, and were followed by some excellent musical entertainment from Mr. Robin Willow. As alas the planned guest speaker was still out of the country at the time, Mr. Peter King (a member of the Executive Committee of the Springbok Club/ELC, and a leading light in the rejuvenated London Branch of the organisation) stepped into the breach at short notice and gave a most well-researched and captivating talk on the history of the Afrikaner people, and the Battle of Blood River in particular. We are grateful to all three of these gentlemen for their great help and support in making this event such an encouraging success - and also to the management of the venue where this function was held who not only provided such a succulent array of buffet snacks, but who also went out of their way to assist us in other respects.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC ACTIVITIES
The 2007 AGM of the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club will take place on Tuesday 23rd January. Only fully paid-up members of the SC/ELC will be allowed to attend the business side of this meeting (which will commence sharply at 19.00 hrs), and only Life, Honorary and Full Members will be entitled to vote or to stand for office. All fully paid-up members of the organisation should have been officially notified of the precise details by now, but if any member still hasn't received such notification please e-mail springbok@falklands.org. Following the business side of the AGM the meeting will be addressed by Mr. Michael McGough, the Chairman of the City of London Branch of the Freedom Association and a member of the National Council of that organisation, who will give a brief talk about the Freedom Association's history, aims and objectives. Any supporter who wishes to attend this phase of the meeting (which will commence at approx. 20.00 hrs) should again e-mail springbok@falklands.org in order to obtain further details.
In February 2007 the Springbok Club/ELC anticipates welcoming a leading national security lawyer as guest speaker, and in March 2007 the SC/ELC will be joining forces with the London Swinton Circle to stage the first of three joint meetings planned for this year. The following two joint meetings will be held in April, to mark the 25th anniversary of victory in the Falklands War, and in May to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the First Act of Union. The SC/ELC will be holding its traditional Empire Day celebrations later on during May (at which it is anticipated that a leading colonial figure from Hong Kong will be guest of honour), and it is still expected that the famous South African journalist who was originally expected to address last December's Day of the Vow events will now address the organisation later during 2007.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
Details of the 2007 AGM of the Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club are as follows :-
Date : Saturday 31st March 2007
Time : 10.30 hrs for 11.00 hrs
Venue : Finvoy Orange Hall, Finvoy Road, Ballymoney, Co.Antrim (the Finvoy Road runs between Ballymoney and Rasharkin, the Orange Hall is located almost at the half way point in the road, beside a small petrol garage and lay-by).
The Northern Ireland Branch of the SC/ELC of course experienced some minor difficulties last year, all of which now happily appear to have been successfully overcome. Unfortunately, however, the current Chairman and stalwart of the branch, Pastor Nigel Owens, will be taking up a three-year overseas teaching appointment in May, so therefore needs to hand over the Chairmanship of the branch to reliable hands at this AGM. In view of these two factors we would like to encourage all members and supporters in Northern Ireland to make every effort to attend this important meeting, and that anyone who is able and willing to stand for office will do their best to support Nigel in this respect. For more details please e-mail nispringbokclub@hotmail.com
The Kent Branch of the SC/ELC will be holding an informal social gathering during February, probably in the Medway Towns area. Fuller details will be given in next month's SCN.
It is anticipated that the next activity to be staged by the London Branch of the SC/ELC will be a meeting addressed by a well-known personality in March.
We are hopeful that the dormant Chilterns, Hampshire and Lancashire branches of the SC/ELC will all be revitalised with new branch structures very shortly, and that new branches in Sussex/Surrey and Essex will also be established soon. If you live in any of these areas and would like to become involved in branch activities please e-mail: springbok@falklands.org
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
Details of the LSC meeting to be addressed by Mr. David Davies MP, the Conservative MP for Monmouth, have still to be finalised, but is anticipated to take place in late January or early February. More precise details will be notified in due course.
We are very sad to have to report that Mr. Sean Pearson has recently decided to resign as Chairman of the LSC, though happily he aims to continue an active involvement in other ways. Although even his best friends would probably tell Sean that he did not prove to be the strongest of Chairmen, he even so proved a most sincere and reliable holder of the office. We wish him well for the future, and trust that he will continue to play an active role in the broader movement in the days ahead.
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NEW BRITAIN'S AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND DAY CELEBRATIONS
As they have been doing for several years, the New Britain party will again be holding special celebrations to mark Australia and New Zealand Days later this month. This event will take place on Saturday 27th January, assembling at the statue of Admiral Arthur Philip (the founder of Sydney) in Watling Street at the rear of St.Paul's Cathedral at 14.00 hrs (though many people taking part in these celebrations will be lunching in the Crypt of St.Paul's Cathedral beforehand). Following the laying of a wreath at the statue of Admiral Philip (who was born in the City of London) a short march will take place to St.Olave's Hall in Mark Lane, where a special reception will take place, at which the guest of honour will be Sir Michael Savoury, the Lord Mayor of London in 2005. At this reception special messages of greetings and support to be sent to the Prime Ministers of both Australia and New Zealand will be on display for signing by all those in attendance. For more details please contact New Britain officials either by e-mailing cldt@btinternet.com or 'phoning 0207-2472524.
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SOUND WORDS FROM JOHNNY HOWARD
We have recently been sent the text of some most encouraging comments recently made by Australian Prime Minister John Howard :-
Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians. However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia. However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom. We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language! Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right-wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture. We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us. If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like 'A Fair Go', then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others. This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'. If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."
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NEW BOOK ON THE R.L.I.
A new book recounting the history of the Rhodesian Light Infantry entitled "The Saints", written by Alexandre Bina and edited and compiled by Chris Cocks, is due to be published by 30 Degrees South Publishers in May of this year. An official launch of this publication is planned to take place at the Guards Museum in Wellington Barracks, London, during June. Places for this launch are limited and will be by invitation only. If interested in attending please e-mail : jane@30degreessouth.co.za
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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 and Carpenters. 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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MORE SICKENING REPORTS OF SEAL SLAUGHTER IN "NAMIBIA"
A group of local and international journalists have witnessed the killing of seal pups at Cape Cross on Namibia's northern coast, the Namibian Press Agency has reported. Invited by the director of resource management in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Burger Oelofsen, the group arrived at the seal colony one morning to watch the culling of 296 pups by the concession holders, Seal Products. Eighteen of Seal Products's employees herded the seals into groups of 20 to 40 along a narrow pathway, where the pups were clubbed and the adults allowed to return to the ocean. After being clubbed, the pups were stabbed with long knives through the heart to ensure that they were completely dead, Nampa said.
...... but in 2006 this is surely no longer justified. As Namibia's 2006 baby seal slaughter draws to an end on November 15th the question remains, will this just begin again the following year? To visiting journalists 'the controlled show' might have seemed somehow acceptable - that 296 baby pups were separated from their mothers and 'orderly clubbed' to death in one morning. But then this was just one show-day, the reality is something entirely different. Three sealing concession holders send in over 40 club-welding sealers every morning into two mainland seal colonies, which consists of 75% of the population. Each day they will smash their way through 600 to 1000 baby seals, causing the entire seal colony to flee to the safety of the sea, and return the next day, and the next, until their 85,000 baby seal pup quota is reached or, as has been happening since 1990, there is not a single baby seal pup left to club to death. This can take anything between 85 and 150 days. Whilst sealers earn just R15 (USD $2) per slaughtered pup, Seal Alert-SA is forced to pay thousands of Rand in the hope of saving some of these innocent victims of today's sick Southern African society. Whilst the world screams global warming - sealers and baby seals, scream KILL, KILL.
For more information access : www.sealalert.org or http://www.sealalertsa.net/namibia_2006.htm
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REMEMBER WITH PRIDE
The following empirical article has recently been sent to us by Cliff Bradshaw :-
"Let us not forget to remember those who gave their live in the First and Second World Wars, nor those in the smaller wars of the last sixty years.
"Let us not forget to remember those who have died in the Third World War (The Terrorist War), those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon and for those who lost their lives in the underground bombings in London.
"I am a Rhodesian, one of many I am sure, who mourns the vast number who died or were physically or psychologically maimed at the hands of terrorism in Rhodesia, when terrorist were called 'freedom fighters'. Just as I mourn for and with the many who have died or lost loved ones at the hands of terrorism in America and London.
"It is terrorism and not 'freedom fighting', it is the need for world power not 'liberation', it is the greed and guilt of governments that call them 'freedom fighters' one day, and terrorists the next that give the terrorists their power.
"On each 11th of November who will stand for those who gave their lives in the early days of the fight against the terrorist beginnings, when terrorists were called 'freedom fighters'.
"Who will stand for the soldiers, the missionaries, the farmers and the Black and White civilians who gave their lives to fight the terrorists in Rhodesia. Those who saw the alliances and ambitions of the likes of Mugabe, Gadaffi, Arafat and Bin Laden and died bravely resisting it, when a weak world condemned them for their insight.
"Who will wear a poppy (maybe a green and white one) for those who gave their lives at the beginning of the Third World War - The War against Terrorism.
"Each 11th of November I will mourn those who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars, and the other smaller wars that have ended in the last sixty years.
"But mostly each 11th of November I will stand proudly and remember those who gave their lives in the Rhodesian Bush War. The pioneers in the War against Terrorism, and the true allies of the western world.
"Each 11th of November REMEMBER WITH PRIDE. God bless Rhodesia and God bless Rhodesians wherever they may be."
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club retail full-sized real South African and Rhodesian flags priced £6.00 each for Full Members of the Springbok Club, £8.00 each for Associate Members and £10.00 each for non-members (plus £1.00 for 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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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR THE FALKLAND ISLANDS WAR 25TH COMMEMORATIONS
All times UK local (-5 hours on Falkland Islands time).
14th June
12.00 hrs. Commemorative Service, Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel Pangbourne, Berkshire. Service for veterans and families attended by H.M. The Queen. Followed by buffet lunch reception. Live on BBC.
16.00 hrs. Commemorative Service, Stanley Cathedral. Earl of Wessex in attendance. Locals, Minister (AF), VCDS, Veterans. Live on BBC.
17.30 hrs. Act of Remembrance, Liberation Monument, Stanley. Earl of Wessex in attendance. Locals, Minister (AF), VCDS, Veterans. Live on BBC.
18.00 hrs. Freedom March, Central Stanley. British Forces and Falkland Islands Defence Force will exercise the freedom of Port Stanley Live on BBC.
