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March 29, 2010

FBI Raids Right-Wing Christian Militia
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The FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force raided properties in Michigan,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois over the weekend and arrested members of a
self-described Christian militia called the Hutaree. At least seven
people were arrested. Charges will be unsealed today. Officials have
said little about the arrests, but members of other militias in Michigan
said they had heard the FBI targeted the Hutaree after its members made
threats of violence against Islamic organizations. Video posted on You
Tube shows armed members of the military conducting military-like
training exercises. Part of the group’s website reads, “Jesus wanted us
to be ready to defend ourselves using the sword.” A recent report by the
Southern Poverty Law Center found the number of right-wing militias
tripled last year from forty-two to 127.



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