More Spam

Similarly, in February 1998, hundreds of people received an unsolicited E-mail message containing one of Pierce's anti-Semitic and racist propaganda pieces. The message was a transcript of a recent radio broadcast by Pierce, entitled "Bill, Monica, and Saddam." In it, Pierce claimed that by writing about the Monica Lewinsky affair, the "Jewish media bosses" harmed President Clinton, who "would do whatever they told him to do," but "had screwed up so many times that he had become a liability for them." Pierce also asserted that these "media bosses" exaggerate the danger posed by Saddam Hussein so that the United States will attack Iraq and aid Israel, adding "the Jews would like to have us get rid of Saddam Hussein and cripple Iraq for them." In the same transcript, Pierce described Steven Spielberg as "one of the most influential of the Jewish media bosses." He went on to say that Spielberg's films, such as Schindler's List and Amistad, "were designed purely as psychological weapons for keeping White people off balance and feeling guilty, so that Jews can manipulate and exploit them more easily." Spams promoting NA ideology have been sent on at least two earlier occasions, once in 1995, on the eve of the Jewish High Holy Days, and in October 1994. Both times, the organization disavowed responsibility for the act.

Disrupting Discussion Groups

Until recently, another harassment tactic employed by the organization was the creation of an "Alliance Cybercell," whose members disrupted Internet discussion group exchanges, particularly those dealing with issues of concern to the Jewish community. During a 1996 speech to the NA's Cleveland unit, Pierce explained how the NA cells operated: "We have organized members working as teams, not identifying themselves as Alliance members but going into these discussion groups and virtually taking them over. . . ." Pierce went on to say that cell leaders "decide what discussion groups they want to get into . . . analyze the situation, analyze the types of propaganda that have been presented by the other side and we go in there and just tear them apart." This tactic, however, proved to be disappointing as a means of attracting potential members to the group. In 1998, Pierce reportedly urged Cybercell members to shift their recruiting activities from public debate to private one-on-one discussions with individuals they "meet" over the Internet.