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From the December 12, 1994 issue of THE SPOTLIGHT, published by Liberty

Lobby, 300 Independence Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003, subs (202) 546-

5621. 





FEDS TURN UP HEAT AS MILITIAS GROW



Leftists Arrange Slander



The U.S. government has formed a partnership with a discredited left wing

"civil rights" organization in an assault on patriotic militia groups.



Exclusive to THE SPOTLIGHT

by Mike Blair



Morris, Dees, the Jimmy Carter corny who pledged to "wipe out the right

wing" in the 1970s, is behind a well-orchestrated effort in the

Establishment media to defame as racists members of dozens of patriotic

"militia" groups.

     The patriots are organizing all across America to courter their

perception of an attack on the nations's Constitution by proponents of

the so-called "New World Order."

     "There is a growing danger posed by these unauthorized militia,"

Dees, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) based in

Montgomery, Alabama, said in a recent letter to Janet Reno. The letter

has been widely distributed by the center to mass media outlets

throughout the country. (See related box.) [See end of this article,

typist]

     Major stories, most quoting Dees or other officials of the SPLC,

have been appearing in most daily newspapers, including front page

coverage in the Establishment flagship, the _New York Times_.



TARRED AS RACISTS



     Dees claims his center has "substantial evidence that White

supremists" have heavily infiltrated militia groups in at least six

states , citing particularly Idaho and Montana. 

     "In our view," Dees wrote Reno, "this mixture of armed groups and

those who hate ia a recipe for disaster."

[says typist, you mean, like the Feds, BATF, FBI, CIA, ETC, ETC?]

     Ironically, Dees has never addressed the subject of the terrorist

Jewish Defense League (JDL) or affiliated groups roaming around US

cities. They are both well-armed and preach hatred for Arab and other US

minorities, not to mention their conducting paramilitary training in

various locations on both the East and West coasts and shoot-outs in

downtown New York City.

     Dees expressed identical concerns about the militias in letters also

sent to the attorneys general in Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Montana,

Nevada and Texas.

     In the wake of Dees' charges the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms (BATF) has stepped up its efforts to counter the militia

groups.

     BATF's Intelligence Division is sending a "briefing paper" on the

militias, dated October 26, to local police departments across the

nation. 

     The SPOTLIGHT has obtained a copy of one of the briefing papers,

which was received by the New Orleans Police Department, according to

sources within the department.

     The briefing paper cites as its purpose "To provide an overview of

the militia movement operating throughout the United States."

     "The militia movement is a grassroots effort that is similar to the

tax protest and anti-government campaigns of the 1970s and 1980s," the

report states. "During the past six months this movement has swept across

the country."

     Like Dees, the BATF briefing report cites the Militia of Montana for

special attention. 

     "A catalyst of the movement was the formation of the Militia of

Montana, a.k.a. MOM, organized after the standoff with Randy Weaver in

Bonners Ferry, Idaho," the BATF report states. "The Branch Davidian siege

in Waco also fueled the spread of the movement.

     "The Militia of Montana is a highly organized group that promotes

and supports the formation of county militias in Montana, as well as

nationally," the report continues.

     And, as Dees, the BATF report accuses the Montana group of ties with

so-called "White supremists."

     "The original organizers of MOM are John, David, and Randy

Trochmann," the report states. "[The] Trochmanns are known to have ties

with the Aryan Nation Church in Hayden Lake, Idaho . . . MOM's

association with these various radical right wing factions portrays the

organization closer to those expounding White separatism and racial

hatred, than as mainstream 'patriots.'"

     Dees charged that John Trochmann is a "prime example" of individuals

previously linked to White supremacy group who are involved in militias. 

     Dees said Trochmann spoke at an Aryan National Congress in Hayden

Lake in 1990.

     In the recent taping of the syndicated Phil Donahue Show, featuring

militia groups, it was reportedly intended to have Dees present to air

his accusations concerning the militias' White supremacist' ties.

However, Dees failed to appear when it was learned that one of the

militia leaders to appear on the panel was a Black American.

     During the taping Donahue was taken aback when he asked the Black

militia leader what the would do if an armed BATF agent appeared at this

door to demand his gun. 

     "I would let him have it," the militia leader reportedly replied.

     It was unclear as to exactly when the show would be aired, except

a vague indication of mid-December.

     In an interview with The SPOTLIGHT, John Trochmann called Dees'

charges "repulsive."

     "They're slandering me," he explained. "I didn't choose who my

parents are, that my skin is white. Why should I be ashamed of who I am?"

     Trochmann said he had, in fact, attended a few meetings of the Aryan

Nations to "see what they were all about."

     "I also visit our local sheriff's office," he added, "but that

doesn't mean I am a deputy sheriff, does it?"

     "After I found out about some of the things that were going on," he

said, "it happened that I was asked to address them and I told them I

would talk on the subject of 'morality.' I was upset about the way they

treated their women and I told them so. I was never invited back."

     Trochmann indicated that he would rather no explain further what he

meant about their treatment of women, "but I told them," he said, "and

they knew what I meant."

     In his letter to Reno, Dees said, "Citizens have the right to form

peaceful groups to protest gun legislation and to engage in target

practice," but he said that the militia groups have no right to possess

illegal weapons, to violate state paramilitary laws, or to "harass

minorities."

     "I believe it is highly likely that illegal activity of this sort

is already occurring," Dees told Reno, thus obviously indicating he had

no evidence of its occurrence.











 

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