-Caveat Lector- FBI Task Force to Target NW Hate Groups UPI 22-DEC-98 SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 22 (UPI) _ FBI agents have confirmed that a special task force is being formed in the Northwest to handle the growing number of domestic terrorism cases in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and Montana. The Spokane Spokesman-Review newspaper reported today that details have not been revealed, but special agents say the force will monitor anti-government and white supremacy groups that have been behind acts of terrorism in the region over the past 16 years. Special Agent Burdena Pasenelli told the newspaper ``This is the first time in the history of the FBI that two field offices have come together to form a task force to look at an ongoing criminal problem.'' The force will reportedly involve the participation of at least three dozen federal, state and local officers from three states. It will use offices in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Helena, Mont. Of the three acts of domestic terrorism reported in the United States in 1996, two occurred in Spokane when members of a militia group bombed buildings and robbed banks. Four men believed to have ties to anti- government groups were convicted of the crimes. The third incident was the pipe bomb explosion at the Olympics in Atlanta that killed one person. Spokane's FBI agents have increased from five a decade ago to nearly a dozen and Coeur d'Alene, which had just one FBI agent in 1984, now has seven agents. The additional agents were assigned after Congress approved funding for 500 new agents nationwide following the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. North Idaho is home to the Aryan Nations white supremacist group. __ Copyright 1998 United Press International. ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
