Out of 72 “Potential Terrorists” 24 are our Rebels of the Week

There’s a great post over at TheTruthWins.com titled “72 Types Of Americans That Are Considered “Potential Terrorists” In Official Government Documents” and normally I’m plenty skeptical of this kind of thing, but in this case every one seems pretty thoroughly footnoted. If you want to see the complete list you’ll have to go check out the original article. For our purposes we’ll be focusing on the 24 potential terrorists that are our Rebel of the Week.

I’ve only been saying this since about 5 minutes after the first time George W. Bush uttered the words “War on Terror.” If the term “terrorism” can be used as a justification to ignore judicial process, authorities will apply the term to ever larger groups of people to avoid the hassle of actually proving anything before they sentence people. Well, now it seems we have an extensive list.

All of these groups are considered “extremists” and “potential terrorists” in official U.S. government documents, which are linked below. But some of these groups are rebels and freedom fighters by any but the State’s definition. So, let’s take a look.

1. Those that talk about “individual liberties”
2. Those that advocate for states’ rights
3. Those that want “to make the world a better place”

All three of these link to the same place, which is a lesson plan for instructors to help students identify “equal opportunity and treatment incidents.” I gather that means hate crimes. Here’s the text from the “Recruiting Motives” section:

“Nowadays, instead of dressing in sheets or publicly espousing hate messages, many extremists will talk of individual liberties, states’ rights, and how to make the world a better place.”

Because who would want to live in a better place?

7. Anyone that holds a “political ideology that considers the state to be unnecessary, harmful, or undesirable”

This line comes from a published list of “Extremist Ideologies” which includes “Anarchism” which is defined as “A political ideology that considers the state to be unnecessary, harmful,or undesirable.” We’ve already seen this being used to justify harsher treatment of anarchists. Consider the case of Mark Neiweem, a prisoner sent to solitary confinement simply for possessing ”copious amounts of Anarchist publications” and “handwritten Anarchist related essays,” according to prison documents.

22. Anyone that is “opposed to the New World Order”
23. Anyone that is engaged in “conspiracy theorizing”
25. Anyone that is concerned about FEMA camps
26. Anyone that “fears impending gun control or weapons confiscations”
29. Those that “don’t think they should have to pay taxes”

These five all came from a combat battalion commander assigned to the 101st Air Borne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky in an email to his subordinate officers. The commander apparently felt his ignorant soldiers needed to have a better idea of what they were up against.

What a great hand out to the conspiracy theorists. You can’t really call them paranoid for believing that someone is out to get them when they are mentioned by name in the marching orders.

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32. Anyone that “is frustrated with mainstream ideologies”
33. Anyone that “visits extremist websites/blogs”
34. Anyone that “establishes website/blog to display extremist views”
35. Anyone that “attends rallies for extremist causes”
39. Anyone that “organizes protests inspired by extremist ideology”

This batch comes from a “Tactical Reference Guide” on how radicalization leads to violent extremism. Frustration with mainstream ideologies (which face it, is just about everyone) is considered to indicate “the subject’s predisposition to radicalization and violence.” Visiting or establishing websites (like ours?), or attending rallies are considered “actions that should encourage leaders to investigate and bring to the attention of senior-ranking personnel.” And finally organizing a protest is considered to indicate “violent or terroristic planning activities that warrant investigation.” So, to summarize, thinking leads to speaking, and speaking leads to acting, so thinking, speaking and acting are all suspicious behavior.

46. Those that are “suspicious of centralized federal authority”
47. Those that are “reverent of individual liberty”
54. Those that have “supported political movements for autonomy”

Aren’t those the quintessential characteristics of all rebels? Suspicious of authority. Reverent of liberty, and supportive of freedom movements. These come from The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, better known as START. It’s a university-based research center devoted to the “scientific” study of terrorism in the United States and around the world. The first two come from their description of right-wing extremism:

“Groups may be fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation), anti-global, suspicious of centralized federal authority, reverent of individual liberty, and believe in conspiracy theories that involve grave threat to national sovereignty and/or personal liberty.”

Interestingly the third comes from the their description of separatists, which they consider distinct from right wing extremists. I suppose I would argue the best rebels exhibit all three of these traits.

59. “Returning veterans”
61. Those that “believe in the right to bear arms”
62. Anyone that is engaged in “ammunition stockpiling”

These come from a DHS assessment of right-wing extremism, although it’s all so predictable it’s hardly worth commenting on. But it’s interesting that they focus on returning veterans. After all, don’t soldiers undergo a thorough indoctrination? And aren’t they supposed to be the first line of defense against terrorism? Imagine being a soldier, being told your job is to fight terrorism, and then being told, oh and by the way when you’re done fighting terrorism you’re at the top of our list of suspected terrorists.

66. Those that talk about “the New World Order” in a “derogatory” manner
68. Those that are opposed “to the collection of federal income taxes”
69. Those that supported former presidential candidates Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin and Bob Barr
70. Those that display the Gadsden Flag (“Don’t Tread On Me”)

So, there’s some redundancy here. We’ve already talked about the New World Order and tax resistors, but government documents are nothing if not redundant. These come from a Report on the Militia Movement from the Missouri Information Analysis Center.

The groups of people in the list above are considered “problems” that need to be dealt with by various government agencies. But to us they are rebels and freedom fighters worthy of our admiration and emulation. But just in case you still think you’re safe from this witch hunt, consider START’s description of the “Single Issue” extremist:

“Groups or individuals that obsessively focus on very specific or narrowly-defined causes (e.g., anti-abortion, anti-Catholic, anti-nuclear, anti-Castro). This category includes groups from all sides of the political spectrum.”

So, if you’re passionate about any issue on any side of the political spectrum, you might be an extremist.

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