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The American Free Press (AFP) is a weekly newspaper published in the United States which often focuses on the issue of the role of Zionism in the United States. It was founded in 2001 as the successor to The Spotlight, which ceased publication in 2001 when its parent company, Liberty Lobby, was forced into bankruptcy. The paper was founded by former Spotlight staffers. The Barnes Review is a companion publication to American Free Press that is more focused on Holocaust Denial. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... The Spotlight was a weekly newspaper in the United States, published from 1975 to 2001 by a now-defunct organization called Liberty Lobby. ... Liberty Lobby was a right-wing political advocacy organization which existed in the United States between 1955 and 2001. ... Richard Harwoods Did Six Million Really Die? Holocaust denial is the claim that the mainstream historical version of the Holocaust is either highly exaggerated or completely falsified. ...

Like The Spotlight, American Free Press proclaims a "populist and nationalist" political orientation and runs opinionated articles and editorials aimed at a mainstream audience across the political spectrum. Populism is a political ideology or rhetorical style that holds that the common person is oppressed by the elite in society, which exists only to serve its own interests, and therefore, the instruments of the State need to be grasped from this self-serving elite and instead used for the... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ...

Critics charge that it is a subtle recruiting tool for anti-Semitism and the political extreme right-wing. These critics cite as evidence the paper's classified section, which sometimes includes ads for the National Alliance, Christian Identity materials, and Creativity Movement books including White Man's Bible, Nature's Eternal Religion and On the Brink of a Bloody Racial War^{[citation needed]}. The newspaper rejects the labels "anti-Semitic" and "extreme right" to describe itself, maintaining that its classifieds contain advertisements for many groups which could be called extremist, both left and right, and even those amongst the right-leaning racial/nationalist groups are varied, including Nation of Islam, as well as numerous links to tax protesters. There is also to be found a special preference for advertisements promoting alternative medicine and holistic therapy. The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... This article refers to the United States-based organization. ... Christian Identity is a label applied to a wide variety of loosely-affiliated groups and churches with a racialized theology. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Alternative medicine describes practices used in place of conventional medical treatments. ... Alternative medicine describes practices used in place of conventional medical treatments. ...

The paper includes articles from mainstream columnists such as Ron Paul, Joe Sobran, and Paul Craig Roberts, as well as articles by its own staff. Articles by Willis Carto, the founder of Liberty Lobby, also appear occasionally. Ronald Ernest “Ron” Paul (born 20 August 1935) is an American physician, congressman and presidential candidate from the U.S. state of Texas. ... Joseph Sobran is an American Catholic writer and conservative anarchist who has written extensively on American politics and culture. ... Paul Craig Roberts Paul Craig Roberts is an economist and a nationally syndicated columnist for Creators Syndicate. ... Willis Allison Carto (born July 17, 1926 in Indiana) is a longtime figure on the far right wing of American politics. ...

The American Free Press is opposed to free trade treaties such as NAFTA and the World Trade Organization, has been strongly opposed to all U.S. military interventions since the fall of the Berlin Wall to the present including the Iraq War, supports a large reduction of immigration into the United States, and supports the elimination of the federal income tax and the abolition of the Federal Reserve Bank. The paper takes a special interest in reporting on the activities of the Bilderberg group and on complementary and alternative medicine. It has published several articles supportive of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... Nafta or NAFTA may refer to: an acronym for the North American Free Trade Agreement an acronym for the New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement the town/Tokyo of Nafta, Tunisia This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Immigration reduction refers to movements active within the United States that advocate a reduction in the amount of immigration allowed into the United States or other countries. ... An income tax is a tax levied on the financial income of persons, corporations, or other legal entities. ... Federal Reserve Districts The United States Federal Reserve System consists of twelve Federal Reserve Banks, each responsible for a particular district, and some with branches. ... The Bilderberg Group is an informal, secretive and international association of influential people, meeting every year. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Alternative medicine. ... The Presidential Army Ensign of Venezuela. ... Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (IPA: ) (born July 28, 1954) is the current President of Venezuela. ...

