Members of the militialike group oath keepers came to ferguson, missouri, monday night during protests one year after the death of michael brown the heavily armed white men added to the unease. Our constitution is the life blood of this great country and our president, and federal government are supposed to abide by and protect the sanctity of this document. The two groups are apparently trying to make inroads in the u. Jersey city police brass identify a promilitia clique in the department and. There was a young army veteran who said when he first heard of ok, he thought, right, get out the tinfoil hat. Militia groups greatly increased in number from when obama took office. So i went to an oathkeeper meeting in the small town i live near. Oath keepers is a nationwide association of currently serving members of the armed forces, national guard units, police officers, and veterans of the same that have recently united with the. Oath keepers is a national group best known as supporters of the nevada rancher cliven bundy during a 2014 dispute with the bureau of land management. Oath keepers is officially nonpartisan, in part to make it easier for activeduty soldiers to participate, but its rightward bent is undeniable, and liberals are viewed with suspicion. Portland republican supports hiring rightwing militias.
A member of the oath keepers militia provides security at the sugar pine mine outside grants pass, oregon, on april 22, 2015. Aug 11, 2015 a group calling themselves the oath keepers has begun armed patrols around ferguson, mo. Alex jones is a shill, as ive thoroughly exposed here, who also helps promote other false front groups like the jews behind loose change and the jew led group we are change. The team that primarily circulated the dronestrike rumor stewart rhodes oath keepers also began advising people to pull out, which sparked the wrath of militiamen.
Militiamen and oath keepers drew weapons, threatened to. In these past few weeks, we have seen history unfolding right before our very eyes. See more ideas about dont tread on me, we the people and molon labe. Color versions are in the making now that the overall patch design is settled. Feds use rightwing militias video to prosecute trump. Portland republican supports hiring rightwing militias for. Who are the oath keepers, and why has the armed group.
If you have never taken an oath as a us military member please recite the oath below and understand the implications of what it means. Oath keepers is a nonpartisan association of military, veterans, and peace officers who will honor their oaths to defend the constitution, will not just follow orders, will stand for liberty, and will save the republic, so help us god. This is my old, private blog that is now sadly neglected since i have launched oath keepers, which has truly taken off like a rocket, leaving me no time for personal blogging. Those militiamen voted to oust the oath keepers, and a couple even spoke of shooting rhodes and his men in the back, which they deemed the proper battlefield treatment. The logo patch, therefore needed to reflect history as well as visually be in keeping with uniform patches.
Aug 11, 2015 oath keepers is a national group best known as supporters of the nevada rancher cliven bundy during a 2014 dispute with the bureau of land management. But officials say the group is making an already tense environment worse. Its adherents have both denounced racism and tried to blow up a building. Militiamen and oath keepers drew weapons, threatened to kill. An armed man sporting a three percenter patch stands guard at a white. Pennsylvania oath keepers, shippenville, pennsylvania. Barclay, being suspicious of the federal agency, told kdrv that hed enlisted the. Oath keepers militia will attend portland free speech. What are the oath keepers and american militias business. Antigovernment movement southern poverty law center. Nalbach confirmed that officers were wearing a patch and said it was. Followers sometimes call themselves oath keepers and associate with.
The oath keepers and three percenters, both part of an antigovernment extremist movement that has grown since president obama took office, promote the idea that the federal government is plotting to take away the rights of american citizens and must be resisted. Oath keepers is an american nonprofit organization that advocates that its members current and former us military troops uphold their oath of enlistment to the us constitution. Oath keepers refutes such charges formally as evidenced by its bylaws and informally by the demographic of its membership. Our high quality militia patches are professionally printed and perfect to sew onto backpacks, jackets and more to give them some unique personality. The leader of a farright extremist antigovernment group has a solution to stop school shootings. Events in bunkerville, nevada, have been watched on the evening news throughout the country, and quite possibly, around the world. Militia usa flag oath keeper 3% percenter bundle 2 hook patch by miltacusa.
