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National Socialist Liberation Front
The National Socialist Liberation Front (NSLF) was an American neo-Nazi organization. The first NSLF was established in 1969 as a youth wing of the National Socialist White People's Party. In 1974, Joseph Tommasi founded another group of the same name, though it was almost entirely unrelated to the original NSLF barring his involvement. The new NSLF was known for its explicitly terroristic approach and actions. After Tommasi was murdered in 1975, he was succeeded successively by several different leaders. The NSLF was shuttered by its final leader, Karl Hand, in 1986.
The National Socialist White People's Party (NSWPP), originally the American Nazi Party, was an American neo-Nazi political organization founded by George Lincoln Rockwell. Following Rockwell's assassination in 1967, he was succeeded as leader of the NSWPP by Matt Koehl. The original National Socialist Liberation Front was established in April 1969 at the NSWPP conference. Sources are inconsistent on how and by who the original NSLF was founded. Jeffrey Kaplan wrote that it was founded by Joseph Tommasi, with the encouragement of William Luther Pierce. Spencer Sunshine says that this is incorrect, and that the NSLF was originally founded by Pierce, with assistance from Robert Lloyd and Koehl.
It was the youth wing of the National Socialist White People's Party, describing itself as the "Student Activist Arm of the National Socialist Movement". The NSLF primarily aimed to simply attract new members, with limited attention-grabbing stunts. One of the NSLF's recruits during this period was Louisiana State University student David Duke.
The original NSLF published the National Socialist Liberator newspaper, which was published from May 1969 to April 1970. Most of the group's materials, including the newspaper, were printed by NSWPP member James Mason. The newspaper aimed to appeal to contemporary rebellious students from a right-wing perspective, criticizing the New Left, the Vietnam War, and the black nationalist movement. Despite this, the newspaper also ran comments from black nationalist writer Amiri Baraka, when they focused on Jews. The newspaper was pro-environmentalism and called for executing corporate officials from polluting companies.
Koehl expelled Tommasi from the Party in 1973, claiming that he was smoking marijuana and entertaining young women at party headquarters, as well as misusing party funds. In 1974, Tommasi founded another National Socialist Liberation Front as a separate organization, which had virtually no connection to the original NSLF. The NSLF was reconstituted as a new organization on March 2, 1974, "in the presence of 43 National Socialist revolutionaries" in El Monte, California. Tommasi took many of his followers with him into the new organization. The NSLF claimed that they had taken most of the Los Angeles NSWPP's members, and said members of the NSWPP were at risk of being expelled for even talking to Tommasi.
The NSLF took credit for several bombings, arsons, and shootings. They took credit for a teargassing of a February 1975 rally to re-open the Rosenberg case, and the bombing of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) headquarters two days later. The NSLF had conflicted with the SWP. Interviewed, Tommasi said that he could not deny involvement in the bombing, though he also refused to say they were certainly involved. He admitted to the teargassing, which he called a success. In addition to targeting left-wingers, the NSLF also targeted the NSWPP unit that Tommasi had formerly run, which was still being operated out of his old house. The NSLF also bombed a left-wing bookstore. They repeatedly targeted the SWP. In response, the SWP criticized the police for failing to take action against the NSLF. The NSLF was modeled off of the New Left, and also relaxed the prohibition on some drugs.
They declared war against the left-wing and what they called the "Jew capitalist U.S. government". There was a surface NSLF which numbered about forty, and a core group of members committed to lone wolf violence (about four people), who committed illegal acts. Some actions may have actually been perpetrated by an anti-Communist Cuban group who the NSLF had an alliance with, who Tommasi called the "provisional wing". Other members of the NSLF denied this. Most initial members were not committed to the violence of the party; Jeffrey Kaplan noted that "few [...] were sufficiently suicidal to act on Tommasi’s rhetoric".
The NSLF opened a bookstore, The New Order Bookstore, which closed because the renter refused to renew the lease. Tommasi and the NSLF distributed propaganda, utilizing pictures showing destroyed buildings and images of the aftermath of terrorist targets. The NSLF had two periodicals: the National Socialist Review and the more well-known Siege. Units of the group were formed in Cincinnati, Buffalo, NY, Wilmington, Delaware and Louisiana.
