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| '''Fritz Artz Springmeier''' is an ] |
'''Fritz Artz Springmeier''' is an ] ] theorist and religious ] author, formerly a resident of ], who has written a number of books claiming that ]ic forces are behind a move toward world domination by various families and organizations. He has described his goal as "exposing the ] agenda."<ref>Redden, Jim. "FBI probes alleged threat to officer" '']'' October 30, 2009</ref><ref name=redden2009>{{Cite news | ||
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| title = FBI probes alleged threat to officer | ||
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| newspaper = Portland Tribune | ||
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| location =Portland, OR | ||
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| date = Oct 30 2009 (update) | ||
| | url = http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=2757 | |||
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| accessdate = 2011-06-02 }}</ref>{{deadlink|date=September 2012}} | ||
| | last = Klein | first = Aaron | |||
| | title = Biden calls for ‘new world order’ | |||
| | newspaper = WND | |||
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| | date = April 7, 2013 | |||
| | url = http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/biden-calls-for-new-world-order/ | |||
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| == Conspiracy theories == | |||
| Springmeier has written and self-published a number of books based on the ideology of what's been described as an "ultra-right-wing group" called the Christian Patriot Association;<ref name=ap2001>{{cite news | |||
| == Family History == | |||
| Both sides of his family were hard working self-sufficient farmers for many generations. Seeking solutions to the destruction of the American family farmer, his grandparents and other relatives joined the ] in the '70's. As an employee for the ], his father's career was helping third world nations develop their agricultural abilities.<ref>{{Cite | |||
| | last = Schoof | first = James E. | |||
| | title = Balochistan Area Development Project : Final Report | |||
| | publisher = The United States Agency for International Development | |||
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| | date = December 1991 | |||
| | url = http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PDABL036.pdf | |||
| | accessdate = 2013-4-1 }}</ref><p> Fritz Springmeier's journalist wife Patricia, wrote a rebuttal in response to a KATU News Report on him in 2003. In her rebuttal, she stated, "Fritz has never been a white separatist," nor an, "Ultra right wing extremist." She concluded her rebuttal by stating, "the entire piece was done to smear Fritz."<ref name=springmeier2013>{{Cite news | |||
| | last = Springmeier | first = Patricia | |||
| | title = Rebuttal To The KATU News Report Regarding My Husband, Fritz Springmeier | |||
| | newspaper = RENSE News | |||
| | location = | |||
| | date = November 22, 2003 | |||
| | url = http://web.archive.org/web/20120116173128/http://www.parapolitics.info/KATUrebutt/rebuttal.htm | |||
| | accessdate = 2013-05-27 }}</ref> | |||
| == Press == | |||
| The ], reported Springmeier's books to be “ultra-right-wing” for the ].<ref name=ap2001>{{cite news | |||
| | title = Couple tied to separatist movement face drug-trafficking charges | | title = Couple tied to separatist movement face drug-trafficking charges | ||
| | newspaper = ] | | newspaper = ] | ||
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| | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZHIVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=musDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3759,523756&dq=fritz-springmeier&hl=en | | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZHIVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=musDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3759,523756&dq=fritz-springmeier&hl=en | ||
| | accessdate = 2010-11-22 }} | | accessdate = 2010-11-22 }} | ||
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</ref> this group was shut down in 2002 after convictions for ] and ].<ref name=quatloos>{{Cite web | ||
| | author = ] | | author = ] | ||
| | title = Christian Patriot Association | | title = Christian Patriot Association | ||
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| | url = http://www.quatloos.com/christian_patriot_association.htm | | url = http://www.quatloos.com/christian_patriot_association.htm | ||
| | doi = | | doi = | ||
| ⚫ | | accessdate = 2010-11-23 }}</ref> | ||
| | accessdate = 2010-11-23 }}</ref> In 2011, '']'' commented on Springmeier's book ''Bloodlines of the Illuminati'' by saying, "over the years so much of it, no matter how wild, has turned out to be true."<ref name=alexjones2011>{{Cite News | |||
| He has endorsed the plausibility of ], a purported ] ] project whose conjectured existence is based only on the testimony of ] under hypnosis.<ref name=barkun2006>{{Cite book | |||
| | author = Infowars | |||
| | last = Barkun | |||
| | title = Political Prisoner Fritz Springmeier Speaks | |||
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| first = Michael | ||
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| authorlink = Michael Barkun | ||
| | title = A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America | |||
| | url = http://www.infowars.com/political-prisoner-fritz-springmeier-speaks/ | accessdate = 5-27-2013 }}</ref> | |||
| | publisher = ] | |||
| | year = 2006 | |||
| ⚫ | | location = Berkeley, California | ||
| ⚫ | | page = 76 | ||
| | isbn = 0-520-24812-0 }} | |||
| </ref><ref name=parfrey>{{Cite book | |||
| | last = Parfrey | |||
| | first = Adam | |||
