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29. FBI arrests three more members of right wing extremist group 'The Base' in Georgia

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 08:14 PM

Jan 2020

According to an arrest warrant from the Floyd County Police Department, the three Georgia men were arrested after an undercover FBI sting operation, and charged with attempted murder and participating in a criminal organisation.

According to arrest affidavits, The Base is a racially motivated violent extremist group that sought to "accelerate the downfall of the United States government, incite a race war and establish a white ethno-state."

Luke Austin Lane, Michael Helterbrand, and Jacob Kaderli were planning to "overthrow the government and murder a Bartow County couple" who they believed to be Antifa members, Floyd County police said in a statement.

An unnamed member of The Base who crossed into the US illegally met with two members of those arrested in Georgia in October 2019 to discuss revenge attacks against his enemies, according to charging documents.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51144177

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FBI arrests alleged members of white supremacist group 'the Base' [View all] Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

Another group of Trump cronies... Archae Jan 2020 #1

Sounds like international terrorism. Gitmo, anyone? Scotch-Irish Jan 2020 #2

(oops, reread OP; it states this) Al-Qaeda is Arabic for "the base". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #16

Base (adjective) Doc_Technical Jan 2020 #3

Thankfully the FBI is still functioning, if sort of on the side burner bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #4

Kick dalton99a Jan 2020 #5

"...in some instances, we have seen people travel overseas to train," Wray said. scarletwoman Jan 2020 #6

I think Germany might be one place-lots of fellow goons. 58Sunliner Jan 2020 #14

It's not as straightforward as you might think. PandoraAwakened Jan 2020 #30

Charge them with domestic terrorism IronLionZion Jan 2020 #7

I mean, doesn't "al Qaeda" literally mean "The Base" greenjar_01 Jan 2020 #8

It does indeed n/t VWolf Jan 2020 #9

That could have been intentional on their part. skypilot Jan 2020 #13

Yep ck4829 Jan 2020 #25

Adding a link: mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 #10

Gov Northam must've gotten word of it since he's declared a state of emergency Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #12

That explains some things. 58Sunliner Jan 2020 #15

Trump's base Mickju Jan 2020 #11

They're definitely Trump's "Base." nt SunSeeker Jan 2020 #17

More of Trump's "Very fine people." Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 #18

I drove by a roadside "Trump Store" this morning OriginalGeek Jan 2020 #19

The very idea of a race war is criminally insane. Initech Jan 2020 #20

More people for Trump to pardon NCProgressive Jan 2020 #21

ALL ABOUT HIS BASE - Randy Rainbow Song Parody Judi Lynn Jan 2020 #22

Well, ok. Way to go, FBI. RussBLib Jan 2020 #23

White nationalist terrorism being exposed ck4829 Jan 2020 #24

Fewer votes for Trump. John Fante Jan 2020 #26

Great. White wing gun-humpers. Lock em up. Hoyt Jan 2020 #27

Yup, right around the corner from my house. Had no idea! woodsprite Jan 2020 #28

FBI arrests three more members of right wing extremist group 'The Base' in Georgia muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #29