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Military struggles to answer how many extremists are in ranks
The Washington Post by way of The Hour ^ | February 9, 2021 | Missy Ryan, Paul Sonne and Razzan Nakhlawi

Posted on 02/09/2021 10:27:25 PM PST by familyop

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faces an early test as he races to advance a major initiative targeting far-right extremism in the ranks,...the nation's first African American Pentagon chief...Historical data from outside the government has suggested a correlation between military experience and right-wing terrorism. An academic analysis published in 2011 by the Justice Department's Terrorism Research and Analysis Project found that right-wing terrorists have been significantly more likely to have military experience...

(Excerpt) Read more at thehour.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: leftwingterrorists; veterans
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1 posted on 02/09/2021 10:27:25 PM PST by familyop
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To: Travis McGee; Thunder90; ETL

Ping


2 posted on 02/09/2021 10:28:14 PM PST by StoneWall Brigade
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To: Travis McGee

Ping. Also, FYI,...

The feds say he’s an extremist leader who directed rioters. He also had top-secret clearance and worked for the FBI, attorney says.
The Washington Post by way of MSN
Katie Shepherd 20 hrs ago
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-feds-say-he-e2-80-99s-an-extremist-leader-who-directed-rioters-he-also-had-top-secret-clearance-and-worked-for-the-fbi-attorney-says/ar-BB1dwN8U

“Navy veteran Thomas Edward Caldwell led a band of the Oath Keepers extremist group to Washington on Jan. 6 to storm the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors allege,...But Caldwell’s attorney, Thomas K. Plofchan, says he isn’t just a retired lieutenant commander. Caldwell also had a top-secret security clearance and served as a section chief for the FBI...”


3 posted on 02/09/2021 10:30:39 PM PST by familyop
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To: familyop

Most left wing terrorists are in the west wing of the WH tonight.


4 posted on 02/09/2021 10:30:55 PM PST by TigersEye (Everyone knows)
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To: familyop

“Extremists”

Those that honor and respect the United States.


5 posted on 02/09/2021 10:31:02 PM PST by Starcitizen (Thank you to the Senate for passing S.386, turning the US into the third-world shithole of India. )
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To: familyop

Right == “historical correlation of military service and right wing TERRORISM. Think of all the TERRORISTS who returned home from World War II.

This “paper” is out of it’s mind printing this shyte. No relation to any kind of thought. Utter gibberish.


6 posted on 02/09/2021 10:31:22 PM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: familyop

I stand corrected. Most left wing terrorists are in the J. Edgar Hoover building tonight.


7 posted on 02/09/2021 10:31:57 PM PST by TigersEye (Everyone knows)
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To: familyop

I am curious as to how many extremists we have in custody, but do we the public really have The Need To Know?
I tend to doubt it.

I have wondered how many are locked up at Gitmo?
During the Obola years, he was trying to close it down completely. We even traded 3 ex terrorists for one American traitor.


8 posted on 02/09/2021 10:32:09 PM PST by lee martell
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To: familyop

How about far LEFT extremists?


9 posted on 02/09/2021 10:32:20 PM PST by Salvavida
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To: familyop

Start by weeding out the Muslims.


10 posted on 02/09/2021 10:33:49 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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Exactly!


11 posted on 02/09/2021 10:37:08 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: familyop

Well, CINC, that’s one......


12 posted on 02/09/2021 10:38:08 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: familyop

I think they’re all at or above the rank of general, these days.


13 posted on 02/09/2021 10:38:10 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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To: familyop

Funny how they never acted that way with Jihadists in the military.


14 posted on 02/09/2021 10:42:01 PM PST by Chgogal (Hey Biden, I am a loyal supporter of the Biden's Banana Republic!)
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To: StoneWall Brigade; Travis McGee; Thunder90; ETL

Their objective is obviously to make our military forces resemble something like Antifa and BLM. I pray that the new combat heroes will have comfort and pride through every moment of their training and pursuit of satisfaction.


15 posted on 02/09/2021 10:45:47 PM PST by familyop
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And may they never feel hungry. ;)


16 posted on 02/09/2021 10:48:30 PM PST by familyop
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Communist Purge Underway & Nothing Is Being Done About It!

Chicoms declare a national week of victory celebrations in China...

American serfs yawn repeatedly...

17 posted on 02/09/2021 10:55:16 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Joe McCarthy now that we desperately need him sober?)
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To: familyop

They’re going to screw around and nobody is going to sign up to serve.

This is about as stupid as it gets.


18 posted on 02/09/2021 11:01:49 PM PST by Irenic
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How DARE you question their loyalty.

That was the retort when the State Department was listed as having Communists in offices.

Under Obama the FBI chief an CIA boss were both admitted “former” Communists.


19 posted on 02/09/2021 11:02:45 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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The brass made sure to keep Islamonazi Nidal Hassan in service even when they knew he was a jihadist in communication with Al Qaeda.

Even AFTER his terrorist attack Isalmist Barack Obama claimed that was merely workplace violence.


20 posted on 02/09/2021 11:04:08 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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