Posted on 08/25/2008 4:37:29 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Law enforcement authorities have arrested two men in connection with a possible assassination plot against Sen. Barack Obama at the Democratic Convention in Denver, CBS station KCNC-TV reported Monday.
Police in Aurora, Colo. made a routine traffic stop at 2:38 a.m. Sunday, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. Two rifles were found in the car, along with methamphetamine. Another law enforcement source says he was told at least one of the rifles was a "sniper rifle."
A second source told CBS station KCNC-TV reporter Brian Maass that authorities told officers they are concerned they may have come upon a possible "assassination plot."
That arrest then led authorities to a second man staying at the Cherry Creek Hotel in Glendale, Colo. When authorities knocked on the man's door, they say he jumped out of his sixth floor window, landing on an awning and running from the scene. They say they soon found him with a broken ankle. He too was arrested.
Its unclear precisely why authorities suspect the men were targeting Barack Obama, but one of the officer's who was briefed says he was told at least one of the suspects made statements to that effect.
The Secret Service, ATF and the FBI are all involved in the investigation. A Secret Service spokesman says the agency is concerned by the proximity to the Democratic National Convention and the items found in the man's car.
I call these Obama’s Lincoln Moments...Like the bit about giving him protection early on because of threats.
I picked up a .50 cal Remington in-line black powder rifle this year. I’m going to try my hand at BP for deer this fall.
Out of the box, I was shooting 1” groups at 50 yards.
Must be a “sniper rifle”.
Yep.
exactly!
The Rats would insist that the law be disregarded just so they could have a candidate.
Hard to believe? Just look at what happened in the New Jersey governor’s race a few years ago when the Rat candidate died.
Wonder why he moved to America?
This smells like the “Iron my shirt” chants at a Hillary rally in the primaries.
No doubt they listen to Rush.
I daresay they even killed more Waco residents than terrorists.
...and they have a copy of the latest O’Reilly book.
Ironic that the name comes from “hashish.”
The last plot was reported. The son of...an Obama delegate. He was interested a bit too much in Camp David, among other things.
Sounds bogus. It’s probably just one meth-head spouting off some nonsense and he doesn’t even grasp how he’s just made his life a living hell for a long time to come. They have to take every potential threat seriously, but this does not smell like any real plot to me...... sitting here at my keyboard, full of knowledge and opinions. :^)
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