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One of a number of semi-official 'Christian Identity' logos. [Source: KingIdentity (.com)]The "Christian Identity" theology, formerly a fairly benign expression of what is known as "British-Israelism" or "Anglo-Israelism," begins to spread throughout the US and Canada, particularly on the west coasts of these nations. This belief holds that white Americans and Canadians are the real descendants of the Biblical tribes of Israel. In 2003, author Nicole Nichols, an expert on far-right racist and religious groups in America, will define the concept of "Christian Identity" as practiced by many white supremacist and separatist groups. Christian Identity is not an organization, she will write, but an ideology that many organizations have adopted in some form or fashion. Christian Identity "elevates white supremacy and separatism to a Godly ideal," she will write, calling it "the ideological fuel that fires much of the activity of the racist far right." According to Christian Identity theology, Jews are neither the "true Israelites" nor the true "chosen people" of God; instead, Christian Identity proponents claim, Jews are descended from an Asiatic people known as the Khazars, who settled near the Black Sea during the Middle Ages. [Nicole Nichols, 2003; Anti-Defamation League, 2005; Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, 5/30/2006] In 2005, the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance will write, "Followers tend to be involved in political movements opposing gun control, equal rights to gays and lesbians, and militia movements," and quote Michael Barkun, an expert on radical-right groups, as saying, "This virulent racist and anti-Semitic theology… is prevalent among many right-wing extremist groups and has been called the 'glue' of the racist right." [Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, 5/30/2006] Beginnings; 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' - In the 1920s, William J. Cameron, editor of the Dearborn Independent weekly newspaper, popularized the anti-Semitic hoax manuscript called "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," which purported to detail the "secret teachings" of Judaism, including the planned takeover of the world's governments, the subjugation of non-Semitic races, and the bizarre, cannibalistic rituals supposedly practiced by Jews. [Anti-Defamation League, 2005] Wesley Swift and 'Mud People' - In the 1940s, a former Methodist minister, Wesley Swift, started his own church, later known as the Church of Jesus Christ Christian. Swift had deep ties to a number of radical right-wing groups including the Ku Klux Klan; Swift and his associates set the stage for the mutation of the Christian Identity into a loosely organized set of virulently anti-Semitic, racist belief systems that will come to be grouped together under the "Christian Identity" rubric. Swift himself taught that only the white race was created in the form of God, while Asian and African races were created from the "beasts of the fields," and thusly are subhuman creations. In Swift's version of Genesis, Eve, the wife of the first "true" man Adam, was seduced by The Serpent, who masqeueraded as a white man. Eve bore a son, Cain, who is the actual father of the Jewish people. This reinterpretation, sometimes called the "two-seed" or "seedliner" theory, supports the Christian Identity propensity to demonize Jews, whom Swift and others labeled the "spawn of Satan." Today's white Europeans and their American and Canadian descendants, Swift taught, are descended from the "true son" of Adam and Eve, Abel, and are the actual "chosen people" of God. Some Christian Identity adherents go even farther, claiming that subhuman "pre-Adamic" races existed and "spawned" the non-white races of the world, which they label "mud people." [Nicole Nichols, 2003; Anti-Defamation League, 2005] Permeates Racist, Far-Right Groups - By the 1960s, a new group of Christian Identity leaders emerges to spread the Identity theology through the radical, racist right in America and Canada, popularizing the once-obscure ideology. Most prominent among them are three disciples of Swift: James K. Warner, William Potter Gale, and Richard Butler. Warner, who will move to Louisiana and play a leading role in the fight against civil rights, founds the Christian Defense League and the New Christian Crusade Church. Gale, an early leader of the Christian Defense League and its paramilitary arm, the California Rangers, goes on to found the Posse Comitatus (see 1969), the group that will help bring about the sovereign citizen movement. Gale will later found the Committee of the States and serve as the "chief of staff" of its "unorganized militia." Butler moves Swift's Church of Jesus Christ Christian to Idaho and recasts it as the neo-Nazi group Aryan Nations (see Early 1970s). Under the leadership of Butler, Gale, Warner, and others, Christian Identity soon permeates most of the major far-right movements, including the Klan and a racist "skinhead" organization known as the Hammerskins. It also penetrates many extreme anti-government activist groups. The Anti-Defamation League will write, "The resurgence of right-wing extremism in the 1990s following the Ruby Ridge (see August 31, 1992) and Waco standoffs (see April 19, 1993) further spread Identity beliefs." [Anti-Defamation League, 2005] Nichols will write: "Christian Identity enclaves provide a trail of safe havens for movement activists, stretching from Hayden Lake in northern Idaho (the Aryan Nations stronghold) to Elohim City on the Oklahoma/Arkansas border (see 1973 and After). Many white supremacists on the run from federal authorities have found shelter and support from Christian Identity followers." Some organizations such as the Montana Militia are headed by Identity adherents, but do not as a group promote the theology. [Nicole Nichols, 2003; Anti-Defamation League, 2005] Bringing Forth the Apocalypse - Many Christian Identity adherents believe that the Biblical Apocalypse—the end of the world as it is currently known and the final ascendancy of select Christians over all others—is coming soon. Unlike some Christians, Identity adherents do not generally believe in the "rapture," or the ascendancy of "saved" Christians to Heaven before the Apocalypse ensues; instead, Identity followers believe Jesus Christ will return to Earth only after the time of the "Tribulation," a great battle between good and evil, which will set the stage for the return of Christ and the final transformation of the world. Identity followers believe it is their duty to prepare for the Apocalypse, and some believe it is their duty to help bring it about. They tend to cast the Apocalypse in racial terms—whites vs. nonwhites. Identity adherents believe that worldly institutions will collapse during the "end times," and therefore tend to distrust such institutions, making Identity theology appealing to anti-government ideologies of groups such as militia, "Patriot," and sovereign citizens groups. [Anti-Defamation League, 2005] 21st Century Identity - In the 21st century, Christian Identity groups are strongest in the Pacific Northwest of America and Canada, and the US Midwest, though Identity churches can be found throughout the US and in other parts of Canada. Identity churches also exist in, among other nations, Ireland, Great Britain, Australia, and South Africa (see June 25, 2003). The Anti-Defamation League will write: "Yet while spread far it is also spread thin. Estimates of the total number of believers in North America vary from a low of 25,000 to a high of 50,000; the true number is probably closer to the low end of the scale. Given this relatively small following, its extensive penetration of the far right is all the more remarkable." [Anti-Defamation League, 2005] Identity Violence - Identity