On his web site, Anderson also asks for donations to be sent to his home on
Elrod-Martin Road in Pulaski County to keep the “100 percent Patriot
supported” show the Militia Hour on the air.
This isn’t the first time Anderson has made news despite his disgust with
mainstream media.
In April, the Commonwealth Journal ran a story about Anderson being kicked out
of the Kentucky Militia.
According to the web site www.clandestineradio.com, the head of the Kentucky
State Militia ousted Anderson after he disobeyed a command to cease
transmitting his radio show over a particular the short wave radio frequency.
Anderson was apparently expelled from the Kentucky State Militia for continuing
broadcasts of United Patriot Radio. The site says "an official communiqué" was
sent to CRW-CDX and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on April 9. In that
letter, Kentucky State Militia Brigadier General Charlie Puckett said Anderson
violated "specific orders to close his radio station."
Anderson allegedly did obey the cease orders to end his transmissions as
Puckett requested, however, he began broadcasting only three days later as
"United Patriot Radio" (UPR) on March 23. UPR is allegedly sponsored by the
Kentucky Riflemen Militia and not the KSM.
Anderson later claimed to be aligned with the Kentucky Riflemen Militia after
being booted from the Kentucky State Militia.
Far Right Radio Review isn’t the only organization monitoring Anderson’s
radio show. The Anti-Defamation League has also been listening to Anderson for
quite some time.
Joel Ratner, with the Cleveland ADL, maintains that Anderson received a warning
from the Federal Communications Commission earlier this year because he was
allegedly jamming another short wave frequency. He apparently turned over his
FCC operators license. Anderson has allegedly claimed in the past that the FCC
is an agent for a foreign corporation and he does not recognize it as a
legitimate authority.
Ratner said Anderson has claimed that there "no point" in the FCC citing him
because they have no authority over him.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, intelligence reports indicate that law
enforcement has observed cars with out of state license plates at his residence
and neighbors have reported to authorities the sound of gunfire on a regular
basis from Anderson's home on Elrod Martin Road.
Ratner said reports have also indicated that at a recent local gun show,
Anderson introduced several people with him as "brothers from out of state."
During his recent short wave broadcast, Anderson allegedly said that "patriots"
should "shut up" because something undercover was being planned and those
faithful to the cause should "bide their time." Ratner said he wasn't sure what
the threat meant.
After being ousted from the Kentucky Militia, Anderson has used his daily,
one-hour broadcast, called "The Militia Hour" to taunt the FCC.
The ADL monitors Anderson's broadcasts and has reported that he makes vague
threats towards the FCC, following a warning from that agency that he must
follow their guidelines in order to broadcast.
The FCC is the primary organization responsible for enforcement of rules
regarding the Communications Act of 1934. Although the FCC does not have the
authority to take criminal action against persons who violate those rules, the
FCC does refer these cases to the U.S. Justice Department
Steven Anderson may live a life isolated from other Pulaski Countians.
But on a worldwide scope, he is a man who has put this area on the map — for
very notorious reasons.
Anderson’s United Patriot Radio short-wave show and Christian Identity
philosophy has earned him the No. 1 spot among a group of infamous
hate-mongers, as rated by Radio for Peace International, a group dedicated to
tracking hate groups who broadcast on short-wave radio.
“It’s interesting how people crop up at your back door,” said James
Latham, the co-founder of Radio for Peace International, which is based in
Costa Rica. “He may have a few local listeners. But I can tell you he’s
well known worldwide. I can assure you that he has put Somerset, Ky., on the
map for a segment of people.”
Latham’s group has monitored Anderson’s broadcasts for seven months, and
say his bold broadcasting stance sets him apart from others like him.
“There are other extreme-right racists on the airwaves,” Latham said.
“What makes Steve Anderson different is that he runs an illegal station
openly and has not been shut down.
“Most pirate stations are run very secretively ... they move around,”
Latham added. “Anderson doesn’t do that. He defies the federal government
and he threatens violence to back what he says up. He says he will defend his
station if anyone tries to shut him down and I think he’s serious.”