Please consider reading up on another movement closely aligned with the three percenters called the oath keepers. I first met stewart rhodes of oath keepers at the ceremony in lexington on 19 april. Oath keepers, the militiapatriot extremist group made up of law. The three percenters also styled 3%ers and iii%ers is an american farright militia movement group whose members pledge protest and armed resistance against attempts to curtail constitutional rights.
Members of the oath keepers militia will attend an altrighthosted free speech rally in portland, oregon, on sunday, according to the groups leader. In my defense i was left unsupervised vinyl sticker. Level blue we are definitely headed towards major conflict in this country between those who seek to enslave the american population within the walls of fascism and those patriots who are aware of this plan and seek to fight back. The three percenters also styled 3 percenters, 3%ers and iii%ers are an american farright militia movement and paramilitary group. In 2010, a 31yearold ohio man named matthew fairfield, a selfdescribed oath keeper, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the alleged. If in command, i will never surrender the members of my command while they have the means to resist. A group calling themselves the oath keepers has begun armed patrols around ferguson, mo. You think thats the police but in reality its the local militia or the three percenters. All, oath keepers, second amendment confdential informant, domestic terrorist, fbi, hutaree, malheur, militia, the crusaders i read your website and have a question about militias and targeting the leaders of a tyrannical government, someone representing himself as a reader asked me many years ago. I was assigned to cover the oath keepers during a tour of the sugar pine gold mine in oregon after. Members from the washington chapter of the pseudo militia three percenters group will also be there. Militias a chilling presence at rallies but few signs of violence, so far. We do not want you to blindly follow orders but to defend this country and its constitution.
Oath keepers have been heavily promoted by alex jones and his prison planet and info wars websites, because birds of a feather flock together. The oath keepers and three percenters formed an umbrella group called the pacific patriots network to facilitate communication between the bundys, other occupiers in the refuge, and law enforcement. Why oath keepers are under attack stewart rhodes oath. While it claims only to be defending the constitution, the entire organization is based on a set of baseless conspiracy theories about the federal government working to. For multible orders of the oath keeper back patch different state names can be used. If youre a resident of ohio and not a member please follow this link and join for more details. Why oath keepers are under attack stewart rhodes oath keepers. They claim to be nonpartisan, but are working with the conservative 912 project to promote the national liberty unity summit the oath keepers motto is not on our watch. As their name indicates, the group describes its purpose as encouraging these individuals to uphold the various oaths they swore to defend the united states or the states for which they work. Security volunteers needed for trump rally in las vegas, friday, feb 21. Dec 21, 2015 oath keepers have had trouble with the law before. I, name, do solemnly swear or affirm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Oath keepers is all about traditional honor and values that are repleat in american history. For years, they say, police and military have trained side by side in local. Rhodes also laments that oath keepers has borne the brunt of attacks from democrats simply because that party currently occupies the white house. The oath keepers aim much of their propaganda at military and police, reminding. Right wing groups rallying in seattle, counterprotest planned.
The oath keepers aim much of their propaganda at military and police, reminding them that they swore an oath to defend the constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic and asking them to pledge to disobey unconstitutional orders they might get from superiorsorders that explicitly or implicitly refer to various militia related. It was very well done with excellent presentations, outreach brochures, patches and the like. The oath keepers, another core component of the militia movement, was. The southern poverty law center has labeled oath keepers an antigovernment extremist group. Nov 03, 2016 a disturbing year inside americas militia. The group advocates gun ownership rights and resistance to the u. Listing here does not imply that the groups themselves advocate or engage in violence or other criminal activities or are racist. The project was to build the logo patch and to add in a shoulder tab similar to the one worn by the us army rangers. Oct 07, 2009 while oath keepers and three percenters are separate groups, it is not hard to find people who consider themselves both an oath keeper and a three percenter. On the surface, the white supremacists of the burgeoning altright movement seem to have a lot in common with the oath keepers, the antigovernment militia group made up of former military and law. There were 7 people present besides the organizers. The group describes itself as a nonpartisan association of current and former military, police, and first responders, who pledge to fulfill the oath. Ron paul volunteer and lawyer stewart rhodes, says it is a nonpartisan association of current and formerly serving military, police, and first responders. Looking for the ideal militia patches to express yourself.
