Monday, 11 May 2009

May 2009 Edition.

SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER

May 2009 edition

The ANC's re-election paving the way for Jacob "Bring me my Machine Gun" Zuma to become president of the "new" South Africa would seem to herald yet another dark chapter in the beleaguered country's history, and a return to the horrors of the Mandela era.

We must we honest and admit that much to our surprise Thabo Mbeki's term in office proved a relative - and we repeat, relative - period of stability for the "new" South Africa. To be sure, the rampant crime rate and the genocide campaign against the White farming and urban communities were not eradicated - but they did not intensify either. Even more surprisingly, there was clearly a period of economic growth in the country, with the beginnings of overseas investment returning. Probably the biggest achievement of Mbeki's administration was the fact that the 2010 Soccer World Cup still remains scheduled for South Africa, with the building of most of the stadiums and the necessary transport infrastructure nearing completion - much to the astonishment of most seasoned observers who forecast only chaos at the time that FIFA awarded the competition to the country.

The fact of the matter is that, particularly towards the end of his period in power, Mbeki realised that anti-White paranoia and the Marxist theories of the SACP were leading nowhere, so therefore embraced the free market capitalist system. This of course was the reason why the ANC/SACP hierarchy decided that he simply had to go. It was of course most significant in this regard to note that both Mandela himself and his crazed ex-wife were present giving their full support at Zuma's final election rally in Johannesburg.

Channel 4's recent docu-drama "Endgame" gave many significant clues regarding the treason, sell-out and surrender which led to the imposition of ANC terrorist rule over South Africa. It was interesting in this regard to note that although Willie Esterhuyse and the rest of the Afrikaner intellectual traitors, and the "useful idiot" Michael Young of Consolidated Gold Fields (and how true was the remark that Consolidated's founder, Cecil John Rhodes, would be turning in his grave at Young's appeasement!) were prepared to negotiate with the Mbeki wing of the ANC, the sell-out NP government of PW Botha, through cabinet minister Cobie Coetzee and NIS-chief Neil Barnard, were at the same time talking to the convicted terrorist Mandela whilst he was still in prison! It was clearly a case of surrendering to the GREATEST of two evils. Surely the warnings of both the HNP and the Conservative Party of South Africa throughout the 1980s have now been fully vindicated. The greatest enemy was from within in the form of the NP establishment, and not without in the form of the ineffective ANC terrorists.

But there is no point dwelling upon the past. The fact of the matter is that Zuma's incoming administration almost certainly heralds a resumption of anti-White hatred. We repeat what we said at the time of the coming to power of the unreconstructed terrorist Mandela therefore, and that is that all Whites should endeavour to leave the country as soon as they can and by whichever means they can, for to remain under the likes Zuma could well be tantamount to signing your own death certificate. The sooner the country collapses completely the better, for only once the Western World is forced to intervene will there be any hope for the re-establishment of civilised values to the benefit of all.

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SPRINGBOK CLUB VAN RIEBEECK'S DAY BUFFET

The Springbok Club held a most successful and well-attended event last month in order to celebrate Van Riebeeck's Day, at which the guest speaker was Mnr. Albertus Kleingeld of the PRAAG ("Pro-Afrikaans Action Group") organisation. Mnr. Kleingeld gave a most well-received address in which he told something about the foundation of PRAAG and its aims and objectives in defending the Afrikaans culture and identity. He emphasised, however, that advocating Afrikaner freedom and self-determination did not imply any antagonism towards the group-rights of others in South Africa. It is anticipated that as a result of this meeting links between the two organisations will increase and strengthen.

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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS

The Springbok Club/ELC will be holding a special day's events in order to celebrate Empire Day on Saturday 16th May. This will take the form of a trip to the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham where a special "Soldiers of the Queen" spectacular will be held over the weekend (featuring a display by our friends from "The Diehards" Victorian era military re-enactment society), followed by a get-together and dinner at near-by hostelries, where short keynote addresses will be made to mark Empire Day. Details are as follows :-

Date  :   Saturday 16th May 2009

Venue :   The Royal Engineers Museum, Prince Arthur Road, Old Brompton, Gillingham, Kent, ME4 4UG (nearest railway station: Gillingham, 15 minutes walk away - or Chatham, a short bus journey away).

Rendezvous arrangements :  Meet in the foyer of the museum between 12.00 noon and 12.30 hrs, or meet-up with the rest of the party anytime thereafter during the afternoon. (The museum charges will be £6.99 for adults, and £4.66 for concessions).

For more information, or to book a place at the celebration dinner during the evening, please 'phone: 07711188430.
  
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS

In July the Springbok Club will be staging their annual Rhodes & Founders celebrations, at which a prominent ex-Rhodesian will be guest of honour. Further details will be given in future editions of the SCN.

In August it is hoped to stage a joint meeting with the Swinton Circle at which a prominent Ulster historian will be guest speaker.

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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS

The Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a re-establishment function at Hatfield towards the end of June. Further details will be given in next month's SCN.

The meeting to re-constitute the Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC (probably to be re-named the Belfast Branch) has now been re-scheduled until August, for the convenience of all concerned, and will take place in central Belfast.

The London Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC is planning to hold a get-together in September, when a leading expert will be giving an informal talk about Anglo-Saxon archaeology.

The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC is planning a social get-together in the autumn at which a former Rhodesian Air Force member will be giving an informal talk about his experiences in the RhAF.

For more details about all these events please e-mail: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone 07711188430.

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SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS

The planned Swinton Circle meeting at which Mr. Paul Madzore, the MDC MP from Zimbabwe, was due to be guest speaker has unfortunately had to be cancelled because of Mr. Madzore's tight schedule in the UK. A braai in the honour of Mr. Madzore will be held in Casteford, Yorkshire, during the afternoon of Saturday 23rd May however, to which members of the Swinton Circle have been specifically invited. Please e-mail: swinton@netcomuk.co.uk for more details.

