David Irving
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Brushes with the law
[edit] Austria, November 2005
Reported on the 17th November 2005[1] David Irving was arrested in the Austrian province of Styria while on his way to an engagement in Vienna. His arrest was as the result of a warrant issued in 1989.
[edit] Claims
[edit] Books
[edit] Irving v Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books
[edit] Quotations from the Judge's summing up
- "The conclusion I draw [from Irving's association with extremist and neo-Nazi organisations and individuals] is that Irving is sympathetic towards, and on occasion promotes the views held by, those individuals and organisations.
- The content of his speeches and interviews often displays a distinctly pro-Nazi and anti-Jewish bias.
- He makes surprising and often unfounded assertions about the Nazi regime which tend to exonerate the Nazis for the appalling atrocities which they inflicted on the Jews.
- He is content to mix with neo-fascists and appears to share many of their racist and anti-Semitic prejudices.
- The picture of Irving which emerges from the evidence of his extra-curricular activities reveals him to be a right-wing pro-Nazi polemicist.
- In my view the defendants have established that Irving has a political agenda. It is one which, it is legitimate to infer, disposes him, where he deems it necessary, to manipulate the historical record in order to make it conform with his political beliefs."
[edit] References
- Telling Lies about Hitler by Richard Evans. ISBN
- Holocaust Denial On Trial website of the entire court transcript of Irving v Lipstadt
- "Austria holds Holocaust Denier", BBC News website article
[edit] Comments
Especially with controversial figures such as David Irving, keep the article JTF (Just The Facts) and avoid editorializing. Let the statements of Irving and others be clear and unabridged, and let the reader make up his or her mind. --Diamond 20:34, 17 November 2005 (GMT)
