White Wolves: Difference between revisions
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The '''White Wolves''' is a putative British nationalist and racist militant organisation which claimed responsibility for several racially motivated bombings in London in 1999. |
The '''White Wolves''' is a putative British nationalist and racist militant organisation which claimed responsibility for several racially motivated bombings in London in 1999. |
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Around the time of the Brixton nail-bomb, 25 people received stenciled notes stating: |
Around the time of the Brixton nail-bomb, 25 people received stenciled notes stating: |
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{{quote|''Notice is hereby given that all non-whites (defined by blood, not religion) must permanently leave the British Isles before the year is out. Jews & non-whites who remain after 1999 has ended will be exterminated. When the clocks strike midnight |
{{quote|''Notice is hereby given that all non-whites (defined by blood, not religion) must permanently leave the British Isles before the year is out. Jews & non-whites who remain after 1999 has ended will be exterminated. When the clocks strike midnight on the 31st of December 1999 the White Wolves will begin to howl and when the Wolves begin to howl the Wolves begin to hunt. You have been warned. Hail Britannia.''<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/328181.stm "Racist 'Wolves' emerge from shadows"] BBC. 25 April 1999. BBC</ref>}} |
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At the time of the bombings, police authorities believed that former Combat 18 second-in-command [[Del O'Connor]] was the likely head of the White Wolves.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/1999/apr/28/uksecurity.stuartmillar Anti-terror police seek White Wolf racist over bombs] 28 April 1999. ''The Guardian'' (UK)</ref> A stencilled message had been circulated reading ''C18 did not carry out the Brixton bombing. We, the White Wolves, did.''<ref name="indp">Burrell, Ian (28 April 1999) [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/police-seek-leader-of-neonazi-gang-1090058.html "Police seek leader of neo-Nazi gang"], ''The Independent''.</ref> |
At the time of the bombings, police authorities believed that former Combat 18 second-in-command [[Del O'Connor]] was the likely head of the White Wolves.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/1999/apr/28/uksecurity.stuartmillar Anti-terror police seek White Wolf racist over bombs] 28 April 1999. ''The Guardian'' (UK)</ref> A stencilled message had been circulated reading ''C18 did not carry out the Brixton bombing. We, the White Wolves, did.''<ref name="indp">Burrell, Ian (28 April 1999) [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/police-seek-leader-of-neonazi-gang-1090058.html "Police seek leader of neo-Nazi gang"], ''The Independent''.</ref> |
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==Arrest== |
==Arrest== |
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In May 1999, a 22-year-old engineer named [[David Copeland]] was arrested and charged with all three nail-bombings.<ref>[http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/may1999/lond-m04.shtml London nail-bomber arrested—What shapes the psychology of hate?] 4 May 1999. World Socialist Web Site.</ref> Many{{who|date=June 2012}} believe that the "White Wolves" were an invention of Copeland to try to further his goal of precipitating a race war in Britain{{ |
In May 1999, a 22-year-old engineer named [[David Copeland]] was arrested and charged with all three nail-bombings.<ref>[http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/may1999/lond-m04.shtml London nail-bomber arrested—What shapes the psychology of hate?] 4 May 1999. World Socialist Web Site.</ref> Many{{who|date=June 2012}} believe that the "White Wolves" were an invention of Copeland to try to further his goal of precipitating a race war in Britain{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:21, 19 February 2014
The White Wolves is a putative British nationalist and racist militant organisation which claimed responsibility for several racially motivated bombings in London in 1999.
Mike Whine, head of the Board of Jewish Deputies theorised that the White Wolves were a splinter group of Combat 18, deriving their name from a Serbian paramilitary formation.
The organisation adheres to the doctrine of leaderless resistance.[1]
London bombs
Around the time of the Brixton nail-bomb, 25 people received stenciled notes stating:
Notice is hereby given that all non-whites (defined by blood, not religion) must permanently leave the British Isles before the year is out. Jews & non-whites who remain after 1999 has ended will be exterminated. When the clocks strike midnight on the 31st of December 1999 the White Wolves will begin to howl and when the Wolves begin to howl the Wolves begin to hunt. You have been warned. Hail Britannia.[2]
At the time of the bombings, police authorities believed that former Combat 18 second-in-command Del O'Connor was the likely head of the White Wolves.[3] A stencilled message had been circulated reading C18 did not carry out the Brixton bombing. We, the White Wolves, did.[4]
Arrest
In May 1999, a 22-year-old engineer named David Copeland was arrested and charged with all three nail-bombings.[5] Many[who?] believe that the "White Wolves" were an invention of Copeland to try to further his goal of precipitating a race war in Britain[citation needed].
References
- ^ Nadine Gurr; Benjamin Cole (2000). The new face of terrorism: threats from weapons of mass destruction. I.B. Tauris. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-86064-460-3. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Racist 'Wolves' emerge from shadows" BBC. 25 April 1999. BBC
- ^ Anti-terror police seek White Wolf racist over bombs 28 April 1999. The Guardian (UK)
- ^ Burrell, Ian (28 April 1999) "Police seek leader of neo-Nazi gang", The Independent.
- ^ London nail-bomber arrested—What shapes the psychology of hate? 4 May 1999. World Socialist Web Site.