Domestic Terrorism

Selective Amnesia and the Rogue Elephant

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Gop, Unemployment, Cheney, Job Growth, 9/11, Private Sector Job Growth, Obama, Djia, Domestic Terrorism, Dow, Bush, Recovery, Obama Economy, GOP Anti-Obama Talk, Politics News

Surely, since according to the far right Obama was to blame for the declining economy prior to taking office, he must also then be credited with the growing economy. No amount of twisted logic and ideological contortion can get around that conundrum.

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Hutaree Militia Leader Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Joshua Stone, Video, Hutaree Militia Trial, Hutaree-Militia-Acquitted, Hutaree Ruling, Michigan Militia, Hutaree Militia, David Stone, Domestic Terrorism, Hutaree Militia Gun Charge, Hutaree Militia Guilty Plea, Detroit News

DETROIT — A Michigan militia leader and his son pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing a machine gun, giving prosecutors their only gain in a dom...

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Will My Husband Change His Ways?

Agi Smith | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Children of Divorce, Abuse, Physical and Emotional Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Domestic Terrorism, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Divorce News

I consider myself a very smart woman in life, just apparently dumb in love. I have a great job, a degree from a good school and two wonderful children. Yet I can't seem to get my marriage right.

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Hutaree Militia Members Will Go Free

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Detroit Crime, Hutaree Militia Trial, Michigan Militia, Hutaree Militia, Hutaree Militia Acquitted, Domestic Terrorism, Hutaree Militia Conspiracy, Michigan Militia Trial, Detroit News

DETROIT — A federal judge on Tuesday gutted the government's case against seven members of a Michigan militia, dismissing the most serious charg...

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Feds Disclose New Details From Underwear Bomber

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Terrorists, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Anwar Al-Awlaki, Terrorism, Al Qaeda, Anwar Al Awlaki, Underwear Bomber, Video, Nidal Malik Hasan, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Domestic Terrorism, Christmas Day Bomber, Politics News

The United States on Friday submitted a memorandum to a Michigan federal judge revealing that terrorist leader Anwar al Awlaki had more direct involve...

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Alleged Georgia Plotters Belonged to Racist, Anti-Semitic Group

Mark Potok | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Racism, Georgia Militia, Militias, Patriot Groups, Domestic Terrorism, Ricin, Crime News

The FBI undercover tapes of four North Georgia militiamen arrested Tuesday offer an extraordinary glimpse of the terrorism the group is accused of planning. But there's one thing the affidavits don't tell you: What did these four elderly Georgians allegedly hope to accomplish?

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Feds Arrest Four In Fringe Group In Plot Based Off Online Novel

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Militia, Terrorism, Dan Roberts, Samuel Crump, Frederick Thomas, Ricin, Video, Irs, Atf, Ray Adams, Absolved, Domestic Terrorism, Georgia Militia, Mike Vanderboegh, Politics News

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — In the violent underground novel "Absolved," right-wing militia members upset about gun control make war against the U.S. gov...

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Birther Convicted Of Bizarre Plot To Force Obama Out Of Office

AP | LUCAS L. JOHNSON II | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Darren Huff Birther, Birthers, Birther Movement, Obama Birth Certificate, Video, Darren Wesley Huff Birther, Darren Huff, Firearms, Obama, Domestic Terrorism, Darren Wesley Huff, Obama Citizenship, Guns, Politics News

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Prosecutors described a frightening standoff at a Tennessee courthouse between law enforcement and an armed man who vowed to ...

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U.S. Strategy After 9/11: Ruminations on a Lost Decade

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 11.14.2011

September 11 removed us further from our liberal traditions, which had once considered undue government surveillance as a violation of civil liberties, while a previously unimaginable concept like torture suddenly became a topic worthy of "debate."

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From 9/11 To 8/22: My Arab-American Muslim Father Was A Victim Of American Terrorism

Maytha Alhassen | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: American Terrorism, Islamophobia, United States Terrorism, Domestic Terrorism, Religious Tolerance, Elf, Terrorism, Arab Americans, September 11 Anniversary, Religion News

As the ELF arson of my father's dealership demonstrates, defining terrorism in terms of race or religion will do less to make us feel safe as a country; such targeted terms are more likely to contribute to sowing seeds of Islamophobia.

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Inside The FBI's Massive Network Of Domestic Spies

Mother Jones | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: FBI Terror Watch List, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Domestic Terrorists, FBI Counterterrorism, FBI Informant, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Fbi, Fbi Terrorism Investigations, Domestic Terrorism, Politics News

The FBI has built a massive network of spies to prevent another domestic attack. But are they busting terrorist plots -- or leading them?...

