White Resistance Manual
white supremacist handbook
The White Resistance Manual is a white supremacist handbook written by Axl Hess under the pseudonym Aquilifer. It was published anonymously online in the late 90s or early 2000s. It is an instruction manual on how to perform activities such as weapon and poison-making, as well as guerrilla warfare, in addition to tips on how to avoid criminal investigation and ideological goals for the white supremacist movement.
Possession of the manual is illegal in the United Kingdom, and several individuals have been jailed for possessing it, in one case for 13 years. It has been found in the possession of jihadists, and was tied to a 2011 plot to kill police officers in the United States.
History and distribution
It was written by white supremacist Axl Hess, under the pseudonym Aquilifer. It was published online in the late 90s or early 2000s. It was distributed online by Blood & Honour and Combat 18, as well as other far-right websites. Possession of the manual is illegal in the United Kingdom, and several individuals have been jailed for possessing it, for up to 13 years in one case. It has also been found in the possession of jihadists.
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