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Pandoras Lāde

dv@mac.com — 2011-10-02T12:41:50-04:00

Kaut gan 2011. gada 17. septembŗa 11-tās Saeimas ārkārtas vēlēšanās neviena latviešu partija uzvarējusi nav – tas ir, nav guvusi mandātu neatkarīgi veidot valdību, latviešiem ir pavērusies iespēja izveidot nacionālu koāliciju.
         [Zatlera Reformu Partija 22; Vienotība 20; Nacionālā Apvienība 14 = 56 pret Zaļo Zemnieku Sabiedrību (‘oligarchiem’) 13; un Saskaņu Centru (bijušo padomju funkcionāru un krievu partiju) 31].
          Par pirmajiem vēlēšanu rezultātiem Anna Žigure, rakstniece un bijušā vēstniece Somijā, saka: 11-tās Saeimas galvenais uzvarētājs nav Saskaņu Centrs... un jaunajai Saeimai ir dotas visas iespējas atraisīt sabiedrībā lielu pozitīvu enerģiju...
          Vai, tiešām, galvenais ir sasniegts?
ZRP līderis, Eksprezidents Zatlers, ir apsolījis iztīrīt Latviju no oligarchiem – sīkgrupniekiem, kas ar koruptām metodēm, censdamies pēc varas, ir laupījuši valsti. Un latvieši Latvijā un visā pasaulē ir sapratuši, ka Zatlers, ja iegūtu vēlētāju atbalstu, veidotu tīrāku un gaišāku Latviju.
Starp latviešu partijām Zatlers ir ieguvis visminimālāko pārākumu – bet arī simtdaļa sekundes skaitās - un, ar aizrautu elpu, tauta jau otro nedēļu gaida ziņas par nacionālas koālicijas veidošanu un jaunās valdības sastādīšanu.
Bet Zatlers ir pazudis - iestidzis slepenās sesijās ar SC līderi un aizņemts ar kaut kādu darba un expertu grupu organizēšanu un vadīšanu.
Kad stāsies viņš pie tā darba, ko tautai ir apsolījis – veidot tīrāku un gaišāku Latviju?
Nacionāla koālicija nav pat uz sliedēm. Vienotības Dombrovskis jau pirmajā dienā ir TV-Net paskaidrojis, ka viņam būtu pieņemams „ZRP-V-SC koālicijas modelis”.
Bet SC nepieņem viņu. SC runā tikai ar Zatleru; 31:22 dotu SC noteicošo vārdu, un Latvijas valdību pārņemtu krievi.
Bet tā kā Vienotība ir tikai pāris soļus aiz ZRP, ar skaļiem protestiem Dombrovskis ir panācis sarunas ar Zatleru divatā - otrajā darba grupā.
Cik saprotams, Zatlers darbojas divās grupās – kuŗas viena ar otru nerunā. Un cik saprotams, nevienai no šīm slēgtajām sesijām nacionāla koālacija nav uz aģendas.
Deviņas dienas pēc vēlēšanām Vienotības Solvita Āboltiņa teikusi LT-Net, ka atrodot stāvokli „ļoti sarežģītu” – tomēr cerot, ka līdz 17. oktobrim partijas spēšot vienoties par jaunu valdību.
Par kādu valdību var vienoties tādi, kas nesarunājas? Tā tad masku balle turpināsies līdz 17. oktobrim, kamēr miglas aizsegā Zatlers būs iztirgojis jaunajai Saeimai dotās iespējas.
Un Latvija nekad nav bijusi tik klusa. Ir lietas, par kuŗām aizliedz runāt, un Presei uzliek uzpurni.
Ar Nacionālo Apvienību, trešo latviešu ievēlēto partiju, nerunā neviens, tā ignorējot tieši vēlētāju publiku.
Var apmuļkot vienu cilvēku kādreiz, bet nevar apmuļkot visus vienmēr. Notiekošais ir tukšu salmu kulšana, aiz kuŗas var slēpties tikai viltus un nodevība, un Eksprezidenta pēc-vēlēšanu manervi prasās pēc izskaidrojuma.
Liekas viņš nevar izšķirties - veidot nacionālu koāliciju, vai mesties kopā ar SC. Viņa pēc-vēlēšanu nostāja it kā norāda uz abu amigo kaut kādām priekš-vēlēšanu saistībām.
Politiskas saistības saistās ar politiskiem mērķiem. Kādi varētu būtu šo divu mērķi? Un ko tie maksātu Latvijai?
Ka SC saņem bagātīgus atbalstus no apslēptiem avotiem norāda astronomiskās summas, bez kādām partijas plašā vēlēsanu kampaņa nebūtu bijusi iespējama. Partijas, ar ierobežotiem līdzekļiem, neko tik plašu atļauies nevar.
Vai gan tas nesmird pēc oligarchijas?
Un nevar arī nejautāt, kas gan īsti ir orķestrējis pašas vēlēšanas – reformists Zatlers vai SC? Ka SC ir ņēmis aktīvu dalību pie 10-tās Saeimas likvidēšanas, norāda skaitļi – 95% nav iespējamas bez SC pilnīga atbalsta.
Un vai aiz jaunās ZRP dibināšanas arī nav stāvējis Saskaņu Centrs? Jo vairāk latviešu partiju, jo lielāka šķelšanās, un vai SC nevarēja (tikai pa jokam) pamēģināt atbrīvoties no populārās Vienotības? Bet Vienotība, kaut gan zaudējusi vienu trešo no sava svara, stāv tikai pāris soļus aiz ZRP; tāpēc Saskaņu Centram nekas cits neatliek, kā Vienotību izslēgt.
Ar 31:42 SC nevar spēlēt pirmo vijoli.
Liekas gan, no Zatlera un Dombrovska partijām daudz pāri nebūtu palicis, jā vēlētāji būtu pazinuši šos vīrus.
Un par ko gan lai balso, ja tādi kā Zatlers un Dombrovskis noraida nacionālu koāliciju?
Tāpēc, tiem diviem – un viņu atbalstītājiem – ir laiks nomest maskas un ķerties pie Latvijas darba, kam viņi ir apsolījuši veltīt laiku un talantu.
Bet vēl vēlamāka būtu resignēšanās!
Reiz atvērta, Pandoras lāde netaisās ciet, un jautājumi krīt kā krusa.
Labais lasītāj, vai arī Tev būtu kas sakāms?

Hilda Smeķe

15. AUGUSTS STOCKHOLMĀ

dv@mac.com — 2011-08-21T18:26:16-04:00

Fotogrāfijas no 15. augusta atceres sarīkojumu Stockholmā.

PĀRDOMAS UN ATZIŅAS 16. MARTĀ

dv@mac.com — 2011-08-16T07:11:28-04:00

Tuvojas 16. marts. Atkal latviešu leģionārus apvainos par nacistu līdzskrējējiem, fašistiem. To darīs ne vien ienaidnieki, bet arī šķietamie draugi, mūsu pašu bāleliņi. Gada beigās ar lielu vērienu atzīmē Ziemassvētku kaujas, kuras izcīnīja latviešu strēlnieki cariskās Krievijas kalpībā. Tajā pašā laikā ne ar vārdu nepiemin citas Ziemassvētku kaujas, kuras izcīnīja Latviešu leģiona karavīri savienībā ar Vācijas bruņotajiem spēkiem, lai sargātu pēdējo no krievu ordām neokupēto Latvijas zemes stūrīti – Kurzemi. Kurzemes kaujas palīdzēja aizbraukt uz Rietumiem latviešiem, kuri nevēlējās atkal nokļūt krievu verdzībā un tikt samaltiem Staļina dzirnavās. Toreiz, pateicoties latviešu karavīru varonībai un izlietajām asinīm, no krievu okupācijas izglābās arī vēlākās valsts prezidentes Vairas Vīķes Freibergas ģimene. Pēc atmodas, atgriezusies Latvijā un kļuvusi par valsts prezidenti, Freiberga neatzina, ka ir pateicību parādā Leģiona cīnītājiem par iespēju aizbraukt no uzbrūkošā krievu viļņa. Kādēļ es rakstu šīs rindas? Lasīt tālāk…..

Visvaldis Brinkmanis

The Unknown War

dv@mac.com — 2011-08-09T06:44:36-04:00

About the national partisans in Latvia after the second world war. In english, Kindle format. Click here for Amazon link.

Amazon.com iepazīstina pasauli ar latviešu nacionālajiem partizāniem

Amazon. com e-grāmatu veikalā Kindle Store vēstures sadaļā uzsākta grāmatas “Nezināmais karš. Latviešu nacionālo partizānu cīņas pret padomju okupantiem 1944-1956” tirdzniecība. Grāmatu angliski tulkojis Pēteris Kalniņš, kurš pats vēsturi studējis Čikāgas Universitātē.
Latvijā nacionālie partizāni gadu desmitiem bija neērta tēma gan PSRS vadībai, gan LPSR komunististiem un viņu līdzskrējējiem, jo demonstrēja tautas nesamierināmo cīņu ar okupantiem. Noziņojuši Maskavai, ka jebkāda pretošanās padomju varai ir apspiesta, LPSR un NKVD vadība ar šausmām konstatēja, ka nacionālā pretošanās ne tikai ir pieklususi, bet turpinās ar jaunu sparu pēc 1949.gada izsūtīšanām. Lai kā komunisti centās iznīcināt Latvijas zemniekus, sadzenot viņus kolhozos un likvidējot atbalstītāju bāzi, pretošanās kustība Latvijā turpinājās vēl līdz 1956. gadam. VDK vadība pat bija spiesta rakstīt vēstules partizāniem, lūdzot, lai tie legalizējas, apmaiņā pret drošības garantijām, jo oficiāli nekāds partizāņu karš nepastāvēja.
Pretošanās kustība Latvijā bija jānoklusē visiem iespējamiem līdzekļiem, jo nacionālie partizāņi varēja pilnībā sagraut mītu par latviešu nepretošanos un nodemonstrēt vienaldzīgajai Rietumu pasaulei, ka Baltijas tautas nekad nesamierināsies ar lielvalstu panākto pēckara izkārtojumu Eiropā. Partizāņu karš bija neērts arī Rietumvalstu vadītājiem, kuri, pēc Staļina nāves, gribēja saimniecisku un politisku mērķu dēļ, uzturēt labas attiecības ar Padomju Savienību. Partizāņu kustību, nežēlojot līdzekļus, visādi mēģina nomelnot arī tagadējās Krievijas vadītāji un to uzpirktie vēsturnieki, jo sabrūkot Kremļa mītam par Baltijas tautu ,,labprātīgo” samierināšanos ar padomju režīmu un tā izraisīto Latvijas rusifikāciju, joprojām paliek neatrisināts jautājums par simtiem tūkstošu padomju pilsoņu, starp kuriem ir gan bijušie virsnieki, gan padomju represīvo iestāžu darbinieki, nelikumīgo uzturēšanos Latvijā.
Nacionālie partizāņi uzturēja ideju par neatkarīgu Latviju un iedvesmoja jaunatni ticēt Latvijas atdzimšanai. Ideālisms, patriotisms, uzupurēšanās spēja, ziedojot savas dzīvības Latvijai no vienas puses, meli, viltus un nodevība no otras, lai sagrautu pretestības kustību. Nespēdami brīvības cīnītājus pieveikt atklātās kaujās, čekisti arvien biežāk izmantoja nodevējus, lai iefiltrētu viņus partizānu rindās.
Daudzi, no Rietumiem atgriezušies cīnītāji, aizgāja bojā britu dubultaģentu dēļ.
Daudzi turpināja cīņu, izmisīgi cerēdami uz Rietumu demokratijām. Šīs ilūzijas izpaužas kāda Kurzemes partizāna vārdos: “Dzīvodami Dzimtenes mežos, mēs bijām pilnīgi pārlicināti, ka drīz tiks realizēti konferencēs daudzinātie taisnības, brīvības un tiesību ideāli, kādēļ nerimstoši gaidijām krievu izvākšanos.”
ASV un Lielbritānijas divkosīgās politikas dēļ cīņas ieilga, prasot arī daudz nevajadzīgu upuru. Vinstona Čerčila 1946.gadā Fultonā teiktā runa un 1951.gadā uzsāktie Amerikas Balss raidijumi latviešu valodā ar himnu, fanfarām un deklarācijām par ASV ārpolitiku un Latvijas juridiskajām tiesībām, iedvesmoja tūkstošiem cīnītāju Baltijas valstīs. Partizāni, pārskaitot pēdējās patronas, ar cerībām klausijās raidijumus purvos un mežos, velti gaidot pēdējo kauju starp Rietumu demokrātijām un padomju tirāniju.
Lietuvas trimdinieki savus partizānus brīdināja, ka no Rietumiem palīdzība nav gaidāma, latvieši ilūzijas uzturēja ilgāk un turpināja cīnīties līdz piecdesmito gadu vidum. 1983.gada Eiropas Parlamenta rezolūcija pieminēja baltiešu astoņu gadu bruņoto cīņu, bet faktiski karš ilga ne mazāk kā 12 gadus. Tikai pēc neatkarības atjaunošanas vēsturniekiem kļuva pieejami daudzi dokumenti, kas pilnībā parāda latviešu nacionālo partizānu neticamo varonību un Dzimtenes mīlestību.
2006.gadā Saeima pēc beidzot piešķīra līdzekļus Nacionālo partizāņu apvienībai liecību un dokumentu vākšanai par notikušajām cīņām. Trijos gados kopā ar vēsturniekiem tika savākts vairāk kā 1000 fotogrāfiju un rakstisku liecību par to laiku notikumiem. Visi materiāli, pateicoties gan Daugavas Vanagu, gan LVM, gan vairāku privātpersonu atbalstam ir apkopoti biedrības “Domas Spēks” pirmajā 2010.gada izdevumā latviešu valodā. Darbs pie partizānu tēmas turpinās, jo materiāli visu laiku tiek papildināti.
Nacionālās Apvienības biedri un atbalstītāji tiek lūgti iepazīstināt savus radus un draugus citās valstīs ar iespēju iegādāties minēto grāmatu angļu valodā.

