Raid target: 'This is war'

Worldnetdaily ^ | November 17, 2007 | Bob Unruh

[editor-surveyor]

The government's raid shutting down the Evansville, Ind., offices of Liberty Dollar was a declaration of war, company founder Bernard von NotHaus says. But the confiscation of its stockpiles of gold, silver and medallions also was just the "first battle of a long war that I intend to win!"

The company makes and distributes Liberty Dollar barter currency in various denominations and had announced that it had been closed down by a raid of FBI and U.S. Secret Service officers who confiscated gold, silver, platinum, medallions, documents, "everything but the desks and chairs."

"For approximately six hours they took all the gold, all the silver, all the platinum, and almost two tons of Ron Paul Dollars that were just delivered last Friday. They also took all the files and computers and froze our bank accounts," von NotHaus wrote in an urgent notification of the situation to supporters.

[editor-surveyor]

I don't agree with their politics, but I wish them well in their persuit of justice.

[editor-surveyor]

Gold war ping!

[kinoxi]

Are these associated with the coins that had “US” and “dollar” minted?

[editor-surveyor]

Your property could be next.

[editor-surveyor]

"Are these associated with the coins that had “US” and “dollar” minted?"

Here are the coins:

The Peace Dollar, by Liberty Dollar

[editor-surveyor]

Gold war!

[editor-surveyor]

Gold War!

[editor-surveyor]

The end of freedom awaits...

[jrooney]

Yes it was.

[jrooney]

These boners were trying to undermine our troops and the the War in Iraq. They got what they deserved. Peacenik losers.

[sofaman]

Ron Paul Dollars????

[K-oneTexas]

I just can't see this!

 

 

No collectors items. No high bid auction itmes.

Next headline in NYT:

US Treasury melts confiscated silver. Pours Non-Spill Congressional drinKing mugs for House and Senate!

 

[editor-surveyor]

The Ron Paul stuff is new. The others have been around for the last ten years.

[mvpel]

Actually, they had "USA" and Liberty Dollar on them.

Here's another example of something that has "dollar" on it:

[editor-surveyor]

"Peacenik losers."

Arab sympathizers, I believe, not really peacenicks in the true sense.

[sofaman]

Now I've heard everything... something more for the Paulistinians to crow about... first he wins the support of David duke, now he has a Silver Dollar in his name...

mindblowing...

[Republican Wildcat]

Are these associated with the coins that had “US” and “dollar” minted?

Is that what was being printed on them?

Then there's not much reason to be surprised at this raid, then - he was printing fake currency. I thought at first this was just him printing up coins in the metals and then using them to barter with - but he's literally presenting them as U.S. currency? That's another thing altogether.

[editor-surveyor]

The term ‘dollar’ is about the most common name for a unit of exchange in the world. It’s a Spanish word, and was the official name of the original ‘piece of eight,’ which is how our money came to be called dollars.

[mvpel]

False, false, false.

For nearly 10 years there have been disclaimers that these are not legal tender, not current money, not “coins” issued under government authority, but private-issue silver.

The only people confused about this fact, apparently, are the obsessive-compulsive stiffs at the FBI who spent the last 2 years playing “secret agent” games with this corporation, and rubes like you who seem to want to take everything the FBI says at face value.

[Republican Wildcat]

The latter one is clearly presented as a “Disney Dollar”, though, like a gift certificate. The former is given the appearance of currency.