Megiddo.pdf

The FBI's Project Megiddo is a strategic assessment of potential domestic terrorism in the US related to the millennium. It analyzes extremist groups and individuals who believe the year 2000 will usher in the end of the world and are willing to perpetrate violence. The report focuses on groups motivated by apocalyptic religious beliefs or the New World Order conspiracy theory. It identifies challenges for law enforcement, including the difficulty of gathering intelligence on fragmented and leaderless groups. The project found indicators of potential violent activity, including militias and radical domestic extremists preparing for action. While specific predictions are difficult, acts of violence in commemoration of the millennium are considered likely, potentially perpetrated by radical fringe members of established groups or cults. Effective intelligence and analysis require understanding the cult leader and their followers' behavior. The millennium's approach increases the impetus for violence, with some groups envisioning an apocalyptic battle.