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nebenaube

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24. they were there

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 05:04 PM

Jul 2013

when I marched in Madison... it was surreal because I was there with insiders. I know why they were there, but it didn't feel good.

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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