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To: NOW who wrote (36573)	1/29/2004 6:17:11 PM
From: Rascal	Respond to of 89467

__Far Rightwingers Attempting Hostile Takeover of the Sierra Club "The most powerful and venerable environmental organisation in the United States is facing what is being described as its greatest crisis in its 112-year history. There are claims that anti-immigration groups are planning to take over the Sierra Club, in a battle that has reopened the debate on the priorities for environmentalists worldwide... Some members claim that far-right groups are now urging people to join to take control of the club. The civil rights group the Southern Poverty Law Centre has joined the battle and is running a candidate of its own to highlight the issue. 'Without a doubt, the Sierra Club is the subject of a hostile takeover attempt by forces allied with a variety of rightwing extremists,' said the centre in a letter to club members. 'By taking advantage of the welcoming grassroots democratic structure of the Sierra Club, they hope to use the credibility of the club as a cover to advance their own extremist views. We think members should be alert to this.'" guardian.co.uk Rascal @NoMatterWhereYouLook.com