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The Hutaree militia and the rising risk of far-right violence
Washington Post ^ | March 30, 2010 | Eugene Robinson

Posted on 03/30/2010 4:28:14 AM PDT by ejdrapes

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

By Eugene Robinson
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

....By contrast, there has been explosive growth among far-right, militia-type groups that identify themselves as white supremacists, "constitutionalists," tax protesters and religious soldiers determined to kill people to uphold "Christian" values. Most of the groups that posed a real danger, as the Hutaree allegedly did, have been infiltrated and dismantled by authorities before they could do any damage. But we should never forget that the worst act of domestic terrorism ever committed in this country was authored by a member of the government-hating right wing: Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City.

It is dishonest for right-wing commentators to insist on an equivalence that does not exist. The danger of political violence in this country comes overwhelmingly from one direction -- the right, not the left. 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 to incite....

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To: ejdrapes

I don’t have enough faith left in our government to believe the fed’s version of what the militia’s wanted to do. It is all just too convenient for this to come out now, right when the Obamunists are in the midst of their virulent discredit-the-right campaign.


41 posted on 03/30/2010 5:05:40 AM PDT by hampdenkid
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To: ejdrapes; cricket; All
oh, yes. . .the rest of the story/problem with solution embedded in their own rhetoric. . .

The vitriolic, anti-government hate speech that is spewed on talk radio every day . . .

We know from the demonization of Bush. . .Cheney and as well, Sarah Palin - and from their original rediculous but seemingly inconsequential grumblings about the Tea Parties - that no negative comment offered can be underestimated. These people will relentlessly build on a the smallest of false premises until they have created their 'monster' reality. . .and by consequence; we in turn, suffer it.

This is why EVERY lie they tell; no matter how non-threatening it may appear - must be cut off at it's root, immediately.

These Leftists/communists/fascists are perversions of humanity and it is their lies that must be targeted; their lies that must be demonized and destroyed and so reduced to 'the truth of the matter'.

42 posted on 03/30/2010 5:06:33 AM PDT by cricket (We cannot allow t he 'man who would be king' to be one!)
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To: ejdrapes

If there was a serious threat from the so-called crazy far-right, this guy and others like him would have been long gone.


43 posted on 03/30/2010 5:07:28 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: MsLady
Michigan Militia has been around for decades. Never hear anything from them.

Wasn't Timothy McVeigh affiliated with the Michigan Militia? Maybe not a member, but an attendee at a few meetings?

In this case, it sounds like the Michigan Militia are denouncing this group, and refused them refuge during the first night of raids. So good on them!

44 posted on 03/30/2010 5:10:07 AM PDT by codercpc
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To: hampdenkid

Feel the same. . .and it beginning to look a multi-headed, nasty, threatening hydra.


45 posted on 03/30/2010 5:10:56 AM PDT by cricket (We cannot allow t he 'man who would be king' to be one!)
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To: All
I have to give props to Mika B. today. She basically called Robinson's column dangerous and reminded everyone that the one death threat was made to a Republican congressman. She's a Lefty to be sure, but at least she can be fair.
46 posted on 03/30/2010 5:12:28 AM PDT by ejdrapes (I like leaders that don't need teleprompters or notes written on their hand....)
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To: ejdrapes

There’s no doubt that Eugene Robinson is a socialist, racist who will use any little thing like 9 people in the midwest who are probably whackos to project that now the right wing is a bunch of anti government zealots that all need to be jailed or executed.

However, I don’t know that it would be wise to take up these people’s causes. True, everyone is innocent until proven guilty. But the stuff coming out about these Hutatres is not good IMO. If as reported, they were making homemade bombs with the intention of killing and blowing up police officers then they are scumbags also. The truth will come out eventually and they will have their day in court. But I have to tell you, the initial reports do not look good for them and I for one am not about to defend their actions.

It’s not hard to refute Robinson. I noticed he failed to mention the Obama contributor who went on youtube and posted threats of killing Eric Cantor. Oh yeah Eugene, there’s no violence on the left. People, we don’t have to defend these Hutatree slimeballs in order to defend ourselves.


47 posted on 03/30/2010 5:12:54 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: MsLady
Or it could have the opposite result. “These guys were good enough for the Government to arrest them.”

