Internal files of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and the FBI recently leaked to Yahoo News reveal a nefarious scheme to utilize Satanism in dissident groups as a means to demoralize activists, splinter groups, and cause individuals to "disengage."
The document, titled "The Order of Nine Angles Playing Influential Role Among Some RMVEs (Racially Motivated Violent Extremists)," claims the "Siege Network" (accelerationist fans of James Mason's book Siege) on Telegram is a hub of Satanists belonging to a secret society called the Order of Nine Angles (O9A).
According to the analysts, O9A can be used as a tool for causing divisions and deradicalizing nationalists by morally repulsing them, "We assess that exposure to O9A's doctrines may increase internal conflict and loss of members among already fractious RMVE groups. Many RMVEs believe that groups espousing Satanist beliefs are ideologically impure and that their pro-Satanism members seek to destabilize the group."
American intelligence officials also appear to be closely monitoring right-wing internet squabbles and hoping to exploit them.
The FBI and NCTC refer specifically to a dispute between The Daily Stormer and AtomWaffen Division (AWD) as evidence of O9A's effectiveness in causing distractions and people giving up, "Some AWD (AtomWaffen Division) members' embracement of O9A's violent extremist interpretation of Satanism created friction in the group, which has led to multiple members leaving AWD since 2018. AWD's promotion of Satanism also led some prominent RMVEs, such as the founder of the RMVE website The Daily Stormer, to criticize AWD for allegedly allowing "satanic doomsday cultists" to infiltrate the group."
It should be noted that while Andrew Anglin is referred to as a "racially motivated violent extremist" in the document, he has never been charged with a crime and his website openly disavows violence.
The report concludes that O9A is a useful instrument for causing "disengagement" through private entities that it does not name, "In addition, some RMVEs who have become disillusioned because of an RMVE group's promotion of O9A's violent extremist ideology may be candidates for interventions by non-law enforcement partners designed to facilitate their disengagement from terrorism-related activities."
The document, titled "The Order of Nine Angles Playing Influential Role Among Some RMVEs (Racially Motivated Violent Extremists)," claims the "Siege Network" (accelerationist fans of James Mason's book Siege) on Telegram is a hub of Satanists belonging to a secret society called the Order of Nine Angles (O9A).
According to the analysts, O9A can be used as a tool for causing divisions and deradicalizing nationalists by morally repulsing them, "We assess that exposure to O9A's doctrines may increase internal conflict and loss of members among already fractious RMVE groups. Many RMVEs believe that groups espousing Satanist beliefs are ideologically impure and that their pro-Satanism members seek to destabilize the group."
American intelligence officials also appear to be closely monitoring right-wing internet squabbles and hoping to exploit them.
The FBI and NCTC refer specifically to a dispute between The Daily Stormer and AtomWaffen Division (AWD) as evidence of O9A's effectiveness in causing distractions and people giving up, "Some AWD (AtomWaffen Division) members' embracement of O9A's violent extremist interpretation of Satanism created friction in the group, which has led to multiple members leaving AWD since 2018. AWD's promotion of Satanism also led some prominent RMVEs, such as the founder of the RMVE website The Daily Stormer, to criticize AWD for allegedly allowing "satanic doomsday cultists" to infiltrate the group."
It should be noted that while Andrew Anglin is referred to as a "racially motivated violent extremist" in the document, he has never been charged with a crime and his website openly disavows violence.
The report concludes that O9A is a useful instrument for causing "disengagement" through private entities that it does not name, "In addition, some RMVEs who have become disillusioned because of an RMVE group's promotion of O9A's violent extremist ideology may be candidates for interventions by non-law enforcement partners designed to facilitate their disengagement from terrorism-related activities."