A recent report alledges that the FBI organized neo-Nazi rallies in the mid-2000s, knowing they would increase the movement’s popularity and participation.
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A bombshell report claims that the FBI orchestrated several neo-Nazi rallies across the United States, including a high-profile event in Orlando in 2006. The rallies were part of a broader program designed to raise the profile of individual informants and facilitate FBI surveillance of attendees, despite the bureau’s awareness that such events would likely boost the neo-Nazi movement’s numbers.
According to the report by journalist Ken Silva for Headline USA, the Orlando rally was organized by FBI informant David Gletty. When Gletty’s cover was blown, his handler denied his role in organizing the rally, though Gletty confirmed he did so under FBI orders to integrate deeper into neo-Nazi circles and aid FBI tracking efforts.
Gletty’s claims are corroborated by other members of the National Socialist Movement (NSM), including Bill White. White testified that the FBI sponsored a 2005 rally in Toledo, Ohio, aimed at fomenting racial tensions. He detailed the involvement of FBI confidential human source Jeff Schoep, who led the NSM and has been accused of cooperating with the FBI.
In a sworn declaration, White recounted, “In October 2005, FBI [confidential human source] Jeff Schoep asked me to go to Toledo, Ohio, to help organize a ‘March Against Black Crime’ by what were supposed to be ‘local residents,’ but were really federal CHSs.” Schoep, who led the NSM until shortly after the Charlottesville rally in 2017, now works as a “reformed Nazi” with groups sponsored by law enforcement.
FBI’s Tactical Approach to Protests
The report further illustrates how the FBI and local law enforcement allowed violent clashes between neo-Nazis and left-wing counter-protesters during these rallies. White described the Toledo rally as a precursor to the infamous Charlottesville rally, where law enforcement’s lack of intervention allowed violent confrontations.
“On the day of the march, the Toledo Police and the FBI occupied [a nearby parking lot] and ordered myself and the NSM to use [another] parking lot,” White explained. “Police began to deploy and directed NSM members to enter [their parking lot] by driving through the mob. This started problems… After the police line formed, the mob then attacked the police, not us.”
An FBI report on the Toledo rally supports White’s account but omits details about the law enforcement’s failure to keep opposing groups apart. It notes, “Local residents and counter-demonstrators continued with the clash with the police, looting a store and setting fire to a local bar.” The rally was considered a success within white supremacist circles, leading to increased fundraising and membership applications for the NSM.
Broader Implications and FBI Awareness
The FBI’s involvement in these rallies was not only tactical but strategic, aiming to create an impression of a domestic terror threat. White asserts that the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force orchestrated violent counter-demonstrations to escalate perceived threats.
“The federal government was using the rallies to make it appear as if there was a ‘domestic terror threat’ when no such threat existed,” White stated. The report suggests that the FBI’s actions were part of a calculated effort to manipulate public perception and bolster the agency’s counter-terrorism efforts.
The revelations about the FBI’s orchestration of neo-Nazi rallies raise significant questions about the agency’s methods and objectives. As more details emerge, the implications for federal law enforcement’s role in domestic counter-terrorism strategies remain profound and controversial.
For further information, read the detailed report by Headline USA and the account of Jeff Schoep’s involvement here.
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