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In reply to the discussion: They planned to kill us "if deemed necessary." [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)68. It's bullshit.
The link from Prosense in another thread.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/30/1174818/-Actually-read-the-documents-released-by-the-FBI-about-OWS
And here are some reader comments.
Should they be keeping an eye on OWS? Well... it depends. They note in many places that OWS itself is peaceful. They also note that OWS has been vulnerable to exploitation by groups with more violent aims, e.g. the Black Bloc. They also kept tabs on potential threats against OWS. (Yes, I see some possibility that the assassination threats that are mentioned are threats from within the government or even within the FBI, but I'm doubtful that that was the actual meaning of those notes. The FBI-as-conspirator reading doesn't fit the surrounding context of that note; not for me, anyway.)
How is it out of line for the FBI to follow up on evidence of an assassination attempt? What evidence is there that the person who was targetted was never informed?
They were sending information to local police about this threat - the threat that someone might try to assassinate an OWS leader.
Isn't that exactly what the FBI should be doing?
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Alex Jones-ers like Wolf come up with their lie first, then try to force the "facts" to fit
Adenoid_Hynkel
Dec 2012
#30
"Occupying" publicly owned land in your own country is not at all comparable to invading and then
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#45
After reading her article - she's not a reporter, she's not an analyst, she's...
reACTIONary
Dec 2012
#57
Problem is that the report, thanks to the blacked out portions, is not clear as to who
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#46
The historical record is rife with police who have fired on unarmed protesters, even in modern
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#47
Believe me, for the last 10 years what Bushco calls "fusion camps" have been built to contain unruly
judesedit
Dec 2012
#24
Yep. And it's even one of the reasons OWS 'chose' not to have LEADERS to begin with.
Amonester
Dec 2012
#37
They were trained by the Gov. to kill leaders during Riots, years ago I saw a video
oldbanjo
Dec 2012
#69