Talk:Richard Verrall

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[edit] some changes...

I have removed the sentence 'this made him a controversial figure of Holocaust denial by the general public and despised by the jewish and left organisations'. The impression given is that only 'jewish' and 'left' organisations (whatever they may be...) were caused to despise him. The finding of the court, however, would have caused a far broader range of people to despise him; and the comment is in any event unneccesary and unsupported: so I have simply set the facts out. The link to Zundel will allow readers to gather more facts and draw their own conclusions. --Adam Brink 14:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

The trial seemed to give a slightly better impression of Verral's work than the judge. Biedermann, prosecution witness, of the Red Cross Tracing system in Arolsen, confirmed the quotes that Verral used were correct. The quotes were very irrelevant - like did the Red Cross ever find/hear of a gas chamber - answer was no, etc. How Mr Verral got hold of the Red Cross 1600 page report I, maybe noone knows. It is also sequestered away from the prying eyes of the public, along with all the camp, etc records. The latest huff and puff about releasing the Arolsen files appears to be mostly bluster - you or I will probably not live to see the data - hell the Red Cross is forbidden to do statistical studies on their own files.

[edit] be he living; or be he dead?

The article is cast in the past tense - but there are warnings that the article is about a living person and that he should not be defamed. Which is it? Is he alive or dead? --Adam Brink 15:03, 11 September 2006 (UTC)