The Latvian Connection

Issue Number:

127

Fall

2007

Russian-speaking Christian fundamentalists form a fierce anti-gay movement in the U.S.; an anti-Catholic cult reemerges; and the Nation of Yahweh appears to be growing.

In This Issue

Latvian Anti-Gay Movement Spills Over to U.S.

West Coast Anti-Gay Movement on the March

By Casey Sanchez

Russian-speaking Christian fundamentalists, mostly immigrants from the former Soviet Union, have formed a ferocious anti-gay movement in the western U.S.

The Ravening Wolf

Catholic-Hating Organization Reemerges

By Susy Buchanan

A notorious anti-Catholic cult has reemerged in several states since the release of its founder from prison. Now, former members and others are organizing against it.

Nation of Yahweh Mourns Loss of Leader, Shows Signs of New Life

By Brentin Mock

The leader of the Nation of Yahweh, tied to the murders of 14 people, has died. But the black supremacist group he started is showing strong signs of new life.

Racist Memphis Radio Host Celebrated at Council of Conservative Citizens Conference

In Tennessee, a Racist Radio Host Thrives

By David Holthouse

The host of a Tennessee talk show, America's new nexus of radio hate, is positioning himself to become the next David Duke

More Features

The Mainstream Appeal of Yahweh ben Yahweh Editorial By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow Seventeen years ago this month, a grotesque exercise in political pandering and refusal to see the obvious reached its nadir as then-Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez, urged on by other leaders, declared Oct. 7, 1990, "Yahweh ben Yahweh Day."	Former Followers Expose Neo-Nazi Skinhead, Former Klan Leader Bill Riccio for Sexual Harassment, Abuse Skinhead Recruiter Faces Accusations By Brentin Mock BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Ronnie Painter was a 15-year-old alcoholic and painkiller addict on the run from the law in 1992 when he first took refuge at "the compound," also known as the WAR House.
Infighting at Sons of Confederate Veterans Leads to Calls for Leader’s Resignation By Heidi Beirich, Intelligence Project Director As membership plummets, a struggle for control of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has broken out between hard-line factions	Jason “J.T.” Ready Revives New Saxon, Popular White-Supremacist Social Networking Site Racist Social Networking Site is Back By Susy Buchanan New Saxon, the latest white supremacist social networking site, is back up after the arrest of its founder. It hasn't been easy
Film of Nazi Pop Twins Highlights Neo-Neo-Nazi Family Media on the Right By Susy Buchanan Lynx and Lamb Gaede are growing up. But is April Gaede, white power's most notorious stage mom, losing her grip?	When Are Threats Protected Speech? By Rhonda Brownstein Are threats protected speech under the First Amendment? What about publishing enemies' home addresses? It depends
Rod Wheeler Claims on The O’Reilly Factor Lesbian Gangs are Raping Young Girls Fox 'Expert' Decries Bogus Lesbian Gangs By Susy Buchanan and David Holthouse Fox News' Bill O'Reilly offers up an 'expert' to claim that pink pistol-packing lesbian gangs are terrorizing the nation	Killing of Knoxville, Tenn. Couple Exploited to Attack Blacks Criminal Cases Exploited to Attack Blacks By Casey Sanchez White supremacists are increasingly using black-on-white crimes like one recent Tennessee case to protest 'political correctness'
Brother of Neo-Nazi Leader William Hoff Jr. Speaks Out Brother of Neo-Nazi Leader Speaks Out Interview conducted by Mark Potok Photography by Lowell Handler For half a century, 'Wild' Bill Hoff was an angry icon of the Neo-Nazi movement. But there was one thing he could never admit	130 Homemade Hand Grenades Found in DeKalb County Minuteman’s Camper Shell Militiamen Arrested With Grenade Arsenal By David Holthouse and Casey Sanchez Members of the Alabama Free Militia, arrested with an arsenal of homemade hand grenades, face major federal prison sentences
Utah Skinhead Curtis Allgier Charged In Officer’s Murder Utah Racist Charged in Officer’s Murder By Laurie Wood Capping a life of crime, a Utah white supremacist is charged with murdering a corrections officer during an escape attempt	Hate Site Extols Hitler’s ‘Greatness’ The Last Word By Susy Buchanan and David Holthouse Saying there are other sources for information on Hitler's horrors, a revisionist website insists the führer had a lighter side
Armados en Alabama Por David Holthouse y Casey Sanchez Miembros de la Milicia Libre de Alabama, arrestados con un arsenal de granadas de fabricación casera, enfrentan importantes sentencias en prisión federal

Briefs

Amid Talk of Black ‘Savages,’ An Exception Anti-Semitism The vicious talk at the white supremacist "Rally Against Black Gang Terrorism" in Kalamazoo, Mich., last Aug. 4 didn't come as much of a surprise to anyone. After all, the speakers included some of the most hard-line racists in America.	Wife Accuses Georgia Judge of Neo-Nazism Neo-Nazis Around Muscogee County, Ga., H. Haywood Turner III is known as the county magistrate who, during a driving altercation, brandished a pistol at a U.S. Army sergeant.	Nativist Video Depicts Apparent Shooting Nativist Violence The Intelligence Report has obtained a chilling video that Robert Crooks, the leader of the nativist extremist group Mountain Minutemen, E-mailed this summer to several other prominent nativist leaders, including Jim Gilchrist, co-founder of the original Minuteman Project.
Overheard, Fall 2007 Quotes From the Right Quotes from Janet Folger, Debbie Schlussel, John Gibson...	The Blotter: October 2007 Updates on Extremism and the Law	Second Minuteman Group in Bitter Split Anti-Immigration Groups Second Minuteman Group Splits Amid Accusations
Polish Neo-Nazi Arrested With Plans A raid turned up neo-Nazi materials that included anti-Semitic propaganda and detailed instructions for terrorist bomb and arson attacks.	British Arrest Animal Rights Activists Animal Rights Activists Arrested in Major British Sweep	Russian Skins Attack Rights Campaigners Apparent Neo-Nazis Attack Environmental, Gay Rights Activists
Europe Outlaws Race Hate Incitement Concluding six years of talks, the European Union (EU) has decided to make incitement to racism a crime in all 27 member states.	Would-Be Clinic Bomber Gets 40 Years Anti-Abortion Violence Would-Be Clinic Bomber Handed 40-Year Sentence	Terrorist, '14 Words' Author, Dies in Prison Domestic Terrorists Movement Icon, Author of '14 Words,' Dies in Prison
Navy Extremist Disciplined, Reassigned Extremists in the Military The Navy has declared a "finding of misconduct" and issued a formal letter of reprimand to Lt. Comdr. John Sharpe Jr., according to his parents.	David Duke Supporter Elected to Louisiana GOP Extremism in the Mainstream Longtime Louisiana right-wing radio talk show host Keith Rush, 75, was elected to the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee, the governing body of the Louisiana state GOP.	Un Video Nativista Describe un Supuesto Tiroteo Fronterizo Violencia Nativista Intelligence Report ha obtenido un video escalofriante que Robert Crooks, el líder del grupo nativista Mountain Minutemen (Milicianos de montaña), envió por correo electrónico este verano a otros líderes nativistas prominentes.
Un Segundo Grupo de Milicianos (Minutemen) Se Separa en Medio de Acusaciones Grupos Anti-Inmigración Por segunda vez durante este ao, un importante grupo nativista estadounidense se ha escindido en medio de un mar de acusaciones de irregularidades financieras y administracin fraudulenta.