FBI Raid On Militia Group

Filed in National by on March 29, 2010

The FBI conducted a raid on a Christian militia group called Hutaree.

Sources have said the FBI was in the second day of raids around the southeastern Michigan city of Adrian that are connected to a militia group, known as the Hutaree, an Adrian-based group whose members describe themselves as Christian soldiers preparing for the arrival and battle with the anti-Christ.

Of course they’re preparing for the anti-christ. What else?

The Hutaree group was turned in by other militia groups in the area.

Lackomar said he heard from other militia members that the FBI targeted the Hutaree after its members made threats of violence against Islamic organizations.

“Last night and into today the FBI conducted a raid against homes belonging to the Hutaree. They are a religious cult. They are not part of our militia community,” he said.

One of the Hutaree members called a Michigan militia leader for assistance Saturday after federal agents had already began their raid, Lackomar said, but the militia member — who is of Islamic decent and had heard about the threats — declined to offer help. That Michigan militia leader is now working with federal officials to provide information on the Hutaree member for the investigation, Lackomar said Sunday.

Other news stories reported that the Hutaree had pipe bombs and were trying to sell them. The group is fairly ridiculous, check out their MySpace page. Of course, it only takes a few ridiculous people bent on violence to cause a lot of problems for everyone else.

I’m certainly getting that feeling from the 90s, when all these so-called patriot and militia organizations came into existence and mysteriously disappeared when Bush became president. This is one reason why it is so irresponsible and dangerous for Republican leaders to use the paranoid rhetoric they’ve been using. Let’s just hope that we don’t see the tragedies that we saw in the 1990s.

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  1. Miscreant says:

    “I’m certainly getting that feeling from the 90s, when all these so-called patriot and militia organizations came into existence and mysteriously disappeared when Bush became president.”

    I’m guessing you’re giving Bush credit for keeping the subversive activities of these fringe dwellers suppressed, right?

    heh

    So, they requested some back-up from another militia whose representative was of Islamic descent? That’s the definition of irony.

  2. anon says:

    check out their MySpace page

    MySpace? no wonder nobody ever heard of them.

  3. Geezer says:

    “So, they requested some back-up from another militia whose representative was of Islamic descent? That’s the definition of irony.”

    As opposed to a comment like that from someone who calls himself “Miscreant.” Other than gay rights, do you have any liberal positions, Mis?

  4. More info on what the group was planning to do:

    The Hutaree members allegedly “planned to kill an unidentified member of local law enforcement and then attack the law enforcement officers who gather in Michigan for the funeral. According to the plan, the Hutaree would attack law enforcement vehicles during the funeral procession with Improvised Explosive Devices with Explosively Formed Projectiles, which, according to the indictment, constitute weapons of mass destruction.”

  5. a.price says:

    golly, even Faux News is reporting heavily on this.

  6. liberalgeek says:

    To be fair, the militia movement dried up last time due to the Oklahoma City bombing, where their malignancy was laid bare. Let’s hope it doesn’t take something like that to fill their ranks with self-loathing this time.

  7. anon says:

    Those guys’ plan was to shoot up a bunch of cops and then they would be greeted as liberators. They are so crazy that the next most crazy militia won’t take their calls.

  8. Miscreant says:

    “As opposed to a comment like that from someone who calls himself “Miscreant.” Other than gay rights, do you have any liberal positions, Mis?”

    If you’re keeping a score card, I’m pro-choice and have been using alternative and renewable energy sources (solar, hydro-electric, wood, pellet) sources before it became trendy. That’s all I will admit to.

    You don’t see the irony of a self-proclaimed “Christian Militia” asking for assistance from someone of Islamic descent? Then, having them work with law enforcement was icing on the cake.

  9. nemski says:

    Ha, this was the same guy who wanted the Million Militia Man March last year.

  10. The militia group members were charged with sedition. Will rightwingers call for waterboarding?

  11. Miscreant says:

    “The militia group members were charged with sedition. Will rightwingers call for waterboarding?”

    Hell yeah, it’s been proven to be effective.

  12. MJ says:

    Missed hearing from you Mis. How are you holding up in all of this rain?

    I wonder if the militia group will demand to have Jewish lawyers.

  13. Miscreant says:

    Up to my ass in water ever since the blizzard(s), and the stream is still rising, literally. Hoping for a small drought.

    Good to see you as a contributor/commentator on DL. These jackholes have long needed some Sussex County perspective.