| It’s unfortunate that it sometimes takes a tragic event like this to focus the nation’s attention on the very real threat of domestic terrorism. At the Southern Poverty Law Center, we’re working hard to track and expose extremists like the anti-Semitic fanatic who lashed out last week. In fact, in the latest issue of our Intelligence Report, we warned about a dangerous resurgence of right-wing extremism since President Obama was elected. — J. Richard Cohen, CEO and President |
June 17, 2009 Dear Friend, Like you, my colleagues and I were deeply saddened by the murder of security guard Stephen Johns at the Holocaust Museum. It’s unfortunate that it sometimes takes a tragic event like this to focus the nation’s attention on the very real threat of domestic terrorism. At the Southern Poverty Law Center, we’re working hard to track and expose extremists like the anti-Semitic fanatic who lashed out last week. In fact, in the latest issue of our Intelligence Report, we warned about a dangerous resurgence of right-wing extremism since President Obama was elected. We’re also working closely with law enforcement — making sure that officers have the latest intelligence on extremists and training them to combat hate crimes and domestic terrorism. Every day, we get calls from law enforcement officials who want information about extremists in their areas. In addition to the Holocaust Museum shooting, we’ve seen the murders of five police officers by extremists in recent months and the assassination of a prominent Kansas physician by an extremist tied to the anti-government militia movement. These killers may have acted alone, but they were all influenced by the hate movement in America. What’s alarming is that this movement is now being aided and abetted by far-right pundits on cable TV and talk radio, who are fanning the flames of hate with their increasingly hysterical rhetoric targeting President Obama, the government, Latino immigrants and others who are not like them. These are the same commentators who ridiculed the recent Department of Homeland Security that predicted the very kind of violent attacks we’re now seeing. We all need to speak out against hate — whether it’s in the national media or in our communities. Thursday, we’ll be at the National Press Club in Washington for a panel discussion about extremist rhetoric in the media. We hope the lessons from this latest tragedy won’t soon fade from our national consciousness. I can assure you that we will remain vigilant. Thank you for standing with us and for all you do for the cause of justice. Sincerely, You can donate to the Southern Poverty Law Center online. Contact SPLC: online. Or by mail: |
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