US soldier spoke of targeting O'Rourke & Antifa, bombing major news network

[ProudModerate2]

An Army soldier was arrested for allegedly passing on bomb-making instructions to fellow "radicals" and sought to blow up cell towers and news stations, authorities announced Monday.

Pfc. Jarrett William Smith, 24, stationed out of Fort Riley in Kansas, was arrested Saturday and charged with one count of distributing information related to explosives and weapons of mass destruction, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

In a chat Friday on the cloud-based instant messaging service Telegram, an undercover agent said he wanted to target a "liberal Texas mayor" for bombing and asked Smith if he had any other suggestions, according to an affidavit by FBI Special Agent Brandon LaMar.

"Outside of Beto?" Smith allegedly responded, in an apparent reference to Democratic presidential candidate and El Paso native Beto O'Rourke. "I don't know enough people that would be relevant enough to cause a change if they died."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-arrest-army-soldier-who-allegedly-discussed-attacks-u-s-n1057701

[T'Chenka]

Very fine people, economic anxiety, etc etc

[Indy Texas]

The armed forces and all local law enforcement departments need to be sweeped for Alt-Right sympathizers and all Fifth Columnists need to be given their pink slips.

[Person Man]

The armed forces and all local law enforcement departments need to be sweeped for Alt-Right sympathizers and all Fifth Columnists need to be given their pink slips.

There being too many nazi cops is up there with there being too many communist professors. It's definitely a problem but I am at a loss about how a free society would deal with being dependent upon subversive elements.

[ProudModerate2]

The article says that he had a "fascination was with a far-right Ukrainian paramilitary group."
What the hell is that about? I don't understand how that fits his overall MO, and does this paramilitary group have anything to do with the civil war in Ukraine?
Just strange.

[Karpatsky]

The article says that he had a "fascination was with a far-right Ukrainian paramilitary group."
What the hell is that about? I don't understand how that fits his overall MO, and does this paramilitary group have anything to do with the civil war in Ukraine?
Just strange.

I suspect it's either the Donetsk militias or Azov Battalion, and more likely the latter since he's an American - both attracted far-right foreign volunteers from across the world who just wanted to fight for something.

[NeverAgainsSock]

It's so awful for all the other men and women who protect & serve this nation to have men (always men) in arms who disgrace their uniform by attempting to change from fighting foreign enemies to (nearly) becoming a domestic one.

[Fight for Trump]

Lock this asshole up.