The Patriot guide book
The Patriot Guidebook
to a Better America
-by-
Minuteman [DiP/Misfits/BMF]
polaris@np.newpower.com
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any portion of it, may be reproduced without express consent of the author.
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Before i begin, i would like to thank lots of people for their help in
writing and compiling this journal... guys... you deserve a strong pat on
the back...
Sarin
br0k3n
Thorzine
Leprekaun
Weasel
And all of the other wonderful folks on #anarchy...
I hope all you guys enjoy what you've helped to create. :)
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*WARNING*
The material you are about to read may be offensive and shocking to some.
The author did not write this with the intention to incite or instruct anyone
to form a revolution, create violence, or commit illegal acts within the
United States of America. This manual was written only for informational
sake. The political feelings are of the author only. Should anyone use
the information in this manual to violate the laws of the United States,
let he/she beware that the author of this guide takes no responsibility
for the consequences of their actions. If you violate this agreement, you
threaten the freedom of the press by demonstrating that the people cannot be
trusted with provocative documents.
LET THE BUYER BEWARE!
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"...We have studied your Communist Smersh, Mao, Che, Bucharin. We have
learned our lessions well, and have added a few home-grown Yankee tricks
of our own. Before you start your next smear campaign, before you murder
again, before you railroad another patriot into a mental institution...
better think it over.
See the old man at the corner where you buy your paper? He may have a
silencer equipped pistol under his coat. That extra fountain pen in the
pocket of the insurance salesman that calls on you might be a cyanide-gas
gun. What about your milkman? Arsenic works slow but sure. Your auto
mechanic may stay up nights studying booby traps.
These patriots are not going to let you take their freedom away from them.
They have learned the silent knife, the strangler's cord, the target rifle
that hits sparrows at 200 yards. Only their leaders restrain them.
Traitors beware! Even now the cross hairs are on the back of your necks!"
- From the March 15, 1963 issue of "On Target"
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Description of the PG
II. The Organizations of the Right Wing
III. Sabotage/Harassment/Espionage
IV. The Weapons of the Right Wing
V. The Enemies of the Right Wing
VI. Final Notes
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I. What is the Patriot Guidebook
I wrote this guide a few weeks after the bombing incident in Oklahoma
City. I am a member of several militia and right-wing groups, and
realized the lack of any real complete guide to a small-time militia
member with ideas and information for him to do locally. What you
are about to read is a document based on various groups, individuals,
and articles that definitively explains what the role of a right-wing
extremist is, and how to accomplish that role.
I did *NOT* write this guide for White Supremacists. Let me use this
temporary soapbox to explain the intense hate i hate for nazis and the
klan. The real Right Wing does not embrace or accept nazis or white
supremacists as valid members. To me, they are only fringe lunatics
who really dont know what they are fighting for. In order for us to
succeed in our goal, we must unite all the people of the United States,
because as Abraham Lincoln once said, "A divided house cannot stand."
This guide was written for sane, well-minded right-wingers who are
tired of the status quo and who are looking for a change. If I
have offended you so far, i suggest you stop reading now, and save
yourself further annoyance.
II. The Organizations of the Right Wing
"...March on, march on,
Keep us forever free...
...Fight on, Fight on,
And keep our nation free.
And let them see our motto be,
'Don't Tread On Me.'"
- Right-Wing protest chant
"Join or DIE."
- Motto from a Revolutionary Propaganda page by Benjamin Franklin.
The first thing one needs to know, is the various groups within the
right wing. If i was to list every single organization within the
right-wing, i'd be wasting my time. Here are a few that a good
conservative/extremist SHOULD know, if nothing, for basic knowledge.
If you know of any specific groups you think i should add to this list
for later versions of this manual, please email me at
polaris@np.newpower.com with the appropriate information.
- The John Birch Society -
Phone # : 1-800-JBS-USA1, 414-749-3780
Address : The John Birch Society
P.O. Box 8040
Appleton, Wisconsin 54913
Membership Dues: $48 plus an optional subscription cost for The
New American newspaper.
The John Birch Society has been a major facet of the right-wing
since its creation in 1958. It is a non-militant, ultraconservative
anti-communist group that supports termination of all relations
and trade with communist countries and urges the maintenance of a
strong U.S. military. It describes itself as an educational group
that seeks less government and "more responsibility." The JBS
advocates FREE ENTERPRISE, LOWER TAXES, and complete U.S. withdrawal
from the United Nations. It publishes two newspapers, The JBS
Bulletin, and The New American. The JBS accepts any ethnic or
religious minority so long as they put America over their background.
