The Hutaree militia and the rising risk of far-right violence

The arrests of members of a Michigan-based "Christian" militia group should convince doubters that there is good reason to worry about right-wing, anti-government extremism -- and potential violence -- in the Age of Obama. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Mar 30, 2010 - 4:21 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Mar 30, 2010 - 11:35 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 30, 2010

Robinson speaks straightly about a crucial development in American society.

Why is it so difficult to call these anarchists and loonies "terrorists" but so easy to throw brown bounty victims into Guantanamo and deny them human rights?

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Apr. 12, 2010

An opinion piece from one of the best. Radical fringe militia groups sincerely believing they’re soldiers of Jesus against evil government–and therefore are justified using any violence to "take back their country"–have a long history in America. But this time there’s a huge difference: their justifications are incited by irresponsible right-wing media “personalities” and the equally irresponsible Republican leadership.

“Taking back our country.” From whom? From minority groups who are fast becoming majorities and no longer can be subjugated?

The vitriolic, anti-government hate speech that is spewed on talk radio every day — and, quite regularly, at Tea Party rallies — is calibrated not to inform but ... More »

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Joel Kulenkamp
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by Joel Kulenkamp - Apr. 5, 2010

Great review form a frequent Olbermann contributor.

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James Jackson
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by James Jackson - Mar. 30, 2010

This is opinion and speculation. I would like to see what they actually have on these folks.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 30, 2010
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by francis gerard - Mar. 30, 2010

yes, but we need a more in-depth examination of WHO and WHERE these rightwing extremists/domestic terrorists are, and how we might 'reach out' to those within these groups who haven't gone completely over the edge. i think at least some of them are isolated and disenfranchised, and can be 'saved from themselves', while others are probably mentally ill and delusional about the world. infiltrate these groups, definitely... but how do we reach out & help the younger ones who might not otherwise be recruited into these extremist groups, if given other opportunities in life?

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by Elton Cooper - Apr. 4, 2010

He writes about nothing more than what the government claims. Anybody could of wrote this since all the knowledge he has is second hand information presented by the government which i consider highly suspect based on what I've seen printed by more reliable news sights. Seems all the main line news like fox network for example are controlled by the government these days. Like the false news about the Tea Party spiting on the black Congress men and using the N-Word which has been shown to be false. There is a thousands of dollar reward for anybody that has video or sound that would prove otherwise. The audio I heard from that event only recorded people saying kill the bill. So i would have to see evidence before i would make ... More »

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