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September 12, 2012

5 More Suspects Indicted in Georgia Militia Plot 
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A Georgia grand jury has indicted five more suspects — at least
four of them former U.S. soldiers — in connection with the killing
of a former comrade and his girlfriend to help conceal the existence of
a militia they had formed to carry out anti-government attacks.
Prosecutors say the soldiers spent $87,000 on guns and bombing materials
for a plot that included taking over their base, Fort Stewart; bombing a
dam and poisoning the apple crop in Washington state; and ultimately
overthrowing the government and assassinating President Obama. The
soldiers called themselves F.E.A.R., short for Forever Enduring Always
Ready. They are accused of killing former soldier Michael Roark and his
17-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany York, last December in a bid to keep
their plans secret. It is the most high-profile case to involve
extremism in the U.S. military ranks since neo-Nazi Army veteran Wade
Michael Page killed six worshipers at the Oak Creek Sikh temple in
Wisconsin and critically wounded three others before being shot dead
last month. Four other current or active duty soldiers have also been
charged in the case.

 

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