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Mich. man charged for alleged Xcel bomb plan (RNC)
KSTP.com ^ | 9/3/08 | Nicole Muehlhausen

Posted on 09/03/2008 11:54:58 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

A 23-year-old Michigan man faces up to 10 years in jail for illegally possessing bombs, which he allegedly intended to use to destroy the Xcel Energy Center during the Republican National Convention.

Matthew Bradley DePalma, of Flint, Mich., was charged Aug. 30 with one count of possession of firearms.

According to his criminal complaint, DePalma had several Molotov cocktails in his possession a week before the start of the RNC.

DePalma had been under investigation by federal investigators after he attended a protester conference in Wisconsin in July.

Officials said DePalma went to the Hennepin County Library on Aug. 18 to research how to make ‘special’ Molotov cocktails that would stick to people and other targets.

Investigators recorded a conversation that DePalma had with another individual, where he described his plans to disrupt the RNC by causing a power outage and lighting police officers on fire.

DePalma allegedly manufactured two jugs of homepage napalm and had been overheard saying his plans then involved bombing the Xcel Energy Center on the final day of the convention.

DePalma was spotted in a remote location in Roseville a few days later, where he was experimenting with chemicals and testing his homemade bombs.

Also known as petrol or gasoline bombs, Molotov cocktails are generally easy to make due to the availability of the materials.

DePalma was arrested without incident on Aug. 30 at a residence in south Minneapolis.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 2008electionbias; 2008rncconvention; arson; arsonist; bomber; bombthreat; bombthrowingradicals; brownshirts; civilwar2; civilwarii; conspiracy; cultureocorruption; democratscandals; depalma; dncbrownshirts; domesticterrorism; electionviolence; feclaws; matthewdepalma; mediablackout; rnc; rncconvention; stpaul2008; voterintimidation; xcel
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So far, the Star Tribune hasn't touched this story.....
1 posted on 09/03/2008 11:54:58 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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Sorry...not an excerpt. That’s the entire story, for now...


2 posted on 09/03/2008 11:55:51 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Did he get his bomb plans for William Ayers?


3 posted on 09/03/2008 11:57:12 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo (Obamaniacs to Governor Palin: Woman, shut your mouth and get back in the kitchen where you belong!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Is that Brian DePalma’s kid?


4 posted on 09/03/2008 11:57:17 AM PDT by avacado
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
"DePalma allegedly manufactured two jugs of homepage napalm..."

Is that the kind of napalm you can refresh?

5 posted on 09/03/2008 11:58:19 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
20 is the new 6. Generation Stupid. Generation Terror.

6 posted on 09/03/2008 11:59:02 AM PDT by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: Joe 6-pack

That’s what you get when you have interns running your newsroom....

;-)


7 posted on 09/03/2008 11:59:41 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

This won’t even be considered a crime if OBlahblah gets elected!


8 posted on 09/03/2008 12:01:15 PM PDT by blondee123 (Sarah EXUDES CLASS! McCain/Palin 2008!!!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

These people are completely nuts! I hope this is the first of many that are arrested.


9 posted on 09/03/2008 12:01:25 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

RELATED STORY:

Democratic Underground hiring new moderator.


10 posted on 09/03/2008 12:01:47 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (At least Palin is not Romney or Huckabee.)
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To: chris_bdba
Did you notice that he faces up to ten whole years in jail???? Something's not right.....
11 posted on 09/03/2008 12:03:19 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Hmm, can’t imagine why this isn’t being picked up as much as the Obama “assassination” story.


12 posted on 09/03/2008 12:05:15 PM PDT by elc
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Of the 300 or so arrested in MSP it would be probably be amazing how many or Moveon or DailyKos subscribers!


13 posted on 09/03/2008 12:05:48 PM PDT by georgiarat (You can get so well educated in America that your thoughts become detached from common sense. PN)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

What was this loons last KOS diary?


14 posted on 09/03/2008 12:07:19 PM PDT by tcrlaf (SARAH PALIN-The American Everywoman (Yes, You Really CAN!))
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

What was this loons last KOS diary?


15 posted on 09/03/2008 12:08:19 PM PDT by tcrlaf (SARAH PALIN-The American Everywoman (Yes, You Really CAN!))
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Hmm... Anyword from Bob Barr and the ACLU?


16 posted on 09/03/2008 12:11:39 PM PDT by csvset
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

I wonder if this is one of the kooks that Obama’s close confident William Ayers was “training” for mayhem and kidnappings at the RNC?

I’m sure that Chrissy will be covering the story all through tonight.


17 posted on 09/03/2008 12:13:35 PM PDT by mattdono (Only Lot will be left.)
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DePalma had several Molotov cocktails in his possession a week before the start of the RNC.

Gotta be stooooped to make up a Molotov cocktail a week before you intend to use it!

18 posted on 09/03/2008 12:13:37 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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Flint huh? Hmm...any truth to the rumor that this is Michael Moore’s lovechild. I’m just asking. /s/


19 posted on 09/03/2008 12:15:30 PM PDT by 1curiousmind (Republican Resolve, Not Democrat Defeatism)
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