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Quackbusters: " Bullys " Barrett, Baratz, Sued For 1.3 Million in Canada...

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Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen

December 12th, 2003

Bullying isn't all that profitable these days. In fact, as self named

" quackbusters " Stephen Barrett (quackwatch.com), and Bobbie Baratz (NCAHF.org),

are

finding out, it can, and will, be downright expensive...

Quackbusters like to bully people. It's all they have. It's the

megalomaniac thing to do... Why? Facts, logic, and social reality, are not on

their

side, arguing the issues surrounding North America's rush away from

" conventional medicine " towards what has been called " Alternative Medicine. "

Just north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada by two-and-a-half hours, is the

little town of Bracebridge, Ontario. It's there that Stephen Barrett, and

Robert

S. Baratz, North America's two top VISIBLE quackbusters, have been set down

for civil trial - for their misbehavior. In essence, Barrett, and Baratz, are

getting their noses bloodied again - in full view of the general public.

According to court documents recently filed in Canada, Barrett and Baratz's

" bullying " was listed in 86 separate " claims, " with 176 separate

" allegations, " 463 requests to admit, backed by a demand for authenticity of 47

documents.

Also, is a demand that Barrett, and Baratz, EACH, put up $25,000 to cover

the costs of the case.

What the case is about...

Stephen Barrett, in my opinion, has some SERIOUS mental problems. I believe

he sees himself as a God - an ultimate authority on everything within his

view; health care, health fraud, law, libel law, religion, you-name-it... and

this, without any qualification, training, learning, certification, etc. He

just " says he is, " and for him, that's enough. And, Barrett's view of it all,

is from the basement of his home in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Which is why, in his lawsuit against me, I'm demanding that Barrett submit

to a complete Medical and Psychiatric evaluation with doctors of my choice.

For the Medical exam, besides blood and urine analysis, we'll need the details

from a hair analysis, a saliva sample, autonomic response testing

(Kinesiology), and we'll want to see if he has mercury in his mouth.

In Canada, Barrett, accompanied by his dubious sidekick, Bobbie Baratz, the

heir-apparent to the quackbuster throne, sued Wayne Obie, and his wife

Francis Perrin, for supposedly defaming them by publishing, or allowing to be

published, articles that I, Tim Bolen wrote. Barrett, and Baratz, are, in

fact,

suing Wayne and Francis, NOT for what I, Tim Bolen wrote in the articles, but

for Barrett's INTERPRETATION of what I wrote. Barrett's God-Proclamation of

what I wrote.

Canadians, Wayne Obie, and Francis Perrin, in response to an attack by

Barrett and Baratz, have decided to call a spade a spade - and did so in a

massive

lawsuit against the twosome. Frankly, Wayne and Francis did what a whole

lot of us should have already done - they identified the REAL problem with the

self-styled " quackbusters, " and are going after it. I'll tell you more about

the case, and its importance to the North American Health Freedom Movement,

in another newsletter.

Paperwork in the case against the acid duo, runs into the thousands of

pages. Leafing through the documents turns up a myriad of INTERESTING

allegations, some of which I'll put on this page for your edification and

amusement.

For instance, Court Documents show:

The sole purpose of the activities of Barrett & Baratz are to discredit and

cause damage and harm to health care practitioners and businesses that make

alternative health therapies or products available, and advocates of

non-allopathic therapies and health freedom.

Barrett and Baratz have falsely and fraudulently held themselves out as

experts in the scientific fields of alternative complementary medicine.

Barrett uses predatory and deceptive practices designed to cause harm and

damage to supporters and providers of alternative health services and products.

Both Stephen Barrett and Robert Baratz are vexatious litigants who use the

court system to advance their agendas and the agendas of their privately owned

businesses, which promote allopathic medicine, and discredit any health care

treatment or product that is considered complementary or alternative

treatment.

NCAHF is the acronym for National Council against Health Fraud. The NCAHF is

a front organization used by Barrett, Baratz and their other associates whose

purpose is to solicit jobs so that they can act as expert witnesses against

doctors who practice alternative and complementary treatment methods.

Barrett operates numerous web sites including Quackwatch.com,

Chirowatch.com., ratbags.com and Quackwatch.org . The sole purpose of these web

sites is to

discredit health care professionals who practice alternative and

complementary medicine. These web sites discredit complementary medicine and

encourage

people to report doctors who practice alternative medicine, thus providing

Barrett , Baratz and their associates with a constant stream of potential cases

that can be prosecuted thus providing them with opportunities to act as

expert witnesses on behalf of NCAHF, their privately owned company.

Quackwatch.com., Quackwatch.org and Ratbags.com all provide links to NCAHF,

and provide the false appearance of NCAHF being an impartial and regulatory

type body, when in fact, it is not.

The growing popularity of alternative therapy is a constant threat to

Barrett, Baratz and their business interests, and the interests of the existing

medical and pharmaceutical status quo.

