Men Accused In Kansas Bomb Plot Saw Refugees As Threat, Wanted To 'Wake America Up'

A trial begins in March in Wichita, Kansas, for three men accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex in Garden City, Kansas, where Somali refugees live and maintain a mosque.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Jessica Pressler (@jpressler), contributing editor for New York Magazine, who’s written about the plot, the FBI investigation and the upcoming trial.

Interview Highlights

On Garden City, Kansas

“Garden City is almost a very typical small town. It is literally in the middle of the country, almost equidistant from both sides. It’s a cattle town right now. There are a lot of meatpacking plants in the area, and farms and things like that, and