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- February 14, 2001 -
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ROSA ANTIFA WIEN
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EVIL:AUSTRIA, February 2001
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Welcome to the new edition of evil:austria!
Once again the bulletin is full of the reality of the partly fascist
governed Austria, it is interesting as always, although we'd prefer there
were less things to report about.
Special thanks to everybody who participated in the international day of
action re 1 year FPOe in the government. There was a very "tame" march in
Vienna this day, with a participation of between 6,000 and 10,000 persons,
depending on who did the counting.
Once again, for newcomers, an explanation what this newsletter is about and
why we produce it:
evil:austria is our monthly newsletter providing information about the
situation in Austria (and regarding the consequences of FPOe/OeVP
government). We decided to produce this newsletter since we realized that
knowledge regarding the actual situation in Austria is not very widespread
abroad. The government, after discussions about EU-'sanctions' against
Austria were dropped, succeeded in removing the daily insanity from the
attention of the international public. Meanwhile 'sanctions' have been
lifted, which almost all political groups here celebrated as a victory, and
the 'interest' taken in the development in Austria has decreased even more.
The 'normalisation' of the right-wing/right-extreme government continues,
and therefore information about the aggravation of the situation in Austria
is even more important. It is therefore highly desired that you spread this
newsletter as widely as possible, so that as many people as possible get to
know about the situation in Austria. So please spread, spread, spread this.
Of course you may also use this material (also in excerpts) for magazines
and papers, but we would be glad if you sent us a short mail in this case.
Any criticism and comments please send to (if possible, please write in
German and English): r...@raw.at. Enjoy reading the newsletter!
CONTENTS
01. Hilmar's off.
02. Vienna FP candidate.
03. New Year's Meeting of FPOe.
04. Humyn beings as quotas.
05. Joerg Haider declares unpopular persons mental cases.
06. FPOe powerplay.
07. FPOe punishes ...
08. FPOe steals.
09. OeVP is learning hystory.
10. OeVP and harems.
11. Victory for Boehmdorfer's bureau of lawyers?
12. Pro-Lifers in Austria.
13. Haider lost again.
14. Haider's dreams.
15. Forstinger vs. Haider.
16. No abuse of authority.
17. No surprise (1).
18. No surprise (2).
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01. Hilmar's off
Chairperson of Vienna FPOe, Hilmar - choc pie - Kabas (cf almost all past
issues of evil:austria) now won't be heading the election campaign in the
Vienna elections. Apparently the politician, known for visits to brothels,
the informer's affair, for saying "Hump" or "Dump" and known as a victim of
chocolate pies, was not viewed to be the right person by FPOe. Before
resigning from running for office, Kabas has been questioned by police in
connection with the informer's affair.
02. Vienna FP candidate
On Jan 21, 2001, FPOe had their New Year's Meeting in Vienna. At this
meeting, they presentend the successor of Hilmar Kabas as a candidate in
Vienna elections: Helene Partik-Pable. For persons keeping an eye on the
far-right scene, she is a familiar face. She often produced racist and
anti-semitic comments: e.g. when Marcus Omofuma died (cf. below), she said
during a debate in parliament: "... Just ask police officers what Black
Africans are like! They don't just look different, as has been said today,
but they are different, and in particular, they are very aggressive. This
apparently is the nature of these people..." Regarding civil service done
at places for the commemoration of the holocaust, she said: "I don't see
why persons doing civilian service will look after commemoration plates in
Jerusalem when they are needed urgently here to look after handicapped
persons..."
Her first action regarding her election campaign was a query in parliament
which intended to criminalize persons protesting against the government.
She also demanded a ban on protesters wearing masks. As an aside: Helene
Partik-Pable is a former judge...
03. New Year's Meeting of FPOe
During FPOe's New Year's Meeting, Joerg Haider once again showed what he
thinks about democracy: He demanded a ban on protest marches for opponents
of the government. (Home Secretary Strasser (OeVP), however, did not agree:
"It is strange that some people want to chose who may do a protest march
and who may not...")
Haider furthermore expressed some sympathy for the Neo-Nazi scene: "In
Austria, little Schimanek is sent to prison for 8 years because he did a
little militia training. In Germany, a RAF-sympathizer may become Foreign
Secretary." "Little Schimanek", Hans-Joerg Schimanek Jr., son of an FPOe
politician, declared himself a National Socialist. He was a leading member
of Gottfried Kuessel's (cf evil:austria 0101) Neo-Nazi organisation VAPO
which was later banned, and participated, together with Kuessel, in militia
trainings. He was sentenced for illegal possession of arms and for having
violated the law banning Nazi activities. During this "unimportant militia
training" Schimanek took part in, participants trained how to kill
opponents fast by cutting throats. ....
