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“And we have this technical fact. Those who
oppose us have crimes to hide. It’s perhaps merely lucky
that this is true, but it is true, and we handle opposition
well only when we use it. Try it on your next critic.
Like everything else in Scientology, it works.”
 
Now, assuming that your letter is threatening
and hostile, are those the threatening and hostile words of
L. Ron Hubbard, the guru of Scientology, from which you
derived your posting?
 
A.
They are.
MR. MERRETT:
Your Honor, I would tender this
exhibit. It would probably be best to have it marked,
until my case, for identification.
 
THE COURT: You may. That will be your Number
1 for I.D.
 
MR. POPE: Fine.
 
RECROSS-EXAMINATION
 
BY MR. POPE:
 
Q.
Mr. Minton, with respect to your internet posting
of June 28th, today, that we were just talking about, did
you mean these words when you sent them out on the
internet?
 
A.
They were very sarcastic, and several people
pointed out that these were a sarcastic use of Hubbard’s
words.

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