{"id":49149,"date":"2019-10-25T11:08:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T16:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=49149"},"modified":"2019-10-25T11:08:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T16:08:58","slug":"a-far-right-us-soldier-arrested-by-the-fbi-for-plotting-domestic-bomb-attacks-sought-to-join-ukraines-neo-nazi-azov-battalion-which-was-directly-armed-and-advised-by-the-american-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=49149","title":{"rendered":"A far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb attacks sought to join Ukraine\u2019s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, which was directly armed and advised by the American government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thegrayzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/azov-ballation-us.jpg?resize=845%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"azov ballation us\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thegrayzone.com\/2019\/09\/23\/bomb-extremist-us-soldier-fbi-ukrainian-nazi-azov\/\">Bomb-plotting extremist American soldier tried to join US-backed neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thegrayzone.com\/2019\/09\/23\/bomb-extremist-us-soldier-fbi-ukrainian-nazi-azov\/\">A far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb attacks sought to join Ukraine\u2019s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, which was directly armed and advised by the American government<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A far-right soldier in the United States Army has been arrested by the FBI for plotting bomb attacks targeting American media outlets and Democratic politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While serving in the US military, this right-wing extremist gave fascist militants in Ukraine and other countries information on how to build bombs, including what he called \u201ccell phone IEDs in the style of the Afghans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBI said he had also planned to travel to Ukraine in order to join the Azov Battalion, a neo-Nazi militia that has for years been directly supported by the US government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its court filing, the FBI described the Azov Battalion as a \u201cviolent far-right paramilitary group.\u201d Yet it failed to disclose that this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thegrayzone.com\/2018\/04\/07\/the-us-is-arming-and-assisting-neo-nazis-in-ukraine-while-congress-debates-prohibition\/\">fascist militia has been armed and advised by American military officials<\/a>&nbsp;in order to turn up the heat on Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publicly available photos show US military advisers directly meeting with the Ukrainian neo-Nazi militia \u2014 but the complete lack of critical coverage from a compliant mainstream media has ensured that few Americans know about their government\u2019s double game with fascists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shocking arrest of the US soldier is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thegrayzone.com\/2018\/11\/15\/blowback-how-us-funded-fascists-in-ukraine-mentor-us-white-supremacists\/\">latest example in a long list of cases<\/a>\u00a0of what intelligence agencies refer to as \u201cblowback,\u201d when US government support for extremist foreign proxies fuels violent terrorism back at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>US Army soldier teaching far-right extremists how to make bombs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBI filed a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/427093885\/USA-v-William-Jarrett-Smith\">criminal complaint<\/a>\u00a0in Kansas district court on Monday, September 23, revealing that it had arrested US Army infantry soldier Jarrett William Smith for the alleged crime of \u201cDistributing Information Relating to Explosives, Destructive Devices, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb attacks sought to join Ukraine\u2019s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, which was directly armed and advised by the American government A far-right soldier in the United States Army has been arrested by the FBI for plotting bomb attacks targeting American media outlets and Democratic politicians. 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