The organizations credo cautions against a potentially tyrannical us federal government, and has been characterized as being ideologically. Oath keeper back pacth is approx 14 inches tall by 11 inches wide. Rectangle the three percenters original 3d rubber patch multicam. Barclay, being suspicious of the federal agency, told kdrv that hed enlisted the help of a local chapter of the oath keepers, a looseknit. Oath keepers is an antigovernment american farright organization associated with the militia movement. Jun 04, 2017 members of the oath keepers militia will attend an altrighthosted free speech rally in portland, oregon, on sunday, according to the groups leader. Socialism is no longer a parlor game for academics. Oath keeper patches, bumper stickers, and outreach brochures and cards. Oath keepers militia will attend portland free speech rally.
Aug 11, 2015 the small group of men dressed in militarystyle camouflage and bulletproof vests, and armed with long guns initially startled protesters, some of whom asked the oath keepers to leave. The small group of men dressed in militarystyle camouflage and bulletproof vests, and armed with long guns initially startled protesters, some of whom asked the oath keepers to leave. Jersey city police brass identify a promilitia clique in the. Presence of militiastyle group oath keepers in ferguson. The oath keepers aim much of their propaganda at military and police, reminding them that they swore an oath to defend the constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic and asking them to pledge to disobey unconstitutional orders they might get from superiorsorders that explicitly or implicitly refer to various militiarelated. However, oath keepers is an organization, with a defined membership and bylaws. Militiastyle group, the oath keepers, seeks volunteers to. This is the official facebook page of pennsylvania oath keepers. In addition to militias, civilian group oath keepers a frequent. Apr 04, 20 oath keepers refutes such charges formally as evidenced by its bylaws and informally by the demographic of its membership. The oath keepers is a group comprised primarily of current and former military members and first responders. Oath keepers and three %ers part of growing antigovernment. Color versions are in the making now that the overall patch.
County police officer suspended over oath keepers hat. If you have patrtiot freinds in other states this will allow you to save money by ordering in quantity. A statement explaining the movement claims its not a militia and not. The oath keepers, which claims tens of thousands of present and former law enforcement officials and military veterans as members, is one of the largest radical antigovernment groups in the u.
While oath keepers and three percenters are separate groups, it is not hard to find people who consider themselves both an oath keeper and a three percenter. Jun 16, 2017 on the surface, the white supremacists of the burgeoning altright movement seem to have a lot in common with the oath keepers, the antigovernment militia group made up of former military and law. Oath keepers coronavirus warning and advice on how to protect yourself. Oath keepers say theyre on patrol in iraq southern poverty law. The oath keepers and three percenters formed an umbrella group called the pacific patriots network to facilitate communication between the bundys, other occupiers in. Jul 26, 2010 this is my old, private blog that is now sadly neglected since i have launched oath keepers, which has truly taken off like a rocket, leaving me no time for personal blogging not that im. Oath keepers seek volunteers to protect rally across minnesota, mn. Federal prosecutors want to use a farright militias youtube video to convict antitrump protesters and a journalist of riot. Rhodes himself says he is onequarter mexican and part apache. Nj oath keepers is a constitution education outreach, public safety, civil rights and antiterrorist group that is composed of current and former military members, police, reservists, sheriffs officers, firefighters, first responders and concerned citizens that have sworn an oath to defend and uphold the constitution of the united states. When the rumor proved false, leaders back at the militia camp voted to ban the oath keepers from bundy ranch for their act of treason. Oath for members of the militia i am an american, serving with the unorganized civilian militia which guards my homeland, state, and the constitutions thereof. While it claims only to be defending the constitution, the entire organization is based on a set of baseless conspiracy theories about the federal government working to destroy the liberties of.
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