adherents commit a number of violent acts, often against government and/or financial institutions, in an outsized proportion to their small numbers. In 1983, Identity adherent Gordon Kahl kills two US Marshals who attempt to arrest him on a parole violation, and kills an Arkansas sheriff before finally being gunned down by authorities (see February 13, 1983 and After). The white supremacist terrorist group The Order (see Late September 1983) contains a number of Identity members, including David Tate, who kills a Missouri Highway Patrol officer while attempting to flee to an Identity survivalist compound (see April 15, 1985). During the 1980s, small Identity groups such as The New Order (or The Order II) and the Arizona Patriots commit bombings and armored car robberies. After the Oklahoma City bombing (see 8:35 a.m. - 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995), Identity minister Willie Ray Lampley attempts a number of bombings (see November 9, 1995). In 1996, the Montana Freeman, led by Identity members, "stands off" federal authorities for 81 days (see March 25, 1996). Between 1996 and 1998, Eric Robert Rudolph, who has connections to Identity ministers such as Nord Davis and Dan Gayman, bombs an Atlanta gay bar (see February 21, 1997), several abortion clinics (see October 14, 1998), and the Atlanta Summer Olympics (see July 27, 1996 and After). In 1999, Identity member and former Aryan Nations security guard Buford Furrow goes on a shooting spree at a Jewish community center in Los Angeles (see August 10, 1999). [Anti-Defamation League, 2005]
Entity Tags: Eric Robert Rudolph, David Charles Tate, Willie Ray Lampley, William Potter Gale, Committee of the States, Church of Jesus Christ Christian, Christian Defense League, California Rangers, Anti-Defamation League, William J. Cameron, Arizona Patriots, Buford Furrow, Aryan Nations, Wesley Swift, New Christian Crusade Church, The New Order, Nord Davis, Nicole Nichols, Ku Klux Klan, The Order, Michael Barkun, Montana Militia, James K. Warner, Hammerskins, Richard Girnt Butler, Posse Comitatus, Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, Gordon Kahl, Dan Gayman, Freemen
Timeline Tags: Domestic Propaganda, US Domestic Terrorism
The Alfred P. Murrah Building after being bombed. [Source: CBS News]A truck bomb destroys the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people in America's worst domestic terrorist attack. Timothy McVeigh, later convicted in the bombing, has ideological roots both in the Patriot world and among neo-Nazis like William Pierce, whose novel, The Turner Diaries (see 1978), served as a blueprint for the attack. [Washington Post, 4/20/1995; Southern Poverty Law Center, 6/2001; Clarke, 2004, pp. 127] Initially, many believe that no American set off the bomb, and suspect Islamist terrorists of actually carrying out the bombing (see 10:00 a.m. April 19, 1995 and After). Their suspicions prove groundless. Investigators will find that the bomb is constructed of some 5,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, carried in 20 or so blue plastic 55-gallon barrels arranged inside a rented Ryder truck (see April 15, 1995). The bomb is detonated by a slow-burning safety fuse, most likely lit by hand. The fuse is attached to a much faster-burning detonation cord ("det cord") which ignites the fertilizer and fuel-oil mixture. [New York Times, 4/27/1995] The Murrah Federal Building houses a number of federal agencies, including offices for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF); the Social Security Administration; the Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Veterans Affairs, and Agriculture departments; and the Secret Service. [Washington Post, 4/20/1995] It encompasses an entire city block, between 5th and 4th Streets and Harvey and Robinson Streets, and features a U-shaped, indented drive on 5th that allows for quick pickup and delivery parking. The entire building's facade on this side is made of glass, allowing passersby to see into the offices in the building, as well as into the America's Kids day care center on the second floor, which by this time is filling with children. It is in this driveway that McVeigh parks his truck. [Serrano, 1998, pp. 99-102] Entering the City - McVeigh drives into Oklahoma City, entering around 8:30 a.m. from his overnight stop in Ponca City, Oklahoma; the details reported of his entrance into the city vary (see 7:00 a.m. - 8:35 a.m., April 19, 1995). At 8:55 a.m., a security camera captures the Ryder truck as it heads towards downtown Oklahoma City [Douglas O. Linder, 2006] , a sighting bolstered by three people leaving the building who later say they saw the truck parked in front of the Murrah Building around this time. At 8:57, a security camera captures an image of McVeigh's Ryder truck being parked outside the Murrah Building in a handicapped zone. One survivor of the blast, Marine recruiter Michael Norfleet, later recalls seeing the Ryder truck parked just outside the building next to the little circle drive on 5th Street leading up to the main entrance of the building. Norfleet had parked his black Ford Ranger in front of the Ryder. McVeigh Lights Fuses - McVeigh drives the Ryder truck west past the Murrah Building on NW Fourth Street, turns north on a one-way street, and turns right on Fifth Street. He pulls the truck over and parks near the Firestone store, next to a chain-link fence. He then lights the five-minute fuses from inside the cab (see 8:15 a.m. and After, April 18, 1995), sets the parking brake, drops the key behind the seat, opens the door, locks the truck, exits, and shuts the door behind him. A man later claims to have hit his brakes to avoid someone matching McVeigh's description as he crossed Fifth Street around 9:00 a.m. McVeigh walks quickly toward a nearby YMCA building where he has hidden his getaway car, a battered yellow Mercury Marquis (see April 13, 1995), in the adjoining alleyway, crossing Robinson Street and crossing another street to get to the alleyway. He begins to jog as he approaches his car. He later says he remembers a woman looking at him as she is walking down the steps to enter the building; he will describe her as white, in her mid-30s, with dirty blonde hair. According to McVeigh's own recollection, he is about 20 feet into the alley when the bomb goes off. [Stickney, 1996, pp. 184-185; PBS Frontline, 1/22/1996; Serrano, 1998, pp. 158; Douglas O. Linder, 2006; The Oklahoman, 4/2009] Truck Explodes - At 9:02 a.m., the truck explodes, destroying most of the Murrah Building and seriously damaging many nearby buildings. Eventually, it will be determined that 168 people die in the blast, including 19 children. Over 500 are injured. The children are in the second-story day care center just above the parking space where McVeigh leaves the Ryder truck. McVeigh will later tell his biographers that he is lifted off his feet by the power of the blast. Devastation and Death - When the bomb detonates, the day care center and the children plummet into the basement. The building, constructed with large glass windows, collapses, sending a wave of flying glass shards and debris into the building and the surrounding area. The oldest victim is 73-year-old Charles Hurlbert, who has come to the Social Security office on the first floor. Hurlbert's wife Jean, 67, also dies in the blast. The youngest victim is four-month-old Gabeon Bruce, whose mother is also in the Social Security office. One victim, Rebecca Anderson, is a nurse who runs towards the building to render assistance. She never makes it to the building; she is struck in the head by a piece of falling debris and will die in a hospital four days after the blast. Her heart and kidneys will be transplanted into survivors of the bombing. [Denver Post, 6/3/1997; New York Times, 6/3/1997; Serrano, 1998, pp. 153-154; Oklahoma City Journal Record, 