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Michael Collins Piper
Born
Michael Bernard Piper

(1960-07-16)July 16, 1960
DiedMay 2015[1] (aged 54)
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Occupation(s)Author, internet radio host

Michael Collins Piper (born Michael Bernard Piper; July 16, 1960 – May 2015)[1] was an American political writer[2] and talk radio host.

Piper was a regular contributor to both The Spotlight and its successor, the American Free Press, newspapers backed by Willis Carto.

Piper was described on his website as a political "progressive in the La Follette-Wheeler tradition."[3]

He wrote books such as The High Priests of War, in which he criticized the

antisemitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial.[4]

Early life

Piper claimed his political engagement was inspired by his older brother's experience in the Vietnam War. He once said his late brother "never completely recovered from the physical and psychological impact of the war."[3]

Radio show

In February 2006, he started a radio show called The Piper Report. Regular guests have included Mark Glenn, former candidate for Texas state legislature Barbara Samuelson, and Christopher Bollyn (who occasionally filled in for Piper).[citation needed]

Piper commented about the war on

James Edwards' radio show, The Political Cesspool, which has also been accused of promoting antisemitism.[6]

Kennedy and King assassination theories

According to Piper in Final Judgment: The Missing Link in the JFK Assassination Controversy, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orchestrated the assassination after learning that Kennedy planned to keep Israel from obtaining nuclear weapons.[7]

Piper claimed the assassination "was a joint enterprise conducted on the highest levels of the

CIA, in collaboration with organized crime — and most specifically, with direct and profound involvement by the Israeli intelligence service, the Mossad."[8] Piper also alleged that Jewish mobster Meyer Lansky and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) were linked to the murder.[7] The ADL responded with harsh criticisms, called the claims ridiculous,[9] and denounced Final Judgment as antisemitic.[10]

Piper wrote articles in

FBI conspired to set up the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Piper claims this was motivated by fear of King's anti-Israel statements combined with his massive grassroots power.[citation needed
]

Antisemitism controversy

According to his biography by American First Books, which identifies itself as promoting "

Arabs.[14]

Piper responded to increasing ADL criticism through his 2006 book The Judas Goat, accusing the ADL of using unethical infiltration and information gathering techniques, such as the use of 'agents provocateurs'. He claimed to have begun a series of events that ultimately led to the ADL Files Controversy some years later. Writing in Asia Times, researcher and journalist Keith Bettinger says that Piper's views are "characteristic of an effort by anti-Semites and white supremacists to repackage themselves as 'alternative media voices' claiming to tackle stories the mainstream media in the US won't touch".[15]

Iran

Piper was invited to Iran to speak at the International Conference On Review of the Holocaust: Global Vision 2006, and personally met with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a Holocaust denier, during his New York City visit to address United Nations General Assembly.[16] His book The New Jerusalem: Zionist Power in America, was on sale at the conference.[17]

Death

Piper's body was discovered on May 30 or May 31, 2015 at the Budget Saver Motel in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The deputy coroner's report stated that the cause of death was a "probable Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Coronary Artery Disease", and listed diabetes as another significant condition. The report indicated that toxicology results were consistent with her findings and that no autopsy was conducted. The article gave Piper's age as 54.[1]

Books

References

  1. ^ a b c Jeff Selle and Maureen Dolan. "Death raises questions: Man who died in Cd'A motel was a conspiracy theorist" Archived July 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, cdapress.com; accessed July 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Controversial American Author to Give Talk in Malaysia", Malaysia General News, August 22, 2004.
  3. ^ a b "Biography and Initiatives"", The Piper Report; retrieved 2010-01-21.
  4. ^ a b "College Axes JFK Course", The Guardian (London), August 23, 1997.
  5. ^ Piper on Mel Gibson Archived August 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, mp3.rbnlive.com, August 1, 2006.
  6. ^ "Guest List". Archived from the original on November 9, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  7. ^
    ISBN 9780307456663
    . Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "College lecturers blame JFK's death on Israelis". Sun Journal. Lewiston, Maine. AP. August 22, 1997. p. 7A. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "JFK conspiracy course spurs antisemitism charges", The Dallas Morning News, August 21, 1997.
  10. ^ "Library Won't Shelve This Issue; Patrons Can Appeal to Add, Oust Works", Chicago Tribune, March 2, 2000.
  11. ^ "Why do various forms of nationalism, to include 'white nationalism', make good long term business sense for American entrepreneurs", amfir.com; accessed July 4, 2015.
  12. ^ Author Biography America First Books Archived January 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, amfirstbooks.com; accessed July 4, 2015.
  13. ^ Piper on Iran Holocaust conference Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, adl.org; accessed June 4, 2015.
  14. ^ Piper on Israel: 'preparing an "ethnic bomb"' Archived April 4, 2004, at the Wayback Machine, adl.org; accessed June 4, 2015.
  15. ^ Bettinger, Keith. "Anti-Semitism Peddled in Southeast Asia". Asia Times. November 30, 2004. Archived from the original on December 7, 2004. Retrieved March 31, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "What Really Happened in Iran", AMERICAN FREE PRESS, January 1 & 8, 2007.
  17. ^ "Iran Opens Conference on Holocaust", The New York Times, December 12, 2006.

External links

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