Edomite [an Identity term for Jews] manipulated society
Declan McCullagh
EXTREMIST 'CHATTER' PRAISES ERIC RUDOLPH
Wed Jun 4 01:13:17 2003
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EXTREMIST 'CHATTER' PRAISES ERIC RUDOLPH
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 16:37:01 -0400
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Myrna Shinbaum (212) 885-7747
Todd Gutnick (212) 885-7755
EXTREMIST CHATTER PRAISES ERIC RUDOLPH AS "A HERO"
ERIC RUDOLPH
SOME MESSAGES CALL FOR VIOLENCE IN HIS NAME
New York, NY, June 3, 2003 ... In the days since the arrest of domestic
terrorist Eric Robert Rudolph in connection with a series of deadly bombing
attacks, including the 1996 bombing at the Olympic Games, extremist chatter on
the Internet has praised Rudolph as "a hero" and some followers of hate groups
are calling for further acts of violence to be modeled after the bombings he is
accused of committing.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors extremism and reports its
findings to law enforcement and the public, warned that the extremist chatter on
Rudolph's arrest is "a dangerous mix" of twisted conspiracy theories about Jews
and calls to violence.
"What some hate mongers and extremists are saying is, this person is a hero
whose crusade against abortion and the government is noble and praiseworthy,"
said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "What is even more troubling is
that some of the chatter is calling for violence or lone-wolf acts to be carried
out in Rudolph's name. Others are using the arrest as an excuse to spread
twisted conspiracy theories about Jews. As we have seen in the past, this can be
a dangerous mix."
Rudolph had connections from childhood to a number of anti-Semitic, racist and
anti-government movements or groups, especially Christian Identity such as the
North Carolina-based Northpoint Tactical Teams, founded by the now-deceased Nord
Davis Jr., and the Missouri-based Church of Israel headed by Dan Gayman.
Extremist Chatter
Following are some examples of extremist Internet chatter that has been
generated by the arrest of Eric Rudolph. These were reactions posted on Internet
bulletin boards, Web sites and e-mail lists from May 31 - June 3 (emphasis
added):
· A posting on the Web site of the Pennsylvania faction of Aryan Nations, the
Christian Identity neo-Nazi group, lamented that Rudolph was captured and called
him a hero: "Let his enemies gloat, for their days are numbered. There will
always be another to fill the shoes of a fallen hero. The enemy has not won and
will NEVER win..."
· A skinhead from Atlantic City lamented on a neo-Nazi message board that
"another good solid white warrior becomes another prisoner of war! We need more
lone wolves ... WAY MORE!!!"
· On a White Revolution message board, "He rid this world of some degenerate
scum in a couple of his bombings and made the government spend millions of
dollars finding him. That is all that really matters to me...One day all the
lies, deceit and the purposeful destruction of the White Race will come back at
them ten fold." One Christian Identity adherent, however, was more pessimistic,
at least in the short term, predicting Rudolph's capture signaled the beginning
of a round of government persecution. However, he said, "Fire tempers steel. The
rubber, as they say, is about to meet the road...Let the end games begin."
· A number of white supremacists were not so much concerned about Rudolph as
about the attention that Rudolph's arrest was bringing to Christian Identity
itself, especially by the "Jewish-controlled media." One post to a Christian
Identity e-mail list claimed that "what we are currently witnessing in the
controlled mass media is the demonization of anyone who dares to tell the truth
about the fifth column government, the Zionist Lobby control of congress and the
media, historical accuracy, the major and crucial differences between the races,
including the Cainites, God's Law as contained in the Commandments, Statutes and
Judgments, the federal reserve, 9-11 and anything else that is wrong with our
Edomite [an Identity term for Jews] manipulated society...the message is clear.
Shut up, or else!"
· A post to the message forum for the white supremacist site Stormfront had
similar opinions: "Jews make sure that ONLY those who go against THEIR interests
are called Terrorists. Do you actually believe that jews [sic] are fair and
honest when they do this? Why could they not have called Eric Rudolph a Freedom
Fighter? That at least would not have been a derogatory [sic] term and is closer
to the truth, in my opinion, assuming he has done any wrong at all."
· A few people posting to extremist Internet message boards after news of
Rudolph's arrest spread expressed hesitation at supporting him or even condemned
the actions attributed to him. "Terrorism is simply not acceptable," said one
poster to the Assault Web forum. However, others in the forum were of a
different opinion. Referring to abortions, one poster wrote that "slaughter of
the truly innocent demands a response" and if a response "causes 'terror' in
those considering this evil act, I have no problem." The police officer killed
in the Birmingham blast "earned his fate."
· Nonsupporters of Rudolph were quickly taken to task in other forums. One
doubter asked readers of Stormfront's message board how they could claim "the
jew media" was lying about white supremacists "when they call us terrorists,"
when all one has to do "is come to this thread and see how this man has somehow
become worshipped?" Another reader immediately disagreed. "Erich [sic] Rudolph
is definitely a hero," he wrote. "There is nothing wrong with violence." If
there were "more Erich [sic] Rudolphs, Timothy McVeighs, Benjamin Smiths and
Buford Furrows in America, we'd have a much nicer place to live." Smith and
Buford are two white supremacists who went on deadly shooting sprees in the
Midwest and California in the summer of 1999.
· The Web site of the Army of God, an extreme anti-abortion group, displayed a
picture of Emily Lyons, a nurse severely injured in the Birmingham bombing, with
the caption: "Babykilling Abortion Nurse Emily Lyons got a taste of her own
medicine." "I have had Eric on my daily prayer list since that wondrous day in
1998 before a name was given to the bomber," wrote one supporter to the Army of
God. "He will continue to stay there. I hope he escapes to defend children
again." Another post said that what mattered was that he had "the lives of the
innocent in mind." Referring to the nurse who was severely injured in the
Birmingham blast, the poster, identifying herself only as "Deborah," asked: "How
can she live with herself knowing that she helps to kill babies?...I am praying
for Eric. They can't seek the death penalty against him, can they? Oh God in
heaven, I hope not."
· Many of Rudolph's most devoted supporters have been extreme anti-abortion
activists; they portray him as someone with the courage to stop what they
consider to be mass murder. "Please pray for warrior Eric Rudolph," wrote one
poster to the Usenet news group alt.religion.end-times.prophecies shortly after
news of Rudolph's arrest was announced, "that our Savior will protect him from
this evil government."
EDITORS NOTE: ADL experts are available for comment on extremist groups and
reactions to the arrest of Eric Rudolph. For more information or to arrange an
interview, contact ADL Media Relations at (212) 885-7749. Further background on
extremist and white supremacist groups is available online at www.adl.org.
The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization
fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred,
prejudice and bigotry.
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