3/29/2001] Sherri Sparks, who has friends still unaccounted for in the building, tells a reporter in the hours after the blast, "Oh, I can't stand the thought of… those innocent children, sitting there playing, thinking they're safe, and then this happens." The explosion leaves a 30-foot-wide, 8-foot-deep crater in the street that is covered by the wreckage of the building's upper floors. The north face of the nine-story building collapses entirely. [Washington Post, 4/20/1995; Washington Post, 4/22/1995] Mary Heath, a psychologist who works about 20 blocks from the Murrah Building, says the blast "shook the daylights out of things—it scared us to death. We felt the windows shake before we heard the noise." In a neighboring building, a Water Resources Board meeting is just commencing; the audiotape of the meeting captures the sound of the blast (see 9:02 a.m. and After, April 19, 1995). [Washington Post, 4/20/1995; The Oklahoman, 4/2009] Norfleet, trapped in the Marine Corps office, is thrown into a wall by the explosion. His skull is fractured, and a shard of glass punctures his right eye. Three separate arteries are pierced, and Norfleet begins bleeding heavily. Two supply sergeants in the office are far less injured; Norfleet asks one, "How bad am I hurt?" and one replies, "Sir, you look really bad." One of the two begins giving Norfleet first aid; Norfleet later recalls: "He immediately went into combat mode and started taking care of me. He laid me on a table and he started looking for bandages to administer first aid. And while I was laying on that table, I just knew that I was losing strength and that if I stayed in the building, I would die." Norfleet wraps a shirt around his head and face to slow the bleeding, and the two sergeants help him to the stairs, through the fallen rubble, and eventually out. Norfleet will later say that he follows "a blood trail of somebody that had gone down the steps before me" to get outside, where he is quickly put into an ambulance. He loses almost half his body's blood supply and his right eye. He will never fly again, and will soon be discharged for medical incapacity. [Serrano, 1998, pp. 161-162] Eighteen-month-old Phillip Allen, called "P.J." by his parents, miraculously survives the blast. The floor gives way beneath him and he plunges 18 feet to land on the stomach of an adult worker on the floor below, Calvin Johnson. Landing on Johnson's stomach saves P.J.'s life. Johnson is knocked unconscious by the blast and by the impact of the little boy falling on him, but when he awakes, he carries the toddler to safety. P.J.'s grandfather calls the child "Oklahoma's miracle kid," and media reports use the label when retelling the story of the miraculous rescue. P.J. is one of six children in the day care center to survive the blast. [Stickney, 1996, pp. 275-277] Some people later report their belief that the Murrah Building was rocked by a second explosion just moments after the first one, the second coming from a secure area managed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) that illegally stored explosives. Law professor Douglas O. Linder will later write, "Both seismic evidence and witness testimony supports the 'two blast theory.'" [Douglas O. Linder, 2006] That theory is later disputed (see After 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995). Explosion's Effects Felt Miles Away - Buildings near the Murrah are also damaged, seven severely, including the Journal Record newspaper building, the offices of Southwestern Bell, the Water Resources Board, an Athenian restaurant, the YMCA, a post office building, and the Regency Tower Hotel. Two Water Resources Board employees and a restaurant worker are killed in the blast. The Journal Record building loses its roof. Assistant Fire Chief Jon Hansen later recalls, "The entire block looked like something out of war-torn Bosnia." Every building within four blocks of the Murrah suffers some effects. A United Parcel Service truck 10 miles away has its windows shattered by the blast. Cars in parking lots around the area catch fire and burn. Millions of sheets of paper, and an innumerable number of glass shards, shower down for hundreds of feet around the building. [Stickney, 1996, pp. 28-30] Truck Axle Crushes Nearby Car - Richard Nichols (no relation to bomber Timothy McVeigh's co-conspirator Terry Nichols), a maintenance worker standing with his wife a block and a half away from the Murrah Building, is spun around by the force of the blast. They throw open the back door of their car and begin taking their young nephew Chad Nichols out of the back seat, when Richard sees a large shaft of metal hurtling towards them. The "humongous object… spinning like a boomerang," as Richard later describes it, hits the front of their Ford Festiva, smashing the windshield, crushing the front end, driving the rear end high into the air, and sending the entire car spinning backwards about 10 feet. Chad is not seriously injured. The metal shaft is the rear axle of the Ryder truck. Later, investigators determine that it weighs 250 pounds and was blown 575 feet from where the truck was parked. Governor Frank Keating (R-OK) points out the axle to reporters when he walks the scene a day or so later, causing some media outlets to incorrectly report that Keating "discovered" the axle. The scene will take investigators days to process for evidence. [Stickney, 1996, pp. 32; New York Times, 6/3/1997; Serrano, 1998, pp. 187-189] First Responders Begin Arriving - Within minutes, survivors begin evacuating the building, and first responders appear on the scene (see 9:02 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. April 19, 1995). McVeigh's Getaway - McVeigh flees the bomb site in his Mercury getaway car (see 9:02 a.m. and After, April 19, 1995), but is captured less than 90 minutes later (see 9:03 a.m. -- 10:17 a.m. April 19, 1995).
Entity Tags: Mary Heath, Phillip ("P.J.") Allen, Regency Tower Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), Oklahoma City Journal Record, Michael Norfleet, Murrah Federal Building, Richard Nichols, Social Security Administration, Sherri Sparks, Timothy James McVeigh, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Terry Lynn Nichols, Jon Hansen, Southwestern Bell, Jean Hurlbert, Ed Kirkpatrick, Frank Keating, US Secret Service, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Water Resources Board (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ), Young Men's Christian Association, William Pierce, Gabeon Bruce, America's Kids (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ), Chad Nichols, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Calvin Johnson, US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Charles Hurlbert, US Department of Agriculture, Douglas O. Linder
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, Domestic Propaganda, US Domestic Terrorism
FBI Director Louis Freeh, speaking of the possibility of future violence from radical-right militia groups, says: "With the coming of the next millennium, some religious/apocalyptic groups or individuals may turn to violence as they seek to achieve dramatic effects to fulfill their prophecies.… Many white supremacist groups adhere to the Christian Identity belief system (see 1960s and After), which holds that the world is on the verge of a final apocalyptic struggle… and teaches that the white race is the chosen race of God." Some of these Christian Identity members will commit crimes to prepare for their anticipated Apocalypse, Freeh warns, and says that the US government, Jews, and non-whites are likely targets. [Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, 5/30/2006] Freeh's statement anticipates the FBI's "Project Megiddo" report, which will focus on the possibility of a wave of domestic terrorism coinciding with the "end of the millennium" (see October 20, 1999).