If one orders information with them, they send very clear and fact-
based literature about their positions, and why they are valid.
For instance, one pamphlet details 12 well backed reasons, why we
must "GET OUT" of the United Nations. Birchers are known for their
political vigilance, and their credibility.
- The Minutemen -
Phone # :
Address :
Current Membership Dues:
Little has been heard from the Minutemen since the late '70's. I am
99% sure that they still exist, it seems they have just slipped from
the limelight. The Minutemen were one of the most publicized militant
groups of right-wingers in the '60's and '70's. Robert DePugh, their
charasmatic leader kept the Minutemen active and vigilant, throughout
this period. The Anti-Defamation League several times conducted
covert espionage activities on them, trying to discern that rumors
concerning wether the Minutemen were anti-semetic were true. Those
rumors proved false, when the On Target Newsletter of theirs called
neo-Nazis "tin-horn Hitlers" and various other derogatory terms.
The Minutemen stress non-communism, non-socialism, and non-facism.
They horde weapons and doomsday material for the "Day". They can
be contacted through publications distributed by the JBS, and other
groups.
- The Freemen -
I have no information on joining or addresses for this group. However,
they are extremely similar to the Minutemen, and have been featured in
various magazine and newspaper articles with the Michigan Militia and
other highly publicized right wing groups.
- Local Militias -
Local militias can often be contacted through various right-wing
national groups, like the Minutemen, or through electronic bulletin
board systems, national or local. If you intend on joining a local
militia, be sure to know the following:
1.) How many members does it have? (It should have 100+)
2.) Does it conduct armed training sessions? (It should)
3.) Does it have any links to other groups? Which ones?
4.) Is it a white supremacy group? (If they are serious, the answer
should be a firm NO)
5.) What are the requirements for joining, and how much
does it cost (if anything)?
Here is a base list of several militias in active states. This info was
found in an ADL (Anti-Defamation League) report, and had to be edited
extensively because of intense political bias, and because of several
listings of white-supremacist (illegitimate, in my opinion) groups.
Arizona
Efforts have recently begun in Arizona to create a militia movement.
David Espy, who portrays himself a latter-day American Revolutionary
captain, has attempted to organize militia meetings over the last
several weeks. An advertisement he placed in the September 11
and 25. 1994 issues of the Prescott Courier announced a meeting
in Paulden, Arizona of the "Association of the Sons of Liberty
and the Volunteer Militia." The purpose of the meeting was
to discuss plans for action against the federal government which,
in his words, "continue[s] to pass legislation that weaken
our unalienable, private property and Bill of Rights (sic)."
The formation of a militia is an integral part of Espy's plan:
"So, everyone out there, who thinks that taking pride in owning
firearms, is being fanatical or nuts, should remember where you
are living and how we all got here to begin with. It wasn't by
just sitting back and letting the government run our lives and
usurping our fundamental rights as free people. So forgive me,
if I see a clear and present danger with what is happening in
our country today, and that I feel a genuine and rational need
to form a volunteer militia force. If for no other reason than
to [let] Washington know that there is still a large group of
us out here that have inherited revolutionary DNA and are willing
to fight for it until our dying breath."
Another aspect of his plan is a demand for "the legal cessation
(sic) of Arizona from these federal United States." Also
active in Arizona is Gary D. Hunt, a man obsessed with the Waco
Branch Davidian incident. Hunt himself was present during the
siege in Waco and wrote about the event at the time, comparing
the Branch Davidians to the original revolutionary Minutemen:
"I understand why [the Minutemen] were willing to stand and
face portions of the greatest military force in the world. And
I understand why David Koresh and the other brave defenders of
Mount Carmel stand fearlessly defending their home and mine."
More recently, Hunt has distributed a flier dated July 2, 1994
and labeled "Sons of Liberty No. 3." The flier describes
the effectiveness of militias in the Revolutionary War and suggests
that militias are again needed now. At the bottom of the flier,
written in by hand, Hunt announced: "March on Phx FBI 8-25-94
5-6 p.m. to release the Branch Davidians. Bring legal signs +
guns. Tell a friend." The FBI and Phoenix Police paid close
attention, but the planned march never materialized.
