Which of the following James Bond villains is not affiliated with the SPECTRE organization?

The correct answer is Auric Goldfinger. Goldfinger is not affiliated with the Spectre organization in the James Bond series. While he is a notable and iconic villain, his motives and operations in the story are independent of Spectre's activities. Goldfinger is primarily focused on schemes involving gold smuggling and manipulating the global economy, rather than participating in Spectre's larger international criminal operations.