Suspected killer of British lawmaker is neo-Nazi — but media blamed mental illness

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BEN NORTON

... Multiple witnesses say the alleged killer repeatedly shouted “Britain first!” as he attacked her.

This phrase could be a reference to Britain First, a far-right, anti-immigrant party. The party, however, strongly denies any involvement ...

... for decades, Mair supported the National Alliance, “the once premier neo-Nazi organization in the United States” ...

The National Alliance’s founder, William Pierce, was most well-known for writing white supremacist novels, including “The Turner Diaries,” which the Southern Poverty Law Center noted may have been an inspiration for Timothy McVeigh, the right-wing extremist who bombed an Oklahoma City federal government building in 1995, killing 168 people and injuring at least 600 more ...

http://www.salon.com/2016/06/17/suspected_killer_of_british_lawmaker_is_neo_nazi_but_media_blamed_mental_illness_like_charleston_1_year_ago/

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1. Slaying of British lawmaker tied to American white supremacist group

Todd J. Gillman
Published: 17 June 2016 08:56 AM
Updated: 17 June 2016 09:51 AM

... The Southern Poverty Law Center .. published copies of receipts showing that a Thomas Mair of West Yorkshire -- the county where Cox and her suspected killer both lived -- bought publications including "Chemistry of Powder and Explosives" and "Improvised Munitions Handbook."

The address on receipts corresponded to a house that on Friday was cordoned off by police tape and guarded by uniformed officers.

The National Alliance was founded by William Pierce, whose book The Turner Diaries has been called a grisly blueprint for a bloody race war. Timothy McVeigh based the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, which killed 168 people, on a truck-bombing described in the book.

A Thomas Mair of Batley -- the town where the suspect lives -- was also named as a former subscriber to pro-Apartheid publication SA Patriot. In 2006, the online newsletter of far-right group the Springbok Club said Mair was "one of the earliest subscribers and supporters of SA Patriot" ...

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/nationworld/20160617-slaying-of-british-lawmaker-tied-to-american-white-supremacist-group.ece

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2. Yep, but he's a "loner", he is. nt