An Ohio proposal is being put forth to label neo nazis as a terrorist organization. Do they fit the bill? And are there other groups that should be considered?
Obviously, this is a backlash to last Saturday's events, as well as previous US attacks and worldwide attacks by terrorist groups using vehicles as a very easy accessible and pretty effective tool. The events in Spain, the U.K., NYC, and even Ohio state come quickly to mind when the notion of vehicular homicide as the newest tool that is nearly impossible to prevent. The death toll is much lower than using explosives or firearms, but the difficulty in preventing and predicting these attacks is what is causing a new era of fear of attacks.
The first issue to discuss, is Saturday's incident involving the death of 32 year old Heather Heyer at the hands, or rather, vehicle driven by James Fields Jr, 20, from Ohio, who has been charged with hit and run, second degree murder, and three counts of malicious wounding.
I will say that when I first saw the video, I was 100% sure it was a terrorist attack. But new video has surfaced that shows that Fields' vehicle was attacked as he was driving on the road prior to plowing into the crowd. Then, after striking the crowd, his vehicle is attacked by several subjects with baseball bats, prompting his reverse exit. So, based on this new video, do you still think the car attack was on purpose? Here is a link.
https://squawker.org/culture-wars/n...ttesville-car-wrecker-was-attacked-by-antifa/
So, if the vehicle attack by Fields was not actually an attack, what does that do for the proposal to place neo nazis on the terrorist list?
I don't think anyone could or would argue that neo nazi(hence nn after this) are a hate group, but have they done anything to warrant placement alongside isis, et all? Actually, they have killed more than Muslim terrorists according to this article.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/06/...-24&sk=&cvid=BD8FF84FE439482EBD84EA653A39AAC7
We all know of Dylan Roof killing nine black church members a few years back, but there have been attacks on Sikh temples, and other targets as well, clearly making a good argument for nn to be placed on the list of terror groups.
So, now on to other groups that should be on this list.
How does the FBI determine who belongs on this list? First, a definition:
The FBI divides the terrorist threat facing the United States into two broad categories—domestic and international.
Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States (or its territories) without foreign direction committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.
- Here is the current list: well, actually, the list is large and continued on next post
