US Soldier Trained Neo-Nazis in Florida for "Race War"

[kpete]

US Soldier Trained Neo-Nazis in Florida for "Race War"
—By Adam Weinstein| Wed May. 9, 2012 12:53 PM PDT


The 10 members of a Florida-based neo-Nazi militant group arrested last week received training in close-quarters combat and other Army-approved tactics from a member of the US Army National Guard, according to court filings.

The co-conspirators, alleged to be members of the violent white-power American Front, face felony charges for hate crimes, paramilitary training, and preparing for a coming "race war" against blacks, Jews, and immigrants at a fortified compound in the marshlands of St. Cloud, Florida, just south of the amusement-park haven of Orlando. A short paragraph buried in the group's arrest affidavit shows a disturbing link between the Florida gang and a US military employee:



Who is Ryan Riley, and how has he been able to lead the life of both a trained American soldier and a card-carrying neo-Nazi? I've reached out to the Missouri National Guard and the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, who booked the Florida conspirators, for comment. Both said they'd get back to me and I'll add an update as soon as they do.



MORE (& full affidavit):
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/05/report-us-soldier-trained-neo-nazis

[annabanana]

1. Very disturbing . . Kudos to Mother Jones investigations!. . . . n/t

[malaise]

2. Well Rush is still spewing hatred on Armed Services Radio

and who knows how many neo-Nazis are in the higher levels of the armed forces.

[KansDem]

3. Here are his "students"...

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. So ...

The report, commissioned by Bush and released by Napolitano, is proved correct ... current and former members of the military, should be of concern with respect to domestic terror.

[jwirr]

5. Has everyone forgotten McVeigh? He was trained in the military.

[Blue_Tires]

6. This is nothing new

The street gangs in L.A. have been known to "clean up" the image of one of their members and have them enlist in the Army/Marines for a few years...After being discharged, he brings back to the street better shootout or ambush tactics, marksmanship training, and black market connections to better weaponry...

and the New York Times did an excellent expose on a neo-nazi cell at Ft. Bragg that McVeigh was a member of...The shocking part was many of the soldiers interviewed already knew about them and either ignored or steered clear of them...