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How Businesses Play Critical Role In Thwarting Terror

AP | JAMIE STENGLE | Posted 09.29.2011

Read More: Law Enforcement, Naser Abdo, National Security, Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, Fort Hood, Counter Terrorism, Business, Domestic Terrorism, Guns, Fort Hood Shootings, Business News

KILLEEN, Texas — Ultimately, it was the keen eye of a Texas gun shop clerk that helped authorities find an AWOL soldier who'd stashed bomb-makin...

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Bookstore Bomber Lawless Charged With Arson

Reuters | By Keith Coffman | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Borders Bookstore Bomber, Denver News, Mills Mall Bomber, Borders, Denver Colorado, Arson, Colorado News, Domestic Terrorism, Borders Bookstore, David Joseph Lawless, Denver News

DENVER (Reuters) - A man suspected of planting four homemade bombs at a suburban Denver mall and hotel last weekend has been charged with arson, f...

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Two Sides to Every Story: If a Tree Falls

Kristin McCracken | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Earth Liberation Front, If a Tree Falls, Environmentalists, Activism, Oscilloscope Pictures, Sam Cullman, Marshall Curry, Documentary, Domestic Terrorism, Green News

Marshall Curry's latest film tells the nuanced, complex story of one environmental activist who went too far. Or did he?

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America's Deadliest School Massacre Is the One You Never Heard Of

Lev Raphael | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Columbine, School Bombings, Books News, Terrorism, Michigan, Books, Bombing, Domestic Terrorism, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma City Bombing, Books News

The toll was 44 killed, 58 wounded. The means were unprecedented. In the end, suicide bomber Andrew Kehoe was that American cliché: the kind of man you'd never expect to go criminally berserk.

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2 Charged With Terrorism In Alleged NY Synagogue Plot (VIDEO)

Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: New York Terrorism, Video, Domestic Terrorism, New York Terror Plot, Terrorism, New York News

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NRA Board Members in the Tank with Domestic Terrorists

Josh Horwitz | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, Militia, Terrorism, Joe Miller, Sarah Palin, Alaska, Domestic Terrorism, Wayne Anthony Ross, Wayne LaPierre, Politics News

Recent events in Alaska demonstrate that the NRA's connection to violent anti-government militias is more than just conceptual.

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Anthrax Attacks: Report On Bruce Ivins Faults Army In 2001 Mailings

latimes.com | David Willman, Special to the Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthrax Scientist, Anthrax Scare, Bruce Ivins, Anthrax, Domestic Terrorism, Terrorism, Bioterrorism, Cold Case, Politics News

The Army scientist believed responsible for the 2001 anthrax letter attacks that killed five people and crippled mail delivery in parts of the country...

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How We Train Our Cops To Fear Islam

Washington Monthly | Meg Stalcup and Joshua Craze | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Domestic Terrorism, Police, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, War on Terror, World News

There aren't nearly enough counterterrorism experts to instruct all of America's police. So we got these guys instead....

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Study: Fewer US Muslims In Domestic Terror Cases

AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: US Muslims, US Muslims Domestic Terror, Domestic Terror, Domestic Terrorism, War on Terror, US Muslim Domestic Terror Study, Politics News

NEW YORK — A new report says the number of U.S. Muslims accused in terror plots dropped by more than half in 2010. The study was released Wedne...

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Reflection, Revulsion, Liberation, and War

Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Public Policy, Tea Party, Social Crisis, Self-Delusion, Violence, Civil Society, Domestic Terrorism, War on Terror, Afghanistan War, Politics News

The pathology behind the Tucson shooting is deeply rooted in contemporary American society. And the obvious signs are manifestations of a culture not only desensitized to violence, but worshiping of it.

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A Wake Up Call Was Sounded in Tucson: Have We Been Feeding Wolves?

Cilla McCain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Tucson Victims, Jared Lee Loughner, Tucson Shooting, Arizona Sheriff on Shooting, Gabrielle Giffords, Domestic Terrorism, Sarah Palin Reaction, Sarah Palin Crosshairs, Extremism, Security Threat, Politics News

Loughner could very well be "a lone wolf." A lone wolf constantly seeks validation for his twisted views by exploring different group's ideologies and plans.

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Will the Next Act of Terrorism Be Domestic?

Jeff Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second Amendment, Health Care Reform, Obama Death Threats, White Supremacists, The Oath Takers, Domestic Terrorism, Tea Party, Anti-Health Care Reform, Politics News

In the past week, as the Tea Party Movement has sought to disavow violence while embracing non-violent intimidation -- its rhetoric has been echoed in the most dangerous corners of America.

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Arsonist Attacks Oregon Mosque Frequented By Would-Be Car Bomber

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Arson caused a fire on Sunday at an Islamic center that was the occasional place of worship for a Somali-born teen who two day...

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Somali-Born Teen Arrested After Car Bomb Attempt On Portland Christmas Event

AP | TIM FOUGHT and NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Somali-born teenager plotted "a spectacular show" of terrorism for months, saying he didn't mind that children would die if h...

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