FTR-271 The Hazard of Dukes (One 30-minute segment)
(Sources are noted in parentheses.)
1.
This
broadcast opens with discussion of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. Duke
has recently been active in
2.
With
an introduction written by a former minister in the government of Boris
Yeltsin, the book is on sale in a store immediately adjacent to the Duma (the
Russian parliament.) (Idem.) (For more about the rise of fascism in/or
connected to, the former Soviet Union, see also: RFA #'s 36, 37, as well as FTR
#'s 2, 70, 72, 94, 118, 134, 166, 231, 233, 237, 260, 270.) (For more
information about Duke and his apparent connections to the intelligence
community, see also: RFA#13, Miscellaneous Archive Show M-52 and FTR-97.)
3.
The
bulk of the broadcast deals with Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft's
liaisons with elements of the neo-Confederate movement, as well as his support
for a white supremacist accused of plotting to murder an FBI agent and a
federal witness. (For more about the neo-Confederate movement and its
intersection with international fascism, Holocaust denial and the milieu of the
4.
Ashcroft
has expressed support for Confederate generals Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson
and Confederate president Jefferson Davis. ("Unseemly Alliances" by
Bob Herbert; New York Times;
5.
The
periodical in which he expressed this support (Southern Quarterly Partisan Review) has also endorsed David Duke.
(Idem.)
6.
If
Ashcroft becomes the top law-enforcement official in the
7.
In
addition to going to bat for the likes of Lee, Jackson, Davis and Duke, the Southern Partisan has attacked Abraham
Lincoln and endorsed his assassination. ("Setting the Record Straight:
Attorney General Praised White Supremacist Magazine;" Media Advisory
issued by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting; contact FAIR at www.fair.org.)
8.
In
addition, Southern Partisan has
endorsed slavery and attacked Jews, Italians, Irish, Puerto Ricans,
Cuban-Americans, Eastern Europeans, feminists and gays. (Idem.)
9.
One
of the better publicized aspects of the controversy surrounding Ashcroft's
nomination concerns his criticism of Judge Ronnie White (an African-American)
as “pro-criminal.” ("Ashcroft Unfair in His Criticism, Judge Says" by
Zachary Coile and Louis Freedberg; San
Francisco Chronicle;
10.
This
criticism is grotesque in light of the fact that Ashcroft himself has been very
vocal in support of an ultra-rightist accused of plotting to murder an FBI
agent and a federal witness. ("Why Did Ashcroft Try to Help Dr.
Sell?" by Joe Conason;
11.
Convicted
of defrauding Medicaid, Dr. Charles T. Sell allegedly plotted to murder the FBI
agent who arrested him and a federal witness. (Idem.)
12.
Sell
counts both Ashcroft, and the white-supremacist Conservative Citizens' Council
among his supporters. (Idem.)
13.
The
latter is an overtly racist and pro-fascist group that regards
African-Americans to be inferior, glorifies the Confederate States of the
American Civil War. The CCC interfaces with a number of fascist organizations,
including the National Alliance. The CCC has enjoyed the support of prominent
republicans, such as Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. (Idem.) (For more on
the CCC, see also: FTR #'s 107, 134.)
(See also: G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, RFA #'s
10, 11, 12, 13, Miscellaneous Archive Shows M-29, M-37, M-38, M-52, M-56, M-59,
M-60, as well as FTR#'s 8, 19, 26,
27, 36, 37, 38, 46, 47, 54, 60, 62, 63, 71, 72, 76, 88, 89, 90, 92, 97, 104,
110, 111, 115, 116, 120, 158, 186, 244, 248, 249, 254, 255, 256, 268.)
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