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Monday, March 29, 2010

Christian Extremists Plot to Murder Law Enforcement

Posted by on Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:51 AM

NYT:

Nine members of a Michigan-based Christian militia group have been indicted on sedition and weapons charges in connection with an alleged plot to murder law enforcement officers in hopes of setting off an anti-government uprising.

In court filings unsealed Monday, the Justice Department accused the nine people of planning to kill an unidentified law enforcement officer, then plant improvised explosive devices of a type used by insurgents in Iraq to attack the funeral procession.

Eight of the defendants were arrested over the weekend in raids in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. A ninth remained at large, the Justice Department said...

A Web site for the Hutaree group talks about a coming battle against the putative forces of the Antichrist but does not appear to focus explicitly on recent political events.

The Web site, which describes the group as “preparing for the end times,” featured video clips of people running through woods in camouflage gear and firing assault rifles, along with links to gun stores and far-right media. It also features an elaborate system of military ranks for its members. The site says it coined the term Hutaree, intended to mean Christian warrior.

The NYT has a .pdf of the indictment if you want to read it.

Gawker adds:

As news of the raids spread, the Hutaree's web site was overwhelmed by internet trolls posting gay porn pictures and sacreligious Jesus photoshops. Amid all the pictures of penises and Christ in bondage gear, someone calling themselves "David" posted this ominous message: "Pay attention to the searches going on right now. Lots of men are in the backwoods at the moment. Bunkers exist that'll keep a few for months." They may be under attack now, but if David is right, we haven't heard the last of the Hutaree.

TPM has photos and video.

 

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OuterCow 1
Religious people are by definition crazy. Some, just more than most.
Posted by OuterCow on March 29, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Gurldoggie 2
They will know we are Christians by our Improvised Explosive Devices?
Posted by Gurldoggie http://gurldogg.blogspot.com on March 29, 2010 at 12:20 PM
3
It's Rambo Jesus.
Posted by Pope Leprechaun on March 29, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Will in Seattle 4
More than 9. This is just the first wave.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on March 29, 2010 at 12:36 PM
5
Why is no one calling these people terrorists?
Posted by Timmy! on March 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Hernandez 6
I don't know, but that's exactly what we should be calling them. There must be a certain way of conceptualizing "heaven" that makes people like this so fatalistic. It's something I'm very glad I don't understand.
Posted by Hernandez http://hernandezlist.blogspot.com on March 29, 2010 at 12:44 PM
pissy mcslogbot 7
"The tree of Liberty needs to be waterboarded from time to time with the blood of teabaggers and Palin drones."

good for the muslim goose should be = to the christian nut gander.... right?
Posted by pissy mcslogbot on March 29, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Geni 8
Just in time for Easter, the true spirit of Christianity - not redemption, Resurrection, forgiveness, screw all that liberal BS - the true spirit is paramilitary domestic terrorism.
Posted by Geni on March 29, 2010 at 12:53 PM

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