18.30 hrs. Falkland Islands Government Reception, Lincolns Inn. Friends of FI Government and VIPs.
20.00 hrs. Heroes Dinner, Painted Hall, Greenwich. Charity Dinner (Armed Forces Memorial) organised by UK Celebrations.
15th June
18.00 hrs. Sunset Ceremony, Merchant Navy Falkland Islands Memorial, Tower of London. Organised by the MoD and the Merchant Navy Association.
19.30 hrs. Falkland Islands Banquet, Guildhall, City of London. Organised by the Corporation of London.
16th June
No official events planned. Queen’s Birthday Parade, Horse Guards Parade.
11.00 hrs. Falkland Families Association Service, St Paul’s Cathedral London. Private service .
17th June
15.00 hrs. National Commemorative event, Horse Guards Parade, London. Attended by Prince of Wales other members of the Royal Family, Armed Forces, Veterans and families. Link-up with Falkland Islands. Live on BBC.
16.15 hrs. March-past, The Mall, Buckingham Palace. Salute taken by the Prince of Wales.
16.45 hrs. Tri-Service Fly-past. Along the Mall over Buckingham Palace. Aircraft of the period and aircraft representing units from the conflict.
18.00 hrs. Veterans’ reunion reception, Marquee St James’s Park. Veterans from the Commemoration and VIPs.
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"THE GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN LAND SCANDAL" by Dr. Philip du Toit is a vital piece of work. South Africa can do without many things, but it cannot survive without its farmers. Thirty-five thousand commercial farmers feed 45 million people. Read what has happened to many productive farms which have already been handed over under the government's restitution and redistribution programmes.
It is available priced R150.00 in South Africa from: Jack Loggenberg, TLU/TAU, P.O.Box 91251, Silverton, Pretoria, 0127, Transvaal, South Africa (payments to "TLU/TAU"), or priced £9.95 (+ 15% p&p) in the UK from: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX (payments to "The Springbok Club").
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"OF RICE AND MEN", by Jimmy Walker
111 pages. Illustrated. With excellent cartoons by Fusilier Norman Lambert, produced whilst in captivity. Soft-back £5.00 (cover price £10.00)
An irreverent, left of centre, look at life as a POW by Jimmy Walker, who was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in 1942. Jimmy takes us through incarceration at the notorious Changi jail, forced labour on the railroad, and deportation to Japan, where the Japanese exploited the mining skills of the boys from Northumberland. Norman Lambert’s sketches are both amusing and frightening at the same time. Through the bitterness and resentment, and physical trauma of captivity shines the humour and the indomitable spirit of the British soldier. An enjoyable and educational read, with a surprise ending.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion is a devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"THE THOUSAND STEPS" by Dr Helen Anderson
Dr Anderson spent what she describes as "26 privileged years in Africa, privileged because life was never dull and medical practice never ceased to be truly exciting and fulfilling." It is a personal account of practice, both in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Sudan, Congo and Botswana. She describes her fascinating experiences. She married in Gulu, Uganda, where she ran the local Hospital, dealing with surgical cases never before described in textbooks. She also describes her time in Serowe, Botswana, and the problems with the resident ghost in the Residency.
The book is copiously and superbly illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Available at £20.00 direct from the author at Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9382, New Zealand, by cheque or money order.
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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.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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CAN YOU HELP ?
The Commercial Farmer's Union of Zimbabwe have recently contacted us as follows :-
We have had a couple of requests from people trying to trace farmers/former farmers either for book research purposes, or to return goods which have been left with them. Their contact details are no longer in our system. However, if any of you out there have an email address or telephone number for anyone listed below, we would be most grateful if you could let us know and then we can pass this information on:
Stuart Reid, Kinghamdale Farm, Mtepatepa
Alan and Jenny Parsons, Spring Farm, Karoi
Paul and Jenny Hill, Hidden Valley Farm, Mazoe
Peter and Vicky Bowen, Nyansewe Farm, Guruve
Terry Dawson, Rainham Farm, Mt Hampden
Alastair Smith, Roydon Farm, Nyabira
Mike and Adrienne Sandys-Thomas, Conrise Farm, Raffingora
Rosemary Ziehl, Recondite Farm, Rusape
Connie Hull, Umvutcha Farm, Bulawayo
Ed and Pat Cumming, Wychwood Farm, Mtorashanga
Mr E Flight
Mr O Howarth
Mr G Ingle
Mr Robin Kilburn
Mr H D Lilford
Mr J Watt
If you can help in any way please contact the CFU direct at : gcfu-request@zol.co.zw
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FLAG FOR SALE
Large real South African flag for sale. 270cm x 180cm. £120 + £10 p&p.
If interested please contact Robert Shipley by e-mail at: mrrobertshipley1759@yahoo.co.uk, or by 'phone at: 07930-169718.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.98 : Mr. EUGENE MARAIS of Stevenage
Eugene Marais contacted us a year or so ago and expressed great interest in becoming actively involved in the Springbok Club, specifically in the Chilterns Branch. Alas, in spite of being notified regularly of all events, he was never seen at any activity, and the latest invitation which was sent to his last known Stevenage address was returned as he is evidently no longer resident there. Does anybody know where he can now be contacted?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The "Why South Africa Sucks" blog chronicles the slide of a once magnificent, thriving First World country into that of a crime-ravaged, Stalinist third world hell-hole. It can be accessed at :-
http://southafricasucks.blogspot.com/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LIBERAL PRINCIPLES
Sir,
I have observed in horror as the world's biggest terrorist Nelson Mandela has been lauded as the country disintegrates into a bloody violent lawless mess. There is a website set up to warn the world what awaits them if they are foolish enough to visit South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. It truly is too horrific for me to post to you, a website with stories and photos of how the Whites are being murdered in the most horrific way. It highlights the fact that the famous liberal White South Africans who advocated Black majority rule now live in any other country except South Africa. Yes, those White South African liberal-types who wanted Black rule now live in Britain, New Zealand and Australia.
Yours etc.,
Val, Sussex, U.K.
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FACING THE FACTS
Sir,
I see in the South African Times (UK) that Janet Suzman is complaining about the high crime rate and AIDS in South Africa, and that Judith Todd is complaining about the state of Zimbabwe under Mugabe. I couldn't keep a straight face!
Yours etc.,
Mark Taylor, London, U.K.
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STRANGE EVENTS DOWN UNDER
Whilst still based in South Africa our movement seemed to enjoy good fraternal relations with a group of apparent Australian patriots called "Australian National Action", particularly with one of their leading members who had the unusual name of Jim Saleam. Accepting their bona fides that they shared our own pro-White and pro-Western policies we exchanged publications, and indeed published a number of articles written by ANA members in the pages of S.A.Patriot (though in retrospect perhaps we should have read one particular article a little more carefully before publishing it).
Following our forced relocation to the UK contact with ANA seemed to cease, but in 2001 we were able to re-make contact with Jim Saleam via the Internet. Shortly after this, however, we were warned by the erstwhile Australian Co-ordinator of the Springbok Club to be somewhat wary of Mr. Saleam. It did not take us long to discover the reason for this, for Mr. Saleam himself subsequently admitted that he had served four years imprisonment for a shotgun offence (though to be fair, he denied all involvement in this incident).
More suspicions concerning Mr. Saleam soon followed however. Firstly he made reference to an entire "alphabet soup" of initials of alleged UK political organisations, some of which referred to completely "off the edge" outfits which we wouldn't touch with a bargepole, but others which we had never heard of - and indeed still haven't heard of from any other source to this day! Secondly, and far more disturbingly, he revealed that in spite of still claiming to be "opposed to Moslem immigration to our societies" (and indeed signing off with the phrase "with best wishes to all South Africa expats") he then went on to state that he opposed the West's War against Terrorism in Iraq - using the classic ultra-leftist phraseology of "the criminal invasion of Iraq" to describe it! Subsequent e-mail correspondence revealed that not only did Mr. Saleam hold the totally ambiguous opinions of opposing Islamic expansionism in one part of the globe (Australia) yet apparently supporting it in another (Iraq), but that furthermore he seemed completely incapable of grasping the total logical inconsistency of such hypocrisy! At this stage we thought it best to drop all contact with the confused Mr. Saleam.
A few months ago, however, we received information about a so-called "6th Sydney Forum", which was apparently being organised by Mr. Saleam. Although many of the speeches advertised for this "Forum" were those which we could fully identify with (regarding Australia's immigration problems and the curse of "political correctness"), others showed that Mr. Saleam was still apparently suffering from acute political schizophrenia. Not only was he due to speak himself under the sickening theme of "Imperialism, Zionism and The Criminal War Against Iraq" (no, we're not making this up!), but the main speaker was announced to be Tamman Sulaiman, the Syrian Ambassador to Australia - and don't forget that Syria is a fully paid-up associate member of the Axis of Evil!!!
What is the cause of Mr. Saleam's total ambiguity of apparently supporting Australia's struggle to maintain its Western identity in one breath, yet opposing the Western struggle to counteract Islamic fundamentalism in another area of the globe in the next breath? A clue probably lies in Mr. Saleam's own identity, for, as his unusual surname may suggest, he is - er - actually of Lebanese origin. One part of the poor fellow therefore apparently identifies with his Australian background where he lives, yet another part of him still sides with his Arab ancestry. If ever there was a good concrete example to demonstrate the problems caused by miscegenation and multi-culturalism then surely this is it!
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January 2007 edition
The execution of the monster Saddam Hussein at the end of 2006 undoubtedly made the world a far better place. Regardless of whether or not one supports the death penalty in principle (though most members of our movement certainly seem to believe that the death penalty is both necessary and morally justifiable) few can mourn the demise of the evil mass-murderer Saddam Hussein, who through his quest to develop Weapons of Mass Destruction threatened us all.
Shortly after hearing the pleasing news of his execution one of our supporters texted to say that for 2007 he hoped "Mandela [would be] hanged a la Saddam". Although we can of course sympathise with these sentiments, the fact remains that the convicted terrorist Mandela is now a senile wreck who has long since done his worst. What we would say, however, is that had he been sentenced to death after being found guilty of planning terrorism in 1964, rather than merely being sentenced to life imprisonment (the death penalty was then still on the South African statute book), then a lot of innocent people (of all races) would not have died during his despotic period of power from 1994 to 1999.