Anderson has a well-defined nightly prime time schedule, which includes his
show and a broadcast which is headlined by Pastor James Wickstrom, an old-guard
leader in the right-wing movement who was involved in the Posse Comitatus group
in the 60s.
“Wickstrom is a hero and mentor to Anderson,” Latham claims.
The message espoused by Anderson is simple: America is a Christian nation and
all of those who have “mongrelized” it should be put down.
“It’s a very racist and anti-Semitic philosophy,” Latham said. “They
believe Jews are sons and daughters of Satan and people of color are related to
the Beast.
“The frightening thing is that Anderson and Wickstrom back their rhetoric
with threats of violence,” Latham added. “They say it’s OK to shoot these
people because they’re not really people ... they’re the Devil’s seed.”
Latham said Anderson’s broadcasts were often rambling.
“He talks about the egg cartons on his ceiling where he transmitter rests ...
sometimes he seems quite lonely,” Latham said. “Perhaps he doesn’t have a
lot of visitors because his message is frightening. People are scared of
him.”
Latham noted that there are times when militia-oriented individuals do join
Anderson on his programs. Charles Puckett, the commander of the Kentucky
Militia, was on from time to time until Anderson was expelled from that group.
On another occasion, according to Latham, Anderson greeted a visitor to his
property with an AK-47.
“He’s even talked about taking care of trespassers,” Latham claimed.
“... he doesn’t go into any detail, but the message is pretty clear.”
Anderson’s message, according to Latham, can be heard clear at his Costa Rica
residence. It also reaches such faraway venues as England, Ireland, Germany and
Italy.
So why hasn’t the federal government tried to shut him down?
“That’s the $64,000 question,” Latham said. “The FCC tells us that it
is an ongoing investigation and I can understand that.
“I think perhaps the government is trying to figure out the best course of
action,” Latham said. “I’m sure they want to be able to close him down
without any bloodshed ... without any violence.”
But is that possible?
“Anderson talks about sitting at his microphone with an AK-47 locked and
loaded,” Latham said. “Anything could happen.”
Jesus. Yahweh. Whatever name is used, He is seen as the world’s greatest
teacher by Christians, especially those in the heart of the Bible Belt in south
central Kentucky.
Steve Anderson also has another mentor and teacher — Pastor James Wickstrom.
Pupil and teacher took the number one and two spots respectively in Radio for
Peace International’s top 10 list of hate broadcasters on short-wave radio.
Anderson openly thanks Wickstrom for spreading the message through his
broadcasts in a mission statement on Anderson’s United Patriot Radio web
page.
The UPR web page is actually a link to Wickstrom’s Posse Comitatus home page
and also has links to web pages from all over the world.
After accessing the Posse Comitatus web-page, links to more than 20 other web
pages are found. Included in the web links are Army of God, Shepherd’s Call,
YHVH’s Truth (a Wickstrom page), By Yahweh’s Design, Intifada, Radio Islam,
The Hamas, The Turner Diaries, Timothy James McVeigh and the Hal Turner Show.
On the Posse Comitatus web site, the claim is made that Posse Comitatus is
Latin for “power or force of the county.” The Posse Comitatus is also said
to be an “ancient English institution consisting of the shire's force of
able-bodied private citizens summoned to assist in maintaining public order.
Citizens in every County of the nation have available to them, the Law of the
Posse Comitatus.”
The web site offers an example that citizens in California choose to protect
themselves from unlawful activities conducted by people on the public payroll.
The California constitution, the web page maintains, says that all political
power is “inherent in the people” and that government exists for the
protection, security and benefit” of the people. The people of California,
therefore have the right to change or reform the government “when the public
good may require.”
The web site also maintains that the United States Constitution, not statutes
enacted by the legislature, are the supreme law of the land.
The site also says that citizens have unique rights granted by the constitution
to take action against other citizens, even those on the public payroll, who
violate the constitution.
