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| 2003/12/11 [Politics/Domestic/911] UID:11408 Activity:moderate |
12/10 Real terrorist go unreported in the press. I guess white people
don't rate news coverage:
http://www.thememoryhole.org/terror/tyler-terror.htm
\_ I LOVE GOVERNMENT. Politicians, faceless bureacrats and
and big-government are my savior. They should have been
immolated like Waco.
\_ Dude wasn't there some guy in Oakland with a bazooka? i bet
that didn't make big national news either. Some Wack jobs in
texas with some guns, a pipe bomb and some HCL don't constitute a
credible terrorist threat, it just makes them Crazy Texans. (let
me tell you something else, they ain't the only ones). It's not a
conspiracy, the tri-lateral commission didn't tell the big news
outlets not to run it. It just isn't that big a deal.
Now the fact that 14 cops when into a high school with guns drawn
and drug sniffing dogs and start handcuffing kids and CAN'T find
any drugs!, now that's surprising, that's news. (from same site:
http://www.thememoryhole.org/policestate/stratford-raid.htm
I can see the headlines now: "Local High School Doesn't Have any
Drugs." Local Stoner was said to remark
"I tried to tell them, 'it's been bone dry for like days. I've
been trying to score and there's just no goods around for like
all week' but they just threw me to the ground and like acted
like they were going to shoot me, it was a total bummer."
\_ I LOVE GOVERNMENT. Politicians and big-government are my
savior. They should have been immolated like Waco. |
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| www.thememoryhole.org/terror/tyler-terror.htm Three people linked to white supremacist and anti-government groups are in custody. At least one weapon of mass destruction - a sodium cyanide bomb capable of delivering a deadly gas cloud - has been seized in the Tyler area. Investigators have seized at least 100 other bombs, bomb components, machine guns, 500,000 rounds of ammunition and chemical agents. But the government also found some chilling personal documents indicating that unknown co-conspirators may still be free to carry out what appeared to be an advanced plot. And, authorities familiar with the case say more potentially deadly cyanide bombs may be in circulation. Since arresting the three people in May, federal agents have served hundreds of subpoenas across the country in a domestic terror investigation that made it onto President Bushs daily intelligence briefings and set off national security alarms among the countrys most senior counter-terror officials. Krar, originally from New Hampshire, last week pleaded guilty in Tyler federal court to possession of a chemical weapon near the East Texas town of Noonday. His common-law wife, Judith Bruey, pleaded guilty to lesser weapons charges and faces up to five years in prison. Also arrested this past Spring was Newark, New Jersey resident Edward Feltus. The New Jersey Militia member has pleaded guilty to attempting to purchase fake United Nations and Department of Defense identity cards from Krar. All three have steadfastly maintained their silence, even though talking could reduce their prison sentences, and the investigation has stalled for now. Evidence seized and the fact that none of the defendants will talk has given rise to speculation that unknown conspirators may be still be involved in a broader plot to use Krars home-built chemical weapons, government officials say. One would certainly have to question why an individual would feel compelled to stockpile sodium cyanide, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, unless they had some bad intent, said Assistant United States Attorney Wes Rivers, who is prosecuting the case. Terrorism investigators suspect that Krar, who has paid no federal income taxes since 1988, made his living as a traveling arms salesman who pedaled illicit bomb components and other weapons to violent underground anti-government groups across the country. Sources familiar with the investigation say authorities especially fear that Krar may have manufactured more than one sodium cyanide bomb and sold them. After a traffic stop earlier this year while Krar was traveling through Tennessee, state troopers seized sodium cyanide among other weapons, one government source confirmed. One of the notes titled Trip recommends, You will need cash, pre-charged phone card, spare gas can and all planning in place. Another note titled Procedure appears to represent instructions for carrying out some kind of covert operation. It lists code words for cities where meetings can take place at motels. Other codes appear to be warnings about how close police might be to catching the plotters. Lots of light storms are predicted, for instance, means Move fast before they look any harder. The same note goes on to recommend ways to divert pursuers and suggests, We want all looking in the wrong direction. