by Chris Black
A new book by an FBI undercover agent who infiltrated the National Alliance, anti-immigration groups and even Donald Trump rallies gives us an idea.
via nationaljusticeparty:
What kind of neurotic person takes it upon themselves to spy on citizens exercising their rights in the name of fighting terrorism?
A new memoir by a retired Arizona cop later promoted to FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force officer Mattson Browning, The Hate Next Door: Undercover Within The Face of White Supremacy, gives us a glimpse into the mentality of a proud member of the American secret police.
Browning’s career of chasing “Nazis” began as a Mesa Police Department detective hungry for glory and purpose. As one of the few white officers in the East Valley city’s gang unit, Browning was frustrated over being forced to work cases in a purely logistical capacity while minority officers got to play more active roles as infiltrators due to the fact that the area’s investigative targets were Mexican and black organized crime. Most active during the days of heightened anger over the open border and SB1070 in the 2000s and early 2010s, the ambitious police officer decided to search far and wide for white criminals with any possible link to the rising anti-immigration movement.
He catches a big break after a violent confrontation with a white ex-con, who has “white supremacist” tattoos. Following the incident, he parlays the thin soup into permission from his superiors to open up investigations into local skinheads in the Maricopa County area.