The Swinton Circle is planning to stage a most interesting meeting to be addressed by a prominent member of the House of Lords in the near future, hopefully in June. More precise details will be given in next month's edition of the SCN.

In last month's SCN we exposed a report from "The Guardian" of July 5th 1986 which revealed how Mr. Allan Robertson (the erstwhile Organiser of the London Swinton Circle, who was subsequently expelled from the organisation) had recommended "liaison" with the neo-fascist BNP whilst Chairman of the Scottish Monday Club during the mid-1980s. Now a supporter has sent us some even more damning evidence of Mr. Robertson's double-dealings from a far more recent date. This has been in the form of a photograph positively identified as being taken on February 29th 2008, clearly showing him in attendance at a dinner staged by the so-called "Conservative Democratic Alliance" (CDA) and listening to a speech being given by a certain Mr. Sam Swerling. About four years ago the now defunct CDA placed a statement on their web-site discussion forum stating that their aim was to "smash" both the Swinton Circle and the Springbok Club, so quite clearly support for this organisation would be incompatible with membership of the Swinton Circle. Furthermore Mr. Swerling, a former member of the Swinton Circle, openly admitted his membership of the BNP (something confirmed by his name appearing on the leaked BNP membership list) which led to him being debarred from attending Swinton Circle meetings. Mr. Robertson of course never told any other active Committee Members of the Swinton Circle about his attendance of this dinner staged by enemies of the organisation, and needless to say he would probably have been suspended from the Swinton Circle earlier had his double-dealings been known at the time. A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words.

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NEW BRITAIN NEWS

We have recently heard on the grapevine that Mr. Dennis Delderfield, the National Chairman of New Britain, has been taken rather poorly - something which seems to be confirmed by the fact that he hasn't been contactable over the 'phone of late, and the New Britain web-site apparently has not been updated so far this year. Mr. Delderfield is of course a great and long-standing friend and supporter of our movement, and a man who we admire greatly, so we send him our sincerest best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

As far as we are aware, however, New Britain's 3rd annual Goldsmith Lecture is still scheduled to take place. The lecture this year will be given by Mr. Simon Heffer, Associate Editor of The Daily Telegraph, on Thursday 10th September from 19.00 hrs to 21.00 hrs at the Wilkins Gustav Tuck Lecture Theatre, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1. The Chairman of the lecture will be Sir Teddy Taylor, and it is hoped that Mr. Delderfield will also be able to speak on the same subject - "The State of the Nation". Tickets are priced at £5.00 and can be obtained from: New Britain, 10 College East, Gunthorpe Street, Tower Hamlets, London E1 7RL.

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GREY SEALS SPARED FROM SLAUGHTER

We have recently received the following most encouraging report from Earle Bingley in Canada :-

"Yesterday, thousands of baby grey seals on Hay Island were spared a brutal death by sealers due to a lack of demand for their skins. When seal processing plants told seal hunters that they could not find buyers for the pelts of the baby grey seals, the sealers stayed home.

"Rebecca Aldworth and the ProtectSeals team, on hand to document the cruel killing, instead filmed the peaceful mothers and pups resting on the beach. 'A miracle happened, and what would have been one of the worst days of my life became one of the best: instead of bearing witness to sealers beating defenceless seal pups to death with wooden bats, we stood on Hay Island to celebrate life with the seals,' said Aldworth, director of HSI Canada.

"'As we walked on to the island, so peaceful in absence of the seal hunters, I was struck by the beauty of the place,' Aldworth continued. 'All around us, protective mothers nursed their babies. The sweet pups looked up at us trustingly-they have no reason to fear people, because they do not know what happened here last year.'

"The fact that buyers are unwilling to purchase grey seal pelts this year proves that global markets for seal products are evaporating. With a pending ban on seal product trade in the European Union, the writing is on the wall-this is the beginning of the end of the commercial seal slaughter.

"'By simply considering a seal product trade ban, the EU has already had a major impact on markets for seal products, and has saved thousands of seals from being clubbed to death,' said Mark Glover, director of HSI UK. 'It is essential that the EU enact a full and unconditional ban on the trade in seal products to help end Canada's inhumane and unnecessary seal slaughter.'

"The moment of peace Aldworth experienced is fleeting. In just a few weeks' time, the true target of the world's largest slaughter of marine mammals - the harp seals - will be killed by the hundreds of thousands in horrible ways.

"But, just as with the grey seals, there is hope for the harp seals. If the European Union stays its course and passes an unconditional ban on seal product trade, baby harp seals could be spared, too.

"'There is so much at stake-the lives of millions of seals hang in the balance,' said Aldworth. She recalled, 'As I looked into the eyes of the grey seal pups, I was struck by the fact that they all would have been dead were it not for the actions of compassionate nations,' adding, 'Harp seals, too, deserve to live out their lives in peace.'

"HSI Canada will be monitoring the grey seal situation closely and will be on hand to document if conditions change and the slaughter does proceed. Meanwhile, we are renewing our call for the Canadian government to compensate affected workers by buying out sealing licenses, and to develop alternative economies for coastal communities. It is time for this needless killing to end."

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GAYLE HOENIG TAKEN ILL

Many readers will either know, or have heard of Gayle Hoenig. She is a wonderful lady who has unselfishly dedicated her life to the welfare and rescue of animals in her native state of Colorado, though her interest in animal welfare spans the globe.

