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==Rath as a politician==

==Rath as a politician==

In June 2005 The Dr. Rath Health Foundation founded a small political party ''Allianz für Gesundheit, Frieden und soziale Gerechtigkeit''(Alliance for health, freedom and social fairness) (AGFG) in Germany which was led by Rath's PR-Manager Lutz Kliche. Rath himself was assistant chairman for some time.

In June 2005, the Dr. Rath Health Foundation established a small political party ''Allianz für Gesundheit, Frieden und soziale Gerechtigkeit''(Alliance for health, freedom and social fairness) (AGFG) in Germany which was led by Rath's PR-Manager Lutz Kliche. Rath himself was assistant chairman for some time.

Heart of the party platform are hypotheses of the [[cellular medicine]] and far reaching [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] of Rath. He views the denial of admission for his products as proof of a so called "Pharma-Dictatorship", which controls politicians and scientists all over the world like a puppet master. He claims on his website and in leaflets that the Pharma-Kartell has declared war on health and life of the whole mankind. He imputes that vitamins and other naturopathic medicine is suppressed and defamed out of greed to sell "ineffective drugs" which just treat the symptoms to earn more money at the expense of the customers. Ostensible "proof" are excerpts from professional articles, leaflets and news items.  

Heart of the party platform are hypotheses of [[cellular medicine]] and far-reaching [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] of Rath. He views the denial of admission for his products as proof of a so called "Pharma Dictatorship" which controls politicians and scientists all over the world like a puppet master. On his website and in leaflets, he claims the pharma cartel has declared war on health and life of the entire mankind. He insinuates that vitamins and other naturopathic medicines were suppressed and defamed out of greed, to sell "ineffective drugs" which just treated the symptoms to earn more money at the expense of customers. Ostensible "proof" are excerpts from professional articles, leaflets, and news items.  

This aggressive strategy was forbidden in 1998 through a court order. In the reasons given for the judgment by the court of Berlin it is stated:  

This aggressive strategy was prohibited by court order in 1998. In the reasons for the judgment, the court of Berlin states:  

:''"Bei der Broschüre handelt es sich um ein Konglomerat von Tatsachenverdrehungen, Anschwärzungen und schlichten Unwahrheiten. Sie ist in toto auf Manipulation und Täuschung angelegt."''

:''"Bei der Broschüre handelt es sich um ein Konglomerat von Tatsachenverdrehungen, Anschwärzungen und schlichten Unwahrheiten. Sie ist in toto auf Manipulation und Täuschung angelegt."''

:''"The Flyer is a conglomerate of distortion of facts, defamations and simple falsehoods. It's purpose is to manipulate and deceive."''

:''"The brochure is a conglomerate of distortion of facts, defamation and simple falsehoods. Its purpose is to manipulate and deceive."''

In a running campaign started 2006 by the party AGFG Rath warns from an imminent nuclear war with the purpose to establish a "Pharma-Dictatorship".

In a running campaign by his party AGFG started in 2006, Rath warns against an imminent nuclear war with the purpose of establishing a "Pharma Dictatorship".

He also made an embarrassing comparison to the Holocaust: A text of the AGFG cites a speech of Rath "Auschwitz wird zum Wendepunkt der Geschichte" (Auschitz as a turning point in history) during a visit at the concentration camp Auschitz where he declares Auschitz to be part of a "Pharma-Genozide":<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080609012456/http://www.agfg.de/aktuell/2006oct/auschwitz.html</ref>

He also applied an embarrassing comparison to the Holocaust: A statement by AGFG quotes a speech given by Rath, titled "Auschwitz wird zum Wendepunkt der Geschichte" (Auschitz becomes a turning point in history). The speech was given during a visit at Auschwitz concentration camp where Rath declared Auschwitz was part of a "pharma genocide":<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080609012456/http://www.agfg.de/aktuell/2006oct/auschwitz.html</ref>

:''"Auschwitz ist nicht in der Vergangenheit abgeschlossen. Es dauert noch an. [...] Die grausamen Ereignisse in Auschwitz waren und sind nur ein Teil des größeren Zusammenhangs des weltweiten Pharma-Völkermordes!"''

:''"Auschwitz ist nicht in der Vergangenheit abgeschlossen. Es dauert noch an. [...] Die grausamen Ereignisse in Auschwitz waren und sind nur ein Teil des größeren Zusammenhangs des weltweiten Pharma-Völkermordes!"''

:''"Auschitz is not contained int the past. It still goes on. [...] The horrible happenings in Auschitz were and are still part of a greater relationship of the worldwide "Pharma-Genocide".

:''"Auschitz is not contained in the past. It still goes on. [...] The horrible events in Auschwitz were and still are part of a greater context of worldwide "pharma genocide".

In 2009 Rath tried to take influence on the Irish referendum about the new EU treaty. In a six pages leaflet to homes in Dublin Rath claimed that a "Yes" vote will result in the militarization of Europe and Ireland to be turned into an ''Orwellian police state''. Europe was on its way to become fully controlled by Oil and Pharma-Kartells. The ''vitamin millionaire'' and pharmaceutical businessman Rath portrayed his own activities as those of a ''non-profit organization dedicated to improving human health through research, education and the defense of patients’ rights to choose natural health therapies''.<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0922/1224254989371.html</ref>

In 2009, Rath tried to take influence on the Irish referendum on the new EU treaty. In a six-page-leaflet distributed to homes in Dublin, Rath claimed that voting "yes" will result in the militarization of Europe, and would turn Ireland into an ''Orwellian police state''. Europe was on its way to become fully controlled by Oil and Pharma cartels. The ''vitamin millionaire'' and pharmaceutical businessman Rath portrayed his own activities as those of a ''non-profit organization dedicated to improving human health through research, education and the defense of patients’ rights to choose natural health therapies''.<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0922/1224254989371.html</ref>

==Legal cases==

==Legal cases==