| | authorlink = Adam Parfrey | |||
| | title = Cult Rapture | |||
| | publisher = Feral Press | |||
| | year = 1995 | |||
| ⚫ | | location = Portland, Oregon | ||
| | page = 241 | |||
| | isbn = 0-922915-22-9}} | |||
| </ref> | |||
| Springmeier's early work, ''The Watchtower & the Masons'', focuses on the relationship between ] and ]. In this book he describes a relationship between ] and the so-called "Eastern Establishment". Springmeier followed these links into Masonry and did a further examination of the Eastern establishment.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}} | |||
| == Criminal conviction == | == Criminal conviction == | ||
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| == Selected works == | == Selected works == | ||
| ⚫ | * ''Bloodlines of the Illuminati'', Fritz Springmeier, Ambassador House (November 1998), ISBN 0-9663533-2-3 | ||
| * ''The Illuminati Formula Used to Create an Undetectable Total Mind Controlled Slave'', Cisco Wheeler, Fritz Springmeier, On Demand Publishing, ASIN B0006QXVU4, ISBN 1-4404-9022-8 | * ''The Illuminati Formula Used to Create an Undetectable Total Mind Controlled Slave'', Cisco Wheeler, Fritz Springmeier, On Demand Publishing, ASIN B0006QXVU4, ISBN 1-4404-9022-8 | ||
| * ''Deeper Insights into the Illuminati Formula'', Wheeler, Fritz Springmeier, CreateSpace, 2010, ISBN 1-4515-0269-9 | * ''Deeper Insights into the Illuminati Formula'', Wheeler, Fritz Springmeier, CreateSpace, 2010, ISBN 1-4515-0269-9 | ||
| ⚫ | * ''Bloodlines of the Illuminati'', Fritz Springmeier, Ambassador House (November 1998), ISBN 0-9663533-2-3 | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Fritz Artz Springmeier is an American conspiracy theorist and religious right wing author, formerly a resident of Corbett, Oregon, who has written a number of books claiming that satanic forces are behind a move toward world domination by various families and organizations. He has described his goal as "exposing the New World Order agenda."
Conspiracy theories
Springmeier has written and self-published a number of books based on the ideology of what's been described as an "ultra-right-wing group" called the Christian Patriot Association; this group was shut down in 2002 after convictions for tax fraud and tax evasion. He has endorsed the plausibility of Project Monarch, a purported Central Intelligence Agency mind control project whose conjectured existence is based only on the testimony of Cathy O'Brien under hypnosis.
Springmeier's early work, The Watchtower & the Masons, focuses on the relationship between Jehovah's Witnesses and Freemasonry. In this book he describes a relationship between Charles Taze Russell and the so-called "Eastern Establishment". Springmeier followed these links into Masonry and did a further examination of the Eastern establishment.
Criminal conviction
On January 31, 2002, Springmeier was indicted in the United States District Court in Portland, Oregon in connection with an armed robbery. On February 12, 2003, he was found guilty of one count of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and (d) and one count of aiding and abetting in the use of a semi-automatic rifle during the commission of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C § 924(c)(1). In November 2003, he was sentenced to 51 months in prison on the armed robbery charge and 60 months on the aiding and abetting charge, fined $7,500, ordered to pay $6,488 in restitution, and assessed an additional $200. Springmeier's conviction was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was imprisoned, and was released from federal prison on March 25, 2011.
Selected works
- The Illuminati Formula Used to Create an Undetectable Total Mind Controlled Slave, Cisco Wheeler, Fritz Springmeier, On Demand Publishing, ASIN B0006QXVU4, ISBN 1-4404-9022-8
- Deeper Insights into the Illuminati Formula, Wheeler, Fritz Springmeier, CreateSpace, 2010, ISBN 1-4515-0269-9
- Bloodlines of the Illuminati, Fritz Springmeier, Ambassador House (November 1998), ISBN 0-9663533-2-3
References
- Redden, Jim. "FBI probes alleged threat to officer" Portland Tribune October 30, 2009
- Redden, Jim (Oct 30 2009 (update)). "FBI probes alleged threat to officer". Portland Tribune. Portland, OR. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Couple tied to separatist movement face drug-trafficking charges". Eugene Register-Guard. March 3, 2001. p. 2B. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- U.S. Department of Justice (June 7, 2002). "Christian Patriot Association". Tax Protestor Cases Exhibit. Quatloos.com. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- Barkun, Michael (2006). A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-520-24812-0.
- Parfrey, Adam (1995). Cult Rapture. Portland, Oregon: Feral Press. p. 241. ISBN 0-922915-22-9.
- United States v. Bateman et al., case no. 3:02-cr-00024-RE, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland Div.).
- Docket entry 105, Feb. 12, 2003, United States v. Bateman et al., case no. 3:02-cr-00024-RE, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland Div.).
- United States v. Springmeier, 254 F. Supp. 2d 1192 (D. Ore. 2003), at .
- Docket entry 144, Nov. 14, 2003, United States v. Bateman et al., case no. 3:02-cr-00024-RE, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland Div.).
- United States v. Springmeier, docket no. 03-30534, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Oct. 14, 2004).
- Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice, at .
- Blejwas, Andrew; Griggs, Anthony; Potok, Mark (Summer 2005). "Almost 60 Terrorist Plots Uncovered in the U.S." Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2010-11-22
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