Nation of Aztlán
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The Nation of Aztlán is an Hispanic nationalist and separatist organization headquartered in Whittier, California, United States. Its platform states that United States must cede the part of the U.S. which was originally in Mexico and which it calls "Aztlan territory" in order to form an independent nation. It is a hate group according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, and both the SPLC and the Anti-Defamation League describe the group as antisemitic. The ADL also claims that La Voz de Aztlán preaches homophobia and Holocaust denial. Others criticize the group for their overall promotion of ethnic separatism.
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[edit] La Voz de Aztlán
La Voz de Aztlán ("The Voice of Aztlán") is the webzine of the Nation of Aztlán, a revanchist organization headquartered in Whittier, California, United States. Its stated goal is return to Mexico of the regions conquered by the United States during the Mexican-American War, which consists of Texas, New Mexico, California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Oklahoma.
The group's founder, publisher, and current leader is Hector Carreón, a trained engineer, and former member of the Brown Berets. Ernesto Cienfuegos is editor-in-chief, and Miroslava Flores is a staff writer.
[edit] Controversy
La Voz de Aztlán is alleged to have ties with the pro-Chicano Chicano group MEChA. MEChA states there is no affiliation with the Nation of Aztlán. These allegations are commonly made by right wing critics of MEChA.[1]
The SPLC and the Anti-Defamation League label Voz de Aztlán as antisemitic. Voz de Aztlán editorials contain statements many would interpret as anti-semitic, such as "The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are offshoots of the Rothschild Jewish Banking Dynasty. International Jews also control most of the World Media which they utilize to brainwash the masses".[2] When La Voz de Aztlán editorial criticizes someone who is Jewish, their religion is often emphasized.[3] Voz de Aztlán also presents a translation of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion which is introduced in Spanish as evidence of a Jewish plan for world domination.[4]. In a statement made on the death of Ilan Ramon in the Spaceshuttle Columbia disaster, Carréon wrote, "God has cursed the Jews since time immemorial and they have been the curse of mankind since the beginning of written history. They are an extremely problematic group of people that have been dispersed throughout the globe never finding any genuine welcome in the nations they have settled in. Nation after nation have expelled them in almost every period of recorded history. Today, Israel is threatening the annihilation of our modern global civilization! Is the final War of Armageddon an inevitable event? Must we allow Zionist Israel to push the world towards this final end?" [5]
In 2006, Carreón and his organization came under the investigation of the United States Department of Justice. Carreón was visited at his home by Federal Bureau of Investigation, who interrogated him and copied his hard drive. Throughout the interview, he denied any violent intentions, purporting to favor secession peacefully, through the ballot box.
