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On AlterNet: militias

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "militias"

Right-Wing American Terrorists Issue YouTube Threat

Right-Wing American Terrorists Issue YouTube Threat

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 7, 2009.
Using the threat of violence to intimidate others for political ends is a form of terrorism.

Right-Wing Militias Are Resurging -- Will They Produce More Terrorists Like Timothy McVeigh?

Right-Wing Militias Are Resurging -- Will They Produce More Terrorists Like Timothy McVeigh?

David A. Love, The Progressive. August 24, 2009.
After a decade out of the spotlight, the militant rightwing “Patriot” movement is on the rise.

Militia Groups on the Rise

DarkSyde, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. August 14, 2009.
A new report finds that after a ten year lull, armed militia groups are growing rapidly.

Armed Revolt in the Obama Era? Right-Wing Gun Nuts Share Their Paranoid Worldview

Armed Revolt in the Obama Era? Right-Wing Gun Nuts Share Their Paranoid Worldview

Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast. May 1, 2009.
Gun show enthusiasts make it abundantly clear why they're stocking up on firepower.

Fox News' Unhinged, Irrational Obama Attacks Stir up Violent Right-Wing Militants

Fox News' Unhinged, Irrational Obama Attacks Stir up Violent Right-Wing Militants

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. April 22, 2009.
Paranoid anti-government radicals used to have to rely on crude, inefficient methods of communication. Now they have Fox News.

Baghdad 5 Years On: City of Walls

Baghdad 5 Years On: City of Walls

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 7, 2008.
Why the surge isn't as successful as conservatives would have you believe.

Despite U.S. Assurances, Iraqis Are Increasingly Skeptical That Conditions Will Improve

Despite U.S. Assurances, Iraqis Are Increasingly Skeptical That Conditions Will Improve

Anna Badkhen, Truthdig. May 20, 2008.
"Under Saddam Hussein that's what they used to tell us too," says a woman who lives in a town that gets only four hours of power a day. "And nothing."

"Women Are Being Beheaded for Taking Their Veil Off": Honor Killings On Rise in Iraq

Terri Judd, Independent UK. April 30, 2008.
In Basra alone, police acknowledge that 15 women a month are murdered for breaching Islamic dress codes. Others say the number is higher.

In Iraq, a Grieving Father Hungers for Revenge

In Iraq, a Grieving Father Hungers for Revenge

Ammar Karim, Middle East Online. December 12, 2007.
"I will punish them myself if the law does not do so."

Iraq: Government Death Squads Ravaging Baghdad

Iraq: Government Death Squads Ravaging Baghdad

Dahr Jamail, Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. September 5, 2007.
US-backed government is running death squads that follow the Latin America model from the 1970s and 1980s.

"Secret Prison" Uncovered in Baghdad

IraqSloggerJuly 19, 2007.
IraqSlogger Source: Illicit Facility Holds over 400 Sunnis, Militia Role Suspected