- Note - We tried to contact Mr. Nimmo personally, but
our mail to him bounced. We posted his entire statement - and lead - as
it was received from someone on his mail list. We are pleased to learn
that he will continue writing as we have always supported his work. Having
been viciously attacked by the same group for years, we fully-understand
Mr. Nimmo's position and his decision. See: Rense.com
Attacked
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- I'm sorry to respond in boilerplate fashion to those
of you who have emailed to ask why I have decided to stop posting on the
Another Day in the Empire blog. I wish I could answer all of you personally,
but the response to my decision has been overwhelming. In lieu of a personal
response, please accept the following explanation.
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- The primary reason I have decided to stop posting the
blog has to do with threats. I have received many of them, including death
threats. Usually, I am able to brush aside threats, since most are not
of a serious nature, but lately I have received several that are not to
be taken lightly, especially considering the fact somebody has taken the
liberty to post my address and telephone number (information easily attained
from the domain registry) in various places on the internet. First and
foremost, I have a responsibility to my family and posting political commentary
obviously comes in a distant second.
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- Earlier today, due to the above, my wife asked me to
take down the blog. Her name is being used to post libelous and hateful
messages on various forums and this disturbs her immensely (over the last
two years, somebody has also hijacked my name to post hateful and threatening
comments; as well, a writer, who shall remain anonymous, complained last
year that he had received threatening phone calls by somebody claiming
to be me). Moreover, I have received threatening phone calls at my place
of work, thus jeopardizing my livelihood. I can no longer allow any of
this to continue.
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- In the case of the threatening phone call made to my
place of work, I have a good idea who it is -- members of a local chapter
of Betar, a Zionist youth organization. It is really of no importance how
I know this. As for the hijacking of my name, that of my wife, and numerous
death threats, I am fairly certain it is, as well, Zionists, who are angered,
possibly to the point of violence, by my commentary and well-researched
indictment of both Zionists and their political allies in this country.
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- Finally, I am saddened by the fact one cannot engage
in political discussion in this country without being subjected to abusive
and potentially violent behavior on the part of those who disagree. I'm
afraid this will only get worse in the months ahead, as Bush and the neocons
prepare to attack Iran. Unfortunately, there are many scary parallels between
the United States in 2006 and Nazi Germany, circa the 1930s. I must stress
again that I am concerned about the threats issued against my family and
first and foremost the health of my wife.
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- I sincerely thank all of you for supporting the blog,
especially those of you who have contributed financially. I hope for a
day when all citizens in this country may be able to express their opinions
without the fear of retribution and violence. Unfortunately, I believe
things will get far worse before they get better.
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- Entry by Kurt at http://kurtnimmo.com/
- Monday January 16th 2006, 6:58 am
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- In the last day or so, a large number of readers have
emailed me. More than a few have asked me to not dismantle the blog and
allow them to access the archive and blogroll. I have decided to make the
site "live" again for this purpose, although I will not be posting,
for the reasons I have provided in an email to those who wanted further
explanation.
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