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Violent anti-government extremism comes home:

by Craig Hooper on July 21, 2010

From time to time I take a break from maritime affairs to focus on the the potential toll the “winking-at-anti-government-violence” rhetoric that is, for some milkook blogs, their stock-and-trade. Why do I scorn milblog armchair revolutionaries?  Because I think the “community” they foster encourages their desperate and dumb members to turn to violence. Milblogs should [...]

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Milblogs and anti-government rhetoric:

by Craig Hooper on June 8, 2010

Anybody wonder if this kook frequented the milblogosphere?  And if he did, which blogs he consumed?  I do.  And I’ve got a pretty darn good guess, too. Russell Hesch of West Branch, who identified himself as a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, was arrested along with his son, a Colorado resident. The two [...]

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Blogger Intervention: Milblogs and anti-government rhetoric

by Craig Hooper on May 22, 2010

This weekend, as the nation mourns the loss of two dedicated law enforcement officers–shot at the hands of anti-government extremists (one suspect served in the  Army Reserves), I want to take a minute to address certain milblogs and anti-government rhetoric. We milbloggers have a responsibility to be good stewards of civic behavior.  Anti-government rhetoric, “wink-wink” [...]

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