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Article: ADL Lauds Law Enforcement For Preventing Extremist Violence With Arrest Of Matt Hale
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- U.S. Newswire
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- January 8, 2003
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CHICAGO, Jan. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Anti-Defamation League
(ADL) applauded law enforcement for today's arrest of Matt Hale,
leader of the virulently anti-Semitic and racist World Church of the
Creator, on charges he attempted to solicit the murder of a federal
judge. ADL said the arrest "was not surprising given Matt Hale's
propensity for violence and hatemongering and his contempt for the
law."
"Matt Hale has been outspoken, even praiseworthy, of those
followers who seek to violently act out their hatred against Jews,
Blacks and other minorities, so his arrest on charges of soliciting
the murder of a judge is not surprising," said Richard S. Hirschhaut,
ADL Chicago regional director. ...