Domestic terrorism : the attack on the U.S. capitol / Helga Vaughn, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vaughn, Helga, editor.

Series:

Terrorism, hot spots and conflict-related issues.

Terrorism, Hot Spots and Conflict-Related Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--Security measures.

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.).

Domestic terrorism--United States--History--21st century.

Domestic terrorism.

Terrorists--United States.

Terrorists.

Hate groups--United States--History--21st century.

Hate groups.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

This book examines the threat of domestic terrorism in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. It discusses whether or not participants and their actions may be categorized as domestic terrorists and domestic terrorism, respectively, and issues around designating domestic fringe groups, such as the Boogaloo Bois and Proud Boys who were allegedly involved in the attack, as terrorist organizations.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

Examining the Domestic Terrorism Threat in the Wake of the Attack on the U.S. Capitol(

Statement Of Chairman Bennie G. Thompson February 4, 2021

Statement of Ranking Member John Katko February 4, 2021

Statement of Christopher Rodriguez, PhD, Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, District of Columbia

Prepared Statement of Christopher Rodriguez February 4, 2021

Statement of Elizabeth Neumann, Founder and Man- Aging Director, Neu Summit Strategies and Former Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Prepared Statement of Elizabeth Neumann February 4, 2021

Introduction

The January 6, 2021 Attack on the Capitol Was Domestic Terrorism

Framing the Radicalization to Extremism and Mobilization to Violence Process

Participants in the January 6 Attack Represent a Different Kind of Extremism

The Challenges of Addressing Domestic Terrorism

What Should We Do?

Appendix. Graphic from the RAND Study Produced for DHS - Practical Terrorism Prevention: Reexamining U.S. National Approaches to Addressing the Threat of Ideologically Motivated Violence

Statement of Jonathan Greenblatt, Chief Executive Officer, Anti-Defamation League

Prepared Statement of Jonathan Greenblatt February 4, 2021

Insurrection at the Capitol

Overview of Events

Context

The White Supremacist Threat

Anti-Semitism and Racism on Display

What Went Wrong

Current Trends: The Growing Threat of Domestic Terrorism

ADL Trends: By the Numbers

ADL's 2020 Murder and Extremism Report

ADL's Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents

Latest Hate Crime Data

White Supremacist Propaganda

ADL's Efforts to Combat Election-Related Extremism

The Growing Threat of Online Hate.

Amplification of Hate and Harassment

Coordination by Extremists

Long-Term Trends

Extremist Groups

Proud Boys

Three Percenters

Oath Keepers

A New Breed of Extremists

Looking Ahead

Conspiracy Theories

QAnon

The Time Is Ripe for Change

Policy Recommendations

Prioritize Preventing and Countering Domestic Terrorism

Resource According to the Threat

Oppose Extremists in Government Service

Take Domestic Terrorism Prevention Measures

End the Complicity of Social Media in Facilitating Extremism

Create an Independent Clearinghouse for Online Extremist Content

Target Foreign White Supremacist Terrorist Groups

Conclusion

Statement of Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior Advisor to the Rand President, the Rand Corporation

Prepared Statement of Brian Michael Jenkins ,

A Trifecta of Dangers

A 1/6 Commission

Why Did Security Fail So Spectacularly?

Addressing Broader Issues

The Political Consequences of Normalizing Threats and Violence

Are New Domestic Terrorism Laws Needed?

Future Tactics

We Face a More Difficult Challenge

A Final Observation

The Year in Hate and Extremism 2020

February 01, 2021

By Rachel Janik and Keegan Hankes, Southern Poverty Law Center

Hate Groups Declined, But Hate Did Not

The Hate Group Landscape in 2020

Confronting Far-Right and Racist Narratives

Recommendation to Address Far-Right and Racist Narratives

American Attitudes About Racism

Recommendations to Change Attitudes About Racism

Antigovernment Uprising

Recommendations for Squelching the Antigovernment Uprising

The Path Forward

The Role of Guns and Armed Extremism in the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

By Everytown for Gun Safety

The Armed Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

Cleveland Meredith

Lonnie Coffman

Thomas Gronek

Grant Moore.

Richard Barnett

William McCall Calhoun, Jr.

Karl Dresch

Guy Wesley Reffitt

Kevin Greeson

Joe Biggs

Michael Curzio

Len Guthrie

The Insurrectionists Were Organized

2020: The Year of Dangerous Extreme Right Protests

Armed Protests in State Capitals and Cities Around the Country

Richmond, Virginia Gun Extremist Rally

Lansing, Michigan

Frankfort, Kentucky

BLM Counterprotests

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Rise of the Boogaloo Movement

Threats to the Administration of Elections

The Gun Lobby and Extreme Right Politics

Letter from the Leadership Conference on Civil And Human Rights

Law Enforcement Has the Tools to Hold White Nationalist Insurrectionists Accountable

What Should Congress Do?

Letter from Greg Nojeim, Center for Democracy and Technology January 22, 2021

Crime of Domestic Terrorism

Surveillance Authorities

Appendix: Question from Chairman Bennie G. Thompson for Christopher Rodriguez

Questions from Ranking Member John Katko for Christopher Rodriguez

Attachment

Questions from Chairman Bennie G. Thompson for Elizabeth Neumann

Question from Honorable Donald M. Payne, Jr. for Elizabeth Neumann

Questions from Honorable James Langevin for Elizabeth Neumann

Questions from Ranking Member John Katko for Elizabeth Neumann

Questions from Ranking Member John Katko for Jonathan Greenblatt

Chapter 2

State and Local Responses to Domestic Terrorism: The Attack on the U.S. Capitol and Beyond(

Statement of Chairwoman Elissa Slotkin March 24, 2021

Statement of Ranking Member August Pfluger March 24, 2021

Statement of Dana Nessel, Attorney General, State of Michigan

Prepared Statement of Dana Nessel

Statement of Aaron D. Ford, Attorney General, State of Nevada

Prepared Statement of Aaron D. Ford March 24, 2121.

Local Prosecutors Are on the Front Line

Fusion Centers and Regional Intelligence Centers Are Instrumental (Located in Both Northern and Southern Nevada)

Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) Are Located Throughout the United States

We Need to Balance Fundamental Rights with Security Concerns

We Have Much to Learn from Each Other

Statement of John T. Chisholm, District Attorney, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Prepared Statement of John T. Chisholm March 22, 2021

Letter from Karl A. Racine, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Government of the District of Columbia

Statement of Ellen F. Rosenblum, Oregon Attorney General March 24, 2021

Letter from Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, County of New York March 23, 2021

Letter from National District Attorneys Association, March 24, 2021

Chapter 3

Domestic Terrorism and the Attack on the U.S. Capitol(

Is This Domestic Terrorism?

Are the Participants Domestic Terrorists?

Are Right Wing Extremist Groups That Participated in the Capitol Attack Terrorist Organizations?

Next Steps

Index

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ISBN:

1-68507-439-1