In April Spanish police officers arrested the founder of the Racial Volunteer Force (RVF), Mark Atkinson, in Benalmadena (Malaga) Spain. Atkinson’s detention followed the arrests of five men and a wom[a]n from the organisation in the UK in January in relation to material published on the RVF’s website and their magazine Stormer. Spanish police also arrested members of the Blood and Honour organisation within days of Atkinson’s arrest. The RVF is an offshoot from Combat 18 (C18) which collapsed after internal feuding in 1997-1998 that saw one of their founding members, Charlie Sargent, jailed for murder.
On C18 and its collapse — unsurprisingly, amid internecine violence — see Blood and Honour vs. Blood and Honour (April 12, 2009). Note that a local bonehead is working hard to keeping the terrormachine ticking over by sneaking about at night armed only with a knife, a spraycan and a seemingly-endless supply of stickers.
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September 2008. The RVF has a competitor, the BFF, or ‘British Freedom Fighters’. The association between the RVF/BFF and the BPP (‘British Peoples Party’), like much else on the fringes of the far right, frequently assumes tragicomic status, and produces many lulz: see : Leeds Under Threat from ’90s Rap: BPP Takes Courageous Stand (to Popular Acclaim) (October 20, 2008). The BPP’s other claim to fame is having convicted pedophile and would-be bomber Martyn Gilleard as a member.
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April 2010. The plans for world domination of a second-generation of Angry Aryans appears to have come unstuck, as the ‘Aryan Strike Force’ finds himself in trouble with the law…
A teenage milkman spent his spare time secretly preparing violent attacks against the government, a court heard today.
The case against 19-year-old Nicky Davison will be an interesting one to follow; perhaps even more interesting than that concerning the Proud Young Nazi Mark Collett and his alleged death threats aimed at BNP fuehrer Nick ‘Holocaust? More like Holohoax amirite?’ Griffin.
One of Russia’s top criminal judges has been murdered in the capital, Moscow.
Eduard Chuvashov had presided over several high-profile trials, including the sentencing of some of Russia’s most notorious neo-Nazis.
According to one of Russia’s main news agencies, a security camera recorded the moment the gunman entered the apartment building and opened fire.
The judge had just come out of his apartment.
Mr Chuvashov is reported to have died instantly after being hit in the head and chest.
The gunman, who managed to escape, is reported to have been in his 20s and of Slavic appearance.
Officials have been quoted as saying this was probably a contract killing connected to the judge’s work.
Local media said Mr Chuvashov was the judge who sentenced 12 ultra-nationalists from the Russian fascist group known as the “White Wolves” in February.
Mostly teenagers, the group were found guilty of a string of brutal murders against dark-skinned migrants from Central Asian countries, many of whom had been bludgeoned to death.
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“As I stated on the Bombshell forum Andy, you are a liar, a hypocrite and no better than the trash that you fight against.” ~ Dion, December, 2007.
The trash I fight against and in relation to which I’m no better are in trouble in Russia. (But who gives a shit about Russia?Faggots like me I guess.) Anyway, “A court in Moscow has sentenced nine members of a neo-Nazi skinhead gang to prison terms of up to 23 years” (Neo-Nazi skinheads jailed in Russia for racist killings, Artyom Liss, BBC News, February 25, 2010). In other news, the murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in January 2009 have been declared to be ‘political’: “Last November, Nikolai Tikhonov, 29, and Yevgenia Khasis, 24, members of a radical neo-Nazi nationalist group, were charged with a “murder committed by previous concert by a group of individuals”. The case made headlines all over the world and once again highlighted the dangers faced by journalists and human rights activists in Russia, which has one of the poorest journalist safety records in the world.”
An estimated 15 or so (I maintain that there were precisely 13, for reasons which will become obvious) members and supporters of the ‘Australian Protectionist Party’ assembled outside of Villawood Detention Centre on Sunday, ostensibly in order to protest the er, “dismantling of Australia’s borders” — a development which, while causing shock among the general public, will certainly cause panic at Channel 7 (especially to the foreign-born Grant Bowler). In response, somewhere between 120 and 200 others gathered at a separate entrance to the Centre to stage a counter-rally (Activists’ showdown at Villawood’s gates, Bellinda Kontominas, The Sydney Morning Herald, April 12, 2010). The twain never met, thanks to the thankless efforts of the NSW police.
