FBI probes anti-Jena 6 Web page

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Houston Chronicle/Associated Press

Sept. 22, 2007, 8:02PM
FBI probes anti-Jena 6 Web page


By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — The FBI is reviewing a white supremacist Web site that purports to list the addresses of five of the six black teenagers accused of beating a white student in Jena and "essentially called for their lynching," an agency spokeswoman said Saturday.

Sheila Thorne, an agent in the FBI's New Orleans office, said authorities were reviewing whether the site breaks any federal laws. She said the FBI had "gathered intelligence on the matter," but declined to further explain how the agency got involved.

CNN first reported Friday about the Web site, which features a swastika, frequent use of racial slurs, a mailing address in Roanoke, Va., and phone numbers purportedly for some of the teens' families "in case anyone wants to deliver justice." That page is dated Thursday.

The Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement Saturday that some of the families have received "almost around the clock calls of threats and harassment," and called on Gov. Kathleen Blanco to intervene.



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[bigworld]

1. I assume it is from Overthrow.com

they're based in Roanoke.

[electricmonk]

2. Unfortunately yes

But to be accurate it's not really a "they're" it's more of a "him". He has almost zero local support and he's not even originally from here. I won't type his name because he thrives on publicity and he doesn't deserve an ounce of it.

The good people at One People's Project keep tabs on him though.