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MILITIA'S VIOLENT PLOT DISRUPTED IN ALASKA

• The Washington Monthly
Four leaders of the Fairbanks-based "Alaska Peacekeeper's Militia" are now in custody, charged with conspiring to commit murder, kidnapping and arson. Their plot, by all accounts, was pretty serious. (thanks to E.D. for the tip) Federal agents made extensive recordings of Fairbanks militia members plotting to kill or kidnap judges and Alaska State Troopers and burn their houses, according to documents filed in court Friday. [...] The militia members amassed high-powered weaponry, including grenades and .30- and .50-caliber machine guns, with which to carry out retaliatory strikes against law enforcement officials, according to court documents. One of the leaders of the militia, Francis "Schaeffer" Cox, was arrested on a gun charge a year ago, but failed to show up for a court appearance. That, apparently, led to what the militia called the "241" (two for one) plan. According to the criminal complaint, the militia was supposed to "respond to attempts to arrest or kill [

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Comment by tittiger
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I think the  real "PLOT" is for the media to demonize the militia. Plain and simple.

Why do they not talk the same way about the violence of the state? The initator of the violence.