Radical English Defence League Emerges in U.S.
Radical English Defence League Emerges in U.S.
Access ADL
May 11, 2012
USADL’s National Director is Bill Turner, who is known for his anti-government and conspiratorial writings, which have been published on a number of right-wing websites and disseminated through his Twitter handle, ‘JihadiHunter.’ — Access ADL
The English Defence League (EDL), a UK-based right-wing, anti-Islamic and self-described ‘Counter Jihad movement,’ has launched a chapter in the United States.
Bill Turner, aka Jihadhunter
The newly created United States of America Defence League (USADL) claims to be ‘a human rights organization that was founded in the defense of our nation and to stand in unison with the EDL and other such organizations, to halt the spread of Sharia law.’
The organization, which officially launched its website on May 7, 2012, states that a central tenet of its mission is public education and the need to ensure that the public is provided with a ‘more realistic and less sanitized view of Islam…’ While its mission statement warns against assuming that all Muslims are guilty of committing acts of terrorism, it goes on to say that ‘the Islamic book of worship calls for all Muslims to participate in Jihad, in one form or another.’