Aleksandrs Kiršteins,
projekta koordinētājs un redaktors

"COMMUNISM"-IMPERIALISM-GENOCIDE

dv@mac.com — 2011-04-09T14:12:19-04:00

“COMMUNISM” - IMPERIALISM - GENOCIDE

The “communism” ideology has probably been around for a very long time. However, it was only taken seriously by some at the time of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The basic idea was that a different social order could right all the wrongs in the real world. Great appeal to “intellectuals” and the exploited working classes. A world without corrupted rulers/elites?? -What a fairy tale!
So what happened in the “Russian Empire” or “Prison of Nations”? The so called “Russian Revolution” was actually a revolution by the non Russians. Lenin knew that his vehicle to power was support for the non Russian minorities. Lenin promised independence for the captive nations. The White Russians wished to preserve the Russian Empire. Lenin and the Bolsheviks won for this reason. Many captive nationalities separated from the Russian Empire after the first World War. The Soviet Union then signed eternal Peace Treaties etc. with the new independent states. These were all broken later.
The remaining Russian Empire, or the Soviet Union, as it called itself for a while, became much more “Russian” by the loss of the captive nations. Many non Russians had achieved positions of power in the military and bureaucracy. First Commander of the Red Army was the Latvian Jukums Vācietis.
Lenin dies and Stalin grabs power. Great Russian Chauvinism and Imperial ambitions were still very strong in Bolshevik Russia. Stalin used this, and Terror, as his power base. Russians resented non-russians in high positions. They also wanted to restore the Russian Empire to its former borders and even further. The Great Terror of 1937 was about extermination of any opposition to these goals. Most victims were non Russians in high positions, including Jukums Vācietis, who was rewarded with a bullet.
Russian conquest of Ukraine had to be made permanent by extermination of the Ukrainian national element, cultural element etc. Once a people has been destroyed, they are no longer capable of claiming their territory. That was Stalins goal. Ukrainians were starved to death. “Communism” became a cover for these genocidal actions. It was never about “kulaks”, “saboteurs”, “enemies of the people”. Moscows “communists” claimed their goal was “world communism”, peace and eternal justice for all peoples. They vehemently opposed imperialism and fascism elsewhere in the world, while signing the Soviet-Nazi non-aggression pact, including its secret protocol.
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact provided Moscow Imperialists the opportunity to expand the Russian Empire. Attacks on Finland and Poland followed. The Baltic States were occupied. Formula was the same in all occupied territories: Decapitate the national “head” by murder, deportation or slave labour in far away, out of sight concentration camps. Then flood the occupied territories with ethnic Russians or ethnics from other occupied territories. This was Stalins “permanent solution” to the territorial conquests.
The vast majority of victims in the occupied territories were nationals, even when there existed a sizable Russian minority. 42,125 men, women and children were deported from Soviet occupied Latvia during 25-30 of March, 1949. Of the deported, 95.4% were Latvians, although 30% of the population was Russian at that time. The Gulag was filled with millions of non Russians.
Genocide continued until the Soviet Union collapsed by economic and social bankruptcy. Soviet propaganda was very effective, and millions of useful idiots (there is no other way to describe them) in the West and developing countries believed the propaganda, even when irrefutable evidence as to he truth was presented. Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, visited Norilsk in the Soviet Arctic, and stated this city should be an example to Canada. He should have known better.
It was never about “Communism”. It was about genocidal Russian Imperialism. Hitler wanted to create a German Empire and Stalin wanted a Russian Empire. The Truth is out there, and it is starting to see daylight. “Communism” served as a cover for Imperialism.
In the meantime, Czar Putler’s continued aggression in the Baltic States proves that Moscow’s genocidal Imperialism is alive and thriving.

Tālis Forstmanis

Daugavas Vanagu Valde Kanadā ziedo TTL

dv@mac.com — 2010-12-14T20:01:48-05:00

Daugavas Vanagu Valde Kanadā nolēma piesķirt $10,000 „Tribute to Liberty“ projektam celt pieminekli Komunisma upuriem, Kanādas galvspilsētā, Ottawa. DV KV priekšsēdis Juris Eglītiis pasniedz čeku Alīde Forstmanei, TTL priekšsēdei.

Daugavas Vanagu Kopa Kitchener/Waterloo Ziedo TTL

dv@mac.com — 2010-11-28T11:20:21-05:00

Daugavas Vanagu kopas Kitchener/Waterloo priekšsēdis Dr. Gunārs Šūbiņš, 18. nov. sarīkojumā, pasniedz „Tribute to Liberty“ priekšsēdei Alīdei Forstmanei $1,000 čeku. TTL ir projekts celt pieminekli komunisma upuriem Kanādas galvspilētā.

The Worst of The Madness

dv@mac.com — 2010-10-27T14:30:36-04:00

Read reviews of two new books here: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/nov/11/worst-madness/?pagination=false&printpage=true

Federal Land Allocated for Memorial to Victims of Communism

dv@mac.com — 2010-08-14T08:34:19-04:00

Federal Land Chosen for Memorial to Victims of Communism
TORONTO, August 12, 2010—The Canadian memorial to victims of Communism will be located on a piece of land in the Garden of the Provinces and Territories in Ottawa. The land has been allocated to Tribute to Liberty for the Memorial to Victims of Totalitarian Communism – Canada, a Land of Refuge by the National Capital Commission (NCC).
A design for the memorial will be chosen through a national design competition planned for 2011.
Alide Forstmanis, Tribute to Liberty board chair says she is happy with the result of the site selection process. “The central location and the beauty of the site are fitting for this memorial. We are pleased with the land the NCC has found for us.”
Mrs. Forstmanis says the memorial will “commemorate the losses and hardships of all those who suffered under Communism, and will pay tribute to Canada which was and is a land of refuge for those who seek liberty.”
Tribute to Liberty is a registered charity and can issue tax receipts for donations to the Memorial to Victims of Totalitarian Communism – Canada, a Land of Refuge. Tribute to Liberty’s grassroots fundraising campaign, the Pathway to Liberty, allows donors to tell a story of a victim of Communism or make a dedication with their donation. The campaign is online at www.tributetoliberty.ca.

Tribute to Liberty

dv@mac.com — 2010-05-21T12:11:42-04:00

Tribute to Liberty-A memorial to the Victims of Totalitarian Communism has ben granted charitable status by Canada Customs and Revenue Agency.

Dear Friends and Supporters of Tribute to Liberty and the Memorial to Victims of Totalitarian Communism,

Tribute to Liberty received some excellent news today. We are now a registered charity and can issue tax receipts for donations to the Memorial to Victims of Totalitarian Communism – Canada, a Land of Refuge to be built in Ottawa. Please see the attached press release.

We know many of you have been waiting to donate until we had charitable status. Now that we are able to issue tax receipts we hope you will donate to this important cause. We have a wonderful campaign, The Pathway to Liberty, where you can tell a story of a victim of Communism or make a dedication with your donation: http://www.tributetoliberty.ca/campaign.html

We really need your donations now to continue with the process of building the memorial. We will be holding a national design competition; however, before we can launch the competition we need to have a significant amount of funding in place. This is a requirement of the National Capital Commission (NCC). We work with the NCC and must meet its policy guidelines for building a memorial on federal land. If you are planning to donate to this project please do so as soon as possible. If you would like any information on the project please do not hesitate to contact myself or Carolyn. A donation form is attached for your convenience, and you can also donate online via paypal: http://www.tributetoliberty.ca/contribute.html

Fire Burn - Book by Irene Zarina White - World War II Diaries

dv@mac.com — 2010-05-15T18:24:58-04:00

Highly recommended reading. ISBN 1-59926-349-1, 1-59926-348-3
Xlibris Corporation, Tel 1-888-795-4274 www.Xlibris.com Orders@Xlibris.com

Soviet Story - Tribute to Liberty

dv@mac.com — 2010-05-12T08:34:15-04:00

Interview on CFRA radio Ottawa. Edvīns Šņore, director of Soviet Story and Alīde Forstmanis, chair Tribute to Liberty

Adm. Andreja Mēžmala referāts par 2010. g. Saeimas vēlēšanu

dv@mac.com — 2010-04-25T10:54:18-04:00

Referāts pasniegts Toronto, Latviešu Centrā, 2010. g. 24. aprilī. Lejuplāde (416 Mb). Kapēc mums ir jābūt vienotiem. „Tekošais moments no mums prasa Vienotību“.

The Soviet Story - Premiere Screening in Toronto

dv@mac.com — 2010-01-31T15:00:00-05:00

Premiere Screening in Toronto-Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 85 Christie Street, TorontoSunday, January 31, 2010 at 15:00 h - Tickets: $15 Adults; Children & Students free - includes reception with film's director Edvīns Šnore.

Front Page Magazine - Interview with Alide Forstmanis - Tribute to Liberty

dv@mac.com — 2009-12-15T11:56:33-05:00

http://frontpagemag.com/2009/12/15/a-memorial-to-communism’s-victims-by-jamie-glazov/

Tribute to Liberty Marks the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall with Prime Minister Stephen Harper

dv@mac.com — 2009-11-10T13:54:28-05:00

Tribute to Liberty Marks the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall with Prime Minister Stephen Harper

On November 9, 2009 Tribute to Liberty Board Chair Alide Forstmanis took part in a private wreath laying ceremony with the Right Honorable Stephen Harper and other dignitaries, at a piece of the Berlin Wall in the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa. Following the wreath laying ceremony the Prime Minister gave a speech about the significance of the anniversary to an audience of over 150 people, gathered at the Conference Centre. Alide also gave a speech on behalf of Tribute to Liberty and the memorial to victims of totalitarian communism to be built in Ottawa. Speeches were also given by the German Ambassador, Minister Peter Van Loan, and the president of the Canadian Polish Congress.
Announcement from the Prime Minister’s Web Site
http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2957
CPAC Coverage of Speeches
http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&pagetype=vod&lang=e&clipID=3312

Globāls jaunatnes pētniecisko darbu konkurss „Trešā Atmoda Latvijā”

dv@mac.com — 2009-10-30T08:00:49-04:00

Globāls jaunatnes pētniecisko darbu konkurss „Trešā Atmoda Latvijā”

Atzīmējot 20 gadus kopš Trešās atmodas notikumiem Latvijā Daugavas Vanagu organizācija sadarbībā ar Latvijas Valsts arhīvu un Latvijas Okupācijas muzeju izsludina globālu jaunatnes pētniecisko darbu konkursu „Trešā Atmoda Latvijā”.

Daugavas Vanagu organizācija sadarbībā ar Latvijas Valsts arhīvu un Latvijas Okupācijas muzeju izsludina globālu jaunatnes pētniecisko darbu konkursu „Trešā Atmoda Latvijā”, kurā aicina piedalīties visus jauniešu vecumā no 16 līdz 25 gadiem.

Uzvarētāji varēs savus darbus publicēt, piedalīsies vēstures konferencē Vācijā, apmeklēs Eiropas Parlamentu, kā arī saņems daudzas citas vērtīgas balvas par kurām būs parūpējušies konkursa atbalstītāji.

Pieteikuma anketu iesūtīšanas termiņš ir 15. janvāris.
Darbu iesūtīšanas termiņš ir 2010. gada 1. līdz 31. marts.

Konkursa līdzorganizētāji: Latvijas Valsts arhīvs, Latvijas Okupācijas muzejs,
Eiropas Parlamenta Informācijas birojs.

