http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3952ba030364.htm Gun-Toting Panthers Threaten Unrest As Graham Death Put on Hold News/Current Events News Source: NewsMax.com Published: 6/22/00 Author: Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff Posted on 06/22/2000 18:14:43 PDT by kattracks Surrounded by gun-toting members of the New Black Panther Party, Minister Quanell X warned demonstrators outside the Huntsville, Texas death house that there might be "civil unrest" if Gary Graham is executed Thursday night. Just moments before Minister X told demonstrators with children to leave the scene, Graham's execution was temporarily put on hold. The warning came as the Panther leader told Fox News Channel his entourage was armed and its weapons were loaded: "I asked the people to get out of the way because if civil unrest takes place we don't want children to be trampled, children to be hurt. So I asked for anyone with children present to take the children away from the confrontational lines." When asked if his Panther entourage was armed, Minister X said, "You know, I saw the Ku Klux Klan. They were riding in a bus behind us. And they were armed. You're damned right, we're armed." Asked if the group's guns were loaded, Quanell X said, "No wise general would come before the whole world and divulge all of his strategic plans to the world. But I would have to be a damned fool to allow men to come up here with empty guns." Last Friday Quanell X led 15 AK-47 toting Panthers clad in black paramilitary gear in a march on the Texas state GOP convention in the heart of downtown Houston. Tonight, the Panther leader said he didn't know how the protesters would react to Graham's execution, but added, "Whatever happens here, you can't blame anybody here. You have to blame (GOP presidential candidate) George Bush. You have to blame a wicked criminal justice system....." It appeared that Minister X was unaware of the temporary halt in Graham's execution as he issued his warnings. Just minutes earlier word from Gov. Bush's office announced that Graham's lawyer had filed a civil suit against the Texas State Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, which could interrupt the execution for up to thirty days. After Minister X spoke to reporters, the gun-toting Panthers attempted to circle the Huntsville prison facility, in what many feared was an attempt to confront a group of pro-death penalty Ku Klux Klan demonstrators nearby. But the Panthers soon returned to their vehicles and any violent confrontation was averted for the moment. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions 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, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== 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