Sadly we have recently received a most distressing e-mail from Steve Gassaway of Rescue Without Borders in which he informed us that Gayle had has a stroke about 5 weeks ago and had to be flown by helicopter to a hospital in Colorado Springs, USA, where she had a tracheotomy and was put on a respirator. She has now been taken off life-support and is able to breathe on her own again, but she is unable to move or communicate apart from slight hand movements.

Steve is thinking of setting up a trust fund for Gayle and her family through Rescue Without Borders. If anybody would like to donate or just send a message to Gayle, please email Steve on:  gassasb@hushmail.com

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ALBERT WEIDEMANN'S ZIMBABWE DEBATES

The gifted Zimbabwe singer and MDC MP, Mr. Paul Madzore, will be in Yorkshire from 14th to 23rd May for various debates and meetings being staged by Mr. Albert Weidemann. Details of the first two of these events are as follows :-

Zimbabwe Debate

Venue :  Ripon Town Hall, Market Place, Ripon, Yorkshire, HG4 1BZ
Date  :  Thursday 14th May 2009
Times :  Assemble from 12.00 noon onwards; buffet meal at 13.00 hrs; Paul Madzore to speak at 14.00 hrs

Bring-your-own Braai

Venue :  Ripon Rugby Club, Mallorie Park Drive, Ripon, Yorkshire, HG4 2QF
Date  :  Saturday 16th May 2009
Times :  14.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs; Paul Madzore to speak at 15.30 hrs

Paul Madzore will speak on the theme of the current humanitarian crisis facing Zimbabwe at both events. Admission will be free, although donations will be appreciated to help defray expenses. For further details please e-mail: ajweidemann@googlemail.com

Albert Weidemann has also now initiated a web-site concerning the ongoing series of Zimbabwe Debates which he has organised, which can be assessed at: http://www.zimbabwedebate.com

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LATEST FALKLANDS NEWS

All major Argentine newspapers and web-sites recently carried the story of Prince William's posting as a pilot to the Falklands. The newspaper Clarin stated that it was difficult to believe that British diplomats would not have weighed up the political significance of this, and draws the conclusion that it is a mark of Britain's determination over the Falklands.

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TAU MEDIA STATEMENT

We have recently received the following most interesting and revealing media statement from the Transvaal Agricultural Union :-

"TAU SA is taking note of the preliminary results of the Agriculture Census 2007. Based on results announced on 17 February 2009, a definite decrease totalling 17,998 of farming units since 1993. It should therefore be concluded that land in production decreased to the same extent. This places a serious burden on the shoulders of farmers utilizing their land productively.

"According to the president of TAU SA, Mr Ben Marais, agricultural land, which is already a scarce commodity in South Africa, is becoming even scarcer. This can be ascribed to:

1          The fact that agricultural land is increasing claimed by communities resulting in the land being utilized for other purposes.
2          The occurrence of farm murders resulting in time consuming estate procedures having a negative impact on continued productivity.
3          Increasing crime, especially theft, forcing farmers to consider alternative agricultural activities.
4          Rising input costs which has a very negative effect on marginal farming practices.

"Mr Marais emphasized that the production of sufficient and affordable food complying with acceptable standards is becoming increasingly important. Against the background of the global economic crisis and subsequent losses of employment, the results in South Africa will be crushing should optimal use of available agricultural land is not assured. It is in the interest of this country's citizens that the authorities should activate action plans to ensure that South Africa will be able to produce sufficient food for domestic purposes as well as for export to neighbouring states where famine is rapidly becoming a reality."

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FLAGS etc.

The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).

Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.

Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)

Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.

[We really want to be able to produce the next edition of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, No.37, as soon as possible, but in order to do this we need to clear our existing stock of back-issues first. Supporters can help us in two ways in this regard, either by making donations which will enable us to distribute more copies, and/or by providing address details of people who might be interesting in receiving copies.]

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

The book "British Sports Cars" by Nigel Fryatt - £10.00, including p.& p. (£15.00 if sent overseas).
A Monserrat parade flag, complete with flag-pole - £50.00 including p.& p. (£55.00 if sent overseas).
The book "The Queen" (about Queen Elizabeth II) by Ann Morrow - £8.00 including p.& p. (£10.00 if sent overseas).
The book "Labrador" (about the mainland coastal area of Newfoundland) - £10.00 including p.& p. (£15.00 if sent overseas).

For more information or to make orders please 'phone 07527277406, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk

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BOOK OFFERS

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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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"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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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion

A devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com

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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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Glenn MacAskill and Michael Bowery of Crest Publishing have written three books each. Glenn MacAskill is ex-BSAP Special Branch and still working (as Mugabe has denied him any pension) and Michael Bowery is ex-South African Special Forces. Due to the difficulties confronting White writers in the "new" South Africa they launched Crest Publishing to self-publish their own books, and have been doing this since October 2006. Michael Bowery is author of: "Canham's Run", "The Sligo Piper" and "Kill the President", whilst Glenn MacAskill is author of: "King's Gold", "Crime Lords" and "Of Royal Blood". Special discounts to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!

For more information, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 97910, Petervale, Transvaal, 2151, South Africa, e-mail: crestbooks@mweb.co.za, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za

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"THE SAINTS" - DVD versions of the book about the history of the RLI

Now available from Msasa Enterprises. Contact: msasasa@iafrica.com or UK tel.: 07732 685400.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?

No.126 :  Mr. PETER "PINETOWN PETE" JEFFERSON-GREEN of Pinetown.

Peter Jefferson-Green - universally known as "Pinetown Pete" - was born and raised in the east end of London, but emigrated to South Africa during the 1970s, settling in Pinetown, Natal. He played in goal for the Durban Collegians soccer team, and it was here where he obtained his nickname. In the early 1980s he married a South African girl named Dawn - "The beautiful new Dawn" as she was known - but alas the marriage did not last. With the approaching fall of civilised rule in South Africa "Pinetown Pete" confided that he was planning to re-emigrate to Canada, though it is not certain whether this ever came about. It would therefore be interesting to learn where he is now.

