Zundel, Revisionism and the Media

Paper Summary:

The paper details the case involving Ernst Zundel's arrests, deportations and finally imprisonment in Germany. The paper examines three mainstream (nominally non-biased) sources and three "alternative" and admittedly biased websites and the differences between how the two sides cover this case. The paper looks at the Daily Times of Maryville, Tennessee, the Times-Colonist of Victoria, B.C. and the Hamilton Spectator by Bill Dunphy. The paper also examines three alternative sites, revisionists.com, www.ihr.com and www.rense.com. The paper discusses how the definition of revisionism is dependent upon the context.

From the Paper:

"Ernst Zundel is a German-born writer and political activist, and was a legal resident of Canada for approximately 40 years until his move to the United States in 2000. He was arrested by U.S. immigration authorities in February of 2003 at his home in Tennessee, where he had come to live with his American wife. The basis for the arrest was a technical violation of U.S. immigration regulations, despite the fact that Zundel had no prior criminal record and was in the process of attempting to acquire legal U.S. residency status, in addition to the fact of being married to a U.S. citizen. He was held in custody by U.S. authorities for several weeks before being deported to Canada, at which point he was held in custody by Canadian authorities for two years as a threat to national security (Rimland.)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dunphy, Bill. "Zundel Case reflects laws, not the man." Hamilton Spectator 14 May 2003. Archived at http://www.fpp.co.uk/Auschwitz/Zundel/Hamilton_Spect140503.html
• "Even Zundel merits fairness." Times-Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia) 9 May 2003. Archived athttp://www.fpp.co.uk/online/03/05/Times_Colonist080503.html
• "Renowned Neo-Nazi activist held in Blount County jail." Daily Times (Maryville, TN) 8 February 2003. Archived athttp://www.fpp.co.uk/online/03/02/Zundel_arrest2.html
• Rimland, Ingrid. "Zundel case on AP wire." Rense.com 12 August 2004. http://www.rense.com/general56/zzun.htm
• The Revisionists. http://www.revisionists.com/revisionists/zundel.html

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