Intentional Explosion: Terrorism

Credit Nashville PD, via Twitter

We all woke up yesterday to the news that a large explosion happened in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. It soon was called an intentional explosion and thought the day this monicker remained. In fact, as we woke up this morning this monicker remains. It is not baffling. Since this is most likely far-right, militia based, terrorism.

First, let's review the definition of the term under the US Code:

(5)the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that —
(A)involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B)appear to be intended —
(i)to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii)to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii)to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
©occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States;

So, here we are. We know that some white supremacy militias have been talking a little revolution for years. We also know that a group of them planned to attack critical infrastructure. This is not just something in the planning stages, since we have had actual operations in the past. So far most of these attacks have been at transformer substations:

The immediate consequences resulting from the damage or destruction…