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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH

The Pioneer Club, who organise the famous Rhodesian July braai weekends (de facto celebrations for Rhodes & Founders Day), have now initiated their own most interesting web-site. This is well worth a visit, particularly for those who might be thinking about joining the club and attending their 2009 July braai weekend. It can be accessed at :-

http://rpcuk.synthasite.com/

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

CURRENTLY DISADVANTAGED

Sir,

I have been working as CEO in a one-man company. We have 30 staff members. The company showed strong growth under my management, quality of products has improved, and delivery time reduced by 60%

I receive regular compliments from customers and suppliers regarding the company’s efficiency. I have many years’ knowledge and experience in my field, and I had planned on working here until my retirement.

Now the owner of the company is in the process of selling the business to 'previously disadvantaged' for a few million Rand. Buyers are borrowing money from the government – tax-money that I also helped to pay, and what is now being used against me.

My concern is that I am also going to be paid off so that a 'previously disadvantaged' can be appointed in my place, regardless of whether he has the same knowledge and skills that I have.

What also worries me is that the owner is only seeing the money that he is receiving from the transaction, and is not really concerned whether provision has really been made for those of us who helped build the company, and whether we would find work afterwards.

My CV has also been sent out far and wide, but because of 'Affirmative Action' I cannot find another job. AA – and not capitalism - renders the playing field very uneven. I voted for democracy in 1994, the end of apartheid and equal rights. However, now this counts against White men. What does the government want from us? To be without jobs?

They deny my citizenship, knowledge, experience and contributions to the economy. The only reason why they tolerate us is for our tax contributions that they faithfully receive every month.

Yours etc.,

"Old White", Verwoerdburg, Transvaal

[Did you not realise the INEVITABLE consequences of voting "for democracy (sic) in 1994, the end of apartheid and equal rights (sic)"? - Ed.]

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ROGUES GALLERY

In the 'Rogues Gallery' column of last month's SCN we reported about how we had been sent a copy of a most strange and bizarre letter written by someone named Phil Andrews who we had never heard of previously, but that we had no idea whatsoever why this should have been sent to us.

Since then we have been sent another most mystifying document from the same source, and again without any form of explanation whatsoever. This document, which is four pages long, seems to have been photocopied from a larger publication, though it gives no indication of either the title or the date of the original. The text is written in the first-person, and seems to be an explanation as to why the writer had resigned from the National Front (a far-right British political party which we have no connection with).

Rather disturbingly several names which we recognise appear in this document, though in at least one case we know that an allegation made is completely untrue. Other aspects in the article seem to have more than a ring of truth about them however, and could give a clue as to why this item was sent to us. In this regard the following paragraph is perhaps very significant :-

"Shortly afterwards Joe [believed to be a Joe Pearce, a former subscriber to 'S.A.Patriot', but who we know very little about] was sent to prison again. He was a great inspiration for us all. Whilst his co-defendant, Ian Anderson, squirmed and wriggled in the witness box, Joe said he was going to prison proud of his beliefs and knowing that for the first time in its history the NF (National Front) knew where it was going and was preparing a new generation of leaders and policies for the 1990s. They were telling us that by the mid 1990s a combination of mass unemployment, a more repressive state and the running out of North Sea oil would lead to a situation where we could put into action the thousands of cadres we would have trained by then, to lead a dispossessed generation to power. This would be going on not just in Britain but also in America, Scandinavia and the rest of Western Europe. To do this we would not only have to be politically trained but would also have to form alliances with all sorts of other groups that wanted to topple whoever was in power, Labour or the Conservatives."

Apart from the most unsettling nature of this paragraph, and the fact that the prediction most certainly - thank goodness - did not come about during the 1990s, the most significant aspect seems to be the mention of the name Ian Anderson. Could this be the same Ian Anderson who - although never a member - started attending Swinton Circle meetings a few years ago we wonder? This Ian Anderson would market copies of a broadsheet which he published called "The Flag" (no connection to the periodical of the same name published by the Flame Lily Foundation in South Africa we hasten to add) without permission at Swinton Circle meetings, and its apparent extremist nature led to at least one Swinton Circle member resigning from the organisation. As a result of this a sidekick of this Ian Anderson - who was a member and always brought him along to meetings - was debarred from the organisation, though they both turned up again, uninvited and unwelcome, at the disrupted meeting of July 22nd 2008. A strong clue that this is one and the same Ian Anderson is the fact that later during the document it is stated that the NF's party paper at the time was known as "The Flag"! Even more disturbing is the fact that the article also states that Ian Anderson was in contact with a certain Nick Griffin at the time - who is believed to be the same Nick Griffin who is currently leader of the neo-fascist BNP.

The revelations from this document, when coupled to the latest exposé about Mr. Allan Robertson's sinister connections detailed above, therefore paints a very disturbing picture. Could it be that both Messrs. Anderson and Robertson are members of the alleged "thousands of cadres we would have trained" mentioned in the article, who it was claimed would "form alliances with all sorts of other groups" in order to "topple whoever was in power", and that the Swinton Circle was one of the "groups" which they had in mind and wished to infiltrate? One thing is for certain however, and that is that we want to have no further dealings with either Messrs. Anderson or Robertson! 

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Tuesday, 14 April 2009

April 2009 Edition.

SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER

April 2009 edition

It was with astonishment that we learnt that this year's Indian Premier League competition was being moved from India to South Africa "for security reasons". If there has ever been a classic case of potentially jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire then surely this is it!

