'95
-3000 GT
Militia Groups:
Why The Growth?
31/2 YEAR
LEASE
$339+
PER
Mo.
'95 Loaded,
MIRAGE
LS
air, C.D.,
alloys & more.
48 MO. LEASE
$189+ laR
RCHASE AT
2.9%* APR
FINANCING
Up to 24 Mos.
+M prices plus tax, title and dent. 42 & 48 mo. dosed end leases to qualified buyers. Security deposit of $403; $500 down on Mirage, plus $1,000 rebate as cash down,
$1,500 down on Galant and Eclipse, & $3p00 on 3O GT & Diamarte. 12,003 mite per year limitation, 1 per mile for excess miles. Option to purchase at lease end
for price to be determined at lease inception. To get total payments muliply by 42 to 48 months as indicated.
MITSUBISHI Art SOUTHFIELD
29319 TELEGRAPH ROAD, JUST NORTH OF 12 MILE • SOUTHFIEL
810-353-0910
Because we appreciate your calls — and understand how busy you are —
we have just installed a new phone system equipped with voice mail to
make it much easier for you to reach your Jewish News account executive.
You can dial (810) 354-7123 and their extension to reach them anytime —
24 hours a day!
EXT.
EXT.
Ann Abrams
Susan Brooks
Kathy Johnson
Betsy Leemon
Lisa Marshall
Patty McMurray
219
220
217
215
211
212
Rick Nessel
Dharlene Norris
Danny Raskin
Danny Samson
Art Shafer
213
204
206
214
216
THE JEWISH NEWS
.11 ■ MIMMI,
Next time you feed your face, think about your heart.
10
Go easy on your heart and start cutting back on foods that are high in saturated
fat and cholesterol. The change'II do you good.
WERE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE
tip American Heart Association
! n the aftermath of the Okla-
homa City bombing perpe-
individuals
by
trated
belonging to anti-government
paramilitary groups, public at-
tention has focused in recent
weeks on the militia movement.
Mira Boland, director of fact-find-
ing in the Anti-Defamation
League's offices in Washington,
D.C., spoke about militias and ex-
tremist groups operating in the
United States.
Why has the militia movement
grown significantly in recent years?
Ms. Boland — We don't know
that it has — it's too recent a phe-
nomenon to say. Their chief con-
cerns are gun control, particularly
the Brady Bill and the assault
weapons ban, and the perceived
encroachment of the government
in citizens' private lives.
Also, the behavior of
federal law enforcement
forces at Waco [site of
the Branch Davidian
tragedy] and in the case
of Randy Weaver [an Ida-
ho man whose wife was
killed by U.S. marshals in
1992 during an attempt-
ed arrest].
We believe the total
membership is under
10,000 in the country. I've
seen some wildly exag-
gerated numbers.
How connected are the
militia groups?
There is no centralized
structure but there is
some contact among
them, in terms of sharing
material and speakers.
One book, "The Turner
Diaries," written by
William Pierce, a neo-
Nazi, is widely circulat-
ed among hate groups.
It's a fictional treatment
of a racist revolution in
America, in which FBI
headquarters are blown
up with a bomb made of
fuel and fertilizer, at 9:15
a.m. We don't know for sure if
any of the Oklahoma bombers
read it — but the coincidence is
intriguing. [Newsweek reports
this week that an Army buddy
of suspected bomber Timothy
McVeigh says McVeigh gave
him a copy of The Turner Diaries
to read.]
Is there any legitimacy to some of
the militias' concerns about the fed-
eral government?
These are legitimate issues
upon which civilized people can
disagree. What isn't civilized is
taking up wills against one's fel-
low citizens, or trying to over-
throw our constitutional
government.
Does anti-Semitism play a part in
the philosophies of these militias?
No, the interesting thing is
that anti-Semitism and racism
are not a leitmotif of militias in
general. At least two, in Idaho
and Montana, have ties to the
[white supremacist] Aryan Na-
tions. But many militia groups
have taken pains to distance
themselves from bigotry. A num-
ber have black, Jewish and
women members. It's a mixed
bag. You can't generalize.
How does the ADL go about mon-
itoring these groups?
I don't really like to discuss
methods and sources. But
there's a lot of public informa-
tion if you know where to look,
all kinds of public sources. And
then sometimes, people tell us
things.
.A A
Are you referring to former mem-
bers of various groups?
Yes. For instance, when skin-
heads want to defect, which hap-
pens from time to time, they will
frequently go to the outfit they've
up to now seen as their most dan-
gerous enemy. They tend to per-
ceive the ADL as their most
powerful enemy.
Is that because these people are
used to thinking of Jews as a power-
ful world conspiracy?
Probably some of these guys
are still influenced by anti-Se-
mitic claptrap, so they figure, why
not go to a Jewish organization
and make peace? 0