American Free Press
Format | Weekly newspaper |
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Language | English |
Headquarters | United States |
Website | americanfreepress.net |
The American Free Press is a weekly newspaper published in the United States.
The newspaper's direct ancestor was The Spotlight, which ceased publication in 2001 when its parent organization, Liberty Lobby, was forced into bankruptcy. One of the paper's founders was Willis Carto, a white supremacist who promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial.[1][2][3][4]
History
American Free Press was founded by Willis Carto. Carto was most politically involved in his career throughout the 1960s. He was known for his extremist ideologies in white supremacist and anti-semitic movements.[5][6]
Contributors
Writers for the newspaper included
The newspaper also runs columns by
Attendees of the 2006 American Free Press/The Barnes Review, conference included[8] Arthur J. Jones, former member Nationalist Socialist White People's Party.
Some authors of the American Free Press such as Michael Collins Piper and Carto-affiliated institutions such as the Institute for Historical Review have published books which have been published in paper and electronic format on the America First Books website. William B. Fox is the publisher. It promotes nationalist viewpoints similar to those of the American Free Press and its authors.[citation needed]
Eustace Mullins was on the editorial staff of the American Free Press.[9]
Criticism
The
Pro-Israel conservative activists, such as Kenneth R. Timmerman, have criticized contributors to the American Free Press.[citation needed] In a May 2011 article, contributor Mark Dankof protested the British government's attempt to shut down Press TV,[14] blaming it on "media outlets and correspondents with provable connections to the American Jewish lobby; Israeli intelligence; and Neo-Conservatives thirsting for a War of Civilizations with Iran specifically, and the Islamic world generally."[15]
See also
References
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- ISBN 978-0742503403.
- ISBN 978-1851094394.
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- ^ "Willis Carto". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ISBN 9781101185216. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Bettinger, Keith. "Anti-Semitism Peddled in Southeast Asia". Asia Times.
- ^ "2006 AFP-TBR Fifth International Conference". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ISBN 9781137396211. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ Active U.S. Hate Groups. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ Intelligence Files: Willis Carto. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ Siegel, Jacob (2016-09-10). "Jew-Hater Christopher Bollyn Brings 9/11 False Flag Act to the Brooklyn Commons". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "9/11 Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Still Abound". Anti-Defamation League. September 7, 2006. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2007.
- ^ "CIA Agent Confesses On Deathbed: "We Blew Up WTC7 On 9/11"". www.onepoliticalplaza.com. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ Why Doesn't Obama Ban Iranian Press TV? Kenneth R. Timmerman — January 25, 2012[permanent dead link]