This of course is not the only major world sporting tournament currently being staged in South Africa. The Cricket World Cup Qualifying Competition is being held there at the moment, and Rugby Super 14 matches continue to be played in the country - and of course looming up like a Titanic disaster waiting to happen is next year's Soccer World Cup.

South Africa is of course now universally recognised as being the crime capital of the world. Law and Order has broken down and a near-genocide campaign against Whites exists in both the platteland and the inner-city areas. Lawlessness also reigns supreme in other areas of life; roads and the railway system remain unrepaired leading to an escalating number of accidents, and the health system has mainly collapsed into chaos. As if the current spectre is not bad enough South Africa is also now faced with the hellish prospect of Jacob "Bring me my Machine-Gun" Zuma shortly assuming complete power, which will probably herald anti-White measures of pogrom-like proportions.

There has surely been no greater example of the almost criminal stupidity of the world's sporting authorities in continuing to stage major competitions in the "new" South Africa than the tragic case of Shawn MacKay. Shawn MacKay, the ACT Brumbies lock/flanker, was in South Africa for the Super 14 match against Natal Sharks, but was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver (probably driving without a licence and uninsured, as do so many drivers in today's South Africa) whilst leaving a Durban nightclub. This accident was tragic enough in itself of course, but worse was to follow, for Shawn MacKay subsequently died from what was described as a "blood infection" AFTER his operation - a description strongly suggesting a botched operation, as so many are today in the "new" South Africa where most skilled medical staff have left the country.

But why do the world's sporting authorities continue to stage competitions in a country where the security situation is probably even more dangerous than in the Indian sub-continent? The immediate reason is perhaps because the South African authorities are so desperate to try to prove that there is no danger involved in holding the 2010 Soccer World Cup in the country that they bend over backwards to offer incentives and to give extra protection to all concerned. A more underlying reason, however, is that the powers-that-be around the world are simply acting like ostriches with their heads in the sand, refusing to admit that they were wrong in supporting the overthrow of civilised rule in the land.

If Shawn MacKay's tragic death is to serve any purpose then it must be as a wake-up signal to the world's sporting governing bodies that South Africa is now an anarchic third-world country where it is totally unsafe to stage major competitions. If by any chance the 2010 Soccer World Cup does go ahead in South Africa then there will undoubtedly be hundreds, if not thousands, of further Shawn MacKay's - amongst players, officials and especially spectators (and never forget in this regard the Austrian soccer official who was murdered on a south Natal golf course whilst in the country for the World Cup draw!). Similar to the Roman, we can only foresee the Vaal foaming with much blood.

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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC MARCH MEETING

The Springbok Club/ELC was most honoured to be able to welcome Mr. Graham Gillmore as guest speaker last month. Mr. Gillmore has enjoyed a most distinguished military career, serving with the Grenadier Guards, the Rhodesian Light Infantry and the Pathfinder Company of 44 Parachute Brigade in the South African Defence Force. In his talk, which was illustrated by an excellent PowerPoint pictorial display, he concentrated upon his service with the Pathfinder Company of 44 Parachute Brigade, and explained many of the military tactics developed by this elite corps of the SADF, which had ensured that SWAPO was continuously defeated in the Angolan/SWA border region. His talk was inspirational, and brought back many fond memories for those who had fought on the West's frontline against communist-backed insurgency at the time, and demonstrated how easy it would have been for South Africa to have crushed the terrorist movements completely - had they not been betrayed by the establishment NP politicians.

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SPRINGBOK CLUB VAN RIEBEECK'S DAY BUFFET

This year the Springbok Club will be celebrating Van Riebeeck's Day with a special buffet, the details of which are as follows:-

Guest Speaker :  Mnr. ALBERTUS KLEINGELD

Date :  Saturday 18th April 2009

Times : Assemble from 13.30 hrs onwards, main activities to commence at 14.00 hrs.

Venue : THE ANTELOPE (the upstairs function room), 22 Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1W 8EZ  (nearest tube station: Sloane Square).

Albertus Kleingeld is an Afrikaner by birth, and graduated from the University of South Africa with a BA in Law and Politics and also an Ll.B. He has worked for various law firms and is currently employed as a legal adviser for a trade organisation in the UK. His specialist area is IT and intellectual property law. He joined PRAAG in 2002 and has been their web-master since 2006. The aim of PRAAG (the Pro-Afrikaans Action Group) is to keep the ideal of Afrikaner freedom alive at all times by celebrating the Afrikaans language, culture and identity, as well as defending and strengthening it. It's long-term vision is to attain freedom in a Fourth Afrikaans Republic. Founded in February 2000, PRAAG is a movement of Afrikaner intellectuals, professionals, farmers, students and others campaigning for the rights of Afrikaners and White Africans generally, and for equality as regards property ownership, language, access to education and the right to trade etc. PRAAG aims to maintain its our culture, standards of education and law enforcement, and believes that only self-determination in its own territory will deliver South Africa from the hell of cultural discrimination, violent crime and social anarchy. To achieve these aims PRAAG pursues a route of dialogue, debate and peaceful protest, notwithstanding insistence on the right to private gun ownership, as the South African Police Service has failed to protect the country from consistent attacks and even massacres of entire families, the stuff of daily life in the "new" South Africa.

A sumptuous array of buffet snacks will be provided at this event, and the cost will be £10.00 per head for Full Members of the Springbok Club, £12.50 per head for Associate Members and £15.00 per head for non-members. To confirm a booking, or for further information, please 'phone: 07711188430.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FUNCTION WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS

In late May the Springbok Club/ELC will be holding its annual Empire Day celebrations in conjunction with the Swinton Circle, at which a prominent personality with strong Imperial connections will be Guest of Honour. More details will be given in next month's SCN.

