So now if you store food you are a right wing
extremist?????
Barley hmmmmm....
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carolyn Hart)
> Subject: [piml] FBI Director Freeh Warns of Millennium Violence
>
> Thursday February 4 3:26 PM ET
>
> FBI Director Freeh Warns Of Millennium Violence
> By Patricia Wilson
>
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Louis Freeh warned Thursday
> that right-wing extremists, religious cults or apocalyptic groups could
> turn
> to violence to fulfill their prophecies of Armageddon as the year 2000
> approaches.
>
> At a congressional hearing on counter-terrorism, Freeh cited ``rogue
> terrorists'' such as Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden -- blamed by
> Washington for the bombing of two American embassies in East Africa
> last year -- as probably the most urgent risk to U.S. interests. But he
> said
> the domestic threat could not be ignored, especially as the millennium
> approached.
>
> ``The possibility of an indigenous group like Aum Supreme Truth cannot
> be excluded,'' he said, referring to the cult responsible for a nerve
> gas
> attack in the Tokyo subway system in March, 1995.
>
> ``With the coming of the next millennium, some religious/apocalyptic
> groups or individuals may turn to violence as they seek to achieve
> dramatic effects to fulfill their prophecies,'' he said.
>
> Freeh expressed dismay at a ``pattern of racist elements'' seeping into
> the
> U.S. militia movement most of which, he said, had no racial overtones
> and
> did not espouse bigotry.
>
> But he discussed at length ``a disturbing trend'' toward the
> pseudo-religion
> of Christian Identity -- and other hate philosophies -- that provided
> both a
> religious base for racism and anti-Semitism as well as an ideological
> rationale for violence against minorities.
>
> ``Many white supremacist groups adhere to the Christian Identity belief
> system, which holds that the world is on the verge of a final
> apocalyptic
> struggle ... and teaches that the white race is the chosen race of
> God,'' he
> said.
>
> Many of those who believe in this credo are engaged in survivalist and
> paramilitary training, storing foodstuffs and supplies and caching
> weapons
> and ammunition.
>
> Freeh said that as 1999 came to a close, Identity's more extreme
> members could prepare for Armageddon by carrying out armed robberies
> to finance the upcoming battle, destroying government property and
> targeting Jews and non-whites.
>
> The FBI had ``little credible intelligence'' at this time indicating
> that
> terrorists, either domestic or international, were preparing to attack
> the
> United States, the director said.
>
> But he added that ``a growing number -- while still small -- of 'lone
> offender' and extremist splinter elements of right-wing groups have been
> identified as possessing or attempting to develop or use'' chemical,
> biological or nuclear weapons.
>
> Attorney General Janet Reno, who also appeared before the Senate
> Appropriations subcommittee, said a terrorist attack using a biological
> weapon might not be immediately apparent with far-reaching impact on
> victims and emergency personnel.
>
> ``In fact, we have found recently the mere threat of the use of
> unconventional weapons can cause concern and panic. Threats to release
> harmful biological or chemical substances cannot be ignored,'' she said.
> Freeh said the FBI dealt with an ``anthrax warning letter'' somewhere in
> the country almost every day.
>
> U.S. officials had to be able ``to match wits with the bad guys,'' Reno
> said.
>
> She appealed to the Senate panel to approve funds for a National
> Domestic Preparedness Office to be led by the FBI to provide
> coordination and a single point of contact for state and local
> communities.
>
> http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a36ba3cd55fec.htm