“It is clear from reading the Constitution of the State that citizens have
the right to impanel Citizen's Grand Juries to indict and even convict anyone,
including persons on the public payroll, for crimes and violations of the
Constitution and constitutional rights of citizens of the State. In fact, a
Citizen's Grand Jury, upon investigation and findings, may declare a person to
be an "OUTLAW". In this event such person may be apprehended by any citizen of
the State or by any member of any Citizen's Posse, by any means necessary. The
Law of Posse Comitatus provides that when an Outlaw is apprehended, he should
be taken to the most populated intersection of a township and there be hung by
the neck at high-noon, with the body remaining until dark, as an example to
those who would subvert the law,” the web site says.
It is through this web site that Anderson and Wickstrom are linked literally to
the world. Web sites about Russia and the Ukraine appear as links, as are Radio
Islam, Intifada and the Hamas.
The site also includes quotes from Dr. Albert Schweitzer and Benjamin Franklin
that the Posse Comitatus claim support their beliefs.
Most of the web site links contain information that is similar to that espoused
by Anderson and Wickstrom. But some offer much more detailed information that
can be used.
The ELF - or Earth Liberation Front - provides an extensive guide for setting
fires with electrical timers and other information about arson, devices,
security and more.
The site is also linked to The Turner Diaries, which is provided over the
Internet in its entirety. The Turner Diaries were mentioned often in
conversations involving Timothy McVeigh, who also has a site linked to the
Posse Comitatus.
The path to ridding any community of those who spew hate and violence isn’t
necessarily to stifle the messenger, but to educate those that person may be
influencing that the theories have as many holes as Swiss cheese.
So says Tim Hendel, a monitor of short wave radio broadcasts for Far Right
Radio. He isn’t a Bible scholar and says he isn’t even a Bible-reading
person.
But Hendel says he is committed to showing those who choose to broadcast or
listen to hate messages that the theories espoused by the likes of Anderson are
doomed to failure.
Hendel has been working with Far Right Radio since 1994 and now sits on the
organization’s advisory boardThe Commonwealth Journal is in the process of
filing complaints against a local hate radio broadcaster after he issued veiled
threats during one of his broadcasts.
Managing editor Jeff Neal said the paper has already filed a complaint with
local law enforcement officers regarding remarks Steve Anderson made during his
Tues., Aug. 21 broadcast of the Militia Hour.
On Sun., Aug. 19, the Commonwealth Journal published stories stating that
Anderson had been named the most hateful short wave radio broadcaster by the
Far Right Radio, a group that serves as a watch dog of hate broadcasts on short
wave radio.
Has Steve Anderson decided to hang up his microphone?
According to his broadcast of the Militia Hour last Friday, Anderson says he is
suspending his program but will continue to broadcast other programs, including
the Intelligence Report.
Anderson only broadcast for only 30 minutes rather than his usual one hour.
During Anderson's Militia Hour, he typically broadcasts about militia
activities and other Christian Identity topics and has recently discussed the
Commonwealth Journal as part of his program.
One person who regularly monitors Anderson's broadcasts says he has announced
in the past that he is suspending his program and it is typically a ploy to get
donations. He told his listening audience Friday that he had only $5 to his
name.
Anderson broadcasts his and other programs over United Patriot Radio, an
unlicensed short wave radio station. He has apparently been broadcasting
without a Federal Communications Commission license for seven months.
Anderson says in his mission statement for United Patriot Radio that Jewish
people control all media "except for a few Patriot stations here and there."
As for the matter of being licensed, Anderson's mission statement says,
"freedom of speech must include those that are considered too controversial by
licensed commercial stations. By being licensed, they place themselves under
the rule of the destroyers of freedom. As they are commercial, they may not
risk their income by angering their sponsors, or present information that would
bring Authorities from four law enforcement agencies blocked the entrance to
the home of a Pulaski County man Monday after he was named as the suspect in a
Sunday night shoot-out with two Bell County officers.
Steve Anderson, 53, of Elrod-Martin Road, is still at-large and facing warrants
for criminal attempt to commit murder, after he fired more than 25 shots from
an automatic rifle at a sheriff’s deputy, following a routine traffic stop.
