[Scotswife]

Oh good! It’s nice to see they’re still investigating real crimes.
I don’t know how they find the time, what with the sting operations they have going on with those Amish farms!

[bolobaby]

The old joke stands true:

How do you tell the FBI informant at a KKK rally?

He’s the one with the dynamite.

[Smokin' Joe]

The sting operation supplied the anarchists with what they thought were "explosives" and bomb-making materials.

Well, at least they didn't give them the real thing this time...

[DBrow]

I find it statistically odd that he ONLY terrorist plots we hear about are sting operations of some sort.

[nuconvert]

Among the arrested were: Douglas l. Wright, 26, Brandon L. Baxter, 20, and Anthony Wayne, 35,

[MNDude]

OW’s or TROPS?

[treetopsandroofs]

Sounds like they were ultra left wingers and Big Media had no chance to spin them as conservatives.

[Lazamataz]

Of interest.

I suspect soon we will see a BombWalker program over at the ATF, and a few successful detonations will occur.

Reichstag, anyone?

[philman_36]

The sting operation supplied the anarchists with what they thought were "explosives" and bomb-making materials.
At no time during the case was the public in danger, the FBI said.

Shades of Emad Salem and WTC of 1992.

[A. Morgan]

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/fbi_in_cleveland_makes_nationa.html

[marstegreg]

I’m a little rattled. The bridge they were to blow up is about 1 mile from my home. The city this bridge is in is Brecksville. Parts of Brecksville are very affluent (million dollar homes). Everyone else is middle class to upper middle. I just saw a photo of these five conspirators. They are all young and extremely unkept (your typical OWS crowd).

[unixfox]

Funny, I haven’t seen this on any of the MSM stations. Must not be real news.

[oh8eleven]

These scumbags are no different than the Nazi saboteurs of WWII who brought the violence of war to the USA in order to stop/slow war production.
These five anti-capitalist anarchists, like the saboteurs, should be tried, convicted and executed.
Being hung by the neck until dead - in public - would be just fine.

[raulgomez05]

Were these men planning to blow up the bridge before the FBI agent got involved? Or did the FBI approached the men with the idea and the explosives-offer before they thought about it?

[philman_36]

Uh-oh...
@Report: Five Anarchists Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Blow Up a Cleveland-Area Bridge
However, a quick search of the individuals’ Facebook pages shows there is clearly some unofficial connection to the Occupy movement, if not an official one.
Employers?

[ml/nj]

Five "self-proclaimed anarchists" have been arrested after a months-long sting operation, charged with plotting to blow up a bridge in the Cleveland area, the FBI announced today.

More and more, I get the feeling that these reports are bogus. What better way could there be to let us know what a great job the government is doing for us.

Yet, for all the groups of "Five 'self-proclaimed anarchists'" looking to blow up a bridge once would think that some percentage of them would be sufficiently smart enough to avoid FBI detection to at least make an attempt on a bridge, or whatever. But none has so far as I know.

Consider Israel, with its probably just as smart security forces. There, the security guys foil some attackers but not all.

ML/NJ

[dead]

Occupy Cleveland organizer Brandon Baxter

Here is in the Occupy Cleveland tent, complete with standard issue bongo.

Greed kills? No, bombs kill.

[philman_36]

Much more here...@Brandon Baxter and Four Other Occupy Movement Members Arrested For Trying To Blow Up Ohio State Route 82 Bridge in Cleveland

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Definitely an "Occupy" link. The oldest, Anthony Hayne, was an organizer for Occupy Cleveland.

http://lakewood-oh.patch.com/articles/occupy-cleveland

Also, if you google, his name and "Occupy Cleveland", it confirms that the "Occupy Cleveland" Hayne is 35 -- the same age as the guy busted in this story.

Hmmmm. Have to think about calling the local talk show today and pointing that out so it gets some press....

[philman_36]

@FBI Complaint/Affidavit