Re: My Point Stands (#43275)
by Sara D. Salzman on September 30, 2004 at 1:38 PM

Of course it's your "final word. " You've attacked me and put words in my mouth, which is always the best time to cut and run.

I never said Mr. Irving is a terrorist. Those are YOUR words, Mr. Kirstein. I said Irving associates with members of the National Alliance. The proof, as I presented to you very early in this discussion, is that he has addressed the National Alliance. When he spoke at the University of Colorado at Boulder two weeks ago, the western regional director of the National Alliance was present as one of Irving's "bodyguards."

Irving is on record associating himself with Ahmed Huber, a founder of the Al-Taqwa Bank, listed by the Bush administration as laundering funds for Al-Queda and Bin Ladin.

He is on record as associating with Januz Waluz and Clive Derby-Lewis, convicted of assassinating Chris Hani of the African National Congress.

I'd call these shady characters. And I see nothing "vicious" or "unprofessional" about pointing out the public dealings of a public figure.

Nor do I see anything to apologize for, except perhaps for the amount of time I have wasted in trying to enlighten you with facts. Your hystrionics notwithstanding, Mr. Irving does associate with shady characters, and has admitted to doing so. He is a racist, a liar, an anti-Semite, and a falsifier of history. He has also stated that this year was his last "Real History" conference (since they lose him money every year), so I suppose the entire dicussion is moot, as you'll have no further opportunities to damage your own reputation by appearing there again.