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, counter-terrorism agencies have been consumed by national efforts to ferret out United States-based foreign terrorist cells whose members hail from the Middle East. Federal investigators were not looking for white supremacist groups when they stumbled across Krar by accident. He drew the FBIs attention when he sent a package of counterfeit IDs for the United Nations and Defense Intelligence Agency to Feltus New Jersey home earlier this year. The package was mistakenly delivered to a Staten Island man, who opened it and called police. A note found inside and signed by Krar stated, Hope this package gets to you OK We would hate to have this fall into the wrong hands. The discovery led to surveillance operations in and around Tyler, and then search warrants that turned up the Sodium cyanide bomb and other illegal weapons at locations controlled by Krar. Two years ago, the couple quietly set up business as a gun parts manufacturer at a remote storage locker in Noonday, Texas. Krar apparently has similarly operated his businesses under the radar for years in other states before coming to Texas. As he did in Tyler, Krar rented local post office boxes and storage units. In one affidavit for a search warrant, an FBI agent noted that Krar was actively involved in the militia movementa good source of covert weaponry for white supremacist and anti-government militia groups in New Hampshire. Until now, the little town just south of Tyler was best known locally for the sweet onions grown there. Teresa Staples, who owns the storage facility, said Krar pretended to buy and sell army surplus goods at flea markets. Only later, when FBI agents swarmed the place, did she learn that the surplus goods hid dangerous chemicals and weapons. Why did they pick this town, because I know theyre from up north, she said. This was not the first time that Krar has drawn the attention of federal investigators. In 1995, the ATF investigated Krar and another man on weapons charges. The other suspect told authorities at the time that he and Krar shared an abiding hatred of the federal government and had been planning to bomb government facilities, court records show. But the suspect later recanted the story about plotting terror attacks with Krar. Krar denied the allegation and was not arrested, according to records. According to a more recent FBI affidavit, on the day of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, Krar raised suspicion at a New Hampshire storage unit he was renting. An employee called the FBI that day and reported that Krar was wicked anti-American. While authorities work for a new break in the case, some counter-terrorism experts question whether the government might be overlooking dangers closer to home while fighting the War on Terror in the Middle East. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors domestic hate groups, says the number of openly violent groups dropped from more than 1,000 to about 100 after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing because of negative public sentiment. Groups that call East Texas home include the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nations and Christian Identity. In 1997, the Dallas FBI broke up a terror plot by members of the Ku Klux Klan to blow up a Wise County power plant. Former Dallas FBI Special Agent in Charge Danny Coulson was involved in the nations first stand-offs with domestic anti-government groups and mounted some of the first intensive domestic terror investigations. He cautioned that authorities should take care not to forget about domestic groups while concentrating on foreign ones. We dont have to concern ourselves only with foreign terrorists, but we need to concern ourselves with domestic terrorists too. In a plea bargain between his attorney and the government, William Krar, 62, admitted in Tyler federal court to possession of sodium cyanide and other chemicals for the purpose of creating a dangerous weapon. FBI agents, tipped off last year by a cross-country mailout, raided a Noonday storage facility, where they found the chemicals and numerous firearms, as well as literature detailing the use of sodium cyanide to make a chemical weapon. The literature described the making of highly toxic, poisonous cyanide gas, Assistant United States Attorney Wes Rivers said in court. Other materials found in the warehouse depicted white supremacist and militant beliefs, authorities said. Krar faces 108 to 135 months in prison, according to federal sentencing guidelines and a plea bargain between Rivers and the defendants attorney, Tonda Curry. You understand, you will probably go to prison for around 10 years, United States Magistrate Judge Judith Guthrie told Krar, as he nodded in acknowledgement. I hope after you serve your time and are back in society, youll find peace to be here, Judge Guthrie said. Krar and co-defendant Judith Bruey, 54, who faces up to five years in federal priso... |
| www.thememoryhole.org/policestate/stratford-raid.htm Now, with a state police investigation under way and people from around the country looking on, it still isnt clear how this could have happened. Goose Creek police arent answering questions about whether they overreacted. The schools principal, George McCrackin, said he called in police to take care of a drug problem. Instead, he stood watching, along with assistant principals, teachers and coaches as the 45-minute search progressed. In a letter to Stratford parents, McCrackin said he was surprised and extremely concerned when I observed the guns drawn. The State Law Enforcement Division might or might not back up his position. The agencys investigation is expected to wrap up in several weeks. At least one parent whose child wasnt involved said she is putting her son in another school. Lisa Brown, front desk manager at the Days Inn in nearby Ladson, said her son, a freshman, thinks the sting targeted African-American students. Another mother, whose son was involved in the sweep, said she is speeding up their move to California. Penn, who said he wasnt aware of any drug activity at the school, told his mother what happened when