Now, until recently, I’d be loathe to exaggerate the importance or effects of such a rally, but given Kerry Bolton’s own repeated demonstrations of !cinataS powers — over first the University of Waikato, then Radio New Zealand, and most recently the New Zealand Press Council — I really can’t be sure that Chairman KRudd’s recent announcement that the Federal Government would suspend processing new refugee claims by Sri Lankans and Afghanis (for three and six months respectively) was not the result of the exercise of supernatural powers by members of the APP. Or perhaps KRudd’s decision was prompted by The Mad Monk’s quip that ‘Jesus didn’t say yes to everyone’, so why should he? In any case, the ungrateful wretches known as Asylum seekers on hunger strike over Kevin Rudd’s tough stance (AAP, April 12, 2010).
Fair shake of the sauce battle Afghani and Sri Lankan asylum seekers!
Despite much wailing and gnashing of teeth online, when it came down to it, local fascists proved to be rather unreliable when it came time to taking their cause to the streets of Melbourne yesterday afternoon, with their main contribution to the cause of White supremacy being the drunken sieg heiling of a neo-Nazi skinhead belonging to the local Hammerskins chapter.
Speaking of Hammerskins, next Saturday on the Gold Coast they and their comrades in Blood & Honour will be celebrating the many achievements of the Master Race (including, presumably, Adolf Hitler‘s success in blowing his brains out while hiding in a bunker, Ian Stuart Donaldson‘s driving skills and Nicky Crane‘s love of a bunch of dicks and sticks). In celebration of the roaring success that will be Hammered, word on the street is that Victorian B&H organiser Justin O’Brien will be offering a 50% discount on all swastika tattoos (and labia piercings) THIS WEEK ONLY, so run don’t jackboot down to Hold Fast Body Art in Burwood.
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Somebody put chewy on Collingwood’s boots prior to the game against St Kilda, meaning that come the final siren, the boys managed to kick four goals and seventeen behinds, not one of them belonging to St Kilda.
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On a brighter note, some funny (ha-ha funny not Hitler-was-right funny) people compromised Switzerland’s political neutrality last night as they attempted to draw further attention to AK Press founder Ramsay Kanaan’s band Political Asylum.
Or something like that.
Anyway, Jon Brooks, Toby Halligan, Courteney Hocking, Nazeem Hussain, Mathew Kenneally, Ben McKenzie, Rod Quantock and Aamer Rahman were joined on stage by an international guest comedian / Arj Barker impersonator aka Jamie Kilstein, whose mimicry of Barker’s unique comedy stylings left me feeling somewhat unconvinced. Besides that, MC Kenneally made some brief though humorously disparaging remarks regarding Vindaloo Against Violence, while Nazeem Hussain also made reference to the failed attempt by white supemacists to march on Parliament earlier in the day.
The Age has video of the bonehead referred to below, as well as another inebriated woman who was ejected from the rally by police (I’m not sure what herstory was). The Melbourne Leader has photos here and Shane has moar here.
Update : Well, that was that. Several hundred people attended the UAR rally, which as announced began at midday, featured a dozen or more speakers, and ended a little after 2pm with a stroll up Swanston Street. As for the racists, the handful of meatheads who were silly enough to attend were forced to huddle together at Y&J’s, the steps of Flinders Street station being fully occupied by their opponents. One inebriated bonehead — a Hammerskin, apparently — did try to convince police that he be allowed to cross the street, but the silly bugger was told that this was not possible, so had to content himself with moaning to his handful of mates.
That’s the short version — the long version will come later.
In the meantime, one of the fascist groupuscles supporting the Melbourne rally — from the safe distance of Sydney — was the ‘Australian Protectionist Party’. The APP is staging a mini Nuremberg Rally outside of Villawood Detention Centre this Sunday. Comrades in Sydney are urged to consider attending the counter-rally which has been organised to oppose the APP…
As noted, tomorrow (Friday April 9) there’s a rally against racism in the city, one called, appropriately enough:
The rally was triggered by the announcement of a MASS RALLY AGAINST IMMIGRANTS AND ISLAM on Facebook (where else?) on March 17, 2010 by a group calling itself MELBOURNE ACTION AGAINST IMMIGRATION AND ISLAM (established at the same time).