The MM is just laying low as most good militias are. At one point the joke was if the was a militia meeting with 5 people three were FBI agents. I am aware of several Militias that are way more radical than these guys who are better armed and better trained. They are ALL very close knit groups mostly extended families that trust no one. It is clear the “accused” had an informant in their midst. It is also very foolish to put your “vision” up on the internet. may as well walk into the Federal Building and say “Here I am arrest me”.

On judgment day the government will be shocked how many well trained and equipped militia members pop up.

48 posted on 03/30/2010 5:13:19 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: MsLady

It’s not far fetched, it’s the absolute truth. We’re being set up. It’s obvious.


49 posted on 03/30/2010 5:14:06 AM PDT by thecabal (Destroy Progressivism)
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To: hampdenkid
Well I'm going to wait for more facts to come out. IF they were plotting to kill cops that's NOT ok. I won't excuse it away just because the Left is using it to paint the right & tea partiers as extreme.
50 posted on 03/30/2010 5:15:26 AM PDT by ejdrapes (I like leaders that don't need teleprompters or notes written on their hand....)
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To: ejdrapes

Are you right-wing, or wrong-wing?


51 posted on 03/30/2010 5:17:05 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Let tyrants shake their iron rod, and slavery clank her galling chains)
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To: ejdrapes

The British Redcoats were the cops of the day. Think on that for a moment.


52 posted on 03/30/2010 5:17:18 AM PDT by ex 98C MI Dude (Alea Iacta Est)
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To: thethirddegree
If there was a serious threat from the so-called crazy far-right, this guy and others like him would have been long gone.

Seems so; but of course, we are still waiting for truth to 'out' here. Meantime; am wondering where the Muslim fits into this story - surely not as member of either militia group. Was this thrown in, as a 'buzz word' for story or what. . .

53 posted on 03/30/2010 5:19:44 AM PDT by cricket (We cannot allow t he 'man who would be king' to be one!)
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To: codercpc
Wasn't Timothy McVeigh affiliated with the Michigan Militia? Maybe not a member, but an attendee at a few meetings?

If memory serves, McVeigh attended a few meetings but was ousted due to his advocacy of violence. After the Oklahoma City bombing, the FBI tried to link McVeigh with the Michigan Militia, but eventually dropped the accusation.

54 posted on 03/30/2010 5:22:06 AM PDT by Madame Dufarge
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To: codercpc

Found this online from Wikipedia: Timothy McVeigh was erroneously associated with the Militia by the mainstream media, but the Michigan Militia was later declared by the FBI to be clear of involvement with McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing.


55 posted on 03/30/2010 5:23:18 AM PDT by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: Caipirabob

As the elctions of 2006 and 2008 proved, there are plenty here with no brain. What each of those with no brain is the desire to be a kept whore of the Democrat Party. “Just use the Governmental power to steal from those who work and save for thir future and give it to me who won’t work and won’t save. I need the free dope,alcohol, food, money, house. Do that and I will be your slave forever. And this is what happens until the parasites kill their host.

Now the silver lining to that otherwise black cloud is that the Government takes all we have by either the use or threat to use deadly force, the pool shrinks to the point that it is no longer big enough to support the rulers and their drones. So the drones get cut. But the pond continues to shrink and the rulers now to fight each other for what substience remains in the shrinking pond. This they do and continue to grow weaker until they die or a stronger predator comes along and devours them.


56 posted on 03/30/2010 5:23:36 AM PDT by sport
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To: ejdrapes

ejdrapes said in part, “Well I’m going to wait for more facts to come out. IF they were plotting to kill cops that’s NOT ok.”

I agree — 100%.

The garbage propaganda you posted in post no. 1 is just that — garbage.

Thanks for posting it though, as it’s always good to know what the main-stream media is spewing.


57 posted on 03/30/2010 5:25:11 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: ejdrapes
Related Pat Buchanan column:

The real anti-Americans.

58 posted on 03/30/2010 5:28:55 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: mad_as_he$$
I think the feds were hoping the militia guys would resist then they would have had a field day in the media. remember nappy saying they should watch out for people with certain kinds of bumper stickers or ex military types?
59 posted on 03/30/2010 5:29:09 AM PDT by Americanexpat
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To: Americanexpat

Exactly. What a waste of the taxpayers money!!!


60 posted on 03/30/2010 5:30:24 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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