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So Appalling It's Hard to Know Where to Begin
posted Thursday, 31 March 2005
From the Petoskey News-Review in NW Michigan:
Norm Olson, senior adviser to the Michigan militia and pastor of a strong right-to-life church in Wolverine, said Tuesday he had put together an unarmed coalition of state militias that were prepared to storm the Florida hospice where Terri Schiavo has been left to die, and take her to a safe house.Thank heaven and the American Bar Association for that.
Olson said he needed only the OK from Schiavo's father, Robert Schindler, either directly or through his attorney David Gibbs, to put the plan, called "Operation Resurrection," into action on Sunday.
But Olson said Gibbs contacted the FBI instead of passing his message on to Schindler
Even more chilling later in the article:
"We would have overwhelmed the local law enforcement," Olson said, adding the militias would not have been armed.Why do I have the distinct feeling Gibbs just had a target painted on his back?
Olson said the other reason for the plan was to put Florida Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, the brother of the U.S. president, on the spot.
"He would have had to send in state police or the National Guard to turn us away," Olson said. "None of us believe that he is helpless. He is the chief officer of the state and has the power of executive clemency.(Jeb) Bush was a liar when he said he couldn't do it. He knows his office has to represent the people. And judges have to know they are not infallible. All this was thwarted by Gibbs."
These militias in many western and midwestern states aren't talked about much anymore in the RWCM, but as the above demonstrates, they're still plenty dangerous. Still willing to put themselves above the law and not particular about who might get hurt or killed in the process.
Domestic terrorism is as much a scourge of freedom as any Al Quaeda threat. And in some cases, is actively seeking an alliance.
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