ABSURD OR FRIGHTENING?

German activist Ernst Zundel was freed after serving five years in prison for denying the Holocaust ever happened. Some child molesters spend less time in prison.

Before his conviction in Germany, a Canadian judge ruled that Zundel's activities were a threat to national security as well as "the international community of nations."

He's a certifiable nutcase whose ravings ought to convict in in the court of public opinion. But posturing politicians never miss the opportunity to ham it up in photo ops on the moral high ground. Holocaust disputer Gerd Honsik had his Austrian prison sentence reduced Monday from five years to four.