Neo-Nazi Cult Leader Extradited to US, Amidst Allegations of Nashville Shooting Ties
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian national apprehended in Moldova last year, recently found himself arraigned in a U.S. federal court in Brooklyn. The Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated the extradition, highlighting alleged connections between Chkhikvishvili and the tragic Nashville school shooting. His attorney promptly entered a not-guilty plea, and the judge ordered his detention pending a status conference scheduled for June 11th.
The sheer existence of neo-Nazis in the modern era feels jarring. The ideology’s inherent self-defeating nature – identifying with a group historically associated with defeat and utter moral failure – is perplexing. It raises questions about the underlying motivations and psychological factors that drive individuals to embrace such a toxic belief system.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood