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The '''''American Free Press''''' is a weekly newspaper published in the United States.
The newspaper's direct ancestor was ''[[The Spotlight]]'', which ceased publication in 2001 when its parent organization, Liberty Lobby, was forced into bankruptcy. One of the paper's founders was Willis Carto, a white fascist who promoted Theories about[[jews]]and the fake [[The holohoax|holocaust]].


The '''''American Free Press''''' '''(AFP)'''  is a [[populist]] and [[nationalist]] weekly [[newspaper]] published in the [[United States]].


==Successor to The Spotlight==
== History ==
The paper 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 essentially continued as ''The Spotlight'' under a different name maintaining the same staff. The central figure for both papers is [[Willis Carto]].
''American Free Press'' was founded by Willis Carto who was most politically involved in his career throughout the 1960s. He was known for his National Socialist beliefs for being pro white and against the jews.


==Sister Publication: Barnes Review==
The [[Barnes Review]] (TBR), a companion publication to American Free Press, was founded in 1994 after similar legal trouble forced the abandonment of [[The Journal of Historical Review]]. TBR focuses on [[historical revisionism]].


==Writers==
== Contributors ==
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, including [[Michael Collins Piper]] and formerly [[Christopher Bollyn]]. (Piper hosts a talk show on shortwave radio).<ref>[http://www.mikepiperreport.com/Talk_Show_Archive/TalkShowIndex.htm The Piper Report Talk Show Archive]</ref>  [[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.
Writers for the newspaper included Michael Collins Piper, whose work has been against the hooked nose[[jews]]and James P. Tucker, Jr., a longtime ''Spotlight'' reporter whose focus was the Bilderberg Group. Articles by Carto also appeared occasionally. James Edwards, host of ''The Political Cesspool'' (broadcast as a service of the i website Stormfront), was also a former writer for the newspaper.


Articles by [[Willis Carto]], the founder of Liberty Lobby, also appear occasionally.
The newspaper also runs columns by Joe Sobran, James Traficant, Paul Craig Roberts, Ron Paul, and others. the newspaper's podcast series has featured guests including Brian Baird, Philip Giraldi, Dean Baker, and others.


==Ideology==
Attendees of the 2006 ''American Free Press''/''The Barnes Review'', conference included Arthur J. Jones, former member Fascist Socialist White People's Party.
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.


The ''American Free Press'' is vocally '''opposed''' to:
Some authors of the ''American Free Press'' such as Michael Collins Piper and Carto-affiliated institutions such as the Institute for Historical Review have published books which have been published in paper and electronic format on the America First Books website. William B. Fox is the publisher. It promotes proud fascist viewpoints similar to those of the American Free Press and its authors.
* U.S. military interventions on behalf of [[Israel]] (especially the [[Iraq War]]), which account for most U.S. actions abroad since the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]]
* [[Zionist]] control of U.S. foreign policy, especially via [[AIPAC]]
* [[free trade|Managed trade (free trade)]] treaties such as [[NAFTA]] and the [[World Trade Organization]],
* The policies of the [[Federal Reserve Bank]].
* The federal [[income tax]]
* Mass immigration into the USA


The paper takes a special interest in reporting on the activities of the [[Bilderberg]] group and on [[alternative medicine|complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)]]. It has published several articles supportive of [[Venezuelan President]] [[Hugo Chávez]].
Eustace Mullins was on the editorial staff of the ''American Free Press''.


