ADL and SPLC Debunk Theirselves In Shooter "Conspiracy" Ties

The ant-first amendment/ anti-second amendment ADL and SPLC (anti-defamation league and Southern Poverty Law Center) has yet again pointed its finger calling some one exerting their fist amendment right as engaging in "hate speech" if not aligned with their (ADL/ SPLC) particular beliefs.

In a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article written Sunday it was attempted to link Alex Jones and the shooter that killed 3 cops over the weekend. Mr. Roddy the author of the article in the Pittsburg Post wrote "Mr. Poplawski turned to a far-right conspiracy Web site run by Alex Jones, a self-described documentarian with roots going back to the extremist militia movement of the early 1990s." From which the Southern Poverty Law Center backed up Mr. Roddys base less allegation with Heidi Beirich, director of research at the Southern Poverty Law Center and an expert on political extremists, stating "For some time now there has been a pretty good connection between being sucked into this conspiracy world and propagating violence," along with calling Mr. Poplawski's act, "a classic example of what happens when you start buying all this conspiracy stuff."

This guilt-by-association tactic that is well known and used by these two groups to attack the pro-second amendment right groups who are attempting to show the true nature of the Obama Administration who wants nothing better than to curtail the second amendment, in vain to say the least, and at the same time shows the extent these two groups will go to get what they want.

The ADL claims in its white supremacist section “Web sites like the neo-Nazi Stormfront forums and the anti-government conspiracy Infowars site fueled [Richard Poplawski's] racist, anti-Semitic, and conspiratorial mindset.” The link to this page has been disabled. Couldn't see that coming. However,

The ADL wrote the following about the Philly shooter, debunking its own allegation in the previous statement:

“One of Poplawski’s favorite places for such conspiracy theories was the Web site of the right-wing conspiracy radio talk show host Alex Jones. Poplawski visited the site, Infowars, frequently, shared links to it with others, and sometimes even posted to it. One of his frustrations with the site, though, was that it didn’t focus enough on the nefarious roles played by Jews in all these conspiracies. “For being such huge players in the endgame,” he observed in a March 29, 2009 posting to Infowars, “too many ‘infowarriors’ are surprisingly unfamiliar with the Zionists.” Another time he was more hopeful, noting that “racial awareness is on the rise among the young white population.”

This is nothing new with the ADL and SPLC in regards to these two groups wanting to suppress free speech and labeling any one that differs in views and excerpting their first amendment right as engaging in "hate speech." With the article I wrote entitled "Anti-Defamation League "Experts on Right-Wing Extremism" I mentioned there was a report done by Missouri law enforcement entitled, “The Modern Militia Movement” which lists support for Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, or Bob Barr for president as a sign of involvement in the militia movement. I also mentioned in that same article that in a 1993 raid by the San Fransisco Police on the ADL office, they uncovered computer files [including stolen confidential police documents containing personal information] on 9,876 individuals and more than 950 groups. The ADL denies they engage in illegal activity, however, brag of their “nationwide fact-finding infrastructure.”

March 08' in Arnold, Mo. an extremism training class for Missouri law enforcement was held in which cops from around 25 different agencies heard lectures from “ADL experts on right-wing extremism.” From which is likely the documentation from this meeting to the attendees led to the basis for the “Modern Militia Movement” report written by Missouri law enforcement.


As I have said before about these two dangerous groups, with such Nazi/ Stalin style tactics the ADL and SPLC are engaging in, its scary to say the least, and these two groups need an eye kept on them at all times.

UPDATE 4/7/09: The New York Times article "Man Accused in Pittsburgh Killings Voiced Racist Views Online" has got on the ADL, SPLC bandwagon by attempting to link Mr. Poplawski's actions Saturday and Stormfront, a white supremacist chat site, to Infowars, a Web site affiliated with a radio talk show host, Alex Jones, who Mr. Poplawski's openly criticized Jones’ anti-racist political viewpoint.

UPDATE 4/07/09:

Now, following an earlier clarification from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and a retraction from the Raw Story website, a Daily Kos contributor with the handle fcvaguy, has added the following update to his original piece:

Based on a correction/retraction on RawStory, I have reason to doubt the information reported by the ADL with respect to Alex Jones and Infowars or PrisonPlanet. In fact, evidence points to the contrary; that Alex Jones has spoken strongly against hate speech similar to that spoken by Richard Poplawski. Therefore, in fairness, I’ve removed any references in this diary with respect to Alex Jones and the websites Infowars or PrisonPlanet.

It now follows that the ADL should also issue a retraction of their initial comments, the original source from which other blogs and websites took their lead. Reports Steve Watson.