Entity Tags: Louis J. Freeh, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Timeline Tags: US Domestic Terrorism
The FBI releases its report on what it calls "Project Megiddo," an examination of what it calls "the potential for extremist criminal activity in the United States by individuals or domestic groups who attach special significance to the year 2000." The report is released to law enforcement agencies throughout the country, but not to the public. A statement accompanying the report reads in part: "The threat posed by extremists as a result of perceived events associated with the year 2000 (Y2K) is very real. The volatile mix of apocalyptic religious and [New World Order] conspiracy theories (see February 4, 1999) may produce violent acts aimed at precipitating the end of the world as prophesied in the Bible." The report is based on nine months of intelligence and data collection by the domestic terrorism unit of the FBI. Soon after its release, the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) will obtain a copy and release it on the Internet. The report's executive summary notes that "Megiddo," a hill in northern Israel, is the site of a number of Biblical-era battles, and the Hebrew word "armageddon" derives from a Hebrew phrase meaning "hill of Megiddo." The Bible's depiction of "Armageddon" is, the report states, "the assembly point in the apocalyptic setting of God's final and conclusive battle against evil. The name 'Megiddo' is an apt title for a project that analyzes those who believe the year 2000 will usher in the end of the world and who are willing to perpetrate acts of violence to bring that end about." While much of the media-fueled debate about the upcoming "end of the millennium" focuses on technological issues, such as the anticipated widespread disabling of computer networks and the like, the FBI report focuses more specifically on the religious connotations of the time as viewed by far-right "Christian Identity" (see 1960s and After) and related white supremacist, separatist, and militia organizations. The report, the summary states, "is intended to analyze the potential for extremist criminal activity in the United States by individuals or domestic extremist groups who profess an apocalyptic view of the millennium or attach special significance to the year 2000." It is difficult to say what groups may pose a threat as 1999 comes to a close, the report states, as it is difficult to anticipate which groups will follow through on their rhetoric and which will not. Moreover, the report notes, many domestic extremist groups are not traditionally structured in a hierarchical fashion; the possibility of "lone wolf" strikes by individuals operating outside a militia or extremist group may in some cases outweigh the likelihood of violent assaults carried out by such groups. The report notes that the worst domestic terrorist event in US history, the Oklahoma City bombing (see 8:35 a.m. - 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995), was carried out by two "lone wolves," Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. The report finds few indications of what it calls "specific threats to domestic security," but focuses more on suspicious activities by a variety of militia groups who are arming themselves, stockpiling food, raising money through illegal means, and other actions which may serve as a warning of future violence. Problems caused by "Y2K glitches" such as power outages and computer failures may be interpreted by some extremist groups as the first actions of a government assault on the citizenry, the FBI warns, and may precipitate violent responses. [Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, 10/1999; Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10/20/1999; Washington Post, 10/31/1999] The right-wing news blog WorldNetDaily will accuse the FBI of issuing the report to "set up" militia groups as patsies for the government's own terrorist activities (see December 9, 1999).
Entity Tags: Timothy James McVeigh, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Center for Studies on New Religions, Terry Lynn Nichols, WorldNetDaily
Around 10,000 people attend the "Center for Preparedness Expo" in Denver to prepare for the imminent "Y2K" collapse of society warned of by many white separatists and "Patriot" movement members (see October 20, 1999 and February 4, 1999). The expo has traveled the country, including a stop in Philadelphia in June. Promoter Dan Chittock says the show offers "practical information for the uncertain times we live in," but Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center says the expo features what he calls "a queer mix of people interested in organic farming and political extremism." Visitors can buy anything from radiation detectors, tents, and survival rations to guides on avoiding income taxes and making their own license plates to avoid paying licensing fees for their vehicles. Lectures are offered with such titles as "Trapping Techniques for Self-Reliance and Survival," "Don't Get Caught With Your Pantry Down," and "Save Your Life, Be Your Own Doctor." Three seminars are about life under martial law. Previous expos have featured speakers such as militia leader Bo Gritz, who has spoken about coming plagues, imminent food shortages, and how President Clinton has sold out America. Stephen O'Leary, a University of Southern California professor who studies beliefs about the millennium, says that the expos have become recruitment centers for anti-government, survivalist militia groups who often hold racist and anti-Semitic views. "It's not just about preparing for an emergency or disaster," he says. "What they're selling is a whole world view—a program for the apocalypse." Potok, who has attended previous expos, says "it's not unusual to see booths for the John Birch Society (see March 10, 1961 and December 2011) and the Montana Militia next to a granola salesman." The radical right, Potok says, is using fears of the upcoming millennium—"Y2K"—to fuel hysteria about what they say is the imminent declaration of martial law by the federal government and the eradication of constitutional liberties. Chittock calls such concerns "nonsense." Barry Morrison of the Anti-Defamation League says of the expos: "What we're concerned about is that some people take the position that the government is not to be trusted. Some of these exhibitors… portray people like Jews in an unfavorable light and as having undue control over their lives." Morrison says anti-Semitic tracts espousing "Christian Identity" ideology (see 1960s and After) have appeared at previous expos. He also says Gritz's Liberty Lobby is "the most influential anti-Semitic propaganda organization in America today." He adds: "I'm not saying everyone [at the expos] is an extremist or subscribes to those views, but this is a vehicle that attracts that element. It's part of the mix." [Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/11/1999; Southern Poverty Law Center, 6/2001]
Entity Tags: Stephen O'Leary, Montana Militia, Dan Chittock, John Birch Society, Barry Morrison, Mark Potok, James ("Bo") Gritz
Joseph Farah, the publisher of the right-wing news blog WorldNetDaily, blasts the FBI for issuing its "Project Megiddo" report, which warns of possible domestic terror activities centering on the transition into the "new millennium" at year's end (see October 20, 1999). Farah calls the report "more than slanderous, bigoted, and inciteful," and accuses the FBI of "set[ting] up a system of self-fulfilling prophecies that permits the government to scapegoat groups of people who are enticed into committing illegal acts or conspiring about them by agents provocateur." Farah claims that his assertions are proven by his belief that the federal government carried out the Oklahoma City bombing (see 8:35 a.m. - 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995) to discredit the far right. "Remember this the next time you hear about a so-called 'terrorist incident,'" Farah concludes. "And, tell your representatives and senators it's time to rein in the mad bombers and provocateurs in our own government." [WorldNetDaily, 12/9/1999]
Entity Tags: Joseph Farah, WorldNetDaily, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck, joined by National Review deputy managing editor Kevin Williamson, asserts that Obama administration members are working behind the scenes to move towards what they call a "one-world government." Williamson tells Beck and their viewers that Carol Browner, assistant to the president for energy and climate change, belongs to a group that is "arguing for… the same stuff that the left is always arguing for, which is transferring wealth and power out of citizens' hands and into the government's hands." Williamson continues: "You know, the left always needs an emergency because they can't get this stuff done through normal democratic means. So, in the '30s, it was the Depression, and then it was World War II. Then it was the Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation. And then after the Soviet Union fell apart, it became the environmental movement." Beck responds: "Right. Let me—I'm going to have them take you someplace that I like to call 'one-world government.'" Beck later says that Browner "was involved in a socialist organization" that "wants one-world government." Williamson agrees: "Yeah, they're big on what they call, you know, global architecture, transnational architecture, which is just another way of saying sort of UN-style bureaucracies that would be international in nature and would de-emphasize American power and global leadership." [Media Matters, 4/10/2009] Beck and Williamson are echoing claims made in the '90s and later by extremist militia groups, which warned that the US government intended to implement a "new world order" (see September 11, 1990) of a one-world government that would result in the confiscation of Americans' guns, and a general replacement of democracy for tyranny (see 1994, January 1994, February 1995, July 4-11, 1997, October 20, 1999, April 14-15, 2009, January 21, 2010, and October 11, 2010).
