I saw that one on FR yesterday? day before? No verification and looked very tinfoil hat to me.
“In an interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia, he outlined how the US would divide along ethnic and cultural lines. “
Of course, Izvestia is more trustworthy than the NYT these days.
"State defense force volunteers are growing, but some worry they may be full of warrior-wannabes."
That's from 2003. It's Bush's fault.
They ain't nothing new. I do not remember hearing about them however.