Right-wing extremist groups from all over Europe are planning to descend on Germany during the World Cup Soccer events to attack Muslims and promote their policies of "ethnic cleansing".
Among the actions discussed there were marches supporting Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has been accused of calling for the state of Israel to be wiped off the face of the world and denying the Holocaust. Dubbed "Freedom Speech Rallies," the protests will be held in Leipzig, Nuremberg, Berlin and the Ruhr Valley’s city of Gelsenkirchen. These cities, beginning on June 9, will host many of the cup’s games and attract television coverage from all over the world.
Compact discs of Nazi songs will be distributed, bearing the face of Fritz Walter, captain of Germany’s team at the world-championship of 1954. A fighter for Germany during World War II, Walter is among the heroes in the European neo-Nazi pantheon.
Though serious, these threats pale in comparison to the plan to attack Muslims and persons of color. Italian fascists who were in the March meeting declared that the Cup will be used to launch a Europe-wide campaign of "ethnic cleansing" targeting Turkish and North-African immigrants, whom the fascists consider "Islamic terrorists."
Leading the charge will be the German NPD, who for now are focusing their hate on the German
national team player Patrick Owomoyela, whose father is Nigerian. The German neo-Nazis have published a World Cup Guide which features a photo of Owomoyela’s team jersey "White. It is more than just a jersey. We want a genuine NATIONAL team". ("Weiß. Nicht nur eine Trikot-Farbe! Für eine echte NATIONAL-Mannschaft!").
An excellent new blog – the NPD-Blog – is following all of the activities of the NPD, including their World Cup actions. To follow the actions of their cousins in the United States, I strongly recommend David Neiwart’s blog Orcinus.
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