Atbalstītāji: Valsts izglītības satura centrs, Gunāra Astras fonds, Daugavas Vanagu Centrālā valde, Daugavas Vanagu Fonds Anglijā, Daugavas Vanagi Vācijā, Daugavas Vanagu Kanādā Toronto nodaļa. Eiropas Parlamenta deputāti: Inese Vaidere, Krišjānis Kariņš, Sandra Kalniete.

Laiks pirms 20 gadiem iezīmēja būtisku vēstures posmu Latvijas vēsturē. Trešā atmoda bija laiks, kurā vērtībām, ideāliem, augstākiem mērķiem un vienotībai bija vislielākā nozīme. Šis laiks palicis daudzu jauniešu bērnības atmiņās. Jaunieši par to ir dzirdējuši no vecāku cilvēku atmiņām. Patlaban, kad liekas, zūd nacionālā identitāte, kad latviešu tauta atkal nonākusi ižšķirīgu notikumu priekšvakarā, ir svarīgi šīs atmiņas, un kopā ar tām arī šo latviešu tautai tik nozīmīgo laiku, izcelt saules gaismā ar zināšanām, skaidru domu un radošumu.

Konkursa nolikums un vairāk informācijas:
www.dvjaunatne.lv vai atmoda.konkurss@gmail.com

Sagatavoja:
Agnese Ziemele, konkursa koordinatore
e-pasts: ziemele.agnese@gmail.com

tel. 29755699

Response to British disinformation about the Latvian Legion

dv@mac.com — 2009-10-22T16:17:18-04:00

Subject: Timeonline article - "A sordid tale that brings shame on Britain" (about the Latvian Legion)
To: letters@thetimes.co.uk
Received: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 7:10 PM

Dear Mr. Editor:
I was prompted by your Timesonline article, "A sordid tale that brings shame on Britain" (written by Ben Macintyre) to write to you this e-mail. The article indeed contains many half-truths and also a considerable amount of disinformation pertaining to the Latvian Legion (perhaps for political reasons). I would recommend to the author to read some of the post-WWII Nuremberg Tribunal trial documents, especially document Nr. 180 (known as the SS General Walter Stahlecker Report), which clearly illustrates the German SS "execution policy" for the extermination of Jews in the German occupied territories in Europe. It is a well known fact, that on June 22, 1941, one of Hitler's secret and special orders became operational - "without delay completely liquidate Jews in occupied territories" (Andrievs Ezergailis, Okupacijas nodaritie postijumu Latvija (1940-19400), Stockholm-Toronto, 2001. Specifically in Latvia, alongside the invading German Army that occupied Latvia, there was a specially trained German "security force", composed of Sicherheitdienst (SD) and Einsatzkommandos (EK) or operational teams of approximately 1000-men strong (including a few women) that entered Latvia. The SD/EK units' immediate purpose was to execute Jews and to do it in such a way as to make it look like as if the local population had done it; the EK operational units (or killing squads of about 12 men each and all German) were already specially trained in Germany prior to the German offensive (Operation Barbarossa) in the East. The Stahlecker's report also complains that the Germans could not get the local population to participate in these killing operations, even though later, they did recruit a few; and, they recruited only those who had members of their families killed by the Soviet NKVD (KGB) forces. The German SS General and Police Chief (Walter Stahlecker) in Ostland (i.e., the Baltic States and Byelorussia), with headquarters in Riga, issued an order immediately after arrival, that he and he alone is responsible for all security behind the Wehrmacht's front lines; and, he ordered all local inhabitants to surrender all firearms - the penalty for not carrying out that order was death. Thus, the Latvian population was totally disarmed. Later, General Stahlecker was replaced by SS General and Police Chief Friedrich Jeckeln. After arrival in Riga in late 1941, General Jeckeln ordered the execution of 25,000 Jews from the Riga Ghetto at Rumbula, employing only German police units and his own German SS security men; not a single Latvian or any other local inhabitant was involved in this "operation", as per General Jeckeln's own testimony during the Soviet Tribunal proceedings in Riga after WWII. It was all a 100% German SS and German police operation! The interesting part is that the Russians kept the Jeckeln's testimony secret until relatively recently. After WWII, during the Cold War, it was advantageous for the Russians to blame or discredit the Latvian Legion (they were very vocal anti-Communists and served in the British and American so-called guard and enginers' units (wearing their uniforms, but dark blue in color); and, it was also advantageous for the Germans after WWII to blame the Balts (for obvious reasons), not their own real SS Germans who had actually done those dirty deeds. The sad part is that so many people, including many Jews, have fallen for both, the Soviet-Russian and the German SS propaganda. It would be the same, if people were to blame all Jews, those living in Latvia and the Soviet Union in 1940-1941, for the mass deportations and killings of Latvians during the Soviet 1940-1941occupation period in Latvia, just because there were a few Jewish NKVD (KGB) personnel involved in these operations; for example, Simon Shustin, a Jewish NKVD officer, oversaw and personally oredered mass murders and mass deportations of Latvian citizens in 1941. Furthermore, the German Einsatzkommando (EK) killings took place 1941-1942; the Latvian Legion was forcibly formed only in March of 1943 in accordance with Hitler's order of February 10, 1943. And, keep in mind, that the Latvian nation (and the other Baltic States) were literally trapped, at that time, between two Devils and the deep blue Baltic Sea (look at a map).

The Latvian Legion soldiers, conscripted by force to serve in the German armed forces (the same as thousands of other Latvian youths were inducted by the Soviet Red Army, in violation of all international norms and agreements), have never, neither then nor even now, brought any shame on Britain or any other country, because they continuously served only on the Eastern Front (and, only at the front) as exemplary soldiers (as per German own accounts); and, they have never fired a single bullet against the Western Allies. In fact, the Latvian Legion was established well after the German EK units had finished their dirty operations in 1941-1942.. Also, the Latvian Legion refused to fight on the Western Front against the Allies; and, many units deliberately fought and found their way to the West and surrendered to the Western Allies completely intact (fully armed) before the German capitulation on May 8, 1945.
In the interest of fair play, for which the British are well known World-wide, I would like to respond more fully to Mr. Macintyre's article, if you provide that opportunity to me to publish such an article in your newspaper.
Andrejs Mezmalis
Rear Admiral, Retired (Author of The Latvian Legion; Riga, 2008)

Maldi un nevajadzīgi apvainojumi

dv@mac.com — 2009-10-10T12:38:12-04:00

Latvija Amerikā, 2009. g. 3. oktobra numurā, 9. lpp. ir rakstītas nepatiesības.

"Cīņa par nosaukumu piemineklim Otavā"

Apsveicamā doma celt Otavā pieminekli totālitārā komūnisma upuŗiem nonāca strupceļā, kad „National Capital Commission” (NCC), 10. septembrī „principā” piekrītot idejai celt pieminekli, tomēr nolēma, ka tāds nosaukums būtu pārāk provokātīvs, tāpēc tas ir jāpārskata un jāizņem vārds „komūnisms”. Valdes locekļi uzsvēra, ka nebūtu polītiski korrekti minēt kādu konkrētu ideoloģiju, kuŗas nodarījumus pret cilvēci atzīmēt, bet vajagot uzsvērt visu totālitāro režīmu noziegumus.

Šādai domai pilnīgi pretī ir pieminekļa iniciātori – „Tribute to Liberty” grupa, kuŗas valdes priekšsēde ir Alīde Forstmane. Neiekļaujot vārdu „komūnisms” pieminekļa nosaukumā, tam vispār zūd sākotnējā nozīme. Tādās pašās domās bija arī daudzi līdzšinējie pieminekļa celtniecības atbalstītāji. Parādījās raksti kanadiešu presē, nosodot šo NCC lēmumu, kā arī tika sūtītas vēstules pieminekļa atbalstam.

Arī Centrālās un Austrumeiropas tautu padome (Central and Eastern European Council) Kanadā, kuŗā ietilpst arī Latviešu Nacionālā Apvienība Kanadā, nosūtīja visu šo tautu pārstāvošo organizāciju parakstītu vēstuli, izsakot savu nožēlu par šādu NCC lēmumu. Vēstulē uzsvērta atziņa, ka atklāti minot komūnismu kā lielāko cilvēktiesību pārkāpēju un pret cilvēci izdarīto noziegumu veicēju, būtu sperts liels solis pretī vispārējiem taisnīguma meklējumiem. Izteikts apgalvojums, ka tie 3.4 miljonu eiropiešu, kas ieradušies Kanadā, meklējot patvērumu no komūnistiskās tirranijas, un visu upuŗu radinieki noteikti ir pārliecināti, ka šāds piemineklis nepieciešams.

Pateicoties asajiem protestiem NCC septembŗa beigās tomēr pieņēma nosaukumu „Piemineklis totālitārā komūnisma upuŗiem” (A Memorial to the Victims of Totalitarian Communism”, pieliekot vēl apakšnosaukumu „Kanada – patvēruma zeme” (Canada, a Land of Refuge”). Līdz ar to tagad pieminekļa sagatavošanas un celtniecības darbi var ritēt pilnā sparā un arī ziedotāji var būt droši, ka viņu devums aizies paredzētam mērķim.

Lai saņemtu nodokļu atlaides kvītis, "Tribute to Liberty" var ziedot arī caur DV Kanadā - ar norādījumu TTL.

Vita Gaiķe

Te ir Alīdes Forstmanes "lasītāju vēstule" LA redakcijai:
LA raksts; "Cīņa par nosaukumu piemineklim Otavā"

Pateicos ka dažas rindiņas tiek pievērstas šim svarīgam projektam - piemineklim Otavā, totalitārā komunisma upuriem. Bet man būtu labāk paticis virsraksts " Tiks celts piemineklis komunisma upuriem Otavā", jo svarīgais ir tieši tas, nevis dažādā politika un cīņa par godu un varu.

Būdama priekšsēde šim pasākumam zinu skaidri kas noticis un notiek. Vispirms vēlos pateikt lielu paldies LNAK 2008-09 g. valdei kura novēlēja $15,000 šim projektam. Ar nožēlu man jāsaka ka TTL līdz šai dienai trūkst oficiāls morāls atbalsts no LNAK 2009-2010 g. valdes. Divās sēdēs ir izskanējušas šaubas par šo projektu.

No Tribute to Liberty puses vēlos izteikt lielu paldies latviešiem vispārīgi, pat no aizjūras, par finansiālu devīgumu. Pateicoties s.c. LNAK 2008-09 g. valdei , DV Kanada un DV Toronto prāviem ziedojumiem varējām atalgot profesionālu konsultantu firmu kura kopā ar TTL valdi sastādīja projekta iesniegumu. Šo iesniegumu National Capital Commission valde pieņēma bez jebkādas maiņas. Mēs zinājām ka cīņa būs par pieminekļa vārdu "komunismu upuriem", jo šāda līdzīga situācija radās Eiropas Padomē 2005. gadā. Viens no TTL padomdevējiem ir zviedru parlamentārietis Gērans Lindblads, kurš mums stāstīja par EP diskusijām sakarā ar vārdu "komunismu upuru" pielietošanu.

NCC piekāpās TTL valdes spiedieniem jau dažas dienas pirms Centrālās un Austrum Eiropas tautu padome (CEEC), nosūtīja savu vēstuli NCC. NCC ļoti uztraucās par ļoti negatīvu kritiku kanadiešu presē kā arī radioraidījumos. Arī daudzas privātpersonas sūtīja atbalstvēstules TTL projektam.

TTL aicina visas CEEC dalībgrupas oficiāli pozitīvi atbalsīt un ieteikt visām savām tautām finansiāli, pēc savām spējām, atbalstīt TTL.

Turpmākai informācijai: Ontario AG (Attorney General) departements ir piešķīris TTL "charitable status" un patreiz piestrādājam pie nākamo soli - iesniegt dokumentus Canada Revenue Agency kas ir daļa no procesa. Ceram neilgā laikā saņemt oficiālo "charitable" statusu. Kamēr TTL ir bijusi iesaistīta šinī projektā nauda ir gājusi tikai paredzētiem mērķiem, cita iespēja vispāri mūsu izpratnē nepastāv. Avīžu raksta pēdējais teikums ir galīgi nevajadzīgs un negodīgs apvainojums.

Lai saņemtu nodokļu atlaides kvītes starplaikā var ziedot "Tribute to Liberty" caur DV-Kanada - ar norādījumu TTL.

