This hearing will look at a range of violent antigovernment actors, movements, and organizations, highlighting recent threats from militia extremists and accelerationists, including the Boogaloo Movement, who seek to accelerate society toward violent collapse. Anything that is threatening institutions, we also look at it. That is what we are doing today. It is incredibly irrelevant to me which groups we look at so long that we are looking at the principal ones that threaten peoples lives. Some of these Extremist Movements stream from ideologies that are decades old. Others are both having new. Others are relatively new. These threats range from decentralized and leaderless accelerationist networks to more structured militia groups. Antigovernment extremism is one of the Common Threads, but we often see overlap with antiimmigrant, antisemitic, antiblack, antimuslim ideologies as well, bringing these extremists into common cause with others who are extremist in nature. Today we had an op
Including the seeking to accelerate the society. This is something happening on the left, the right, anywhere on the political spectrum with violence, pending society, threatening institutions and weve got to look at it and that is what we are doing today. So, it is incredibly irrelevant to think which groups we look at so long looking at the principles of fresh in peoples lives. Some of these movements stem from ideology that are decades old and others are relatively new. Some range from decentralized to more structured militia groups. Its one of the Common Threads we often see a overlap with bringing these into common cause of with others who are extremist in nature. They have a collective opportunity to discuss the current Threat Landscape so we can develop an understanding of how they flourish in the communities and mind space. We have seen horrific acts of violence. A man in texas was arrested after straining a Facebook Live searching for a Law Enforcement officer to ambush and ch
Recorded this event in november of 2017. We are fortunate to have an old friend with us, richard schroeder, a former officer with the cia clandestine service. He began his career under the cia in 1972. After two years in the army as an Intelligence Officer for the army stuff in washington, the u. S. Military command in vietnam. He consults on National Security and teaches that georgetown. He is a founding Advisory Board member here at the International Spy museum. He is the author of a new book, the foundation of the cia, harry truman, the missouri gang, and the origins of the cold war. You are not here to listen to me talk. Rick, come on up. [applause] thank you for coming out when you could be over at the Christmas Market across the street. As vince said, i have been a cia officer for running on to 50 years now. For the last 20 years, i have taught intelligence courses at Georgetown School of foreign service. In teaching at georgetown, i have discovered, as well as from participating
Colburn i said, who among your former colleagues should we go about trying to get involved . And he gave us three names and two of those three names are earnest and john ronson. We are grateful but also when you certainly on honor the legacy of doctor colbert by your participation today. What senator ernst, lets start with you. Some opening comments, senator johnson we will then go to you and open up for questions if we have time remaining. Thanks for joining us. I am so thankful to be with senator johnson as well. Its just a great champion and a wonderful colleague to all these issues. Im just starting, of course, im so glad that you mentioned senator colburn the cause he really did leave the way when it came to counting efforts with our federal. It was a great supporter of the commission so, you know, we do want to honor him for that infinite inspiration for so many of us to follow here in the senate as well as folks in the house. I know some of you will remember when i first ran for
For the study of intelligence where he was the deputy director. He began his career in the cia, it age s you if i say in 192772. After two years in the United States army, also with the u. S. Military command in vietnam. Since his retirement from cia he was also National Security and teaches at Georgetown School for service. He is also a founding Advisory Board member at the International Spy museum, here since the beginning. Hes the author of a new book, the foundation of the cia harry truman, the missouri gang and the origins of the cold war. Youre not here to listen to me talk, so, thanks, rick, for coming out. [ applause ] and thank you all for coming out when you could be over at the Christmas Market across the street. I appreciate that. As vince said, ive been a cia officer for running on to 50 years now. And for the last 20 years i taught intelligence courses at Georgetown School of foreign service. And in teaching there at georgetown, ive discovered as well as from participatin