Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1995 Page: 2 of 28
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TEXAS JEWISH POST, THURSO A Y, JUNE 29,1995■ IN OUR 49TH YEAR!
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An Exclusive
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DR. TURNER:
“Theodore Herzl was not the first Zionist!”
Prologue:
A year before the Oklahoma City bombing, a long time friend called me and asked:
“ Would you like to attend a Texas Militia meeting this weekend?”
-Militia — sounds like a Jew hating white-supremacy group. ” / answered
"No. they only hate Jewish bankers, Zionists and other people that are trying to destroy
America."
A million thoughts and emotions ripped through my brain from the
words the man had spoken — to hear someone say Jewish bankers and
Zionists are destroying America. It was like a replay of conversations
on the streets of Nazi Germany in 1939.
Being a freelance reporter. I decided to attend, thinking there may be a story to write about.
The next weekend I drove to a secluded farm west of Sherman. Texas. The farmyard was jammed with pickup trucks
and men milling about dressed in combat gear.
The instructors were X-Special Forces people training in the following subjects:
I Bomb making by a onetime Green Beret andDEA man: letter bombs, package bombs, big bombs to blow up buildings
the size of the World Trade Center. How to purchase the ingredients for the bombs: how to make plastic explosives capable
of cutting steel beams in a building.
2. Killing with various weapons taught by an Army Ranger.
3. Hand to hand combat — teaching quick kill methods.
4. A speech by the leader. He said. "It's uj against the blacks. Mexicans. Jewish bankers. FBI, ATF agents and others. "
I raised my head and asked, “What if you find an informant in your ranks ? ”
“Good question. ” the X-Navy Seal answered. "The militia leadership has vowed to kill him!”
“Even if he ’s a friend? ”
“That's right. Does anyone else have a question?"
The nuftivating power behind the militia were deadly
Special Forces people highly skilled in the “art" of killing.
I left with a heavy heart. There were problems in our
society, but I was sure the militia wasn t the way to solve
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them.
For the next year I attended meetings with the members
knowing I was a writer looking for a story'.
After the Oklahoma City bombing. I was able to get an
interview with Dr. Ralph Turner, a powerful militia leader.
They would take me blindfolded to their top secret training
base.
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MASKED MILITIAMAN firing Colt 45.
“Mr. Jwanouskos, you're the first reporter we’ve al-
lowed to do an interview at the Texas Militia Training Site, ”
Dr Turner said, as he pulled the blindfold from my eyes.
I was glad to see again after the long, secret ride to their
encampment.
Dr Turner introduced me to some of the militia mem-
bers. clad in combat fatigues. All had automatic pistols
strapped to their hips, and most earned assault rifles
We were in a large clearing surrounded by oak. cedar and
locust trees, but our location was a mystery to me.
The May bree/e carried with it the pungency of gunpow-
der while high powered weapons clattered on the firing line.
Suddenly someone pulled a trigger which sent a fireball
sailing through the air. completely enveloping a cardboard
human silhouette with flames. They had my undivided
attention.
Later. Dr. Turner and I sat at an old picnic table and began
ASSAULT WEAPON belching smoke and bullets
down range.
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Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene. Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1995, newspaper, June 29, 1995; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth754274/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .