Author Index

Note: Some of the larger reports have a base page and subsidary pages. In these cases, the File Size refers to the base page, not the entire report.

Bielhl, Janet: Title: Neither Right nor Left: Militia Fever
Subject: Militia
Description: Political analysis of the militias and the response of various establishments to them.
File size: 48K
Last modified: 7/26/96
Blue Mountain Group: Title: Defending Democracy: What to Do?
Subject: Democracy
Description: Strategic planning document from the Blue Mountain Group. One of the early statements from a growing pro-democracy movement in the U.S..
File size: 6K
Last modified: 9/27/95
Blue Mountain Group: Title: The Blue Mountain Group Statement
Subject: Democracy
Description: Analysis and call to action regarding the right-wing assault on democracy.
File size: 23K
Last modified: 9/27/95
Buchanan, Scott: Title: THE CORPORATION AND THE REPUBLIC
Subject: Democracy
Description: Lengthy discussion of the constitutional status of corporations. Written several decades ago, Buchanan's speculations anticipate much of the public discourse that falls under the popular headings of the "New World Order" or the power-shift from nationalism to transnational economic alliances.
File size: 51K
Last modified: 4/24/96
Burghardt, Tom: Title: Leaderless Resistance and the Oklahoma City Bombing
Subject: Militia -- White Supremacy
Description: First widely published analysis of the Leaderless Resistance strategy. Leaderless Resistance is the organizing principle behind much of the white supremacist terrorist networks in the U.S..
File size: 24K
Last modified: 9/27/95
de Armond, Paul: Title: A Not So Distant Mirror
Subject: Democracy
Description: An analytic report that examines the durability of Christian millenarian heresy from the 14th century to the present time.
File size: 15K
Last modified: 5/16/96
de Armond, Paul: Title: The Castle at the Top of the Hill
Subject: Democracy, Land use planning
Description: Report to the Bellingham Planning Commission on the Draft Western Washington University Master Plan.
File size: 31K
Last modified: 7/19/97
de Armond, Paul: Title: Christian Patriots at War with the State
Subject: White Supremacy -- Militia
Description: Extensive history and analysis of the Christian-Patriot movement. The armed faction of this white supremacist movement is popularly referred to as the "militia movement."
File size: 37K
Last modified: 4/19/96
de Armond, Paul: Title: Church and State
Subject: Democracy
Description: Explores the moral and political responsibilities of religious institutions under the First Amendment.
File size: 6K
Last modified: 7/25/96
de Armond, Paul: Title: Common Sense About the Richards Militia Controversy
Subject: Militia -- Wise Use
Description: Q & A response to some questions that arose during the Skip Richards controversy.
File size: 14K
Last modified: 11/3/96
de Armond, Paul: Title: First Washington State Militia Indictment
Subject: Militia -- Terrorism
Description: Text of the first of three federal grand jury indictments in the Washington State Militia case.
File size: 10K
Last modified: 8/15/96
de Armond, Paul: Title: Militia Chronology -- Whatcom County and Northern Puget Sound
Subject: Militia -- Terrorism
Description: Chronological summary of key dates and events relating to the militias active in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
File size: 25K
Last modified: 7/29/96
de Armond, Paul: Title: Militia of Montana Meeting at Maltby
Subject: Militia
Description: Report on the first Militia of Montana meeting in Western Washington on February 11, 1995. Many of the participants at this meeting became the leadership cadre of the Washington State Militia.
File size: 23K
Last modified: 9/27/95
de Armond, Paul: Title: Planning conflict over land use at Western Washington University
Subject: Democracy
Description: This page contains links to eight documents which are part of the formal record at Bellingham Planning Commission hearings from February to July of 1997. The hearings are expected to continue into early September, when the Commission is expected to make a recommendation to the City Council.
File size: 4K (index)
Last modified: 8/17/97
de Armond, Paul: Title: Putting the Far Right into Perspective
Subject: Democracy, White Supremacy, Militia, Terrorism
Description: Comparative analysis of Patriots, militias, neo-nazis, Constitutionalists and the rest of the Far Right -- from conservatives to revolutionaries.
