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Where to Start? The basics. The Ku Klux Klan has
approximately 150 active cells, operating in 41 states, with membership
concentrated in both the South and the Midwest. The KKK is not what it
once was but it does continue to survive in various locations throughout
the United States. At its peak, membership was in the millions. Now,
membership is likely less than 5,000. It is very important to understand
- the KKK does not have a central unified leadership. Instead, they are
split off into local cells or groups.
These groups generally oppose interracial
relationships, homosexuality and illegal immigration and historically
express this ideology through acts of terror. We want to remind you:
This operation is not about the ideas of members of the Ku Klux Klan.
This is about the behaviors of members of KKK splinter cells that bear
the hallmarks of terrorism. When members of the KKK like Frazier Glenn
Miller, (founder of the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and the
White Patriot Party) murdered three innocent individuals at a Jewish
retirement home during Passover - the word "terrorism" was seldom found
in mainstream media's coverage of the attack. Why? What sort of violence
does it take to call *some* factions of Ku Klux Klan what *some* of
these cells really are?
We defend free thought and free speech. The anons
responsible for this operation will not support *acts* of terrorism and
*acts* of hate inflicted upon the public. The KKK is part of an
important cultural landscape and history in the United States.
We need to make room for important, blunt, honest,
public, productive conversation. Violent bigotry IS a problem in the
United States. This is not a colorblind society. It deeply divided on
racial lines.
We hope Operation KKK will, in part, spark a bit of
constructive dialogue about race, racism, racial terror and freedom of
expression, across group lines. Public discourse about these topics can
be honest, messy, snarky, offensive, humbling, infuriating, productive,
and serious all at once. The reality is that racism usually does NOT
wear a hood but it does permeate our culture on every level. Part of the
reason we have taken the hoods off of these individuals is not because
of their identities, but because of what their hoods symbolize to us in
our broader society.
In media, the Ku Klux Klan is an easy target to pick
on. In terms of the KKK, journalists usually print what they want with
very little consequence because sensational stories like this generate
impressive ad revenue (just like with the bogus OpKKK leak).
We feel it is important to provide accurate information
about our observations during this operation. We learned, that aside
from our striking differences in overall ideology and behavior, we have
found that many members of Ku Klux Klan groups actually have a few
important similarities to us. For example, they are mostly poor and
pissed off at the the Man. They oppose government surveillance and they
generally feel persecuted for free thought. Day to day, some klan
members work very hard for very little. This is a common ground we
understand all to well. We feel that the ability to find common
struggles with those that are very different than ourselves is
important. Even if they are filled with hatred. We will never sympathize
with the KKK but we do desire to understand them and learn about how
they see their world. We do see their humanity, we respect their right
to free thought and we know their fear of others is wrong. We also know
their behaviors strike fear, anxiety and terror into others. This will
no longer be socially tolerated.
In this dox list, you will find official members of
various KKK groups throughout the United States as well as their closest
associates (most are also in other extremist hate groups). You will see
many names with ALIAS beside it. If indicated, these are CONFIRMED
aliases. Other names on this list may be aliases, as well. Some aliases
we were unable to crack. The klan sometimes hides behind several online
identities. Given name or alias, these are the real people underneath
the hoods.
It is important to note that many klan members change
klan affiliations as well as go back and forth between being klan
members and neo nazis etc (sometimes both, if permitted). There is quite
a bit of movement between these types of groups (usually due to
infighting). For this reason, you will see some names of individuals
that are listed as neo nazis and so on. Some members of this list are
quite dangerous, sociopathic individuals. Others are not.
Data collected for Operation KKK was gathered over
approximately 11 months and those included on this list were identified
primarily through HUMINT (human intelligence) data collection
strategies. This means that individuals on this list were often
identified by human sources of information through both overt
(interviewing expert sources) and covert (digital espionage / social
engineering) methods. Individuals on our list were also identified
through open source intelligence strategies (OSINT). This is a broad
array of information and sources that are generally available to the
public. This includes: multimedia, academic records and public data.
Members often told on themselves to us about their connections with the
KKK during various chat conversations we had with klan members and
affiliates throughout the course of our operation. You never know who
you are talking to on the internet.
We understand this initiative is extremely
controversial and we know we will face much criticism for this operation
and our work will be heavily scrutinized. We hope this body of work
speaks for itself. This is the OFFICIAL Operation KKK 2015 intel report
associated with the @Operation_KKK Twitter account. The anons at
@Operation_KKK are responsible for this specific liberation of
information and we have done our best to ensure accuracy and avoid
collateral damage to innocent parties. Erring on the side of caution, we
removed several names from this list for further evaluation.
We consider this data dump as a form of resistance
against the violence and intimidation tactics leveraged against the
public by various members of Ku Klux Klan groups throughout history.
*********************************************Ku Klux
Klan
Nomenclature*************************************************************
The language of the KKK has evolved over 160 years.
This portion of this article related to vocabulary may help you
understand what you are looking at while you review the links contained
in this report.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan_titles_and_vocabulary
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TRIGGER WARNING: This report contains some links to
media content (such as images, video, audio) as well as links to
profiles that contain graphic language and hate vitriol. These links may
be upsetting, disturbing and/or uncomfortable.
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MEDIA GATHERING
SPACES*****************************************************
Google+ Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
https://plus.google.com/communities/113737666095431547438
https://plus.google.com/communities/113737666095431547438/photos/all
https://plus.google.com/communities/113737666095431547438/members
