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Activist Unmasks Himself as Federal Informant in G.O.P. Convention Case
New York Times ^ | January 4, 2009 | Colin Moynihan

Posted on 01/05/2009 6:14:17 AM PST by reaganaut1

When the scheduled federal trial begins this month for two Texas men who were arrested during the Republican National Convention on charges of making and possessing Molotov cocktails, one of the major witnesses against them will be a community activist who acted as a government informant.

Brandon Darby, an organizer from Austin, Tex., made the news public himself, announcing in an open letter posted on Dec. 30 on Indymedia.org that he had worked as an informant, most recently at last year’s Republican convention in St. Paul.

“The simple truth is that I have chosen to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” wrote Mr. Darby, who gained prominence as a member of Common Ground Relief, a group that helped victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

He added, “I strongly stand behind my choices in this matter.”

Mr. Darby’s revelations caused shock and indignation in the activist community, with people in various groups and causes accusing him of betrayal.

“The emerging truth about Darby’s malicious involvement in our communities is heart-breaking and utterly ground-shattering,” said the Austin Informant Working Group, a collection of activists from the city who worked with Mr. Darby. “Through the history of our struggles for a better world, infiltrators and informants have acted as tools for the forces of misery in disrupting and derailing our movements.”

Mr. Darby’s letter answered lingering questions in the case of the two Texas men, David McKay and Bradley Crowder, both also from Austin. They are scheduled to go on trial in Minnesota on Jan. 26, and if convicted on all counts, each faces a prison sentence of up to 30 years.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anarchists; darby
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To: cradle of freedom

What do you know, there is now a sixies style movement to “Save the RNC 8”. LOL Check this out. They all look so well scrubbed and wholesome with their big ear-to-ear smiles. Must have killed them to take baths.

The movement begins to exonerate these hateful little monsters.
http://rnc8.org/


21 posted on 04/15/2009 5:46:29 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: reaganaut1
So let me get this straight:

Left-wing dirtbags (bet these folks weren't in Napolitano's report!) plot to throw incendiary devices at innocent American citizens and the New York Times runs flak for the nutbags who are outraged at the guy who ratted them out??

Yep, sounds like the New York Times I know.
22 posted on 04/15/2009 5:52:09 PM PDT by Libertarian444
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