| Aryan Nations | |
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| Founder | Richard Girnt Butler |
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| Political position | Far-right |
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| Status | Inactive |
| Allies | The Order The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord Sadistic Souls MC |
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Aryan Nations is a North American antisemitic, neo-Nazi[1] and white supremacist[2] hate group that was originally based in Kootenai County, Idaho, about 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) north of the city of Hayden Lake. Richard Girnt Butler founded Aryan Nations in the 1970s.
In 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) classified Aryan Nations as a "terrorist threat."[3] In a review of terrorist organizations, the RAND Corporation called it the "first truly nationwide terrorist network" in the United States and Canada.[4]
- ^ "Aryan Nations/Church of Jesus Christ Christian". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "Supremacist suit might include punitive damages". The Seattle Times. August 16, 2000. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Freeh, Louis Joseph (May 10, 2001). "FBI Press Room - Congressional Statement - 2001 - Threat of Terrorism to the United States". FBI. Archived from the original on August 12, 2001.
- ^ "Terrorist Organization Profile: Aryan Nations (AN)". University of Maryland. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2017.