Thread: Feds disrupt skinhead plot to assassinate Obama

Federal agents have broken up a plot by two neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives said Monday.

By LARA JAKES JORDAN

Associated Press Writer



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WASHINGTON —
Federal agents have broken up a plot by two neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives said Monday.

In court records unsealed Monday, federal agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school in a murder spree that was to begin in Tennessee. Agents said the skinheads did not identify the school by name.

Jim Cavanaugh, special agent in charge of ATF's Nashville field office, said the two men planned to shoot 88 black people and decapitate another 14. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.

The men also sought to go on a national killing spree, with Obama as its final target, Cavanaugh told The Associated Press.

"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."

An Obama spokeswoman traveling with the senator in Pennsylvania had no immediate comment.

The men, Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of West Helena, Ark., are 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.

Attorney Joe Byrd, who has been hired to represent Cowart, did not immediately return a call seeking comment Monday.

Cowart and Schlesselman are charged with possessing an unregistered firearm, conspiring to steal firearms from a federally licensed gun dealer, and threatening a candidate for president.

The investigation is continuing, and more charges are possible, Cavanaugh said.

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That's BS. We know who it really is - can you say - CIA!

Originally Posted by Americanpatriot

That's BS. We know who it really is - can you say - CIA!

Wow, that's a pretty powerful statement. If that were true where would they come up with the names of those they arrested? The fact that Obama is so close to being elected is bringing all kinds of racists and nut jobs out of the wood work. It will be interesting to watch for any future stories in this regard though.

Who ever was behind it, doesn't matter, I'm glad they caught them and they were not able to carry out that terrible deed.

There are some messed up people in this world.

Dixie

102 black people? That is pretty far-fetched, and so is the rest of the story.

Sorry. I find it hard to believe that anyone would be so stupid to even think of doing that never mind attempting it. It's depressing!

Originally Posted by Dixie

Who ever was behind it, doesn't matter, I'm glad they caught them and they were not able to carry out that terrible deed.

There are some messed up people in this world.

Dixie

Sad but true. Unfortunately, I'm sure that they are just the tip of the iceburg. There are plenty more where they came from. I also have no doubt that if he is elected, Obama can look forward to 4 years of perpetual murder attempts.

The ugliest side of America past and present is looming large.

Originally Posted by Bowman

102 black people? That is pretty far-fetched, and so is the rest of the story.

It's just the history of America. History does have a way of repeating itself. Ever hear of slavery and the civil rights movement?

Originally Posted by WhatMattersMost

Originally Posted by Bowman

102 black people? That is pretty far-fetched, and so is the rest of the story.

It's just the history of America. History does have a way of repeating itself. Ever hear of slavery and the civil rights movement?

Ever hear of the Civil War where blood was spilled to free the slaves?

Originally Posted by Americanpatriot

Originally Posted by WhatMattersMost

Originally Posted by Bowman

102 black people? That is pretty far-fetched, and so is the rest of the story.

It's just the history of America. History does have a way of repeating itself. Ever hear of slavery and the civil rights movement?

Ever hear of the Civil War where blood was spilled to free the slaves?

Yes, I have. I am a descendant of slaves.

But apparently, the rednecks are still ticked off that their side lost.