Monday, October 17, 2022

Inside the Militia Kidnapping That Wasn't

In these fragile and fractured times, terrible people seek to do terrible things. We reel from one assault to the next, facing down a relentless barrage of devilry and depravity. But—give thanks—sometimes, just in time, the forces of good catch a break. Sometimes those we rely upon to protect us do manage to intervene. Sometimes the terrible people's most terrible deeds are prevented from ever happening. That, in general terms, was pretty much the story unveiled on October 8, 2020, when Andrew Birge, U. S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan, revealed how a group of men aligned with various militias planned to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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