Posted on 08/12/2011 5:39:07 AM PDT by marktwain
“An FBI Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force handout being distributed to Colorado military surplus store owners lists the purchase of popular preparedness items and firearms accessories as ‘suspicious’ and ‘potential indicators of terrorist activities,’” an exclusive report by Oath Keepers reveals.
Essentially, the government is conflating Americans who believe in being prepared for disruptions in normal circumstances with potential domestic enemies who bear scrutiny, and are recruiting those they patronize to spy and snitch on their customers. As potential terrorists. For such suspicious activities as buying storable food. And paying in legal tender.
This is not a new tactic. Oath Keepers themselves have been targets of a campaign to portray their organization and membership as “militia extremists” and haters, due in large part to the smear efforts by the Southern Poverty Law Center. It has been used against people who champion the Constitution and warn against the United Nations. And it’s not confined to the FBI, but is also used by the Department of Homeland Security and so-called “Fusion Centers” and…
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“Now apparently I’m going to end up on a watch list?”
We are here. We already are.
“which means they’re being played for fools”
I don’t think they are being played for fools. They have been politicians with badges for a long time. They crave press coverage and this plays to the press.
Look at how they acted in Wisconsin simply because the union was asked to pay just a small portion of their own support. Imagine what the welfare freeloaders are going to do when they're asked to cut back on their free handouts.
I just hope they have my name spelled right.
Bfl.
There was a woman who lived a couple miles from me who was a prepper. She died and they sold her stuff at an auction, including her survival food, it went really high and had multiple bidders. There are more Preppers than people think.
Sheesh, there’s an entire Prepper community on YouTube. I subscribe to maybe two dozen different channels.
I’ll be waiting for the FBI knock on my door...
Won’t matter if your name is spelled right, I’d be surprised if half the agents in Emperor bammy’s FBI can read.
One doesn’t need to read to follow orders and pull triggers.
“Bureau of Justice Assistance”
Why was I not aware there was such a group?
Here is why, they pay local/state government with grants to do their bidding: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/funding/index.html
General Funding Information
Current and Upcoming Funding Opportunities
FY 2010 Grant Awards
Important Progress Reporting Announcement for BJA Grant Recipients
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What country did this type of thing? Was it Germany before WWII? You answer.
Bfl.
ping
The left attempts to define anyone who is against them as a terrorist.
This means that they will have to investigate Costco and Sam’s customers because both sell”prepper” storable food. I wonder how members of the Al Gore loving Costco set will like being considered potential terrorists.
The wider the definition, the more rabbit chasing they will do. Then comes “We don’t have enough staff to chase all of these rabbits, you must increase our funding.”
And sometimes I wear a black hat and carry a backpack!
I don’t know about you, but anyone who would pay any attention whatsoever to anything that the Southern Poverty Law Center has to say about prepping, are exactly the people I and many others are prepping to defend ourselves from WTSHTF....
Come git some...
Skippy and Buffy???
Terrorists???
O M G !!
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