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KharmaTrain

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21. Ain't That Something...

Reply to Posteritatis (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 06:54 AM

Jul 2013

...the lead wouldn't get the same amount of poutrage if it stated "FBI prevent Houston shooting"...can't make it seem like the "police state" is stomping us into the ground if you represent the story properly...

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FBI Files Show Snipers Targeted Occupy Houston [View all] East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 OP

So, peaceful protesters demanding change in the way the financial system is run, PDJane Jul 2013 #1

Have you heard of the Patriot Act? TBF Jul 2013 #13

:-) arely staircase Jul 2013 #2

So we should just shut up about it? East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #3

You could have mentioned that in the OP. randome Jul 2013 #22

If it'll make you feel better, East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #23

here is a scenario arely staircase Jul 2013 #32

psssst Zorra Jul 2013 #39

The Debate Club winner! randome Jul 2013 #43

That link is filled with some serious batshit crazy Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #4

I find that the idea of a sniper having cross hairs on me to be far worse... L0oniX Jul 2013 #5

they were there nebenaube Jul 2013 #24

Ah, the "proud" tradition of FBI snipers targeting unarmed civilians. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2013 #6

I can't tell from the article if it was them, or if they were tracking others doing that. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2013 #9

Ain't That Something... KharmaTrain Jul 2013 #21

Definitely is a fascinatingly ambiguous bit of headline writing. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2013 #25

Even if prevented, where are the prosecutions? Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #33

maybe it turned out there was nothing to prevent nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #34

So the FBI prevented someone from attempting to kill protesters? randome Jul 2013 #7

They should have been informed. East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #8

K&R'd! snot Jul 2013 #10

great exposition. thank you! nashville_brook Jul 2013 #15

So somebody planned it. Igel Jul 2013 #11

So if the FBI learns that some goofball is talking about having a sniper kill you, snot Jul 2013 #12

If it's two yahoos who live 2000 miles away, probably no need to freak the occupy people out, nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #36

If the FBI knows about threats by 2 yahoos 2000 mis. away, snot Jul 2013 #37

They can read Free Republic. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #38

I've seen snipers on roofs at lots of protests, from protesting Bush when he was in kas125 Jul 2013 #14

And we still don't know who conspired to murder these activists? Why is that? DirkGently Jul 2013 #16

The question I had when this first came to my attention.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #17

maybe they looked into it and it was bullshit arely staircase Jul 2013 #19

Then let's have the FBI tell us who it was and their grounds for dismissing it. snot Jul 2013 #26

all sorts of conceivable and legitimate reasons for them not to do that arely staircase Jul 2013 #27

Well, when a guy threatened me by phone...... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #40

please see post 32 nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #42

^ Wilms Jul 2013 #18

This is what happens when you speak out against the criminal banksters. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #20

what happens? nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #28

If you are targeted the FBI will ignore it. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #29

no evidence of that nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #30

There is no evidence of a lot of things that people believe nonetheless. nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #31

Carry a AK47 UglyGreed Jul 2013 #35

FBI ever get its story straight about that unarmed guy they shot 7 times? Octafish Jul 2013 #41