Dangerous Liaisons

Issue Number:

103

Fall

2001

From Los Angeles to Moscow, extremism goes global. Read a detailed timeline linking American and European extremism, as well as an in-depth report on neofascist European politics. Hatecore takes hold as white power music sweeps the international music scene.

In This Issue

Pan-Aryanism Binds Hate Groups in America and Europe

A timeline documents how the web of associations between European and American right-wing extremists has thickened from World War II to the present.

American White Supremacist Groups Have History of International Conflict

The American Friends of the British National Party draws together U.S. hate groups while funding British racism.

White Power Music Festival Hammerfest 2000 Draws International Fans to Atlanta

The white power music industry is helping to drive the internationalization of neo-Nazism.

An Overview of Far Right Politics in Europe

By Martin A. Lee

In an atmosphere of 'fear and despair,' extra-parliamentary and electoral fascism is making a comeback across Europe.

More Features

The New Internationalism Editorial By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow American extremists are reaching out to their counterparts abroad, especially in Europe; editor Mark Potok examines this new spirit of cooperation in a historical context.	Former Hate Music Promoter George Burdi Discusses His Experiences with Racism and the White Power Music Industry George Burdi, a key architect of the international white power music industry, renouncing racism, recounts his personal odyssey in an exclusive interview.
Lying About the Holocaust: Inside the Denial Movement By Kenneth S. Stern National borders don't mean much in the international Holocaust denial business, but America is playing a special role.	American Extremists Use Technology to Broadcast Hate Worldwide By James Latham Powerful, U.S.-based shortwave radio stations are broadcasting extremist propaganda around the world.
The Nazi International By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow The development of postwar fascism in Europe and the United States is detailed in two important books, American Fuehrer and Free to Hate.	Skinhead Leo Felton Plots Boston Bombing By Kevin Coogan Leo Felton, a biracial man who describes his mixed-race heritage as a 'curse,' is charged in an alleged terrorist plot after being nabbed outside a doughnut shop.
The Internationalists American neo-Nazis reach out to their European counterparts in an attempt to globalize the radical right.	Extremism Across Europe Quick statistics on far-right influence in each European country depict the state of extremism in Europe, 2001.
Former Left-Wing, German Extremist Horst Mahler Switches to Neo-Nazi National Democratic Party By Martin A. Lee In what may be a sign of things to come, the far right meets the far left inside a German neofascist party.	Hatecore on the Web Much of white power music is bought and sold over the internet.

Briefs

Escape Artist Threatens Abortion Clinics Terrorism Escaped convict and anti-abortion zealot Clayton Lee Waagner says it isn't brains or luck that has helped him evade authorities, but divine intervention.	Extremist Publications Form New Association Propaganda The AMA is a new organization designed to increase cooperation between publications on the radical right.	In Virginia, A Governor Honors Whites, Briefly Mainstreaming Extremism Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke has used one group after another to try to portray his racism as nothing less than a principled stand in favor of oppressed white people.
Tiny Chicano Group Pushes Racism and Homophobia Ethnic Nationalism La Voz de Aztlan, a tiny extremist Chicano group based out of Los Angeles, uses its website to push a message of anti-Semitism and homophobia.	Neo-Nazi Killed by Cops in Illinois Shootout Extremist Crimes Eric Hanson, a member of the neo-Nazi National Alliance, died in a shootout with Illinois police in June 2001.	National Knights Tangle with Law Enforcement Ku Klux Klan After a May 2001 rally, several members of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan tangle with law enforcement, including Grand Dragon Richard Loy.
Changing of the Guard Racist patriarch dies in Oklahoma Robert Millar, founder of the right-wing extremist haven Elohim City compound, died in May 2001 after ruling there for nearly a quarter-century.	The Spotlight, Extinguished Anti-Semitism The Spotlight, once the nation's best-known conspiracy-minded anti-Semitic publication, closes its doors.	Patriot Crimes 'Mark From Michigan' goes to prison Militiaman Mark Koernke, known as 'Mark from Michigan' on his shortwave radio show, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
When Laws Conflict The principle of 'double criminality' prevents the extradition of Americans who break European hate speech laws.

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