Left-Extremist Endeavours
Left-Extremist Endeavours
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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