Entity Tags: Obama administration, Carol Browner, Glenn Beck, Fox News, Kevin Williamson
Timeline Tags: Domestic Propaganda
Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano hosts radio host Alex Jones on the online program Freedom Watch. Jones says that he has long pointed out "how hundreds of mainstream news articles a week are saying there is a new world order, a global government. It will be run by the very banks that are collapsing society by design, and we will pay carbon taxes to them.… [T]he good news is, I've never seen an awakening this big. And I'm seeing, you know, people like Glenn Beck talk about the new world order on Fox. I'm seeing you talk about it for years before him. We're seeing [CNN host] Lou Dobbs talk about it. We're seeing, you know, mainline talk show hosts—[radio host Rush] Limbaugh is even talking about global government now. [Radio host] Michael Savage is talking about how he thinks, you know, Obama may stage crises to bring in martial law." [Media Matters, 4/10/2009] Jones is echoing claims made in the '90s and later by extremist militia groups, which warned that the US government intended to implement a "new world order" (see September 11, 1990) of a one-world government that would result in the confiscation of Americans' guns, and a general replacement of democracy for tyranny (see 1994, January 1994, February 1995, July 4-11, 1997, October 20, 1999, April 14-15, 2009, January 21, 2010, and October 11, 2010), and that are echoed by Fox News pundits such as Glenn Beck (see March 17, 2009), Bill O'Reilly (see April 1-2, 2009), and others (see April 6, 2009).
Entity Tags: Andrew Napolitano, Alex Jones, Barack Obama, Fox News
Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck, with former UN Ambassador John R. Bolton as his guest, says that the Obama administration is pushing for a "global currency." The assertion is part of Beck's larger claim that Obama wants to steer the US towards some sort of "one-world government." Beck says: "Ambassador, everybody is calling for global currency. I think part of this is a game, but I think, also, part of it is a—I mean, now the UN is saying, you know what? We should have a global currency. It's also a movement to tie the entire globe together into one big government. Am I wrong or right?" Beck adds later in the interview: "You're known as a fighter. I mean, you are a guy in there, man, you were just taking the fight right to them. So, what does the average person do? I mean, the average person, they hear, you know, I might be losing my sovereignty.… What—who do—who's on our side?" Bolton responds: "Well, you know, I think it's important we understand what we mean by sovereignty. To Europeans and many left-wing intellectuals in this country, it's just kind of an abstract concept that doesn't mean much. But I think to most Americans, sovereignty means our control over our own government. It's about self-government." Beck later says: "Ambassador, when you say world government, it does sound nuts. And because everybody knows, nobody is for world government," and Bolton responds: "That's why they don't call it world government anymore. And they'll try and find these other phrases. But you have to look underneath of it. And it's on a range of issues, not just the money supply, but gun control, the death penalty, abortion, all—global warming—all of which are issues we can and should debate in our—in our constitutional democratic framework. We don't need to decide them internationally. But that's what the agenda is of many people very close to the Obama administration." [Media Matters, 4/10/2009] Beck and Bolton are echoing claims made in the '90s and later by extremist militia groups, which warned that the US government intended to implement a "new world order" (see September 11, 1990) of a one-world government that would result in the confiscation of Americans' guns, and a general replacement of democracy for tyranny (see 1994, January 1994, February 1995, July 4-11, 1997, October 20, 1999, April 14-15, 2009, January 21, 2010, and October 11, 2010), and that are echoed by Fox News pundits such as Glenn Beck (see March 17, 2009), Bill O'Reilly (see April 1-2, 2009), and others (see April 6, 2009).
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Cliff Kincaid, the editor of the conservative Accuracy in Media, accuses President Obama of seeking to appoint an advocate of the "new world order" to the State Department. Kincaid is referring to Obama's nomination of Yale Law School dean Harold Koh as legal adviser to the State Department. Kincaid says Koh's nomination "is beyond worrisome. This is terrifying that—the thought of this kind of guy with these views becoming the top lawyer at the State Department. But seen in the light of the some of the other appointments Obama has made, it's consistent with his push, which is now out in the open, for the US to become really subsumed into this, quote, 'new world order' that everybody keeps talking about, in which our sovereignty has been sacrificed for the, quote, 'greater good.'" Kincaid is harking back to claims made in the '90s and later by extremist militia groups, which warned that the US government intended to implement a "new world order" (see September 11, 1990) of a one-world government that would result in the confiscation of Americans' guns, and a general replacement of democracy for tyranny (see 1994, January 1994, February 1995, July 4-11, 1997, October 20, 1999, April 14-15, 2009, January 21, 2010, and October 11, 2010). [Media Matters, 4/10/2009] Three days later, former Republican Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) will say that Obama's nomination of the "internationalist" Koh shows that Obama is "contemptuous of American values" (see April 9, 2009).
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Teens and Airsoft
Teens and Airsoft. Its a love-hate relationship. Some people think airsoft should be reserved for 18+, while others like it just the way it is. Yet, here we still are. Were still teens and were still airsofting. Ever since the start of airsoft, there always has been and there always will be. Personally, I dont think there is any problem with it, if (quoting the words from the RAID team) "We arent playing in backyards, we dont play in hunting camo, and we dont play with clear guns. Now, trust me, I know that this is a topic that is talked about often, and is very highly debated. And no, I dont have any type of solution, besides simply trying to prove to you guys that we arent here to ruin your sport. Were here to play it like you, take it as seriously as you, and have a good time with it. (At least I am.) Now, while the majority of us want to play milsim and take it seriously, there are always a few errors. There are the kind of teens that seem to be trying to get airsoft banned. (*cough*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMEUe6sllEw*cough*)But, those arent the people who play airsoft seriously. They are just rich kids who saw a gun that looked cool and bought it. End of story.
Another type of airsoft teen is the 1337sp34k kid. OMG! I so PWNED YOU n00b IM SO ****ING 1337! the teen who plays airsoft like its call of duty. BUT, the teens who take it seriously arent here to do that. We dont type with texting lingo, and we arent rude. I respect, and even look up to the veteran players. Like I said before, were here to play it seriously and have a good time. So what if we dont exactly have a ton of money to spend on Systemas or Real 6094s? We play it like we should, with gear and guns and a positive attitude. Like Ive heard many times before, Milsim is all about your attitude and the way you approach the game. And we have a good attitude and approach it like we should.
One thing that holds us back obviously, is the inability to drive. Now, there are some teens who are in that 16-18 year old range who can drive (lucky ducks.)but most of the time, we do find a way to get there, whether it be through carpooling or getting driven by our parents. One thing I do wish however, is not to be frowned upon when I show up at an Op. I mean, yeah, Im 5 9, and Im skinnier than most of you guys, but just because Im a teen doesnt mean you have to act like I cant do anything. I would rather be screamed an order at me than have to not do something because people thought I couldnt do it.