National Capital Commission Approves Name for Ottawa Monument: "To Victims of Totalitarian Communism"

dv@mac.com — 2009-09-22T19:41:37-04:00

TORONTO, Sept. 22 /CNW/ - The National Capital Commission (NCC) approved the title "A Memorial to Victims of Totalitarian Communism - Canada, a Land of Refuge" for the monument to be built on national capital region land to the more than 100 million victims of totalitarian communism.
"We would like to thank the NCC for working with us to develop a title for the monument that does indeed focus on the victims of communism." says Alide Forstmanis, Tribute to Liberty Board Chair. "We are happy that this part of the process is now behind us, and we will now be focusing our energies on the next stages - finding a site and proceeding with the design competition, and fundraising for all of that."
Charles Coffey, Honorary Chair of the initiative, commented on the process of working out the wording for the title of the monument: "Probably the board members at the NCC, like so many Canadians, are simply unaware of the scope and scale of communism. This monument will help to change that."
Tribute to Liberty will now embark on a fundraising campaign. Details of the campaign will be released in the next several days.

The National Capital Commission is the government agency that oversees the use and development of national capital region land. The memorial to the victims of totalitarian communism is a project of Tribute to Liberty working with founding partner The Open Book Group.
For further information: Carolyn Foster, Project Coordinator, Tribute to Liberty, info@tributetoliberty.ca

DV ASV un DV KV kopsēdes dalībnieki

dv@mac.com — 2009-09-20T15:34:38-04:00

Kopsēdes dalībnieki Sidrabenē 2009-09-19

National Capital Commission approves Tribute to Liberty project

dv@mac.com — 2009-09-11T19:15:40-04:00

Press release

Falsifying history

dv@mac.com — 2009-09-05T10:12:59-04:00

It appears that very few understand what really happened. The "Russian Revolution" was actually a revolution of non Russians. Lenin realized that a power base could be built by promising independence for the captive nations. The famous Latvian Riflemen supported Lenin for this reason and not because of some Communist ideals. Result was an Imperial Russia without Finland, the Baltic States and Poland. Many of Lenins non Russian supporters ended up in high offices in Moscow. Russia was now more Russian than ever and the old Imperial Bureaucracy resented the non Russian element being in powerful positions. Stalin and his gang built their power base on this old bureaucracy that yearned to restore Imperial Russia to its former glory. Those who had fought for independence for the Captive Nations were obstacles. This required that the opposition to this had to be eliminated, thus the Great Purges and show trials of the late thirties. The Second World War provided an opportunity to expand the Russian Empire one again. Formula was always the same: Send in the Red Army, then the Security Organs and arrest the top strata of the occupied nation. Then execute and/or deport (not to return) the arrested to the Gulags in the far north or east. Then begins the process of "russification" which is pure and simple intentional genocide as defined by the United Nations. Moscows Imperialists know that occupied territory is not "safe for Moscow" unless the indigenous population has been deported and diluted with Russians to the point where the national element is no longer a threat to Moscows objectives.
Vladimir Putin (Putler) is obviously ashamed of Russias recent past. That is why history has to be re-written so that he can continue the same old Imperialism. It was never about "Communism".

Paldies ziedotājiem!

dv@mac.com — 2009-09-03T11:31:53-04:00

Daugavas Vanagi Kanadā aprūpes vajadzībām vairāk kā 50 gadus izved 14. jūnija ziedojumu vākšanas akciju. Par nožēlu mūsu atbalstītāji - Kanadas latviešu saime sarūk, bet neskatoties uz to beidzamos gados ziedotās summas ir manāmi palielinājušās. Ar to mēs jūtam, ka latviešu sabiedrība mūsu darbu ir augstu novērtējusi. DV Kanadā valde un DV Toronto nodaļa izsaka lielu paldies katram, kas arī šī gada 14. jūnija akcijā ar devīgu roku atbalstīja mūsu aprūpēs darbu.
DV Toronto nodaļa šogad jau ir saņēmusi 66 paldies vēstules no bijušiem leģionāriem un daudzbērnu ģimenēm. Lielāko tiesu tās ir īsas - paldies, naudiņu saņēmām, bet ir dažas, kas pasaka vairāk. Bijušā leģionāra Bukovska dzīvesbiedre Zenta raksta: „Izsakam visdziļāko pateicību par saņemto materiālo un morālo atbalstu (60-Ls). Smagi, tā parkinsona slimība, ir iedragājusi viņa veselību. Arī saprāts stipri klibo. Viņš mums jau ir gulošais slimnieks. Kājās nestāv nemaz. Kādā aprūpes namā viņu ievietot nevēlējamies. Mājas ir mājas. Diezgan savā dzīvē viņam nācies piedzīvot, gan kara šausmas, gan ievainojumu un pēc tam Vorkutas ledājos un aukstumā pavadīto laiku. Vēlreiz liels paldies no visas sirds un lai Dievs stāv klāt Jums...".
Četru bērnu māte Gunita raksta: „ 25. aprīlī saņēmu uz mana vārda adresētu naudas pārvedumu. Paldies par to! Arī mani bērni Aiva, Samanta, Viktors, Hermanis saka paldies šiem nezināmiem labdariem. Skaistas cilvēka domas un rīcība ir mūsdienās reta bagātība".
Patreizējā financiālā un saimnieciskā krīze ļoti smagi skārusi tieši tos, kam bija vismazāk: gultas režīma leģionārus, invalīdus, daudzbērnu ģimenes un sirmgalvjus - vieniniekus. Ar jūsu līdzdalību, varam grūtdieņu pelēkā ikdienā ienest dažus gaišākus brīžus. Pateicoties dāsniem ziedojumiem, šogad izvestā 14. jūnija akcijā, mēs aprūpi varēsim turpināt nesamazinātā veidā. Paldies!
Kārlis Gulbis
DV Kanadā aprūpes nozares vadītājs

DV Toronto nodaļa uzsāk rudens darbību

dv@mac.com — 2009-09-03T11:29:32-04:00

Jūlijs un augusts sabiedriskā darbā ir klusie mēneši, reti tanīs notiek sapulces vai sēdes. Darbība atplaukst septembrī, kad sākās skolu gads, tad atdzīvojās arī organizāciju un biedrību darbība, sēdes, sapulces un semināri. Šogad steidzīga bija DV Toronto nodaļas valde, pēc vasaras atpūtas uz pirmo sēdi sanākot jau pirmdien 24. augustā. Sēdē pilnā sastāvā piedalījās valde un revizijas komisija. No tā gribētos secināt, ka visi ir uzņēmuši pietiekoši saules enerģiju un jau ir gatavi garajiem rudens un ziemas darbības posmiem.
Par nožēlu, kā tas ir izveidojies beidzamajos gados, arī šī sēde bija jāiesāk pieminot aizsaulē aizgājušu DV Toronto nodaļas biedri. No zemes gaitām 10. jūlijā šķīries mūža biedrs Stanislavs Edmunds Butkevics. Biedrzines Astrīdas Jakobsones aicināti klātesošie ar klusuma brīdi pieminēja aizgājēju. Stanislavs pietrūks tuviniekiem, pietrūks Daugavas Vanagiem, pietrūks latviešu sabiedrībai, DV teātrim un kā liels dziesmu draugs pietrūks DV Kanadā Vīru korim, kuŗā viņš dziedāja 37 gadus.
Ņemot vērā sabiedriskā darbā klusos vasaras mēnešus valdes locekļu ziņojumi bija īsi, jo galvenā kārtā veikti rutīnas darbi. Nodaļas pārstāvis pie a/s Latviešu nams Laimonis Salnājs, gan neizpaužot skaitļus, ziņoja par nama pārdošanas patreizējo stāvoklī.
Kasieris Atis Bredovskis iepazīstināja ar nodaļas financiālo stāvokli un norādīja, ka šogad leģionāru aprūpei uz Latviju jau nosūtīti $7,000.00, gultas režīma leģionāriem zālēm $4,000.00 un daudzbērnu ģimenēm $8,000.00. Pateicoties sabiedrības atsaucībai 14. jūnija ziedojumu akcijai, un tanī ieņemto naudu papildinot ar nodaļas līdzekļiem, līdz gada beigām vēl varēs nosūtīt - leģionāriem un zālēm $9,000.00 un daudzbērnu ģimenēm $6,000.00. DV Toronto nodaļas valde ir gandarīta, ka latviešu sabiedrība augstu novērtējusi nodaļas aprūpes darbu un to 14. jūnija ziedojumu vākšanas akcijā devīgi atbalstījusi; par to katram ziedotājam liels paldies.
Priekšsēdis Varimants Plūdons informēja, ka ar valdības rīkojumu nākamo divu gadu laikā latviešu aprūpes mājai Kristus Dārzs jāiegādājas 85 jaunas motorizētas gultas. Tā kā tur dzīvo arī DV Toronto nodaļas biedri, tad būtu vēlams atbalstīt gultu iegādi. Vadoties no administrātores Laumas Stikutes, katra gulta izmaksa $2,000.00. Pēc īsām pārrunām valde vienbalsīgi nolēma šai vajadzībai, no bijušā DV nama līdzekļiem, atvēlēt $10,000.00, kas dos iespēju iegādāties 5 motorizētas gultas.
Daži valdes locekļi bija neizpratnē, ka pagājuši pāris mēneši kopš Daugavas Vanagu Centrālās valdes sēdes, bet laikrakstos nav vēl parādījušies pieņemtie lēmumi, rezolūcijas, ne Centrālās valdes aicinājums kurš norāda daļēju ievirzi nākamā gada darbībai. V.Plūdons ir saņēmis no DVCV informācijas nozares vadītāja Aivara Sinka ( Anglija) pieņemto 5 lēmumu un 4 rezolūciju tekstus. Priekšsēdis ar tām iepazīstināja valdi. Visi klātesošie bija uzskatā, ka lēmumi un rezolūcijas ir labi pārdomātas un vērtīgas, bet neatbildēts palika jautājums, ko Centrālā valde ir darījusi, vai plāno darīt ar divām nacionāli politiska rakstura rezolūcijām.
Rezolūcija #1- Daugavas Vanagu Centrālās valdes sēde 2009. gada 8. jūlijā stingri iebilst Latvijas elektronisko mediju likuma projektam, kas samazinātu valsts valodas īpatsvaru radio televīzijas raidījumos. Nav pieļaujams latviešu valodas lietošanas samazinājums komerciāliem raidījumiem. Valsts valodas lietošanai vienmēr jādod priekšroka. Tas pats attiecināms arī uz plānu samazināt valsts valodas raidījumus sabiedriskās radio un televīzijas kanālos. Šāds likumprojekts samazinās latviešu valodas un kultūras attīstību un sadrumstalos nacionālo vienotību. Ir vajadzīga tāda Nacionālā radio un televīzijas padome, kas grib un spēj strādāt latviešu tautas labā.
Rezolūcija #4- Daugavas Vanagu Centrālās valdes sēdē 2009. gada 8. jūlijā aicina latviešu nacionālām politiskām partijām apvienoties un atgādina vēlētājiem nebalsot par sīkpartijām, jo šādi rīkojoties tiek zaudēta nacionālā balss.
Sēdes tālākā norisē sarīkojuma daļas vadītājs Edgars Zeibergs ziņoja par DV Toronto nodaļas 59. jubilejas atzīmēšanu 17. oktobrī, pulkstens 15:00 Centra Kursas zālē un aicina biedrus un labvēļus šo datumu atzīmēt kalendārā. Nodaļa atbalstīja divus jauniešus „Sveika Latvija" braucienam, tagad viņi ir aicināti dot īsus 3 - 5 minūšu lasījumus par viņu iespaidiem Latvijā. Priekšnesumu daļā jubilejas viesus iepriecinās DV Vīru koris Kanadā, diriģentes Īrisas Purenes vadībā. Nodaļas vanadžu kopas vadītāja Astrīda Jakobsone norādīja, ka sarīkojumā vanadzes rīkos loteriju un ienākumi tiks ziedoti Latvijā Āgenskalna zupas virtuvei, jo, sakara ar patreizējo krīzi, siltu maltīti meklē daudz vairāk kā jebkad iepriekš.
Sēdē bez steigas tika daudz pārrunāts. iepriecinoš ir lēmums atbalstīt Kristus Dārza motorizēto gultu iegādi. Izskanēja cerība, ka varbūt arī citas organizācijas un biedrības šo pasākumu atbalstīs.
Nākamā DV Toronto nodaļas valdes sēde pirmdien 19. oktobrī pulkstens 11:00 DV Toronto nodaļas mītnē Kanadas Latviešu Centrā Toronto. Sēdes ir atklātas un vienmēr gaidīti nodaļas biedri, vanagi un organizācijas labvēļi.

