Authorities Probe Montana Militia's Assassination plot

The New York Times ^ | February 28, 2002 | Unknown

[Aurelius]

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) -- A Montana militia organization was planning to assassinate as many judges, prosecutors and police officers as possible, amassing a weapons cache that included 30,000 rounds of ammunition, a targeted sheriff said.

``It all certainly supports the theory that there was going to be big trouble,'' Flathead County Sheriff Jim Dupont said Wednesday. ``The last I heard, it didn't take 30,000 rounds of ammo to kill a turkey.''

He said the group, which called itself ``Project Seven,'' hoped to kill enough officials to force the state to call in the National Guard. The militia then hoped to kill enough National Guard troops to catch the federal government's attention, beginning an unchecked escalation, Dupont said.

Among the items in the group's arsenal were fully automatic weapons, survival equipment, booby traps, body armor and explosives materials, Dupont said. The militia group also collected ``intelligence files'' on the officials and their families, Dupont said.

Dupont said charges were expected, though it was unclear how many people belong to the organization.

He said the group was headed by 38-year-old Dave Burgert, who was arrested earlier this month after an armed standoff that lasted nearly seven hours.

Burgert had been awaiting trial on charges he assaulted a police officer in January 2001. He also faced charges of obstructing a police officer in a November 2001 incident.

Dupont said Burgert faked his own death and disappeared as a judge was ordering he be taken off house arrest and placed in jail. He was nabbed after an informant member of Project Seven led officers to the home of Tracy Brockway, where Burgert was hiding out.

Burgert and Brockway remain jailed.

Investigators said a search of property the two were sharing turned up ``hit lists'' containing the names of local law officers, a prosecutor and judges. The list included addresses, phone numbers and information on spouses and children. Dupont said he was among those on the list.

The group has circulated a ``wanted poster'' for the informant, but the man is safe and an investigation is under way by national law enforcement agencies, Dupont said.

Brockway, 32, is charged with obstruction of justice for harboring Burgert. She also is suspected of using her job as a cleaning woman at the Whitefish Police Department to gather information about officers and their families.

The militia's name refers to Flathead County license plates, which all begin with the number seven. A similar cell, called Project 56, is believed to be operating in adjacent Lincoln County.

[Aurelius]

We will have to wait and see if this is for real, or, as is more likely if past history is any guide, another story cooked up to frighten people and give militias a bad name.

Could Morris Dees be involved?

[areafiftyone]

Check out these two previous postings:

Massive Montana Assassination Plot Suspected

Authorities: Montana Militia Plotting

[nevergore]

"Flathead County Sheriff Jim Dupont said Wednesday. ``The last I heard, it didn't take 30,000 rounds of ammo to kill a turkey.'' "

LOL, I dunno about that, I've run into some real tough birds before.....

NeverGore

[RCW2001]

another story cooked up to frighten people and give militias a bad name.

OR combined with this, US officials check American, foreign terror groups links , perhaps the Fed's are attempting to re-energize the militia groups in attempt to "update" their membership rousters.

Only a matter of time before we have a homeland 'terrorist' attack involving firearms and then the gov't will 'need' to protect us from 'those' firearms, too.

But then again, the 1st Amendment is about to be 'gutted' with CFR...might as well take care of that pesky 2nd Amendment while their at it...

[RCW2001]

Could Morris Dees be involved?

See bottom of linked article in post #5. He's affiliated with Southern Poverty Law Center...right?

[Poohbah]

My question is this: if everyone here is an "innocent dupe" of some Morris Dees-funded Svengali, are you saying that most "patriots" should be considered to be mentally incompetent?

If someone starts talking about killing judges...I'd probably arrange a quiet meeting with him that only I would walk away from...

[Aurelius]

Thanks for the link. And among the links to your link, what do we find? Morris Dees' SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER. The big-time operators in the militia scare business.

[Aurelius]

Put up my #8 before seeing your #6. It's gratifying to have my suspicion confirmed. Of course one doesn't need to be a rocket scientist to suspect Morris Dees of involvement in something like this.

[Aurelius]

THE CHURCH OF MORRIS DEES

[jdub]

I find it interesting that this group, which is described as being a loose knit one with no ties to any "organized" group and only has a few members, STILL manages to have a federal snitch in the ranks. Its almost enough to make one paranoid.

[Aurelius]

"Its almost enough to make one paranoid."

Anyone who isn't a little bit paranoid thase days has to be crazy.

An old joke but a good one, and particurlarly relevent in recent years. Right up there with Lily Tomlin's line: "I get more cynical all the time, but it's never enough to keep up."

Wasn't it claimed that at one time more members of the CPUSA were FBI agents than weren't?

[warchild9]

The joke here in the South is the Klan is half made up of first cousins and half FBI agents. The Kid.

[SharpEye]

Friday 3-1-02 - John Stadtmiller National Intelligence Report (2nd hour)

interview with David Burgert's mother, Phyllis Richards - (Retired in 1982 as an Army Captain)

http://arc2.m2ktalk.com/stadt/030102.m3u

[SharpEye]

From the interview this seems to be a classic Set-up and Frame Job by Governmnet Goon Squad.