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U.S. Marine Arrested for Facebook Posts
Salem News ^ | 8/19/2012 | Tim King

Posted on 08/19/2012 10:24:36 AM PDT by ponygirl

Feds retaliate against another critic of the U.S. government.

(SALEM / RICHMOND) - A decorated U.S. Marine who served his nation in two wars, Brandon Raub, of Richmond Virginia, was arrested for airing his critical views of the U.S. government on Facebook this weekend. We just reported yesterday that a Human Rights activist in Bahrain is being prosecuted for six Twitter messages. Politically, this country is increasingly resembling Bahrain and other nations that arrest those who speak out critically over federal policy.

His mother, Kathleen Thomas, says it is another case of the word 'terrorist' being applied to arrest and detain a citizen. You can hear the pride she feels for her son when she explains what he has been through, and by all counts Ms. Thomas makes her points loud and clear.

The law enforcement officials rolled up to the man's home around 7:00 last night. "He was there, the FBI, Secret Service and Chesterfield Police showed up in a storm," she said.

Thomas says her son was questioned about why he was writing certain comments, "He basically said 'I have some disagreements with the government and share this', and they said, 'You have to go with us'".

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; again; cw2; cwiiping; facebook; govtabuse; military; raub; socialmedia
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To: Travis McGee

Thanks for the ping. What you say makes sense. Could you post a link to your recent essay?


41 posted on 08/19/2012 2:23:53 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: bigheadfred

That’s not terrorism.

That’s plain old vanilla A-hole-ism!

There is such a thing as a friend of a friend doing a favor and giving him a free thumping or two - doesn’t have to be life threatening - just painful!

On a side note, why do women go on and on about wanting “sensitive” men, and then end up getting drawn to jerks like this?
Makes zero sense.


42 posted on 08/19/2012 2:24:38 PM PDT by djf (The barbarian hordes will ALWAYS outnumber the clean-shaven. And they vote.)
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To: Travis McGee

The Black Panthers can say, “We need to kill white babies by bombing nurseries!”, and the police do nothing about that?

The Black Panthers can say, “Kill these racist honkeys, these crackers, these pigs, these pink people, it has been long overdue!”, and the police do nothing about that?


43 posted on 08/19/2012 3:13:55 PM PDT by CodeToad (Anticipate their arrival...they won't.)
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To: ponygirl
As referenced, the FBI agent, Grainger, reportedly told the woman that her son Brandon Raub was arrested for assault and resisting arrest…

Apparently the Marine couldn't just be interviewed and call it a night. He had to punch somebody.

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Send treats to the troops...
Great because you did it.
www.AnySoldier.com
(An entirely free service)

44 posted on 08/19/2012 3:24:32 PM PDT by JCG
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To: WilliamofCarmichael
My emphasis above.. if this Marine is being treated like JFK and RFK treated Edwin Walker we damn well better see to it that the Marine gets the same protection that Edwin Walker got.

There's no comparison between Walker and this Marine. Edwin Walker told the truth and was persecuted. This Marine told lies and will be prosecuted (he apparently assaulted a LEO).

I'll wait for the trial to make my final judgment.

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Send treats to the troops...
Great because you did it.
www.AnySoldier.com
(An entirely free service)

45 posted on 08/19/2012 3:30:26 PM PDT by JCG
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To: CodeToad
Under Obama/Holder, yes.
Forget “fair” or “just.” Those are bourgeois anachronisms.
46 posted on 08/19/2012 3:32:43 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: ponygirl
"Wouldn't exactly call some of that "patriotic," but whatever. "

Hmmm...To me it sounds more like the stuff we've heard from the demoncrat marxists for the past 12 years. Congress is full of truthers and we've had demoncrat presidential and vice-presidential candidates say that we were slaughtering women & children in the ME. In fact, moslems like obamski are always saying that Jews kill children for the blood for religious purposes.

Let's get the Gestapo up to the Hill and bust some of them.

OTOH, the federal banking system IS corrupt and needs to be dumped.