Mandela may happily have drifted from power, but there are still plenty of equally evil tyrants in power throughout the so-called third world. Be think immediately of Ahmadinejad of Iran and Chavez of Venezuela of course, but our main concern still remains Africa, and Southern Africa in particular - and here there is surely no more evil unreconstructed terrorist killer still in power than Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
It is therefore our main hope for 2007 that not only will Mugabe be swept from power, but also that he receives the same fate as Saddam Hussein. The world will then be an even better place to live in.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB DAY OF THE VOW COMMEMORATIONS
The Springbok Club's annual Day of the Vow commemorations in December proved to be a most successful event, although the numbers in attendance were perhaps a little lower than had been hoped and expected. Proceeding commenced with appropriate opening devotions conducted by the Rev. David Braid, and were followed by some excellent musical entertainment from Mr. Robin Willow. As alas the planned guest speaker was still out of the country at the time, Mr. Peter King (a member of the Executive Committee of the Springbok Club/ELC, and a leading light in the rejuvenated London Branch of the organisation) stepped into the breach at short notice and gave a most well-researched and captivating talk on the history of the Afrikaner people, and the Battle of Blood River in particular. We are grateful to all three of these gentlemen for their great help and support in making this event such an encouraging success - and also to the management of the venue where this function was held who not only provided such a succulent array of buffet snacks, but who also went out of their way to assist us in other respects.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC ACTIVITIES
The 2007 AGM of the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club will take place on Tuesday 23rd January. Only fully paid-up members of the SC/ELC will be allowed to attend the business side of this meeting (which will commence sharply at 19.00 hrs), and only Life, Honorary and Full Members will be entitled to vote or to stand for office. All fully paid-up members of the organisation should have been officially notified of the precise details by now, but if any member still hasn't received such notification please e-mail springbok@falklands.org. Following the business side of the AGM the meeting will be addressed by Mr. Michael McGough, the Chairman of the City of London Branch of the Freedom Association and a member of the National Council of that organisation, who will give a brief talk about the Freedom Association's history, aims and objectives. Any supporter who wishes to attend this phase of the meeting (which will commence at approx. 20.00 hrs) should again e-mail springbok@falklands.org in order to obtain further details.
In February 2007 the Springbok Club/ELC anticipates welcoming a leading national security lawyer as guest speaker, and in March 2007 the SC/ELC will be joining forces with the London Swinton Circle to stage the first of three joint meetings planned for this year. The following two joint meetings will be held in April, to mark the 25th anniversary of victory in the Falklands War, and in May to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the First Act of Union. The SC/ELC will be holding its traditional Empire Day celebrations later on during May (at which it is anticipated that a leading colonial figure from Hong Kong will be guest of honour), and it is still expected that the famous South African journalist who was originally expected to address last December's Day of the Vow events will now address the organisation later during 2007.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
Details of the 2007 AGM of the Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club are as follows :-
Date : Saturday 31st March 2007
Time : 10.30 hrs for 11.00 hrs
Venue : Finvoy Orange Hall, Finvoy Road, Ballymoney, Co.Antrim (the Finvoy Road runs between Ballymoney and Rasharkin, the Orange Hall is located almost at the half way point in the road, beside a small petrol garage and lay-by).
The Northern Ireland Branch of the SC/ELC of course experienced some minor difficulties last year, all of which now happily appear to have been successfully overcome. Unfortunately, however, the current Chairman and stalwart of the branch, Pastor Nigel Owens, will be taking up a three-year overseas teaching appointment in May, so therefore needs to hand over the Chairmanship of the branch to reliable hands at this AGM. In view of these two factors we would like to encourage all members and supporters in Northern Ireland to make every effort to attend this important meeting, and that anyone who is able and willing to stand for office will do their best to support Nigel in this respect. For more details please e-mail nispringbokclub@hotmail.com
The Kent Branch of the SC/ELC will be holding an informal social gathering during February, probably in the Medway Towns area. Fuller details will be given in next month's SCN.
It is anticipated that the next activity to be staged by the London Branch of the SC/ELC will be a meeting addressed by a well-known personality in March.
We are hopeful that the dormant Chilterns, Hampshire and Lancashire branches of the SC/ELC will all be revitalised with new branch structures very shortly, and that new branches in Sussex/Surrey and Essex will also be established soon. If you live in any of these areas and would like to become involved in branch activities please e-mail: springbok@falklands.org
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
Details of the LSC meeting to be addressed by Mr. David Davies MP, the Conservative MP for Monmouth, have still to be finalised, but is anticipated to take place in late January or early February. More precise details will be notified in due course.
We are very sad to have to report that Mr. Sean Pearson has recently decided to resign as Chairman of the LSC, though happily he aims to continue an active involvement in other ways. Although even his best friends would probably tell Sean that he did not prove to be the strongest of Chairmen, he even so proved a most sincere and reliable holder of the office. We wish him well for the future, and trust that he will continue to play an active role in the broader movement in the days ahead.
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NEW BRITAIN'S AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND DAY CELEBRATIONS
As they have been doing for several years, the New Britain party will again be holding special celebrations to mark Australia and New Zealand Days later this month. This event will take place on Saturday 27th January, assembling at the statue of Admiral Arthur Philip (the founder of Sydney) in Watling Street at the rear of St.Paul's Cathedral at 14.00 hrs (though many people taking part in these celebrations will be lunching in the Crypt of St.Paul's Cathedral beforehand). Following the laying of a wreath at the statue of Admiral Philip (who was born in the City of London) a short march will take place to St.Olave's Hall in Mark Lane, where a special reception will take place, at which the guest of honour will be Sir Michael Savoury, the Lord Mayor of London in 2005. At this reception special messages of greetings and support to be sent to the Prime Ministers of both Australia and New Zealand will be on display for signing by all those in attendance. For more details please contact New Britain officials either by e-mailing cldt@btinternet.com or 'phoning 0207-2472524.
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SOUND WORDS FROM JOHNNY HOWARD
We have recently been sent the text of some most encouraging comments recently made by Australian Prime Minister John Howard :-
Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians. However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia. However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom. We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language! Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right-wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture. We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us. If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like 'A Fair Go', then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others. This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'. If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."
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NEW BOOK ON THE R.L.I.
A new book recounting the history of the Rhodesian Light Infantry entitled "The Saints", written by Alexandre Bina and edited and compiled by Chris Cocks, is due to be published by 30 Degrees South Publishers in May of this year. An official launch of this publication is planned to take place at the Guards Museum in Wellington Barracks, London, during June. Places for this launch are limited and will be by invitation only. If interested in attending please e-mail : jane@30degreessouth.co.za
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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 and Carpenters. 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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MORE SICKENING REPORTS OF SEAL SLAUGHTER IN "NAMIBIA"
A group of local and international journalists have witnessed the killing of seal pups at Cape Cross on Namibia's northern coast, the Namibian Press Agency has reported. Invited by the director of resource management in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Burger Oelofsen, the group arrived at the seal colony one morning to watch the culling of 296 pups by the concession holders, Seal Products. Eighteen of Seal Products's employees herded the seals into groups of 20 to 40 along a narrow pathway, where the pups were clubbed and the adults allowed to return to the ocean. After being clubbed, the pups were stabbed with long knives through the heart to ensure that they were completely dead, Nampa said.
...... but in 2006 this is surely no longer justified. As Namibia's 2006 baby seal slaughter draws to an end on November 15th the question remains, will this just begin again the following year? To visiting journalists 'the controlled show' might have seemed somehow acceptable - that 296 baby pups were separated from their mothers and 'orderly clubbed' to death in one morning. But then this was just one show-day, the reality is something entirely different. Three sealing concession holders send in over 40 club-welding sealers every morning into two mainland seal colonies, which consists of 75% of the population. Each day they will smash their way through 600 to 1000 baby seals, causing the entire seal colony to flee to the safety of the sea, and return the next day, and the next, until their 85,000 baby seal pup quota is reached or, as has been happening since 1990, there is not a single baby seal pup left to club to death. This can take anything between 85 and 150 days. Whilst sealers earn just R15 (USD $2) per slaughtered pup, Seal Alert-SA is forced to pay thousands of Rand in the hope of saving some of these innocent victims of today's sick Southern African society. Whilst the world screams global warming - sealers and baby seals, scream KILL, KILL.
For more information access : www.sealalert.org or http://www.sealalertsa.net/namibia_2006.htm
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REMEMBER WITH PRIDE
The following empirical article has recently been sent to us by Cliff Bradshaw :-
"Let us not forget to remember those who gave their live in the First and Second World Wars, nor those in the smaller wars of the last sixty years.
"Let us not forget to remember those who have died in the Third World War (The Terrorist War), those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon and for those who lost their lives in the underground bombings in London.
"I am a Rhodesian, one of many I am sure, who mourns the vast number who died or were physically or psychologically maimed at the hands of terrorism in Rhodesia, when terrorist were called 'freedom fighters'. Just as I mourn for and with the many who have died or lost loved ones at the hands of terrorism in America and London.
"It is terrorism and not 'freedom fighting', it is the need for world power not 'liberation', it is the greed and guilt of governments that call them 'freedom fighters' one day, and terrorists the next that give the terrorists their power.
"On each 11th of November who will stand for those who gave their lives in the early days of the fight against the terrorist beginnings, when terrorists were called 'freedom fighters'.
"Who will stand for the soldiers, the missionaries, the farmers and the Black and White civilians who gave their lives to fight the terrorists in Rhodesia. Those who saw the alliances and ambitions of the likes of Mugabe, Gadaffi, Arafat and Bin Laden and died bravely resisting it, when a weak world condemned them for their insight.
"Who will wear a poppy (maybe a green and white one) for those who gave their lives at the beginning of the Third World War - The War against Terrorism.
"Each 11th of November I will mourn those who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars, and the other smaller wars that have ended in the last sixty years.
"But mostly each 11th of November I will stand proudly and remember those who gave their lives in the Rhodesian Bush War. The pioneers in the War against Terrorism, and the true allies of the western world.
"Each 11th of November REMEMBER WITH PRIDE. God bless Rhodesia and God bless Rhodesians wherever they may be."
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club retail full-sized real South African and Rhodesian flags priced £6.00 each for Full Members of the Springbok Club, £8.00 each for Associate Members and £10.00 each for non-members (plus £1.00 for 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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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR THE FALKLAND ISLANDS WAR 25TH COMMEMORATIONS
All times UK local (-5 hours on Falkland Islands time).
14th June
12.00 hrs. Commemorative Service, Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel Pangbourne, Berkshire. Service for veterans and families attended by H.M. The Queen. Followed by buffet lunch reception. Live on BBC.
16.00 hrs. Commemorative Service, Stanley Cathedral. Earl of Wessex in attendance. Locals, Minister (AF), VCDS, Veterans. Live on BBC.
17.30 hrs. Act of Remembrance, Liberation Monument, Stanley. Earl of Wessex in attendance. Locals, Minister (AF), VCDS, Veterans. Live on BBC.
18.00 hrs. Freedom March, Central Stanley. British Forces and Falkland Islands Defence Force will exercise the freedom of Port Stanley Live on BBC.
18.30 hrs. Falkland Islands Government Reception, Lincolns Inn. Friends of FI Government and VIPs.
20.00 hrs. Heroes Dinner, Painted Hall, Greenwich. Charity Dinner (Armed Forces Memorial) organised by UK Celebrations.
15th June
18.00 hrs. Sunset Ceremony, Merchant Navy Falkland Islands Memorial, Tower of London. Organised by the MoD and the Merchant Navy Association.
19.30 hrs. Falkland Islands Banquet, Guildhall, City of London. Organised by the Corporation of London.
16th June
No official events planned. Queen’s Birthday Parade, Horse Guards Parade.
11.00 hrs. Falkland Families Association Service, St Paul’s Cathedral London. Private service .
17th June
15.00 hrs. National Commemorative event, Horse Guards Parade, London. Attended by Prince of Wales other members of the Royal Family, Armed Forces, Veterans and families. Link-up with Falkland Islands. Live on BBC.
16.15 hrs. March-past, The Mall, Buckingham Palace. Salute taken by the Prince of Wales.
16.45 hrs. Tri-Service Fly-past. Along the Mall over Buckingham Palace. Aircraft of the period and aircraft representing units from the conflict.
18.00 hrs. Veterans’ reunion reception, Marquee St James’s Park. Veterans from the Commemoration and VIPs.
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BOOK OFFERS
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Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
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"THE GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN LAND SCANDAL" by Dr. Philip du Toit is a vital piece of work. South Africa can do without many things, but it cannot survive without its farmers. Thirty-five thousand commercial farmers feed 45 million people. Read what has happened to many productive farms which have already been handed over under the government's restitution and redistribution programmes.
It is available priced R150.00 in South Africa from: Jack Loggenberg, TLU/TAU, P.O.Box 91251, Silverton, Pretoria, 0127, Transvaal, South Africa (payments to "TLU/TAU"), or priced £9.95 (+ 15% p&p) in the UK from: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX (payments to "The Springbok Club").
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"OF RICE AND MEN", by Jimmy Walker
111 pages. Illustrated. With excellent cartoons by Fusilier Norman Lambert, produced whilst in captivity. Soft-back £5.00 (cover price £10.00)
An irreverent, left of centre, look at life as a POW by Jimmy Walker, who was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in 1942. Jimmy takes us through incarceration at the notorious Changi jail, forced labour on the railroad, and deportation to Japan, where the Japanese exploited the mining skills of the boys from Northumberland. Norman Lambert’s sketches are both amusing and frightening at the same time. Through the bitterness and resentment, and physical trauma of captivity shines the humour and the indomitable spirit of the British soldier. An enjoyable and educational read, with a surprise ending.
Prices include p&p. Payment can be made by credit or debit card. To order on line, log on to www.paypal.com and enter postmaster@gcartwright.demon.co.uk as payment destination.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion is a devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"THE THOUSAND STEPS" by Dr Helen Anderson
Dr Anderson spent what she describes as "26 privileged years in Africa, privileged because life was never dull and medical practice never ceased to be truly exciting and fulfilling." It is a personal account of practice, both in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Sudan, Congo and Botswana. She describes her fascinating experiences. She married in Gulu, Uganda, where she ran the local Hospital, dealing with surgical cases never before described in textbooks. She also describes her time in Serowe, Botswana, and the problems with the resident ghost in the Residency.
The book is copiously and superbly illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Available at £20.00 direct from the author at Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9382, New Zealand, by cheque or money order.
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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.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
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CAN YOU HELP ?
The Commercial Farmer's Union of Zimbabwe have recently contacted us as follows :-
We have had a couple of requests from people trying to trace farmers/former farmers either for book research purposes, or to return goods which have been left with them. Their contact details are no longer in our system. However, if any of you out there have an email address or telephone number for anyone listed below, we would be most grateful if you could let us know and then we can pass this information on:
Stuart Reid, Kinghamdale Farm, Mtepatepa
Alan and Jenny Parsons, Spring Farm, Karoi
Paul and Jenny Hill, Hidden Valley Farm, Mazoe
Peter and Vicky Bowen, Nyansewe Farm, Guruve
Terry Dawson, Rainham Farm, Mt Hampden
Alastair Smith, Roydon Farm, Nyabira
Mike and Adrienne Sandys-Thomas, Conrise Farm, Raffingora
Rosemary Ziehl, Recondite Farm, Rusape
Connie Hull, Umvutcha Farm, Bulawayo
Ed and Pat Cumming, Wychwood Farm, Mtorashanga
Mr E Flight
Mr O Howarth
Mr G Ingle
Mr Robin Kilburn
Mr H D Lilford
Mr J Watt
If you can help in any way please contact the CFU direct at : gcfu-request@zol.co.zw
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FLAG FOR SALE
Large real South African flag for sale. 270cm x 180cm. £120 + £10 p&p.
If interested please contact Robert Shipley by e-mail at: mrrobertshipley1759@yahoo.co.uk, or by 'phone at: 07930-169718.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.98 : Mr. EUGENE MARAIS of Stevenage
Eugene Marais contacted us a year or so ago and expressed great interest in becoming actively involved in the Springbok Club, specifically in the Chilterns Branch. Alas, in spite of being notified regularly of all events, he was never seen at any activity, and the latest invitation which was sent to his last known Stevenage address was returned as he is evidently no longer resident there. Does anybody know where he can now be contacted?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The "Why South Africa Sucks" blog chronicles the slide of a once magnificent, thriving First World country into that of a crime-ravaged, Stalinist third world hell-hole. It can be accessed at :-
http://southafricasucks.blogspot.com/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LIBERAL PRINCIPLES
Sir,
I have observed in horror as the world's biggest terrorist Nelson Mandela has been lauded as the country disintegrates into a bloody violent lawless mess. There is a website set up to warn the world what awaits them if they are foolish enough to visit South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. It truly is too horrific for me to post to you, a website with stories and photos of how the Whites are being murdered in the most horrific way. It highlights the fact that the famous liberal White South Africans who advocated Black majority rule now live in any other country except South Africa. Yes, those White South African liberal-types who wanted Black rule now live in Britain, New Zealand and Australia.
Yours etc.,
Val, Sussex, U.K.
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FACING THE FACTS
Sir,
I see in the South African Times (UK) that Janet Suzman is complaining about the high crime rate and AIDS in South Africa, and that Judith Todd is complaining about the state of Zimbabwe under Mugabe. I couldn't keep a straight face!
Yours etc.,
Mark Taylor, London, U.K.
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STRANGE EVENTS DOWN UNDER
Whilst still based in South Africa our movement seemed to enjoy good fraternal relations with a group of apparent Australian patriots called "Australian National Action", particularly with one of their leading members who had the unusual name of Jim Saleam. Accepting their bona fides that they shared our own pro-White and pro-Western policies we exchanged publications, and indeed published a number of articles written by ANA members in the pages of S.A.Patriot (though in retrospect perhaps we should have read one particular article a little more carefully before publishing it).
Following our forced relocation to the UK contact with ANA seemed to cease, but in 2001 we were able to re-make contact with Jim Saleam via the Internet. Shortly after this, however, we were warned by the erstwhile Australian Co-ordinator of the Springbok Club to be somewhat wary of Mr. Saleam. It did not take us long to discover the reason for this, for Mr. Saleam himself subsequently admitted that he had served four years imprisonment for a shotgun offence (though to be fair, he denied all involvement in this incident).
More suspicions concerning Mr. Saleam soon followed however. Firstly he made reference to an entire "alphabet soup" of initials of alleged UK political organisations, some of which referred to completely "off the edge" outfits which we wouldn't touch with a bargepole, but others which we had never heard of - and indeed still haven't heard of from any other source to this day! Secondly, and far more disturbingly, he revealed that in spite of still claiming to be "opposed to Moslem immigration to our societies" (and indeed signing off with the phrase "with best wishes to all South Africa expats") he then went on to state that he opposed the West's War against Terrorism in Iraq - using the classic ultra-leftist phraseology of "the criminal invasion of Iraq" to describe it! Subsequent e-mail correspondence revealed that not only did Mr. Saleam hold the totally ambiguous opinions of opposing Islamic expansionism in one part of the globe (Australia) yet apparently supporting it in another (Iraq), but that furthermore he seemed completely incapable of grasping the total logical inconsistency of such hypocrisy! At this stage we thought it best to drop all contact with the confused Mr. Saleam.
A few months ago, however, we received information about a so-called "6th Sydney Forum", which was apparently being organised by Mr. Saleam. Although many of the speeches advertised for this "Forum" were those which we could fully identify with (regarding Australia's immigration problems and the curse of "political correctness"), others showed that Mr. Saleam was still apparently suffering from acute political schizophrenia. Not only was he due to speak himself under the sickening theme of "Imperialism, Zionism and The Criminal War Against Iraq" (no, we're not making this up!), but the main speaker was announced to be Tamman Sulaiman, the Syrian Ambassador to Australia - and don't forget that Syria is a fully paid-up associate member of the Axis of Evil!!!
What is the cause of Mr. Saleam's total ambiguity of apparently supporting Australia's struggle to maintain its Western identity in one breath, yet opposing the Western struggle to counteract Islamic fundamentalism in another area of the globe in the next breath? A clue probably lies in Mr. Saleam's own identity, for, as his unusual surname may suggest, he is - er - actually of Lebanese origin. One part of the poor fellow therefore apparently identifies with his Australian background where he lives, yet another part of him still sides with his Arab ancestry. If ever there was a good concrete example to demonstrate the problems caused by miscegenation and multi-culturalism then surely this is it!
