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The Base
Reports that Nazzaro is *based in Russia* "raise flags about the potential for foreign influence on these white supremacist organizations operating on American soil."
Secret tapes show neo-Nazi group recruiting former members of military https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/secret-tapes-show-neo-nazi-group-base-recruiting-former-members-n1243395
The Base
Reports that Nazzaro is *based in Russia* "raise flags about the potential for foreign influence on these white supremacist organizations operating on American soil."
Secret tapes show neo-Nazi group recruiting former members of military https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/secret-tapes-show-neo-nazi-group-base-recruiting-former-members-n1243395
"*Russia* and Ukraine, in particular, have emerged as a 'hub' in the broader network" where the leaders of American white extremist groups have traveled..."
Secret audio recordings detail how white supremacists seek recruits from military, police https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/10/15/splc-releases-audio-how-neo-nazi-group-recruits-military-police/3661460001/
Secret audio recordings detail how white supremacists seek recruits from military, police https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/10/15/splc-releases-audio-how-neo-nazi-group-recruits-military-police/3661460001/
24 September 2020
"The leader of one of the most violent neo-Nazi terror groups in decades was paid by the Pentagon and worked with U.S. special forces on targeting & counterterrorism..."
Neo-Nazi Terror Leader Said to Have Worked w/ U.S. Special Forces https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7qdzv/neo-nazi-terror-leader-said-to-have-worked-with-us-special-forces
"The leader of one of the most violent neo-Nazi terror groups in decades was paid by the Pentagon and worked with U.S. special forces on targeting & counterterrorism..."
Neo-Nazi Terror Leader Said to Have Worked w/ U.S. Special Forces https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7qdzv/neo-nazi-terror-leader-said-to-have-worked-with-us-special-forces
24 June 2020
"After being tracked down on *Telegram*, the author refused to provide more details about his membership in The Base."
Neo-Nazi Memoir Describes Terror Groupās Acid-Soaked Ram Sacrifice https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3e3ew/neo-nazi-memoir-describes-terror-groups-acid-soaked-ram-sacrifice
"After being tracked down on *Telegram*, the author refused to provide more details about his membership in The Base."
Neo-Nazi Memoir Describes Terror Groupās Acid-Soaked Ram Sacrifice https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3e3ew/neo-nazi-memoir-describes-terror-groups-acid-soaked-ram-sacrifice
21 June 2020
"Matthew Baccari, an unemployed 25-year-old from Southern California, used the alias 'Mathias' to run the notorious website Fascist Forge, where terrorism & sexual violence were openly encouraged."
Neo-Nazi militant group grooms teenagers https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53128169
"Matthew Baccari, an unemployed 25-year-old from Southern California, used the alias 'Mathias' to run the notorious website Fascist Forge, where terrorism & sexual violence were openly encouraged."
Neo-Nazi militant group grooms teenagers https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53128169
9 March 2020
In a video, obtained by The Guardian, he is shown wearing a T-shirt with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the words, āRussia, absolute power."
From a Catholic prep school to Nazism: The strange journey of Rinaldo Nazzaro https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/mike-kelly/2020/03/09/mystery-how-catholic-prep-school-grad-turned-nazism/4977284002/
In a video, obtained by The Guardian, he is shown wearing a T-shirt with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the words, āRussia, absolute power."
From a Catholic prep school to Nazism: The strange journey of Rinaldo Nazzaro https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/mike-kelly/2020/03/09/mystery-how-catholic-prep-school-grad-turned-nazism/4977284002/
6 February 2020
Confronting Russiaās Role in Transnational White Supremacist Extremism https://www.justsecurity.org/68420/confronting-russias-role-in-transnational-white-supremacist-extremism/
Confronting Russiaās Role in Transnational White Supremacist Extremism https://www.justsecurity.org/68420/confronting-russias-role-in-transnational-white-supremacist-extremism/
2 February 2020
"Violent ultranationalists dedicated to destabilizing America are finding ideological common ground, aid and shelter in Putinās Russia."
Opinion | America's neo-Nazi terrorists have a powerful new patron: Vladimir Putin https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-america-s-neo-nazi-terrorists-have-a-powerful-new-patron-vladimir-putin-1.8471461
"Violent ultranationalists dedicated to destabilizing America are finding ideological common ground, aid and shelter in Putinās Russia."
Opinion | America's neo-Nazi terrorists have a powerful new patron: Vladimir Putin https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-america-s-neo-nazi-terrorists-have-a-powerful-new-patron-vladimir-putin-1.8471461
24 January 2020
Neo-Nazi Rinaldo Nazzaro running US militant group The Base from *Russia* https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51236915
Neo-Nazi Rinaldo Nazzaro running US militant group The Base from *Russia* https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51236915
23 January 2020
āNorman Spearā is in fact US-born Rinaldo Nazzaro, 46, who has a long history of advertising his services as an intelligence, military and security contractor.
