Threats of terrorism in the US are 'more diverse and difficult to counter'
She wanted a rifle. He needed a soldier for his plan to overthrow the government.
Sarah Beth Clendaniel was a radical looking for a target when, authorities say, she plotted with Brandon Russell — a white supremacist who belongs to an organization known as Atomwaffen Division — to destroy the power grid around Baltimore. Clendaniel dressed in camouflage fatigues. Russell went by the alias "Raccoon" and, according to federal agents, kept a framed picture of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh on his dresser.
They communicated through encrypted messages, but the mission was foiled by authorities. Clendaniel pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to damage or destroy electrical stations in Maryland. Russell, who was charged earlier for possessing explosives, is awaiting trial. The case did not attract much attention outside Baltimore, but it was another reminder of the danger of terrorism in