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National Socialist Liberation Front
The National Socialist Liberation Front (NSLF) was an American neo-Nazi organization. The first NSLF was established in 1969 as a youth wing of the National Socialist White People's Party. In 1974, Joseph Tommasi founded another group of the same name, though it was almost entirely unrelated to the original NSLF barring his involvement. The new NSLF was known for its explicitly terroristic approach and actions. After Tommasi was murdered in 1975, he was succeeded successively by several different leaders. The NSLF was shuttered by its final leader, Karl Hand, in 1986.
The National Socialist White People's Party (NSWPP), originally the American Nazi Party, was an American neo-Nazi political organization founded by George Lincoln Rockwell. Following Rockwell's assassination in 1967, he was succeeded as leader of the NSWPP by Matt Koehl. The original National Socialist Liberation Front was established in April 1969 at the NSWPP conference. Sources are inconsistent on how and by who the original NSLF was founded. Jeffrey Kaplan wrote that it was founded by Joseph Tommasi, with the encouragement of William Luther Pierce. Spencer Sunshine says that this is incorrect, and that the NSLF was originally founded by Pierce, with assistance from Robert Lloyd and Koehl.
It was the youth wing of the National Socialist White People's Party, describing itself as the "Student Activist Arm of the National Socialist Movement". The NSLF primarily aimed to simply attract new members, with limited attention-grabbing stunts. One of the NSLF's recruits during this period was Louisiana State University student David Duke.
The original NSLF published the National Socialist Liberator newspaper, which was published from May 1969 to April 1970. Most of the group's materials, including the newspaper, were printed by NSWPP member James Mason. The newspaper aimed to appeal to contemporary rebellious students from a right-wing perspective, criticizing the New Left, the Vietnam War, and the black nationalist movement. Despite this, the newspaper also ran comments from black nationalist writer Amiri Baraka, when they focused on Jews. The newspaper was pro-environmentalism and called for executing corporate officials from polluting companies.
Koehl expelled Tommasi from the Party in 1973, claiming that he was smoking marijuana and entertaining young women at party headquarters, as well as misusing party funds. In 1974, Tommasi founded another National Socialist Liberation Front as a separate organization, which had virtually no connection to the original NSLF. The NSLF was reconstituted as a new organization on March 2, 1974, "in the presence of 43 National Socialist revolutionaries" in El Monte, California. Tommasi took many of his followers with him into the new organization. The NSLF claimed that they had taken most of the Los Angeles NSWPP's members, and said members of the NSWPP were at risk of being expelled for even talking to Tommasi.
The NSLF took credit for several bombings, arsons, and shootings. They took credit for a teargassing of a February 1975 rally to re-open the Rosenberg case, and the bombing of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) headquarters two days later. The NSLF had conflicted with the SWP. Interviewed, Tommasi said that he could not deny involvement in the bombing, though he also refused to say they were certainly involved. He admitted to the teargassing, which he called a success. In addition to targeting left-wingers, the NSLF also targeted the NSWPP unit that Tommasi had formerly run, which was still being operated out of his old house. The NSLF also bombed a left-wing bookstore. They repeatedly targeted the SWP. In response, the SWP criticized the police for failing to take action against the NSLF. The NSLF was modeled off of the New Left, and also relaxed the prohibition on some drugs.
They declared war against the left-wing and what they called the "Jew capitalist U.S. government". There was a surface NSLF which numbered about forty, and a core group of members committed to lone wolf violence (about four people), who committed illegal acts. Some actions may have actually been perpetrated by an anti-Communist Cuban group who the NSLF had an alliance with, who Tommasi called the "provisional wing". Other members of the NSLF denied this. Most initial members were not committed to the violence of the party; Jeffrey Kaplan noted that "few [...] were sufficiently suicidal to act on Tommasi’s rhetoric".
The NSLF opened a bookstore, The New Order Bookstore, which closed because the renter refused to renew the lease. Tommasi and the NSLF distributed propaganda, utilizing pictures showing destroyed buildings and images of the aftermath of terrorist targets. The NSLF had two periodicals: the National Socialist Review and the more well-known Siege. Units of the group were formed in Cincinnati, Buffalo, NY, Wilmington, Delaware and Louisiana.
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