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DV CV VALDES SĒDE SIDRABENĒ

dv@mac.com — 2009-07-08T14:35:16-04:00

Daugavas Vanagu Centrālās Valdes sēdes dalībnieki Sidrabenē 2009. g. jūlijā

Franks Gordons: Briesmoņi bija abi

dv@mac.com — 2009-07-24T13:08:06-04:00

Skaidri vārdi Telavivas laikrakstā
Izraēlas apmēram septiņu miljonu iedzīvotāju vidū ir kāds miljons krievvalodīgo. Šai lasītāju saimei domāts vienīgais dienas laikraksts krievu valodā – "Vesti", kuras galvenais politiskais komentētājs ir Jakovs Šauss. Nupat šajā avīzē parādījies visai pārliecinošs Šausa raksts par nacismu un staļinismu. Raksta nosaukums ir "Buridana ēzelis starp diviem briesmoņiem" – metafora ņemta no romiešu fabulas par ēzeli, kas nevarēja izšķirties starp diviem vienādiem siena kušķiem un tā arī neēdis nosprāga... Padomju propagandas stereotipi diemžēl iestrēguši dažu krievvalodīgo izraēliešu galvās, konstatē Šauss un nu tiecas ieviest skaidrību, vērojot zināmu apjukumu, ko šīs avīzes lasītāju vidū radījusi EDSO Parlamentārās asamblejas rezolūcija, kas pielīdzina staļinisko režīmu nacistiskajam.
Staļins nevar attaisnot Hitleru un Hitlers nevar attaisnot Staļinu, uzsver Šauss.
Katram diktatoram vajadzīga armija. Iekarojumu, karagājienu labad Staļins 1939. gadā noslēdza līgumu ar Hitleru. Staļins ilgi pirms Hitlera uzbrukuma Padomju Savienībai izmantoja savu armiju bandītiskai agresijai pret Somiju, Poliju, Baltijas valstīm, Rumāniju, raksta Šauss.
Joprojām nav izskausts uzskats, ka Hitlers tiecās iznīcināt visus ebrejus, bet Staļina zemē viņi izdzīvoja. Jakovs Šauss te ievieš skaidrību, norādot, ka padomju lēģeros ebreji gāja bojā kā meņševiki un eseri, kā trockisti un buharinieši, kā kaitnieki un spiegi, kā kosmopolīti un indētāji. Jā, gulagā viņus nesūtīja uz gāzes kamerām. Padomju Savienība bija daudz nabadzīgāka par Vāciju. Kolimā un Vorkutā cilvēki sadega salā vienā ziemā – kāpēc bija jātērējas dārgai tehnikai vai munīcijai? Šauss raksta: "Sešus miljonus ebreju nogalināja Hitlers, bet Staļins, kas parakstīja ar viņu papildus paktam par neuzbrukšanu arī draudzības līgumu, vairāk nekā visi pārējie sekmēja šā drausmīgā skaitļa parādīšanos. Padomju robežsargi šāva uz bēgļiem no Polijas, kur ebrejus jau sadzina geto."
Maz ir tādu, kas gatavi izprast Baltijas valstu dramatisko vēsturi, konstatē Šauss un atgādina, ka "vispirms tās okupēja Padomju Savienība, un tur jau 1940. gadā sākās drausmīgas represijas, simttūkstošu cilvēku deportācijas. Diez vai Baltijas valstu iedzīvotāji, ja tās būtu joprojām neatkarīgas, apsveiktu 1941. gadā nacistu iebrukumu".
Baltijas valstīs, norāda Šauss, nedrīkst slavināt Hitleru, un skolās pēta holokausta vēsturi. Neviens no viņu vadītājiem nenoliedz PSRS uzvaru pār Vāciju, bet viņi ir tiesīgi paust nožēlu par savu valstu otrreizējo okupāciju pēc šīs uzvaras un neapbrīnot padomju armiju, kas iznīcināja milzīgu viņu tautiešu daļu ne jau kaujas laukā. Abi totalitārie režīmi bija briesmoņi, un Jakova Šausa nopelns ir tas, ka viņš tiecas apgaismot prāva lasītāju pulka prātus.

August 23, 1939. Soviet-Nazi Crimes against Humanity

dv@mac.com — 2009-07-25T09:21:35-04:00

August 23, 2009 is the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between the Soviet Union (as the Russian Empire called itself) and Nazi Germany. The Pact resulted in the start of the Second World War. Germany has come to terms with its past. Russia has not. This is evidenced by laws against the truth.

-How is it that I am here for Crimes against Humanity, and you only for "errors"?

Russia acts against "false" history

dv@mac.com — 2009-07-25T08:55:01-04:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/8166020.stm The Imperialists in Moscow are afraid of the truth.

20th Anniversary of the Baltic Way is approaching

dv@mac.com — 2009-07-24T08:42:07-04:00

Information regarding the Baltic Way

Arne Bengtsson - Hotad frihet

dv@mac.com — 2009-07-12T14:32:13-04:00

Arne Bengtsson skriver om Baltikum. Very useful information on current events in the Baltic States. In Swedish.
Efter kriget i Georgien i augusti 2008 faller Rysslands skugga mörk även över Baltikum. Hotad frihet är en granskning av Lettlands, Litauens och Estlands demokratier och deras förmåga att vinna den ryska minoritetens lojalitet. ISBN 978-91-633-1239-7

Global Museum on Communism

dv@mac.com — 2009-06-16T16:18:17-04:00

The Global Museum on Communism is officially launched today.

Soviet crimes against humanity coverup by Putler

dv@mac.com — 2009-05-19T15:51:22-04:00

Putler creates commission to deny Soviet crimes against humanity. KGBs Putler denies overwhelming evidence of Soviet crimes against humanity.

Kritušo piemiņai

dv@mac.com — 2009-05-09T14:44:59-04:00

Alīdes Forstmanes runa Saulainē, 2009. g. 9. maijā, par latviešu politisko darbību Zviedrijā. "Audiobook"

DV Kanadā 59. delegātu sapulce

dv@mac.com — 2009-04-25T09:40:02-04:00

DV Kanadā 59. delegātu sapulces dalībnieku kopbilde. 2009/04/25

Tribute to Liberty

dv@mac.com — 2009-01-07T14:11:32-05:00

Tribute to Liberty is a Canadian organization whose mission is to establish a memorial to the victims of the Crimes of Communism in Canada's National Capital Region and to educate the public about Communism's Crimes. For more information see http://www.tributetoliberty.ca

AIZ DZELZS VĀRTIEM

dv@mac.com — 2008-12-26T09:05:08-05:00

AIZ DZELZS VĀRTIEM dod vienreizīgu pārskatu par cilvēktiesību pārkāpumiem kā pēckaŗa Rīgā, tā ari soda nometnē Kazakstānā. Autors apraksta čeku, čekistus, pratināšanu un padomju tiesu Rīgā un verdzību, badu un nāvi nometnē.

Latvija Amerikā

Autors: Edgars Jasūns, Apstrādājusi Hilda E. Smeķis
Grāmata drukāta 250 eksemplāros un lielāka daļa no tiem nosūtītas uz Latviju (Okupācijas Mūzejai). Daži eksemplāri ari atrodas Latviešu Centra, Toronto, veikalā. Ir paredzēts ka grāmata tiks publicēta internetā .pdf un "audiobook" formatos.

Valsts Svētki Kitchener-Waterloo

dv@mac.com — 2008-11-16T16:20:32-05:00

DV Kičeneras kopa un Latviešu Biedrība kopīgi rīkoja 90. Valsts Svētkus. Diakons Dāgs Demandt noturēja svētku runu un Roberts Ādlers muzicēja. Valijai Karnupei tika pasniegts LNAK apbalvojums par ilggadīgu darbošanās latviešu sabiedrībā.
Harold Albrecht, MP Kitchener-Conestoga, nolasīja savu apsveikumu un ari apsveikumu no Kanādas Premiēru Stephen Harper. Alīde Forstmane nolasīja sveicienus no Leanna Pendergast, MPP Kitchener-Conestoga.
No kreisas puses: Harold Albrecht, Alīde Forstmane, Roberts Ādlers, Gunārs Šūbiņš un Dāgs Demandt

Banished: "The Forsaken" Review By RICHARD PIPES | July 30, 2008

dv@mac.com — 2008-11-09T18:12:49-05:00

http://www.nysun.com/arts/banished-the-forsaken-by-tim-tzouliadis/82839/
This a very sad book, the story of thousands of Americans who, during the Depression, lured by sham Soviet propaganda and pro-Soviet falsehoods spread by the likes of George Bernard Shaw and the corrupt New York Times Moscow correspondent, Walter Duranty, migrated to the USSR in search of jobs and a role in the "building of socialism." [....................... ] In Tim Tzouliadis's "The Forsaken" (Penguin Press, 436 pages, $29.95), their dismal story is told with great skill and indignation usually missing from Western accounts of communist Russia.

Kopsēdes Rezolūcijas

dv@mac.com — 2008-10-21T14:57:28-04:00

31. Daugavas Vanagu ASV un Kanādas valžu kopsēdes Garezerā “Saulgriežos” 2008.g.11.- 12. oktobrī
REZOLŪCIJAS.

1) Apzinoties negatīvo ietekmi uz vēlēšanu rezultātiem, kopsēdes dalībnieki izsaka nožēlu par daudzo nacionālo partiju esamību un iesaka partiju apvienošanos, pirmkārt domājot par latviešu tautas labumu, ne partijas.

2) Balstoties uz DV organizācijas darbības noteikumiem par taisnības, tiesibu, patriosma un brīvības ideju audzināšanu un paušanu sabiedrībā aicinam Daugavas Vanagus un Vanadzes ņemt akltīvu dalību Latvijas politikā. Saeimas vēlēšanās atbalstīt partiju “Pilsoniskā Savienība” kuras statūti pilnībā atbilst DV organizācijas mērķiem.

3) Kopsēdes dalībnieki izsaka pateicību studentei Dacei Kalniņai par drosmi un uzdrīkstēšanos aizstāvēt latviešu valodu un aicinam latviešu sabiedrību radīt stipendiju nodrošinot viņai izglītības turpināšanu.Ceram ka šim piemēram radīsies daudz sekotāju.

4) Turpināsim meklēt sadarbību ar DVL un DVL jaunatni . Lai veicinātu sadarbību DVL ieviržu starpā, lūdzam visu zemju valdes turpmāk naudas atbalstu atsevišķiem pasākumiem nesūtīt, bet visus maksājumus virzīt caur DVCV pārstāvniecību uz DVL valdi ar norādi stingri ievērot norēķinu nepieciešamību.

5) DV organizācijas nākotnes darbība:
a) Nozīmīgs nākotnes projects ir iecere izveidot filmu par DV organizācijas tapšanu un tās lielo nozīmi latviešu sabiedrības pastāvēšanā visu trimdas laiku un Latvijas neatkarības atgūšanā.
b) DV organizācijas vārda redzamības paplašināšana.
c) Saglabāt latvietību mītņu zemēs.
d) Latviešu leģionāru un daudzbērnu ģimeņu aprūpe Latvijā.
e) Lestenes brāļu kapu uzturēšana.

Tribute to Liberty - Press Release

dv@mac.com — 2008-10-02T14:40:02-04:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canadian Communities Unite to Remember Victims of Crimes of Communism

TORONTO, September 26, 2008-Representatives from Canada's ethno-cultural communities have created a non-profit organization, Tribute to Liberty, to establish a memorial in Ottawa to the Victims of the Crimes of Communism.

“Because of this project Canadians will have an opportunity to learn about the Crimes of Communism, and how they have affected the lives of so many Canadians. Public awareness is very low in terms of the huge number of Canadians who have suffered under Communism in the countries they came from, and this memorial will change that,” says Philip Leong, Tribute to Liberty Board Chair.

“Ambassadors and their delegates from 14 countries have written to the Prime Minister calling for the creation of a memorial,” says Leong. “We hope to build on that broad international endorsement with comparable support from Canadians coast to coast to coast.”

Proponents of the project are engaging with representatives from a range of communities in Canada including Afghan, Armenian, Chinese, Cuban, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mennonite, Polish, Russian, Slovakian, Tibetan, Ukrainian and Vietnamese, among others.

The members of the Tribute to Liberty Board of Directors are Philip Leong, Chair; Alide Forstmanis, Treasurer; Reet Marten-Sehr, Secretary; Alexandra Chyczij; and Wladyslaw Lizon.

