Jews and the ADL; "Who are the Real Hate Mongers?"

In 1999, three mailings from the 11th Hour Remnant Messenger came to ADL's attention. A nine-page letter dated February 1999, the first of these mailings, asked, "Who are the real hate mongers?" The answer: Jews and those "backed by Jewish influence," who espouse "Separatist bashing and belittling the Aryan" to "deceive the vast majority of Adamic White Aryan people." According to the 11th Hour Remnant, this conspiracy of Jews and their supporters, led by ADL, uses terms such as "Bigotry" and "Racism" to "control and silence the opposition to their harmful and repugnant ways." These evil plotters supposedly use their "controlled media," their "controlled politics" and their "controlled financial power" to "assure that their agenda is carried out."

Story and Bertollini claim these malicious forces are trying "to stomp out all Truth about who we people are that live in North Idaho" and want to "mix the white race with other peoples by encouraging multiculturalism, immigration, and relocation of these other peoples to North Idaho." "The 11th Hour Remnant Messenger did not come to North Idaho to stir up controversy," they write. "The profound depth of controversy and confusion was here long before we came to North Idaho!"

In this letter, Story and Bertollini also describe the 11th Hour Remnant Messenger in detail: its affiliations, its policies and its goals. They emphasize that their group has "absolutely no connection with any other group or groups or organizations whatsoever," perhaps out of fear of being named in a large lawsuit against Aryan Nations filed the previous month.¹ Story and Bertollini assert that they are not preaching in order to make money, stating that they "accept no contributions or donations" and "do not charge" for their work. They claim also not to want "followers." "We do not proselyte [sic] anyone to our cause," they write. "We merely want to make our kindred, the Adamic White Aryan race, aware of our Lord, Savior, Redeemer and our God."

Towards the end of the letter, the two claim

that their mission is finished, their next assignment is "unknown," and they are "goin' fishin'!" "We have completed the primary mission that we set out to accomplish," they write. "Our final mission was to reveal the truth about who are the real Chosen of God (The Remnant). Also, to warn the Chosen of God who are their real enemies (The Jew). This has now been accomplished!" Yet Story and Bertollini have continued their activities. Bertollini spoke on behalf of Aryan Nations at a public forum on June 18, 1999, at North Idaho College. Story was also in attendance. In addition, Bertollini attended the July 10, 1999, Aryan Nations parade in Coeur d'Alene, where he reportedly called Butler "the only man standing up for the white race in America that I know of, and doing it in a reasonable way."