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Nevilledog

(51,086 posts)
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 02:52 PM Mar 2021

While the Capitol Was Stormed, A Group of Men Gathered Near the Marine Corps War Memorial



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Mar 1, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Previously unpublished photos show a group of men, including one with an earpiece, gathered near Rosslyn during the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol

EXCLUSIVE: While the Capitol Was Stormed, A Group of Men Gathered Near the Marine Corps War Memorial
On Jan. 6, a group of ten or so men -- at least one of whom was wearing a tactical earpiece -- watched the storming of the U.S. Capitol from across the Potomac in Arlington. Previously unpublished...
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MORE: It’s not known what the men were doing there, but police responded after a caller reported suspicious activity. Federal prosecutors, meanwhile, say there was a “quick reaction force” of militia members stationed somewhere outside of D.C.


https://www.arlnow.com/2021/03/01/exclusive-while-the-capitol-was-stormed-a-group-of-men-gathered-near-the-marine-corps-war-memorial/


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While the Capitol Was Stormed, A Group of Men Gathered Near the Marine Corps War Memorial (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2021 OP
Ok internet tell us who these guys are. blueinredohio Mar 2021 #1
Seditiontracker.com is ON IT, blue Leghorn21 Mar 2021 #3
Thanks, Leghorn. I'm so hoping all these guys get caught and dealt with. blueinredohio Mar 2021 #7
I'm inclined to believe they were up to no good Cirque du So-What Mar 2021 #2
Yep, they were watching dalton99a Mar 2021 #4
More and more evidence that the attempted coup was coordinated by a command... brush Mar 2021 #5
Yes, and aren't there reports of plans for weapons to be delivered via more than one method? Grasswire2 Mar 2021 #6

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
3. Seditiontracker.com is ON IT, blue
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 03:06 PM
Mar 2021

Pretty clear evidence of the rumored Oath Keeper "quick reaction force". Just across the river with a visual line of sight to the Capitol.




blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)
7. Thanks, Leghorn. I'm so hoping all these guys get caught and dealt with.
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 04:30 PM
Mar 2021

Especially any congress people, attorneys general and Trumps cabal.

Cirque du So-What

(25,932 posts)
2. I'm inclined to believe they were up to no good
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 02:59 PM
Mar 2021

Hope the reporter got plenty of photos, including license plate numbers.

brush

(53,771 posts)
5. More and more evidence that the attempted coup was coordinated by a command...
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 03:09 PM
Mar 2021

structure apparently aware of results and ready to send in reserve forces if needed (a quick reaction force at the ready).

There's still a lot to be uncovered.

Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
6. Yes, and aren't there reports of plans for weapons to be delivered via more than one method?
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 03:17 PM
Mar 2021

From the Potomac, for one.

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