By Joel Gehrke
February 8, 2013
Justice Department officials charged a Taliban sympathizer in California with attempting to carry out a terrorist attack that he hoped would be blamed on right-wing groups, thereby provoking a civil war.
Matthew Aaron Llaneza is accused of attempting to detonate a car bomb at a Bank of America in Oakland. Llanezas stated goal was to trigger a government crackdown, which he expected would trigger a right-wing counter-response against the government followed by, he hoped, a civil war, according to court documents. The complaint says that Llaneza wanted to frame a loose collection of anti-government militias and their sympathizers.
Llaneza originally planned to attack a Federal Reserve building,...
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DOJ: Taliban wannabe tried to bomb Oakland bank and frame ?right-wing? groups | WashingtonExaminer.com
February 8, 2013
Justice Department officials charged a Taliban sympathizer in California with attempting to carry out a terrorist attack that he hoped would be blamed on right-wing groups, thereby provoking a civil war.
Matthew Aaron Llaneza is accused of attempting to detonate a car bomb at a Bank of America in Oakland. Llanezas stated goal was to trigger a government crackdown, which he expected would trigger a right-wing counter-response against the government followed by, he hoped, a civil war, according to court documents. The complaint says that Llaneza wanted to frame a loose collection of anti-government militias and their sympathizers.
Llaneza originally planned to attack a Federal Reserve building,...
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DOJ: Taliban wannabe tried to bomb Oakland bank and frame ?right-wing? groups | WashingtonExaminer.com
