Part IX of SWC Operation Report
SCHOENBORN, MEINOLF
Meinolf Schoenborn is the leader of the Nationalistic Front,
a radical group which has been declared illegal by the
government. German officials put the group's membership at less
than 150. Schoenborn, however, claims an "infrastructure" of
8,600 to Ron Furey. Schoenborn told Furey and Richard Eaton that
he favors the overthrow of the government and is seeking the
establishment of the 4th Reich. To avoid German government
surveillance, however, Schoenborn wants to establish a center in
nearby Denmark. Schoenborn has been raided by the authorities on
several occasions but has confounded them by inputting phoney
names on a computerized "membership list." Enthralled with
meeting Richard Eaton, Schoenborn provided him with a wish list
for his proposed Danish center and safe house services and items
which will cost around a 1.5 million marks ($950,000,000).
Schoenborn is strong, fearless and charismatic as well as
given to violence. He targets youth between the ages of 16-
24...wants Jews and "other aliens" out of Germany.
SKINHEADS
On January 24, 1993, Ron Furey was introduced to major
players in Germany's skinhead movement at a "safe house" in the
Cologne suburb of Portz. Taking part in the discussion were Ron
and nine skinhead leaders, most of whom identified themselves by
first name only. These individuals included "Roland," "Eckhard,"
"Susanne," "Michael," "Eric," "Peter," "Jaschka," "Detlev," and
Thomas Heinke.
The skinhead leadership was well-acquainted with Holocaust
denial literature and the players in the movement. They also
stated their belief that Germany was the center of the white race
and that they consider Jews a survival test for Christian
society.
"Jaschka" is a walking advertisement for the movement - his
body is tattood with swastikas and similar symbols. The public
display of the swastika in Germany is a criminal offense.
Freidhelm Busse (see separate entry) is the father figure of
the skinhead leadership. Although Busse is not ready to
relinquish his power over them, Juchem (see separate inquiry) has
confided that he intends to make use of their talents when the
time comes.
THRUN BERND
Bernd Thrun of Mainz is a member of the Republikaner Party
but is involved in a cabal to overthrow the current party
leadership so it can be taken even further to the right. On the
surface, however, Thrun is a solid party member - yet he is
secretly involved with radical groups - forbidden by the
Republikaner Party which wishes to avoid the neo-Nazi label.
Thrun collects and distributes money to skinheads who volunteer
to fight in Croatia (DM175 per month). he is a close associate
of Heinz Reisz and a backer of Wolfgang Juchem.
WALENDY, UDO
Udo Walendy is a notorious Holocaust denier who, for years,
has served on the advisory board of the Journal of Historical
Review, the official publication of the Institute for Historical
Review of Costa Mesa, California. (see entries for Mark Weber and
Willis Carto) In their phone conversation, Walendy expressed
interest in meeting Furey personally and in offering his
assistance in the creation of a Nazi center in Germany.
WARMT, D.
D. Warmt is Heinz Reisz's brother-in-law. He once worked
for Reuters but was let go, apparently for reasons of health.
Warmt owns two video studios, one in Langen and the other in
Mainz. His Langen operation is primarily engaged in producing
Nazi propaganda films and videos. The studio in Mainz produces
what Warmt terms "special films," i.e. porno flicks. Warmt's
Langen operation produces materials that are apparently forbidden
by German law, yet the studio continues to function.
WEBER, MARK
Mark Weber works for the Institute for Historical Review
(Costa Mesa, California), one of several antisemitic
organizations founded by Willis A. Carto. The I.H.R. devotes
most of its time to spreading the bizarre notion that the
Holocaust is wildly exaggerated and that the gas chambers of
Hitler's death camps are a myth. In 1978, Weber was identified
as the news editor of the National Vanguard, the publication of
William Pierce's neo-Nazi group, the National Alliance.
Weber's name came up in several conversations with German
neo-Nazis, including Wolfgang Kempkens and Roy Godenau. As part
of Ron Furey's cover, a "cold" phone line at the Simon Wiesenthal
Center was attached to an answering machine informing the caller
that he/she had reached The Right Way. That phone number was
known only to the Center's senior research staff, Ron Furey, and
the neo-Nazis to whom it was given.
At 2:55pm on Friday, February 12, 1993, a man identifying
himself as Mark Weber called the number, requested a copy of The
Right Way, and left his P.O.B. address for mailing. The Center's
graphics department sent him a colorful subscription application
for the non-existent periodical, instead. This was apparently
enough to satisfy Mr. Weber's curiosity because he soon acceded
to Ron's request for a meeting.
That meeting took place on February 27, 1993 at the Cafe
Westminster in Westminster, California. It was filmed by a CBS
camera crew stationed in a van outside. Mr. Furey spoke to Mark
Weber at length about the "state of the movement" in Germany. To
help establish his credibility, he showed Weber several photos
picturing him and several German neo-Nazis together. Weber
correctly identified them all.
Weber soon felt comfortable enough to discuss the
miserliness of his current employer and to ask about the
possibility of finding work with The Right Way. He was also
recommended by Reinhard Kopps (see entry) to Richard Eaton for a
separate project.
WEIDNER, NORBERT
Norbert Weidner is a member of the Freiheitliche Deutsche
Arbeiterpartei (F.A.P.) run by Friedhelm Busse (see separate
entry). Weidner runs the Bonn office of the group and is a
regional spokesman for the skinhead movement. This 20 year-old
has been involved in attacks on foreigners in Bonn and Cologne.
Like other on the far right, Weidner is a Holocaust denier
and admirer of Adolf Hitler. He has put his own touch on the
movement, however, by appealing to environmental and ecological
concerns - "A healthy land breeds healthy people." Weidner is a
believer in a "greater Germany," whose borders conform with those
of the Holy Roman Empire. Weidner and Furey met at a "safe
house" in the Cologne suburb of Portz.
WALZ, DORIS
Doris Walz, a pharmacist married to a physician in Minden,
was presented to Ron Furey and Richard Eaton by Wolfgang Juchem
(see separate entry) as an example of his support among average
German citizens. Doris Walz is totally enamored with Juchem and
strongly feels that he enjoys the support of many Germans who
fear voicing their sentiments in public.
WILLIAMS, KELLNER
Kellner Williams is an ex-G.I. now living in Munich.
Williams, who apparently was a member of the KKK while stationed
in Germany, was reached by phone by Ron Furey. Although Williams
remained non-commital over the phone, Ron was given to understand
that he was in position to facilitate the transfer of funds from
the United States to special recipients in Germany.
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