Late this afternoon, the rally had attracted 40+ “confirmed guests” (perhaps only half of whom appear to be genuine in intent).
By way of contrast, well over 500 Facebook users have indicated that they will attend the counter-rally.
Given these facts, it’s highly likely that the bigots who’ve organised the “MASS” rally will be outnumbered by a very wide margin, and may even be outnumbered by police. Beyond this, the miniscule ‘Australian Protectionist Party’ has loudly proclaimed its support for the rally, as have the racist teenyboppers belonging to the ‘Southern Cross Soldiers’, and a handful moar racists, fascists and neo-Nazis.
Sadly for them, this is Melbourne, not Cronulla.
Immigration rallies spark fears of violence
Saeed Saed Melbourne Leader
April 8, 2010
AN ESTIMATED 400 pro- and anti-immigration supporters will square off in the CBD tomorrow amid fears of violence.
The anti-immigration rally, organised by the Melbourne Action against Immigration and Islam, will begin tomorrow at 1.30pm at Flinders St Station and finish with a march to Parliament House.
A Unite against Racism Rally counter-rally will be held at the same time and location.
Unite against Racism organiser Jacob Grech said [he] had been told police would be out in force during the rallies, with officers patrolling on horseback.
Mr Grech said more than 300 people would attend the rally, including the Greens’ candidate for the state seat of Melbourne, Adam Bandt.
“The message of our rally is to celebrate Melbourne’s diversity and letting the racists know that we don’t want their racist violence in Melbourne’s streets,” he said.
“Their rally is the same kind of public displays that were taking place in Sydney a couple of months before the Cronulla riots.”
As of today, 52 people had registered interest in attending the anti-immigration rally on the event’s Facebook page. Site administrator Mark Hill was not available for comment.
Islamic Council of Victoria vice president Sherene Hassan urged Muslims not to attend the rally because of fears over potential violence.
“ICV is of the view that there is potential for violence if the two groups come in proximity to each other,” she said.
Victoria Police spokeswoman Sen-Constable Mia Paterson would not provide details on police operations at tomorrow’s rally.
But she said police were aware of the event and would be monitoring it.
MELBOURNE ACTION AGAINST IMMIGRATION AND ISLAM
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=417983343708
MASS RALLY AGAINST IMMIGRANTS AND ISLAM
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=375780000955
Australian Protectionist Party
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=180693512669
Southern Cross Soldiers Melbourne Chapter
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Melbourne-Australia/Southern-Cross-Soldiers-Melbourne-Chapter/167642605338
It is not news to report that the Bolsheviks destroyed the anarchist movement in the Soviet Union. But how, and what were the consequences? These reprinted bulletins from the Joint Committee for the Defense of Revolutionists Imprisoned in Russia and the Relief Fund of the International Working Men’s Association for Anarchists and Anarcho-Syndicalists Imprisoned or Exiled in Russia show it as it happened. They ‘shed a little light on the struggles of our comrades and keep their names alive’ (p.x)…
Another call for unity on the left, this time by SA in Victoria (‘Socialism of the 21st century’ and left unity): “In Victoria this year we will most likely have both federal and state elections. It would be a real step forward if all socialist groups publicly supported the candidates of other socialist organisations (Socialist Alliance, Socialist Party, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Communist Party of Australia) and advocated a first-preference vote for them.”
The Socialist Equality Party — the Australian section of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI), the world party of socialist revolution — is not included in this list, probably not without reason, as the SEP only make reference to the SA in order to denounce it, whereas the SA do what most everybody else does with regards the SEP, and ignore it.
Links — which is published by SA nee DSP — has published a statement by COSATU on “the brutal murder of Eugene Terre’Blanche on April 3, 2010″. Oddly, for an Australian-based publication, Links is most popular in the US, and by a fairly wide margin.
It’s unlikely — to put it mildly — that SA or any of the other Marxist parties will trouble any former lawyers as they make their way to their rightful place to a seat in State Parliament — although stranger things have happened. For my money — and keep in mind I live below the poverty line — the only possible exception would be inner-city Melbourne, where several seats — Brunswick, Melbourne, Northcote and Richmond, which are otherwise the property of Labor — are under pressure from The Greens.
