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Walter O'Brien refers to them as "civilian agencies." <ref>[http://www.rjayco.com/obrien/nazism.pdf ''Nazism, the Internet and Culture of Violence,] A preliminary survey toward preventing a third world war'', Walter James O'Brien, 1999, pgs. 3,6-9, 12,14,61,63,68. </ref>  And Laird Wilcox uses similiar language in dicussing their activities,

Walter O'Brien refers to them as "civilian agencies." <ref>[http://www.rjayco.com/obrien/nazism.pdf ''Nazism, the Internet and Culture of Violence,] A preliminary survey toward preventing a third world war'', Walter James O'Brien, 1999, pgs. 3,6-9, 12,14,61,63,68. </ref>  And Laird Wilcox uses similiar language in dicussing their activities,

{{Cquote|Any citizen can obtain their FBI files through the Freedom of Information Act....There is no such mechanism by which a private American citizen can obtain their files compiled by private Watchdog organizations.... You cannot correct errors...  they may have obtained information that government agencies cannot legally collect on its own. This... is something that goes on all the time and represents a serious civil liberties issue. <ref>[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/wilcox/5.htmlLaird Wilcox], ''The Watchdogs: A Close Look at Anti-Racist "Watchdog" Groups'', Editorial Research Service, 1999, pg. 15. ISBN 0-993592-96-5. </ref>}}

{{Cquote|Any citizen can obtain their FBI files through the Freedom of Information Act....There is no such mechanism by which a private American citizen can obtain their files compiled by private Watchdog organizations.... You cannot correct errors...  they may have obtained information that government agencies cannot legally collect on its own. This... is something that goes on all the time and represents a serious civil liberties issue. <ref>[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/wilcox/5.html Laird Wilcox], ''The Watchdogs: A Close Look at Anti-Racist "Watchdog" Groups'', Editorial Research Service, 1999, pg. 15. ISBN 0-993592-96-5. </ref>}}

The Wikipedia project has worked in close collaboration with several alleged humanitarian "watchdog" groups to manage it's political content.  The "Notable Wikipedians" entrusted with this venture are immune to all Wikipeidia's published policies, Attribtution, No self promotion, Experts do not hold a place of privilege, Citing self, No personal attacks, Civility, and Wikipedia is not a battleground are the most often cited complaints that go unenforced against these private smear factories. <ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10352 Leftist Lie Factory], By Chris Arabia, ''FrontPageMagazine.com'', October 16, 2003.</ref>

The Wikipedia project has worked in close collaboration with several alleged humanitarian "watchdog" groups to manage it's political content.  The "Notable Wikipedians" entrusted with this venture are immune to all Wikipeidia's published policies, Attribtution, No self promotion, Experts do not hold a place of privilege, Citing self, No personal attacks, Civility, and Wikipedia is not a battleground are the most often cited complaints that go unenforced against these private smear factories. <ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10352 Leftist Lie Factory], By Chris Arabia, ''FrontPageMagazine.com'', October 16, 2003.</ref>

==Profiled groups==

==Profiled groups==

All of this came about by the issuance of a manual entitled ''The Extreme Right: An Overview''

All of this came about by the issuance of a manual entitled ''The Extreme Right: An Overview''

containing in large part material from a [[leftist]] "Watchdog" organization to law enforcement agencies. <ref>[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/wilcox/5.html Laird Wilcox],''The Watchdogs: A Close Look at Anti-Racist "Watchdog" Groups'', Editorial Research Service, 1999. ISBN 0-993592-96-5. </ref>  According to news sources:

containing in large part material from a [[leftist]] "Watchdog" organization to law enforcement agencies. <ref>Laird Wilcox, ''The Watchdogs'', 1999, pg. 69.</ref>  According to news sources:

{{Cquote|The 73-page document included profiles of fringe groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, as well as skinheads and extremists who believe each race should have its own land in the United States. Lumped into the manual’s description of terrorists, racists and other pariahs is an excerpt on the so-called “[[wise use]]” movement, which advocates more local control over federally owned lands. }}

{{Cquote|The 73-page document included profiles of fringe groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, as well as skinheads and extremists who believe each race should have its own land in the United States. Lumped into the manual’s description of terrorists, racists and other pariahs is an excerpt on the so-called “[[wise use]]” movement, which advocates more local control over federally owned lands. }}

{{Cquote|“I recognize that across New Mexico thousands of farmers, ranchers, miners, loggers and others are committed to preserving a way of life free from unnecessary regulation,” he wrote. “I believe free speech and the spoken word sustain our freedom.” }}

{{Cquote|“I recognize that across New Mexico thousands of farmers, ranchers, miners, loggers and others are committed to preserving a way of life free from unnecessary regulation,” he wrote. “I believe free speech and the spoken word sustain our freedom.” }}

The "Watchdog" organization manual and others like it continue to be circulated among law enforcement officials nationwide, even though its effect is to target ordinary American citizens on the basis of the values, opinions and beliefs. <ref>Laird Wilcox, ''[http://home.att.net/~r.s.mccain/wilcox.html The Watchdogs]''. </ref>  The Wise use movement was the target of political profiling and placed on the this leftist Watchdog list because if frequently takes positions contrary to the [[Sierra Club]] and the [[Wilderness Society]]. <ref>[http://www.attacreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=ef ATTAC Report].</ref>

The "Watchdog" organization manual and others like it continue to be circulated among law enforcement officials nationwide, even though its effect is to target ordinary American citizens on the basis of the values, opinions and beliefs. <ref>Laird Wilcox, ''The Watchdogs'', pg. 70. </ref>  The Wise use movement was the target of political profiling and placed on the this leftist Watchdog list because if frequently takes positions contrary to the [[Sierra Club]] and the [[Wilderness Society]]. <ref>[http://www.attacreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=ef ATTAC Report].</ref>

==References==

==References==