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Thursday, 14 December 2006
December 2006 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
December 2006 edition
As many readers will probably know, the Springbok Club has been obtaining considerable publicity in recent editions of the London-published South African expatriate freebee newspaper "South African" - in particular in relation to recognition of the real South African flag.
By all accounts this publicity resulted in the largest volume of reader-correspondence ever generated by an article in this newspaper, with the majority of reactions being largely in favour of the Springbok Club's stance. Of the fourteen letters subsequently published by "South African" as a result of this publicity nine were broadly in favour of the Springbok Club's allegiance to the real South African flag, with only five favouring the ANC-regime's "underpants" design.
Subsequent to all this publicity a huge number of real South African flags were clearly seen being flown by South African supporters at the recent autumn internationals at Twickenham between England and the Springboks (if the ANC-regime still permits the South African national team to be known by this historic term!), and it came to light that stocks of the real South African flag were being openly sold at Twickenham Railway Station. As a result of this the Springbok Club has been contacted by a number other South African publications who took note of this development and enquired whether the Springbok Club was behind these sales.
Alas we must report that the Springbok Club isn't currently in a financial position to be able to mount such a sales operation, but even so it appears that the organisation - even with its present limited resources - has still been able to "set the agenda" on the flag issue among the expat White South African community. As a result of this some unknown enterprising entrepreneurs have evidently spotted a large potential market - and good luck to them!
The Springbok Club has therefore proved to be in the forefront of the South African struggle "in exile". Already the Springbok Club has successfully managed to "set the agenda" on the flag issue, but other even more important matters lie ahead. 2007 therefore promises to be an even more significant year for all those who believe in the rights and destiny of the South African people. United we can and will prevail.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB DAY OF THE VOW COMMEMORATIONS
The Springbok Club will once again be staging a function to mark the Day of the Vow this year, the details of which are as follows :-
Date : Saturday 16th December 2006
Times : Assemble from 13.30 hrs onwards, main activities to start at approximately 15.00 hrs.
Venue : THE CLARENCE (the upstairs "Drawing Room" bar), 4 Dover Street, Mayfair, London W1 (just off Piccadilly opposite the Ritz Hotel - nearest tube station: Green Park).
Guest Speaker : Mr. PETER KING, who will speak on the theme of "Going forward together"
Background : At a critical time in the history and fortunes of the Afrikaner people they made a covenant with their God. It was a solemn promise, and their true descendants still regard it as binding on them. Up until 1994 the annual acknowledgement of their covenant at the Voortrekker Monument was a national and religious holiday. As part of the headlong rush to replace every emblem of White government, including the flag, the decision was taken to rename the 16th December as "Day of Reconciliation". For us, however, it will always be the Day of the Vow. The word covenant implies "going forward together". In choosing the title for this address it seemed appropriate to feature the ongoing nature of that historic commitment. Let us take the steadfastness of the South African farming communities as an example for our own efforts to keep alive the flame of hope that South Africa will, one day, be properly governed again.
About the speaker: Peter King was born in Potters Bar in the UK during WWII, the son of a Lancashire Nursing Sister and a London Architect. His mother assumed that he would be joining her side of the family's commitment to Anglican Ministry, and made sure he had a classical education; his father showed him how to start a business. Armed with the priceless gift of being able to offer discount in Latin, Peter chose to follow his own love of electronics, and for many years was involved in the technology and technique of sound in the film and broadcasting industries. In 1976 he supplied some specialised sound equipment to a Johannesburg company for the brand new SABC TV service. In order to install the equipment he took a nineteen-day ticket to South Africa. He returned to London twenty years later. Such was the power of South Africa's magic and many of its people. During his South African stay Peter's lifelong involvement in electronics led to his becoming deeply involved in the emerging use of computers as design tools. By now bilingual, in 1983 he chaired the inaugural meeting of the South African Association of CAD users. In 1985 he was invited to become Technical Director of the AutoCad Centre, and presented papers on programming languages at several major universities. Up until 1996, he was a computer consultant to several prestigious companies, including Tiger Oats, First National Bank, Standard General Assurance, The Morgan Group and Southern Sun Hotels (Sun City). He was based in Johannesburg, but travelled for both business and pleasure in South-West Africa and the Eastern Transvaal. He was an enthusiastic Round Tabler, and in 1993 became the founder chairman of CHUG, the user group for programmers of the C language. Alas, as it became clear that there was no place for him in the "Affirmative Action" environment, it was time to say goodbye to so many dear friends, and in 1996 Peter returned to the land of his birth. The many memories and friendships remain a testament to a wonderful experience; and a once beautiful city. A supporter of the Springbok Club for some time, Peter is currently a member of the Executive Committee and is Liaison Officer of the London Branch.
Buffet-snacks will be provided at this function, and admission charges will be £7.00 per head for Life, Honorary and Full Members of the Springbok Club/ELC, £8.50 per head for Associate Members, and £10.00 per head for non-members. Although payment may be made on the day, it would help to gauge numbers if all those planning to attend could inform us in advance by 'phoning: 07711-188430.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC ACTIVITIES
The 2007 AGM of the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club will take place in January, after which it is anticipated that a leading anti-EU activist will give a brief address. Only fully paid-up members of the SC/ELC will be allowed to attend this meeting, and only Life, Honorary and Full Members will be entitled to vote and to stand for office.
In February 2007 the Springbok Club/ELC anticipates welcoming a leading national security lawyer as guest speaker, and in March 2007 the SC/ELC will be joining forces with the London Swinton Circle to stage a meeting to be addressed by a leading personality from Gibraltar.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
We are happy to announce that the problems which unfortunately affected the Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC earlier this year now appear to have been successfully overcome. The Chairman of the N.I. Branch, Pastor Nigel Owens, still anticipates taking up an overseas teaching appointment in early 2007 however, so therefore needs to hand over the reins of the branch to other dedicated members in the province in the very near future, and a special branch AGM is being planned for early 2007 with this aim in mind. We trust therefore that all members and supporters in Northern Ireland will do their best to help Nigel orchestrate a smooth handover.
The Kent Branch of the SC/ELC is planning an informal social gathering in January, probably in the Medway Towns area.
Alas the anticipated monthly get-togethers which the London Branch of the SC/ELC initially planned never came to full fruition. With recent new injection of blood into the branch's committee it is hoped that this plan will be revived for 2007.
It seems likely that both the dormant Chilterns and Hampshire branches of the SC/ELC will be revitalised with new branch leaderships early in the new year, and that a new Sussex/Surrey Branch will be established.
If you live in any of these areas and would like to become involved in branch activities please e-mail: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle was addressed by the Rt.Hon. Ann Widdecombe MP, the former Home Office minister and Conservative MP for Maidstone and the Weald, earlier this month. Miss Widdecombe gave a captivating and wide-ranging speech to a packed audience, which on the whole was very well received. Although there were a few issues where many LSC members present disagreed with her, it was observed afterwards that even in spite of this fact she still seemed far closer to LSC policies than the present CP leadership, and it was just a tragedy that by announcing her retirement from Parliament at the next general election she would not be able to make valuable common-sense contributions to a future Conservative government.
In January the LSC will be addressed by Mr. David Davies MP, the Conservative MP for Monmouth. Precise details for this meeting have still not been finalised, but will be announced in next month's SCN.
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4 HARCOURT STREET PETITION
4 Harcourt Street, Dublin, was the birthplace of Sir Edward Carson. Unfortunately this property has been neglected during recent years, but a petition campaign has been mounted to encourage the Dublin authorities to assign a preservation order, restore and finally add a commemorative plaque to the building. We believe that this is a most praiseworthy campaign, so therefore urge all our readers to add their names to the petition. It can be accessed at : http://www.PetitionOnline.com/4harco/
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LETTER TO THE OBSERVER
Mr. Jaco Strauss from Melbourne has written the following most succinct letter to The Observer expressing his disgust at the recent totally ignorant pronouncements made by David Cameron in relation to South African terrorists :-
Dear Sir,
It is seldom that one gets the chance to see short-sighted political opportunism on the scale recently exhibited by the Tory leader David Cameron.
In order to try and boost his international image he decided to hitch a ride on Nelson Mandela's coat tails. He managed to get the necessary photo shoot last week and reckoned it afforded a great opportunity to distance himself from his predecessor, Lady Thatcher, who used to refer to Mandela's ANC as "terrorists". David Cameron therefore quickly went on record to claim that Thatcher's Tories got it plainly "wrong" at the time.
Now regardless of how important this photo-op was for Mr Cameron, it is interesting that he should decide to open a polemic on the definition of "terrorism" in the same month a major terrorist plot had ostensibly been foiled in his own country. Not only that, but his country is currently engaged in a "War on Terror" as the major ally of the United States in the biggest war currently raging.
Most observers would however agree that one man's "terrorist" is another man's "freedom fighter", whether it be Mandela, Osama bin Laden, Bobby Sands or Francisco Garmendia. Now if we desired to cut through all the politically-correct posturing and associated sound-bites, we would need to consult the actual dictionary meaning of the word "terrorist". As an Oxford old boy Cameron should be happy with the Oxford Dictionary's definition which defines a "terrorist" as : "a person who uses violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims".
Now whichever way you look at it, this is pretty much what the ANC did during the Thatcher years. I don't know what Cameron did at his Eton school on 20 May 1983, but on that day the ANC blew up 18 civilians through a car bomb explosion in Pretoria. Last year on 7 July a "terrorist" blew up 13 civilians on a bus at Tavistock Place, London. Would David Cameron be able to connect these dots - or will he, 20 years down the line after a photo opportunity with an aging Osama bin Laden, hail him too as "one of the greatest men alive" before criticizing Blair for calling al-Qa'eda "terrorists"? How will we ever eradicate this scourge while the likes of Cameron insist on making their contemptible efforts worthwhile?
For let us not fool ourselves. The world is forever condemning "terrorism" on the one hand while rewarding it on the other. Sinn Fein would never have been part of any Belfast Agreement if it wasn't for the IRA's long-standing campaign of blowing up civilians all over the UK, and how prominent would the ANC have been if it wasn't for an "armed struggle" that amounted to little more than ambushing policemen and blowing up civilians in public places? Who would've known about ETA and how many people would have shown any sympathy for the "Palestinian cause" if it did not get advertised through decades of terror inspiring bloodshed?
