Federation for American Immigration Reform

Washington, DC

Intelligence Report
Southern Poverty Law Center
September 30, 2001

REAPING THE WHIRLWIND

http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=158

The far right reacts to September’s terror with anti-Semitic hatred, threats and conspiracy theories

"On its Web site, FAIR reran a highly controversial advertisement featuring side-by-side photographs of Osama bin Laden and former U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.) under the headline, "Why Is a U.S. Senator Trying to Make It Easy for Osama bin Laden to Export Terrorism to the U.S.?" FAIR originally ran the ad in 2000 because Abraham, the only Arab-American in the Senate, was backing legislation to allow more skilled workers visas to work in the United States. The ad was condemned nationally."