This report raises with new urgency the question of who funds ANSWER.
I don't know. Angelus Errare might :)
The hub of the anti-war wheel is the neo-Stalinist Workers World Party: Workers World, with links to the International Action Center (Ramsey Clark's front), A.N.S.W.E.R., Free Mumia, Vote No War, Sam Marcy's papers (the founder of the Workers World Party), etc.
You'll note that these organizations share:
Addresses (39 W. 14th St,. #206, NY, NY 10011)
Phone Numbers (212-633-6646)
Web Page Design
A month-or-so ago, every one of them had the same address. Now, since this has been pointed out by journalists such as Robert Korn and Michael Kelly (as well as noted on this forum), some of the webpages no longer list an address. And the Workers World Party HQ appears to have moved to 55 W. 17th St.
"WASHINGTON - Iraq sent spies from Canada to New York and Washington this month to snoop and stir up anti-war demonstrations, according to a government report obtained by the Daily News.
The classified document also reveals a plot by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Zimbabwe to attack American targets in that country and elsewhere if the U.S. declares war on Iraq.
It suggests the group, Tablik Ja'maat, could be a "conduit for communication" between Osama Bin Laden's terror network and Iraqi leaders.>
FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE.com: "THE 'PEACE' MOVEMENT'S KOREAN CONNECTION" by Michael Tremoglie (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The speaker who uttered this invective was Yoomi Choong of the Korea Truth Commission (KTC). Ms.Choong is the Deputy Secretary General of the KTC, which is affiliated with the International Action Center (IAC). which is affiliated with International ANSWER. All of these groups are affiliated with the Workers World Party (WWP). The WWP is a staunch advocate of Kim Jong Il. Brian Becker was a principal organizer of the anti-American rally. Becker is a Director of ANSWER, and the IAC. He is a member of the Secretariat of the WWP of the United States as well. Both Becker and Choong availed themselves of the opportunity to spew their venom during the rally. Our boy in Pyongyang, Brian Becker, called the President a liar. Becker's wife introduced a new group: Doctors and Nurses Against the War. If you listen to the speakers that Becker arranged, America is an imperialistic nation. Their main theme was that this was all about oil-a theory developed by the WWP some years ago. Becker is very involved with North Korea. He denounced the U.S. last March during a press interview held in Pyongyang before his departure from North Korea. Becker accused the United States of systematically, maliciously, and intentionally murdering Korean civilians in a campaign of genocide. Of course, one would have to wonder why it is that a lot of South Koreans have immigrated to the United States if we were responsible for killing all those innocent Koreans. You would think they would be going to North Korea instead. The IAC established a Korean War Crimes Tribunal at the Riverside Church in New York City. The Riverside Church is active in anti-American campaigns. Incidentally, this tribunal was endorsed by Al-Awda, "the Palestinian Right to Return Coalition."")(013003)
***BUSH COUNTRY.org - Opinion Corner by Jeremy Reynalds: "TERRORIST GROUP'S TV STATION APPEALS FOR FUNDS FOR 'OPPRESSED PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.'" (COMMENTARY SNIPPET: "The radical terrorist group Hizballah, on the U.S. State Department's list of terrorist organizations, is raising funds for its activities on an associated web site apparently hosted by an American internet service provider. The web site is www.manartv.com, a Lebanese television station broadcasting by satellite, that is commonly considered to be a propaganda arm of the Hizballah.") (January 14, 2003)
FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE: "RED QUEEN OF 'PEACE'" by Michael Tremoglie (ARTICLE SNIPPETS: "Cora Weiss is the daughter of Faberge millionaire and Soviet-phile Samuel Rubin. She is the president of the Samuel Rubin Foundation, which finances a host of communist causes. As well as president of her father's foundation, Cora is president of the IPB, president of the HAP, an international representative of the PAN, and the principal financier of the IPS, which was founded by a grant from the Rubin Foundation." ... "During the 80's, Weiss was the Director of the Disarmament Program of the Riverside Church of New York City. Riverside's program was a leader in supporting the Soviet-backed nuclear freeze program that would have consolidated Soviet nuclear superiority in Europe-in the name of peace. As Riverside's director, Weiss was one of the organizers of a 1982 disarmament rally in New York City. Purportedly the largest ever, the rally was a coalition of communist organizations. In 1983, Weiss was a delegate to an IPS sponsored US-USSR confab for disarmament. Delegates included members of the Riverside Church, which is allied with the National Council of Churches (NCC) and World Council of Churches (WCC). The anti-Americanism of Riverside, the NCC and the WCC is well known. All three organizations were advocates for the North Vietnamese. All three organizations were advocates for Marxists revolutions in Africa. (Indeed, the WCC contributed to Robert Mugabe's Marxist army.) All three organizations were advocates for the Marxist revolutions in Central America in the 1980's. All three protested the deployment of Pershing missiles in Europe. All three condemned the Gulf War. All three condemned US military action against the Taliban.") (December 11, 2002)
stepping back in time...FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE.com: "GOVERNMENT BY THE WORST" by Michael Tremoglie (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Indeed, among the assembled multitudes that applauded Brian Becker, how many knew what he represents? He was introduced as the Director of the International Action Center (IAC) and Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) the organization that planned this protest. However, how many of those marchers knew that Becker is a member of the secretariat of the Workers World Party? How many knew that the Workers World Party is an admirer of two of the most egregious mass murderers of modernity --- Kim Il Sung and Saddam Hussein? How many of those in the crowd knew that the Stalinist, genocide worshiping, Workers World Party is the organization that operates ANSWER and IAC?") (October 29, 2002)
Dubai GULF NEWS.com: "COMMENT: "MORE AMERICANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST AGGRESSION" by Ray Hanania (COMMENT SNIPPET: "Most recently, the Chicago City Council, not known for their independence or vision, recently approved a resolution denouncing the war on Iraq. The most compelling arguments came from one of its sponsors, Chicago Alderman Richard Mell. Mell happens to be the father-in-law of Illinois' new governor, Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich received significant support as the Democrat from Arab American voters and contributors during his election. And the Chicago City Council consists mostly of Democrats. Mell is a Democrat as is Blagojevich.") (012303)