EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS

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EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES
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SUPREMACIST

• Any person(s) maintaining the ideology, quality,
  state of being, or position superior to all
  others in something.

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IDEOLOGY

• A systematic body of concepts especially about
  human life or culture.

• A way of thinking used by a
• group or individual to express
• their beliefs social values.

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MILITIA

• A body of soldiers not permanently organized in
  time of peace. Their objective is frequently
  national or local government.

Federal Building, Oklahoma City, OK
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GANGS

• A group of individuals who band together, usually
  along racial or ethnic lines. Generally, gangs
  are prone to violent behavior.

The 18th Street Gang is the largest gang in Los
Angeles County, CA with approximately 20,000
members. Streetgangs.com
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EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION

• Advocate racial, gender, or ethnic hatred or
  intolerance.
• Engage in illegal discrimination.
• Advocate force or violence or unlawful means to
  deprive individuals of their rights under the US
  Constitution.
• Advocate or seek to overthrow the government or
  any state by unlawful means.

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What is an Extremist Group?

• One predominant theme of superiority of one race
  or group over another.
• Some groups proclaim violence as a means to
  achieve their goals.
• Some use religious themes from their own
  interpretation of the bible.

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Militias

• Difficult to track.
• Often change name.
• Seek to overthrow the government.
• Do not recognize federal courts.
• Refuse to pay taxes.
• Blame minorities Jews for the problems in the
  US.

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1998 HATE INCIDENTS

• Reports to the FBI.
• Total 7,755 hate crimes
• 1 Crime
• Intimidation
• 2 Crime
• Simple Aggravated Assault

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1999 Hate Groups

• 457 active hate groups.
• Who has the most hate groups?
• AL with 33 groups
• FL with 30 groups
• CA with 25 groups
• OH with 24 groups

Southern Poverty Law Center 2000
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Who is the single most dangerous hate group in
the USA today?
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NATIONAL ALLIANCE
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WARNING SIGNS

• Tattoos
• Shows group association.
• Graffiti or symbols
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• Clothing
• Doc Martins

Barracks latrine at Ft. Campbell
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Warning Signs(continued)

• Visiting websites
• Extremist acronyms
• WAR, RAHOWA, WPWW, Devils
• Unusual books or magazines
• Turner Diaries, Resistance Magazine
• Music

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PROHIBITITIONS

• Participating in public demonstrations.
• Attending meetings.
• Fund raising.
• Recruiting or training members.
• Creating, organizing, or taking a visible
  leadership role.
• Distributing literature on or off a military
  installation.

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Impact on Unit

• Command climate suffers.
• Polarization of groups.
• Undermines confidence.
• Productivity is hampered.
• Unnecessary efforts to recover.

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Command Authority

• AR 600-20
• Commanders have the authority to prohibit
  military personnel from engaging in or
  participating in activities that the commander
  determines will adversely affect good order
  discipline or morale within the command.

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Command Options

• Education.
• Counsel soldier.
• Selections for leadership positions, schools,
  etc.
• Security clearance may be removed.
• UCMJ
• Involuntary separation.
• Other administrative actions.

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• How it infuriates a bigot, when he is forced to
  drag out his dark convictions.
• Logan P. Smith

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Brigade EO Advisor

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• 596-0359
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