File size: 12K
Last modified: 6/16/97
de Armond, Paul: Title: Rock, Paper, Scissors: Counter-terrorism, anti-terrorism and terrorism
Subject: Democracy, Terrorism
Description: Public Good occasional paper #6. The present occasion calls for some clarification of the actors and concepts involved in millenarian and right-wing terrorism. Anti-terrorism is the reduction of terrorist violence by non-violent means. Counter-terrorism is fighting terrorism as a limited form of low- intensity conflict. The two strategies are not opposed to each other, but one is the subset of the other.
File size: 15K + images
Last modified: 7/7/97
de Armond, Paul: Title: Skip Richards' Years of Contact with Christian Patriot Militias
Subject: Militia -- Wise Use
Description: Background report on a Whatcom County "Wise Use" leader's militia-related activities
File size: 18K
Last modified: 10/29/
de Armond, Paul and Halpin, Jim: Title: Steal This State
Subject: Wise Use
Description: Investigative reporting on "Wise Use" groups trying to create new county governments in Washington State. Originally published in Eastsideweek in August, 1994.
File size: 43K
Last modified: 9/27/95
de Armond, Paul: Title: The Anti-democratic Movement - More than Militias
Subject: Democracy -- Militia -- Wise Use
Description: Analysis of the historical roots of "Wise Use" and Christian-Patriot political philosophy in John C. Calhoun's doctrine of nullification
File size: 43K
Last modified: 9/27/95
de Armond, Paul: Title: To Soothe Their Fears
Subject: Militia
Description: Transcript of a meeting between Whatcom County Sheriff Dale Brandland and militia activists shortly after the Oklahoma City bombing
File size: 12K
Last modified: 8/3/96
de Armond, Paul: Title: Washington State Militia Bail Hearing
Subject: Militia
Description: Court documents from the Washington State Militia pre-trial hearings.
File size: 19K
Last modified: 8/15/96
de Armond, Paul: Title: Wise Use enters electoral politics
Subject: Wise Use
Description: Early report on right-wing anti-environmentalist politics in Washington State. Originally published in Works in Progress
File size: 15K
Last modified: 9/27/95
de Armond, Paul: Title: Wise Use in Northern Puget Sound
Subject: Wise Use
Description: Extensive report on far-right anti-environmentalist politics. Covers 1984 through 1994. Table of contents and appendices. Introduction by Jay Taber.
File size: 2K
Last modified: 1/14/97
de Armond, Paul: Title: "You're not paranoid if they're really out to get you".
Subject: Militia -- Terrorism
Description: Draft transcript of FBI covert recordings of Washington State Militia. Introduced into evidence at Fred Fisher's second detention hearing. Contains an extensive look into the thoughts and plans of the Washington State Militia. Includes background, overview and summary index.
File size: 6K
Last modified: 1/12/97
Halpin, Jim and de Armond, Paul: Title: Merchant of Fear
Subject: Wise Use -- Democracy
Description: Profile of Alan Gottlieb, right-wing fund raiser and political strategist.
File size: 97K
Last modified: 9/27/95
Hoffman, Bruce: Title: Holy Terror: The Implications of Terrorism Motivated by a Religious Imperative
Subject: Militia -- Terrorism
Description: Analysis of trends in terrorism. Compares the Tokyo nerve-gas attacks to the Oklahoma City bombing.
File size: 60K
Last modified: 9/27/95
Junas, Daniel: Title: Angry White Guys With Guns: The Rise of the Citizen Militias
Subject: Militia -- Terrorism
Description: Originally published in CovertAction Quarterly several weeks before the Oklahoma City bombing. Surveys the militias and details their connections to white supremacy, Christian-Patriotism, gun rights, "Wise Use" and far-right politics.
File size: 46K
Last modified: 9/27/95
Maughan, Ralph: Title: WHAT'S OLD And WHAT'S NEW ABOUT THE WISE USE MOVEMENT
Subject: Wise Use
Description: Early paper that examined the background, agenda, and history of the anti-environmentalist "Wise Use" movement.
File size: 67K
Last modified: 9/26/95
Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment: Title: NWCAMH militia meeting summary
Subject: Militia
Description: Summary of conclusions from the January 1994 NWCAMH national militia research meeting. This is a consensus report from most of the militia watchdogs in the U.S..
File size: 8K
Last modified: 9/27/95
Ross, Loretta: Title: White Supremacy in the 1990's
Subject: White Supremacy
Description: Broad overview and analysis of white supremacy. The author was research director at the Center for Democratic Renewal.
File size: 39K
Last modified: 9/27/95