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Recent examples of right wing extremist violence
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011In the last ten years, right wing extremists have been involved in several dozen violent and terroristic plots in the United States. A number of factors have contributed to this crime wave including the economic crisis, high foreclosure rates, election of a Democratic president, increasingly violent rhetoric among politicians, pundits, and on internet forums, and, [...]
The politics of terrorism
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011It’s been quite a year for Islamic terrorism news. Bin Laden and radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki were killed. There was a credible threat on 9/11/11 about a potential attack by Al Qaeda, and in Texas, a Muslim American soldier gone AWOL was apprehended with the makings of two bombs. Just last week, the underwear bomber [...]
Jared Lee Loughner: Lost in Translation
Monday, January 10th, 2011On Saturday afternoon, my phone was hopping out of its cradle and email started pouring in. A gunman had just shot multiple victims in Tucson, Arizona, including a US Congresswoman and a federal judge, and everyone from friends to press to government employees wanted to know: Was the shooter one of “my guys� For more [...]
New article in the Southern Poverty Law Center Magazine
Monday, September 13th, 2010On May 20, 2010, two “sovereigns” named Jerry and Joseph Kane murdered two policers and wounded two others over a routine traffic stop. To read more about that tragic day and the sovereign movement in general, be sure to check out my article in The Intelligence Report, a magazine published by the Southern Poverty Law [...]
Sentencing will be 8/1/2008
Monday, April 14th, 2008The judge has scheduled a pre-sentencing hearing for July 14th, 2008 and the sentencing hearing for August 1, 2008. For those of you unfamiliar with federal criminal cases, several things have to happen between the jury verdict (last week) and the sentencing (August 1st.)Â 1) The probation officer assigned to the case will prepare a [...]
The official verdicts
Friday, April 11th, 2008Some updated court documents: Reno Gonzalez verdict Jason Gerhard verdict Daniel Riley verdict
Day 8: Rock and Roll Courtroom
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008The trial started for the day when the judge asked if everyone was ready, and Reno’s lawyer replied with, “Let’s Rock and Roll.” All of the defense lawyers moved for the judge to find their clients not guilty, which the judge politely declined. The jury was then brought in, and the prosecution lawyers rested their [...]