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Left-Extremist Endeavours

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Anti-Americanism as a<br />

dominant ideological<br />

element<br />

Demonstrations against<br />

the so-called Wehrmacht<br />

Exhibition are evidence of<br />

the co-operation of neo-<br />

Nazis with the NPD/JN<br />

"Anti-Antifa" activities<br />

designed at least to unnerve<br />

the opponent<br />

rallies, most of which were stopped by the security authorities already<br />

in the early stages.<br />

Instead, one of the central agitation themes was the Kosovo<br />

conflict. NATO’s military action in Kosovo against Yugoslavia<br />

and, in particular, the participation of German soldiers met with<br />

opposition not only by the right-extremist parties, but also by the<br />

entire neo-Nazi scene. It was argued that, with this military strike,<br />

the U.S. had clearly shown their claim to imperial power, with the<br />

NATO nations giving their subservient allegiance.<br />

To quote from the Hamburg neo-Nazi publication "Zentralorgan"<br />

(ZORG - "Central Organ"):<br />

"The US used Yugoslavia’s internal affairs as a pretext to<br />

enforce, also in Europe, and with all means available, their<br />

self-elected claim to leadership within the ’new world order’<br />

proclaimed by them. Thanks to the subservient vassalage of<br />

the NATO nations, it is not particularly difficult for the US to<br />

achieve their end. ... Consequently, the separatist endeavours<br />

of the Kosovar Albanians and their underground army UÇK<br />

suit the One World strategists perfectly. They aim at solidarity<br />

with a racial minority on the Serbian territory in order to be<br />

able to undermine the Serbian nation-state."<br />

("Zentralorgan", no. 6, p. 16)<br />

In addition to agitation against NATO's military action in Kosovo,<br />

protest against the travelling exhibition "War of Extermination.<br />

Crimes of the Wehrmacht, 1941 - 1944" was the predominant<br />

theme among the neo-Nazis. Participation in demonstrations<br />

agains this exhibition revealed the close co-operation between<br />

neo-Nazis and the "National-Democratic Party of Germany"<br />

(NPD) and its youth organization "Young National Democrats"<br />

(JN).<br />

Thus, for instance, NPD/JN members notified the public authorities<br />

of demonstrations which, however, were organized and carried<br />

out mainly by neo-Nazis, e.g. in Kiel on 31 January and in<br />

Hamburg on 10 July. The neo-Nazis used the NPD's status as a<br />

political party in the hope of thus avoiding a ban of the event. In<br />

its turn, the NPD frequently relied on the neo-Nazi supporter<br />

potential to make "its" events look larger and more impressive.<br />

Most neo-Nazis, however, do not see the relationship with the<br />

NPD as one of continuous solidarity. They fear that the NPD<br />

might assume the role of opinion leader within the "National Resistance"<br />

and shove them aside.<br />

Spying on, and dissemination of, the addresses and activities of<br />

the political opponent continue to be a neo-Nazi field of action.<br />

The aim of these "Anti-Antifa" ["anti-antifascist"] activities is to<br />

launch verbal attacks against their opponents and to unnerve<br />

them by actions such as telephone calls. Thus, in late August, it<br />

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