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Ex-soldier said he enlisted in the Army to become 'more proficient in killing' Black people,...
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A former soldier who is federally charged with lying in his application for a security clearance said he enlisted in the Army so he’d be “more proficient in killing” Black people, prosecutors allege.
Killian M. Ryan, who was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, held the rank of specialist and served in the Army until Aug. 26, a spokesperson with the XVIII Airborne Corps said in a statement Thursday.
Ryan “was separated from the Army for serious misconduct,” the statement said.
An affidavit filed Aug. 25 in U.S. District Court for Eastern North Carolina alleges that Ryan had online ties to people whose social media accounts were “associated with racially motivated extremism.”
Killian M. Ryan, who was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, held the rank of specialist and served in the Army until Aug. 26, a spokesperson with the XVIII Airborne Corps said in a statement Thursday.
Ryan “was separated from the Army for serious misconduct,” the statement said.
An affidavit filed Aug. 25 in U.S. District Court for Eastern North Carolina alleges that Ryan had online ties to people whose social media accounts were “associated with racially motivated extremism.”
Ex-soldier said he enlisted in the Army to become 'more proficient in killing' Black people,...
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Soldier linked to racist post, online extremism, FBI says
By Ben Finley, The Associated Press
Sep 8, 07:31 PM
“A soldier in the U.S. Army wrote on Instagram that he joined the military “for combat experience so I’m more proficient in killing” Black people, investigators said.
Ryan served as a fire support specialist, which is someone who gathers intelligence on enemy targets for artillery forces.
The Army said he had no deployments.
For one of his Instagram accounts, Ryan used an email that contained the name “naziace1488,” according to court records.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, 1488 is a combination of numeric symbols that are popular among white supremacists.
The first is the number 14, which is shorthand for a 14-word slogan about the “future for white children,” the ADL said. The second is 88, which stands for “Heil Hitler” because H is the 8th letter of the alphabet, the ADL said.”
SOURCE : https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/09/08/soldier-linked-to-racist-post-online-extremism-fbi-says/
SOURCE : https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fort-bragg-soldier-killian-mackeithan-ryan-racist-post-online-extremism-fbi/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag7e
By Ben Finley, The Associated Press
Sep 8, 07:31 PM
“A soldier in the U.S. Army wrote on Instagram that he joined the military “for combat experience so I’m more proficient in killing” Black people, investigators said.
Ryan served as a fire support specialist, which is someone who gathers intelligence on enemy targets for artillery forces.
The Army said he had no deployments.
For one of his Instagram accounts, Ryan used an email that contained the name “naziace1488,” according to court records.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, 1488 is a combination of numeric symbols that are popular among white supremacists.
The first is the number 14, which is shorthand for a 14-word slogan about the “future for white children,” the ADL said. The second is 88, which stands for “Heil Hitler” because H is the 8th letter of the alphabet, the ADL said.”
SOURCE : https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/09/08/soldier-linked-to-racist-post-online-extremism-fbi-says/
SOURCE : https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fort-bragg-soldier-killian-mackeithan-ryan-racist-post-online-extremism-fbi/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag7e
Soldier linked to racist post, online extremism, FBI says
The case was first reported by Rolling Stone and comes at a time when the U.S. military is trying to purge its ranks of extremists and white supremacists.
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