Colorado
Militias in Colorado have benefitted from the support of a number
of right-wing groups. Most active in the movement are so-called
Patriot groups that proliferate throughout the state. Others showing
support for militias in Colorado are the Constitutionists, The
Guardians of American Liberties (GOAL), and state representative
Charles Duke. Militias, calling themselves Patriots, are being
formed across the state and are currently operating in Lakewood,
Longmont, Boulder, and Greeley. The Patriots propaganda promotes
the view that the federal government has betrayed the people
and the Constitution through laws regarding home-schooling,
abortion, taxation, freedom of speech and religion, and, most
importantly, gun control. While calling on citizens to take
political action (for example, write their Congressmen, attend
meetings, etc.), they also urge that people prepare to resist the
government by forming militias and stockpiling weapons, groceries
and other necessities for survival.
The Patriots publish a newsletter and sell tapes and videos through
"The Patriot Library." Among the titles for sale are
"The New World Order, Communist groups supported by Hillary
Clinton," as well as tapes describing black helicopters said
to be scrutinizing the actions of citizens in the western states.
Guardians of American Liberties, a multi-slate organization centered
in Boulder, is attempting to take a leadership role in the militia
movement. It describes itself as a national grassroots network
of American Citizens formed to insure our government is free of
corruption, that it is actively aligned with the will of the people
and to safeguard the Constitution of the United States of America
from all forms of corruption." GOAL has some 40 to 50 members
in Colorado as well as claimed chapters in Texas, Arizona, California
and Nevada. It has established a militia committee, although it
is not clear what degree of success it has achieved in organizing
militias in Colorado or elsewhere. GOAL literature lists these
additional committees: a "Federal Reserve IRS Committee."
a "Political Prisoner Committee," and a "Sovereignty
Freedom Committee," beneath which is printed the slogan,
"Kick the Feds out of the Counties."
The Constitutionists, a Kansas-based extremist group whose leadership
includes Evan Mecham, the impeached former governor of Arizona,
has received support in its promotion of militias from Colorado
State representative Charles Duke (not related to David Duke). Duke
spoke at the group's June conference in Indianapolis and promoted
the formation of militias as an effective way for citizens to protect
themselves from the government. At a Patriots meeting last July,
Duke demanded that "We need some ability to get some firepower to protect
the citizens. I would like to see a militia...[the type] that
functions as a sheriff's posse and has sufficient training."
Radio station KHNC in Johnstown has offered its facilities to
the Patriots and other groups active in the militia movement.
KHNC broadcasts continuous Patriot programs and talk on "conservative
issues." In addition to using the radio to air their views.
Colorado militias also disseminate information on computer bulletin
boards that reach readers across the country. The Colorado Free
Militia and Boulder Patriots, for example, are promoted on the
New Age Electronic Information Service, a Colorado bulletin board.
Florida
A Key Largo-based group calls itself alternately the United States
Militia and the 1st Regiment Florida State Militia. Making a specious
claim to legitimacy from such documents as the U.S. Constitution,
the Federalist Papers, the Florida Constitution and Florida statutes,
this group has been attempting to recruit members at "patriotic"
and anti-gun control gatherings in Florida. Mimicking the style
of the Declaration of Independence, its literature speaks of a
"Train of Abuses" perpetrated on state and local governments
and the citizenry by the federal government. "Just as our
Founding Fathers of this country shook off their shackles of bondage,"
the group declares, "so must we."
The militia's regulations state that "County units will be
organized in each county of the state." Militia members are
told to expect to spend one weekend a month engaging in unit activities
including rallies, shooting events and fund raisers. A list of
suitable equipment is provided, which includes one thousand rounds
of ammunition per weapon and six 30-round magazines for each militia
member. While the group's regulations state that "The unit
may not be used against the police or governmental authority within
the state of Florida," an exception may be made when such
an "entity" commits "crimes of violation of their oath of officer
and "of "sections or articles of the Constitution of the United States
of America and of this state."
The United States Militia's material was distributed at a U.S.
Constitution Restoration Rally in Lakeland, Florida, on October
1, 1994. Attended by 1,000 to 1,500 people, the event was sponsored
by Operation Freedom, an outfit created by Charles and Ruth Ann
Spross of Maitland Florida. The Sprosses describe their effort
as a "for profit partnership," and, indeed, they offer
for sale scores of video and book titles, such as "The Planned
Destruction of America" and Linda Thompson's "Waco,
The Big Lie." Featured on the schedule at the October 1 gathering
was a speech by M. J. "Red" Beckman, of Montana, who
has been influential in the militia movement in his home state.
Distributed along with the speakers program at the rally was a
sheet bearing the heading: "Paul Revere Rides Again."