The debate over allopathic care vs. alternative health care is and will

continue to be the subject of hot and emotional debate, similar to that of

politics and religion. Barrett uses the court system and threats of legal action

to

bait, control and get leverage over what others say about him, his opinions,

and qualifications.

About Civil Rights...

Barrett has interfered with the civil rights of numerous Canadians and

Americans, in his efforts to have his critics silenced.

Barrett’s actions have resulted in loss of income and damages to numerous

parties in Ontario.

Barrett routinely sends letters of demand for money to settle the threat of

legal action, under the guise of e-mail communications sent as either

“Private

â€, “copy written†and /or “Without Prejudiceâ€. :Letter from Julia E.

Holland copied to Robert Armstrong on behalf of Barrett and Baratz is attached

as

Exhibit “Nâ€

Neither Barrett, Baratz or NCAHF contradict quackbuster, quackwatch,

quackfiles, ratbags information anywhere on the internet, or in any publication

anywhere.

Baratz stated that the power of prayer is the same as satanic worship.

About Conspiracy...

Quackwatch, and National Council against Health Fraud although independently

incorporated, are one of the same, in that they have common directors,

administrators, members, contributors and beliefs and collaborate together to

the

benefit of Barrett, Baratz and their other associates.

NCAHF is a private organization controlled by Barrett, Baratz and other of

their associates whose sole purpose is to lend credibility to the

activities, opinions and publications written by Barrett, Robert Baratz and

it’s other

members, so as to enhance their income making opportunities through payment

of expert witness fees, sales of their publications and contributions

solicited on their web sites.

The Quackwatch, Quackbusters, Ratbags, NCAHF and other of Barrett’s and

Baratz’s, and their members and shareholders web sites, are all interlinked

and

support in one way or another, each other.

About Qualifications...

Barrett was disqualified as an expert witness in New York, when he was

forced to admit under oath that he was never board certified.

Barrett using his NCAHF front led a legal action against 39 Defendants in

California, claiming that the 39 defendants were committing fraud, because

according to them , alternative medicine proponents do not have scientific

proof

of their claims.

Baratz testified under oath against a medical doctor in Wisconsin, without

having credentials recommended by the American Medical Association to do so

and without any knowledge about the field of expertise in which the Wisconsin

Doctor was involved.

Baratz has various versions of his CV, with conflicting and inaccurate

information.

Barrett once bragged to me that he had 4 libel suits in progress against 10

defendants and that he would was going to be filing against two more

defendants within 2 months and had not decided if I was worth suing yet.

Barrett’s web site is defamatory against me and Talkinternational.com and

states that the Talkinternational.com web site promotes fraud in dentistry.

About Abusing the Legal System...

The Plaintiffs are not unknown to litigation and have commenced and been

involved in numerous legal actions in the United States against persons who

hold opinions contrary to those of the Plaintiffs and or the interests whom the

Plaintiffs represent.

As such the Plaintiffs are professional litigants in that they routinely

file lawsuits and are involved in lawsuits for the sole purpose of advancing

their agendas and creating expense and thereby harassing person involved in

integrative and alternative health therapies. This is another vexatious action

brought by the Plaintiffs.

The Plaintiff Barrett has stated publicly that " he is the media " and as such

under U.S. Law, he has no claim for defamation.

The Plaintiffs Barrett and Baratz are public figures in the United States ,

and have chosen Ontario to claim defamation for this article because they

cannot do so in the U.S.

The Plaintiffs have chosen to bring this action in Canada , notwithstanding

the fact that their claim involves alleged publication of defamatory material

on an Internet site. The Internet is ubiquitous and international in nature,

it is unregulated by any governmental authority. However, the largest

potential audience for any Internet web site is in the United States . As

such,

the Plaintiffs have chosen to bring an action against the Defendants in this

jurisdiction since their attempts to bring similar lawsuits in the United

States have not been and will not be successful.

The Plaintiffs advocate on behalf of business interests in competition to

those of clients of the Defendant Obie and ones promoting integrative or

alternative health therapies and mercury free dentistry. Their tactics are to

challenge and discredit legitimate alternative health modalities and they have

targeted individuals and businesses that advocate or are in the business of

making alternative, integrative and progressive medical therapies available.

The Plaintiffs are residents of the United States . The Defendants thereby

request that the Court make a substantial Order for security for costs

against the Plaintiffs herein in consequence of their predilection for engaging

in

similar litigation in the United States , wherein the Courts there are not

typically prone to awarding costs against unsuccessful Plaintiffs who engage in

frivolous or vexatious litigation.

What happens next?...

Wayne and Francis have sent Barrett, and Baratz, DEMANDS for information,

and Request to Admit documents - which they have twenty days to respond to.

For instance, among the 463 facts Barrett, and Baratz, will be queried about:

Baratz filed suit against Dean Richard Huber who was over 70 years old

after Baratz ran into the back of the Dean’s car while jogging in October

1992.

Baratz and Dr. Driscol, a director at Harvard Health, both mutually agreed

in writing that Baratz does not have a high level of medical competency.

