• The Pentagon office that oversees special operations has invited two terrorism experts to discuss a new book on far-right terrorism in the United States, according to screenshots obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
• The invitation appears to have been emailed to “all” staff at SO/LIC, an acronym for the Department of Defense office that oversees special operations and irregular warfare.
• “Recent years have seen an outbreak of serious acts of terrorism by violent American far-right extremists, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.” The synopsis of the book said: It says it's included in the email as well.

The Office of the Department of Defense (DOD) has invited two experts to discuss a new book on far-right terrorism in the United States as part of a new series featuring guest speakers, according to information from the Daily Caller News Foundation. .

The invitation appears to have been emailed to “all” staff at SO/LIC (an acronym for the Department of Defense's office that oversees special operations and irregular warfare), according to screenshots obtained exclusively by DCNF. is. Bruce Hoffman, a professor at Georgetown University, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Senior Fellow Jacob Ware and CFR Fellow Jacob Ware were scheduled to release their book on Tuesday. trace Right-wing domestic terrorism throughout U.S. history, including the Ku Klux Klan and groups involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot aimed at overturning the 2020 election.

“Join us tomorrow morning at 12:00pm via Teams (link below) for this virtual Brown Bag Book Talk event with renowned terrorism scholars Dr. Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware. Their new book God, Guns, and Incitement “Far-Right Terrorism in America'' was released earlier this month,'' the 9:51 a.m. Jan. 29 invitation reads.(Related: Biden Pentagon efforts to crack down on 'extremism' may have harmed the military, Pentagon study finds)

“This is the first of what we hope will be a series of brown bag events featuring internal and external speakers,” it said, and was signed by the “FO Team.”

The reminder included a brief description of the book and a link to the author's biography in a document located on an internal drive.

“Recent years have seen outbreaks of serious acts of terrorism by violent American far-right extremists, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.” It was written in the synopsis of the book. It is also included in the email, so please read it.

“These are the decades in which a vast array of conspiracy theories and extremist ideologies, including white supremacy, racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and hostility to government, have converged into a deadly threat to democracy. “This is the latest flashpoint in a process that has been unfolding for many years,” the report said. . “This talk is an outgrowth of the speaker's new book God, Guns, and Sedition (Columbia University Press), which explores the rise of far-right terrorism in the United States and the impact of domestic terrorism on U.S. foreign policy and allies. , and policy recommendations to counter far-right terrorism.”

The email does not explain why domestic terrorism, an issue outside the Department of Defense's purview, was chosen as the topic of the first book talk or who authorized it. The Department of Defense did not respond to DCNF's request for comment.

.@PentagonPresSec: “today, @SecDef Directs some immediate action [from the extremism Stand Down] We have established the Countering Extremism Working Group (CEWG) to continue to actively address this issue. ” pic.twitter.com/NAopzKvkna

— Department of Defense🇺🇸 (@Deptof Defense) April 9, 2021

Hoffman and Ware engaged in presentations and other media Promote According to DCNF's review of their recent releases.

The Pentagon launched a standdown after the Jan. 6 riot and ordered a review of extremism among U.S. military personnel. Fewer than 100 service members were confirmed to have participated in extremist activity, but the Pentagon's emphasis on right-wing views may have exacerbated the problem of polarization.

Despite a two-year effort, the Pentagon has failed to understand domestic extremism and may have exaggerated a problem that could undermine cohesion within the ranks, according to a Pentagon-funded study. released During December.

“God, Guns and Terrorism” begins in 2020 with a depiction of an insurgent group advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government, inspired by former President Donald Trump's social media incitement. sample Book Show on Amazon.com. The authors further describe the “accelerationist” ideology that they claim motivates many right-wing opposition groups as “a white power strategy that incites violence and chaos as a means to seize power.”

The two recently co-authored an editorial are discussing Threats of violence by far-right supporters of MAGA policies are dividing the Republican Party. They said Republican support for Trump could trigger a repeat of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

“A violent far-right extremist movement has no allegiance to the Republican Party and no interest in protecting its candidates or elected officials. It is fueled by election denialism and the worst kind of authoritarianism. “It is an underground anti-government organization driven by political impulses,” they wrote.

Mr. Ware and Mr. Hoffman did not respond to DCNF's requests for comment.

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