ADL Says War On Terrorism Must Include "Left-wing/Anarchist" Groups International Socialist Organization, International Action Center, Noam Chomsky Among Those Targeted 9/18/01 4:56:42 PM LSN Staff New York, NY -- The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith is demanding that George Bush's "War on Terrorism" include attacks on "Left-wing" and "anarchist" groups that the ADL claims are spreading "hate". Among groups and individuals targeted in the ADL's latest press release are the International Action Center, the International Socialist Organization, and Noam Chomsky. The groups were, among other things, indexed alongside "Hardcore White Supremacist" groups in a list of groups that had criticized Israel after the bombing. The ADL call echoes an earlier call made by then-FBI Director Louis Freeh in May, when he told Congress, during a committee hearing on "Terrorism", that "Anarchists and extremist socialist groups -- many of which, such as the Worker's World Party, Reclaim the Streets, and Carnival Against Capitalism -- have an international presence and,. at times, also represent a potential threat in the United States. For example, anarchists, operating individually and in groups, caused much of the damage during the Seattle World Trade meeting." The ADL, a radical Masonic organization that generally cooperates directly with the Federal Government, is trying to perform "damage control" as widely spread internet statements accusing US policy towards Israel of being responsible for the bombing, and widespread leafletting of city streets across the country by anti-Israeli groups, as well as the writings of Libertarian anti-war critics, are beginning to have a noticeable effect on public mood. Shortly after the attack, the Israeli lobby in the United States ordered their Zionist supporters in the media not to report on any connection of this attack with Israel policy, so as not to link the attack to Israel in the public's mind. Many Americans still today belive that the country was attacked by people who "hate our democracy" rather than those angry at a specific policy. Libertarian Socialist News Post Office Box 12244 Silver Spring, MD 20908 http://www.overthrow.com (check out our messageboards -- discuss this story on-line!) (Formerly http://www.libertariansocialist.com)