It proclaimed: "A strong and growing Underground Patriotic
Movement with state-wide militia groups exists against The Sinister
Ones that is unreported by the monopolistic and controlled establishment
media." Stockpile food, water, guns and ammo. Never surrender
your weapons.... Form or attend meetings with other spirited patriots....
Consider yourself warned!"
Also distributed in large numbers at the rally was a flier urging
that "All Gun Owners Should Fire A WARNING SHOT As A Signal
To The New Congress" on November 11 at 11:00 pm. "Congress
has failed to safeguard the Bill of Rights," it reads, "especially
the 2nd Amendment." It further declares: A warship will fire
a warning shot across the bow, a rattlesnake will sound off: these
warnings are never ignored. It is time to warn politicians that
if they do not respect the Bill of Rights they should at least
fear the wrath of the People. Congress is forcing the country
into a civil war.
A group in Tampa that claims alignment with a national "patriot
movement" has ordered four judges and several Hillsborough
County officials, including the tax collector, to give themselves
up for arrest to the group's "Constitutional Court". Founder
of the group, Emilio Ippolito, and his daughter, Susan Mokdad,
reportedly said they have an unarmed militia composed of volunteers
to execute the Constitutional Court's orders. Subsequently, Ed
Brown, an activist with an armed militia group in New Hampshire,
contacted Florida law enforcement authorities, prosecutors' offices
and the Florida Bar Association to express support for Ippolito's
court.
Idaho
As in other parts of the country, the recent rise of militias
in Idaho can be linked to four events: the Randy Weaver siege,
the Waco disaster, the passage of the Brady Law and the federal
anti-crime law. Idaho militias identify particularly closely with
the Weaver incident because it took place inside the state and
because some key militia figures in the region were allied with
Weaver and indeed participated in the events surrounding the siege.
Samuel Sherwood, an Idaho militia leader, has recruited hundreds
of Idahoans into his United States Militia Association. At a July
meeting in Blackfoot, Idaho, Sherwood reportedly told potential
recruits that President Clinton's crime bill authorized the government
to hire 100,000 former Royal Hong Kong police to come to America
to enforce gun control laws. As of August 1991, Sherwood's association
has organized militias in at least a dozen of Idaho's counties.
Sherwood's recruitment campaign has met with opposition from law
enforcement officials. The Tri-County Sheriff's Association, representing
16 eastern Idaho counties, has passed a resolution against the
formation of militias. Greg Moffat, Madison County Sheriff and
the leader of the association, has asserted that they would "give
absolutely no support to the idea of a militia."
Indiana
Indianapolis is the home base of Linda Thompson, an influential
figure in the militia movement nationally. Thompson is a lawyer
and chairman of the American Justice Federation, which describes
itself as "a group dedicated to stopping the New World Order
and getting the truth out to the American public." Thompson
claims to have contact with militias in all 50 states. She appears
frequently at militia gatherings and gun shows, to lecture and
sell her videos "Waco, The Big Lie," and "Waco
II - The Big Lie Continues." The latter, she claims, "proves
conclusively the government murdered 100 men, women and children
at Mt. Carmel in April, 1993." She also sells other propaganda
material such as "The Traitor Files," which purport
to link "Bill and Hillary Clinton to a Marxist-Terrorist
network." On July 13, 1991, Thompson was arrested in Indianapolis
for using her vehicle to block a bus carrying supporters of President
Clinton's health care plan. She was charged with obstructing traffic.
At the time of her arrest police officers seized from her person
a .45-caliber pistol and a .22-caliber Derringer pistol. They
also found in her vehicle an assault rifle with 295 rounds of
ammunition. Her case is pending.
Thompson had an even more controversial message to be delivered to
the government. The ultimatum commanded members of Congress
to initiate legislation immediately that would, among
other things, repeal the 14th, 16th and 17th Amendments to the
Constitution, and the Brady Law and NAFTA. Designating herself
"Acting Adjutant General" of the "Unorganized
Militia of the United States" Thompson ordered all participants
to come "armed and in uniform." She announced that,
besides delivering the ultimatum, "The militia will arrest
Congressmen who have failed to uphold their oaths of office, who
will then be tried for Treason by citizens courts." Realizing
after several months that support for her march was lacking, Thompson
called it off, yet her standing in the militia movement apparently
remains undiminished. The John Birch Society, troubled about Thompson's
influence on its members and staff, found it necessary to warn
them against her. On May 12, 1994. the Society, issued an official
"admonition to all members and a directive to all employees"
to "stay clear of her schemes." They said: "Linda
Thompson's call for the arrest in September of members of Congress
and the President of the United States by an armed militia is
not just insane, it is contrary to all understanding of the nature
and identity of the enemy." It appears that even by the standards
of the John Birch Society, Thompson is very radical.
