This must be the "woke military" the new Republican/ Seditionist House is worried about:
Three active duty Marines, including one who said he was eager for a second civil war, were arrested and charged this week for participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Micah Coomer, Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen were all identified as participants through footage of them walking through the Capitol together with hundreds of others on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed Thursday.
The men, all of who hold prominent military intelligence positions, have each been charged with knowingly entering a restricted building, two counts of disorderly conduct and parading or picketing inside the U.S. Capitol, where the FBI found they spent about 52 minutes with other rioters attempting to block the transference of power from Donald Trump to now-President Joe Biden.
The FBI said that Coomer, stationed at San Diego’s Camp Pendleton, posted photos to Instagram showing him inside the Capitol during the riot. In his caption, he wrote: “Glad to be apart [sic] of history.”
A search warrant also turned up direct messages he exchanged on the platform saying, “everything in this country is corrupt. We honestly need a fresh restart. I’m waiting for the boogaloo,” which he then explained meant “Civil war 2.”
The boogaloo movement is a loosely structured and violent far-right group that espouses anti-government beliefs and promotes white supremacy. It largely centers around their claim that a second civil war is coming to the U.S.
Footage showed Coomer inside the Capitol with Hellonen and Abate. At one point, they gathered to put a red “Make America Great Again” hat on a statue and pose for a photo with it.
Hellonen, stationed at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune, was also seen in footage carrying a yellow “Don’t Tread on Me” flag ― a symbol often used by anti-government movements.
The FBI documents say that Abate, stationed at Fort Meade in Maryland, confirmed in interviews that he entered the Capitol with two “buddies.” He also “admitted he heard how the event was being portrayed negatively and decided that he should not tell anybody about going into the U.S. Capitol Building,” according to the FBI.
Glad to know the military carefully screened these jamokes prior to giving them security clearances. How many thousands more hold these un-American, seditious views we'll never know, particularly with the House's new leadership running interference for their seditious brethren.
(Photo: via FBI)
The key follow up questions is: Did these 3 join to gain access to classified info and training as other white supremacists have done?
ReplyDeleteGene - excellent point. Hopefully this was a wake-up call for the Pentagon.
ReplyDeletePretty much 70% from O-6 in the officer ranks and E-9 in the enlisted ranks, on down in the combat arms from what I've heard. It's a bit murky out there but the right spark and the right "leadership" (think Michael Flynn on steroids) would bring about some attempt to reinstall the "president". I'd love to be proven wrong., but as one recent retiree I know from the pointy end of the stick (An E-8 master sergeant with over 20 years of infantry/Special operations experience told me "once it starts, there won't be no stopping it. With the militias come the cops, with the cops come the military". To Genes point, looking at their age, it appears these "patriots" would be at the level of having a Secret clearance. They look awfully young to have a Top Secret or TSBI (top secret background investigation) although I might be dating myself. Any deep dive into their backgrounds might have provided some clues as to their motivation.
ReplyDeleteWhile they're hero's in the Q world, I wouldn't take odds on their military careers going forward.
That oxymoron: military intelligence....
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