Perfect example of Stephen Barrett Threatening Lawsuits to Silence Critics
- From: Ilena Rose <BIA@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:10:47 -0600
To the Snake-oil Vigilantes here (Kingoff, Baratz, Bowditch, Probert,
Nidiffer, Polevoy, Barrett etc.) ... in all your various disguises and
mutual tricks of the trade ... I thank you.
Thanks to Myrl Jeffcoat for her lie about the history of my website
.... in fact, here is the very beginning of it ... put it because old
Barrett was threatening the people on this radio show in his typical
Bully fashion.
http://web.archive.org/web/20010826012054/http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/
Example of Barrett's Quackwatch Tactics ... Libel Threats to Radio
Stations
http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.medicine/msg/e1af863877be8b37?dmode=source
These are classic Barrett / Quackwatch tactics that worked for years
.... I thank his supporters for continuing your assaults on the truth
about this case ...
Newsgroups: misc.health.alternative,talk.politics.medicine
From: Ilena
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 22:05:20 GMT
On April 29th, Don and Carla of the The Don & Carla radio show,
emailed
and invited me to be a guest on their May 29th show, "Of Medicine &
Money." (see below) We had several pleasant email exchanges and I was
excited to be on their show.
On the morning on the broadcast, I posted a Newsgroup announcement
that I
would be appearing, which included this note:
BEFORE BARRETT CALLED DON & CARLA
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=+%22don+%26+carla+%22+author:ilena%40san.rr.com&num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&scoring=d&rnum=3&ic=1&selm=ilena-2905011256240001%4024-25-201-231.san.rr.com
"8:00 Ilena Rosenthal heads the world's largest support group for
people
harmed by breast implants and other silicone products. Never implanted
herself, she is extremely concerned about the dis-information
campaigns
funded by the silicone manufacturers and plastic surgeons that protect
their bottom lines and have harmed and continue to harm scores of
thousands of women.
She is also deeply concerned about the suppression of medical freedom,
and
is currently defending herself on what she believes is a SLAPP suit by
"Quackwatch" head, Dr. Stephen Barrett et al."
A couple of hours before air time, Don & Carla called me very upset
and
told me that they were sorry, but they would have to cancel my
scheduled
show. When I asked if Stephen Barrett had called, they concurred and
explained to me that they did not have money to defend themselves in a
lawsuit. They explained they knew that they were protected by the law
and
the First Amendment, but that they did not have the finances to defend
themselves in a court action.
I then looked at their revised website, and saw that two of Barrett's
close team members, both also on the boards of Quackwatch, NCAHF, and
ACSH
(see graph) were to replace me, Tim Gorski and Wallace Sampson. (see
below)
After further discussions, they agreed to keep our air date, yet I was
not
to discuss the lawsuit or Barrett. I agreed.
This is yet another clear example of Barrett's intimidation and libel
theats to control the media and silence any unflattering opinions of
him
and his related organizations.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: "Don" <ddel...@xxxxxxx>
To: "ilena rose" <il...@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Hi Don & Carla
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 15:12:18 -0600
Hi Ilena!
We have a program coming up on Tuesday, May 29 whose topic is
"Medicine and Money." Sounds like you'd fit in there! How about a
live
half-hour phone interview as part of that program. 8:30 pm Mountain
time
okay? What phone number shall we call?
Carla and Don
AFTER BARRETT CALLED DON & CARLA
http://www.donandcarla.net/past_shows.htm
Tuesday, May 29
Of Medicine and Money
6:00 Dr. Tim Gorsky is an OB/gyn in Arlington, Texas, practicing at
"the
epicenter of managed care." He has been in practice for 14 years. He
is
concerned about the financial plight of the MD under managed care.
Physicians are used to medical problems but the financial end of it is
now
affecting quality of care he says.
6:25 Thomas Ssasz, M.D., was born in 1920 in Budapest, Hungary. Over
his
long career, he has been a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, professor, and
author. He is Professor
of Psychiatry Emeritus at the State University of New York Health
Science
Center in Syracuse, NY, Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute,
Washington,
D.C., author and lecturer. His 1961 book, The Myth of Mental Illness,
argued that 'mental illness' and psychiatry are often scientifically
untenable and morally indefensible. He wants to end commitment on the
basis that a person is a threat to themselves. He says psychiatry has
become a powerful arm of the modern nation state: imprisoning innocent
persons with "civil commitment," excusing guilty persons by the
insanity
defense. Other important books by Ssasz include The Ethics of
Psychoanalysis and Law, Liberty and Psychiatry, and his most recent
book, Pharmacracy.
6:50 David Oakes, www.mindfreedom.org, endured forced psychiatric
drugging in the mid-1970s. He now is Director of Support Coalition
International and Editor of its journal, Dendron, uniting 100+
grassroots
groups in his campaign for human rights in the mental health context.
7:15 Wallace Simpson, M.D. is an expert on cancer treatment and
concerned
about health treatments that he considers quackery.
7:40 Marilyn Azevedo wrote Defending Andy about her struggle to get
treatment for her son Andy from the insurance company.
8:05 Ilena Rosenthal heads the world's largest support group for
people
harmed by breast implants and other silicone products. Never implanted
herself, she is extremely concerned about the dis-information
campaigns
funded by the silicone manufacturers and plastic surgeons that protect
their bottom
lines and have harmed and continue to harm scores of thousands of
women.
8:30 Debby had to choose between living with her husband and children
and
getting essential medication for her lupus which costs $900 a month.
She
now lives alone, gets the medicine, and sneaks dates with her husband.
She
knows other folks in the same situation.
www.BreastImplantAwareness.org/barrettvsrosenthal.htm
www.BreastImplantAwareness.org/quackwatchwatch.htm
Something about the Disinformation Campaign being spread about the
internet by Barrett's Health Fraud Team ...
Trying to intimidate me into removing from the internet with threats
of suits has been the modus operandi of Barrett & Polevoy for years
.... in fact, these threats are common.
During their losing case ... when I was scheduled to be interviewed on
a Radio Show ... they threatened them and attempted to intimidate them
in canceling me.
I will continue to post about the tactics Barrett's defeated team
tried against me ... and how this follows the patterns of infiltrating
groups they attempt to silence.
http://ilena-rosenthal.blogspot.com
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