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(Native American) Leader Says Sorry For Remarks On Holocaust
Independent (UK) ^ | 12-18-2002 | Arifa Akbar

Posted on 12/17/2002 4:07:50 PM PST by blam

Leader says sorry for remarks on Holocaust

By Arifa Akbar
18 December 2002

A former native American leader apologised yesterday for comments made last week suggesting that Adolf Hitler was justified in trying to rid the world of Jews.

"I am ashamed and truly sorry for my conduct," said David Ahenakew, a former chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Assembly of First Nations. He made the comments last week to a reporter from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix newspaper.

"The Jews [expletive] near owned all of Germany prior to the war," Mr Ahenakew told the reporter on Friday. "That's how Hitler came in. He was going to make [expletive] sure that the Jews didn't take over Germany or Europe.

"That's why he fried six million of those guys, you know. Jews would have owned the (expletive) world. And look what they're doing. They're killing people in Arab countries."

His comments evoked sharp criticism and led the Saskatchewan government to ask the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to investigate possible hate crime charges.

Mr Ahenakew apologised to the Jewish community. "I'm deeply sorry for the pain I caused you," he said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: holocaust; leader; remarks; sorry

1 posted on 12/17/2002 4:07:51 PM PST by blam
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To: blam; hellinahandcart
He needs to resign. For the good of the GOP, he needs to resign.

/signed/ Don Nickles.

2 posted on 12/17/2002 4:11:06 PM PST by sauropod
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To: blam
His comments evoked sharp criticism and led the Saskatchewan government to ask the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to investigate possible hate crime charges.

LOL. He's only sorry he got caught with his pants down.

3 posted on 12/17/2002 4:12:43 PM PST by Nachum
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To: blam

4 posted on 12/17/2002 4:18:52 PM PST by Consort
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To: Nachum
Look here, this guy is an American Indian. In his heart of hearts he probably really doesn't care all that much how the white folks kill each other off.

Then, again, the white folks and their Old World grudges and battles might not mean all that much to this guy, and it's terribly impolite of the white Canadians to impose their narrow attitudes on an American Indian anyway.

The way to resolve all this is not for the Indian to bow his head, give in and say he's sorry for insulting the white folk - it's to have all the white folk get in their boats and go back home and out of North America! (from the Canadian part where they still engage in this sort of oppression).

That way they will never again have to feel insulted when an American Indian says syomething negative about them.

5 posted on 12/17/2002 4:19:31 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: blam
"That's why he fried six million of those guys, you know. Jews would have owned the (expletive) world. And look what they're doing. They're killing people in Arab countries."

The fact that he would even expect Jews to accept an apology after one of the most virulently hateful statements I have ever heard is why the Jews are doomed.

If he had said this about any Muslim group, he would be dead within a week. Period. Someone would kill him and they wouldn't care what happened to them if they did so. We would be counting the hours and taking bets on the exact date and time of his impending death.

But Jews will likely accept his apology, pending 50 hours of re-education about the Holocaust. Pathetic. If they simply nicely invited him to a meeting, and then cut his throat, people would think twice before saying such things ever again. Similarly if Jews in France started shooting to death Muslims who attacked a synogogue in any way, those attacks would soon end.

The Jews actually had a man who had a backbone. His name was Meir Kahane, and he was murdered by a brother of one of the 1993 WTC bombers. Jews had attacked and spurned him mercilessly, and banned him from Israel, much to their eternal disgrace.

6 posted on 12/17/2002 4:24:11 PM PST by montag813
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To: muawiyah
Look here, this guy is an American Indian. In his heart of hearts he probably really doesn't care all that much how the white folks kill each other off.

He only cares if the police will cart his sorry #ss of to jail.

7 posted on 12/17/2002 4:34:11 PM PST by Nachum
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To: blam
Both sides of my family are Native American! I know prejudice and ignorance abound everywhere! Your instance as well as Trent Lott's show the need to stop and think through before one speaks. The Jews whether you like them or not are Jehovah God's chosen people not you and certainly not I. Some lessons are hard learned. Our native peoples have a long history of being lied to so remember how they dealt with degradation and violence and gross prejudice! You are well on the way to healing! But never forget how it hurts no matter who you are! Words spoken in vain and apologized for is what is needed but some things take a long time to forget! The Jews are blessed because they are chosen, our native peoples are also blessed because they too were shoved out on the western reservations in hopes of destroying them! However the land they were put on just happened to be rich in minerals, coal and natural gas the government knew nothing about at the time so.....! Justice will come some day!
8 posted on 12/17/2002 4:37:36 PM PST by wharfrat
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To: blam
First of all I need to clear myself very carefully. Perhaps the lesson of Trent Lott and indeed Ahenakew, need to be heeded. I will clear myself in this way. If someone held forth and said that the poor people of London, deserved to be wiped out by Hitler's Luftwaffe in 1940, I would want to punch him.

In this way, I can understand the anger of the Jews at such the statement by Ahenakew. Ok, I will leave them out of my diatribe. The RCMP are launching a probe under Canada's hate crimes laws. The instigator is one Chris Axworthy.Saskatchewan Attorney General. Oh, this 'ere is one immigrant, that KNOWS certain Canadians.

I return to my native dialect and say- 'Ippocracy,bloomin' ippocracy. Just give a clever lawyer the chance to call Axworthy to the stand. First question to 'im. "Have you ever used a racial epithet".? Second question to 'im. "Have you ever laughed at an ethnic joke".?

He could then lie in his teeth. LOL

9 posted on 12/17/2002 5:05:54 PM PST by Peter Libra
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To: Peter Libra
Everybody knows Canada is a strange place with its anti-free speech codes and all that, but isn't it terribly hypocritical for the white folks up there to get all up in arms and set about to beat up on an Indian who said some disagreeable stuff about white folks?

I don't see any way out of this dilemma for you folks other than dissolution and evacuation. That's the only way you are not going to be insulted by an Indian who has tried to push his way into your society.

10 posted on 12/17/2002 5:25:14 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
I hope you have a sense of humour. One thing that prevents us from dissolution is our old archaic traditions. Here at the Ontario -Michigan border lie the mouldering remains of one Colonel Prince. He called out the militia to repel an early attack in 1838 at Windsor. They came from Detroit, hoping to precipitate a Canadian uprising against British rule. Yes, it was all Union Jacks and muskets, fierce hallooing and all.

They pretty near courtmartialed the old lad for summary execution of 6 of the unauthorised American forces. Methinks the old fiery curmudgeon might rise up and once again repel our now American friends.

A bit of a thought though,on your suggestion, as I cross weekly, into the Land of the Free. Sincerely hope the First Amendment stays put - otherwise I would not even dare to make these posts. Cheers

11 posted on 12/17/2002 5:41:53 PM PST by Peter Libra
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To: blam
This guy and Lott are going to do a national apology tour together.
12 posted on 12/17/2002 7:05:36 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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