If the British were ever going to be foolish enough to elect a terror apologist of Cameron's ilk to high office, they can rest assured that further "freedom fighter" attacks like those of 7/7 are going to be visited upon them with ever more regularity.
Yours respectfully,
Jaco Strauss
Melbourne
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THE NEW PARTY
Some couple of years or so ago we received friendly e-mail contact from a Mr. Martyn Greene, who was evidently a leading official in a London-based fringe political party called "The New Party". Alas, in spite of promises of support and several official invitations, we never saw anything of Mr. Greene or any other representatives from "The New Party" at any functions. At much the same time we received some material from "The New Party" through the post, but this time with an address in Oldbury, Worcestershire, under the name of a Mr. James Barry. A few weeks ago, however, we received a 'phone call from this Mr. Barry regarding "The New Party". Most mysteriously, however, when we mentioned our previous contact with Mr. Greene he denied all knowledge of him, and bizarrely also claimed ignorance of the party's official address in Northumberland Avenue, London. We therefore sent e-mails to the last know addresses of both Mr. Greene and Mr. Barry asking for clarification, but alas so far haven't received the decency of any reply from either of them. Quite clearly there is something very puzzling and indeed sinister about this so-called "The New Party". Any further information in this regard would be most gratefully received.
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SEAL ALERT-SA REPORT
After months of campaigning to end Namibia's largest cull of 85,000 baby seals in nursing and birthing grounds, the species continues to collapse. Since July 1 the sealers have clubbed their way through every living nursing baby seal pup in their desire to fill their export orders for the EU. Sealers are now concentrating their killing spree on shooting 6000 young and old bulls for the Far East trade. Whilst the 2006 sealing season draws to a close on November 15, Seal Alert-SA is once again receiving reports that a 7th mass die-off has taken place since 1988.
Prior to the start of this year's sealing season the seal population was at 1982 levels. After 91,000 have been slaughter (with 100% of the new-born pups) one can only imagine what the Namibian seal population has further declined to. The lowest official population figures we have are in 1972. How long before the seal population will declined off the chart, and yet Namibia still claims its seal population is healthy and sealing is sustainable?
Here are just two of the extracts Seal Alert-SA has received in recent days.
"My name is Yolanda; we are currently visiting Swakopmund in Namibia. We went to the beach (Mile 4 – Mile 8) this morning and were shocked by the number of dead seals on the beach. We only drove on part of the beach, but counted a total of 97. This was terrible, especially for my kids. We even saw a couple of baby seals also dead - do you know what is going on? This is shocking, first of all the decaying bodies, and second all the sadness of why this is happening. We live in South Africa (Pretoria) and we came to Swakopmund to look at this beautiful place, yet now we get a slaughter field. I took photos and I really want to e-mail this to people in South Africa who are not informed of this cruelty. Please let me know how I can help, we will be here until Saturday, and hopefully will be able to show our kids some seals that are alive - not this!"
"Phoned Fisheries today and spoke to Heidi who put the phone down on me. She's dealing with the seals and is a senior biologist. I got up her nostrils because I demanded an explanation regarding the status of the seals thus far - culling and starving to death. I also got hold of an Advocate Mbako at Fisheries HQ in Windhoek who is going to issue me with a press release regarding the seals dying along our coastline. She phoned me back this evening (surprise) and said the matter has been looked into and they will have an answer by Monday. I'll let you know further, but I intend stirring the pot some more, because the seals are dying like flies and the beaches are littered with corpses. I would like to know roughly how many seals you think have been culled to date, as well as what sort of figures are we looking at regarding the seals starving to death? Last year I think there was a recorded figure of 200,000 or 500,000 - that is an awful lot!"
In the last three days, Seal Alert-SA, without any funding (except from one loyal supporter in the Netherlands), has rescued one juvenile, two sub-adults and one weanling pup - all severe starvation cases. Sadly the juvenile after a courageous fight died.
All the large international seal campaigning organizations, with many millions of supporters and many millions of dollars in funding, all posted opposition press releases on their websites, denouncing Namibia as the 'cruellest baby seal hunt on earth'. I know one organization has recently started an international seal awareness campaign called 'making waves for seals', in which over 2 million school children (and their parents) will be reached. I wonder how much of this will go towards saving the seals currently dying in Namibia?
No word as yet from the Green Party's Dr Caroline Lucas or the Commissioners in Europe or the CITES Secretariat, so it's safe to assume once again that all these slaughtered baby seal pup pelts will be welcomed into the EU.
Are we currently witnessing the way in which a seal species becomes extinct, with everybody horrified at the pictures, but not horrified enough to do or help in anyway - yet have no problem in exploiting the situation to raise maximum funding for themselves, with not a cent going towards saving these beautiful marine creatures?
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ZIMBABWE/RHODESIAN PENSION CAMPAIGN
We have recently received the following update from Mr. Sean MacNally of the Zimbabwe/Rhodesian Pension Campaign. Their web-site can be accessed at : www.zim-pensions.blogspot.com
This is the text of the correspondence received from 10 Downing Street in July in response to receipt of the Petition :-
"The Prime Minister has asked me to thank you for your recent letter and the petition. He hopes you will understand that, as the matter you raise is the responsibility of the Department for Work and Pensions, he has asked that your letter be forwarded to that Department so that they may reply to you direct on his behalf.
Yours sincerely
S CAINE"
As might have been expected, no further correspondence has since been forthcoming. While the petition itself really only provides details of our objective, and the names of the signatories that have supported it, we recognise that we also have amassed a lot of information via correspondence with our supporters as well as direct feedback from comments on the petition site itself that needs to be summarised and shared; and of course used as ammunition for our cause.
Accordingly work has commenced on compiling a Petition Report that will be forwarded to selected British Government officials so that they have evidence available that portrays the hardship and suffering that pensioners are going through as a result of their plight being ignored. The Report will also provide some statistics on the petition that may be of interest to supporters, and summarize the British Government's position to date, and how it falls short of their moral, if not legal, responsibility.
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club retail full-sized real South African and Rhodesian flags priced £6.00 each for Full Members of the Springbok Club, £8.00 each for Associate Members and £10.00 each for non-members (plus £1.00 for 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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A small stock of this book, which makes an ideal gift, are still available from : Yesterdays Books, 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9EH, UK at £15.00 - plus £3.50 or £6.50 (airmail) for postage and packing.
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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.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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ITEMS FOR SALE
For sale: a National Geographic DVD "Walking with Lions" detailing the story of these magnificent creatures. £5.00 + 50p for p&p.
If interested contact Robert Shipley by e-mail at: mrrobertshipley1759@yahoo.co.uk, or by 'phone at: 07930-169718.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.97 : Ms. CHRISTINE ALEXANDER
Christine Alexander hailed from Solihull in Warwickshire, but settled in Durban during the 1970s where she set up her own hair-dressing salon. Alas she had a very troubled love-life, and as a result moved to the Rand around 1980, after which little more was heard of her. A number of old friends would be very keen to learn what became of her.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Albert Brenner, currently based in the UAE, has constructed an excellent web-page on the Conservative Voice web-site. It can be accessed at :-
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/profile/2657/Albert-Brenner.html
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DEATH SENTENCE
Sir,
Another live shootout recently occurred in Jo`burg, passers-by having to take cover from AK47 bullet fire. 4 cash-in-transit staff killed in one heist, 1 guard shot and 3 burned to death in the van which the gang had poured flammable liquid over. Another elderly couple were hijacked and robbed at their farm. 3 cash-in-transit heists in 1 day in Durban, Gateway Centre in Umhlanga, La Lucia Mall and Westville Pavilion Centre, again rounds fired and fatalities. 3 middle-aged ladies from the UK robbed at gunpoint in Jo`burg for their belongings. Today riots and violent assaults in universities. There are obviously more I could comment on.
There are millions of people now living in the UK, New Zealand and Australia because they have been affected by the alarming crime rate in the country, and that even with ADT armed-response, burglar bars on windows, high razor-wire fencing and dogs, they are still being robbed, murdered and raped in their homes. The Rand is R14.68 to the £ pound and probably the high crime rate is contributing to this. A Free State judge has recently said the death penalty should be brought back.
Yours etc.,
PLT, South Africa
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ORANGE NETWORK
Sir,
I was sorry to learn that your intended trip to Ulster to address the Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC was unilaterally cancelled at short notice, which I understand caused you great personal inconvenience. Had I known the dates you were going to be over in advance I may have been able to arrange for you to address either an Orange Lodge or Unionist Branch meeting.
Yours etc.,
Brian John, Belfast, U.K.
[As reported above, the problems which the N.I.Branch of the SC/ELC experienced which caused this planned meeting to be cancelled at such short notice now seem to have been overcome. It is hoped therefore that a revised speaking trip can take place in early 2007. Ed.]
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OBITUARY
GENERAL AUGUSTO PINOCHET
It was with great sadness that we learnt of the recent death of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former President of Chile. General Pinochet saved Chile from Marxist oppression in 1973, and once installed as President presided over a free-market economic revolution which made Chile and the Chilean people the freest and most prosperous in South America. He also provided much needed support to Britain and the Falkland Islands after the Islands were invaded by dictator-ruled Argentina, and also proved a good friend to South Africa during the days of civilised rule. General Pinochet was therefore a true hero of our time if ever there was one.
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December 2006 edition
As many readers will probably know, the Springbok Club has been obtaining considerable publicity in recent editions of the London-published South African expatriate freebee newspaper "South African" - in particular in relation to recognition of the real South African flag.
By all accounts this publicity resulted in the largest volume of reader-correspondence ever generated by an article in this newspaper, with the majority of reactions being largely in favour of the Springbok Club's stance. Of the fourteen letters subsequently published by "South African" as a result of this publicity nine were broadly in favour of the Springbok Club's allegiance to the real South African flag, with only five favouring the ANC-regime's "underpants" design.
Subsequent to all this publicity a huge number of real South African flags were clearly seen being flown by South African supporters at the recent autumn internationals at Twickenham between England and the Springboks (if the ANC-regime still permits the South African national team to be known by this historic term!), and it came to light that stocks of the real South African flag were being openly sold at Twickenham Railway Station. As a result of this the Springbok Club has been contacted by a number other South African publications who took note of this development and enquired whether the Springbok Club was behind these sales.