The newspaper is critical of the policies of the state of Israel, and of Zionist lobby groups in the United States such as AIPAC. One of its writers, Michael Collins Piper, hosts a weekday talk show on shortwave radio that is pointedly anti-Zionist.^[1] The term Jewish lobby may refer to: Jewish lobby, is a term referring to allegations that Jews exercise undue influence in a number of areas, including politics, government, the media, popular culture, and international finance. ... U.S. President George W. Bush addresses AIPAC members in Washington on May 18, 2004. ... Michael Collins Piper is a political writer for the American Free Press and talk radio host living in Washington D.C.. He is the author of books such as The High Priests of War, in which he discusses the Neoconservatives in the Bush administration, and Final Judgment where he describes...

Coverage of 9/11 conspiracy theories

American Free Press also publishes articles on 9/11 conspiracy theories. One of their ex-contract reporters, Christopher Bollyn, who has been a guest on David Duke radio^[2], is sometimes cited for his reporting in the 9/11 Truth Movement. However, Bollyn has also been criticized as a holocaust denier by 9/11 researchers.^[3][4] Yet the film Loose Change used material from American Free Press as a source and the film Oil, Smoke & Mirrors contains an interview with Bollyn. Others have cited Bollyn for errors in his reports in which he inserts claims devoid of actual references for such claims. In his alleged reports of 9/11 anomolies, he suggests that the Flight 93 crash site had no aircraft debris ^[5][6] contrary to numerous other reports with evidence of such debris^[7]. In his article about the seismic events of the WTC towers collapses, Bollyn suggests that the seismic spikes preceded the collapses and are thus evidence for "basement bombs." He states, Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, a variety of conspiracy theories have emerged about the attacks which contradict the mainstream account of events that day. ... The 9/11 truth movement is a name for individuals and groups who seek to find what they see as the truth behind the attacks on September 11 2001. ... Flyer for a screening of the film Loose Change is documentary written and directed by Dylan Avery, produced by Korey Rowe with researcher Jason Bermas. ...

"The strongest jolts were all registered at the beginning of the collapses, well before the falling debris struck the earth. These unexplained 'spikes' in the seismic data lend credence to the theory that massive explosions at the base of the towers caused the collapses."^[8]

Yet other analyses of the WTC seismic data have found no evidence for Bollyn's claim that large spikes preceded the collapses.^[9]

Gregg Szymanski, another writer for American Free Press, uses similar techniques to Bollyn. One review describes the reporting of these writers:

"Along with inserting claims without actual evidence, techniques such as mixing together parts of what a witness says, choosing to report only what certain witnesses said, or distorting what witnesses say, are also used often by Christopher Bollyn, another writer who, like Szymanski, writes for American Free Press. Merging anonymous sources and statements of officials often lends unwarranted credence to the anonymous statements which then cannot be sourced to a particular person. However, exaggerated claims draw in readers to believe a hyped story."^[10]

James P. Tucker, Jr., who has been chronicling the activities of the Bilderberg Group for over thirty years, is also a reporter with American Free Press and was a longtime Spotlight reporter. Jim Tucker on the cover of his book. ... The front cover of the privately circulated report of the 1980 Bilderberg conferene in Bad Aachen, Germany. ...

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has criticised AFP, in particular Bollyn, for its linking of prominent figures in the Jewish community with the events of September 11, 2001, and in September 2006 accused the publication of disseminating "antisemitic propaganda".[3] The Anti-Defamation League (or ADL) is an advocacy group founded by Bnai Brith in the United States whose stated aim is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Christopher Bollyn has been a Guest on David Duke's Show
3. ^ Holocaust Denial Versus 9/11 Truth Christopher Bollyn
4. ^ Holocaust deniers push hoaxes that sabotage 9/11 Truth Movement
5. ^ 9-11 Mysteries Remain
6. ^ Holocaust Denial Versus 9/11 Truth Christopher Bollyn
7. ^ "ERROR: 'Flight 93 Didn't Crash in Shanskville, PA"
8. ^ [2]
9. ^ "ERROR: 'Seismic Spikes Preceded the Towers' Collapses'"
10. ^ Szymanski's Sour Grapes

External links

• American Free Press home page
• Holocaust Denial Versus 9/11 Truth
• American Free Press / Barnes Review