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http://www.tributetoliberty.ca

CONTACT:
Carolyn Foster
Project Coordinator
Tribute to Liberty
416.421.4114
info@tributetoliberty.ca

Pirmie spērieni uz Dziesmu Svētkiem Hamiltonā

dv@mac.com — 2008-10-01T11:58:37-04:00

Skatiet "Informācijas Avotā"

The Case for Latvia

dv@mac.com — 2008-09-30T09:33:42-04:00

The Case for Latvia. Disinformation Campaigns Against a Small Nation.
Fourteen Hard Questions and Straight Answers about a Baltic Country.
RISLAKKI, Jukka
Amsterdam/New York, NY, 2008, 295 pp. Illustrated.
Hb: 978-90-420-2423-6
http://www.rodopi.nl/functions/search.asp?BookId=BALTIC+15
Preview

Georgian Request

dv@mac.com — 2008-09-01T07:58:58-04:00

Subject: GEORGIAN REQUEST;Edward Lucas; 3rd Cold War Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:06:14 +0300

FROM GEORGIA:
Dear Friends,
I have a request to all, who loves Georgia, loves Georgian people and herewith your own motherland. With our patriarch's consecraste, who has a wish, on Monday, 1th of september, at 15:00 (georgian time) (14:00 Estonia Time) (13:00 London Time) all must come out in street and make a live chain to make a world and at first Russia to see, that Georgia is united and we are together, georgians an all who loves georgia. Please make this request extend to everybody, with your friends, in place where you live and express your support to Georgia and to georgian people.

God Bless us all

Beka Gonashvili (member of men's ensemble which sang in Estonia).

From Edward Lucas: Here is a quick draft shopping list of possible reactions to the Georgia crisis (I am back properly from holiday next week). I would be interested in all thoughts about priorities, practicalities, desirabilities. Please post comments on my blogsite edwardlucas.blogspot.com

1) A "Georgia Solidarity Campaign" to lobby hard for a full troop withdrawal, NATO soldiers in Georgia (see the "Checkpoint Georgia" article by ex-ambassador Donald Maclarin in today's Telegraph). International brigade of volunteers to help Georgia. Visa free travel to EU and US for Georgian (and Ukrainian) passport-holders.
2) Sweden and Finland into NATO ASAP
3) Big counter-attack on information warfare, expose Kremlin lies, inventions, distortions of history. Hit hard on Katyn, Gulag denial, Stalin nostalgia.
4) Sue Chekists everywhere--Strasbourg, Hague, any western court (Can't someone in Spain get Pinochet-style arrest warrant out?) Make them scared to travel.
5) Use separatist weapon against Chekists Idel-Ural, Tatarstan, Chechnya
6) Stop talking about "Russia". These guys aren't Russia. They are criminal gang of bullies, crooks and murderers who have hijacked Russia.
7) Demand Germany and Netherlands pull out of Nord Stream
8) Build up NATO presence in Baltic states (Balts provide the buildings, other NATO countries the people)
9) Constant name and shame of Chekist allies and stooges in Europe. What the **** is Cyprus doing?
10) Attack them financially. Raid Raiffeisen Bank, find out who owns Gunvor, RosUkrEnergo. Make all contact with Chekist-run commercial entitities toxic to reputations. Without bankers, auditors, lawyers etc they will find life much more difficult.

This was a full-page piece in today's Daily Telegraph. Saturday, August 30, 2008 Putin's pipeline to power.

Russia is fighting a new Cold War with banks and pipelines, not tanks and warplanes By Edward Lucas

In classical mythology, Georgia was the land where the Argonauts had to harness bulls with bronze hooves to win the Golden Fleece. Modern Georgia is the source of a treasure scarcely less precious: oil and gas from central Asia and the Caspian, piped along the only east-west energy corridor that Russia does not control. But whereas Jason and his comrades triumphed, our quest has ended in humiliating failure.
As the occupying power in Georgia, Russia can close or destroy those pipelines whenever it wishes. The only country in the region that even came close to sharing Western values, one vital for our energy security, has been humiliatingly defeated and dismembered.
As politicians and voters in the free world return from their holidays, two big questions require answering. What happens next? And how do we stop it?
Decoding the Kremlin's precise intentions is as tricky now as it was in the days of Kremlinology – a discipline as archaic as Morse code. But the outlines are clear.
Russia wants to recreate a "lite" version of the Soviet empire in eastern Europe and to neutralise the rest of the continent. Unlike the old Cold War, military action is a last resort: for the most part, it is banks and pipelines, not tanks and warplanes, that are doing the dirty work.
This may sound strange, given what has happened in Georgia. But it is vital to realise that this was not the beginning of a new Russian push, but part of something that began in the mid-1990s.
Russia has nobbled Belarus – the only other country, apart from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, that is ready to recognise the new statelets of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It props up the narco-state of Tajikistan, cossets the dictatorship in Uzbekistan and woos the benighted despots of Turkmenistan. It has a cautious alliance with China, in the form of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, an outfit dedicated to fighting "extremism, terrorism and separatism" (although this last "-ism" has evidently been forgotten when it comes to Georgia).
It has stitched up energy deals in North Africa; it flirts with Iran and sells weapons to Hugo Chavez, the America-hating windbag who runs Venezuela. And by using energy diplomacy and divide-and-rule tactics, it is stitching up Europe country by country, from Cyprus to the Netherlands.
And it works. Over the crisis in Georgia, Europe has shown astonishing softness. The leaders of the EU have been all but invisible.
Where is the supposed foreign-policy chief, Javier Solana? Or the foreign-affairs commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner? Meanwhile, Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has been humiliated by the blatant Russian breaches of the ceasefire agreement that he negotiated. Europe's weakness is the result of multiple forms of soft-headedness and short-sightedness.
Partly it is simple anti-Americanism: if Vladimir Putin is making life difficult for George Bush, he must be a good guy. That attitude lies behind the astonishing opinion polls in countries such as Germany, which show that people have more trust in xenophobic, authoritarian Russia than they do in the world's most powerful democracy.
There is also a mistaken belief that Russia is an ally in the struggle against globalisation: here is a country, argue intellectuals such as the British historian Correlli Barnett, that does not let itself be pushed around by multinational companies and the meddling do-gooders of the self-appointed "international community".
But this is to misunderstand Russia under its kleptocratic and chauvinist ex-KGB rulers. Russia likes multilateral organisations, so long as it dominates them. It runs a whole bunch: for example, the "Commonwealth of Independent States", which it is using to legitimise its occupation of Georgia.
Russia is also advocating a new pan-European security organisation, with formal legal status. This, it hopes, will exclude the United States, and tie up the West in the knots of international law, so that military intervention of the kind seen in the former Yugoslavia becomes all but impossible.
Similarly, although the Kremlin makes life difficult domestically for Western oil companies and tightly restricts foreign investment in any industry that it dubs "strategic" (which potentially covers almost anything), it is another story abroad. Russia delights in the possibilities of the global economy. If regulators in New York are sniffy about listing stolen companies on the stock exchange, there is always London. And if you fail even London's undemanding test, Dubai, Bombay and Shanghai await with open arms.
Russia also uses its colossal war chest, fuelled by oil and gas revenues, to buy up assets in other countries. And that is the taproot of European softness: money.
In the Cold War, doing business with the Soviet Union was a rare and suspicious activity. Now Russia has penetrated our markets and businesses to a huge degree. Energy companies such as Austria's OMV, Germany's E.ON and Italy's ENI work hand-in-glove with outfits such as Gazprom, which is nominally Russia's biggest company, but better described as the gas division of Kremlin, Inc.
This directly affects politics. Germany, with Russia, is building the Nord Stream gas pipeline along the Baltic seabed to bypass Poland. Russia has already cut off energy supplies to punish Lithuania, the Czech Republic and other countries. When Nord Stream is built, it will be able to do the same to Poland.
Yet even now, after a clear and brutal demonstration of Russian imperialism, Germany refuses to consider cancelling the pipeline. Angela Merkel was willing to pay a high-profile visit to the Baltic states – a likely target for Russia's next push westwards – to offer support. But she would not even contemplate ending her energy alliance with Russia.
And it is hard to see this changing: European consumers will not pay hugely higher energy prices to finance alternative supplies, nor will politicians give the EU the weight it needs to bargain properly with Russia (a country, don't forget, that is three times smaller in population than the EU, with an economy roughly a tenth of the size).
With the EU and Nato hopelessly divided, Russia can dismiss our toothless whimpers about Georgia. That leaves Eastern Europe to base its security on the United States.
Yet even America's willingness to confront Russia is limited. Every incoming president since Bill Clinton has criticised his predecessor for being soft on Russia. But none has proved any better. For all John McCain's fighting talk, and Barack Obama's belated belligerence, neither man will be able to take a hard line. America needs Russia – for nuclear security, to hold back Iran, to contain North Korea, as a supply route to Afghanistan, in hunting down terrorists. And Russia knows it. If the mood in Washington is frosty, the Kremlin need only flirt more intensively with Iran, Venezuela and China, or withhold co-operation on some pressing topic, and America will buckle.
On top of all that, Russia's leaders have a massively secure position at home. Their central bank has nearly $600 billion in hard-currency reserves, while their popularity is far greater than the Politburo ever dreamed of. Mr Putin, and the war in Georgia, are acclaimed – a view stoked by the docile media, which portrayed the conflict as a valiant crusade against genocide and Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili as a murderous fascist.
Abroad, Russia senses that power in the world is shifting east and south, to countries such as India and China, which see Georgia very differently. They may not much like separatism, but they also think that the West is practising double standards: America would not tolerate the Kremlin's meddling in its backyard, so why should Russia have to put up with an America protégé in the Caucasus?
The German philosopher GF Hegel wrote that the owl of Minerva spreads her wings only at dusk: we perceive historical changes only when they are almost complete. We have enjoyed an extraordinary 20-year period in which Russia was weak and seemingly benign. Europe became (mostly) whole and free.
The idea that the continent could again become a battleground between East and West is unwelcome, and to many still inconceivable. But it is happening: and our resurgent enemy seemingly holds most of the cards.
There is, however, one chink of light, for us if not for the Russians. In the long term, the Putin regime means catastrophe for his country. The political system is opaque and fossilised, unable to respond to the needs of a changing economy or to rein in corruption, let alone deal with the fast-growing Muslim population, which has soared to 25 million – a 40 per cent rise since 1989 – as the birthrate among the Slavs has plunged. Modernisation of public services and infrastructure, in a country awash with money, has been dismally slow.
Foreign adventures are the traditional way for autocratic rulers to distract public opinion from problems at home, and Russia is no exception. The regime running Russia will come unstuck in the end. But the cost in the meantime will be dreadful.
This was this week's Europe View. In deference to taste and decency I have renamed Khuiyovich as Shutnik (which means "Joker" in Russian). Amazingly, some readers of The Economist website seem not to realise that this is satire and have been crossly demanding the "original text" and denouncing the "forgery". Shades of 1993...

Europe.view

What Russia will do next Aug 28th 2008 From Economist.com
A secret e-mail to Mr Putin reaches our columnist
From:oleg.shutnik@svr.ru
To:vvp@gov.ru
Cc:dam@kremlin.ru

ESTEEMED Vladimir Vladimirovich!

As director of the operational task-force of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, I present my compliments to you personally at the conclusion of the initial military-political phase of Operation "Return".

The penetration by this service and its sister organisations of decision-making structures in the enemy camp has long given us advance warning of European Union and NATO plans, and a substantial ability to influence them. Even we, however, did not expect such torpor and weakness from the enemy. We see empty words but no readiness for serious resistance. Indeed, some western commentators and politicians have praised our actions as justified, including in some cases those who have received no payment or other inducements. We can proceed confidently.

As we underline the disadvantages of bad relations and highlight the advantages of good ones, our main ally is the electoral cycle. Voters, politicians and other decision-makers will become increasingly aware that if they resist us, they will pay a heavy price; but if they cooperate, they will benefit.

We will extend the intimidation, harassment and expropriation of British, American, Polish and Czech companies active in our domestic market and as energy customers, while at the same time offering further preferential treatment to those from countries that are politically friendly, especially France, Italy and Germany. Are big European companies willing to sacrifice billions of euros in lost exports or higher energy costs by indulging their politicians' desire to grandstand and moralise? We think not.

We should visibly intensify our activity in non-western financial centres, chiefly Dubai, Mumbai and Shanghai, to show western capital markets, particularly London and New York, the loss of business that they face by their governments' intransigent behaviour.

Similarly, the next American president will face a stark choice between the imminent prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran or the wasting asset of involvement in a Europe that does not wish to defend itself.

The electoral cycle in the enemy camp in coming months should deliver great victories to our side: by the year-end we expect Ukraine and Lithuania to abandon the enemy camp. But plans for further escalation are ready as needed. In Crimea, Islamic extremists, guided by our colleagues in Teheran and Damascus, can attack Russian passport-holders. The Ukrainian authorities, partly due to their own incompetence and partly thanks to our disruptive activities, will be unable to stop these atrocities. Our agents in the local population can therefore set up armed self-defence militias. These will clash with the Ukrainian police and army. Our forces can then intervene as peacekeepers, recreating the scenario that has played out so successfully in Georgia.

