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The FBI has secret recordings of white supremacist group 'The Base' plotting a terrorist attack to spark a civil war
This article originally appeared on Raw Story
Another white supremacist group is working to spark a civil war, according to a video captured by the FBI.
WABC reported Friday that for months the FBI watched the group "The Base" as they plotted a terrorist attack using a pro-gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia. The men were sentenced in late October to nine years in prison, but ABC just obtained the 2019 audio from the secret recordings at their Delaware home.
The extremist group has been recruiting members since 2018 in the U.S. and around the world. They've used "online chat rooms, private meetings, and military-style training camps" that prepare them for a new civil war.
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The recordings cite the men plotting acts of terror around the rally that would ultimately bring down the U.S. government.
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"Patrik Mathews, a former Canadian Army reservist illegally in the U.S., and Brian Lemley, a Maryland resident and self-described white nationalist, fantasized about the brutal murders they'd soon carry out against law enforcement and Black people, all with the goal of bringing about the 'Boogaloo,' or the collapse of the U.S. government in order to prop up a white ethno-state," the report said citing the recordings.
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"We need to go back to the days of ... decimating Blacks and getting rid of them where they stand," Mathews said in a recording. "If you see a bunch of Blacks sitting on some corner you f*cking shoot them."
"I need to claim my first victim," Lemley explained in a different recording. "It's just that we can't live with ourselves if we don't get somebody's blood on our h
These are demons. They live in a white Supremacists system and still aren’t happy. Stop laying down with these demons and let nature take its course. Protect yourselves and your families.
This article originally appeared on Raw Story
Another white supremacist group is working to spark a civil war, according to a video captured by the FBI.
WABC reported Friday that for months the FBI watched the group "The Base" as they plotted a terrorist attack using a pro-gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia. The men were sentenced in late October to nine years in prison, but ABC just obtained the 2019 audio from the secret recordings at their Delaware home.
The extremist group has been recruiting members since 2018 in the U.S. and around the world. They've used "online chat rooms, private meetings, and military-style training camps" that prepare them for a new civil war.
Advertisement:
The recordings cite the men plotting acts of terror around the rally that would ultimately bring down the U.S. government.
Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course.
"Patrik Mathews, a former Canadian Army reservist illegally in the U.S., and Brian Lemley, a Maryland resident and self-described white nationalist, fantasized about the brutal murders they'd soon carry out against law enforcement and Black people, all with the goal of bringing about the 'Boogaloo,' or the collapse of the U.S. government in order to prop up a white ethno-state," the report said citing the recordings.
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"We need to go back to the days of ... decimating Blacks and getting rid of them where they stand," Mathews said in a recording. "If you see a bunch of Blacks sitting on some corner you f*cking shoot them."
"I need to claim my first victim," Lemley explained in a different recording. "It's just that we can't live with ourselves if we don't get somebody's blood on our h
These are demons. They live in a white Supremacists system and still aren’t happy. Stop laying down with these demons and let nature take its course. Protect yourselves and your families.
