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Terrorism plot in North Georgia mountains

An alleged terrorism plot not far away in northeast Georgia should serve as a reminder that our nation must maintain its vigilance against a variety of threats.

The United States sadly has grown accustomed to news of foreign and domestic terrorism plots — and actions — by radical Muslim individuals or groups.

But in this case, according to authorities, the suspects are four men who allegedly are bitterly opposed to the actions of our federal government. Court documents say the men may have ties to a fringe militia group.

The government accuses them of plotting to blow up government buildings. They also allegedly talked of killing people by using the poison ricin.

The men, who are from the mountainous Toccoa, Ga., area, faced their first hearing in federal court recently.