In July the Springbok Club will be staging their annual Rhodes & Founders celebrations, at which a prominent ex-Rhodesian will be guest of honour. Further details will be given in future editions of the SCN.

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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS

The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club is organising a visit to the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham on Sunday 17th May in order to attend a special "Soldiers of the Queen" event. All members and supporters of the Springbok Club/ELC are invited to join the Kent Branch for this event, and the provisional arrangements are to assemble in the foyer of the museum between 12.00 hrs and 12.30 hrs. The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC is also planning a social get-together in the autumn at which a former Rhodesian Air Force member will be giving an informal talk about his experiences in the RhAF. Precise details will be notified as soon as they have been finalised.

The Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC is planning to hold a meeting at Hatfield in June. Further details will be given in next month's SCN.

It is also hoped that the Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC (probably to be renamed the Belfast Branch) will be re-constituted at a meeting in Belfast during mid-May. If you are interested in becoming involved then please e-mail: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone 07711188430.

The London Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC is planning to hold a get-together in June, when a leading expert will be giving an informal talk about Anglo-Saxon archaeology.

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SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS

Happily it can be reported that the crisis which engulfed the London Swinton Circle during the middle of last year caused by the attempted infiltration of the organisation by known political extremists, and the subsequent factional and unconstitutional actions taken by the organisation's erstwhile Organiser, Mr. Allan Robertson, now seems to have been completely overcome.

As reported above, a joint meeting between the Swinton Circle and the Springbok Club/ELC in order to celebrate Empire Day (as last year) is being planned for late May, and after this it is anticipated that regular monthly individual meetings will be resumed.

The reason why Mr. Robertson, who had always previously been considered a loyal and dedicated activist, should have betrayed the movement in the manner that he did has been a complete mystery. A strong clue may however lie in an article which once appeared in "The Guardian", which has recently come into our hands. Although written way back in 1986 (published on July 5th 1986 to be precise), this revelation may still have some significant resonance to this day. The relevant section of this Guardian article read as follows :-

"Guardian inquiries have established that Mr Allan Robertson, the chairman of the Scottish Monday Club, has recommended 'liaison' with the BNP and like-minded 'nationalists' and wants to 'deaden the effects' of a Scottish Conservative Party committee to foster relations with Asians in Glasgow. Further defections to the BNP from Conservative students and Monday Club activists are imminent, and include a senior MC organiser. The defector is Mr Stuart Millson, who graduated in politics from Essex University last month. He was the eastern regional chairman of the FCS [Federation of Conservative Students] until he left the Conservative Party in May, a member of the FCS national committee and chairman of the Monday Club student's group."

Significantly the Stuart Millson mentioned in this article was a leading member of the now defunct "Conservative Democratic Alliance" outfit, which once stated on their web-site discussion forum that they would "smash" the Swinton Circle and the Springbok Club, and of which three of the uninvited and unwelcome trouble-makers who disrupted the Swinton Circle meeting of 22nd July 2008 were known members. Could it be therefore that Mr. Robertson has been a "sleeper" for the neo-fascist BNP for many years, with the intention of taking-over authentic patriotic organisations such as the Swinton Circle when the time was thought to be right? If so then thanks to the loyalty and patriotism of the majority of Swinton Circle members he and his neo-fascist associates have failed. Utterly.

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NEW BRITAIN NEWS

On St.George's Day this year (Thursday 23rd April) New Britain will be selling English Flag label badges in the City of London in order to raise money for the Treloar Trust for Disabled Children. This event will take place throughout the day, and for more information please 'phone: 020-72472524.

The guest speaker for New Britain's 2009 Goldsmith Lecture will be Mr. Simon Heffer, the Daily Telegraph columnist. This event, which will be chaired by Sir Teddy Taylor, will be held on Thursday 10th September. Further details will appear in future editions of the SCN.

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SOUTH AFRICAN VIPERS?

We have recently been most puzzled to see some replica rugby shirts bearing the wording "South African Vipers" on sale in the UK. We know that the ANC regime wishes to eradicate the Springbok name, but as far as we were aware the "Protea" name (as in other sports) has been demanded as the alternative politically-correct replacement title for the country's rugby union side. Furthermore the South African rugby league side (for what it's worth) has always played under the name of the "South African Rhinos". It has been suggested, however, that the "South African Vipers" title refers only to the SANDF team. We wonder therefore whether anyone can help us solve this mystery?

Be this as it may, the campaign to retain the Springbok name and emblem for the South African Rugby Union team continues. Although this struggle quite clearly is fighting a symptom of the disease rather than the disease itself (i.e. ANC rule) it even so could have some significant effects. We have recently been forwarded the following message from Dr. Pieter Mulder of Freedom Front Plus, and encourage all our readers to add their names to the petition campaign quoted therein :-

"The Ministry of Sport have just forced the management of South African Rugby to remove the Springbok from the national colour jackets and to replace it with the protea as the national symbol.

"This was done in spite of the fact that millions of South African's appreciate and support the Springbok emblem. With the World Cup victory last year the Springbok emblem became specifically symbolic for the values that we should aspire to. These values include good neighbourliness, co-operation, hard work, perseverance and naturally prestige and success.

"It seems as if the ANC find these values and the symbols that embody them offensive. Unluckily the ANC ignores the fact that South African find their blatant interference in sport matters as the embodiment of offence. We have started a web-site where we give you the opportunity to register your protest at the government’s plans with the Springbok. Every time you sign the online petition at :-

www.vf.co.za/springbok

an e-mail will automatically be sent to the Sports Minister, his adjunct and the management of SARU. Use this opportunity to swamp the decision makers with your objections. The Freedom Front Plus will undertake the duty of delivering the petitions personally to the Sports Minister and SARU on 1 December when the national Springbok protest takes place. I ask for just three minutes of your time to sign the petition personally and to forward this message to as many of your e-mail contacts as possible."

