In addition to the killings carried out by members of the WCOTC, right-wing groups have been involved in numerous attacks over the past several decades. The organizers of the Oklahoma City federal building bombing in 1995, which killed 168 people, were connected to the extreme right. The anthrax attacks of 2001 were likely carried out by individuals with ties to right-wing extremist groups, although no arrests have ever been made in connection with the incidents. Fascistic individuals and groups have also been involved in terrorist attacks on abortion clinics and the assassination of doctors who perform abortions. Despite this record, these groups continue to operate and have never been the subject of a “war on terrorism” from the U.S. government. The Homeland Security Department has never targeted them. The response to the killing of Lefkow’s family has been notably muted, largely disappearing from the national news after only a day. No doubt if the principal suspect had been a Muslim extremist the response would have been very different. Many of these organizations have ties to sections of the Republican Party. The dirty secret of American politics is that a significant section of the Republican Party “base” consists of racists and neo-fascists.