Mittwoch, Juli 14, 2004

Human rights groups ignore Aryan parade

The annual Aryan Nations gathering and parade in northern Idaho this weekend will be largely ignored by human rights groups. Five years ago, hundreds of people converged on downtown Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to heckle Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler and a handful of neo-Nazi supporters as they marched through the resort town. But no large demonstrations are planned during Saturday's scheduled parade because human rights groups contend they've already won the war against the hate group. "We think this is a non-event this time," said Tony Stewart, a leader of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations. "This is kind of like the dying swan in a sense."

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