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I was reading the latest revelations from the U.S. Attorney's office in re their case against the Hutaree 8. And my conclusion? Sheesh, what a crock. If what the feds have released so far constitutes their case for sedition then some if not all of these defendants will walk, assuming of course they don't get so intimidated by the threats of lengthy prison terms they plead out in exchange for leniency.

This is nothing. Hating the government is as old and commonplace as American society itself. So, good luck with that feds. You may end up with a Randy Weaver/Ruby Ridge acquittal on your hands unless you get a very gullible jury or the defense team just blows it utterly. My opinion as things stand now.

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Feds use fear of militias, Islamist terror groups for political advantage and as a means of control - Detroit News (George Hunter)

The story includes the usual quotes from the Southern Poverty Law Center, academics, police and the usual federal alphabet soup of law enforcers who all claim that Michigan is awash in "homegrown terror groups" saying there are 47 of them out there in total. So watch your neighbors, strangers, co-workers, and immigrants folks and be sure to report them to the authorities just in case they're terrorists.

And just to make the whole government approved formulaic news story complete newsman Hunter rehashes the books, DVDs and other reputed terrorist paraphernalia`just for good measure. Hunter makes sure to include that "evidence" seized included "...DVDs titled 'Waco' at the home of alleged Hutaree leader David Stone Sr., along with copies of the novel 'The Turner Diaries' and a book of Adolf Hitler's speeches at the Indiana home of defendant Thomas Piatek, according to court records made public last week." Hey, thanks for that intel George, go get your nugs from Janet Napolitano.

Do we look through the book shelves of everyone the government arrests? Maybe we should from now on. The Detroit News should now include that info in every crime story they publish. Seems fair to me.

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Ann Arbor.com has a pretty good list of the items seized from the Hutaree Militia arrestees. Taking firearms, ammunition, knives, swords and other obvious weapons I can see. Illegal items like drugs I can see too. But what about all this other stuff? Like books about Nazis and Hitler. Computers, cameras, uniforms, books about military subjects. None of that stuff is illegal by the way. So why is it noted? Why was it seized? In order to parade it all out in front of the media in order to scare and alarm and prejudice the public who will ultimately be the jury for these defendants is my hunch.

Think I'm blowing smoke here? Okay dear reader, consider this mind experiment. Think about your own home. How would you like it if federal agents and cops went through all of your drawers, garage, basement, attic and storage areas and seized for public display all of your DVDs, video tapes, books. magazines, private photos, computer hard-drives and printed out a list of every website you've ever visited?

And so-called "bomb making materials"? I'll bet a reasonably bright individual could build a simple bomb out of ordinary and typical household items commonly found in everybody's kitchen or garage. Could we cobble all that stuff together and say you had "bomb-making materials" in your house? Yes indeed. Do you have a gun or knife? Who did you plan to kill with it? See what I mean? This whole thing is BS. The gov should save these displays for presentation in a court of law where the defendant's legal counsel is present to give it some context. But don't bet on it.

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The Detroit News is reporting that in addition to taking over three counties, assassinating the entire Hudson, Michigan police force, and thereby causing Jesus to return, the Hutaree Militia (all nine of them) also offered to jail-break a confined bomb-making ex-felon too! Wow.

The more the feds reveal their case the more absurd this whole conspiracy thing seems. Leaving aside the apocalyptic return of the deity, accomplishing everything on the ever increasing list the US Attorney's office is providing the media is starting to strain credulity. And keep in mind when you hear all this stuff from the feds through the media that according to relatives the Hutaree commander-in-chief often couldn't even "keep a decent vehicle running" to get to and from work too. And we've already seen the condition of his homestead. But even so, we are told, he/they still had the wherewithal to launch this vast conspiracy of murder, mayhem, terrorism, sedition, treason and bring about a religious apocalypse. And as the Fed's list gets longer and longer it should start to make people wonder about who is really more out of touch with reality in this case.

The feds put an informant inside the group and then recorded every outburst, empty boast, rant, rave and remark and used it to indict them all. But, as previously noted, a good prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich if need be. And whatever else federal law enforcement may be it seems to be good enough to indict these talkative and overwrought types who's principal activity seems to be running their mouths about politics and dressing up in camouflage and posing for pictures with their rifles instead of working a little harder to improve their standard of living.

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"He was a struggling Michigan resident. He could not keep a decent vehicle running," ... How do you get the money to buy four bombs?"