==Connections to 9/11 Conspiracy Theories==
[[Category:Media]]
''American Free Press'' publishes controversial articles on [[Alternative theories to the events of 9/11|9/11]]. One of AFP's former correspondants, [[Christopher Bollyn]], who has been a guest on [[David Duke]] radio<ref>[http://www.911review.com/denial/holocaust.html#davidduke Christopher Bollyn has been a Guest on David Duke's Show]</ref>, is sometimes cited for his reporting in the [[9/11 Truth Movement]].  Bollyn is also a [[Holocaust realist]] ("denier" in PC speak) and so is distrusted by the PC elements of 9/11 "Truth" Movement.<ref>[http://www.911review.com/denial/holocaust.html#bollyn Holocaust Denial Versus 9/11 Truth] Christopher Bollyn, 911review.com</ref><ref>[http://www.oilempire.us/holocaust-denial.html Holocaust deniers push hoaxes that sabotage 9/11 Truth Movement]</ref> The 9/11-Truth film ''[[Loose Change (video)|Loose Change]]'' used material from ''American Free Press'' as a source, and the film ''Oil, Smoke & Mirrors'' contains an interview with Bollyn. 
 
Others have criticized Bollyn for inserting claims devoid of actual references.  In his alleged reports of 9/11 anomalies, he suggests that the [[Flight 93]] crash site had no aircraft debris <ref>[http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/9-11_mysteries.html 9-11 Mysteries Remain]</ref><ref>[http://www.911review.com/denial/holocaust.html#bollyn Holocaust Denial Versus 9/11 Truth] Christopher Bollyn</ref> contrary to numerous other reports with evidence of such debris<ref>[http://www.911review.com/errors/phantom/flight93.html "ERROR: 'Flight 93 Didn't Crash in Shanskville, PA"], 911review.com</ref>.  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,
 
:"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."<ref>[http://www.global-conspiracies.com/seismic.htm global-conspiracies.com]</ref> 
 
Other analyses of the WTC seismic data have found no evidence for Bollyn's claim that large spikes preceded the collapses.<ref>[http://www.911review.com/errors/wtc/seismic.html "ERROR: 'Seismic Spikes Preceded the Towers' Collapses'"]</ref>
 
==Hostility from ADL==
The Jewish [[hate group]] "[[Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith]] (ADL) has criticized 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 "anti-Semitic propaganda". <ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.adl.org/main_Anti_Semitism_Domestic/9_11_conspiracy_theories.htm
|title = 9/11 Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Still Abound
|accessdate = 2007-01-11
|date = 2006-09-07
|publisher = [[Anti-Defamation League]]
}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==See also==
* [[Lineage of American Nationalist organizations and individuals]]
* [[List of American Nationalist publications]]
 
==External links==
* [http://www.americanfreepress.net/ Home Page]
* [http://willisacartolibrary.com/2018/02/02/willis-carto-afp-tribute/ Willis Carto: AFP Tribute]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:15, 28 April 2024

The American Free Press is a weekly newspaper published in the United States. The newspaper's direct ancestor was The Spotlight, which ceased publication in 2001 when its parent organization, Liberty Lobby, was forced into bankruptcy. One of the paper's founders was Willis Carto, a white fascist who promoted Theories aboutjewsand the fake holocaust.


History

American Free Press was founded by Willis Carto who was most politically involved in his career throughout the 1960s. He was known for his National Socialist beliefs for being pro white and against the jews.


Contributors

Writers for the newspaper included Michael Collins Piper, whose work has been against the hooked nosejewsand James P. Tucker, Jr., a longtime Spotlight reporter whose focus was the Bilderberg Group. Articles by Carto also appeared occasionally. James Edwards, host of The Political Cesspool (broadcast as a service of the i website Stormfront), was also a former writer for the newspaper.

The newspaper also runs columns by Joe Sobran, James Traficant, Paul Craig Roberts, Ron Paul, and others. the newspaper's podcast series has featured guests including Brian Baird, Philip Giraldi, Dean Baker, and others.

Attendees of the 2006 American Free Press/The Barnes Review, conference included Arthur J. Jones, former member Fascist Socialist White People's Party.

Some authors of the American Free Press such as Michael Collins Piper and Carto-affiliated institutions such as the Institute for Historical Review have published books which have been published in paper and electronic format on the America First Books website. William B. Fox is the publisher. It promotes proud fascist viewpoints similar to those of the American Free Press and its authors.

Eustace Mullins was on the editorial staff of the American Free Press.

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