So, I just wanted to say that, to get it off of my chest. Sorry if it seems like Im raging with no purpose to, I just wanted to say some things. I am not purposefully singling anyone out, and if it seems like I am, Im sorry. I was just providing examples of things.
Anyway, Thanks for reading!
Another type of airsoft teen is the 1337sp34k kid. OMG! I so PWNED YOU n00b IM SO ****ING 1337! the teen who plays airsoft like its call of duty. BUT, the teens who take it seriously arent here to do that. We dont type with texting lingo, and we arent rude. I respect, and even look up to the veteran players. Like I said before, were here to play it seriously and have a good time. So what if we dont exactly have a ton of money to spend on Systemas or Real 6094s? We play it like we should, with gear and guns and a positive attitude. Like Ive heard many times before, Milsim is all about your attitude and the way you approach the game. And we have a good attitude and approach it like we should.
One thing that holds us back obviously, is the inability to drive. Now, there are some teens who are in that 16-18 year old range who can drive (lucky ducks.)but most of the time, we do find a way to get there, whether it be through carpooling or getting driven by our parents. One thing I do wish however, is not to be frowned upon when I show up at an Op. I mean, yeah, Im 5 9, and Im skinnier than most of you guys, but just because Im a teen doesnt mean you have to act like I cant do anything. I would rather be screamed an order at me than have to not do something because people thought I couldnt do it.
So, I just wanted to say that, to get it off of my chest. Sorry if it seems like Im raging with no purpose to, I just wanted to say some things. I am not purposefully singling anyone out, and if it seems like I am, Im sorry. I was just providing examples of things.
Anyway, Thanks for reading!
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Posted 11-21-2012 at 12:29 PM by Panda
Updated 11-21-2012 at 12:34 PM by Panda
Posted 11-21-2012 at 05:17 PM by The Blind Sniper
Posted 11-21-2012 at 06:56 PM by BioStare
I agree. I haven't personally had a problem with the Veterans at Milsims. Most of them treat me like a well known member of the team. But I don't go out of my way to meet people either. However, I have gotten my ear chewed quite a few times about being "too serious" when it comes to training and my expectation from my team. However without that, they would end up like the CoDsofters described above. So I guess no matter what we do we'll be looked down upon, unless we're with the right group of people. Just my 2 cents.
Posted 11-21-2012 at 11:28 PM by "Ghost"
There are times where irresponsible people, not just teens, should not be allowed on the fields. Personally, I see more teens ignoring rules than adults, because they are too lazy to read the rules.
Recent event, "Red Dawn" at Riverbottom Assault in Wayne,OH....We had a 14 year old player show up with ONLY an L96 (1337) rifle shooting extremely hot. We had to turn the player around unless he had another under 400. His response was: "I didn't know that."
Guys, I think the majority of the reasons that older/veteran players dislike the younger ones is because of sheer laziness. There's more to it than just that, but "Ghost" is right. I hate to say that you guys will be looked down upon, but it's like being at the kid table at Christmas and Thanksgiving...You'll always be there your whole life.
Just act more mature than other 30 year old men...and you'll eventually get your respect. It took me 4 years to get even a glimpse of what respect is on the field. (Took down a technical by myself at BF8...) I still don't get any, but getting respect is not what the sport is about. It's about Honor, Integrity, and GIVING respect, but most of all, having fun!
Don't let other players ruin it for you. You are out there to play, and you are out there to have fun, so go have fun!
Posted 11-23-2012 at 10:46 AM by Flenner
There's some words I play by during airsoft:
"Don't act 14 and you'll be fine." - Son Of Liberty
Pretty much sums up how I feel on the topic. But I'm gonna go in depth anyways.
Teenagers are more likely to make rash choices, it is in the biology of development. Since our brains are still developing, we are more likely to make more impulsive choices than older folk, who are more likely to think things through. Along with this, many teenagers (unless you have a good income of some sort or blank checks from mommy and daddy) have limited money to use for airsoft, which affects the ability to buy as much or as good equipment as the older guys. Say what you want about how "cheap" airsoft is, but try to get field ready with 200 dollars and see how easy that is. That's enough for a JG M4, paintball mask, some bbs, and maybe BDU's. Don't lie, you'll look at this kid and think "well crap, he can't be that good/do that much." I see it happen all the time, even from people who then say they don't. Finally, teenagers don't always have the skill of older airsofters. Granted, I have had 30+ year olds ask me what to do, but I've also had some older people (not naming names because frankly I don't know them ) yell at me to do something in a rather irate or p*ssed off tone that I know he wouldn't have used if I was 10 years older. This tone not only puts me in a bit of a bad mood myself, but demonstrates the supposed superiority that automatically comes with age. Don't get me wrong, half the time the older guy has been around longer than I have, but I've been around long enough to know what I'm doing.
How can I, as a teenager, solve this? Well, biological disposition to rash decision making aside, attitude is everything. If I, as a teenager, act as professional and respectful as the other airsofters, then I have no reason to be looked down upon. What does this entail? Don't complain about what you're told to do, just do it and get it done. If you can get stuff done just like the old farts (if not better), then do it. I like to play on my team's advantages, those being speed and lightness, in battle. Instead of hitting head on and getting in a deadlock, we'll move fast from the flanks and keep the tempo high. So far, it's worked well. By actually getting stuff done, you prove to the older crowd that you are capable of doing what they can do, which will drastically change their opinion of you. The only thing you can ask of the older crowd is that they do their part and respect you for as much as you deserve.
Now here's my personal rant at the older people: I can do the same stuff as you all. I may not have the same years or dollars put into the game as you all, but I'm not daft. I can hold my own. I know when to push up and when to fall back and how to do my job (in my case, combat medic). Don't act pissed and condescending solely because I'm younger than you. I can't help that my mom is younger than your mom, but I sure as hell won't give you a reason to make me feel inferior. I respect CoC and my elders, but on the field each guy is as important as the other, thus deserves the same amount of respect until given a reason not to deserve it. This is regardless of age, experience, or gender. The enemy will shoot you both just the same, so it's up to the collection of players on the team to make sure this doesn't happen. This means putting aside discriminating due to age. If I'm doing something wrong or I'm needed to do something else, go ahead and yell at me that I'm doing it wrong or I need to hightail it somewhere else where they need me, but when I'm next to you on the front line, don't shout at me like I'm a 9 year old to move up. I know how this s**t works.
End of my novel.
Posted 11-23-2012 at 10:17 PM by Panda
Updated 12-08-2012 at 03:43 PM by Panda
Posted 11-26-2012 at 10:41 AM by Heathen
Only problems I've had with the actual Veterans is complaining how I can be too serious and they were never that serious when they were deployed..other than that I haven't had many complaints. I get along well with older people and I maintain respect and integrity and they are fine with me fighting along side them. Just my .6 Ruble.