In the Baltic, provocations will be by nationalist hooligan gangs, supposedly acting as patriots, demanding ethnic cleansing of all Russian-speakers from Estonia and Latvia. Our compatriots there will also establish self-defence militias, which will appeal to us for protection from both the hooligans and from the organs of state power. In the case of Lithuania, our sponsored extremist groups can mount terrorist attacks on military transit to the Kaliningrad region, giving us the chance to demand, and provide, suitable security protection to them.

We can also launch deniable cyber-attacks against Poland and the Czech Republic, crippling official websites and disrupting the banking system. There remains only the problem of certain propagandists in the enemy media who

Editor's note: "Shutnik"—the surname of the author of this email—is the Russian word for "Joker". Whether this affects the authenticity of the above material is for readers to decide.
Window on Eurasia: The Third Cold War Has Begun, Karaganov Says Paul Goble.

Vienna, August 31 – Most commentators who talk about a new cold war emerging after the events in Georgia are referring only to the geopolitical contest between the Soviet bloc and the Western alliance after World War II, but one of Moscow's most interesting commentators says that any new cold war will not be the second but the third the two sides have engaged in.

By pointing out that there were two earlier such competitions – one prior to the second world war which the USSR ultimately won in the course of that military conflict and the second, better-known one, which Moscow lost decisively, Sergei Karaganov provides some important insights into what the new conflict is likely to look like from Moscow's perspective.

In a lengthy article in "Rossiiskaya gazeta," the head of Moscow's Council on Foreign and Defense Policy says that he is convinced that the world is once again being divided between "ours and theirs," in which "ours" will be defended regardless of what they do and "theirs" will be condemned no matter how they act (www.rg.ru/2008/08/29/karaganov.html).

According to Karaganov, the new era of conflict reflects both the redistribution of resources in the world following the end of the second cold war, a development that he suggests will be long term, and the rise of authoritarian and semi-authoritarian states after the 1991 settlement, a temporary phenomenon but "for those who are losing – a matter of here and now."

After gaining economically in the immediate wake of the end of the second cold war, the "old" West started to lose out rapidly because increases in the price of oil and gas led to a massive transfer of resources away from the United States and Europe to those states, including Russia, where these critical energy resources came from.

Many of these energy suppliers, again including Russia, were authoritarian or semi-authoritarian, the Moscow analyst says, and this led to the rise of "authoritarian capitalism" as "the ideological system of the new 'enemy.'" The West needed an enemy to unite, he insists, but its effort to create "'a union of democracies'" against the authoritarian states was "tragicomic."

Other changes in the world – including the proliferation of nuclear weapons and America's loss of prestige around the world because of its actions in Iraq – simply reinforced this development, and effort after September 11th to use counter-terrorism as a unifying force proved a failure.

Thus, Karaganov continues, a new cold war became likely. The West is promoting it as a means to recover the positions it has lost. And Moscow has assisted this effort not only because Russia "has become a symbol and incarnation" of the changes the West opposes but also because Moscow has behaved in ways in Georgia and elsewhere that have only added to that image.

Both in the cold wars of the past and in the one starting now, the Moscow specialist on international relations says, geopolitics is more significant than ideology, and that reality, one often overlooked in recent commentaries, is likely to define the course of the international divide now opening.

Russia has certain advantages and certain disadvantages in this renewed struggle, Karaganov argues. On the one hand, it has a freer society and a richer one than in the past, making it more attractive to many. But on the other, it lacks the resources in terms of space, population and GDP that the Soviet Union had, making it less able to compete.

At the same time, however, Russia's "corrupt state capitalism" is something "hardly any of the thinking and patriotically inclined Russians" are happy about, he says, but the West has not focused on that political and economic elite in this new "cold war" but rather on Russia itself and thus on all Russians.

And it is worth remembering that what he calls "the old West" is now weaker than it was as well. The standing of the U.S. in the world has fallen precipitously because of its actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and this group of states controls a much smaller portion of the world's population and GDP than it did 30 years ago.

That helps to explain what has happened in Georgia. According to Karaganov, "Russia had no other way out" except to respond militarily to "the aggression of Tbilisi and of the forces standing behind" it and then to seal its gains on the ground by extending diplomatic recognition to South Ossetia and Abkhazia. While many are still focusing on those developments alone, "the main goal" of the current rise in tensions involves not Georgia but the potential entry of Ukraine into NATO. "That is absolutely unacceptable for Russia. And even if we were to suddenly agree to this, the logic of events would all the same lead to a confrontation and possibly a military one."

In order to block this, Moscow must denounce the Russia-NATO Council that when set up ten years ago opened the way to the expansion eastward of the Western alliance and was denounced at the time by some as "'a second Brest peace,'" a reference to the treaty Lenin signed with the Germans in 1918 that sacrificed Russian territory to win time for the Bolsheviks.

"It is time to recognize that this union is not only a relic of 'the cold war,' but that it is one of the basic instruments of its rebirth," Karaganov says.

Two other reports from Moscow about the possibility of a new cold war are worthy of note. First of all, Aleksandr Prokhanov, the editor of the nationalist newspaper "Zavtra," said on Ekho Moskvy that he welcomed such a conflict because "for Russia, a cold war today represents salvation" ( www.echo.msk.ru/programs/personalno/536528-echo/).

Without one, he said, Russia would degenerate and die, whereas with one, its citizens will not only bring their money home but focus on developing their country so that it will not lose this latest episode of what he sees as the longstanding and inevitable conflict between Russia and the West.

And for those who are frightened that a new cold war will lead to a hot one, Prokhanov had this to day: "A third world war is not beginning [because] the Americans are not in a position to conduct [it]. They have a terrible crisis, their civilization is collapsing and they have" incurred huge debts at home and abroad.

And second, Aleksandr Dugin's nationalist Eurasian website reported today that sources in the Russian ministry of education say that they are preparing a new required course for Russian schools on geopolitics, a course that they suggest may displace current courses in geography (evrazia.org/n.php?id893).

The officials reportedly said that the course will explain to students "how to build an empire" as well as "who its enemies and friends are," content that almost certainly would lead many Russian students to conclude that they and their parents have no option but to restore an empire and to engage in a cold war with the West.

"The Soviet Story" premiering at the Boston Film Festival September 13.

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-28T07:50:01-04:00

We are pleased to announce that “The Soviet Story” will have its North American premiere at the 2008 Boston Film Festival which runs September 12-18.
The Festival informs me that the film will be shown on Saturday September 13. Actual screening times will be released by the Festival on its website later this week. www.bostonfilmfestival.org
The film’s director Mr. Edvins Snore will attend the premiere in Boston. Following this, Mr. Snore plans to visit Washington D.C. and New York.
This is a unique opportunity for us to promote this excellent film against the backdrop of the current geo-political environment.
After its premiere screenings in Boston, the film will begin to be shown elsewhere to the public in North America and Europe. A screening week is already being planned for New York for mid-October. Details to follow.

Serious and sustained waves

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-26T15:59:27-04:00

Carl Bildt - August 26, 2008

The surge after today's Russian decision to demolish the old borders in the Caucasus has been high during the day - and will continue to be so over a significant period of time.
I have had conversations with a number of colleagues and will continue to have it tomorrow.
On Thursday, I meet with French Foreign Minister Kouchner and the Czech Republic ditto Schwarzenberg in Paris for discussions, among other things, before Monday's European summit in Brussels.
And have also had interviews for both Swedish and international media.
The fact that Russia will be relatively isolated in this policy, I do not think there need be no more doubt about that. In Europe, it would possibly be Belarus that chooses to follow the Russian line - I find it very hard to see that someone else would do it.
And also not either on the wider international level, there will be so many that will follow the Russian line. Major countries such as China, India, South Africa or Brazil will not do it.
Possibly can one find one or more allies. Cuba and Venezuela could well be the most obvious candidates.
It remains to be seen how Russia could push the various Central Asian States. Real genuine support for the Russian decision, there is certainly not - but possibly a fear of the consequences of failure to comply with a dictate from Moscow.
It can not be ruled out that it discreetly can threaten some of them even to start to play with their territorial integrity.
Russia will now draw up agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance to these two areas. In practice, they are becoming Russian satellites - to imagine that South Ossetia in any respect could act as an independent state is the closest to challenging ridicule.
To all the troublesome aspects of this decision include the question of the rights of refugees to return.
Of the population of South Ossetia about a third was Georgians, but significant parts of them have now fled or been displaced. Will they be denied the opportunity to return?
Of the approximately 500 000 people who lived Abkhazia before the war in the early 1990s over 20% were ethnic abkasians, while the Georgians was the numerically largest national group. Most of them were forced to flee and only a small part has been able to return to the so-called Gali district in connection to the border with the rest of Georgia.
And now, some 10 000 or so Georgians and others were forced to flee from this and other areas of Abkazia. The likelihood that Russia will respect the decision of the United Nations and others to give them the right of return is, unfortunately, very small.

Through the Red Gate

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-22T15:47:10-04:00

Now available online. The true story of an escape from Stalins Hell

Imperialists from the anticivilization in Moscow

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-17T15:19:40-04:00

Moscows imperialists send their soldiers into democratic Georgia to expand the Russian colonial empire. Normal people want to live in peace and have friendly relations with their neighbours. Tzar Putin is obviously suffering from "cranial rectosis" and illusions of grandeur. All democratic people of the world must unite against this barbaric aggression by the illegitimate mafia in Moscow. Do not believe anything the Putinistas say. They will kiss you while they knife you in the back. Appeasers in the west will say that "it is raining" when in fact Moscow is pissing on you. The Russian people have also suffered enough from the tyranny of its rulers. Beware of Potemkins ghost in dealings with the Moscow mafia.

Canada PM blasts Russia's 'Soviet' mentality

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-14T15:54:33-04:00

OTTAWA (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday denounced Russia for its military action in Georgia, saying Moscow was trying to control nations outside its borders and showing a "Soviet" mentality.
"I must tell you that I am deeply troubled by a notion I see developing in Russia and that is a notion that Russia somehow has a say or some control over countries outside of its borders," Harper told reporters.
"In my judgement, this is a very worrisome development. It really indicates a Soviet-era mentality," he added.
"And I think it is something that all democratic countries should speak out strongly against and I hope Russia will reconsider its actions."
Harper reiterated his call for a halt to the fighting as he condemned Russia's incursions into Georgian territory, including the breakaway territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
"Obviously we've called on both sides to cease the fighting and I gather a ceasefire now appears to be taking hold, but we do call on Russia to respect the territorial integrity of Georgia."
Canada announced on Tuesday it would send about one million dollars in aid to the people affected by the conflict which has displaced around 100,000 people.

Russian imperialism and bloody empire building

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-14T08:45:40-04:00

A very good assessment of the real causes of the conflict in Georgia.

Baltic American Freedom League Strongly Condemns Russian Attack on Georgia

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-13T11:45:51-04:00

August 11, 2008
The Baltic American Freedom League (BAFL) believes that the Russian attack on Georgia is an aggressive attempt of Russian imperialist expansionism and that Georgia deserves the support of the United States of America and NATO. Georgia has bravely struggled to establish itself as a sovereign and independent country since 1990, when it declared independence from the Soviet Union. Moreover, Georgia has been a staunch ally of the U.S., is a large contributor of coalition troops in Iraq, and seeks to join NATO.
A Russian occupation of South Ossetia would be an enormous setback for Georgia and would be threatening to the other former ex-captive nations. We are very concerned that the occupation of South Ossetia by Russia may encourage further acts of aggression by Russia on Georgia in Abkhazia. The Baltics and other neighboring countries who have Russian citizens living in their midst are further threatened as Russia attempts to not only expand its sphere of influence in the region, but actively seeks to occupy new territories.
We urge the U.S. to support Georgia and immediately issue sanctions against Russia, boycott Russian goods, and issue a warning for U. S. citizens not to travel to Russia during this turbulent time.

STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER HARPER ON CONFLICT IN GEORGIA

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-11T19:13:19-04:00

STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER HARPER ON CONFLICT IN GEORGIA

August 11, 2008 - Ottawa, Ontario

In a statement released today, Prime Minister Harper condemned Russia’s incursions into Georgian territory far beyond South Ossetia, including into already tense Abkhazia.

"Russian and Georgian forces must immediately cease hostilities throughout Georgia and return to their August 6 positions,” he said. "Furthermore, in escalating the conflict through its attacks on Georgian towns and cities outside South Ossetia, Russia has ceased to act as a peacekeeper. It is imperative that Russia respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia."

Prime Minister Harper added that “Military force will not resolve this dispute. The only viable long-term solution is international mediation and peacekeeping."

Prime Minister Harper added that Canada is working with its international partners to bring this conflict to a close as quickly as possible. He also stated that Canada stands ready to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the conflict. The first priority for all sides must be to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians, and facilitate full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to assist those in need.

