Time: Sun Mar 16 13:08:05 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA00484; Sun, 16 Mar 1997 10:43:51 -0700 (MST) Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 12:56:51 -0800 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: L&J: Morris Dees (fwd) <snip> >Sorry if this is a repost, but as I cleaned up my mailbox >this afternoon, I found this, and am forwarding it as >background on our good friend Morris Dees. > >I know I shouldn't have to say this, but for the record, >I don't agree with Dees, his views, or his organization; >in fact, I would relish the chance to smack him in the >head. > >:) > >Todd > > > Reprinted from: The Balance, CAUSE Foundation, PO Box > 1235, Black Mountain, MC 28711, (704) 669-5189, FAX > (704)669-5191. > > RENO, FBI, OTHER GROUPS TARGET MILITIAS > Leader's House Raided by Gun-Wielding Feds > > Janet Reno, the FBI, Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty > Law Center (SPLC) in Montgomery, Alabama, and the Anti- > Defamation League (ADL) of B'nai B'rith have declared war > on the 29 odd patriotic militia groups that have formed > around the United States in recent years. These groups > have been organizing to counter their perception o an > attack on civil rights and the U.S. Constitution by prop- > nents of the so-called New World Order. > > In a recent letter to U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno > Morris S. Dees, director of the SPLC, stated "There is > growing danger posed by these unauthorized militia . . . > The letter has been widely distributed to media sources b > the SPLC. Dees claims that the SPLC has ''substantial > evidence that White supremacists" have heavily infiltrate > militia groups in at least six states, citing particularly > Idaho and Montana. "In our view," said Dees, "this mixture > c armed groups and those who hate is a recipe for disaster > Dees expressed identical concerns about militias in letter > sent to the attorney generals for Colorado, Florida, Idaho > Montana, Nevada, and Texas. [Continued on Page 3. ] > > > Militia Mayhem, Continued. > > In the response to special interest group pressure, federal > agencies, including BATF and FBI, have stepped up efforts > to counter the militia groups. BATF's Intelligence Division > has issued a "briefing paper" on the militia movement, > dated October 26, 1994, to local law enforcement agencies > across the United States. The briefing paper cites as its > purpose "To provide an overview of the militia movement > operating in 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 the country." A facsimile of the briefing paper > follows: > > Briefing Paper > Intelligence Division > October 26, 1994 > > SUBJECT: To provide an Overview of the Militia > Movement Operating Throughout the United States. > > Background: > > The militia movement is a grassroots effort that is similar > to the tax Protest and anti-government campaigns of the > 1970s and 1980s. During the past six months this movement > has swept across the country. > > 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 Bonner's Ferry, Idaho. The Branch Davidian > siege in Waco also fueled the spread of the movement. > > Militia organizers cite these incidents as well as the > passage of the Brady Bill and the Crime Control Bill, as > the basis for establishing militias-- the last line of > defense against Federal law enforcement. To date militias > have been identified in 20 states. > > --- > > 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 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, showing that he had no evidence of its > occurrence. Several states, including North Carolina, have > passed anti-militia statutes under the guise of "hate > crime" laws. > > > No Poverty at Poverty Palace > > CAUSE believes that, with internal strife over continued > harassment of the Ku Klux Klan, a major funding activity, > Dees and his SPLC are targeting other groups for fund- > raising purposes. There is little poverty at the "poverty" > law center. The Montgomery Advertiser published a series > of articles on the Southern Poverty Law Center and Morris > S. Dees, the center's co-founder and chairman of its > executive committee. Following a two-year investigation, > the reporters said of the SPLC: "What emerges is a complex > portrait of a wealthy civil rights organization > essentially controlled by one man: Morris Dees." > > Between August 1,1984 and this past spring, "the center > has taken in about $62-million in contributions and spend > about $21-million on actual programs, according to federal > tax records," the newspaper reported. During the same > period, the center's total income from its investments > ($22.1 million) "exceeded the amount spent on actual > programs ($20.8-million)," according to the Advertiser. > What this means is Dees' SPLC barely spends the interest > on its endowment. Moreover, according to the reporters: > "The law center, which has crusaded for the rights of > Blacks for 2< years, is controlled by Whites. It has hired > only two black staff attorneys in its history, both of > whom left unhappy." The SPLC was contacted by CAUSE during > the Branch Davidian siege at Waco to see if they would > help prevent the tragedy the SPLC declined to get > involved. The SPLC will use the attack on the militia > movement to gain even more financial support. [Continued > on Page 5.] > <snipped to end> ======================================================================== Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S. : Counselor at Law, federal witness email: [address in tool bar] : Eudora Pro 3.0.1 on Intel 586 CPU web site: http://www.supremelaw.com : library & law school registration ship to: c/o 2509 N. 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