Alas we must report that the Springbok Club isn't currently in a financial position to be able to mount such a sales operation, but even so it appears that the organisation - even with its present limited resources - has still been able to "set the agenda" on the flag issue among the expat White South African community. As a result of this some unknown enterprising entrepreneurs have evidently spotted a large potential market - and good luck to them!
The Springbok Club has therefore proved to be in the forefront of the South African struggle "in exile". Already the Springbok Club has successfully managed to "set the agenda" on the flag issue, but other even more important matters lie ahead. 2007 therefore promises to be an even more significant year for all those who believe in the rights and destiny of the South African people. United we can and will prevail.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB DAY OF THE VOW COMMEMORATIONS
The Springbok Club will once again be staging a function to mark the Day of the Vow this year, the details of which are as follows :-
Date : Saturday 16th December 2006
Times : Assemble from 13.30 hrs onwards, main activities to start at approximately 15.00 hrs.
Venue : THE CLARENCE (the upstairs "Drawing Room" bar), 4 Dover Street, Mayfair, London W1 (just off Piccadilly opposite the Ritz Hotel - nearest tube station: Green Park).
Guest Speaker : Mr. PETER KING, who will speak on the theme of "Going forward together"
Background : At a critical time in the history and fortunes of the Afrikaner people they made a covenant with their God. It was a solemn promise, and their true descendants still regard it as binding on them. Up until 1994 the annual acknowledgement of their covenant at the Voortrekker Monument was a national and religious holiday. As part of the headlong rush to replace every emblem of White government, including the flag, the decision was taken to rename the 16th December as "Day of Reconciliation". For us, however, it will always be the Day of the Vow. The word covenant implies "going forward together". In choosing the title for this address it seemed appropriate to feature the ongoing nature of that historic commitment. Let us take the steadfastness of the South African farming communities as an example for our own efforts to keep alive the flame of hope that South Africa will, one day, be properly governed again.
About the speaker: Peter King was born in Potters Bar in the UK during WWII, the son of a Lancashire Nursing Sister and a London Architect. His mother assumed that he would be joining her side of the family's commitment to Anglican Ministry, and made sure he had a classical education; his father showed him how to start a business. Armed with the priceless gift of being able to offer discount in Latin, Peter chose to follow his own love of electronics, and for many years was involved in the technology and technique of sound in the film and broadcasting industries. In 1976 he supplied some specialised sound equipment to a Johannesburg company for the brand new SABC TV service. In order to install the equipment he took a nineteen-day ticket to South Africa. He returned to London twenty years later. Such was the power of South Africa's magic and many of its people. During his South African stay Peter's lifelong involvement in electronics led to his becoming deeply involved in the emerging use of computers as design tools. By now bilingual, in 1983 he chaired the inaugural meeting of the South African Association of CAD users. In 1985 he was invited to become Technical Director of the AutoCad Centre, and presented papers on programming languages at several major universities. Up until 1996, he was a computer consultant to several prestigious companies, including Tiger Oats, First National Bank, Standard General Assurance, The Morgan Group and Southern Sun Hotels (Sun City). He was based in Johannesburg, but travelled for both business and pleasure in South-West Africa and the Eastern Transvaal. He was an enthusiastic Round Tabler, and in 1993 became the founder chairman of CHUG, the user group for programmers of the C language. Alas, as it became clear that there was no place for him in the "Affirmative Action" environment, it was time to say goodbye to so many dear friends, and in 1996 Peter returned to the land of his birth. The many memories and friendships remain a testament to a wonderful experience; and a once beautiful city. A supporter of the Springbok Club for some time, Peter is currently a member of the Executive Committee and is Liaison Officer of the London Branch.
Buffet-snacks will be provided at this function, and admission charges will be £7.00 per head for Life, Honorary and Full Members of the Springbok Club/ELC, £8.50 per head for Associate Members, and £10.00 per head for non-members. Although payment may be made on the day, it would help to gauge numbers if all those planning to attend could inform us in advance by 'phoning: 07711-188430.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC ACTIVITIES
The 2007 AGM of the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club will take place in January, after which it is anticipated that a leading anti-EU activist will give a brief address. Only fully paid-up members of the SC/ELC will be allowed to attend this meeting, and only Life, Honorary and Full Members will be entitled to vote and to stand for office.
In February 2007 the Springbok Club/ELC anticipates welcoming a leading national security lawyer as guest speaker, and in March 2007 the SC/ELC will be joining forces with the London Swinton Circle to stage a meeting to be addressed by a leading personality from Gibraltar.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
We are happy to announce that the problems which unfortunately affected the Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC earlier this year now appear to have been successfully overcome. The Chairman of the N.I. Branch, Pastor Nigel Owens, still anticipates taking up an overseas teaching appointment in early 2007 however, so therefore needs to hand over the reins of the branch to other dedicated members in the province in the very near future, and a special branch AGM is being planned for early 2007 with this aim in mind. We trust therefore that all members and supporters in Northern Ireland will do their best to help Nigel orchestrate a smooth handover.
The Kent Branch of the SC/ELC is planning an informal social gathering in January, probably in the Medway Towns area.
Alas the anticipated monthly get-togethers which the London Branch of the SC/ELC initially planned never came to full fruition. With recent new injection of blood into the branch's committee it is hoped that this plan will be revived for 2007.
It seems likely that both the dormant Chilterns and Hampshire branches of the SC/ELC will be revitalised with new branch leaderships early in the new year, and that a new Sussex/Surrey Branch will be established.
If you live in any of these areas and would like to become involved in branch activities please e-mail: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle was addressed by the Rt.Hon. Ann Widdecombe MP, the former Home Office minister and Conservative MP for Maidstone and the Weald, earlier this month. Miss Widdecombe gave a captivating and wide-ranging speech to a packed audience, which on the whole was very well received. Although there were a few issues where many LSC members present disagreed with her, it was observed afterwards that even in spite of this fact she still seemed far closer to LSC policies than the present CP leadership, and it was just a tragedy that by announcing her retirement from Parliament at the next general election she would not be able to make valuable common-sense contributions to a future Conservative government.
In January the LSC will be addressed by Mr. David Davies MP, the Conservative MP for Monmouth. Precise details for this meeting have still not been finalised, but will be announced in next month's SCN.
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4 HARCOURT STREET PETITION
4 Harcourt Street, Dublin, was the birthplace of Sir Edward Carson. Unfortunately this property has been neglected during recent years, but a petition campaign has been mounted to encourage the Dublin authorities to assign a preservation order, restore and finally add a commemorative plaque to the building. We believe that this is a most praiseworthy campaign, so therefore urge all our readers to add their names to the petition. It can be accessed at : http://www.PetitionOnline.com/4harco/
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LETTER TO THE OBSERVER
Mr. Jaco Strauss from Melbourne has written the following most succinct letter to The Observer expressing his disgust at the recent totally ignorant pronouncements made by David Cameron in relation to South African terrorists :-
Dear Sir,
It is seldom that one gets the chance to see short-sighted political opportunism on the scale recently exhibited by the Tory leader David Cameron.
In order to try and boost his international image he decided to hitch a ride on Nelson Mandela's coat tails. He managed to get the necessary photo shoot last week and reckoned it afforded a great opportunity to distance himself from his predecessor, Lady Thatcher, who used to refer to Mandela's ANC as "terrorists". David Cameron therefore quickly went on record to claim that Thatcher's Tories got it plainly "wrong" at the time.
Now regardless of how important this photo-op was for Mr Cameron, it is interesting that he should decide to open a polemic on the definition of "terrorism" in the same month a major terrorist plot had ostensibly been foiled in his own country. Not only that, but his country is currently engaged in a "War on Terror" as the major ally of the United States in the biggest war currently raging.
Most observers would however agree that one man's "terrorist" is another man's "freedom fighter", whether it be Mandela, Osama bin Laden, Bobby Sands or Francisco Garmendia. Now if we desired to cut through all the politically-correct posturing and associated sound-bites, we would need to consult the actual dictionary meaning of the word "terrorist". As an Oxford old boy Cameron should be happy with the Oxford Dictionary's definition which defines a "terrorist" as : "a person who uses violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims".
Now whichever way you look at it, this is pretty much what the ANC did during the Thatcher years. I don't know what Cameron did at his Eton school on 20 May 1983, but on that day the ANC blew up 18 civilians through a car bomb explosion in Pretoria. Last year on 7 July a "terrorist" blew up 13 civilians on a bus at Tavistock Place, London. Would David Cameron be able to connect these dots - or will he, 20 years down the line after a photo opportunity with an aging Osama bin Laden, hail him too as "one of the greatest men alive" before criticizing Blair for calling al-Qa'eda "terrorists"? How will we ever eradicate this scourge while the likes of Cameron insist on making their contemptible efforts worthwhile?
For let us not fool ourselves. The world is forever condemning "terrorism" on the one hand while rewarding it on the other. Sinn Fein would never have been part of any Belfast Agreement if it wasn't for the IRA's long-standing campaign of blowing up civilians all over the UK, and how prominent would the ANC have been if it wasn't for an "armed struggle" that amounted to little more than ambushing policemen and blowing up civilians in public places? Who would've known about ETA and how many people would have shown any sympathy for the "Palestinian cause" if it did not get advertised through decades of terror inspiring bloodshed?
If the British were ever going to be foolish enough to elect a terror apologist of Cameron's ilk to high office, they can rest assured that further "freedom fighter" attacks like those of 7/7 are going to be visited upon them with ever more regularity.
Yours respectfully,
Jaco Strauss
Melbourne
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THE NEW PARTY
Some couple of years or so ago we received friendly e-mail contact from a Mr. Martyn Greene, who was evidently a leading official in a London-based fringe political party called "The New Party". Alas, in spite of promises of support and several official invitations, we never saw anything of Mr. Greene or any other representatives from "The New Party" at any functions. At much the same time we received some material from "The New Party" through the post, but this time with an address in Oldbury, Worcestershire, under the name of a Mr. James Barry. A few weeks ago, however, we received a 'phone call from this Mr. Barry regarding "The New Party". Most mysteriously, however, when we mentioned our previous contact with Mr. Greene he denied all knowledge of him, and bizarrely also claimed ignorance of the party's official address in Northumberland Avenue, London. We therefore sent e-mails to the last know addresses of both Mr. Greene and Mr. Barry asking for clarification, but alas so far haven't received the decency of any reply from either of them. Quite clearly there is something very puzzling and indeed sinister about this so-called "The New Party". Any further information in this regard would be most gratefully received.
