Are we all terrorists now?

How to spot a terrorist, taken from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime Terrorism Awareness and Prevention site. This list basically covers most anyone who does anything – or believes anything – AT ALL!

Any involvement or belief from say organic vegetables to being a American Indian can lead you to be tagged a terrorist.

… the extreme fringe believes that the U.S. government is either the enemy or has been subverted by the enemy and must be actively defended against …

Who are Terrorists?

Domestic Terrorists

Anti-Government Groups

The history of our country is filled with opposition to a strong federal government. George Washington marched troops into Pennsylvania to enforce the federal government’s power to levy taxes. We fought a civil war over the question of the power of states vs. federal government.

The modern Anti-Government movement evolved in reaction to:

• gun control laws of the 1990s
• the federal government’s actions at Waco (Branch Davidians)
• the federal government’s actions at Ruby Ridge (Randy Weaver)

Often associated with unorganized militias, the Anti-Government movement actually embraces a much larger variety of groups and causes. The extreme fringe believes that the U.S. government is either the enemy or has been subverted by the enemy and must be actively defended against.

Anti-Government Issues and Beliefs

Gun Control is a conspiracy to enslave us starting with the removal of our ability to either defend ourselves or forcefully change our government.

The first ten amendments of The Constitution are God given and all others are temporary, invalid or outright fraudulent.

All judicial authority resides with the people. The jury, not the Judge, directs trials and can nullify laws they do not approve of.

U.S. sovereignty is being surrendered to the U.N., World Court, and World Bank, with the U.S. becoming an economic region of this New World Order.

Anti-Government activists often believe they have never accepted U.S. citizenship or can renounce it.

Federal and State governments do not have the legal authority to levy taxes or interfere with travel or private enterprise by requiring licenses or regulating activity or conduct.

Anarchists

• believe every organization or government will eventually be corrupted by power
• evolved from left wing or communist groups of the 60s and 70s
• focus on specific issues that represent corruption of power
• are often responsible for violent protests against:
- military intervention
- world trade and banking
- globalization
- “hate” groups

Separatists

There are separatist and nationalist movements all over the world. These are people wanting their own homeland. Some separatists are willing to commit crimes to secure this independence.

Separatist groups within the U.S. include:

• White Supremacists – want to establish a homeland using five states in the U.S. northwest

• Black Separatists/Nationalists – want reparations for past slave labor and have suggested a homeland made up of five southern states

• Puerto Rican Nationalists – demand an independent Puerto Rico

• American Indian Activists – push for a return of “stolen” lands and self-determination

• Neo-Confederates – want to again secede from the Union

• Movements in some states (i.e. Hawaii or Texas) claim that their states were never properly/legally brought into the union.

Single Issue Groups

Law enforcement often feels the greatest terrorist threat is from “single issue” or “special interest” groups. The members of these groups are dedicated to fixing a perceived wrong. They often have both mainstream support and a radical fringe.

Past crimes committed by extremist members of these groups include:

• Harassment
• Vandalism
• Arson
• Bombings
• Murder

Single Issue movements include:

• Environmentalists
• Animal Rights
• Pro-Life
• Anti-Nuclear/Anti-War
• Gay Rights
• Anti-Geneticists (opposed to genetically altered crops)

You have just completed the “Who are Terrorists?” section of your Terrorism Awareness and Prevention training.

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