04. Humyn beings as quotas
For several months now, the governing parties have argued about an
additional immigration quota for "technological key personnel". Finally,
FPOe won. The quota for further immigrants will remain unchanged at 8,518
persons for Austria for the year 2001. Changes have been effected regarding
the composition of this quota, however: 5,490 persons may get in to reunite
families, the quota for "top personnel" has been agreed at 1,613 persons,
and there will be only 815 persons admitted as "normal" immigrants...
05. Joerg Haider declares unpopular persons mental cases
After the designated head of Carinthian Cultural Bureau, Stojan, has been
sent home by Haider before taking up work in this office, he protested
strongly. So, on the evening of Jan 21, police knocked at his door and took
him to a psychiatrist check. The doctor, however, could not establish any
"disturbances".
Now Herr Stojan isn't what you call a nice person (former secretary of far
right OeVP's Alois Mock), and has complained about too many "Reds" working
in the Cultural Bureau. He also thought a lot of Haider until recently, and
intends to have a "talk from man to man" about this with Haider. The way
Carinthian Prime Minister handled this gives an impression on what he is
prepared to do when a subject holds different views than the king of the
country.
06. FPOe powerplay
FPOe never was the good friend of trade unions and social insurance, which
is why these are still dominated by SPOe resp. are important institutions
for workers.
After increasing criticism with the head of board of directors of Central
Association of Social Insurances and president of the Trade Union of
Private Employees, Herr Salmutter, Salmutter was planned to be replaced by
FP-member Rainhard Gaugg (who some years ago got known for spelling the
word 'Nazi' - new, attractive, determined, full of ideas). Gaugg
immediately explained his plans for social insurance: to get rid of it,
which is a long-time political key issue of FPOe. Vice Chancellor
Riess-Passer (FPOe) said Salmutter was "not fit" and is determined to have
him replaced. Trade Unions were not amused, and even some people from big
business were not too happy about this attempt, even Joerg Haider thought
it was "too unsubtle". Apparently FPOe feels embarassed when they are
caught in the middle of taking over power. Again OeVP had only little
comments to contribute, except for Secretary of the Economy Bartenstein who
said, Salmutter shouldn't have criticized the government. Authoritarian
tendencies get stronger and stronger.
FPOe also tries to purge the last SPOe functionaries from the remnants of
state-owned industry, the OeIAG [Austrian Industrial Corporation]. Its
president Rudolf Streicher will be replaced, too. It seems there are only
friends of FPOe chief candidate Thomas Prinzhorn in industry. FP power-sets
apparently prepare to take over essential parts of society. A
reconstruction of society according to FPOe's ideas is at hands. This has
taken just about one year.
07. FPOe punishes ...
... all persons criticizing them: e.g. well-known political scientist Anton
Pelinka (cf evil:austria 0600). Pelinka was sacked from
Fulbright-Commission who is responsible for the exchange of professors
between USA and Austria. Pelinka fell victim to a veto by FPOe.
08. FPOe steals
During the Vienna election campaign, FPOe had a picket titled "Against the
Current". The usual slogans were replaced by arrows with artistic
characteristics: a huge blue arrow (blue - FPOe) gets in the way of a
multitude of little green (Green Party), red (SPOe, Social Democrats), and
black (OeVP, Conservatives) arrows. In 1990, British graphic artist Neville
Brody published the illustration "Place of Heavenly Peace" which shows the
actions against students' protests with arrows. Little white arrows, the
students, are overrun by huge red arrows, the tanks.
Do FPOe mean to compare themselves to a tank running over the other
parties? The graphic works are identical - did FPOe ask Neville Brody for
his consent to use his work? Nope, they didn't. Brody now thinks about
sueing FPOe.
09. OEVP is learning hystory
Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel proudly announced that the creation of a
Ministery for Economy and Work will put an end to "class war". Being
honest, for a change. As is already evident from appointing a man for the
Womyn's Ministery, the butchers are trying to sell us apples.
There is, however, a historic example of mixing the counterparts work and
economy - the Nazis did the same.
