I remember hearing this story at a con, years ago.

Leslie Fish now recounts on her blog the origin story of the infamous Viper Militia.

(I'd leave a comment there... but Blogger says my browser isn't supported by reCAPTCHA.  It also says that Chrome, which is what I'm using, is supported.)

Anyway, 'tis a story to keep in mind when the headlines are filled with terrifying tales of domestic terrorist conspiracies foiled by the Feds.  Especially when a large percentage of the conspirators turn out to have been government infiltrators.  (Cue that Get Smart episode where Max infiltrates a KAOS cell.)