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11 Jan, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Ashli Babbitt reminds me of the men who joined the mujahideen to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan only to return home to Egypt or Algeria and turn their guns on governments there. Is the U.S. ready to make those connections?
Sen. Tammy Duckworth has asked the Pentagon to cooperate with federal agencies and the Capitol Police to investigate active-duty or retired service members who played a role in what she called a "coup attempt." politico.com/news/2021/01/1…
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) has sought assurances that troops handling security for the inauguration are screened for possible sympathies with "domestic terrorists."
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) & California Democrat Sara Jacobs "urged (acting DefSec) Chris Miller to work w/federal authorities to identify current or former members of the military involved in the riot and, if applicable, charge them under the Uniform Code of Military Justice"
This is not the first time DoD has been forced to reckon with the prevalence of extremism in the ranks. Last year, the department was rattled by an alleged plot by a young soldier to coordinate with a neo-Nazi group to attack and kill members of his own army unit. h/T @rerutled

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How many veterans of the US’ forever wars in support of insurrections “over there” support insurrection “over here?”
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