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In reply to the discussion: Wisconsin Sikh Temple’s Shooter Was Long Known As White Supremacist [View all]Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)33. It seems many are
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2008/winter/killing-a-brown
Evidence Shows Racist Skinheads Enlisting in Military
New Evidence of Extremists in the Military
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A new FBI report confirms that white supremacists are infiltrating the military for several reasons. According to the unclassified FBI Intelligence Assessment, "White Supremacist Recruitment of Military Personnel Since 9/11," which was released to law enforcement agencies nationwide: "Sensitive and reliable source reporting indicates supremacist leaders are encouraging followers who lack documented histories of neo-Nazi activity and overt racist insignia such as tattoos to infiltrate the military as 'ghost skins,' in order to recruit and receive training for the benefit of the extremist movement."
Evidence Shows Racist Skinheads Enlisting in Military
New Evidence of Extremists in the Military
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A new FBI report confirms that white supremacists are infiltrating the military for several reasons. According to the unclassified FBI Intelligence Assessment, "White Supremacist Recruitment of Military Personnel Since 9/11," which was released to law enforcement agencies nationwide: "Sensitive and reliable source reporting indicates supremacist leaders are encouraging followers who lack documented histories of neo-Nazi activity and overt racist insignia such as tattoos to infiltrate the military as 'ghost skins,' in order to recruit and receive training for the benefit of the extremist movement."
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Wisconsin Sikh Temple’s Shooter Was Long Known As White Supremacist [View all]
Starry Messenger
Aug 2012
OP
There were other shooters with him, weren't there? One is in the hospital, right?
freshwest
Aug 2012
#2
Great twitter feed you have there. From the youtube comments on the video I posted to levymg below:
freshwest
Aug 2012
#19
YouTube needs to pour some disinfectant on their comment function, seriously.
Starry Messenger
Aug 2012
#25
From this video post, they didn't rule out there being more than one, but now they're looking for
freshwest
Aug 2012
#17
Well, that's what I heard, but VO says not upthread. Guess it'll be a while before we know.
freshwest
Aug 2012
#45
K, why is this NOT a hate crime now?! Why is this NOT an act of terrorism? He was in a hate band...
uponit7771
Aug 2012
#11
If you must know why, it's because a lot of military, intel and LEC are extreme RW.
leveymg
Aug 2012
#20
True. But, explain Cofer Black, Buzzzy and the CTC-Blackwater guys? That's as high as you get
leveymg
Aug 2012
#29
That has zero to do with this. The gun made him do it. No guns, no hate, no murders (see:
The Straight Story
Aug 2012
#30
Bending over backwards trying to defend this atrocity & others like it is beneath contempt.
baldguy
Aug 2012
#55
I really wonder sometimes, if America would be a bit more like Germany is nowadays....
YoungDemCA
Aug 2012
#34
Yeah, the government has no problem in suppressing progressive or left-wing movements....
YoungDemCA
Aug 2012
#43