'Lone Wolf' White Supremacists Online

Mike German was an FBI agent specializing in domestic counterterrorism from 1988 to 2004, and recently wrote an interesting piece recently for the Washington Post about the 'lone wolf' aspect of white supremacist activity. He argues that the 'lone wolf' act is just that, an act, and that most of these people are involved in some sort of conspiracy. No real news there, but what's interesting to me is the internet-angle in his story.

Here's one bit:

"Extremist group leaders produce a tremendous amount of literature, including training manuals on "leaderless resistance" and lone wolf terrorism techniques. These manuals have been around for years and now they're even available online."

And, then this:

"Neo-Nazi ideology is also a leading influence in rising school violence. The March 21 shooting at Minnesota's Red Lake High School was carried out by a Native American teen who praised Adolf Hitler and used the name "NativeNazi" in Internet chat rooms. And the shooters at Colorado's Columbine High School reportedly greeted each other with Nazi salutes and chose Hitler's birthday as the date of their attack. But you rarely hear these incidents described as acts of domestic terrorism."

You can read the complete article here. [requires free registration]