Backwoods militias suspected of being behind biowar threat

The Hearald UK ^ | )ctober 16, 2001 | Ian Bruce

[buckalfa]

Unfortunately, these people exist and do exspouse their twisted philophies. Just pray that the wacko's in Pocahontas County WV do not put their principals into action. Domestic terrorism is the enemy within.

[ResignedRepub]

Hard hitting (and funny too).

You're something else, Miss Joanie. :-)

[Mason]

Every state has its own "patriot" group of disaffected right-wing Christian radicals opposed to central government and federal regulations. Most are organised along paramilitary lines.

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All have links with the National Rifle Association, the influential lobby group which represents weapons' manufacturers, hunters and gun clubs and campaigns for the right of all Americans "to own and bear arms".

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There is some doubt as to whether this right is enshrined legally in the American constitution but the NRA has powerful supporters in both senate and congress and no-one has yet managed successfully to challenge the all-pervasive nationwide gun culture.

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Most of the militias' philosophy is based on white-supremacist principles, looking down on blacks as "mud people" and Jews as instigators of the global plot against them and manipulators of the world economy for their own benefit.

"Most"? "All have links"? "Every state"? "Most are organized along paramilitary lines"?

Could we find even a single attribution for any of this crap, much less the silly little constitutional interpretation?

Someone call me when you find a piece of journalism. This doesn't rise to the level of trash.

[philman_36]

You guys are really challenged arent you?
Challenged by what? Or did you mean "mentally challenged"? I assume you meant "mentally challenged", but you know what they say about "assuming".

You just cant face the possibility that your right wing wacko buddies could be responsible for this mess can you?
I can face almost anything as a possibility if it is plausible. However, your idea just doesn't seem all that plausible to me. I just can't envision Americans perpetrating this sort of crime against fellow Americans at this time in history. But then again, I could be wrong.
I won't mention your "left wing wacko buddies" from Earth First or ELF or a dozen other quasi-military freak shows. Wanna play Tit-for-Tat, Gnat?

And the idiotic NRA?
I wasn't aware that an organization could be imbued with an intellectual capacity.

[1 FELLOW FREEPER]

Any writer who attempts to tie a domestic terrorist group with the NRA,has zero credibility from the get go.SNORE SNORE

[sweetjane]

Here comes the B.S. - no kidding. Did you catch this?

"All have links with the National Rifle Association, the influential lobby group which represents weapons' manufacturers, hunters and gun clubs and campaigns for the right of all Americans "to own and bear arms"."

"There is some doubt as to whether this right is enshrined legally in the American constitution but the NRA has powerful supporters in both senate and congress and no-one has yet managed successfully to challenge the all-pervasive nationwide gun culture."

Since when is the right to bear arms not a right? These people are ignorant.

[KeyLargo]

Typical liberal press response- consider the source.

Yes, the libs and gun grabbers have been seething over all of the rah, rah Americanism that has been going on of late. They are not going to give up. This is just another chance for the the left to get their message out with the aide as usual of the main stream media.

[aodell]

I'm glad you're on our side, darlin'. I wouldn't want to tangle with you (except under the right kind of circumstances) ;-)