05-17-2007, 08:59 AM
<b>CAPEEM's motion to compel exposes Witzel's evangelism</b>
In a stunning expose, Witzel is shown to be a volunteer editing Wikipedia for evangelical groups and who liases with racists, anti-hindu hate groups.
The Subpoena and motion to compel Witzel is available at the URL: http://capeem.org/docs/CompelWitzel.pdf
Background on the ongoing Hindu Civil Rights case is provided at http://capeem.org/aboutmore.php
California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials ("CAPEEM") has requested the Court to compel compliance with a subpoena issued to Michael Witzel ("Witzel"). The California State Board of Education (CSBE) used Witzel as a content-review expert â a role that required Witzel to be neutral â in the most recent HistoryâSocial Science textbook review and adoption process conducted by the State of California. In the underlying caseâ¦among other things, CAPEEM claims that Witzel â who was supposed to be an expert advisor to the state â was biased, and engaged in a coordinated campaign against Hindu Groups. The Subpoena is pointed and seeks communications and documents relevant to Witzel's bias, coordination with certain third parties with respect to the process, and other procedural improprietiesâ¦
The Subpoena compels Witzel to reveal the true identity of "Arun Vajpayee".
â¦It is now widely known, and documents produced by third parties confirm, that Witzel coordinated with other anti-Hindu groups who objected to the Initial Revisionsâ¦DFN' s founder, Dr. Joseph D'Souza is also the President of the "All India Christian Council" and maintains close ties to evangelical Christian groups such as the 700 club.
<b>Adoption of Final Revisions</b>
â¦In the view of the Hindu Groups, the final edits failed to correct material errors with respect to their religion, culture, and history, and generally treated Hindu culture in a derogatory manner.
<b>Procedural Background</b>
â¦The Court ruled that a showing by CAPEEM that "only Hindu groups were subject toâ¦repeated scrutiny of proposed edits; secretive processes in making final decisions; and hostile academic advisors" could establish grounds for relief under the Equal Protection Clause. The parties are currently conducting discovery, and CAPEEM issued the Subpoena to Witzel as part of its discovery.
<b>The Subpoena</b>
The Subpoena seeks Witzel to produce the following: (1) communications with Publishers regarding the Adoption Process, (2) communications with SBE/CDE, (3) communications with Stanley Wolpert, James Heitzman, Shiva Bajpai, or Steve Farmer, relating to or referencing the Adoption Process, (5) copies of certain postings to the Indo-Eurasian Research List, (6) communications with third parties ( e.g. DFN) regarding the Adoption Process, (7) communcations with Roger Pearson or any other person associated with the Journal of Indo-European Studies, (8) communications with Arun Vajpayee, or which discusses, mentions, or relates to, Arun Vajpayee or his identity, (9) communications transmitting edits or revisions of the Hindu Groups, (10) communications transmitting the textbooks (or relevant portions) which were revised as part of the Adoption Process, (11) communications with Harvard University regarding the Adoption Process, (12) communications regarding the purpose of the Indo-Eurasian Research List, and (13) the contents of the web page accessible via the following URL: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu%7Ewitzel/Kazanas.htm
<b>Discussionâ¦Witzel's Bias, Hostility, and Back-Channel Communications are Squarely at Issue</b>
Witzel's conduct during the Adoption Process is central to CAPEEM's caseâ¦that Witzel (and others) were "hostile" academic advisors and engaged in secret processes is relevantâ¦
The sought after communications are necessary to show procedural improprietiesâ¦While the CDE prevented Professor Bajpai from communicating with Publishers and being "lobbied" by Publishers, it is likely that Witzel was allowed to freely communicate with Publishersâ¦
The sought after communications are necessary to show biasâ¦In one of the emails produced by DFN, Witzel notes <b>"(p)lease check what Wikipedia says about your organizationâ¦They always put back what I erase." </b>In reaction to the forwarded message, DFN's Executive Director asks whether "(DFN) canâ¦edit this ourselvesâ¦I do not want to start being identified as a mission (sic) organizationâ¦" â¦many principals of DFN are unabashed in their antagonism towards Hinduism. For example, Kancha Ilaiah, one of the signatories to a DFN letter to the CDE and an affiliate of DFN stated in an interview that he "hate(s) Hinduism." Mr. Ilaiah states: "Is Hinduism a religion of the stature of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity? In my view, Hinduism is not a religion. It is a cult of worshipping certain violent figures. A religion never worships a violent figure. Religion is a very enlightened social force. Religion is a very civilized thing that came into existence. Religion establishes certainâ¦covenants. Hindiusm is basically a spiritual fascist cult." Witzel's communication with DFN and other third parties show his biasâ¦These include his communications with Roger Pearson (an avowed racial purist) in whose journal Witzel's article appeared, and certain postings to internet webpages where Witzel makes statements indicative of his bias.