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THE RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST

It was greatly encouraging to learn recently of an energetic new campaign to re-establish the indigenous red squirrel throughout the British Isles. The red squirrel was alas supplanted by the alien grey squirrel from North America during the end of the 19th century, and by a mixture of the spread of un-immune diseases and aggressive poaching of traditional food supplies it became practically extinct everywhere apart from Scotland, Cumbria and the Isle of Wight.

Robert Shipley, the Overseas Liaison Officer of the Springbok Club/ELC, initiated a campaign to help save the red squirrel a few years ago, and must be given great credit for his endeavours awakening people in this regard. Now, however, an even larger and better resourced campaign under the title of "The Red Squirrel Survival Trust" has been founded - with the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales, no less! We encourage all readers to have a good look at their web-site therefore, which can be accessed at :-
http://www.rsst.org.uk/

The comparison has often been made in the past between the fate of the indigenous British red squirrel and the potential fate of the indigenous British people if alien immigration was allowed to escalate. Just as no civilised person would advocate that immigrant human immigrants should be exterminated, so also no civilised person can surely advocate the extermination of the alien grey squirrel. They after all did not ask to be brought to Britain. No, the answer surely is to capture and repatriate the grey squirrels, with - perhaps - a targeted programme of sterilisation. We are not anti-grey squirrel; we are simply pro-red squirrel.

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ALBERT WEIDEMANN'S BBC NORTH YORKSHIRE INTERVIEW

Alas several of our readers have contacted us to say that they were not able to access the excellent interview which Albert Weidemann gave to BBC North Yorkshire about the current situation in zimbabwe, which we publicised in last month's edition of the SCN. It would seem that this problem was caused by the web-site address being too long. We re-forward the details below therefore, but if anyone still encounters any problems simply do a "cut and paste" job to join the two seemingly separate lines together, or alternatively re-type the address given below directly into your web-site request box (without any space between the seemingly separate lines).
  
www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2009/03/10/albert_weidemann_feature.shtml

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LATEST FALKLANDS NEWS

The Argentinian newspaper Clarin recently included an article reporting Prime Minister Brown's New Year message to the Falkland Islanders. It was a fairly reasonable article. It reported his congratulations to the Islanders on their new constitution (and that this guarantees self-determination); Brown's continuing promise that there will be no sovereignty negotiations with Argentina unless the Islanders want this - which Clarin states that they do not; and his support for Islander plans to develop an oil industry.
      
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MAKE YOUR OWN BILTONG AT THE FRACTION OF THE COST ....

Biltongmakers.Com has, for the last 10 years, put a smile on many a South African face. No longer do they have to pay exorbitant prices for biltong that in most cases is not even to their liking!

Now you can make your own Biltong at a fraction of the price you pay right now and ...... you can make it the way YOU like it!

Please visit www.biltongmakers.com and see all they have available.

You will never be without some REAL South African Biltong again!

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FLAGS etc.

The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).

Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.

Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)

Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.

[We really want to be able to produce the next edition of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, No.37, as soon as possible, but in order to do this we need to clear our existing stock of back-issues first. Supporters can help us in two ways in this regard, either by making donations which will enable us to distribute more copies, and/or by providing address details of people who might be interesting in receiving copies.]

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

The book "British Sports Cars" by Nigel Fryatt - £10.00, including p.& p. (£15.00 if sent overseas).
A Monserrat parade flag, complete with flag-pole - £50.00 including p.& p. (£55.00 if sent overseas).
The book "The Queen" (about Queen Elizabeth II) by Ann Morrow - £8.00 including p.& p. (£10.00 if sent overseas).
The book "Labrador" (about the mainland coastal area of Newfoundland) - £10.00 including p.& p. (£15.00 if sent overseas).

For more information or to make orders please 'phone 07527277406, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk

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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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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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Elizabeth Nel served as Winston Churchill’s personal secretary during World War II. The vivid and human details of her experiences, of her impressions and memories of the irascible and loveable war hero, take up the story of Churchill’s life at No. 10 where the BBC’s impressive drama, 'The Gathering Storm', leaves off — when Churchill took over the reins of Government at the outset of the war. Finally, the author, Elizabeth Nel, at 90 years of age and just before she died, looks back across the years.

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[You may like to see details with photos regarding the launch of this book, which can be viewed at http://www.diadembooks.com/celiamurray.htm]


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Glenn MacAskill and Michael Bowery of Crest Publishing have written three books each. Glenn MacAskill is ex-BSAP Special Branch and still working (as Mugabe has denied him any pension) and Michael Bowery is ex-South African Special Forces. Due to the difficulties confronting White writers in the "new" South Africa they launched Crest Publishing to self-publish their own books, and have been doing this since October 2006. Michael Bowery is author of: "Canham's Run", "The Sligo Piper" and "Kill the President", whilst Glenn MacAskill is author of: "King's Gold", "Crime Lords" and "Of Royal Blood". Special discounts to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!

For more information, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 97910, Petervale, Transvaal, 2151, South Africa, e-mail: crestbooks@mweb.co.za, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za

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"THE SAINTS" - DVD versions of the book about the history of the RLI

Now available from Msasa Enterprises. Contact: msasasa@iafrica.com or UK tel.: 07732 685400.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?

No.125 :  Mr. REG SWEET and family of Durban.

Reg Sweet was the main rugby reporter for the Durban-published Daily News, and also South African correspondent for the magazine Rugby World, as well as being a keen radio-ham. Both his wife and daughters Pam and Pippa were very active in the conservative movement in Durban during the late 1970s and early 1980s however. Alas both Pam and Pippa, although very beautiful women, experienced extremely troubled and complex love lives. Pippa is believed never to have married although, among other affairs, she had a short and torrid relationship with a certain Colin Vary, a controversial dapperly-dressed Pietermaritzburg-based Australian who worked at various times as a photographer, restaurateur and hairdresser. Pam married on at least four occasions - twice to the same man! Her last known marriage, however, was to a very wealthy man named Alan Richards - though the source of his wealth always remained a complete mystery. Pam and Alan Richards were founder members of the original White Rhino Club, though in spite of their acknowledged wealth they contributed little to the organisation. Another White Rhino Club member, Ian Long, spread the rumour that Alan Richards was working for one of the South African security forces to "spy" on the organisation however, though the only evidence which he gave for this claim was that he had been told about it by a junior member of the security service in question. This rumour wasn't initially believed by many, but when a few years later, after the collapse of the original White Rhino Club, Alan Richards was reported to have spoken on the platform of the notorious con-man Brendan Willmer, it gained a certain credibility. It would be intriguing to learn what eventually became to the various members of this most interesting family.

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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH

The Ministry of Internal Affairs played a very important but alas often forgotten role in the Rhodesian Bush War against Terrorism. A highly informative web-site commemorating the important work carried out by the brave Internal Affairs staff members has now been established, and can be accessed at :-

http://www.freewebs.com/dudleywall/

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

SEEING RED

Sir,

How come we pressure Fiji to hold elections (see "Election in Fiji crucial: Rudd", The Australian, January 28, 2009) but we never pressure communist China to do so?

Yours etc.,

Bob Vinnicombe, Sefton, New South Wales, Australia

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ROGUES GALLERY

We have recently been forwarded a copy of a most strange and bizarre letter dating back to 3rd May 1988, though we haven't got a clue why it was sent to us.

This letter was evidently written by someone named Phil Andrews, which is a name that we had never heard of previously, in which he claims to represent the National Front. The National Front of course is a far-right anti-immigration political party which, although not as extreme as the neo-fascist British National Party, is still far too extremist for our liking, and as a result is an organisation which we would never associate with. The factors which intrigued us most about this mysterious letter, however, were that it did not bear the National Front's usual and well-known logo (instead bearing a childishly drawn design) and that it claimed that several named people had been expelled from the party. A quick Internet check showed that this claim was false however, as all the named people held rank within the organisation throughout the late 1980s.

There was another even more disturbing facet to this letter however, namely that it heaped praise on a certain Udham Singh, who it described as a "freedom fighter" and a "national revolutionary" (whatever this term might mean). Now for those who are not aware Udham Singh was a convicted murderer, having shot the former Governor of the Punjab, Sir Michael O'Dwyer, in London on 13th March 1940, and having rightfully been hanged for this offence on 31st July 1940. For anyone to praise such an evil murderer is bad enough in itself, but coming from someone who claimed to represent the National Front is absolutely unbelievable! Quite clearly therefore this shadowy Andrews character is not only a fraud and a terrorist-apologist, but is also clearly totally crazy and mixed-up.

But the question remains why we should have been sent a copy of this deranged letter with no form of explanation whatsoever? Was the person who sent it to us trying to tell us something? The thought crossed our minds that, in spite of a slight difference in spelling, this bonkers Phil Andrews character might have some connection to another strange individual who has plagued us in the past, Francis Andrew. Francis Andrew of course initially claimed to support the ideals and objectives of our movement in spite of the suspicious fact that he had lived and worked in Arab lands for 20 years, before revealing himself as a supporter of the Ba'athist Islamic regime in Iraq at the time of the West's intervention in that sorry land during the War against Terror. The hypocritical claims of both the mysterious Phil Andrews and the unspeakable Francis Andrew seem very similar therefore. Could they by any chance be related we therefore wonder? Could they even be one and the same person using a slightly different name! Any further information would be most interesting to receive.  
 
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LOVABLE ROGUES GALLERY

Somebody who we DO know a lot about who has been in the news again recently is Michael Hart-Jones - aka Mike Fart-Groans. Mike, of course, was a precocious talent in the television industry in Rhodesia, working his way up to become Head of Programmes at RTV whilst still in his late 20s. After resigning from RTV in protest against the increasing pro-settlement line being taken by the corporation, he moved to Durban in the late 1970s, where he became active with both the Save Rhodesia Campaign and the South Africa First Campaign. Unfortunately, however, he found it very difficult to re-adjust to life outside the national spotlight, and consequently experienced some problems obtaining full-time employment. It was at this time that he first started becoming involved with various "scams", the most prominent being the establishment of an alleged film-making company which never produced any material - in spite of once obtaining free entry to the Durban July on the pretence of filming a documentary about the race!

It wasn't until a few years ago that we heard about Mike again however, when he was featured on a BBC2 Newsnight programme in which it was claimed that he was behind an alleged £100 million scheme selling a miracle cure for AIDS using goats' serum! Now the same programme has revealed that Mike was also involved in the bizarre sale of an uncut ruby to a Shropshire construction company, Wrekin Construction. This uncut ruby was mysteriously given a seemingly authentic valuation of £11 million, although a subsequent independent valuation has priced its value at only £300,000. Just why a Shropshire construction company should seek to possess an uncut ruby remains a complete mystery!

In spite of all the "scams" he has been involved with there is something about Mike Hart-Jones' daring and sheer audacity that we just can't help admiring. He is certainly not in the same category of trouble-making rogues as Messrs. Andrews/Andrew!

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