{"id":53983,"date":"2021-10-13T18:16:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T18:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/13\/small-numbers-of-military-extremists-can-still-pose-a-large-threat-experts-warn\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:11:16","slug":"small-numbers-of-military-extremists-can-still-pose-a-large-threat-experts-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2021\/10\/13\/small-numbers-of-military-extremists-can-still-pose-a-large-threat-experts-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Small numbers of military extremists can still pose a large threat, experts warn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts studying violent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/02\/21\/extremism-in-the-ranks-is-a-threat-but-the-pentagons-not-sure-how-to-address-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">extremist organizations<\/a> warned that even if the number of veterans and military members who participate in such groups is small, they can still be very dangerous to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cExtremist ideas and groups cannot be left to operate unchecked within the very organizations charged with protecting the population, including its most vulnerable citizens,\u201d said Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of the Polarization and Extremism Research &amp; Innovation Lab at American University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe future of multicultural democracy from extremism in the military and the veterans communities must be treated like the threat to national security that it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments came at a House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday on the targeting of veterans by extremist groups, an issue that drew national headlines after a significant percentage of rioters involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/15\/capitol-rioters-included-highly-trained-ex-military-and-cops\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol Building<\/a> were found to have military experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/15\/capitol-rioters-included-highly-trained-ex-military-and-cops\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capitol5.jpg.jpg?w=246\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Experts in homegrown extremism have warned for years about efforts by far-right militants and white-supremacist groups to radicalize and recruit people with military and law enforcement training.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic organizers said the goal of the hearing (originally scheduled for earlier this summer) was to look at long-standing problems within the veterans community with violent or anti-government ideologies, not to focus on the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Republican lawmakers questioned that intent, accusing Democrats of trying to paint all veterans as radicals and criminalize certain political views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFree speech must be protected,\u201d said committee ranking member Mike Bost, R-Ill. \u201cIt is every veteran\u2019s right to have an opinion \u2013 even one I find radical. However, if that opinion is acted on with violence, it is another thing altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cViolence cannot be tolerated, it is undemocratic and anti-American.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Witnesses at the hearing said the only way to settle the distinction between unpopular views and violent intentions is to focus more closely on the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent survey by Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America officials found that about one-third of their members personally witnessed extremism in the military ranks. A separate report from the Anti-Defamation League found that at least 133 individuals used military email accounts to participate in events with the Oath Keepers, an anti-government group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe question is not whether domestic violent extremist groups are recruiting and organizing veterans to commit violence. We already know this to be true,\u201d said retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joe Plenzler, who has researched the issue of extremism for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe questions are how extensive the problem is, and what we are going to do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He referenced individuals such as Marine Corps veteran Lee Harvey Oswald, who assasinated President John F. Kennedy, and Army veteran Timothy McVeigh, who killed 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, as veterans who used their military skills to cause harm to the entire nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several lawmakers pushed for more data on the pervasiveness of the problem. Defense Department officials have already begun investigations into the issue within the military ranks, but Veterans Affairs officials have not announced similar initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Witnesses said combating the extremist views will require involvement not just from federal resources, but from veterans service groups and community organizations as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/02\/21\/extremism-in-the-ranks-is-a-threat-but-the-pentagons-not-sure-how-to-address-it\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maga_hat_olympia.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Extremism in the ranks is a \u2018threat,\u2019 but the Pentagon\u2019s not sure how to address it<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon is signaling a crackdown on extremists in the ranks. But it won&#039;t be easy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese extremist groups recruit veterans because they believe their combat experience, weapons training and leadership skills add credibility and authenticity to their operation,\u201d said. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif. \u201cWe need to understand that these factors are some of the reasons that extremist groups recruit veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over Republican objections, the committee is planning follow-up hearings on the issue of extremism in coming months. Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., said those events will focus on specific recruiting methods and resources for veterans to avoid being victimized by the groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are not here to condemn or vilify any veterans engaged with these groups, but rather to draw attention to what these groups actually represent and to highlight the lurking threat posed by these groups,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnly by understanding who these groups are, what they believe, and what violent or illegal activities they encourage from their members, can we begin to assess our ability to intervene and to help these veterans and their families reclaim their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Veterans&#8217; Affairs Committee on Wednesday held its first in a series of hearings on the issue of extremism in the veterans 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