According to the Bell County Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Deputy Scott Elder stopped Anderson’s camouflaged 1990 Chevrolet
pickup on U.S. 25 E for driving without tail lights. Anderson refused to
cooperate with Deputy Elder when he asked for his license and when Elder asked
if he had any weapons in the vehicle, Anderson replied, “I have several.”
Anderson then exited the vehicle with an automatic rifle and began shooting at
Elder who took cover at the rear of his cruiser.
After firing several shots into the cruiser, Anderson fled the scene and Elder
initiated a full pursuit. During the chase Anderson made a U-turn, pulling
behind Elder, and firing more shots into his vehicle. Tim Hendrel, who monitors
Steve Anderson’s radio broadcasts for Radio for Peace International, said
last night he wasn’t surprised that Anderson fired on police officers.
After all, it’s one thing Anderson has threatened to do all along.
“He has said for weeks that if he is stopped and asked for his driver’s
license, he would shoot,” Hendrel said from his Alabama home. “This entire
incident follows the things Anderson has been saying for months.”
Anderson’s is still at large after the shooting incident Sunday night.
Hendrel said it is possible that Anderson has a safe house away from his home
on Elrod Martin Road, which was surrounded by law enforcement officials
yesterday.
“He’s been saying cryptic things about being prepared ... he’s talked a
lot about safe houses,” Hendrel said. “He has been warning listeners that
it was always possible to be caught away from home and not being able to make
it back. So he urged everyone to have stashes of supplies and weapons in safe
houses throughout the state.
It was almost inevitable.
Law enforcement officials from the local to the federal level said it was
really just a matter of time before something happened involving Christian
Movement, short wave radio renegade Steve Anderson.
As law enforcement officers moved in around Anderson's house, it took only one
look toward his past as a possible answer for what led to yesterday's incident.
Anderson has been pirate broadcasting his Kentucky Militia Hour for quite some
time. Before this year, the one-hour program updated listeners to militia
events and focused on Anderson's statements of hate against a number of groups,
particularly Jewish people.
However, earlier this year, even the Kentucky militia had tired of the message.
After directly disobeying an order from Kentucky Militia Commander Charlie
Puckett to cease broadcasting, the organization officially booted Anderson from
its ranks.
It was after his outster from the Kentucky Militia that Anderson started
gaining media attention. He became a focus of the Anti-Defamation League
because of his message of hate.
When Anderson was named the most hated radio show host by Far Right Radio, he
sent a message to “main stream” media that he wasn't interested in talking.
On several occasions, Anderson refused requests for interviews. Yet during his
now disassociated radio show, he talked frequently about his name being in the
newspaper and even threatened the news editor for the Commonwealth
JournalThough the Bell County shooting could not have been predicted, Steve
Anderson has never been shy about expressing his feelings toward the police and
the government, or making threats against the two.
“For a long time Steve Anderson had been making explicit threats about what
would happen if police pull him over or come into his house,” said Mark
Pitcavage, national director of fact finding for the Anti-Defamation League, a
non-profit organization that fights discrimination. “He has made no bones
about the fact that if the police interfere, he is going to respond.”
Reviewing summaries of short-wave radio programs, monitored by the ADL just
over the past few months, Anderson not only encourages listeners to shoot law
enforcement officials, he almost taunts them to come onto his property.
Eric Rudolph number two.”
That is what former Kentucky State Militia commander, Charlie Puckett, called
Steve Anderson Monday night on a short-wave radio program, after Anderson fled
the scene of a shoot-out in Bell County.
Speaking on the radio program, The Intelligence Report, Puckett’s comparison
to Rudolph, the accused abortion clinic bomber who is still at-large, was just
one of many sentiments Puckett offered regarding the man whom he dismissed from
the Kentucky State Militia just six months ago.
Puckett told program host, Don Boettcher, that he believes that Anderson has
food, arms and ammo, but he does not believe that Anderson will allow
authorities to take him alive.
“You couldn’t meet a nicer guy,” he said. “I think we’ll never meet
again.”
