Posted on 01/17/2021 2:35:47 AM PST by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week marked a shocking milestone in the evolution of extremist groups when, for the first time, a diverse mix of organizations converging for a major assault, said current and former federal law enforcement officials. ........
[Stuff about John Sullivan / Insurgence USA, Black Lives Matter, QAnon, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, etc]
“If you look at social media, you can see a lot of affiliation with some of the protest activity and it runs the whole gamut from soup to nuts,” Michael Sherwin ......
“We don’t have any direct evidence of kill-capture teams,” Mr. Sherwin said. ......
Right-wing terror attacks have largely been carried out by lone-wolf extremists.
The 2019 mass shooting in a Walmart parking lot in El Paso, Texas was carried out by a single perpetrator, a white supremacist who killed 23 people.
[... other Lone Wolf rightwing examples: Pittsburgh synagogue, 1995 OKC bombing ....]
In the past few months, the pattern of lone-wolf attackers has begun to shift, analysts say.
[.... 2 examples listed: Wolverine Watchmen vs Gretchen Whitmer, Boobaloo Bois in Minneapolis ....]
The traditional lack of coordination by right-wing groups is one of the reasons law enforcement was unprepared to deal with chaos at the Capitol, said Clint VanZandt, a former FBI profiler.
Officers were overwhelmed when thousands of pro-Trump supporters stormed the building.
“You’ve had massive rallies in support of President Trump and no one has taken any violent action whatsoever so you can see why the Capitol Police never expected anything like this,” said Mr. VanZandt.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
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LOL! Thank you for that.
That is credible to me. I worked for 2 privately held fairly large companies for a 40 year span. Both were owned by good honest people. It showed in the personnel they hired and retained.
having attended the two Tea Party rallies I can tell you the cops were looking around wondering why they were there.
It wasn’t a insurrection at the U.S. Capitol it was just a peaceful protest like Portland had and in ..............
More people have been killed in mostly peaceful protests
than this violent insurrection...at least so far.
Yes I do. Press the button to see what it is!
Prime example: every one of them called the protests a "riot," not a protest.
Then one day last week Pelosi called it an "insurrection". And just like that, EVERYbody called it "Insurrection." I am disappointed to see even some writers for the Wash. Times use it.
Only they weren’t blindsided. They had plenty of warning. The Capitol police asked for reinforcements and were denied. They wanted something to happen so they could target conservatives and make people shut up about the stolen election.
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