Oh boy!  I just got my latest copy of International Scientology News,
issue 29, dated December 2004.  And it has a marvelous article about
Tom Cruise accepting a Glorious Hero of the Scientology Revolution to
Save the Planet medal at the October IAS event in the UK.  There's
also a picture of "Mr. Tom Cruise" giving "Mr. David Miscavige" the
galactic space patrol salute (think Rimmer in Red Dwarf).  You can
view the picture here:

  http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/TomCruise/

And the article is reproduced below, as I'm sure Scientology wants the
whole world to read it.

No wonder Scientology hates the Internet.

-- Dave Touretzky:  "I'm sure they're just really good friends."
   http://www.ScientologyWatch.org

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International Scientology News, issue 29:  December 2004, pp. 40-43.

IAS Twentieth Anniversay Event

ADVANCING SCIENTOLOGY ON A FULLY EPIC SCALE
MR. TOM CRUISE AWARDED FREEEDOM MEDAL OF VALOR

Mr. David Miscavige introduced the final award of the 2004 IAS
Anniversary celebration with these words:

"What I am about to present truly stands as: 'The 20th Anniversary
Freedom Medal Winner.'

"On the one hand, it's because it's an individual who has relentlessly
worked across all sectors where LRH tech is employed and for which
Freedom Medals are earned -- religious freedom, overcoming governmental
oppression, bringing an end to psychiatric abuses, injecting LRH tech
into society, and disseminating Scientology itself.

Yes--the whole panoply.

"But that really doesn't say it all. For the real picture, I return to
what I referenced at the start of this evening: RESPONSIBILITY.  In
'Keeping Scientology Working,' LRH laid down the standard: When
somebody enrolls, consider he's joined for the duration.

"That is the responsibility every Scientologist has.  We all know it.

"And while it may sometimes be hard to confront, the fact remains it
is our responsibility to be Scientologists no matter where we live or
work, no matter our resources, or excuses.

"If you are a Scientologist, you are one of the relative few that hold
the answers in your possession that all humankind depend upon.
Because, you don't sit on the only answer that's ever been there. You
don't ever give a second thought to the personal stakes involved.

"But now let's take it one step further. How much responsibility can
one take? When his head hits the pillow each night, he'd better know
he did all he could. Yes, all manner of reasons could exist to not do
so, but let's face it, he might be able to fool others, but NOT
himself.

"When you stepped on the path and had your first cognition, you also
became a part of the urgent mission to carry it forth.

"But let's take it another step. How much does one have to do to take
responsibility for 'doing all he can'? It has zero to do with what
'others' might say.

"No, it rests on one's own shoulders and it's the individual himself
who must know he's doing his part and all he can do. After all, you
have to live with yourself and when your head hits your pillow it is
you who you must live with.

"Bearing that in mind-what happens when your zone of influence is the
global stage?

"How much must one do to call themselves a Scientologist? How much so
that, when their head hits the pillow, they can live with themselves
knowing they did all they could do?

"That's our final story this evening. It's a story that affects every
Scientologist, for all of us are the beneficiaries of what he
presents.

"And that is why it is my honor to present our first Freedom Medal of
Valor to the mostdedicated Scientologist I know."

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TOM CRUISE

MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The story of Mr. Tom Cruise, IAS Freedom Medal of Valor winner, was
like nothing ever before presented on the IAS stage. It spanned the
full spectrum of Scientology activity-anywhere, anytime, all-out, and
totally calculated to stamp the Aims of Scientology into reality.

From spearheading LRH Purification tech into the heart of human
disaster, to changing the face of education at national levels, from
eradicating the very thought of psychiatry, to full global
dissemination, it is factually a tale of towering scope, and a litany
of accomplishments which would take a magazine in itself to catalog.

But if there is one suitable measure of it all, it is in the startling
numbers that gauge his impact:

Through print, television, radio and personal contact-the tally of
those he's reached with study tech now tops 250 million people.

More than 50 million people educated on the native evil of psychiatry
and why it must be outlawed.

Across 90 nations, 5,000 people hear his word of Scientology -- every
hour.

Every minute, of every hour-someone reaches for LRH technology, or
steps onto The Bridge, simply because they know Tom Cruise is a
Scientologist.

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PHOTO CAPTION: TOM CRUISE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT ADVOCATE of study
tech--whether at the HELP project (right), addressing a Delphi
graduation class (above) or even while scouting a film location in
Africa (below) and in times and places you'd never imagine.

PHOTO CAPTION: MR. CRUISE WITH GRADUATES and supporters of the New
York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project he founded (below).

PHOTO CAPTION: MR. CRUISE AT NASA (below) where he serves as an
official spokesman and implemented LRH study tech on the agency home
page; conducting personal briefings on psychiatric evil at CCHR
(bottom right); completing New OT VI and embarking on New OT VII at
Flag (above right).

PHOTO CAPTION: Mr. Tom Cruise, receiving the IAS Freedom Medal of
Valor award at the 20th Anniversary 1AS celebration said:

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Sidebar: Tom Cruise remarks at the IAS event:

"I am honored to be here with you.

[To COB] Thank you, Sir. Thank you for your trust and your confidence
in me. I've personally been privileged to see what you do to protect
and help and serve all of us. I have never met a more competent,
intelligent, tolerant, compassionate being, outside of what I have
experienced from LRH.

And I've met the leaders of leaders. I've met them all. So I say to
you, Sir, COB, we are lucky to have you. Thank you.

And to Mr. L. Ron Hubbard, I'll take this as a half-ack, Sir. And
continue on my way.  These are the times, people. These are the times
we will all remember.

Were you there? What did you do?

I think you know that I am there for you and I do care so very, very
much.  So what do you say? Are we going to clean this place up?

Good! Because we're counting on you."

- Mr. Tom Cruise

PHOTO: close up shot of GAWDY MEDAL OF VALOR with gobs of diamonds

PHOTO: Tom Cruise and DM saluting each other.  I have no idea why they
chose this picture because DM has a really goofy expression on his
face sort of like the look that some have who are mentally challenged.
Tom appears to be about 4 inches taller than DM.

PHOTO: Tom Cruise and DM shaking all 4 hands.  Tom having intense TR
stare and DM smiling.

PHOTO: Tom's head bowed as DM puts tacky looking diamond studded Medal
of Valor around his neck.

PHOTO: Tom and DM standing side by side shaking hands with DM while
holding up his Medal of Valor.

Inset: "I think it's a privilege to call yourself a Scientologist and
it's something that you have to earn. Because a Scientologist
DOES. Being a Scientologist you look at someone and you know
absolutely that you can help them. So for me it really is 'Keeping
Scientology Working.' That policy to me, when I read it I just went,
'This is it, this is exactly it.'" -Mr. Tom Cruise

Inset: "That's what drives me. I know that we have an opportunity to
really help for the first time, effectively change people's lives and
I am dedicated to that. I'm absolutely, uncompromisingly dedicated to
that." -Mr. Tom Cruise