Liar, Liar
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A soldier was arrested last month on charges that included lying about his membership in a hate group on his application for a security clearance. But with so many white supremacists in the military, why is it so rare to see this particular charge brought against service members? Molly explores some of the possible reasons the charge isn't used more often and talks about a handful of cases where it's been successful. Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/26/infiltrating-the-far-right https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/08/19/we-will-fight-soldier-waging-war-against-america-fort-liberty https://www.rawstory.com/kai-liam-nix-arrested-extremism/ https://jweekly.com/2020/10/23/judge-rules-that-nazi-obsessed-east-bay-man-must-face-trial/ https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/06/30/california-man-who-threatened-antisemitic-mass-shooting-attack-seeks-to-get-his-gun-back/ https://unicornriot.ninja/2018/leaked-violent-racists-use-facebook-chat-to-plan-unite-the-right-2/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/military-extremism-nazi-arrest-justice-department-1234586141/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/us/north-carolina-soldier-arrested-guns-trafficking.html https://www.rawstory.com/hunted-by-nazis-how-extremists-stalked-me-while-i-reported-on-their-violence/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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