Switch to Desktop Site  Two years after US breaks up Michigan
militia, trial begins  Members of the Hutaree militia are
charged with conspiring to commit sedition, or rebellion, as
well as weapon crimes.   These eight photos provided by the US
Marshals Service show suspects tied to Hutaree, a Christian
militia based in Michigan. The government says they conspired to
try to kill a police officer and plotted further strikes. No one
was ever attacked, and the defendants say they're being
prosecuted for saying stupid things. Joshua Clough, bottom row
second from right, is the only defendant to make a deal with
prosecutors and could be called as a witness to testify against
the Hutaree.  US Marshall/AP/File  About these ads        The
indictment, however, describes a more sinister band. The
government says the Hutaree, which the militiaclaimed means
"Christian warriors," was an anti-government group committed to
fighting authorities who belong to a so-called "New World
Order." The defendants are accused of conspir