Beware of Boy and Girl Scouts conducting 'get out the vote' drives! The Virginia Fusion Center 2009 Terrorism Threat Assessment warns that they may have links to terrorism1. Scout troops are among the many worrisome features of life in Virginia that folks at the Fusion Center think may present an opportunity for terrorists. There are universities ("recognized as a radicalization node for almost every type of extremist group"), a diverse population ("affords terrorist operatives the opportunity to assimilate easily into society") and politically extreme groups, such as the New Black Panther Party, Nation of Islam, Life & Liberty Ministries, Greenpeace and Blue Ridge Earth First. Strikingly, most of the threats uncovered by the fusion center are based on political ideology or race, religion or country of origin. Read more…

Another disturbing Fusion Center memo has come to light, this time from the Missouri Information Analysis Center, a fusion center established in 2005. "The Modern Militia Movement" educates Missouri law enforcement agents on the recent history of the militia movement including criminal activities, but goes on to try to help law enforcement to identify members of militias based on political affiliation and advocacy. Read more…