Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology Subject: Chairman Howard Coble - interview on Swedish TV4 From: "Åke Wiman" Date: 23 May 1998 16:11:57 GMT -------- Excerp from Cobles letter to the Swedish Parliament: "There is no doubt that Parliament's policy of continueing to make the material public availible will only serve to continue to harm the U.S. - Swedish relationship. Thank You for prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely Howard Coble Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts & Intellectual property" Interview on Swedish Televison Channel 4: Reporter catches Coble (in a hurry to vote or something) Reporter: Mr Coble ? Coble: What is it about ? Reporter: You wrote some letters to the Swedish Government and Parliament according the text of the Chuch of Scientology Coble: I don't think so ... Mr Coby may have done that .... Reporter: Coble ! Coble: I'm Coble Reporter: Howard Coble ? Coble: Yeah ... I don't remember the letters Reporter: Not to the Minister of Justice and to the Parliament in Sweden ? Coble: Not ... that don't start ringing a bell with me.... Get back to me and I'll .... How long ago have this been ? Reporter: Quite recently Coble: I'll be glad to talk to you but I have to go back ..this bill ... Reporter: But you don't remember the letters ? Coble: No .. I've drawn a blank right now .. I'm not saying I didn't do it .. but you know all the times we send out hundreds of [?] pieces of mail over a period of a month's time. I don't remember.... but I may have... Reporter: Church of Scientology - ring any bell ? Coble: No ... not .... it's supposed to be rather recently ? Reporter: Yes Coble: I'm drawing a blank End interview - Coble goes away ----------------------- Åke Wiman ''You know, people die if they criticize scientology - I should take care if I were you'' Marcus Nyman, OSA (former GO), $cio-org, Stockholm, Sweden.