Silent Brotherhood
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| Motto | Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; Jeremiah 51:20 |
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| Formation | September 1983 |
| Extinction | December 1984 |
| Type | White supremacist, Christian Identity, neo-fascist, neo-Nazi, White separatist, White nationalism, domestic terrorist, revolutionary |
| Purpose | Paramilitary fomenting white nationalist revolt, against the "Zionist Occupation Government" and establishment of the Northwest Territorial Imperative |
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Key people
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Robert Jay Mathews (leader), David Lane |
The Order, also known as the Brüder Schweigen (German for Brothers Keep Silent) or Silent Brotherhood, was a white supremacist terrorist organization active in the United States between September 1983 and December 1984. The group raised funds via armed robbery. Ten members were tried and convicted for racketeering, and two for their role in the 1984 murder of radio talk show host Alan Berg.
The Order was founded by Robert Jay Mathews in late September 1983 at Mathews' farm near Metaline, Washington. Mathews was baptized into the Mormon faith as a high schooler. He formed the "Sons of Liberty", an anti-communist militia mostly made up of Mormon survivalists that had no connection to the historical organization of the same name.
A fundamental goal of The Order was revolution against the American government, which its members, and those of other white supremacist groups, believed to be controlled by a cabal of prominent Jews. The Order was named after, and partly modeled on, a fictional terrorist group in William Luther Pierce's novel The Turner Diaries. The Order's goals included the establishment of a homeland (now the Northwest Territorial Imperative) from which Jews and non-whites would be barred. They often referred to the United States federal government as ZOG, an acronym for Zionist Occupied Government. Members of the Order included Randy Evans, Gary Yarborough, Bruce Pierce, Denver Parmenter, Frank DeSilva (also known as Frank Silva), Richard Scutari, David Lane, Randy Duey, and David Tate.
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