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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid the FBI know of a plot to assassinate key figures in Occupy?
An article in the Digital Journal reports: FBI knew of assassination plot against Occupy but gave no warning:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation knew of a plot to assassinate members of the Occupy Wall Street at protests around the United States but did not inform the potential victims of the threats to their lives.
The shocking revelation was buried deep within documents released to the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF), a human and civil rights advocacy organization, after the group filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Last week, Digital Journal reported that the documents obtained by PCJF detailed how the FBI cooperated with the Department of Homeland Security, US military and private corporations to monitor and investigate Occupy Wall Street protesters as "domestic terrorists" and "criminals." The documents prove that federal agencies are "functioning as a de facto intelligence arm of Wall Street and corporate America," PCJF said.
Thorough analyses of the documents has now revealed a heavily redacted file that clearly mentions a plan to use snipers to assassinate Occupy protesters. The names of the groups or individuals involved in the murderous plot have been redacted, so it is impossible to identify them at this time. What is known is that the FBI never alerted any of the potential victims of the danger to their lives.
The first reference to this alleged plot I've been able to find is an article on Russia Today: FBI classified information about OWS assassination plot, also this video report:
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Did the FBI know of a plot to assassinate key figures in Occupy? (Original Post)
LongTomH
Jan 2013
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elleng
(130,138 posts)1. Think they'd tell us voluntarily?
dreamnightwind
(4,775 posts)2. K & R for visibility - nt