Ten Years of Terror

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Issue Number:

118

Summer

2005

Almost 60 right-wing terrorist plots uncovered since Oklahoma City.

In This Issue

Almost 60 Terrorist Plots Uncovered in the U.S.

Terror From the Right

By Andrew Blejwas, Anthony Griggs and Mark Potok

Since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, 60 right-wing terrorist plots have been uncovered in the U.S.

The Rift

Evidence of a divide between blacks and Hispanics mounting

By Susy Buchanan

Around the country, evidence of a growing divide between blacks and Hispanics is mounting. It's a split few want to discuss.

Arizona Showdown

High-powered firearms, militia maneuvers and racism at the Minuteman Project

By David Holthouse

Minuteman Project leaders say their volunteers are 'white Martin Luther Kings,' but their anti-immigration campaign in marked by weaponry, military maneuvers and racist talk.

Hate Website Sees Rapid Growth

Stormfront grows a thriving neo-Nazi community

By T.K. Kim

At age 10, the oldest hate site on the Internet has used tact and political savvy to grow a thriving neo-Nazi community.

More Features

Vigilantes and the Law Editorial By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow On the tenth day of the Minuteman Project, a vigilante effort to shut down human traffic across the Arizona-Mexico border that began on April Fools Day, a man named Patrick Haab was arrested at an Arizona rest stop where officials found him holding seven undocumented immigrants at gunpoint.	National Alliance Loses Key Leaders By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow The once-powerful National Alliance loses its key leaders, a huge swath of members and its claim to neo-Nazi preeminence.
Uncivil War The Sons of Confederate Veterans back in extremist hands By Heidi Beirich and Mark Potok After several twists, the Sons of Confederate Veterans is back in the hands of extremists. This time, it may be permanent.	Defending Truth By Heidi Beirich, Intelligence Project Director A scholar recounts her titanic legal battle with Holocaust denier David Irving. She won in court, but the struggle continues.
California Composer Promotes a Paraguayan 'Aryan' Colony By T.K. Kim A California composer honored the Oklahoma City bomber and a key neo-Nazi. Now he's promoting a Paraguayan 'Aryan' colony.	The Watcher Ray Ybarra monitors anti-immigration militants in Arizona for the ACLU A young law student describes his experiences monitoring the anti-immigration vigilantes of the Minuteman Project.
Confrontación en Arizona Armas de fuego de gran potencia, maniobras de milicias y racismo en el proyecto Minuteman por David Holthouse Armas de fuego de gran potencia, maniobras de milicias y racismo en el proyecto Minuteman.

Briefs

George Wallace Jr. Delivers Major Speech to Hate Group Into the Mainstream Alabama Public Service Commissioner George C. Wallace Jr., whose official resumé boasts of an NAACP Freedom Award, gave the welcoming speech to the national delegates of the CCC.	In Alabama, a 'Wizardess' Disputes Her Title Neo-Confederates 'Nothing about my life warrants such an attack on my character and my reputation as a defender of my Southern heritage,' said Patricia Godwin after being addresses as 'Wizardess' by the governor.	Sierra Club Members Again Reject Anti-Immigration Initiative Hostile Takeover Attempt Some 15% of the Sierra Club's members voted to reject a ballot initiative aimed to move the Club from a position of neutrality to one that favors clamping down the borders.
His 'Straw Man' Free, a Scammer Finds the Rest of Him Isn't Patriots for Profit Roger Elvick claims he has liberated his "straw man," a secret doppelganger created by the U.S. government to capture the economic value of U.S. citizens.	Eric Rudolph, Unrepentant Bomber, Avoids Death Penalty Extremist Crimes Prosecutors in April approved a plea bargain with Eric Robert Rudolph for life without parole.	Live on National Television: Sex, Lies and Videotape Anti-Gay Propaganda CNN anchor taken to task for not questioning "study" marking gays as more likely to abuse children.
Threats.com By Catherine E. Smith Radical animal rights activists set the stage for a First Amendment showdown over harassment on the Internet.

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