47 posted on 08/19/2012 3:38:53 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: JCG
You may be right about the Marine.. and yes Walker was telling the truth -- I remember those days and Walker was viciously assailed as were all members of the emerging modern conservative movement. Walker was a hero and thus a prime target to be destroyed; Oswald tried to murder Walker whom the media had maligned as the leader of a "fascist organization."

There was no talk radio as we know it today, no Internet of course.. all we had were limited circulation publications so pretty much what the networks said was what most Americans thought they knew. No way to counter the MSM B.S.

Despite that the overwhelming majority of us were conservative members of a silenced generation.

48 posted on 08/19/2012 5:34:12 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: djf

She feels terrorized.

And I did make another phone call.

That little f*** knows better than to get on my bad side.


49 posted on 08/19/2012 6:15:55 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: bigheadfred

NEVER, EVER threaten him. Document EVERYTHING he does that she finds terrorizing.

And if he should happen to be in a biker bar and lose an incisor or three, make sure the message gets to him that he needs to learn to be a gentleman and treat your daughter with respect if not totally back off...

It might cost you some PI (private investigator) time and effort.

:-)


50 posted on 08/19/2012 6:29:13 PM PDT by djf (The barbarian hordes will ALWAYS outnumber the clean-shaven. And they vote.)
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To: djf

All I told him was I was off parole. ;-))


51 posted on 08/19/2012 7:14:57 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: bigheadfred

There ya go!

But remember, there are a lot of good ole boys in Texas who know how to treat a lady. And they DESPISE men who abuse women or children. And I say that with total respect.

An 18 year old bottle of Scotch, and one of them might “tutor” your friend.

I realize some people are hard learners...

Whatcha gonna do?

Good luck!

;-)


52 posted on 08/19/2012 7:24:25 PM PDT by djf (The barbarian hordes will ALWAYS outnumber the clean-shaven. And they vote.)
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To: ponygirl

It’s my island!


53 posted on 08/19/2012 7:55:21 PM PDT by xzins (Vote Goode Not Evil: The lesser of 2 evils is still evil!)
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To: ponygirl

This is just a sidenote. Anyone ever notice how the police or SWAT team or agents, etc mill about a suspect’s house after a raid and confer in groups or strut around on the front lawn? Eventually this tactical error will get remedied, but until then, grouped together like fish in a barrel for a secondary assault element isn’t too smart.


54 posted on 08/19/2012 7:56:08 PM PDT by TheBigJ
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To: TheBigJ

It shows they did not sense any real danger from the guy and family they just terrorized. They were on a fascist political bully operation.

They act like they are in a military raid operation when they are dealing with real threats. In this case, the “threat” was political incorrectness - free speech.

If they ever get the power to strip people of their second amendment rights based on political incorrectness, you will be seeing them every day around town. This is a test to enact a political requirement for gun ownership without a law. I guess they are starting with the Paulbots because they have no political representation and power to raise hell about it.


55 posted on 08/19/2012 8:12:52 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: ponygirl

First they came for the troofer Paulbots, then the homo hating chicken eaters, then the anti-abortion terrorists, then the extremist property resisters...

That IS the way it works. It’s no joke.


56 posted on 08/19/2012 8:31:56 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Travis McGee; windcliff; stylecouncilor

Thanks, TM.

w, s ping....


57 posted on 08/19/2012 8:32:44 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: djf

We keep losing constitutional rights out of the Fed Gov’s ever growing, massive fear and hysteria. Now it’s be careful not to sound too serious in political speech about axing the government. Oh, did I say axing?

I think we muster up the political strength to stop and abolish them before they get around to you and me. They will always have an excuse to raid “extremist” politically incorrect people. Most of us are on their DHS domestic terrorist list because of our political and social/religious beleifs and activism. They will get around to demonizing as they arrest us, too. They can make anyone look like Sadam.


58 posted on 08/19/2012 8:40:16 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: NFHale

So, they are going to go after all the OWSers now because they say goofy things? It’s still not okay.


59 posted on 08/19/2012 8:42:32 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: bigheadfred

You should have said that you think her new boyfriend might be a police officer or high up government union worker.


60 posted on 08/19/2012 8:44:52 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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