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Gavin Wright: Mass Destruction and Jeff Sessions

gavin wright: Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen were convicted of one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of conspiracy against civil rights, according to The Chronicle Herald. Wright was convicted of a charge of lying to the FBI. Sentencing is set for June 27. Three Kansas militia members were convicted Wednesday of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali refugees, an attack thwarted by another member of the group who tipped off federal authorities about escalating threats of violence. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the verdicts a significant victory against domestic terrorism and hate crimes. That's not just illegal it's immoral and unacceptable, and we're not going to stand for it. The defendants in this case acted with clear premeditation in an attempt to kill people on the basis of their religion and national origin, Sessions said in a news release. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.