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SEAL ALERT-SA REPORT
After months of campaigning to end Namibia's largest cull of 85,000 baby seals in nursing and birthing grounds, the species continues to collapse. Since July 1 the sealers have clubbed their way through every living nursing baby seal pup in their desire to fill their export orders for the EU. Sealers are now concentrating their killing spree on shooting 6000 young and old bulls for the Far East trade. Whilst the 2006 sealing season draws to a close on November 15, Seal Alert-SA is once again receiving reports that a 7th mass die-off has taken place since 1988.
Prior to the start of this year's sealing season the seal population was at 1982 levels. After 91,000 have been slaughter (with 100% of the new-born pups) one can only imagine what the Namibian seal population has further declined to. The lowest official population figures we have are in 1972. How long before the seal population will declined off the chart, and yet Namibia still claims its seal population is healthy and sealing is sustainable?
Here are just two of the extracts Seal Alert-SA has received in recent days.
"My name is Yolanda; we are currently visiting Swakopmund in Namibia. We went to the beach (Mile 4 – Mile 8) this morning and were shocked by the number of dead seals on the beach. We only drove on part of the beach, but counted a total of 97. This was terrible, especially for my kids. We even saw a couple of baby seals also dead - do you know what is going on? This is shocking, first of all the decaying bodies, and second all the sadness of why this is happening. We live in South Africa (Pretoria) and we came to Swakopmund to look at this beautiful place, yet now we get a slaughter field. I took photos and I really want to e-mail this to people in South Africa who are not informed of this cruelty. Please let me know how I can help, we will be here until Saturday, and hopefully will be able to show our kids some seals that are alive - not this!"
"Phoned Fisheries today and spoke to Heidi who put the phone down on me. She's dealing with the seals and is a senior biologist. I got up her nostrils because I demanded an explanation regarding the status of the seals thus far - culling and starving to death. I also got hold of an Advocate Mbako at Fisheries HQ in Windhoek who is going to issue me with a press release regarding the seals dying along our coastline. She phoned me back this evening (surprise) and said the matter has been looked into and they will have an answer by Monday. I'll let you know further, but I intend stirring the pot some more, because the seals are dying like flies and the beaches are littered with corpses. I would like to know roughly how many seals you think have been culled to date, as well as what sort of figures are we looking at regarding the seals starving to death? Last year I think there was a recorded figure of 200,000 or 500,000 - that is an awful lot!"
In the last three days, Seal Alert-SA, without any funding (except from one loyal supporter in the Netherlands), has rescued one juvenile, two sub-adults and one weanling pup - all severe starvation cases. Sadly the juvenile after a courageous fight died.
All the large international seal campaigning organizations, with many millions of supporters and many millions of dollars in funding, all posted opposition press releases on their websites, denouncing Namibia as the 'cruellest baby seal hunt on earth'. I know one organization has recently started an international seal awareness campaign called 'making waves for seals', in which over 2 million school children (and their parents) will be reached. I wonder how much of this will go towards saving the seals currently dying in Namibia?
No word as yet from the Green Party's Dr Caroline Lucas or the Commissioners in Europe or the CITES Secretariat, so it's safe to assume once again that all these slaughtered baby seal pup pelts will be welcomed into the EU.
Are we currently witnessing the way in which a seal species becomes extinct, with everybody horrified at the pictures, but not horrified enough to do or help in anyway - yet have no problem in exploiting the situation to raise maximum funding for themselves, with not a cent going towards saving these beautiful marine creatures?
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ZIMBABWE/RHODESIAN PENSION CAMPAIGN
We have recently received the following update from Mr. Sean MacNally of the Zimbabwe/Rhodesian Pension Campaign. Their web-site can be accessed at : www.zim-pensions.blogspot.com
This is the text of the correspondence received from 10 Downing Street in July in response to receipt of the Petition :-
"The Prime Minister has asked me to thank you for your recent letter and the petition. He hopes you will understand that, as the matter you raise is the responsibility of the Department for Work and Pensions, he has asked that your letter be forwarded to that Department so that they may reply to you direct on his behalf.
Yours sincerely
S CAINE"
As might have been expected, no further correspondence has since been forthcoming. While the petition itself really only provides details of our objective, and the names of the signatories that have supported it, we recognise that we also have amassed a lot of information via correspondence with our supporters as well as direct feedback from comments on the petition site itself that needs to be summarised and shared; and of course used as ammunition for our cause.
Accordingly work has commenced on compiling a Petition Report that will be forwarded to selected British Government officials so that they have evidence available that portrays the hardship and suffering that pensioners are going through as a result of their plight being ignored. The Report will also provide some statistics on the petition that may be of interest to supporters, and summarize the British Government's position to date, and how it falls short of their moral, if not legal, responsibility.
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club retail full-sized real South African and Rhodesian flags priced £6.00 each for Full Members of the Springbok Club, £8.00 each for Associate Members and £10.00 each for non-members (plus £1.00 for 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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BOOK OFFERS
"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
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"THE GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN LAND SCANDAL" by Dr. Philip du Toit is a vital piece of work. South Africa can do without many things, but it cannot survive without its farmers. Thirty-five thousand commercial farmers feed 45 million people. Read what has happened to many productive farms which have already been handed over under the government's restitution and redistribution programmes.
It is available priced R150.00 in South Africa from: Jack Loggenberg, TLU/TAU, P.O.Box 91251, Silverton, Pretoria, 0127, Transvaal, South Africa (payments to "TLU/TAU"), or priced £9.95 (+ 15% p&p) in the UK from: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX (payments to "The Springbok Club").
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"BETRAYAL IN HIGH PLACES" by James Mackay.
271 pages, some illustrations. Soft-back £5.00 including p&p. (r.r.p. £10.00)
The compelling story of what really happened in a defeated Japan following the end of World War II. Merchant seaman James Mackay, whilst travelling in the east, started to hear stories of massacres and other atrocities committed by Japanese forces, not just against enemy troops, but against innocent civilian populations. His subsequent investigations revealed reluctance amongst Allied governments to discuss these incidents that seemed to amount almost to a cover-up. Why would the Allies want to overlook the crimes of a former enemy, especially when the leadership of another former enemy was being liquidated at Nuremburg? Using his own research, as well as material prepared by Australian Army war crimes investigator Capt. J.G. Goodwin, Mackay exposes the cover-up and names the guilty. Not only were the Japanese keen to sweep the past under the carpet, but the US government of the time also had its own reasons for preserving the political and industrial elite in Japan. A provocative book, which calls into question the morality of US policy towards Japan after WWII.
Payment can be made by credit or debit card. To order on line, log onto www.paypal.com and enter postmaster@gcartwright.demon.co.uk as payment destination.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion is a devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS", edited by Ronnie Anderson.
Reminiscences of Eastern Nigeria - "The nuts and bolts of African history..." Professor Tony Kirk-Greene CMG, MBE, Emeritus Professor of African Affairs at Oxford University. A unique selection of Nigerian stories, studies/articles on arts, crafts, education riots, oil discovery, court and community development, medical section, Royal visits, Leopard murders, electoral matters, land disputes, an extraordinary spectrum of Nigerian life in post-war era up to Independence. Photographs, sketches and maps.
A small stock of this book, which makes an ideal gift, are still available from : Yesterdays Books, 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9EH, UK at £15.00 - plus £3.50 or £6.50 (airmail) for postage and packing.
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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.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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ITEMS FOR SALE
For sale: a National Geographic DVD "Walking with Lions" detailing the story of these magnificent creatures. £5.00 + 50p for p&p.
If interested contact Robert Shipley by e-mail at: mrrobertshipley1759@yahoo.co.uk, or by 'phone at: 07930-169718.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.97 : Ms. CHRISTINE ALEXANDER
Christine Alexander hailed from Solihull in Warwickshire, but settled in Durban during the 1970s where she set up her own hair-dressing salon. Alas she had a very troubled love-life, and as a result moved to the Rand around 1980, after which little more was heard of her. A number of old friends would be very keen to learn what became of her.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Albert Brenner, currently based in the UAE, has constructed an excellent web-page on the Conservative Voice web-site. It can be accessed at :-
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/profile/2657/Albert-Brenner.html
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DEATH SENTENCE
Sir,
Another live shootout recently occurred in Jo`burg, passers-by having to take cover from AK47 bullet fire. 4 cash-in-transit staff killed in one heist, 1 guard shot and 3 burned to death in the van which the gang had poured flammable liquid over. Another elderly couple were hijacked and robbed at their farm. 3 cash-in-transit heists in 1 day in Durban, Gateway Centre in Umhlanga, La Lucia Mall and Westville Pavilion Centre, again rounds fired and fatalities. 3 middle-aged ladies from the UK robbed at gunpoint in Jo`burg for their belongings. Today riots and violent assaults in universities. There are obviously more I could comment on.
There are millions of people now living in the UK, New Zealand and Australia because they have been affected by the alarming crime rate in the country, and that even with ADT armed-response, burglar bars on windows, high razor-wire fencing and dogs, they are still being robbed, murdered and raped in their homes. The Rand is R14.68 to the £ pound and probably the high crime rate is contributing to this. A Free State judge has recently said the death penalty should be brought back.
Yours etc.,
PLT, South Africa
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ORANGE NETWORK
Sir,
I was sorry to learn that your intended trip to Ulster to address the Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC was unilaterally cancelled at short notice, which I understand caused you great personal inconvenience. Had I known the dates you were going to be over in advance I may have been able to arrange for you to address either an Orange Lodge or Unionist Branch meeting.
Yours etc.,
Brian John, Belfast, U.K.
[As reported above, the problems which the N.I.Branch of the SC/ELC experienced which caused this planned meeting to be cancelled at such short notice now seem to have been overcome. It is hoped therefore that a revised speaking trip can take place in early 2007. Ed.]
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OBITUARY
GENERAL AUGUSTO PINOCHET
It was with great sadness that we learnt of the recent death of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former President of Chile. General Pinochet saved Chile from Marxist oppression in 1973, and once installed as President presided over a free-market economic revolution which made Chile and the Chilean people the freest and most prosperous in South America. He also provided much needed support to Britain and the Falkland Islands after the Islands were invaded by dictator-ruled Argentina, and also proved a good friend to South Africa during the days of civilised rule. General Pinochet was therefore a true hero of our time if ever there was one.
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