Liberals have systematically institutionalized hatred of conservatives across the federal agencies and departments. The U.S. military is no exception. Recently it has been revealed that the military has been using training material that labels pro-life groups as terrorists.
As reported by Townhall, conservative organization Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, October 16, against the U.S. Department of Defense to get the details of their training materials that included pro-life groups among terrorists.
The issue came to public attention this summer when a slide from a training session at Fort Liberty (formerly called Fort Bragg) was shared on social media. The slide showed a number of pro-life organizations – like the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) – designated as terrorists. As a post on X (Twitter) noted, the purpose of such labeling is to brainwash military members against those who oppose abortions.
In August, Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of Army for details of the training materials in question. The organization also requested copies of email communication between key officials at the Department of Army relating the issue of labeling pro-life organizations as terrorists. The Army did not respond to the FOIA request, leading Judicial Watch to follow up with a lawsuit.
In response to the backlash sparked by the slide’s image on social media, Fort Liberty tried to distance itself from the controversy by quickly issuing a statement on July 12, saying that the material used in the training had nothing to do with Fort Liberty, the U.S. Army, or the Department of Defense. Their statement added:
The slides were developed by a local garrison employee to train soldiers manning access control points at Fort Liberty. These slides will no longer be used, and all future training products will be reviewed to ensure they align with the current DoD anti-terrorism guidance.
However, a congressional inquiry was instantly launched and it revealed a disturbing history of such hate-mongering against pro-life people. The Washington Examiner reported on July 19 that a congressional inquiry into the matter revealed that the military has been using these slides in training for at least seven years. The story wrote:
“The information that I have at this time indicates that this set of slides has been used for at least the last seven years by the Directorate of Emergency Services at Fort Liberty to train soldiers as they prepare to take on instillation access duties,” wrote Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC).
Conservatives have long pointed to the connection between the left’s activism for abortion and Satanism. On Friday (October 18), LifeSite News reported that the Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple of America has launched an online abortion clinic. Their website mails abortion medication to residents of New Mexico who “wish to perform The Satanic Temple’s Religious Abortion Ritual.”