Pentagon screening National Guard troops for extremist ties
Missy Ryan, The Washington Post
Jan. 18, 2021
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WASHINGTON - More than 21,000 National Guard troops assumed positions across the heart of the nation s capital on Monday as military and law enforcement officials took new steps to head off insider threats among the massive force of part-time soldiers during President-elect Joe Biden s swearing-in this week.
As part of an intense inauguration security effort after the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, authorities have launched a process to subject troops from the District of Columbia National Guard and a host of states to additional security screening for links to extremist or
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Virginia National Guard airmen assigned to the 192nd Security Forces Squadron secure the grounds near the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 13, 2021, in Washington. (Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr/Air National Guard) An Army Reserve sergeant described in charging documents as “an avowed white supremacist” was arrested Sunday in New Jersey for taking part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. Further south in Florida, and further left on the political spectrum, a former soldier who fought with the YPG in Syria was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening Trump supporters ahead of upcoming protests in Tallahassee.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump march on Pennsylvania Avenue towards the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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An Army Reserve sergeant and alleged white supremacist who had secret clearance for contract work at a Navy weapons station has been arrested on multiple charges stemming from the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, according to federal authorities.
A criminal complaint filed Friday by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., alleges that Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, was among the rioters inside the Capitol, gave directions to the mob, and harassed and verbally abused U.S. Capitol Police.
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N.J. sues U.S. military, wants feds to pay for tainted drinking water cleanup
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
Posted Jan 14, 2021
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is known to have high-levels of PFAS contamination.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media file photo
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For decades, the U.S. military used a special foam to fight fires on bases around the Garden State. That foam, and the toxic chemicals inside it, slowly seeped into the surrounding area and throughout groundwater supplies, according to New Jersey authorities, compromising the safety of nearby drinking water.
Now, New Jersey wants Uncle Sam to clean up the mess.
On Thursday, the state Attorney General’s office and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced a lawsuit against the federal government over long-standing water pollution on and near military bases in the Garden State.