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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsViolence by far-right is among US's most dangerous terrorist threats, study finds
(Guardian UK) Violence by far-right groups and individuals has emerged as one of the most dangerous terrorist threats faced by US law enforcement and triggered a wave of warnings and arrests of people associated with those extremist movements.
The most recent in-depth analysis of far-right terrorism comes from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
In a report released last week, the Escalating Terrorism Problem in the United States, CSIS analyses 25 years of domestic terrorism incidents and finds that the majority of attacks and plots have come from the far right.
The report says the majority of all terrorist incidents in the United States since 1994, and the total number of rightwing attacks and plots has grown significantly during the past six years, with the far right launching two-thirds of attacks and plots in 2019, and 90% of those in 2020. ...........(more)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/27/us-far-right-violence-terrorist-threat-analysis
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Violence by far-right is among US's most dangerous terrorist threats, study finds (Original Post)
marmar
Jun 2020
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marie999
(3,334 posts)1. White Americans are not terrorists no matter what they do.
Just ask trump.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)3. We knew that back in 2009, when Rs went ballistic over a gov report
that said the same thing.
oswaldactedalone
(3,490 posts)4. Exactly
Thanks Rush, Hannity, Faux News, et al for destroying America. It only took you 30 years to do it, much faster than you thought it would. Well done.
littlemissmartypants
(22,632 posts)5. I'm sure Bill Barr will get right on that. nt