The significance is based primarily upon apocalyptic religious beliefs or political beliefs concerning the New World Order conspiracy theory. We're not focusing on militias. More mainstream militia groups have been helpful in identifying the more extremist elements of the militia who may resort to acts of violence. Indeed, some militia figures have been brought in to help the FBI negotiate with the Freemen group under siege in Montana and to help try to locate accused Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph. The lone wolf threat was exemplified by Buford Furrow Jr., who surrendered in August to face charges of killing a Filipine-American mail carrier and wounding four children and woman at Jewish community center in California.
Furrow has ties to anti-Semitic hate groups in the Pacific Northwest.
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