The Center for Vigilant Freedom

The Center for Vigilant Freedom, Inc. (CVF) was "started in late September 2006 with 28 members in the '910 Group,' [its] citizens' network." CVF states that it is a non-profit organization and has "applied for 501c3 tax exempt status."

At the April 2007 UK and Scandinavia Counterjihad Summit held in Denmark, Baron Bodissey said in a speech that CVF is "a network of networks" and "exists to coordinate their communications with others and their actions on behalf of the Counterjihad.

"There is no chain of command — nor will there ever be — in Vigilant Freedom. No party line. No one in control of what happens. Our unity and mission arise from a common goal: to resist the Jihad in all its forms. Anything else is details."

In December 2006, one member described the 910 Group as a "self-selected group of people who share common goals: to oppose Islamic Fascism wherever it threatens us, and to promote the emergence of liberty in all the dark corners of the planet where ordinary people are degraded and oppressed."

Pro-troop surge in Iraq efforts
CVF is "supporting efforts by Move America Forward, Vets for Freedom, Gathering of Eagles and others ... to support US troops and promote the success of the surge strategy in preparation for Gen. Petraeus’ testimony" September 15, 2007. CVF is "establishing a list of bloggers at the state level who are interested in recieving email updates on major events happening in their area as part of the campaign."

Mission
CVF's stated mission is "to protect liberty, counter sharia laws that oppose human rights, and defeat terrorist and extremist ideologies."

Group name
The group was named 910 Group "for the day before September 11, thinking ahead of time, looking to the future."

Initiated in a blog
According to a December 4, 2006, post by blogger KG on A Western Heart Blogspot, the "910 Group was initiated in the comments on a Gates of Vienna post by Baron Bodissey on September 26, 2006, which stated:


 * "Why not hybridize that meme with the Swiftvets initiative? The Swifties had an enormous impact without attracting any wealthy contributors.


 * "What if the blogosphere were to convince a few hundred thousand people to give $50, or $100, or $500 to a holding company established for the sole purpose of acquiring a controlling interest in a major organ of the liberal media?"


 * "I’ve said repeatedly that, if we want to win this war, we need to take back the culture. In order for that to happen, the organs of mass communication will have to change. The new media — of which this blog is a microscopic piece — will eventually supplant the old ones."

Symbol
"Here in the 910 Group this force is symbolized by the Phoenix, reborn from the ashes of the World Trade Center in order to resist the onslaught of Islamofascism," Baron Bodissey wrote November 30, 2006.

Membership
Membership is diverse, "ordinary people who are joining together to protect our laws, our democracies and our freedoms from radical Islamist ideologies," the Center's website states.

However, to "be considered for membership" to the 910 Group, one must "send an email, including your background and what you can offer to the movement." For more details, see "The 910 Group Policy Statements".

Leadership
No information is provided as to the leadership of the 910 Group. However, Christine Brim's name has been found as a spokesperson for CVF.

Contact information
The 910 Group P.O. Box 2773 Fairfax, VA 22031 Phone: 703 879-1784 FAX: 360 899-1784 E-mail: info AT vigilantfreedom.com Website: http://www.vigilantfreedom.org/ Weblog: http://www.vigilantfreedom.org/910blog/ Web forum: http://www.vigilantfreedom.org/910forum Newsletters: http://www.vigilantfreedom.org/newsletters.html

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2006

 * "The Resistance Has Begun," Zee's Blog, October 28, 2006.
 * "910 Group is on the move," Voice of the Pacific Blog, November 26, 2006. Dr. Jack Wheeler joined the Group.
 * Dan tdaxp, "5GW and the Anti-Jihad," Dreaming 5GW, November 29, 2006.
 * "910 Group Mission Statement," Foehammer's Anvil, December 2006.
 * tbogg, "The League or Extraordinary Doofuses," TBogg Blogspot, December 1, 2006.
 * "The 910 Group," A Western Heart Blogspot, December 4, 2006.
 * Curtis Gale Weeks, "The 910 Group Considers Hezbollah’s Defeat," Dreaming 5GW, December 9, 2006.
 * The Gray Dog, "Everything in Moderation," The Gray Dog Blog, December 20, 2006: "I had hopes that the 910 Group would be a serious, perhaps professional attempt to form useful alliances against the Islamic threat. Instead it has a strange and eerie cult feeling of a group caught up in a blogosphere version of 'Dungeons and Dragons,' with an ever changing set of rules that are made up as circumstances dictate."
 * The Gray Dog, "912 Is My Reality," The Gray Dog Blog, December 26, 2006.

2007

 * Baron Bodissey, "Wanted: Counterjihad Volunteers in Kansas City," Gates of Vienna Blogspot, May 23, 2007.
 * Baron Bodissey, "Vigilant Freedom at Ground Zero," Gates of Vienna Blogspot, March 31, 2007.
 * Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.,"No Does," Center for Security Policy Forum, May 7, 2007; "Striking Against Security," Washington Times (FrontPageMag.com), May 10, 2007. This is a cache file.
 * Bud Simmons, "ALERT!! Center for Vigilant Freedom Protect Liberty, Counter Sharia, Defeat Jihad," Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian, June 27, 2007. A CVF alert.
 * "Daniel Pipes: our confused leaders flailing in the face of Islamist extremism," Political Beach Girl Blogspot, July 17, 2007. re Daniel Pipes
 * "Pro-US Freedom's Watch Releases Video to Support Troops," Gateway Pundit Blog, August 22, 2007.