In a stunning expose, Witzel is shown to be a volunteer editing Wikipedia for evangelical groups and who liases with racists, anti-hindu hate groups.
The Subpoena and motion to compel Witzel is available at the URL: http://capeem.org/docs/CompelWitzel.pdf
Background on the ongoing Hindu Civil Rights case is provided at http://capeem.org/aboutmore.php
California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials ("CAPEEM") has requested the Court to compel compliance with a subpoena issued to Michael Witzel ("Witzel"). The California State Board of Education (CSBE) used Witzel as a content-review expert â a role that required Witzel to be neutral â in the most recent HistoryâSocial Science textbook review and adoption process conducted by the State of California. In the underlying caseâ¦among other things, CAPEEM claims that Witzel â who was supposed to be an expert advisor to the state â was biased, and engaged in a coordinated campaign against Hindu Groups. The Subpoena is pointed and seeks communications and documents relevant to Witzel's bias, coordination with certain third parties with respect to the process, and other procedural improprietiesâ¦
The Subpoena compels Witzel to reveal the true identity of "Arun Vajpayee".
â¦It is now widely known, and documents produced by third parties confirm, that Witzel coordinated with other anti-Hindu groups who objected to the Initial Revisionsâ¦DFN' s founder, Dr. Joseph D'Souza is also the President of the "All India Christian Council" and maintains close ties to evangelical Christian groups such as the 700 club.
<b>Adoption of Final Revisions</b>
â¦In the view of the Hindu Groups, the final edits failed to correct material errors with respect to their religion, culture, and history, and generally treated Hindu culture in a derogatory manner.
<b>Procedural Background</b>
â¦The Court ruled that a showing by CAPEEM that "only Hindu groups were subject toâ¦repeated scrutiny of proposed edits; secretive processes in making final decisions; and hostile academic advisors" could establish grounds for relief under the Equal Protection Clause. The parties are currently conducting discovery, and CAPEEM issued the Subpoena to Witzel as part of its discovery.
<b>The Subpoena</b>
The Subpoena seeks Witzel to produce the following: (1) communications with Publishers regarding the Adoption Process, (2) communications with SBE/CDE, (3) communications with Stanley Wolpert, James Heitzman, Shiva Bajpai, or Steve Farmer, relating to or referencing the Adoption Process, (5) copies of certain postings to the Indo-Eurasian Research List, (6) communications with third parties ( e.g. DFN) regarding the Adoption Process, (7) communcations with Roger Pearson or any other person associated with the Journal of Indo-European Studies, (8) communications with Arun Vajpayee, or which discusses, mentions, or relates to, Arun Vajpayee or his identity, (9) communications transmitting edits or revisions of the Hindu Groups, (10) communications transmitting the textbooks (or relevant portions) which were revised as part of the Adoption Process, (11) communications with Harvard University regarding the Adoption Process, (12) communications regarding the purpose of the Indo-Eurasian Research List, and (13) the contents of the web page accessible via the following URL: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu%7Ewitzel/Kazanas.htm
<b>Discussionâ¦Witzel's Bias, Hostility, and Back-Channel Communications are Squarely at Issue</b>
Witzel's conduct during the Adoption Process is central to CAPEEM's caseâ¦that Witzel (and others) were "hostile" academic advisors and engaged in secret processes is relevantâ¦
The sought after communications are necessary to show procedural improprietiesâ¦While the CDE prevented Professor Bajpai from communicating with Publishers and being "lobbied" by Publishers, it is likely that Witzel was allowed to freely communicate with Publishersâ¦
The sought after communications are necessary to show biasâ¦In one of the emails produced by DFN, Witzel notes <b>"(p)lease check what Wikipedia says about your organizationâ¦They always put back what I erase." </b>In reaction to the forwarded message, DFN's Executive Director asks whether "(DFN) canâ¦edit this ourselvesâ¦I do not want to start being identified as a mission (sic) organizationâ¦" â¦many principals of DFN are unabashed in their antagonism towards Hinduism. For example, Kancha Ilaiah, one of the signatories to a DFN letter to the CDE and an affiliate of DFN stated in an interview that he "hate(s) Hinduism." Mr. Ilaiah states: "Is Hinduism a religion of the stature of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity? In my view, Hinduism is not a religion. It is a cult of worshipping certain violent figures. A religion never worships a violent figure. Religion is a very enlightened social force. Religion is a very civilized thing that came into existence. Religion establishes certainâ¦covenants. Hindiusm is basically a spiritual fascist cult." Witzel's communication with DFN and other third parties show his biasâ¦These include his communications with Roger Pearson (an avowed racial purist) in whose journal Witzel's article appeared, and certain postings to internet webpages where Witzel makes statements indicative of his bias.