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Pam Geller Announces New International Anti-Muslim Effort

Heidi Beirich — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:33:25 +0000

Anti-Muslim zealot Pam Geller announced this week the formation of a new international organization, Stop the Islamization of Nations (SION), for which she will serve as executive director. This “new global force” will merge the work of the two major anti-Muslim groups in the U.S. and Europe – Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA), run [...]

Prominent White Nationalist Louis Andrews Has Died

Heidi Beirich — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:22:48 +0000

Louis R. Andrews, most recently the chairman of the white nationalist outfit National Policy Institute (NPI), died on Dec. 30, according to a tweet put out by his book-selling business Washington Summit Publishers. Andrews has long been involved in the white nationalist movement, having run the hate website Stalking the Wild Taboo for years in [...]

Arrested Georgia Militiaman Also Neo-Confederate Activist

Heidi Beirich — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:43:54 +0000

Emory Dan Roberts, 67, who was one of four militia members arrested yesterday in a wide-ranging terrorism plot, was also a neo-Confederate activist who has rubbed elbows with hate group leaders.
In 2003, Roberts helped organize a protest in Toccoa, Ga., against attempts to change the Georgia state flag, which at that time featured the Confederate [...]

Extremists of Many Stripes Gather at Values Voter Summit 2011

Heidi Beirich — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:51:38 +0000

The anti-gay hate group Family Research Council (FRC) brought quite a collection of extremists to Washington, D.C., for its Values Voter Summit 2011 (VVS). According to the FRC, the event, which is being held today and tomorrow at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, has an attendance of some 3,000. It’s co-sponsored by organizations, like the American [...]

FAIR Chairman Sings Praises of Racist Founder John Tanton

Heidi Beirich — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:35:52 +0000

In its September newsletter, the chairman of the board of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Roy Porter, wrote a glowing paean to the group’s racist founder, John Tanton, in advance of FAIR’s Oct. 1 tribute to “John and his legacy.” Tanton played a critical role in the creation of several powerhouse anti-immigrant groups [...]