Despite efforts by the Kentucky State Militia to distance itself from Anderson,
Puckett’s response to Anderson’s situation gave clear indication that
Puckett is apparently rooting him on from the sidelines.
According to summaries of the Oct. 15 program, provided by the Anti-Defamation
League, Puckett claims that Anderson was on his way home from an Identity Feast
of Tabernacle gathering held in North Carolina. Puckett said that Anderson
responded to the line that he had drawn for himself and shot up the police
vehicle, making it look like “Swiss cheesefter over a year, Steve
Anderson’s luck finally ran out Friday afternoon in rural North Carolina.
Anderson, the former Kentucky Militia member who once aired his hate-filled
short-wave radio show nightly out of his home on Elrod-Martin Road in Pulaski
County, was arrested without incident in Cherokee County, N.C. — a rural area
west of Asheville — according to Kentucky ATF spokesman Don York.
York said the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, were acting on a tip they received following a
Nov. 2 episode of “America’s Most Wanted,” which re-visited the Anderson
case.
“We had received a lot of tips that were dead ends,” York said. “But this
one panned out.
“It feels good to have this guy in custody,” York added. “And we’re
very thankful that it was a clean arrest ... there was no force used and no one
was injured. We obviously were a little concerned he might get violent.”
Cindy Anderson (no relation), a producer for “America’s Most Wanted,”
said she was “really excited” about the capture of Anderson.
“We worked very hard to get Anderson’s case on our show, and we’re very
glad this worked out,” Cindy Anderson said. “We don’t have a lot of
details about the tipster at this point, but from what the North Carolina SBI
is telling us, the tip was right on the money.”
The tipster will receive a $20,000 reward for information leading to the
capture of Anderson.
Anderson was a member of Kentucky’s militia until April 2001, when he was
expelled from the group for being too bombastic with his views. He also has
ties to the Christian Identity Movement, a group which considers white
Christians superior to non-whites and Jews.
The militia said it dismissed Anderson because he made inflammatory comments
about the U.S. government, blacks, Jews and immigrants over an unlicensed radio
station he operated from his Pulaski County home.
Radio for Peace International, A Costa Rica-based group which monitors
short-wave radio broadcasts, labeled Anderson as “the world’s most hateful
broadcaster” last year.
Anderson’s exploits were brought to light locally after a series of articles
on hate by the Commonwealth Journal. During one of his shows, Anderson made a
veiled threat toward a CJ editor.
Anderson was being monitored closely by local law enforcement and other
agencies while he broadcast his show every evening. But it was not until Oct.
14, 2001, that people’s fears about possible violent acts by Anderson came to
pass.
Anderson was on his way back from the Identity Feast of Tabernacle — a
gathering for white supremacists — in North Carolina when he was pulled over
by Bell County Deputy Sheriff Scott Elder near Middlesboro. Elder stopped
Anderson because a tail light was out on his camouflage-colored truck.
When Elder asked Anderson for identification, and then questioned Anderson
about possible weapons in the vehicle, the traffic stop escalated into near
disaster.
Anderson allegedly shot up Elder’s cruiser before fleeing into the mountains
of Bell County. He was a fugitive until Friday.
Neither Elder nor his 17-year-old girlfriend, who was with him at the time,
were injured although the cruiser was hit more than 20 times by rifle fire,
according to authorities.
Anderson’s truck was found the next day with a pipe bomb and ammunition
inside. A search of his Pulaski County residence turned up more weapons and
explosives.
COULD IT BE TRUE !
UPR came about because Anderson could not get a
platform for his crazed views, either on regular short-wave
broadcasters or on ham radio. Anderson was confirmed
(by 2 Doctors) as having Bipolar Disorder and Paranoia,
for which he refused medications. He was allegedly
terminated by his last employer for making threats
of bodily harm to others and was well-known as being
a "loose cannon" with a desire for weapons, explosives
and confrontation with what he perceived to be the
cause of all his problems, the so-named "Zionist Occupied
Govt.". In short, this guy Anderson was an extremely
dangerous individual with a verifiable track record of
mental health problems and making threats. I don't know
about you but I sleep much better knowing he's behind
steel bars and is under 24/7 video surveillance. (and let
us hope that the FBI, BATF and OHS grab up any and
all others just like him and put-em all behind bars also - asap )
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I'm certainly not calling you a liar but is there anything on the Internet
that substantiates this?
