Domestic TERRORIST GROUP PROFILES

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Sword and Arm of the Lord (SAL)

Other Names: Covenant

From: Domestic Terror: What It Holds For The New Millennium, an original report from MILNET at http://www.milnet.com/milnet/domestic/Dom-Terror.htlm

Description

Extremely violent white supremicist group particulary angered by non-whites in positions of authority or government. Close ties to the Kl Klux Klan

Activities

Member Richard Wayne Snell murdered black Arkansas State Trooper Lews Bryant Snell. Snell was later convicted and sentenced to die, and the execution occured in April of 1995. It is thought that the execution was also a small factor in pushing Timothy McVeigh to go through with his plan to bomb the Federal buiding in Oklahoma City.

Strength

Location/Area of Operation

Headquarters in Arkansas, but active throughout the midwest and the south

External Aid

Local aid from sympathizers

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Created: 3/01
Last Updated: 3/01
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