“‘Spinning the Media’ is 6 month investigation by the University of Technology (UTS) Sydney and Crikey online news into the role PR plays in making the media.” Crikey asks: “Is the news you’re reading the work of a journalist … or a PR agent?” The obvious rejoinder being, ‘There’s a difference?’ See also : Alex Carey, Taking the Risk Out of Democracy: Propaganda in the US and Australia (University of New South Wales Press, 1988).
All-Embracing But Underwhelming is a blog by a Kiwi who works for The Illuminati. His role in undermining Kerry Bolton’s pioneering work in bringing THE TROOF to The Masses is currently being undertaken by way of that sinister institution known as The Academy.
Fuck Off We’re Full of Racists explores the Wide World of Racist Stoopid on Facebook (as well as providing some more serious commentary on matters relating to racial politics in Australia).
The bad old days will end is “Home of the Freedom Pass Anarchists and the wonderful world of professional wrestling, psychogeography, allotments and the class struggle.” The author writes: “On the day that I retired from my final job as a lockkeeper I left the following on the wall… I started work at fifteen years of age. Worked on the river and at sea but I also worked in factories and fields. In the circus and in films. I never achieved much. But I never crossed a picket line. Never judged a fellow worker by their colour or creed nor sucked up to the bosses for my own ends. Pretty much sums it all up.”
Welcome is a new(ish) French film currently on release in Australia. I saw it recently and, apart from an absence of car chases, it was pretty good, and a real tear-jerker (so ladies, bring a tissue). Margaret & David gave it ****.
In The Real World, Bad people in Calais, Brighton and elsewhere are flouting The Law in order to provide some degree of solidarity with the migrant workers whose plight is the subject of the film. Channeling Jesus Christ Himself, The Mad Monk pointed out on The Television earlier this week that He would support the Coalition’s policy on asylum seekers. The Mad Monk’s As to the Qs put to Him him by His his audience was masterful, apparently. Thus, to the shock and horror of its many critics, Uncle Rupert’s The Australian (by way of Patricia Karvelas) revealed him to be “at his best” (Softer Tony Abbott proves a winner on ABC’s Q&A, April 6, 2010).
Bonus spotting! “In a letter on the Kurdish struggle addressed to the Spartacist League, dated June 12, 2003, the IBT appended a postscript. You noted that as early as 1978, the Great Leader of the SL, Jim Robertson, referred to the Kurds as “Turds.” You were rightfully indignant at this blatantly chauvinist sneer. The recent diatribe against you in Workers Vanguard utterly fails to disprove your claim that Robertson obviously meant to be contemptuous of the Kurdish people. Robertson’s accusation that Reuben Samuels, the SL’s leading specialist on the Middle East and an advocate of the importance of the Kurdish struggle, was wasting his time on “the Turds” (capitalized in the original) could have no other intent. One of the former Spartacists who are now supporters of the LRP was in the room when Robertson made his filthy comment; he tells us that everyone there knew he was referring to the Kurds.
Xenophobic Sentiment Has Grown Sharply Following the Tragedy on the Moscow Metro
Russia has recently banned Adolf Hitler’s autobiographical work “Mein Kampf,” joining a number of countries where the “Nazi Bible” is already forbidden. State prosecutors said that a book that describes the concept of “Lebensraum” and paints the Slavic people as inferior beings has “a militaristic outlook and justifies discrimination and destruction of non-Aryan races, reflecting ideas which, when implemented, started World War II.” Experts suggest that the decision to add the book to the federal list of extremist materials signifies the Russian government’s wish to illustrate the war it is waging against the far-right movements. But can this war be won, especially after the Moscow metro bombings?
In Aotearoa/New Zealand, a bonehead has confessed to the murder of Jae Hyeon Kim, a Korean backpacker, in 2003. Shannon Flewellen admitted in the Christchurch High Court that he had helped choke Kim and stomped on his neck until he died (White supremacist admits killing Korean tourist, Keith Lynch, The Press, April 1, 2010).
Best ignored really eh; might scare the tourists — and their lovely money — away…
Two Greek anarchists are making molotov cocktails. One says to the other: "So who will we throw these at then?" The other replies: "What are you, some kind of fucking intellectual?"
