A group of American soldiers formed an anarchist militia and spent $US87,000 ($83,922) on weapons in an elaborate plot to overthrow the government and ultimately assassinate the president, a court heard.
The soldiers allegedly made themselves into a group called FEAR, standing for Forever Enduring Always Ready, and bought land in Washington state from which to launch attacks.
They were said to have planned to blow up a dam and poison apple crops in Washington state, bomb a park in Savannah, Georgia, attack vehicles belonging to Department of Homeland Security employees, and take over an ammunition control point at the sprawling Fort Stewart army base in Georgia.
Prosecutors said its long-term goal was revolution; bringing down the US government and killing President Barack Obama. It is not known over what period of time this alleged plot would have taken place.
Details of the militia emerged during civilian court proceedings in Georgia in which three soldiers have been charged with murder.
Pte Isaac Aguigui, who was identified as the founder and leader of FEAR, Sgt Anthony Peden, and Pte Christopher Salmon, are charged over the deaths of a former soldier, Michael Roark, 19, and his girlfriend Tiffany York, 17.
The victims were allegedly killed in woodland in Georgia last December, to keep the militia's existence secret.
A fourth defendant in the case, Pte Michael Burnett, 26, admitted two counts of manslaughter on Monday. He is co-operating with prosecutors in a deal which will see him avoid a possible death sentence.
Burnett told the court Pte Aguigui introduced him to "the manuscript", which was "a book about true patriots", and that the militia aimed "to give the government back to the people".
Prosecutors said militia members wore anarchist tattoos and it was unknown how many members there were. The court heard that Pte Aguigui funded the group using $US500,000 in insurance money and benefit payments he received after the death of his pregnant wife a year ago. He was said to have recruited members through the US army.
Prosecutor Isabel Pauley said the militia "possessed the knowledge, means and motive to carry out their plans".
The Daily Telegraph, London
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The Enemey Within
The Enemey Within
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: The Enemey Within
McVeigh and now this.
Still more blow-back from the idiot anti-government rhetoric RR started.
"government is the problem"
Smooth move Ron. Forget that in a democracy we ARE the government?
yrs,
rubato
Still more blow-back from the idiot anti-government rhetoric RR started.
"government is the problem"
Smooth move Ron. Forget that in a democracy we ARE the government?
yrs,
rubato
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Sorry but we are not the government, we are the states and we are the nation; the government is those individuals that we have selected to conduct our collective business.rubato wrote: Forget that in a democracy we ARE the government?
yrs,
rubato
Soon, I’ll post my farewell message. The end is starting to get close. There are many misconceptions about me, and before I go, to live with my ancestors on the steppes, I want to set the record straight.
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Every time I think that Laverne cannot possibly come up with anything more stupid than he has ever said before, I'll be damned if he doesn't manage to still surprise me and out do himself yet again:
Good old rube...
Always blazing new trails in the annals of stupidity...Boldly going Where No Man Has Gone Before....
When will I ever learn that his ability to come up with ever more mind bogglingly stupid ideas will always outstrip my ability to imagine the stupidest thing that could possibly be said?
When it comes to stupidity, I stand in the presence of true greatness....
He operates on such an elevated plane when it comes to pure idiocy, that with my poor, limited facilities for conceiving of the most stupid thing that could possibly be said, I cannot even begin to comprehend what he is actually capable of....
Ronald Reagan is responsible for The Oklahoma City Bombing...McVeigh and now this.
Still more blow-back from the idiot anti-government rhetoric RR started.
"government is the problem"
Smooth move Ron. Forget that in a democracy we ARE the government?
yrs,
rubato
Good old rube...
Always blazing new trails in the annals of stupidity...Boldly going Where No Man Has Gone Before....
When will I ever learn that his ability to come up with ever more mind bogglingly stupid ideas will always outstrip my ability to imagine the stupidest thing that could possibly be said?
When it comes to stupidity, I stand in the presence of true greatness....
He operates on such an elevated plane when it comes to pure idiocy, that with my poor, limited facilities for conceiving of the most stupid thing that could possibly be said, I cannot even begin to comprehend what he is actually capable of....
Last edited by Lord Jim on Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: The Enemey Within
And it's only WEDNESDAY, Jim. 
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
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And he came up with that at 6 in the morning...dales wrote:And it's only WEDNESDAY, Jim.
The day is yet young....
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If this is a democracy then we are the government. You can only say we are not if this is not a democracy.liberty wrote:Sorry but we are not the government, we are the states and we are the nation; the government is those individuals that we have selected to conduct our collective business.rubato wrote: Forget that in a democracy we ARE the government?
yrs,
rubato
yrs,
rubato