Exclusive: Terrorist group the Base appears defiant as new administration aims to deprioritize threat from far right. An international neo-Nazi terrorist group with origins in the US appears to be quickly rebuilding its global and stateside ranks, according to information obtained by the Guardian from its digital accounts. Founded in 2018, the Base has been the intense focus of a years-long FBI counter-terrorism investigation that has resulted in more than a dozen of its members arrested. It has plotted an assassination, mass shootings and other actions in Europe, which made it a proscribed terrorist organization in several countries. By 2022, it seemed to disappear. Yet its founder and leader, Rinaldo Nazzaro, a former US special forces contractor residing in Russia, used the safety of Russian apps before the November election to recruit and reorganize during a tense political moment. At one point, he even solicited ex-American soldiers with an offer of $1,200 a month to put members through paramilitary training somewhere in the Pacific north-west. The Base’s regrouping comes at a time when the Trump administration has made it a policy goal to move away from policing far-right extremism and during the appointment of Kash Patel – a Maga acolyte who lauds January 6 attackers and has peddled Qanon conspiracy theories – to helm the FBI. Experts say federal law enforcement ignoring far-right groups such as the Base could expose Americans to increased domestic terror threats. Nazzaro’s efforts, so far, appear to be paying off: the Guardian was tipped to an audio message released in mid-February from an assumed new leader of the Base with an American accent, discussing the ambitious future of the group. After criticizing other neo-Nazi organizations such as Blood Tribe for publicly protesting against drag-queen story hours in the midwest, the voice preached covert action and quiet preparations for armed cells throughout the US rather than flashy activism.
via guardian: Neo-Nazi group plots rebuild as Trump’s FBI chief takes helm, audio reveals
siehe auch: ‘Green light to rebuild’: Emboldened Neo-Nazis reportedly regroup after Trump’s election. An international neo-Nazi organization is regrouping in the U.S. after President Donald Trump installed a loyalist to oversee federal law enforcement and look away from policing right-wing extremist groups. The Base has been the focus of an FBI counterterrorism investigation since its founding in 2018, and more than a dozen members have been arrested before the group seemed to disappear by 2022. However, its founder and leader Rinaldo Nazzaro has recruited and reorganized from his home in Russia since before the November election, reported The Guardian. The publication was tipped to an audio message released earlier this month from the presumed new leader, who called for covert action and low-key preparations by armed cells throughout the U.S. rather than making splashes like protesting against drag-queen story hours. “Are we just going to be reactionary or are we going to be part of the solution, The military solution,” said the presumed leader, whose identity hasn’t been confirmed but speaks in an American accent. “Because inevitably we’re going to end up in some sort of military situation, what are the choices?”; Violent neo-Nazi group is silently rebuilding in the US and telling followers there are ‘only military solutions’ Terror organization the Base, formed in 2018, appears to be undergoing a resurgence which experts attribute to seizing a ‘window of opportunity’. A violent neo-Nazi group is silently rebuilding in the U.S., sharing an ominous warning with its followers that there are “only military solutions.” The Base, formed in 2018, proscribed as a terrorist organization in several countries, appears to be undergoing a resurgence which experts attribute to seizing a “window of opportunity” with the new Trump administration. (…) The voice talked of a “black scenario” outlining the collapse of the U.S. government where there would be a need to “provide for your family” and for “white women.” “There is no political solution, only a military solution,” it continued. “So act accordingly.” Following Trump’s election win in November, analysts predicted the FBI would pivot away from prioritizing investigations into violent right-wing groups. Experts believe the group is regrouping now because it senses a window of opportunity with the new administration. “I think groups like the Base, far-right extremist groups that are strategic, have been waiting for the right opportunity before reinvigorating their respective organizations,” terrorism expert Colin Clarke told The Guardian.
