Plot to Kill Obama Uncovered, Feds Say

[Pun]

Caught this while checking my email:

WASHINGTON (Oct. 27) - Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday.
In all, the two men whom officials described as neo-Nazi skinheads planned to kill 88 people — 14 by beheading, according to documents unsealed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Tenn. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.
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The spree, which initially targeted an unidentified predominantly African-American school, was to end with the two men driving toward Obama, "shooting at him from the windows," the documents show.
"Both individuals stated they would dress in all-white tuxedos and wear top hats during the assassination attempt," the court complaint states. "Both individuals further stated they knew they would and were willing to die during this attempt."
An Obama spokeswoman traveling with the senator in Pennsylvania had no immediate comment.

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Sheriffs' deputies in Crockett County, Tenn., arrested the two suspects — Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of Helena-West Helena, Ark. — Oct. 22 on unspecified charges. "Once we arrested the defendants and suspected they had violated federal law, we immediately contacted federal authorities," said Crockett County Sheriff Troy Klyce.

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The two were charged by federal authorities Monday with possessing an unregistered firearm, conspiring to steal firearms from a federally licensed gun dealer, and threatening a candidate for president.
Cowart and Schlesselman were being held without bond. Agents seized a rifle, a sawed-off shotgun and three pistols from the men when they were arrested. Authorities alleged the two men were preparing to break into a gun shop to steal more.

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Jasper Taylor, city attorney in Bells, said Cowart was arrested Wednesday. He was held for a few days in Bells, then moved over the weekend to another facility.
Until his arrest, Cowart lived with his grandparents in a southern, rural part of the county, Taylor said, adding that Cowart apparently never graduated from high school. He moved away, possibly to Arkansas or Texas, then returned over the summer, Taylor said.
Attorney Joe Byrd, who has been hired to represent Cowart, said in a written statement that he was was investigating the charges against his client and would have no further comment. Messages left on two telephone numbers listed under Cowart's name were not immediately returned.

No telephone number for Schlesselman in Helena-West Helena could be found immediately.
The court documents say the two men met about a month ago on the Internet and found common ground in their shared "white power" and "skinhead" philosophy.
The numbers 14 and 88 are symbols in skinhead culture, referring to a 14-word phrase attributed to an imprisoned white supremacist: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children" and to the eighth letter of the alphabet, H. Two "8''s or "H''s stand for "Heil Hitler."

Court records say Cowart and Schlesselman also bought nylon rope and ski masks to use in a robbery or home invasion to fund their spree, during which they allegedly planned to go from state to state and kill people. Agents said the skinheads did not name the African-American school they were targeting.
Jim Cavanaugh, special agent in charge of the Nashville, Tenn., field office for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, said authorities took the threats very seriously.
"They said that would be their last, final act — that they would attempt to kill Sen. Obama," Cavanaugh said. "They didn't believe they would be able to do it, but that they would get killed trying."

He added: "They seemed determined to do it. Even if they were just to try it, it would be a trail of tears around the South."
An ATF affidavit filed in the case says Cowart and Schlesselman told investigators the day they were arrested they had shot at a glass window at Beech Grove Church of Christ, a congregation of about 60 black members in Brownsville, Tenn.
Nelson Bond, the church secretary and treasurer, said no one was at the church when the shot was fired. Members found the bullet had shattered the glass in the church's front door when they arrived for evening Bible study.
"We have been on this site for about 120 years, and we have never had a problem like this before," said Bond, 53 and a church member for 45 years.
The investigation is continuing, and more charges are possible, Cavanaugh said. He said there's no evidence — so far — that others were willing to assist Cowart and Schlesselman with the plot.

At this point, there does not appear to be any formal assassination plan, Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren said.
"Whether or not they had the capability or the wherewithal to carry out an attack remains to be seen," he said.
Zahren said the statements about the assassination came out in interviews after the men were arrested last week.

The Secret Service became involved in the investigation once it was clear that an Obama assassination attempt was part of the plot. Obama received a Secret Service detail in May 2007, the earliest a candidate has ever been assigned protection, in part because of his status as a prominent black candidate.
"We don't discount anything," Zahren said, adding that it's one thing for the defendants to make statements, but it's not the same as having an organized assassination plan.

Helena-West Helena, on the Mississippi River in east Arkansas' Delta, is in one of the nation's poorest regions, trailing even parts of Appalachia in its standard of living. Police Chief Fred Fielder said he had never heard of Schlesselman.
However, the reported threat of attacking a school filled with black students worried Fielder. Helena-West Helena, with a population of 12,200, is 66 percent black. "Predominantly black school, take your pick," he said.

(Just print-screened the pictures out of their flash.)

[Churchill]

lol

[Kaylia]

Both individuals stated they would dress in all-white tuxedos and wear top hats during the assassination attempt

At least they wanted to go out with style.

[Kurp]

The dude in the first pic looks like he's wearing makeup.

