Publication gets angry letter from Scientology leader's attorney, but doesn't bend

Karen#1

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TONY ORTEGA
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[Jeffrey Riffer and his client, David Miscavige]
In March, we told you about a brave publication in Mexico that takes risks writing about things like drug cartels, and had also taken on some very insightful coverage of the Church of Scientology there.
The publication goes by the name Eme Equis — pronounced em-may, eh-kees, which is how you say the letters M and X in Spanish, a reference to Mexico itself.
Reporter Miguel Angel Teposteco has been doing some great work for it, and in this case he had revealed that documents showed a Scientology front group there taking in about $4 million US in donations in 2023 and 2024 from a source inside Mexico.
Well, we can tell you that Scientology leader David Miscavige was very unhappy about Teposteco’s reporting, and had his personal attack dog, Jeffrey Riffer, send in a fiery letter to complain.
Riffer has long been a source of fascination for us. His letters and court documents tend to be over the top, and he’s no doubt getting top dollar from his diminutive boss.
Well, just recently we got permission to publish the letter, and we thought you’d find it interesting…

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I chuckled at this phrase: "The assertion about Mr. Miscavige, the leader of a worldwide religion who has improved the lives of so many, is indisputably false" Oh well, if you say its "indisputable", I guess that's supposed to preclude being disputed. Really?
Reminds of a town meeting I attended in Davis, CA about a dozen years ago, to debate the possibility of putting fluoride in the drinking water, which I opposed, and was ultimately ruled against. One corporate schill asserted that it was "inarguable" that fluoridation was purely healthful. When my turn to speak came I responded to that assertion, "If it is 'inarguable', then what is it that we're all doing here?" :)
 
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