Bomb Found Along Spokane MLK Parade Route, FBI Seeks Suspect

Q13 Fox ^ | 1/18/11

[Cementjungle]

Here’s one from a year ago in Spokane:

http://www.khq.com/global/story.asp?s=11768121

[Spokane]

Yup. I thought he was a guy in a wheelchair upset over divorce. Was he was a white supremacist?

[Spokane]

Must be something in the water in Washington. Here's another recent one in Seattle.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/236178.asp?from=blog_last3

[meadsjn]

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho isn’t far away.
Biggest white supremacist camp in the country there, iirc.

Butler lost his 20-acre "compound" in a lawsuit to some lady represented by the SPLC about eight or ten years ago. Butler died a couple of years later.

The whole five or six of his white supremacist associates left the area when the lawsuit ended.

[lonevoice]

One time ping to people who previously posted on this thread. Just breaking on AP newswire:

Federal official says suspect arrested in case of bomb at Martin Luther King day parade

Published on March 9, 2011

SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal law enforcement official says a man has been arrested in the case of a bomb placed at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Spokane in January. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that federal agents arrested the man Wednesday and are preparing to search a location tied to the man.

The official requested anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case ahead of an official announcement planned later in the day.

Additional details were not immediately available.

The bomb was found before it could explode and there were no injuries.

[Libloather]

Just breaking on AP newswire:

The news is poppin' pretty hard on this right now. They can't keep the perp secret forever.

[bmwcyle]

That explains everything. /sarcasm

[Cindy]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014443763_spokanebomb10m.html

Originally published Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 11:06 AM

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“Arrest in attempted MLK Day bombing in Spokane”

By Mike Carter
Seattle Times staff reporter

SNIPPET: “An FBI source in Washington, D.C., said one man was arrested Wednesday outside a home near Addy, Stevens County. Agents, including a bomb expert from Quantico, Va., were preparing to search a house where others associated with the suspect were living, the source said.”

[Cindy]

http://www.krem.com/news/Arrest-made-in-MLK-day-bomb-plot-117665163.html

pect identified in MLK bomb plot investigation

by KREM.com
krem.com
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Updated today at 12:38 PM

SNIPPET: “SPOKANE, Wash.(AP) — U.S. District Court officials named the man arrested in connection with the MLK day bomb plot.

They say suspect Kevin Harpham, 36, will appear in federal court at 3:30 P.M. Wednesday in Spokane.”

[Cindy]

Copy of the criminal complaint:
http://www.kxly.com/download/2011/0309/27136818.pdf

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http://www.kxly.com/news/27134916/detail.html

“One Arrested In MLK Bomb Plot”
Rob Kauder | Internet Content Manager, KXLY.com
Posted: 10:07 am PST March 9, 2011
Updated: 12:51 pm PST March 9, 2011

ADDY, Wash. —

SNIPPET: “A public records search indicates that Harpham served in the Army at Ft. Lewis with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery. Officials at Ft. Lewis could not confirm whether or not Harpham had been stationed at Ft. Lewis.”

[lonevoice]

Thanks for the further updates, cindy. I just heard on the radio that they’ve identified that the suspect is a white separatist.

Judging from earlier posts on this thread, I don’t think that’s going to come as much of a surprise.

[Cindy]

Thank you LoneVoice for the ping.

[lonevoice]

You’re right. Now that they’ve identified the suspect, and he’s not only former Army, but a white separatist, the media is going to ram it down our throats. The timing with Representative King’s congressional hearings on Muslims in America is going to put this on the MSM’s front page for a long time.

In light of that, I think it would be appropriate to ask the admin moderator to update the thread title with something like [white separatist former soldier arrested] and put it back on the front page.

I think you, as the thread originator, may need to request that, so I’ll leave it up to you.

[lonevoice]

More is being explained as the story breaks. See further updates down-thread.

[PapaBear3625]

doesn’t pass the smell test. sounds like a set-up.

Question: who would benefit?

Answer: Obama, the Democrat Party in general, Jesse Jackson & Co.

There would also be a motivation for al Queda to do something like this and pin it on Tea Party types.

[lonevoice]

Suspect in MLK bomb tied to racist movement

Thomas Clouse The Spokesman-Review

An ex-soldier with ties to the white supremacist movement has been taken into custody in connection with the planting of a backpack bomb along the planned route of the Martin Luther King Jr. march in downtown Spokane, authorities have confirmed.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/mar/09/announcement-expected-break-through-mlk-bomb-probe/

[Cindy]

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/03/09/1576988/federal-official-says-suspect.html

“Spokane MLK Day bomb suspect has ties to hate group, Fort Lewis

BY NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 03/09/1110:52 am | Updated: 03/09/11 1:30 pm

SPOKANE —

SNIPPET: “The 36-year-old Harpham is from the Colville area in northeastern Washington.”

[lonevoice]

Someone started a new thread on the arrest. I hope you’ll post some of your links there, too. The more heads up we can have about how this is turning out, the better prepared we can be when the MSM tries to hang this around the necks of the Tea Party, Fox News, Sarah Palin, and talk radio.

Link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2686154/posts

[Cindy]

http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=14219813

“MLK Bomb Arrest: Read The Official Press Release”

Posted: Mar 09, 2011 1:18 PM
Updated: Mar 09, 2011 1:23 PM

SNIPPET: “OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Today the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington announced that 36-year-old Kevin William Harpham of Colville, Washington has been arrested and charged in connection with the placement of the improvised explosive device alongside the planned Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March on January 17th, 2011 in Spokane.

Harpham was charged by complaint with the crimes of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and possession of an unregistered explosive device. A conviction for attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and up to 3 years of court supervision after release. The investigation in the matter is continuing.”

[Cindy]

Thanks Lone Voice, but I’ll respectfully decline. I only update original threads.