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No 19 8th September 2003

BRITISH SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE HELPS DANISH POLICE

Sept 7th:   The British Serious Fraud Office is assisting Danish prosecutors in the case against Amdi Petersen and seven other Tvind leaders.     The SFO confirms the position but says only that it is "assisting the Danish authorities in their enquiries".

The cooperation is believed to follow a visit to London by Danish police, who reportedly took away up to 10 boxes of papers from the office of a leading UK firm of financial consultants.  The documents relate to a Teachers Group company based in the UK.

The identity of the companies is known to Tvind Alert.  Watch out for further details.

    About Tvind companies
    A-Z of known Tvind companies

GAIA TRUSTEE ALLEGEDLY 'ACTED FOR AL-QU'AIDA'

Sept 7th:  Michael Rogers, a British lawyer who is a signatory of Tvind's Gaia-Movement Trust in Switzerland, allegedly helped establish an Islamic charity suspected of funding Osama Bin Laden.    The extraordinary allegation is made in a press release issued by a video games company.

    Press release by World Wrestling Entertainment
    Article explaining the background

Tvind colleges appear also to have tacitly supported Bin Laden and Saddam Hussain prior to 9/11.    A recent British visitor to DRH Holsted recalls seeing a hardback Tvind learning manual that included an article by Bin Laden.  There was also a copy of "A History of the Iraqi Baathist Party" and a collection of speeches by Saddam Hussein in the Holsted library.

CAMPAIGN STARTS TO 'OUT' BJORNLUND IN AUSTRALIA

Sept 3rd:   Henning Bjornlund, the former Tvind 'chief accountant' who is now an academic in Australia, is the subject of a new letter-writing campaign to 'out' him as a former Tvind leader..

Bjornlund was reputedly in charge of Tvind finances when Tvind began investing public money in plantations abroad in  the 1980s.   A Tvind Alert reader has called on concerned people to write to the University of South Australia's vice chancellor, Denise Bradley, drawing attention to Bjornlund's interesting secret past.

Bjornlund reportedly admitted to a newspaper reporter in 1995 that it was 'all about profit'.     But few people in Australia know of his former life - it is not mentioned on his CV.

    More on Henning Bjornlund
    Ekstra Bladet article from 1995
    University of South Australia, Adelaide
    Henning Bjornlund's web page
    Letter writing appeal:  See Tvind Alert Forum
    Tvind 'run out of town' in Queensland

GAIA, CHICAGO, FEELS THE HEAT AS COMPLAINT IS MADE

Sept 7th:   Gaia-Movement Trust, with 300 'charity' clothes drop-in boxes in Chicago, is the subject of a complaint to the Chicago Community Loan Fund.

Gaia receives a loan for its warehouse from the Fund and the loan has been extended to 2002-3.    A number of concerned Americans have now contacted the CCLF to point out Gaia's association with Tvind.   They include a Chicago expert on the charity clothes trade.

Gaia, which claims to be collecting 'for the environment'  is clearly part of Tvind - an organisation that is cynically clear-felling the Brazilian rainforest for commercial gain.

    How do we know Gaia is part of Tvind?

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ABOUT TVIND ALERT

Tvind Alert is not a 'hate' page, but a website devoted to researching and exposing accurate information about Humana People-to-People, Tvind and its creator, Amdi Petersen, in the light of allegations of financial corruption and the claim that it is a secular cult.

We recognise the good intentions of Tvind volunteers and students and generally support all those who have become involved with Tvind in the belief that they are doing good.   Unfortunately without further resources we are unable to guarantee a detailed reply to every request for advice or help.   We receive dozens of messages every month.    The information posted on Tvind Alert is carefully researched and is intended to assist individuals, parents, schools, local authorities and charities (and even government departments)  in deciding whether or not to support Tvind.    However we always welcome further information that can be used to build up the dossier on the website.

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