Revisionist David Irving: Thought Criminal
by Charles Coughlin
David Irving continues to suffer imprisonment in Austria because he dared to defend the honor of the German people by speaking the truth. A CBC news article reports “Austrian prosecutors want British historian David Irving to spend more time in prison, saying his three-year sentence for denying the Holocaust is too lenient. Irving could have been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty on Monday to charges of denying the Holocaust. Under Austrian law, it is a crime to publicly diminish, deny or justify the Holocaust… Irving, who has written close to 30 books, was arrested in November 1989 after he denied in speeches in Austria that the Nazis killed six million Jews. He had contended most of the Jews who died during the war succumbed to diseases such as typhus. Austria’s Justice Ministry says there were 158 convictions between 1999 and 2004.
Mr. Irving has pursued historical truth all his life. He has written a series of best-selling books about World War Two. Despite his long-standing record as a great historical writer, he has been treated as a common criminal because he chose to examine the Holocaust. Mr. Irving poses no threat to anyone and locking him up is an outrageous act of political oppression. Considering that Mr. Irving is 68 years old, a jail sentence could easily prove fatal. The Austrian authorities could have deported him to England, but it seems some hidden hand wanted a more severe punishment. So this idealistic old man was sent to prison to appease hateful elements who want to suppress historical truth. (more…)