United States of America, Plaintiff, Vs Robert Edward Miles; Louis Ray Beam, Jr.; Richard Girnt Butler; Richard Joseph Scutari; Bruce Carrol Pierce; Andrew Virgil Barnhill; Ardie McBrearty; David Eden Lane; Lambert Miller; Robert Neil Smalley; Ivan Ray Wade; William H. Wade; Richard Wayne Snell; David Michael McGuire; Defendants

United States of America, Plaintiff, Vs Robert Edward Miles; Louis Ray Beam, Jr.; Richard Girnt Butler; Richard Joseph Scutari; Bruce Carrol Pierce; Andrew Virgil Barnhill; Ardie McBrearty; David Eden Lane; Lambert Miller; Robert Neil Smalley; Ivan Ray Wade; William H. Wade; Richard Wayne Snell; David Michael McGuire; Defendants
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Photocopied sheets of complete criminal proceedings of CR 87-20008, commonly known as the Fort Smith sedition trial, held in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division, 1987-1988.

God, Guns, and Sedition

God, Guns, and Sedition
Author: Bruce Hoffman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2024-01-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0231558805

Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. These incidents, however, are neither novel nor unprecedented. They are the latest flashpoints in a process that has been unfolding for decades, in which vast conspiracy theories and radical ideologies such as white supremacism, racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, and hostility to government converge into a deadly threat to democracy. God, Guns, and Sedition offers the definitive account of the rise of far-right terrorism in the United States—and how to counter it. Leading experts Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware trace the historical trajectory and assess the present-day dangers of this violent extremist movement, along with the harm it poses to U.S. national security. They combine authoritative, nuanced analysis with gripping storytelling and portraits of the leaders behind this violence and their followers. Hoffman and Ware highlight key terrorist tactics, such as the use of cutting-edge communications technology; the embrace of leaderless resistance or lone-wolf strategies; infiltration and recruitment in the military and law enforcement; and the movement’s intricate relationship with mainstream politics. An unparalleled examination of one of today’s great perils, God, Guns, and Sedition ends with an array of essential practical recommendations to halt the growth of violent far-right extremism and address this global terrorist threat.