mbine traditional elements of terrorism with modern ones. Many small militant religious groups now have access to weapons of destruction that are quite destructive when seen in proportion to the numbers of members in these groups. Chemical weapons, the ability to commit terrorist acts through computer technology and other new forms of terrorism enable militant religious groups to surpass traditional groups in terms of power and destruction “The militias are indeed crackpot, but crackpot in an old American way. Their anti-governmental doctrine and conspiratorial beliefs are echoed in the mainstream of political debate, often cynically, whereas the militias are in dead earnest. Their violence is a
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