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To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (769690)	10/16/2022 11:40:54 AM
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Freeland knew her grandfather was editor of Nazi newspaper ROBERT FIFE - OTTAWA BUREAU CHIEF - THE GLOBE AND MAIL Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland knew for more than two decades that her maternal Ukrainian grandfather was the chief editor of a Nazi newspaper in occupied Poland that vilified Jews during the Second World War. Ms. Freeland's family history has become a target for Russian forces seeking to discredit one of Canada's highly placed defenders of Ukraine. Ms. Freeland, who has paid tribute to her maternal grandparents in articles and books, helped edit a scholarly article in the Journal of Ukrainian Studies in 1996 that revealed her grandfather, Michael Chomiak, was a Nazi propagandist for Krakivski Visti (Krakow News). Related: Freeland warns Canadians to beware of Russian disinformation Krakivski Visti was set up in 1940 by the German army and supervised by German intelligence officer Emil Gassert. Its printing presses and offices were confiscated by the Germans from a Jewish publisher, who was later murdered at the Belzec concentration camp. The article titled "Kravivski Visti and the Jews, 1943: A contribution of Ukrainian Jewish Relations during the Second World War" was written by Ms. Freeland's uncle, John-Paul Himka, now professor emeritus at the University of Alberta. In the foreword to the article, Prof. Himka credits Ms. Freeland for "pointing out problems and clarifications." Ms. Freeland has never acknowledged that her grandfather was a Nazi collaborator and suggested on Monday that the allegation was part of a Russian disinformation campaign. In 1996, Prof. Himka wrote about Mr. Chomiak's work for Kravivski Visti, a Ukrainian-language newspaper based in Krakow that often published anti-Jewish diatribes including "certain passages in some of the articles that expressed approval of what the Nazis were doing to the Jews." But he also said in the article, edited by Ms. Freeland, that Mr. Chomiak had told his family that he was playing a double game as the editor of the newspaper. "A daughter of the chief editor, who interviewed her father about his wartime experiences, has informed me that Mykhailo Khomiak [Michael Chomiak] and the editorial board as a whole worked to some extent with the anti-Nazi resistance; in particular, they issued false papers for members of the underground," he wrote. Prof. Himka said that he was never able to verify this information, which he described as "fragmentary and one-sided." In an interview on Tuesday, Prof. Himka said he never knew that Mr. Chomiak had worked for the Nazis until after his father-in-law passed away and he discovered copies of Krakivski Visti in his personal papers. Although he acknowledged that Mr. Chomiak was a Nazi collaborator, he maintained that the Germans made the editorial decisions to run anti-Semitic articles and other Nazi propaganda. "Yeah he was the editor of a legal newspaper in Nazi-occupied Poland. He never signed anything in the paper. He never made policy or that kind of thing. It wouldn't be his call," Prof. Himka told The Globe and Mail. "[The newspaper] also performed a function for Ukrainian culture and kept Ukrainian intelligentsia alive during the war by paying them for articles, not just anti-Semitic articles but articles about Ukrainian culture. It was a bit of a mixed bag." Ms. Freeland's office offered a short statement when asked for comment on Prof. Himka's writings about Krakivski Visti and her grandfather. "Dating back many years, the Minister has supported her uncle's efforts to study and publish on this difficult chapter in her late grandfather's past," press secretary Alexander Lawrence said in an e-mail Tuesday evening. On Monday, Ms. Freeland accused Russia of spreading disinformation when she was asked by reporters about a number of stories that have appeared in pro-Putin websites about Mr. Chomiak's Nazi past. "I don't think it's a secret. American officials have publicly said, and even [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel has publicly said, that there were efforts on the Russian side to destabilize Western democracies, and I think it shouldn't come as a surprise if these same efforts were used against Canada," Ms. Freeland replied. She did not directly respond to questions about whether the stories about Mr. Chomiak were true. When The Globe asked her office on Monday to refute the allegation, Mr. Lawrence responded: "People should be questioning where this information comes from, and the motivations behind it." Conservative foreign affairs critic Peter Kent said it was obvious the Russians dug up details on Mr. Chomiak's past to smear Ms. Freeland. "It is unacceptable. It seems they are trying smear a minister with historical detail that has probably been misrepresented," he said. "It is unfair and it is typical of what we have seen in other countries and it has nothing to do with her ability to represent Canada." Ms. Freeland is a fierce critic of Russia's annexation of Crimea and was banned from travelling to Russia in 2014, along with 12 other Canadians who had advocated for Western sanctions against the Putin regime. Stories published in pro-Russian websites have said Ms. Freeland's strong stand against Russian aggression in Ukraine is linked to her grandfather's past. Ms. Freeland has written that her maternal grandparents fled Ukraine in 1939, describing them as "political exiles with a responsibility to keep alive the idea of an independent Ukraine."