[Aerin]

Have fun in jail.

[Marcicus]

lol

pretty much sums it up.

[Guitarman]

The line "never graduated from high school and moved to arkansas" made me crack up laughing.

[Tekki]

I wonder how many "attempts" the secret service or FBI stop on a weekly basis.

[Plow]

The dude in the first pic looks like he's wearing makeup.

I definitely thought it was a picture of a hot butch chick as I was reading the article not looking directly at it.

[Septimus]

The dude in the first pic looks like he's wearing makeup.

My first thought when I saw that picture was "killer machine wielding neo-Nazi trannie!"

[archibaldcrane]

I definitely thought it was a picture of a hot butch chick

I still think it is, minus the "hot" part.

[Plow]

I still think it is, minus the "hot" part.

thanks for cutting out the key modifier there buddy ><

[Lordender]

I am not surprised to say the least.

[Brill Weave]

Best part is that guy in the first picture looks like he's wearing lipstick. Reminds me of the guy from Silence of the Lambs. Obama puts the lotion in the basket or it gets the hose again.....

[Null]

I had an employee that looked just like the first one. Scary because I'm half black. I ended up firing him because he started calling customers "niggers" and thought it was no big deal.

In all honesty, I wouldn't be surprised if that actually IS him.

[Lordwafik]

I don't understand skin heads.

Are their beliefs tied into their religion, if so, is it a form of christianity?
If it is christianity, what version are they reading where it puts white man above all instead of equals with their fellow man?
Are they racist towards natives of the countries? Do they just not want ethnics living in the land they claim? It's kind of hypocritical to want to send out ethnics when they're not even natives, whites are from europe.

[ZarakiKujata]

I don't understand skin heads.

Are their beliefs tied into their religion, if so, is it a form of christianity?
If it is christianity, what version are they reading where it puts white man above all instead of equals with their fellow man?
Are they racist towards natives of the countries? Do they just not want ethnics living in the land they claim? It's kind of hypocritical to want to send out ethnics when they're not even natives, whites are from europe.

Most of these people aren't really good thinkers, hence the hypocrisy, alot of them most likely don't even realize that they are being hypocritical, that christianity does not preach this shit etc. It's a similiar principle to Wahhabi madrassahs all over the Middle East; these kids are jaded about the world because of their shitty environment and fall in with those who promise them a better future. But apparently the white power movement is trying to change to be more appealing nowadays, they are losing their hardon for Hitler/nazi stuff and toning down some stuff about co-existing with ethnics.

Seriously though, do these people not realize that killing Obama before he does anything as President will make him a martyr and set back their own cause by decades? I mean let him become President, who knows he might turn out to be mediocre, but they kill him, beyond the college student/black riots that will happen immediately that will make the Vietnam era and the Rodney King ruling aftermath look peaceful, historians will really see him as the next Messiah lol.

[Guitarman]

I don't understand skin heads.

Are their beliefs tied into their religion, if so, is it a form of christianity?
If it is christianity, what version are they reading where it puts white man above all instead of equals with their fellow man?
Are they racist towards natives of the countries? Do they just not want ethnics living in the land they claim? It's kind of hypocritical to want to send out ethnics when they're not even natives, whites are from europe.

Well look at the line i quoted above, the main guy in the article never finished high school, so these people are fairly dumb to begin with. I think alot of their thinking comes from Hitler; they view him as some sort of great leader with his "white is the pure race" garbage. The religious aspect they throw around is just a flimsy attempt to justify their views. Which is sad, because other less intelligent people will try to point at skinheads and claim religion is bad and everyone is like these idiots.

There was a famous movie; I forget the title, was about a guy that was a skinhead and had a son that grew up a skinhead. The dad got tossed into prison and raped, then mended his ways. Was based on a true story...wish i could remember the name. If someone knows the movie title i strongly suggest you watch it; gives a good insight on the pure closeminded hatred going through these people's minds.

[Deftscythe]

Well look at the line i quoted above, the main guy in the article never finished high school, so these people are fairly dumb to begin with. I think alot of their thinking comes from Hitler; they view him as some sort of great leader with his "white is the pure race" garbage. The religious aspect they throw around is just a flimsy attempt to justify their views. Which is sad, because other less intelligent people will try to point at skinheads and claim religion is bad and everyone is like these idiots.

There was a famous movie; I forget the title, was about a guy that was a skinhead and had a son that grew up a skinhead. The dad got tossed into prison and raped, then mended his ways. Was based on a true story...wish i could remember the name. If someone knows the movie title i strongly suggest you watch it; gives a good insight on the pure closeminded hatred going through these people's minds.

You mean American History X? Sounds like what you're talking about but they were brothers, not father and son.

[Null]

I think you might be talking about American History X. But they were brothers. Really is a good movie. I think most have or should have seen it by now.

Fuck, got beat to it. I fail...