FBI Warns of Apocalyptic Y2K Violence by White Supremacists
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday it was warning local police about the danger of apocalyptic violence by white supremacist groups spurred by the dawn of 2000.
In a statement, the FBI said it had wrapped up Project Megiddo, a study of potential crimes “by individuals or domestic groups who attach special significance to the year 2000.”
The study highlights the dangers of fringe white supremacists “who seek to initiate a race war,” it said. It was being distributed to law enforcement personnel nationwide.
The project was named for the ancient battleground in Israel associated with Armageddon, the biblical scene of a battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world.
“The report is intended to . . . [warn] of the unique challenges that may be presented by extremists motivated by millennial agendas,” the FBI said.
The report also cited a Year 2000-related threat from those who fear the United Nations “will initiate an armed takeover of the United States.”
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