Revealed: the true identity of the leader of an American neo-Nazi terror group https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/23/revealed-the-true-identity-of-the-leader-of-americas-neo-nazi-terror-group
āNorman Spearā is in fact US-born Rinaldo Nazzaro, 46, who has a long history of advertising his services as an intelligence, military and security contractor.
Revealed: the true identity of the leader of an American neo-Nazi terror group https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/23/revealed-the-true-identity-of-the-leader-of-americas-neo-nazi-terror-group
7 October 2019
Telegramās co-founder & CEO, Pavel Durov, dubbed āRussiaās Zuckerberg,ā fled his country in 2011 amid a fight with the Kremlin over control for his social media company VK. https://twitter.com/sisu_sanity/status/1315841780450025472
Telegramās co-founder & CEO, Pavel Durov, dubbed āRussiaās Zuckerberg,ā fled his country in 2011 amid a fight with the Kremlin over control for his social media company VK. https://twitter.com/sisu_sanity/status/1315841780450025472
10 August 2019
"Eugene Antifa said the leader of The Base, who uses the aliases Norman Spear and Roman Wolf, recently purchased land near Colville or Chewelah."
Spokane police investigating rumors of neo-Nazi āhate campā https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/aug/10/spokane-police-investigating-rumors-of-neo-nazi-ha/
"Eugene Antifa said the leader of The Base, who uses the aliases Norman Spear and Roman Wolf, recently purchased land near Colville or Chewelah."
Spokane police investigating rumors of neo-Nazi āhate campā https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/aug/10/spokane-police-investigating-rumors-of-neo-nazi-ha/
November 20, 2018
"...vetting process serves to funnel committed extremists from around the internet into a group explicitly focused on providing users with terroristic skills... "
Neo-Nazis Are Organizing Secretive Paramilitary Training Across America https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3mexp/neo-nazis-are-organizing-secretive-paramilitary-training-across-america
"...vetting process serves to funnel committed extremists from around the internet into a group explicitly focused on providing users with terroristic skills... "
Neo-Nazis Are Organizing Secretive Paramilitary Training Across America https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3mexp/neo-nazis-are-organizing-secretive-paramilitary-training-across-america
November 5, 2020
"The neo-Nazi leader of a hate group under a sweeping FBI counter-terrorism probe appeared in a Russian television interview to denounce media scrutiny of his group..."
Neo-Nazi Terror Leader on Russian TV: 'I'm a Family Man' https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgzxzq/rinaldo-nazzaro-neo-nazi-terror-leader-on-russian-tv-im-a-family-man
"The neo-Nazi leader of a hate group under a sweeping FBI counter-terrorism probe appeared in a Russian television interview to denounce media scrutiny of his group..."
Neo-Nazi Terror Leader on Russian TV: 'I'm a Family Man' https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgzxzq/rinaldo-nazzaro-neo-nazi-terror-leader-on-russian-tv-im-a-family-man
Accused Canadian Neo-Nazi Soldier Offered U.S. Terror Group Paramilitary Training https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgzdaj/accused-canadian-neo-nazi-soldier-offered-us-terror-group-paramilitary-training
October 29, 2020
"Justen Watkins, 25, of Bad Axe, Michigan, who has claimed to be a current leader of the group, has been arrested by the FBI."
A Leader of Neo-Nazi Terror Group the Base Was Just Arrested in Michigan https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mme4/a-leader-of-neo-nazi-terror-group-the-base-was-just-arrested-in-michigan
"Justen Watkins, 25, of Bad Axe, Michigan, who has claimed to be a current leader of the group, has been arrested by the FBI."
A Leader of Neo-Nazi Terror Group the Base Was Just Arrested in Michigan https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mme4/a-leader-of-neo-nazi-terror-group-the-base-was-just-arrested-in-michigan
October 15, 2020
Neo-Nazi Terror Group the Base Discussed Training Pipeline to Ukraine War https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqex8/neo-nazi-terror-group-the-base-discussed-training-pipeline-to-ukraine-war
Neo-Nazi Terror Group the Base Discussed Training Pipeline to Ukraine War https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqex8/neo-nazi-terror-group-the-base-discussed-training-pipeline-to-ukraine-war
October 7, 2020
How One Man Built a Neo-Nazi Insurgency in Trump's America https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7g9kb/how-one-man-built-a-neo-nazi-insurgency-in-trumps-america
How One Man Built a Neo-Nazi Insurgency in Trump's America https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7g9kb/how-one-man-built-a-neo-nazi-insurgency-in-trumps-america
March 18, 2020
Experts Say Neo-Nazi 'Accelerationists' Discuss Taking Advantage of Coronavirus Crisis https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkewgv/experts-say-neo-nazi-accelerationists-discuss-taking-advantage-of-coronavirus-crisis
Experts Say Neo-Nazi 'Accelerationists' Discuss Taking Advantage of Coronavirus Crisis https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkewgv/experts-say-neo-nazi-accelerationists-discuss-taking-advantage-of-coronavirus-crisis