RFE/RL Increasing Georgian Broadcasts

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-11T18:49:49-04:00

(TBILISI, Georgia - August 11, 2008) Until further notice, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Georgia Service will be adding a fourth hour of primetime news coverage to its listeners in Georgia and surrounding areas. Since the fighting broke out, RFE/RL's Tbilisi bureau has deployed correspondents throughout the country, reporting from the front lines of the battle zones. [see exclusive photos of a town under attack]
"With the Russian and Georgian media providing, at times, wildly different accounts of what is actually happening on the ground, our listeners depend on us for accurate, objective information," says David Kakabadze, RFE/RL Georgia Service Director. "Our journalists are sorting through the ethnic and nationalist passions stirred up by this conflict in order to let people on both sides of the war know what is really taking place in the region."

[Visit RFE/RL Online's South Ossetia Crisis Page, a comprehensive site with the latest news, analysis, photos and more] If you are a member of the news media and would like to interview an RFE/RL expert, contact Ari Goldberg, Press Officer, at (mobile) 202-494-0388 or goldberga@rferl.org. RFE/RL's Georgian Service began broadcasting in March 1953 as part of Radio Liberty broadcasting to the Soviet Union. Over the years, it has established a tradition for high professional standards for its news reporting and is widely regarded as the only objective and unbiased source of information in Georgia. Since 1997, RFE/RL has maintained a bureau in Tbilisi.

Old Russian Imperialism shows its ugly face

dv@mac.com — 2008-08-10T14:57:26-04:00

Moscows imperialists rape Georgia

Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism

dv@mac.com — 2008-06-09T08:20:45-04:00

Press release by Jana Hybášková,
Member of the European Parliament (EPP- ED) and
Martin Mejstřík, Senator, Parliament of the Czech Republic (indep.)

PRAGUE DECLARATION on European Conscience and Communism
Prague, June 9, 2008
On Friday June 6, Senator Martin Mejstřík and Jana Hybášková, Member of the European Parliament, presented the English and Czech versions of the Prague Declaration adopted by the international conference „European Conscience and Communism" held on June 2-3, 2008 in the Senate, Parliament of the Czech Republic. The conference was hosted by the Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Human Rights and Petitions of the Senate, under the auspices of Mr Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic for European Affairs.

The Conference received letters of support from President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, from Lady Margaret Thatcher, from Jason Kenney, Canadian Secretary of State and from Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security advisor to former US- President Jimmy Carter (enclosed).

In its preamble, the Prague declaration states the urgent need to come to terms with the communist ideology and with past and present communist regimes on a European and international scale. It stipulates i.a. that the Communist ideology is directly responsible for crimes against humanity, that there are substantial similarities between Nazism and Communism, that many perpetrators of Communist crimes have not been brought to justice yet, that many Communist parties have not apologized for Communist crimes and that millions of victims of Communism are entitled to the same recognition enjoyed by the victims of Nazism. It also stresses that one fifth of mankind still suffers under hard living conditions imposed by different Communist dictatorships.

The Prague Declaration, which is addressed to all nations of Europe, all European political institutions including national governments, parliaments, the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of Europe and other relevant international bodies, formulates nineteen demands.

Ranking among the most important are:

- a call for the acceptance of pan-European responsibility for crimes committed by Communism,
- a call for a legislative recognition of Communist crimes as crimes against humanity, on national level and on a European level
- a call for the establishment of 23rd August, the day of signing of the Hitler-Stalin Pact, known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, as a day of remembrance of the victims of both Nazi and Communist totalitarian regimes, in the same way Europe remembers the victims of the Holocaust on January 27th,
- a call for an effective public debate about the commercial and political misuse of Communist symbols,
- a call for continuation of the European Commission hearings regarding victims of totalitarian regimes,
- a call for organising of an international conference on the crimes committed by totalitarian Communist regimes with the participation of representatives of governments and other key stakeholders
- a call for the establishment of an Institute of European Memory and Conscience a pan-European museum/memorial of victims of all totalitarian regimes,
- a call for an overhaul of European history textbooks so that children can learn about Communism and its crimes in the same way as about the Nazi crimes
- a call for a joint commemoration of next year's 20th anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the massacre in Tiananmen Square,

The PRAGUE DECLARATION was signed by:

Václav Havel, Joachim Gauck, Lee Edwards, Vytautas Landsbergis, Göran Lindblad, Tunne Kelam, Christopher Beazley, Emanuelis Zingeris, Ivonka Survilla, Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa, Jana Hybášková, Jiří Liška, Martin Mejstřík, Jaromír Štětina, Pavel Žáček, Eduard Stehlík and others.

Gorbachev calls for purge museum

dv@mac.com — 2008-06-05T08:46:13-04:00

The Soviet Union's last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, has signed a petition for a museum to commemorate the millions of victims of communist repression.
Mr Gorbachev said the special museum should be set up inside what was one of the most notorious Soviet detention centres, the Butyrka prison in Moscow.
The petition's organisers, Memorial, said Russians today were in danger of forgetting the brutality of the past.
They also criticised the glorification of former leader Josef Stalin by some.
In 1937, Stalin launched his Great Purge, intensifying his campaign against anyone he saw as a threat to his regime. Those included political opponents, but also the army, the intelligentsia, members of the clergy and peasants.

DV PAZIŅOJUMS

dv@mac.com — 2008-06-03T09:24:15-04:00

Preses ziņojums - Daugavas Vanagu Centrālās Valdes prezidija paziņojums

Lai izskaidrotu pārpratumus, kuri pēdējā mēneša laikā radušies, Latvijā dažādos rakstos un vēstulēs izmantojot Daugavas Vanagu nosaukumu, un lai saglabātu Daugavas Vanagu organizācijas vārda labo slavu sabiedrībā, Daugavas Vanagu organizācija vēlreiz atgādina un paziņo:

1. Daugavas Vanagi ir sabiedriska organizācija, kas dibināta 1945.gadā Cedelgemā, Beļģijā. Tās pamatuzdevums ir aprūpes darbs. Viens no mērķiem ir – stiprināt ticību Latvijas atdzimšanai, cilvēku tiesībām un brīvībai. Tāpēc Daugavas Vanagi vienmēr ir strikti noraidījuši cilvēku nevienlīdzības sludinājumus. Daugavas Vanagi vienmēr ir atbalstījuši Latvijas valsts dalību NATO un ES. Daugavas Vanagi nesadarbojas ar radikāli-ekstrēmistiskām organizācijām, kuŗas pauž citus viedokļus kā minētos.

2. Daugavas Vanagi nav politiska partija. Daugavas Vanagi pilnībā noraida dažādu politisku partiju spekulācijas, izmantojot Daugavas Vanagu vārdu.

3. Daugavas Vanagu priekšnieks vada organizācijas darbību, pārstāv Daugavas Vanagu organizāciju. Daugavas Vanagu organizācijas oficiālo viedokli pauž Daugavas Vanagu priekšnieks. To var uzzināt, sazinoties ar Daugavas Vanagu pārstāvniecību Latvijā, Rīgā.

4. Daugavas Vanagu amatpersonas viedoklis tiek uzskatīts par attiecīgās zemes valdes viedokli tikai tad, kad šo viedokli ir pieņēmusi attiecīgā valde. Citos gadījumos tas ir konkrētās personas privātviedoklis un to paužot nevar tikt izmantots Daugavas Vanagu vārds.

Juris Augusts - Daugavas Vanagu priekšnieks

Padomju stāsts - The Soviet Story

dv@mac.com — 2008-05-30T19:00:00-04:00

The acclaimed documentary "The Soviet Story" will be shown May 30, 2008, at the Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. Showing will take place at "Umurkumurs" (downstairs pub). Opening at 19:00 h, showing at 19:30 h. Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis will be present for the event. A must see documentary.
Note: "The Soviet Story" is available from the LCCC or from Alīde Forstmanis.

Kritušo karavīru piemiņas akts Saulainē

dv@mac.com — 2008-05-10T13:00:00-04:00

Svētbrīdis Kurzeems cietokšņa krišanas un brīvības cīnītāju atcerei. Prāvests Ivars Gaide pavadīja svētbrīdi. LNAK Priekšsēde Alīde Forstmane nolika ziedus LNAK vārdā. Alīde nolasīja A. Eglīša vārdus: "Te viņi nāk no zināmiem un nezināmiem kapiem caur savām debesīm un nāves salām. Lai sveicināts ir latvju leģions, tā taisnā cīnīšanās pastāvēs līdz debesu un zemes galam".
Tālis Forstmanis nolika ziedus no DV Kitchener-Waterloo kopas.

Alīde Forstmane ievēlēta par LNAK Priekšsēde

dv@mac.com — 2008-04-05T18:26:21-04:00

Alīde Forstmane ievēlēta par LNAK priekšsēde ar vienu balss vairākumu. Alīde ir pirmā sieviete šinī amatā.

Letters from Stalin's Russia

dv@mac.com — 2008-03-30T14:37:33-04:00

Writing letters to the "West" during Stalin's Reign of Terror was a crime. Receiving a letter resulted in arrest without trial. Entire families were sentenced to prison camps in Stalin's vast Gulag. The survival rate was one winter. Millions died.
Remarkably, the world knows little of these catastrophic events. Yet 463 letters, written from the prisons of the Gulag and from home villages arrived in a tiny town in the Canadian prairies. These letters verify a subversive network of mail delivery during one of the most horrific eras in human history. Written by Russian Mennonites, the letters confirm the strength of the human spirit in the bleakest circumstances. http://www.gulagletters.com/

The Soviet Story

dv@mac.com — 2008-04-09T00:00:00-04:00

The Soviet Story to premiere April 9, 2008, at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Click link for more information.

Jaunajā aukstajā karā Rietumi Bulgārijā, Latvijā un Moldovā jau zaudē

dv@mac.com — 2008-02-05T09:33:50-05:00

No LETAS 2008-02-05

History Shows Joe McCarthy's Reputation is Undeserved

dv@mac.com — 2008-01-29T16:38:13-05:00

From Townhall.com

"Stanton Evans, journalism professor and board member of the American Conservative Union, has performed a similar transformation for the most reviled American in modern U.S. history, Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
Evans' 663-page work, "Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies" (Crown Forum, $29.95), is the result of six years of reading primary sources. Evans proves that almost everything about McCarthy in current history books is a lie and will have to be revised".

"The truth never caresses, it always stings!" H.L. Mencken

Sarīkojumi 2008. g.

dv@mac.com — 2008-01-27T07:48:45-05:00

2008. g. sarīkojumu saraksts ir atrodams "Informācijas avotā", DV CV/Apkārtraksts428.pdf

Latvian language use drops in Canada

dv@mac.com — 2008-01-11T18:09:27-05:00

Canadian census shows drop in Latvian use.

EŠAFOTS

dv@mac.com — 2007-12-27T10:18:20-05:00

Andra Grūtupa Ešafots stāsta par būtisku prāvu XX gadsimta Latvijas tiesu vēsturē. 1946. gada sākumā šo lietu izskatīja Baltijas Kara apgabala tribunāls, un tā šķīra veselu laikmetu: tautas, valstis un iekārtas.
Recensijas

Dialogi, vēstules un publikācijas 1989-1997

dv@mac.com — 2007-12-26T07:53:29-05:00

Uldis Ģērmanis, Eduards Berklavs. Kur pirkt.

The Latvian Saga - New Book/Jauna Grāmata

dv@mac.com — 2007-12-23T13:16:41-05:00

"The history of the Latvian people is the story of a ceaseless battle for freedom, of many victims and of heroic deeds. No victim fell in vain, because each sacrifice granted strength, faith and pride to those who survived."

Uldis Ģērmanis

Atēna

Translation of "Latviešu Tautas Piedzīvojumi" to english by Kārlis Streips

Raduraksti

dv@mac.com — 2007-12-04T07:40:22-05:00

Latvijas Valsts Arkīvs tagad publicē radurakstus internetā.

„Kāvu atblāzmas skartie” - Jauna Grāmata - Laimonis Ozoliņš

dv@mac.com — 2007-11-02T17:33:30-04:00

Nesen Rīgā izdota jauna grāmata par Latviešu leģionu 19. div. Stāsti un noveles, kuru centrālais un vienojošais tēls ir leģendārais izlūku un triecienbataljona komandieris Ernests Laumanis un viņa tuvākie cīņu biedri.

Kanāda neprasa vīzas no Latvijas pilsoņiem

dv@mac.com — 2007-10-31T12:32:19-04:00

Diane Findlay (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) paziņo ka Latvijas pilsoņiem nav vīzas vajadzīgas lai braukt uz Kanādu.

XIII LATVIEŠU DZIESMU SVĒTKI KANĀDĀ

dv@mac.com — 2007-10-28T12:28:37-04:00

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