Posted 11-26-2012 at 07:25 PM by WhiteOut
I started as a back yard player, and believe me.....certain teens shouldnt play airsoft. I am 15 and I guess I am decent at airsoft, I have played at riverbottom and had no problems with the vets there. I think more then age, its maturity. if you cant be mature about being shot, or a field mistake, then you should sell your little clear spring gun and the hunter camo.
Posted 11-28-2012 at 01:47 PM by Dark Eagle
Posted 12-01-2012 at 11:31 PM by Ytownguns
Posted 12-08-2012 at 09:15 AM by Swimmer
Posted 12-08-2012 at 03:44 PM by Panda
Updated 12-08-2012 at 11:25 PM by Panda
Age has nothing to do with it. After all, it's just a number. Where I think the problem starts is with how serious the player takes things. My Team of goofballs act like a bunch of idiots off the field, however, once we step into game, we change gears.
The issue I've seen is at the MILSIM games. COC is a major part of a MILSIM game ( or at least it should be ). I have seen far too many times, younger guys ( again not defined by a number ) just want to go and shoot people like its a COD video game. In MILSIM, Objectives win missions, missions win games. Plain and simple. I have a hard time keeping people in that mind set. Younger players have been the worst.
So, to sum it up, being a Teen at a game doesn't matter. It's how serious you take the game, the people you are working with, and how you play. Nothing else matters. Not even hunting camo and clear guns.
Posted 12-15-2012 at 12:26 PM by AWOL
I'm only 16 but lucky most the fields and games i play at everyone treats you the same i have never had a big issue with being treated much different because of my age. I usually get something good out of it sense im faster and i can take more than the older guys like my ability to get on my stomach and low crawl to a downed team mate while giving orders for suppression fire to medic tap a guys arm. I also have no issues with being commanded even though i do see that the older guys will often test you before they decide on what your like, in that case just play even harder and and have fun. The last event i went i made a good few friends and Rygar if anyone has met him he is always welcoming fun and ready to play with no matter the age. I also have had people think im stupid because of my age though so they could use me as a distraction and what i do is do it but i look good doing it and surpass what they thought i could do.
Posted 12-20-2012 at 02:56 PM by TheWiccaCrow
I'm 13 (Just old enough to go to some games) and I am only 4'11". Chances are, I will be the smallest on the team. That doesnt matter though, as I am a smaller target to hit and I am not a douche with my airsoft guns like that one video (that was a fake, but it still doesn't make a difference)
Posted 01-09-2013 at 08:09 PM by Redrobin
I am aware that this is an older topic, but I agree with every word from BioStare and Panda. I am only 13, and only 4'8", shorter than everyone ever to have participated in a milsim (yes, even you Redrobin). This does give me a rather large disadvantage when it comes to respect, but that's not why I go to milsims. I go to hang out, practice strategy, and have fun.
Granted, some of the fun is spoiled when some of the older players give me a "Good job, sport!" type of remark, and I know that as soon as I'm away from them, they're asking my teammates if I'm 10. I'm completely fine with this, because I'm mature enough to understand that I'm smaller than everyone else, and that this will happen.
In the sport of airsoft (much like many other things), I believe that people shouldn't have any prejudices about age or size, and they should instead worry about the level of maturity. Heck, I know some 18 year-olds that shouldn't be granted to permission to play. I know I sound like I'm bragging about myself when I say that I'm more mature than most of my age group, but I believe this is true, as I don't run around the battlefield screaming "this is just like COD!" (not naming names)
All I would like to get out of this is for the older players to treat us like they would someone their own age. No, I'm not asking for their respect, but just for them not to treat us like we're 3.
We may look like 5 year-olds, but we can surprise in terms of maturity.
Posted 01-16-2013 at 03:14 PM by Cursor
Updated 01-16-2013 at 03:16 PM by Cursor
To me the big thing is maturity, i matured by the time i was 11, i get along better with adults than kids, kids piss me off, in my school the amount of pot u smoke and beer u drink makes u cool, let me remind u, im only 15! and its been going on since i was 13, freaking idiots i tell you.... the point im trying to make is if u cant follow common since, realize what wrong and whats not, and maybe just maybe a VET might no more than you, so STFU and listen... yeah sometimes i get bored a do CoD style where i just play for kills, but i make sure im away from the objective and make sure im not disrupting the game or hurting my teams, i know when to and when no to do stuff... just it bothers me when people dont realize that there not #1... idc how long uve been playing airsoft, everyone starts off a noob, respect is earned, not given, that goes for both noobs and vets... so back to the topic, once uve matured enough to understand u need to sometimes listen and other times take action then ur ready to play/
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This is tech. We make the future. However, we often get a little ahead of ourselves. Oftentimes the promise isn't fulfilled as soon or as well as we imagined or vapored forth. Here is my list of stuff that may be good, but perhaps isn't all that it's cracked up to be as of mid-2017.
1. Chatbots
It is ironic that I'd call chatbots a bit overhyped given that I work for a search company (full disclosure: I work for Lucidworks, a search technology firm with products in this area). I don't mean to say that NLP and conversational search and such don't have a very bright future, but chatbots will only be useful as an interface to a search engine—as the thing that asks follow-up questions to refine your search to find exactly what you're looking for. All of the other uses, like the one that tries to sell you something or tries to work in customer service, are just fancy dressed up IVR systems.
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Tonight, December, 10, MoSKito is going to appear in public within the upcoming Demo Night!
The Presentation is hosted by Anotheria Office in Kiev; Developers and Project Managers from Kiev and Hamburg will show the core Anotheria application in it's full potential.
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This is a reblog of a post by my friend, Steve Jones. I've often said that commenting code is a form of documentation, and needs to be done more.
I assume most of your comment your code.
Well, you probably comment code most of the time.
I'd bet your comments have quite a bit of detail.
And you do this completely inconsistently.
That's what I'd think, or maybe just what I want. Even the best developers I know will not consistently comment code. You can drift through any project on Github and see this. Those projects on GitHub might even be better documented because people know they are public. In most corporate environments I have worked in, I'll find that when people get busy, or distracted, or even when they're experimenting to find a solution, and they don't write detailed comments. Usually only when someone fixes a bug, with a solution found quickly, do I get a really useful comment.
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Many years ago we got rid of our home phone service. We both had cell phones, nobody knew the number, we never used it; it was just a waste of $30+ every month. Once Claire arrived I knew at some point we'd need to get some kind of phone service in the house, at least for emergencies.
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Michael Moore confirms: Clint Eastwood threatened to kill me at an awards dinner
Filmmaker Michael Moore confirmed a long-standing story in a post on his Facebook page, saying colleague Clint Eastwood threatened his life in January 2005.
"Ten years ago this past week, Clint Eastwood stood in front of the National Board of Review awards dinner and announced to me and to the crowd that he would 'kill' me if I ever came to his house with my camera for an interview," Moore wrote. "'I'll kill you,' he declared."