Barrett, Baratz, NCAHF & Quackwatch are all opposed to the practice of

acupuncture.

There are no patient testimonials or other information on the internet or

otherwise in the public domain positively identifying the quality of care

Barrett provided to his patients, while practicing medicine.

There are no patient testimonials or other information on the internet or

otherwise in the public domain positively identifying the quality of care

Baratz provided to his patients, while practicing medicine.

There is significant evidence that Baratz’s career as a practicing medical

doctor and dentist was less than extraordinary.

Stay tuned...

Tim Bolen - Consumer Advocate

This " Millions of Health Freedom Fighters - Newsletter " is about the battle

between " Health and Medicine " on Planet Earth. Tim Bolen is an op/ed writer

with extensive knowledge of the activities of a subversive organization

calling itself the " quackbusters, " and that organization's attempts to

suppress,

and discredit, any, and all health modalities that compete with the allopathic

(MD) paradigm for consumer health dollars. The focus of the newsletter is on

the ongoing activities, battles, politics, and the victories won by members

of the " Health Freedom Movement " against the " quackbusters " It details " who

the quackbusters are, what they are, where they are operating, when they

appear, and how they operate - and how easy it is to beat them... "

For background information on the " Battle between Health and Medicine " go

to: " _http://www.savedrclark.net/by_whom2.htm_

(http://www.savedrclark.net/by_whom2.htm) " . A copy of THIS newsletter, and

older ones, are viewable at the

website " _http://www.quackpotwatch.org/default.htm_

(http://www.quackpotwatch.org/index.html) " .

For EVEN MORE interesting and related articles go to

" _http://www.bolenreport.com_ (http://www.bolenreport.com/) " .

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Bolen Report

Many good articles here on the Quackwatchers - though also many good

articles on other health related things as well. Tim was just very good at

showing

the true side of Quackwatchers.

_http://www.bolenreport.net/index.htm_ (http://www.bolenreport.net/index.htm)

 

Who are these so-called " Quackbusters " ?...

North Americans have known, or suspected, for some time, that there has been

an organized assault by a group, against companies, and practitioners,

offering alternatives to the drugs/surgery paradigm. That group calls itself

the

" quackbusters, " and they are a scam.

_http://www.quackpotwatch.org/WisconsinWar/who_are_these_so.htm_

(http://www.quackpotwatch.org/WisconsinWar/who_are_these_so.htm)

Dr. Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch Exposed In Court Cases

_http://www.canlyme.com/quackwatch.html_

(http://www.canlyme.com/quackwatch.html)

Quackpot Watch

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen (_jurimed2_

(jurimed2) ) The official archive of Tim Bolen's " Millions of

Health

Freedom Fighters - Newsletter " is about the conspiracy, by a group calling

itself

the " quackbusters, " to suppress leading-edge health care in North America.

No studies have ever been done to determine the level of suffering, and

death, inflicted on Americans because of the activities of these

conspirators...yet. So, let's begin... I've been following the activities of

the

" Quackbusters " for about five years, ever since the name Stephen Barrett

(quackwatch.com) came up, as a player, against a client of mine in California.

I asked the

question " why would this group be using a doctor from Pennsylvania, as

their witness, when there are 300,000 health professionals in this State? "

_http://www.quackpotwatch.org/index.html_

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The Quackbusters

Vitality May 2002 By Helke Ferrie . " The great mass of people will more

easily fall victim to a big lie than a small one.†Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf,

1925

_http://www.kospublishing.com/html/quack_busters.html_

(http://www.kospublishing.com/html/quack_busters.html)

Cure vs. Treatment...

Big pharma is in a death struggle in North America, trying to preserve its

operation. It has taken years, and billions of dollars of investment, to set

in place " Treatment, " not " Cure " , as the health modality of North America.

There hasn’t been a Cure " for ANYTHING in Western Medicine since polio in

1954.

Big pharma doesn’t want one. " Curing " people doesn’t make any money.

" Treatment " does. " Treatment " meaning treatment with drugs.In dealing with

disease,

for instance, a practitioner using a " cure, " in most instances, would first

detoxify the body, removing pollutants like heavy metals, PCBs, benzene,

etc., to give the body's immune system less to deal with. A practitioner

offering " treatment " would offer antibiotics, anti-depressants, etc., and send

you

to a specialist.

_http://www.quackpotwatch.org/opinionpieces/cure_vs.htm_

(http://www.quackpotwatch.org/opinionpieces/cure_vs.htm)

QuackWatchWatch ... Dr. Robert Sinaiko Victory!

very good

_http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/sinaiko.htm_

(http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/sinaiko.htm)

S.F. allergist appeals penalty

Doctor fights state board ruling even though it lets him practice while

completing probation

_http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/11/05/N

EWS7076.dtl_

(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/11/05/NEW\

S7076.dtl)

(http://www.quackpotwatch.org/WisconsinWar/who_are_these_so.htm)