It sounds believable, for sure.
Gray Shockley
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>
>
> Anderson was confirmed
>(by 2 Doctors) as having Bipolar Disorder and Paranoia,
>for which he refused medications. He was allegedly
>terminated by his last employer for making threats
>of bodily harm to others and was well-known as being
>a "loose cannon" with a desire for weapons, explosives
>and confrontation with what he perceived to be the
>cause of all his problems, the so-named "Zionist Occupied
>Govt.". In short, this guy Anderson was an extremely
>dangerous individual with a verifiable track record of
>mental health problems and making threats.
>
>
Did you just pull this stuff out of your arse, or can you cite references for
your allegations? Mind you, I can easily see this being true, but there's been
an awful lot of left-wing communist kooks in this newsgroup making all sorts of
false posts in order to defame people they hate. I never know what to believe
in here sometimes.
And I hope The Colonel gets a fair chance to tell his side of the story to a
jury. There just seem to be some loose ends in the "account" of his arrest.
I've talked to him on the radio many times. And met him in person once. Yep,
he's plenty opinionated. And biased. And prejudiced. Some might even call
him a loud-mouth.
But shoot 20+ holes in a police car for no good reason? I don't think so. I
may be wrong, but I just don't think so.
So we'll be wishing him a fair trial and an attentive jury.
> there's been
>an awful lot of left-wing communist kooks in this newsgroup making all sorts
>of
>false posts in order to defame people they hate.
Would you care to share some examples of left-wing kooks making false posts in
this newsgroup? There are a boatload of fake and malicious posts in this
newsgroup, but they seem to be coming from the exact opposite of the political
spectrum. The fact that you don't see that, though, probably tells us a whole
lot 'bout you.
Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200,
7600A, GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010
(remove "nojunk" to reply)
>
>
>But shoot 20+ holes in a police car for no good reason? I don't think so. I
>may be wrong, but I just don't think so.
- Sounds like he was in a dangerous, crazy mood;
maybe he was that way most of the time
Possibly Amphetamine Psychosis,
or drunk, trying to make his delusions go away
who knows!
Luckily he didn't kill anyone..
> There are a boatload of fake and malicious posts in this
>newsgroup, but they seem to be coming from the exact opposite of the
>political
>spectrum. The fact that you don't see that, though, probably tells us a whole
>lot 'bout you.
>
The fact that you threw a hissy fit because I said "left wing kooks" probably
tells us a whole lot 'bout you.
>
>Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
>Louisville, KY
>R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010,
>DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200,
>7600A, GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010
>(remove "nojunk" to reply)
>
Mamma mia thatsalotta raidioas.
>> There are a boatload of fake and malicious posts in this
>>newsgroup, but they seem to be coming from the exact opposite of the
>>political
>>spectrum. The fact that you don't see that, though, probably tells us a
>whole
>>lot 'bout you.
>>
>
>The fact that you threw a hissy fit because I said "left wing kooks" probably
>tells us a whole lot 'bout you.
>
Like, maybe I'm interested in making sure your "propaganda" is corrected? It's
the anonymous rightwingers who seem most interested in spreading malicious
falsehoods in this NG. That's why they're too afraid to admit their real names,
right? And, please, note your own failure to live up to the challenge of
providing even the anonymous name of a let-winger using this NG to spread
falsehoods.
Easy call.
Why do we always have to engage in character assassination in the NG's?
There are going to be different political, social and religeous veiwpoints
as long as there are more than two people on the planet. We need to agree to
disagree, and do so without the namecalling and cheap elementary school
slams.
Just my -W-240
"KK4TL" <kk...@aol.com123> wrote in message
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Him'n his tizzy fits. Hmph.