Milton Alexander Linder (born June 30, 1966) is an American

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. He is the founder and editor of the Vanguard News Network (VNN), an antisemitic and white supremacist website and

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, 2015, p. 212. Gill, Paul. ''Lone-Actor Terrorists: A behavioural analysis'',

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, 2015, p. 89. "Alex Linder"

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website. Accessed August 8, 2019. described by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as "one of the most active white supremacist sites on the Internet." Linder is a former member of National Alliance, a political organisation considered by the

as "the country's most active and important neo-Nazi group" in the United States when he joined it.

Background

Linder was born and raised in

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and graduated with a bachelor's degree from

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in Claremont, California, in 1988, then worked as a researcher for

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on the ''

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& Novak'' political show, and then at ''

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''.Alex Linder/Vanguard News Network (VNN)
Anti-Defamation League.

Criminal record

On May 26, 2007, Linder organized what has been described as a "racially charged protest" linked to the Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom murder case in

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, that attracted 30 supporters, around 60 counterprotesters, and 300 law enforcement officers. Linder fought with police and was the only person arrested. He was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, vandalism, and assault on a police officer. He was placed on six months probation and ordered to pay restitution to the police officer whom he assaulted.

Political life

Linder is an ex-member of the National Alliance, a

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white separatist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any power and privilege held by white people. White s ...

, neo-Nazi, and

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group. He left after deciding to allow criticism of the National Alliance to appear on the VNN forums. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported that Linder announced in January 2005 his intention to establish the White Freedom Party, stating it was "America's first political party advocating Aryan interests and specifically naming the Jew as the agent of white genocide and greatest obstacle to our people's self-preservation as a distinct and protected people." It threatened to "WAGE NONSTOP WAR on the Jews, coloreds, and mainstream sellouts". Lacking financial backing, the "White Freedom Party" is currently dormant.

''The Aryan Alternative''

In 2004, Linder began publishing a tabloid newspaper called ''The Aryan Alternative''. Four issues were published as of July 2010—the first issue was published in mid-2004. The most recent issue, July 2010 (#4), was published in mid-2009. The newspaper is distributed for free, but donations for it are solicited online. In articles he has written for ''The Aryan Alternative'' newspaper, Linder claims that Jews have been and are consciously engaged in a

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that is implementing a systematic program of

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to exterminate the

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References

External links

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Southern Poverty Law Center Profile
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