Is It Terrorism Yet?

The FBI has arrested nine members of a Christian militia group. The group, called the Hutaree, "planned to kill an unidentified member of local law enforcement and then attack the law enforcement officers who gather in Michigan for the funeral" using IEDs.

I poked through the Hutaree's website and didn't see much of interest. Lots of crap about Jesus, as per usual, and end times, and blah blah blah. They seem to have a big boner for a man who "lay[s] down his life for his friends" which I think means they've seen one too many John Wayne movies. And they certainly seem to have missed that bit in the bible that says "Thou shalt not kill." In fairness, that's probably the least known passage in the whole book.

According to the FBI's press release "Hutaree members view local, state, and federal law enforcement as the 'brotherhood,' their enemy, and have been preparing to engage them in armed conflict." Or, as the militia's website puts it "We believe that one day, as prophecy says, there will be an Anti-Christ. All christians must know this and prepare, just as Christ commanded." I'm not sure how killing cops figures into that.

I'm glad the FBI and state and local authorities were able to apprehend these d-bags before they started shooting.

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