Extremist Content Online: Seven Suspected Members Of Neo-Nazi Group The Base Arrested For Charges Including Criminal Intent To Commit Murder

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, seven suspected members of neo-Nazi group, the Base, were...

“'If Mathews had… pledge[d] allegiance to a group like ISIS, there would have been a much more intent manhunt for him,' Joshua Fischer-Birch of the New York-based Counter Extremism Project told CBC."

"Europe is fast becoming a poisonous pit of dehumanising prejudice. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) identifies the far-right political parties, neo-Nazi movements and apolitical protest groups as sources of racism. Some groups, the CEP says...

"'To have that kind of broad tent, that’s incredibly dangerous,' said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher with the Counter Extremism Project, a policy group formed to combat online extremist ideologies."

"The F.B.I. has grown increasingly concerned about the Base as it has worked to recruit more people. The group encourages the onset of anarchy, according to the Counter Extremism Project, an organization that tracks far-right extremists. Experts say...

"'To have that kind of broad tent, that’s incredibly dangerous,' said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher with the Counter Extremism Project, a policy group formed to combat online extremist ideologies."

Taliban Continues Violent Attacks Against U.S. And Middle Eastern Forces

Last Saturday, two U.S. servicemembers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Kandahar, illustrating that Taliban activity continues to be prevelant in the Middle East as peace talks in Afghanistan remain on hold with U.S. diplomats. It follows a...

"The Base describes itself as an international network that is training its members to fight in a race war, according to the Counter Extremism Project."

"Groups that work to expose violent white supremacists say the case highlights how this threat warrants deeper investigation. 'This is someone [Mr. Mathews] who is dangerous,' said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher for the U.S.-based Counter...

"The three men arrested are reportedly members of a white supremacist network called The Base, which the Counter Extremism Project calls 'an accelerationist group' that encourages anarchy so it can 'impose order from chaos.' The network distributes...