Militias

Hate Groups Explode In Number

ABC News | Posted 05.18.2012

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The number of radical hate groups and militias has exploded in recent years in reaction to the changing makeup of America, and new census figures show...

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U.S. Hate And Extremist Groups Hit Record Levels, New Report Says

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Hate Crimes, Hate Groups, Terrorism, Fbi, Militias, Sovereign Citizen, Dhs, Bv-Politics, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

2012-03-08-Screenshot20120308at10.15.01AM.pngThe number of domestic hate and extremist groups in the United States grew to record levels in 2011, led by a surge in anti-government radicalism.

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Alleged Georgia Plotters Belonged to Racist, Anti-Semitic Group

Mark Potok | Posted 01.03.2012

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Mark Potok

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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The Right to Bear Arms for National Defense. Wrong!

Bernard Starr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Revolution, Bill of Rights, Battle of Lexington and Concord, General Horatio Gates, Paul Revere, Founding Fathers, Militias, U.S. Constitution, Sarah Palin, Continental Army, Battle of Saratoga, Declaration of Independence, General John Burgoyne, Second Amendment Rights, George Washington, Lenox Massachusetts, Politics News
Bernard Starr

Last fourth of July, while sitting in the living room of my historic farm house in Lenox, Massachusetts, which was built by Elijah Northrup in 1770 ...

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Locked & Loaded: The Secret World Of Extreme Militias

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011

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Camouflaged and silent, the assault team inched toward a walled stone compound for more than five hours, belly-crawling the last 200 yards. The target...

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Amanda Terkel

From Rand Paul Stomper To Allen West's Bikers: Rise In Far-Right Violence During 2010 Elections

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections 2010, Obama Assassination Threats, Raul Grijalva, Right-Wing Violence, Southern Poverty Law Center, Tim Profitt, Rand Paul Stomper, Allen West, Eric Cantor, Militias, Obama Assassination Plot, Natiivist Movement, Election Violence, Obama Assassination, Rand Paul, Radical Right Wing, Hate Groups, Raul Grijalva Powder, Moveon, Nativist, Allen West Bikers, Right-Wing Extremism, Poll, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- This election season, a man was arrested for hitting a protester at a rally for Washington GOP Senate candidate Dino Rossi, a man stompe...

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Right Wing Militias and the NRA: Second Amendment Soulmates

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Harry Reid, Terrorism, Gun Control, Militias, Justice Department, Nra, Heller Decision, Guns, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, National Rifle Association, Sharron Angle, Tea Party, Right-Wing Extremism, McDonald v. Chicago, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

In America, the threat of terrorism is real, but it does not originate with Al Qaeda alone. The danger of homegrown right wing political violence is just as real.

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Petraeus, Karzai Clash Over Afghan Village Miltias

Washington Post | Joshua Partlow and Karen DeYoung | Posted 05.25.2011

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As he takes charge of the war effort in Afghanistan, Gen. David H. Petraeus has met sharp resistance from President Hamid Karzai to an American plan t...

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Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammo

Sunil Adam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Terrorism, Gun Rights, Christianity, Militias, Guns, Nra, Republicans, Politics News
Sunil Adam

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Judge: Michigan Militia Members Can Leave Jail Until Trial

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — Nine members of a Michigan militia will be released from jail pending trial after a federal judge on Monday harshly criticized the gov...

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A Kinder, Gentler Militia?

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Npr, National Rifle Association, National Public Radio, Hutaree Militia, Gun Control, Militias, Southern Poverty Law Center, Nra, Guns, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

It is possible to help the local sheriff find missing people, collect coats for needy kids, and adopt a local highway, without engaging in military training in the woods with assault weapons.

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Ready, Aim, Sing: You Gotta Have Guns!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, Tea Party, Gun Rallies, Handguns, Gun Shows, Militias, Gun Rights, Guns, Nra, Comedy News
Rick Horowitz

You Gotta Have Guns, All you really need is guns, Guns are how the Bill of Rights shows its teeth, And fathers bequeath their sons.

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Are These Guys Really Militias?

Robert J. Spitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second Amendment, Supreme Court, Militia, Hutaree Militia, Presser v. Illinois, Militias, Gun Rights, Minutemen, Lexington and Concord, Mike Vanderboegh, Politics News
Robert J. Spitzer

Historic militia groups were fighting so they could one day put down their arms and be governed democratically. One can only wonder if they would greet today's militia wannabes with derision.

