Maybe somebody who is fluent in military jargon, like "Ole Sarge" Russell Gallo can explain why the USMA might publish something like this

Something called the "Combating Terrorism Center at West Point" has published a report entitled: "Challengers from the Sidelines: Understanding America’s Violent Far-Right"

First, it was a report from Secretary Janet Napolitano's Homeland Security Department (see "... Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment" [http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/rightwing.pdf]; and now it's somebody named Arie Perliger doing a report for some Department of the Army-based think tank at West Point warning everybody about the  "... dramatic rise in the number of attacks and violent plots originating from individuals and groups who self-identify with the far-right of American politics."

The  PDF format version of the Arie Perliger report runs to about one hundred fifty pages (@ 150 pp.) and can be found at: [http://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/challengers-from-the-sidelines-understanding-americas-violent-far-right]

Here is the intro to the report published/posted on the home page of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point (Also at [http://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/challengers-from-the-sidelines-understanding-americas-violent-far-right]):



Challengers from the Sidelines: Understanding America’s Violent Far-Right
Jan 15, 2013
Author: Arie Perliger

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In the last few years, and especially since 2007, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of attacks and violent plots originating from individuals and groups who self-identify with the far-right of American politics. These incidents cause many to wonder whether these are isolated attacks, an increasing trend, part of increasing societal violence, or attributable to some other condition. To date, however, there has been limited systematic documentation and analysis of incidents of American domestic violence.

This study provides a conceptual foundation for understanding different far-right groups and then presents the empirical analysis of violent incidents to identify those perpetrating attacks and their associated trends. Through a comprehensive look at the data, this study addresses three core questions:

(1) What are the main current characteristics of the violence produced by the far right?

(2) What type of far-right groups are more prone than others to engage in violence? How are characteristics of particular far-right groups correlated with their tendency to engage in violence?

(3) What are the social and political factors associated with the level of far-right violence? Are there political or social conditions that foster or discourage violence?

It is important to note that this study concentrates on those individuals and groups who have actually perpetuated violence and is not a comprehensive analysis of the political causes with which some far-right extremists identify. While the ability to hold and appropriately articulate diverse political views is an American strength, extremists committing acts of violence in the name of those causes undermine the freedoms that they purport to espouse.