Meanwhile, Thompson continues to appear at rallies and conferences
around the country, and on radio, promoting the militia cause
and calling down thunder upon the American government and its
law enforcement agencies. A rally to form a militia in Indianapolis
took place in September 1994, at a union hall in the south central
part of the city. In attendance were some 200 persons, filling
the hall to capacity, while an overflow crowd was turned away.
A smaller militia is believed to be functioning in Switzerland
County, in eastern Indiana.
Michigan
The militia movement has gained a following in Michigan. The most
visible such group in the state has sprung up in northern Michigan.
Spokesmen there make the (probably exaggerated) claim that militias
have 10,000 members and that brigades are operating or are currently
forming in 66 of the state's 83 counties. Meetings reportedly
draw 50 to 100 attendees.
The issues animating Michigan's militias are the same as those
fueling the movement nationally. Chief among them is a belief
that gun control legislation is but a prelude to a complete ban
on firearms ownership in this country. An essential additional
ingredient, though, is their conviction that the government intends
to wage war on citizens who refuse to give up their weapons. They
cite as evidence for this view the tragic assault on the Branch
Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, and the 1992 raid on the cabin
of Randy Weaver in Idaho, in which Weaver's wife and son and a
federal marshal were killed. They also contend that this same
federal government is acquiescing in the surrender of U.S. sovereignty
to the United Nations and other international bodies. The militia's
aims are to "stand against tyranny, globalism, moral relativism,
humanism and the New World Order threatening to undermine these
United States of America."
Norman E. Olson, 47, a Baptist minister and gun-shop owner in
Alanson, is the Commander of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Northern
Michigan Regional Militia. After a few months of discussion and
recruitment, the group was established in April 1994. It conducts
training exercises twice a month. At a recent session, weapons
reportedly included Chinese SKS semi-automatic assault rifles,
shotguns and deer rifles. Olson strenuously denies that the
Northern Michigan Regional Militia is racist or anti Semitic.
He claims some Jewish ancestry, and professes admiration for Israel.
In reference to the aborted march on Washington promoted by
Indianapolis militia leader Linda Thompson, Olson has written:
"Many thousands are prepared to go to Washington in uniform, carry
their guns, prepared to present the ultimatum to the President and
to Congress. This may be the beginning of a Concord-like
confrontation." A militia pamphlet distributed at a May meeting in
Petoskey attended by some 55 people reportedly asked: "What force
exists to prevent a state or federally orchestrated massacre like
the one in Waco from occurring in Michigan?" Ray Southwell, a real
estate agent who is the group's information officer, has said: "I'd
guess that within the next two years, you will see the Constitution
suspended." His further prediction: "Christian fundamentalists
will be the first to go under fascism this time. Just like the
Jews were the first last time."
Southwell speaks as though he regards confrontation with law enforcement
as inevitable. His militia is preparing for the day "when
martial law is declared." "We are taking a stand," he says, "and are
prepared to lose everything." Other militia activists in Michigan
have had their own encounter with the law. Police in Fowlerville
(Livingston County) arrested three militia members on September 8, 1994.
Loaded rifles and handguns, as well as gas masks, night-vision
binoculars and two-way radios, were found in their car. At the
men's scheduled September 14 hearing, at least two dozen uniformed
supporters staged a protest in front of the courthouse and stomped
on a United Nations flag. The suspects failed to appear and are
considered fugitives. They were described by their supporters as
security aides to Mark Koernke (a.k.a. "Mark from Michigan"), a former
Army intelligence officer whose "America in Peril" video and speeches
have helped to recruit members to militias around the country.
Missouri
Militias are active in Missouri but do not appear to be as well-organized
as in other states. They operate in at least five southern Missouri
counties: Crawford, Green, Barton, Dade and Cedar, and number
collectively approximately 130 members. The militias hold irregular
meetings to view training videos, discuss paramilitary techniques
and exchange literature reflecting right-wing views. Missouri's
militias are attempting to organize themselves for political action
by, among other things, running candidates for local office. In
keeping with their political aspirations, they have attempted
to avoid any public identification with more extreme groups, although
some members also belong to the John Birch Society and the Populist
Party.
Montana
Militias have been forming in Montana since February 1991. The rhetoric
of these groups focuses mainly on gun control and other familiar militia
causes. Meetings have been held across the state, drawing as many as
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