The Cost of Free Speech
“Hacktivists ransack Hitler defender’s email: Self-proclaimed anti-fascist hackers have struck a major blow at controversial World War II historian David Irving by taking down two of his websites and publishing scores of his emails and private information. The 16,000-word missive posted to Wikileaks contains the names and contact details of supporters of Irving, who – among other things – claims that Adolf Hitler was unaware of the Holocaust. It also includes passwords for accounts Irving used to receive email, administer his websites, and process online purchases of his books and tickets. Its posting over the weekend coincided with the outage of his two websites, Irvingbooks.com and Focal Point Magazine. … The contents from Irving’s America Online email account showed contemporaneous messages with supporters and assistants as Irving toured the United States promoting his latest book. Many of the emails reveal locations of appearances that were generally kept secret until just hours before they were to begin. “We trust you to keep this location confidential,” the messages conclude. Irving avoided wide disclosure of the locations to prevent the events from being disrupted by protesters. On Friday, Irving had to cancel a talk in New York City that had been reserved under the name “Michael Singer”. When the venue learned Irving planned to speak, it revoked permission, according to Tablet Magazine. Many messages list the names, contact details, and donation amounts of Irving supporters. Others, such as an email Irving sent a supporter in late October, reveal tensions during his recent tour. “I am sorry to inform you that we cannot allow your attendance at my future events,” Irving wrote. “Among your guests, it appears, were some who caused a serious affray and damage to hotel property.” The intercepted communications also include bank identifier codes Irving used when wiring money.”
Want to read Irving’s private e-mail? Here it is. Now you don’t have to wonder why contributors to freethehereticaltwo.com use stupid fake names like “Juror 02.” We Jurors like being able to hold down jobs, pay our bills, raise our families – things that the noble anti-fascists need to stop so we will have to pay the high price for our free speech.