New York, NY, February 29, 1996...Bomb-making, military and weapons training, vigilante attacks and assassinations aimed at "enemies" such as local and federal law enforcement officials, civil rights groups, journalists and minorities are the subjects of the publications written and read by extreme right-wing militias and other violence prone extremists, according to a new report released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

The Literature of Apocalypse: Far-Right Voices of Violence provides examples of books and manuals featuring paranoid, anti-government as well as anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Included in the publications are detailed instructions for violent resistance against the "criminal organization" of the Federal Government, which is portrayed as depriving American citizens of their Constitutional rights.

"These publications amount to a recipe for murder, terrorism and mayhem," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "The ideologies of hate and violence expressed here are not fictional. When the authors discuss 'enemies' and 'targets,' they mean actual human beings." Mr. Foxman added, "as we have witnessed from the tragedy of Oklahoma City, these publications present a serious cause for concern and investigation by law enforcement officials."

Among the publications cited in the report are:

The Road Back, published by Noontide Press -- a publishing entity linked to the largest anti-Semitic organization in the country, the Liberty Lobby -- is comprised of step-by-step recipes for building, setting, and detonating bombs and land mines.

The Florida State Militia: State Security Handbook recommends, along with several anti-Semitic periodicals, weapons for newly formed militias such as pistols, rifles, shotguns, primers, powder and bullets. "BUY AMMO NOW!" the anonymous writer urges. "YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BUY IT LATER!"

Seed of the Woman details the violent exploits of several young neo-Nazis in contemporary America, promoting Nazi doctrine and favorably depicting Nazi-inspired slaughter. Like the novel The Turner Diaries, found to be popular among militia members and widely reported to have been an inspiration for indicted Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh, Seed of the Woman encourages violence against Jews, Blacks, homosexuals and other minorities.

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