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The bizarre story began unfurling on Monday after Pfc. Michael Burnett, dressed in his Army uniform, testified in a southeast Georgia court against his fellow militia members. Prosecutors accused the group F.E.A.R. (Forever Enduring Always Ready) of buying $87,000 worth of assault rifles, bomb materials, and semiautomatic weapons in a plot to bomb a park in nearby Savannah, poison apple orchards in Washington state and blow up a dam with the ultimate goal of ....
... with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the government and killing Barack Obama. The group also stands accused of murdering former U.S. soldier Michael Roark and his girlfriend Tiffany York after they learned of the group’s plans.
The four U.S. soldiers implicated in the crimes, Pvt. Isaac Aguigui, Sgt. Anthony Peden, Pvt. Christopher Salmon and Burnett, are all active members of the U.S. Army. According to Burnett, the group’s rationale behind killing the president was “to give the government back to the people,” according to CNN….The Associated Press reports that the group courted current and former soldiers “who were in trouble or disillusioned.” Prosecutors said they had no idea of the size of F.E.A.R.’s membership.
Originally posted by CALGARIAN
So now there will be new processes in place in the military to "watch your fellow soldier".
My sentiments exactly, Antonia.
Originally posted by antonia
Giving it back to who? Urgh, I doubt they had people like me in mind. I'm not surprised though. The economy is in the toilet and people are losing it.
Originally posted by totallackey
Yes, they will soon be able to do away with all the soldiers...those are the ones who need to disappear first...
Originally posted by schuyler
These guys don't deserve the ink they're getting. Four hapless low-level soldiers actually thought they could shoot up Savannah, bomb a dam in Washington, and assissanate the President in one fell swoop? And with what? Garden variety single shot semi-automatic weapons you can buy at Wal-Mart. Delusions of grandeur. These guys would screw up a 7-11 robbery attempt.
Originally posted by totallackey
Yes, they will soon be able to do away with all the soldiers...those are the ones who need to disappear first...
"Defendant Aguigui actively recruited new members at Fort Stewart (in southeast Georgia) and targeted soldiers who were in trouble or disillusioned," she said.
He talked about how he and three others accused -- Pvt. Isaac Aguigui, Sgt. Anthony Peden and Pvt. Christopher Salmon -- had begun getting together, "just going out shooting guns, just guy stuff."
"And then Aguigui introduced me to 'the manuscript,' that's what he called it, a book about true patriots," the soldier said.
The four men became part of a group that aimed "to give the government back to the people," according to Burnett, who said that revolution was its goal.
The military's Criminal Investigative Division (CID) probe is ongoing, though it is not believed there are any "unknown subjects" -- or people besides those four men -- tied to these crimes, Larson said.
In a statement Monday, Larson insisted that Fort Stewart and its affiliated Hunter Army Airfield do not have "a gang or militia problem."
Originally posted by SamLuv
They are attempting to make the message of, "giving America back" a message to fear.
Tick tock..
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Originally posted by totallackey
Yes, they will soon be able to do away with all the soldiers...those are the ones who need to disappear first...
Exactly.
Damn anarchists and their libertarian views,human rights and their freedom of expression. The corporate slaves can't