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Army Chef Jailed

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Cossy Wed 14-Oct-26 19:42:54

The below is actually why some of us fear the extreme right:

Source Mirror Online

“ 'Racist' British Army soldier with 'cannon' had horrific plans for UK, court hears
British Army chef Mark Broadhurst, 28, had a terrifying array of weaponry including explosives and a court has heard he had been communicating with now convicted terrorists for nearly two years.

Mr Justice Hilliard jailed him for 46 months after the soldier admitted possessing explosives and a firearms offence. At a previous hearing, Broadhurst denied the offences were terror-related, but the judge found that he was trying to impress other members of extreme right-wing groups and encourage them in their violent, racist and anti-authority ideology.

Matthew Donkin KC, prosecuting, said most of the activity surrounding the offending happened before he joined the army. Counter terror police became aware of Broadhurst while carrying out investigations on other members of extreme right-wing groups and saw his messages on two online forums.

Mr Donkin said: "The things he was posting were hateful, racist, aggressive and they demonstrated clear, extreme right-wing beliefs and views."

The messages demonstrated a hatred of “black, Asian, Muslim and Jewish people”, the prosecution said. He made references to anarchy, the end of society and his preparedness to bring this about, the Crown said. Broadhurst had shared the online order he made for the ingredients to make gunpowder.“

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Casdon Fri 16-Oct-26 16:28:38

sundowngirl

Nevertheless the number and percentage of terrorist attacks and convictions in the UK are significantly higher for Islamist extremists than for extreme right-wing activists

Except that Islamic extremists share several social and cultural traits with far-right movements. They are two sides of the same coin.