It is now apparent that the neo-Nazi terrorist cell in Zwickau was only the tip of the iceberg. The excellent Web site Publikative.org reports that the criminal investigation into the “Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund” (NSU) has led them to Ludwigshafen in southwest Germany, where a well-known neo-Nazi is suspected of arson in a 2008 fire that resulted in the deaths of eight people of Turkish descent. More revelations of right-wing extremist activities in Germany surface daily.
So how do the neo-Nazis recruit members, identify targets for violence, and organize their criminal actions? One path, unfortunately, leads to the US. With the support of American partners and businesses neo-Nazi groups can easily set up Web sites and online discussion forums to debate such topics as whether Jews or Muslims should be the first targets. A notorious American neo-Nazi – Gary Lauck – has even developed a business model where for a monthly fee of 20 Euros he will register a neo-Nazi site in the US. His offer is available on his site zensurfrei.com:
Die Vorteile: 1. Die Netzseiten in den USA werden höchstwahrscheinlich nicht gesperrt, 2. Man hat einen politisch zuverlässigen, deutschsprachigen, als Geschäftsmann erfahrenen Mitarbeiter in den USA, der alles regelt, 3. Man kann einfach mit Euro-Banknoten bezahlen, und zwar pro Quartal oder pro Jahr. 4. Es handelt sich um einen der größten und zuverlässigsten Server in den USA.
Wenn Sie eine Netzseite von uns bestellen, registrieren wir den Domain Namen. Wir errichten Ihre Netzseite, und zwar fast immer innerhalb 24 Stunden(!), damit Sie mit dem Hochladen Ihrer Dateien anfangen können.
(The advantages: 1. The Web pages in the US will more than likely not be blocked, 2. You have a politically reliable, German-speaking business partner in the US, 3. You can pay in cash, quarterly or annually, 4.We work with one the biggest and most reliable hosting services in the US.
When you order your Web site through us, we register the domain name. We set up your Web site, almost always within 24 hours! – so that you can begin to upload your data.)
A quick look at Lauck's business partner – "one of the biggest and most reliable hosting services in the US" – reveals that the neo-Nazi Lauck is a reseller of California-based DreamHost – one of the biggest hosting companies on the west coast.
I requested an interview with DreamHost CEO Simon Anderson but only got the following message from the company:
Concerns over the specific content of a DreamHost hosted site should be referred to the site's operator. As a part of our commitment to free speech and expression, DreamHost does not censor the content of its hosted sites beyond the removal of illegal content and protecting the security and integrity of shared network/server resources
So once again a company is hiding behind the freedom of speech guaranteed by the US Constitution. If DreamHost were an ethically-run company it would sever its business partnership with Gary Lauck or else donate all of the profits it makes from "Gauleiter Lauck" to the German victims of neo-Nazi terror.
More information: Der Spiegel: Hetz-Propaganda aus den USA