10. OeVP and harems
Racist ideas are rooted deeply also with members of conservative OeVP, as
Hubert Pirkner, speaker for security issues for OeVP, proved. He said he
was against immigration to reunite families and commented "it's not
possible to take along the harem to Europe".
11. Victory for Boehmdorfer's bureau of lawyers?
Protests against the FPOe/OeVP government are manyfold and can also be
found in the internet. There is a faked FPOe-Site under: http://fpo.at, and
this satire is so good it has meanwhile attracted a lot of attention. FPOe
asked the lawyers' bureau Boehmdorfer to represent them in a file at Vienna
Business Chambers to force Nic.at (company who administers all domains with
the Austrian at-ending) to take down this domain. Vienna Business Chambers
told Nic.at to take down the site within a fortnight; they have appealed
against the verdict.
12. Pro-Lifers in Austria
With a right-wing extreme/conservative government being in office,
Pro-Lifers are gaining ground, too. Already in May 2000, Chancellor
Wolfgang Schuessel explained what he thinks of the right of
self-determination for wymyn. In a letter to a Pro-Lifer, Schuessel wrote:
"We (OeVP) have an unanimous respect for life and reject abortions on
principle. The basis for a credible politics is the protection of life, and
OeVP will strive for respective legal changes." A discussion about the
legal situation (abortions are legal within the first three months) has
been initiated then by Herr Wymyn's Minister Haupt.
It doesn't come as a surprise that "Pro-Life" feels strengthened: the
organisation Pro-Life has bought an appartment which was rented by an
abortion clinic, and now tries - with the help of the lawyer's bureau of
Minister of Justice Boehmdorfer - to evict the clinic from this apartment.
Wymyn who come to the clinic are being terrorized by Pro-Life members, and
the manager of the clinic is receiving death threats....
13. Haider lost again
When you constantly sue persons you don't like, this can have negative
effects at times: Carinthian Prime Minister and former Ex-FPOe-Fuehrer
Joerg Haider sued state-owned German TV station ZDF (Zweites Deutsches
Fernsehen - second channel) and lost. He now has to put up with being
called a "dangerous political crook".
14. Haider's Dreams
For the first anniversay of the FPOe/OeVP government, Joerg Haider let
Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel (OeVP) know via press that FPOe wants the
chancellor's job for themselves after the next election (in 2004).
We are pretty certain that Haider already has an idea regarding who could
do that job....
15. Forstinger vs. Haider
At last, the new Secretary for Infrastructure, Ms Forstinger (FPOe), came
up with an idea of her own, but alas: in connection with cuts in funding,
she planned to have second thoughts about already okayed measures for the
south of Austria. However, this resulted in a few frowns by her colleague
and leader of all Southern Austrians, the Carinthian Prime Minister Joerg
Haider. Haider consequently threatenend to dissolve the coalition and
humbeld Forstinger in front of the cameras. Then everything turned out nice
and dandy, and the projects in question will be funded...
16. No abuse of authority
Peter Westenthaler, chairperson of FPOe, was having a hard time trying to
swim through the swamp of the informer's affair, when he had an idea for a
relief attack: He accused the General Attorney for Public Security, Erich
Buxbaum, of deliberatley investigating against FPOe and called this an
abuse of authority. Westenthaler reported Buxbaum for this, but now public
prosecutors have turned him off. Well, at least they were able to give new
life to the fairy tale of poor persecuted FPOe.
17. No surprise (1)
Investigations against Joerg Haider (FPOe) and the former FPOe chairperson
Ewald Stadler in connection with the informer's affair have been stopped.
This is no surprise, keeping in mind that the present Secretary of Justice
is the lawyer formerly representing Haider...
18. No surprise (2)
On May 1, 1999, the deportee Marcus Omofuma was taken to a plane to
Bulgaria in handcuffs and with an adhesive tape across his mouth. He died.
There were investigations against the three police officers involved. Up to
now, to medical expert opinions have been handed in: the Austrian expert
said - not surprisingly - a heart condition was the cause of death and
stresses that a connection between the way Omofuma was treated by the
police officers and his death could not be established beyond all doubt.
The Bulgarian expert who first examined the body of Omofuma, said that
closing the mouth with adhesive tape and binding his chest was the cause of
death.
Now, a German expert has been asked to present a third expert opinion -
probably in the hope that a German expert will confirm the Austrian
version...
The police officers were suspended initially, but the suspension meanwhile
has been called off.
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