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The Resurgence of the Militia Movement

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham H. Foxman

The most fitting way to honor the victims of Oklahoma City, and to make sure that their sacrifices were not in vain, is to ensure that no new McVeigh is able to emerge from the shadows to wreak destruction and sorrow.

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Tea and Empathy: The Connection Between High Unemployment, Record Foreclosures, and Right Wing Rage

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Tea Party Movement, Tax Day Tea Party, Economic Downturn, Unemployment, Timothy McVeigh, Hutaree Militia, Militias, Tea Party, Oklahoma City Bombing, Populists, Recession, Tea-Party-Rage, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Rage -- and talking about rage -- is all the rage these days. Hot on the heels of an outbreak of threats against members of Congress, this week broug...

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The Tea Party, Gun Lobby & Anti-Government Rhetoric

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Sugarmann

The NRA routinely presents the election of Barack Obama as a virtually apocalyptic threat not only to gun ownership, but to the future of the United States itself.

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The Evangelical "Mainstream" Insanity Behind the Michigan "End Times" Militia

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terror Plot, Left Behind Novels, Politics, Militias, Jerry-Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, Michigan, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Feeding the paranoid delusions of people on the fringe of the fringe contributes to a dangerous climate that may provoke violence in a few individuals.

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The Hutaree Michigan Militia, Lone Wolves, and Alex Jones' New World Order

Harmon Leon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hutaree Militia, Christian Militia, Joseph Stack, Militias, Southern Poverty Law Center, Alex Jones, Politics News
Harmon Leon

What makes the Hutaree unique? They are a Christian-based militia group driven by biblical teachings to take up arms. Apparently their Jesus is also heavily armed.

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Thomas Piatek Claims Mistaken Identity: Indiana Militia Member Says He Did Not Plot To Kill Cops

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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At least one of the men arrested in a weekend raid says Feds got the wrong guy. Thomas Piatek, 46, a truck driver from Whiting, Indiana, is one of ...

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Armed Militas, The Antichrist, and Obama

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chip Berlet

he apocalyptic starting gun for the race to prepare for a battle with the Antichrist was fired in 1970 by Hal Lindsey whose book The Late Great Planet Earth has sold over 19 million copies.

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Conservative Bloggers Rediscover Term "Allegedly"

Barrett Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barrett Brown

Both the Bible and the Koran contain passages that can and have been used to justify a great number of crimes against humanity over the past 1,500 yea...

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Orly Taitz: Washington Post Profiles 'Birther Queen'

The Washington Post | Liza Mundy | Posted 05.25.2011

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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.-The dental office of Orly Taitz, DDS, Esq., is in a low-slung complex in a quiet planned community in Orange County, al...

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The Sunni-Shia Conflict in Iraq

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraqi Civil War, US Troops, Sectarian Divisions, US Troops in Iraq, Iran, Militias, Saudi Arabia, Sunni Shia, Iraq Sectarian Violence, Sectarian-Fighting, Moqtada Al Sadr, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Sectarian Cleansing, Iraqi Withdrawal, Sunni Militants, Iraq-Shiites, Sunni-Militias, Iraqi Sunni Shia, Iraqi Security Forces, Sunni Jihadists, Sunni-Shia, Ehtno-Sectarian-Violence, Iraq War, Jihadist, Sunni Awakening, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Shiite, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Shiite Militias, Sectarian Violence, Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, World News
Nathan Gonzalez

Tuesday's deadly coordinated bomb attacks against soft targets in Iraq bear the mark of a simmering Sunni insurgency. But the Sunni-Shia conflict has very little to do with personal religious grudges.

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Guardian Report: US Setting Aside $1.3 Billion For Anti-Taliban Afghan Militias

Posted 05.25.2011

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The United States will make $1.3 billion available for a program that rewards Afghanistan's anti-Taliban militias with development money, according to...

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Hate Groups Bank on Obama to Swell Their Ranks

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Racists, Hate Crimes, Anti-Obama Websites, Kkk, Hate Groups, Gop, Militias, Right Wing, Aryan Nation, World Netdaily, Health-Care-Town-Halls-Activists, Barack Obama, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The angry faces and the fist-shaking at the health care town halls today could provide a fertile recruiting ground for new more vocal and visible anti-government groups.

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