he arrived home that day. She had a hard time believing something like that had happened at school. Her son is in counseling because of the incident, she said, and the family is planning to move to California at the end of the month, rather than waiting until the end of the school year as originally planned. Tina Penn said her husband, who is working in California, was appalled when he heard the news and urged her and the children to move now. The Stratford High Student Council sent a letter to the Berkeley County School Board in support of the principal. Describing him as a dedicated, selfless individual, the students said he puts them first. When asked why, on his school walkie-talkie, his number was 2, he said that this was because his students were number one, the letter stated. He would not do anything to endanger his students or do anything without probable cause. On Friday, students and teachers held a rally outside the Crowfield Boulevard school. They held signs encouraging motorists to honk if they supported McCrackin. Junior Lauren Shull, whose mother teaches at Stratford, said she stands behind the actions of the school and the police. NOT HERE, CERTAINLY A sign outside the Stratford High School entrance proclaims the Knights as the 1999 Division I AAAA state football champions. Thats one of the many honors Berkeley Countys largest high school has earned. The school has a nationally ranked speech and debate team, a nationally ranked academic team and received the Governors Award for Service Learning. Stratford High School is one of the outstanding schools in the state, said Chester Floyd, who has been Berkeley County schools superintendent for six years. Since the sweep, it has also been one of the most talked about schools in the country. The school systems district office has fielded calls from national media and talk show hosts, including Oprah Winfrey and Montel Williams. According to Floyd, who was superintendent of Lexington 1 from 1988 to 1997, the principal was not in the hallway when the sweep began but signaled police when students arrived there. When the principal and other administrators got to the scene, the raid was well under way. In his letter to parents, McCrackin said at no time was there any indication to me that the requested search would involve any police officers having guns drawn at ready. That doesnt satisfy Stratford senior Amber McCutcheon, who said the school has been forever tarnished by the raid. Now, were known for the cops pointing guns at the students, said McCutcheon, 17. McCutcheon and her friend, Tia Scott, also a senior, sat on a sidewalk after school Wednesday shaking their heads. It was outrageous, said Scott, 18, who added she was searched when she arrived at school Nov. A MUCH DIFFERENT APPROACH IN FUTURE Routine drug searches are bound to happen, Floyd said, but he wants a different method the next time. I hope we never have a situation with a number of officers unholstering their guns unless theyve seen another gun pointed at them or the students, he said. I dont want law enforcement to jeopardize their health, but I dont want students traumatized if they dont have to be, as well. Still, he said, state law requires that if you suspect illegal activity on campus, you must report it to law enforcement. Students were going into restrooms, while other students were posing as lookouts, Floyd said. Police felt there was enough consistent activity to warrant the level of search that was conducted. They felt they had probable cause, schools spokeswoman Bailey said. Police said they arent commenting because of the SLED investigation. Chief Harvey Becker said Mayor Michael Heiztler had forbidden him from commenting. If McCrackin had known the guns were going to be drawn, he would not have asked for the assistance, Bailey said. Floyd, the superintendent, said the guns were an absolute surprise to everyone. In Goose Creek and across the country, it is routine to send in drug-sniffing dogs to do unannounced drug searches on school campuses, Floyd said. If we think drugs and alcohol arent present, were probably being very naive, he said. We will have a much different approach than having students restrained and guns drawn, he said. IVE SEEN NONE If state laws are broken, Solicitor Ralph Hoisington of Charleston would be the prosecutor. Ive been waiting on a reasonable explanation of why the police officers had to pull guns. Hoisington said he watched the videotape and noticed a female police officer was making a video of her own of the incident. He asked police to turn over a copy and said he plans to watch it early this week. He also called the United States attorneys office and alerted them to the incident, in case any federal charges arise. The United States attorneys office, in such cases, notifies the FBI and the United States Justice Departments civil rights division. At a meeting Wednesday night in North Charleston, officials with the NAACP and American Civil Liberties Union organized a committee to study, among other issues, what happened at Stratford. We are getting our data together and will take this to the Justice Department, said Mary Ward, president of the North Charleston branch of the NAACP. As for the school district, Floyd said he and other administrators are working as hard to create a safe environment for the students, preferably without another drug raid with guns involved. I like being first in many things, but I dont want to be first in this. I dont mind leading the pack, but for this you dont want to be number one. |