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08-25-2008, 09:34 PM #1
BREAKING: Assassination Plot Against Obama?
Possible Obama connection in gun arrest
By Felisa Cardona
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 08/25/2008 06:49:10 PM MDT
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks to the media in Moline, Ill., Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. (AP | Alex Brandon)Federal authorities have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday afternoon amid reports that a fortunate traffic stop by Aurora Police may have disrupted an assassination attempt against Barack Obama.
KUSA-TV is reporting that two men have been arrested on weapons charges after the traffic stop early Sunday.
The first man, identified by the station as Tharin Gartrell, 28, was charged with suspicion of being a felon in possession of a weapon after police found two rifles, a high-powered scope and methamphetamine in his car after the traffic stop.
When police accompanied Gartrell to his hotel in Glendale, a second man jumped from a window and was injured in a four-story fall, according to the station. That man was then arrested, but has not been identified by police.
Federal authorities are refusing to comment about why they believe the case is possibly tied to an assassination plot, but scheduled a news conference for 4 p.m. Tuesday.
http://www.denverpost.com/politicswestnews/ci_10300246
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08-25-2008, 09:38 PM #2
Police investigate possible plot to kill Obama
By Judi Villa, Rocky Mountain News , April M. Washington, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Originally published 05:15 p.m., August 25, 2008
Updated 06:42 p.m., August 25, 2008
(photo) Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. smiles as he arrives for dinner at a restaurant in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
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Authorities are investigating a possible threat against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Aurora police arrested a longtime drug user Sunday afternoon during a routine traffic stop where the man was seen "weaving," sources said. Two possible other accomplices also were arrested, according to police.
Police found four weapons, including two rifles and two handguns, in a rented pickup.
That arrest then led authorities to a second man staying at the Cherry Creek Hotel at 600 South Colorado Blvd in Glendale. When authorities knocked on the man's door, they say he jumped out of his sixth floor window, landing on an awning and running from the scene. They say they soon found him with a broken ankle. He too was arrested.
One of the suspects has been identified as 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell.
Police found a rifle in the man's pickup and methamphetamine. The man allegedly made comments about Sen. Obama, but sources wouldn't say what they were.
It was enough, however, to make police believe the man might have been plotting to somehow harm Obama.
A second source told CBS4 News that they are concerned they may have come upon a possible "assasination plot."
Authorities were tight-lipped about the arrest, refusing to divulge details or confirm the man's name.
The man has not been charged with any plot to harm Obama, 47. The man is facing drug and weapons charges.
The Secret Service, ATF and U.S. Attorney's Office are investigating.
Brian Maass of CBS4 News contributed to this report.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2 ... ill-obama/
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08-25-2008, 09:38 PM #3
A Somali Muslim was found dead in his hotel room with a pound of cyanide, enough to kill hundreds if distributed properly. The FBI said it was not terrorist related....yeah, riiggghhht!!
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08-25-2008, 09:42 PM #4A Somali Muslim was found dead in his hotel room with a pound of cyanide, enough to kill hundreds if distributed properly. The FBI said it was not terrorist related....yeah, riiggghhht!!
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08-25-2008, 09:47 PM #5
Denver coroner rules Ottawa man's cyanide death a suicide
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Brendan Kennedy, The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
OTTAWA - The coroner in Denver, Colorado, ruled on Wednesday that the 29-year-old Ottawa man who was found dead in a Denver hotel room from cyanide poisoning committed suicide.
Saleman Abdirahman Dirie was found in Room 408 of the Burnsley Hotel on the morning of Aug. 11, and his death spurred controversy on both sides of the border because of its closeness to the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Denver and b ecause he used cyanide, which is considered a potential chemical weapon to be used in a terrorist attack.
Last week the coroner confirmed cyanide poisoning as the cause of death.
As far as the Denver Police are concerned, the coroner's ruling puts an end to the investigation into Mr. Dirie's death.
"We're done with the investigation now that we've got the coroner's results," said Denver Police Detective Sharon Hahn.
Last week, Mr. Dirie's family told the Citizen that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia three years ago, that he had travelled to Denver alone for a vacation, and that he was not involved in any terrorist activities.
Mr. Dirie was born in Somalia, but had been living in Ottawa for the lpast 13 years. His family arrived as refugees when he was 17.
He was buried in a Denver cemetery on Aug. 14.
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08-25-2008, 09:48 PM #6
Aug 25, 2008 7:44 pm US/Mountain
Plot to Kill Obama: Shoot From High Vantage Point
Written By Brian Maass
Section: Democratic National Convention Section
Reporting
Brian Maass
E-mail DENVER (CBS4) ― CBS4 has now learned 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.
CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported 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.
Sources told CBS4 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.
CBS4 will have new details on this developing story at 10pm
http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/assi ... 02827.html
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08-25-2008, 09:50 PM #7
Several things have happend to candidates this year. One's office was shot up, McCain received a piece of mail with power in it, and Obama has been under CIA protection for months.
It's a shame that candidates have to fear for their lives, while seeking office. This is very un-American!
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08-25-2008, 10:00 PM #8
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At this point in our history, we don't need another assassination of a presidential candidate of either party. The Robert Kennedy assassination was a horror in itself, but those were the days before 9/11 and the huge divide between the parties that these 18 months of campaigning have produced. I am uncomfortable with the idea that Obama will be going to the Bronco's stadium to address 75,000 people, and I am sure the Secret Service would rather have him on the big screen broadcasting from an undisclosed location.
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08-25-2008, 10:13 PM #9
Has anyone ever used a POUND of cyanide to commit suicide?? It all seems so strange and who's to say he didn't accidently kill himself while fooling around with the stuff?
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08-25-2008, 10:30 PM #10
Very scarry times. Hope everyone stays safe.
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