To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (769690)	10/16/2022 4:25:35 PM
From: Maple MAGA	Respond to of 793917

Canada: National intel agency memo rejected Trudeau’s Freedom Convoy Nazi narrative OCT 16, 2022 8:00 AM BY CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMS LEAVE A COMMENT Back in February, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau levied an unsubstantiated smear against Conservative MP’s and Freedom Convoy supporters. He accused the MP’s of standing with “people who wave swastikas.” Trudeau was subsequently “ ripped” by Fox News for labeling protesters “Nazis” and a “fringe minority.” Now, a CSIS Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) memo has been released which shows that CSIS rejected Trudeau’s Freedom Convoy “swastika narrative.” Recall that Trudeau also said that police requested that he invoke the Emergencies Act. He lied. The Procedure and House Affairs Committee of the House of Commons heard directly from Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell that neither he nor his team requested the Emergencies Act to be invoked. “CSIS memo rejects Trudeau’s Freedom Convoy swastika narrative,” by Andrew Kozak, True North, October 11, 2022: A memo produced by Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) during the Freedom Convoy admitted that Nazis were not representative of protesters who gathered in Ottawa last winter, and those waving offensive flags represented a “very small” portion of the crowd. “The Canadian flag was the most prevalent flag on display in the crowd, likely reflecting participants’ belief they are patriotic Canadians standing up for their democratic rights,” said the secret memo, first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. “A small number of flags (both purchased and self-created) reflected racist and bigoted world views. The presence of these flags however is not unique to this event and are often seen at anti-lockdown events across the country,” wrote CSIS in a secret memo titled Freedom Convoy 2022: The Imagery and Significance of Flags. The memo suggests that agents compiled social media posts to analyze the convoy protests. “Within the crowd were a very small number of flags bearing racist or bigoted imagery,” wrote analysts. Agents also acknowledged that many protesters “added a swastika to their flag, not necessarily to self-identify as Nazis but to imply the Prime Minister and federal government are acting like Nazis by imposing public health mandates.” “The convoy is part of the broader anti-public health restrictions movement,” said the memo dated Feb. 2. “As with any movement only a small, fringe element supports the use of violence or might be willing to engage in it.” “The Service is unaware of the presence of ideologically-motivated extremist groups at this weekend’s protests,” wrote the memo. “Freedom of expression is constitutionally protected in Canada.”…

To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (769690)	10/17/2022 5:26:44 AM
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Yep same guy. Trust wickipedia on politics knowing what's been destroyed by media past 7yrs? What do they say of Trump? Hunter, Biden wanting children? Globalist media have tried/lied/ to destroy Armstrong as they did Trump. As they have with Putin. If you research, will find in 98-2000 Putin cost big banks which Hillary was part of $10 billion. Is one reason Hillary is pissed at Putin...= Russia russia hoax.. C'ia offered (1999) Armstrong $500 million to build them computer using his AI code. He refused..Big Banks cia, globalist for some reason not like that.... ) gl ps, if you'd like, have 20-25 articles explaining Marty's innocence...