The alleged crime shows how the U.S.-based neo-Nazi terror group has an international presence. Last fall, part of a mink farm in Sweden was mysteriously burned to the ground and police couldn’t figure out why. And while the crime remains unsolved by authorities, evidence appears to show an eco-fascist cell within The Base—an American neo-Nazi terror group under intense FBI investigation—is responsible for the arson. Through confidential sources and online records, VICE believes the crime was allegedly committed by a teenage member of The Base living in Sweden, who first claimed the attack in a video on iFunny, a popular meme-sharing website. When contacted by VICE, the eco-fascist cell that claimed responsibility for the fire said, “No comment.”
The arson is new evidence of the international reach of The Base, whose leader is believed to be based in St. Petersburg, Russia, and its ability to covertly plot and carry out criminal acts outside of the United States. “Eco-fascism” is an ideology experiencing a revival among the far-right, which blames the demise of the environment on overpopulation, immigration, and over-industrialization, problems that followers think could be partly remedied through the mass murder of refugees in Western countries. For example, the Christchurch shooter declared himself an “eco-fascist” in his infamous manifesto. (…) The eco-fascist cell of The Base, which sometimes goes by a different name, bragged about the arson in both public and private channels and used the video in a propaganda push online. The group was originally independent from The Base, but over time merged with it, as the terror group’s ecologically minded wing.A Swedish animal liberation group also took responsibility for the fire, but the blog where it was claimed featured no original photos or videos; instead it reused images from news broadcasts.
via vice: Eco-fascist’ Arm of Neo-Nazi Terror Group, The Base, Linked to Swedish Arson