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Denver, CO - At least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges.
one of the suspects told authorities they were "going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a ... rifle … sighted at 750 yards."
Law enforcement sources tell Maass that one of the suspects "was directly asked if they had come to Denver to kill Obama. He responded in the affirmative."
The story began emerging Sunday morning when Aurora police arrested 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell. He was driving a rented pickup truck in an erratic manner according to sources.
police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the names of other people and methamphetamine. One of the rifles is listed as stolen from Kansas.
Subsequently authorities went to the Cherry Creek Hotel to contact an associate of Gartrell's. But that man, who was wanted on numerous warrants, jumped out of a sixth floor hotel window. Law enforcement sources say the man broke an ankle in the fall and was captured moments later. Sources say he was wearing a ring with a swastika, and is thought to have ties to white supremacist organizations.
A third man -- an associate of Gartrell and the hotel jumper was also arrested. He told authorities that the two men "planned to kill Barack Obama at his acceptance speech."
That man, along with a woman, are also under arrest.
The Secret Service, FBI, ATF and the joint terrorism task force are all investigating the alleged plot.
The U.S. Attorney in Denver has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon.
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Aug 25, 2008 at 11:57 PM Anonymous Says:
it was just talk. nothing serious
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Aug 26, 2008 at 12:24 AM yoely Says:
Hey, how do you know? They belong to a white supremacist group, they would do anything to kill a person of a different race.
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Aug 26, 2008 at 03:13 AM Lock & Load Says:
Most of all this kinda news is to boost Obama...
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Aug 26, 2008 at 07:42 AM Anonymous Says:
" it was just talk. nothing serious"
Sure. Just a little "boys will be boys" stuff, right?
I have no use for Obama, but get real. These guys are terrorists, just as if they were Arab jihadis vowing to kill "infidels" in the name of Allah. At the very least, with the stolen gun, the meth and the phony licenses, they're criminals. Throw the book at them.
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Aug 26, 2008 at 08:23 AM Anonymous Says:
I have a hard time believing all this. The Manchurian Candidate (the original!!) comes back to haunt us?
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Aug 26, 2008 at 09:43 AM Anonymous Says:
“was directly asked if they had come to Denver to kill Obama. He responded in the affirmative.”
Doesn't this say "yes. We came to Denver to boost Onama's ratings"?
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Aug 26, 2008 at 10:09 AM Anonymous Says:
another democrat way to try to look like the underdog
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Aug 26, 2008 at 12:45 PM yidelmitn fidel Says:
These so called terrorists were 13 year olds upset at the idea that they were going to lose their job at a unnamed meat processing plant in Postville, OH.
They were threatened to be sent back to Kenya.
We can understand their feelings.
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Aug 26, 2008 at 01:50 PM benjy Says:
yidelmitn fidel Says:
These so called terrorists were 13 year olds upset at the idea that they were going to lose their job at a unnamed meat processing plant in Postville, OH.
They were threatened to be sent back to Kenya.
We can understand their feelings.
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postville is in iowa not ohio.
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Aug 26, 2008 at 01:53 PM ex frummie Says:
you people are nuts -if this was a jewish candidate there would be a hundred comments about how everyone is anti semites and lock these people up for life just shows what intolerant people you all are and im
very happy with my decision to be ex frummie
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Aug 26, 2008 at 04:01 PM anonymous Says:
i am sure the one that jumped and broke his ankle wouldve loved to have been dead because now he will be sitting for a very long time sorry buddy
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Aug 26, 2008 at 04:54 PM murray Says:
So just because you are ex frummie obligates you to be pro- Obama? You have given up one philosophy and traded it for another. I think you got the raw end of that deal..........maybe I can interset you in buying the Brooklyn Bridge?
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Aug 26, 2008 at 10:59 PM anonymous Says:
murray -none of your comments ever make sense im not frum anymore for my own reasons and im pro obama for very different reasons and you cant deny yor all intolerant and xenaphobic but when someone dares to be "anti semitic" you have a problem with THAT?
like i said im very happy to be ex frummie
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Aug 27, 2008 at 10:02 AM murray Says:
and I am suppossed to believe that your not being frum anymore and pro-Obama position are purely coincidental, there is no overlap, or connection of the two, in any way shape or form?
If that is what you are saying, I am willing to take you at your word, I am sorry but I see your pro Obama stance as a way to validate your ex frumness because Obama is Not good for frum Jews. You are entitled to your opinion, and I do NOT wish to offend.
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Aug 27, 2008 at 04:04 PM Milhouse Says:
Well, it turns out that there was no plot to kill Obama after all. The first commenter was right - these were just some druggies talking big.
Link here (let's see whether that works).