I was thinking the same kind of thoughts myself this morning while re-reading news accounts from Ann Arbor.com, Detroit News, WSJ, AP and some other sources about the Hutaree arrests. If you look at the picture of David Stone Sr. decked out in his tiger-stripe camouflage fatigues and spit-shined jump boots taking aim with his scoped AR it raises in me the same question Stone's brother raised in his Detroit News interview. How and where does he get the money for all this? Sure people use their income to buy what they want instead of what they truly need, but still... That AR rig he has in the picture goes for $2,500 (retail price, maybe slightly less used) and the spit-shined jump boots and the camo outfit are at least $200 more. And yet Stone lives in a dilapidated house trailer surrounded by junked appliances, old cars and stuff. And yet to re-quote his bro, "can't keep a decent vehicle running".

There's nothing wrong with these guys and Michigan people in general that a decent full employment economy wouldn't remedy rather quickly. Witch-hunts by the feds sparked by over heated private comments recorded by agent-provocateurs and other such stuff may be what Obama and his media allies need and want right now, but the real issue for people who care is to get people like Stone and company back to work at gainful employment.

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How the Left Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the FBI - Independent Institute (Anthony Gregory)
"And so when a progressive like Rachel Maddow cheers that the Michigan militia members can be indicted and imprisoned without having done anything violent, when she reports that the FBI has infiltrated this group for months and stepped in to arrest them just in the nick of time, we should not be too surprised when she fails to make the obvious connection, and fails to be the least bit skeptical of the federal government’s police agents infiltrating a group for months only to discover that that group’s members are saying things about government that amount to “seditious conspiracy.” What kind of Orwellian world is it when the government can arrest people accused only of planning to commit violence against government agents and unleash a “civil war” that we all know is only a fantasy?"

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The Hutaree Militia wanted to "take over" three Michigan counties and force the Feds to start a war to remove them. No kidding, this what the US attorney said in court yesterday according to reports on AnnArbor.com. That is militarily take over three Michigan counties. With just nine core members. Nine. The more this story plays out the more ridiculous the state's case seems. I think the Obama justice department needed a scape-goat and these goofs fit the bill. This fubar militia group don't look capable of taking over their home base of Clayton, Michigan (pop. 303) let alone Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Washtenaw counties.

What really happened is that this fubar commando club went out in the woods shot off their rifles and then shot their mouths off later over beers. Too bad for them that they had a FBI snitch recording all this loud empty "seditious" talk. That's what really happened here IMO. And as for the cop murder & funeral ambush plans? Well, nearby Jackson had a cop funeral just a few weeks ago, remember? If the Hutaree truly wanted to go that route why didn't they bomb that funeral?

What it really comes down to in my opinion is that these goofs shot their mouths off to the wrong people, (an FBI snitch), had "enemies" (I.e.- ex-wives, rival militias, et. al.) who were ready willing and able to rat 'em out, and they happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time politically (Leviathan needed a scape-goat for propaganda purposes.) And so, too bad for the Hutaree. That perfect storm of circumstances may yet result in some lengthy prison time.

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Feds had undercover agent inside Hutaree 9 group say the Associated Press & Ann Arbor.com.

Based on what the news stories say the Feds don't seem to have much else except for an undercover snitch and a pissed off ex-wife. So we'll see what the Feds really have (other than the Obama administration's need to find a bogeyman to scare people) in the way of evidence against them if and when this whole mess goes to trial. And despite the mass media propaganda campaign not everyone thinks this case is a slam dunk.

And, just to poison the well further, it is reported that one of Hutaree 9 may have shot a feral cat. Anyone who'd kill a wild cat in cold-blood is definitely a danger to national security, you see.

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The "Hutaree" Militia suspects finally named & charged - Ann Arbor.com

All nine of 'em. I am really gonna watch these people's trials closely, assuming that they even get one. Given the penalties involved, plea agreements are much more likely. And also for the life of me it still looks to me like this whole "conspiracy" is just a father and his two sons being set up by a pissed-off and scorned ex-wife along with a few hangers-on and family friends. These guys go out in the woods shoot their rifles and "train" and such and then talk shit over beers when it's over. But we'll see.

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The feds have launched a series of massive raids on homes throughout Lenawee and Hillsdale counties. An undisclosed number of so-called "Christian Militia" members have been arrested. No names were given nor charges announced. - Detroit News & Ann Arbor.com

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Michigan Township officials turn to militia members to help find missing man - AnnArbor.com

Go Daddy no longer will register domain names in China - Washington Post

" Go Daddy will cease registering Web sites in China in response to intrusive new government rules that require applicants to provide extensive personal data, including photographs of themselves."

UK group to "donate" member's votes to Third World inhabitants - Brainiac

"Brits who sign up will be assigned a citizen of one of the three countries, chosen at random, who will instruct them how to vote by phone."