The Washington Examiner reported at the time that Eastwood, who was being honored for his film Million Dollar Baby, slammed Moore for his on-camera confrontation with then-National Rifle Association president Charleton Heston in his documentary Bowling For Columbine.
"Michael Moore and I actually have a lot in common," Eastwood said from the stage. "We both appreciate living in a country where there's free expression. But, Michael, if you ever show up at my front door with a camera, I'll kill you."
Moore corroborated the Examiner's story, saying that he laughed nervously along with the rest of the audience, thinking Eastwood was making a joke.
"Having just experienced a half-dozen assaults in the previous year from crazies upset at Fahrenheit 9/11 and my anti-war Oscar speech, plus the attempt by a right wing extremist to blow up my house (he was caught in time and went to prison), I was a bit stunned to hear Eastwood, out of the blue, make such a violent statement," Moore wrote.
However, he stated, the audience's mood changed when Eastwood repeated the threat, saying, "I mean it. I'll shoot you."
Moore compared Eastwood's remarks to not only statements made by conservative commentators like Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly, but the torrent of criticism he has received since referring to snipers as "cowards" in response to Eastwood's most recent movie, American Sniper.
"This past week or so of hysterical attacks on me only proves that the American lovers of violence and the issuers of fatwas in OUR society haven't gone away," Moore wrote. "They are our American Isis – 'Criticize or mock those whom we deify, like our sainted sniper, and we will harm you most assuredly.'"
While praising Eastwood as a director, Moore called American Sniper "a mess of a film that rewrites history" and "perpetuates a racist sentiment to Arabs."
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Three of Great Britain's most prominent Christian groups have ended their 14-year conference partnership, scuttling the annual Word Alive youth event. At issue was disagreement over a speaker, the Rev. Steve Chalke.
But below the surface simmers a theological controversy that threatens to split the country's evangelicals.
Spring Harvest's namesake conference, the largest Christian event in the country, draws about 55,000 people each year to a multi-site, multi-week lineup. The organization recently asked that Keswick Ministries and the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF) be willing to put Chalke, a member of Spring Harvest's council of management, on the student- and family-focused platform they co-host. When the ministries balked, Spring Harvest cancelled the event.
"The Word Alive committee, in good conscience, just didn't feel it would be appropriate, during that week, for Steve Chalke to be given a platform," said UCCF communications director Pod Bhogal. "Steve Chalke has made his dislike of penal substitution really, really clear, and we didn't feel the nature of the atonement was one of those things you could agree to disagree over."
Chalke's theology first came into question in 2003 with the publication of his book The Lost Message of Jesus. In it, Chalke, the senior minister of Church.co.uk and founder of Oasis Trust and Faithworks, compared the prevailing Protestant view of the atonement to divine child abuse.
"[W]ouldn't it be inconsistent for God to warn us not to be angry with each other and yet burn with wrath himself [against sin and sinners]?" he later wrote in an article defending his position. "I, for one, believe that God practices what he preaches."
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Through Waste Choices (www.wastechoices.com.au), businesses of any size have the flexibility of posting a one-off project or an ongoing contract for the management of over 30 waste streams. A range of reputable waste management providers across Australia, including URM, 1300 Rubbish, Action Waste, Waste 2 Resources, State Waste Services, Bingo and smaller providers will bid for posted projects and businesses can select whom they wish to work with.
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I was asked by Douglas Austria's special blog project on what a perfect day would be like with my best friend. Hmmm…what a challenge! Especially since I have many friends, who do I pick and what do we do for our perfect day? I was put to the test and decided to answer that by spending the day with my good friend Undine.
So what would be the best thing we can do together in Austria's capital? Check out what we decided below…
Breakfast at Cafe Little Britain
To start, we had breakfast at Cafe Little Britain, a British-themed cafe serving English breakfasts, snacks, teas and sweet treats. CLB is the ultimate girly hangout spot, not only serving pretty delicious food, but it's decorated richly with flowers, floral wallpaper, British tea-house furniture, and vintage items. Undine and I talked for quite some time discussing what to do for the rest of our day…
Exploring the First District in Vienna
Undine is very laid back like me, and wanted to just take it easy for the first part of the morning. So we explored the first district. We had our phones ready, taking Instagram-friendly snapshots of cool alleyways and hidden courtyards tourists normally don't wander to. One of our favorite stops was Franziskanerplatz, located in one of Vienna's oldest quarters. This quarter is so photogenic, and has one of the best Viennese cafes I've ever been to, with the best Viennese Melange I've ever had — Kleines Cafe (I highly recommend this cafe). We spent a good couple of hours taking photos and making silly faces for the camera 🙂
Manicure Time in Vienna
Getting manicures can be one of the most indulgent pampering activities friends can do with each other. Douglas on Kärtner Strasse offers not only this service, but hand massages, pedicures, make-up, and much more. But if you're willing to keep your money in the pocket, a wander around the elegantly designed store should be just as interesting.
Fashion note: Did you know some of the most popular nail polish colors of the spring season are red grapefruit, grey, pink and white? Hmm…I'll try the grapefruit color please!
Tea with the Cats in Vienna
Something that Undine and I have in common is a love for cats, and Vienna provides one of the most unique cafes that will attract every cat-lover: A cat cafe called Cafe Neko.
Open daily, this cute cat cafe is home to 5 adopted cats from Vienna's Animal shelter. Inside the cafe are photos of the cats as well as a play area with built in climbing walls, a birch tree trunk, a scratching post and of course, cat beds. Their coffee originates from a 85 year old Coffee Roaster from Brazil, and the ingredients from their homemade cakes, Japanese tea and juice come from Austrian farmers.
Undine and I sat in a corner with our tea and cake, watching the cats walk around, sleep on the customer's chairs, and meow for food.
Movie Time in Vienna
Haydn English Cinema is one of our favorite movie theaters because they show movies in their original version (a.k.a it's all in English), provides a cozy theater with three rooms, and features the latest movies, many of which are in 3D. We decided to check out the newest Marvel movie — Captain America: Civil War. This film was obviously full of action, and full of characters (Spiderman!!!). It was definitely an entertaining experience!
Peaceography in Vienna
Abdulrab (Abdul) Habibyar is a peace photographer that we had the pleasure of meeting through Women of Vienna and invited us to his Peaceography – Art Photography exhibition at Vienna's Peace Museum. Abdul's work features photographs of people from Afghanistan holding a board with a word that brings them peace. I really admire Abdul for his work and passion for connecting peace with art!
Sushi in Vienna
What's life like without a little spontaneity? Even though it was getting late, we were not finished with our day. With some hunger in us and a taste for sushi, Undine and I decided to hit up Okiru Running Sushi in the Lugner City Mall. We sat in front of the rolling conveyor belt watching and choosing from the different assortments of foods passing us by: Sushi, fried noodles, beef, chicken and veggie dishes, sesame seed balls, and the occasional tiramisu. We tried as many varieties as we could before we got full and ready to call it a night.
Overall, we had a great full day, and I am looking forward to when I can reunite with my friend again!
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