From the alt.religion.scientology Usenet news group on June 29, 2007.

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From: d...@cs.cmu.edu (Dave Touretzky)
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Subject: Scientology's latest stooge: Joseph K. Grieboski
Date: 29 Jun 2007 03:16:31 -0400
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It seems the Scientologists have found another stooge for hire:
Mr. Joseph K. Grieboski, president of the Institute on Religion on
Public Policy.  Here's his web site:
  http://www.religionandpolicy.org/

Grieboski's institute, based in Washington, DC, doesn't appear to
actually do much except issue press releases and ask for money.
Here's an interesting release they issued recently:

  Institute Calls on German Defense Ministry to Fire its Spokesperson
  for Discriminatory Remarks

  http://www.religionandpolicy.org/show.php?p=1.1.1924

  Washington, DC, June 26, 2007

  In response to reports that the German Defense Ministry has decided
  not to allow the upcoming production "Valkyrie", a film starring Tom
  Cruise as the World War Two resistance hero Col. Claus Schenk von
  Stauffenberg, the Institute for Religion and Public Policy has sent
  a letter to the Dense Ministry which contained the following
  statement:

  "Harald Kammerbauer, spokesman for Germany's Defense Ministry, has
  issued a public statement that "Producers will not be allowed to
  film at German military sites if Count Stauffenberg is played by Tom
  Cruise, 'because he is a member of the Church of Scientology.'
  This kind of utterance by a federal government spokesperson
  represents a flagrant case of intolerance.

  The right of an actor to express his art should not be infringed
  simply due to his religious association and beliefs. This statement
  by Mr. Kammerbauer undermines fundamental rights to freedom of
  expression, freedom of association and freedom of religion in
  contravention of the principles articulated in the International
  Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and UNESCO $B!G (Bs Recommendation
  Concerning the Status of the Artist. It also undermines the right of
  the German people to appreciate the artists of their choice
  irrespective of race, color, religion or belief.

  Simply put, Mr. Kammerbauer's gratuitous remarks have no place in a
  democratic society and run completely counter to fundamental human
  rights. They do a great disservice to the Federal Republic of
  Germany. Under such circumstances, the only appropriate action is
  for the Defense Ministry to take immediate steps to sanction its
  spokesman by removing him from his office."

The Scientologists appear to be highly pleased with Mr. Grieboski's
work, because they're holding a fundraiser for him on July 11 at the
home of Teresa Reile (formerly Teresa Reile Reger), President and DSA
of the Buffalo Org.  If you would like to attend this $75/person event
(business attire, no black tie), you can RSVP at this web site:
  http://www.international-freedom.org/

Teresa Reile was integrally involved in the coverup of the
circumstances of Elli Perkins' murder and the Church of Scientlogy's
subsequent attempts to derail the Buffalo News investigation and
reporting of that story:

  http://PerkinsTragedy.org/Reger

The international-freedom.org web site has no content other than
promotional material for this fundraising event.  The site is
registered to Colleen House, who is HCO Executive Secretary of the
Buffalo Org:

  http://www.buffaloscientologyinfo.com/who.html

The whole event looks pretty cheesy.  There's a page for "VIP Guests
and Supporters", but it's empty.  The list of "Event Sponsors"
includes the guy who did the calligraphy for the web site, and a local
Polish bakery which will be providing baked goods for the event, so
Teresa doesn't have to pay for food.

Let's say Teresa manages to wrangle 50 people into paying for tickets
to this shindig.  That means Grieboski takes home $3750.  So now we
know what a Washington stooge rents for.

If we offered him $5000, do you think he'd issue a press release
denouncing Scientology's suppression of the Freezone?  I guess we
could throw in some baked goods too.  

But I'm thinking we should hold this fundraiser someplace more
interesting than my house in Pittsburgh.  How about holding it in
the visiting room of the jail where Keith Henson currently resides?

Black tie required.  Pants optional.

-- Dave Touretzky:  "Clown shoes provided at the door."
   http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets