While we worry about Al-Qaida, we should be worrying about the home-grown terrorists in America–the white supremacists who would go to extraordinary lengths to harm Barack Obama just because of the color of his skin. Federal agents are on “a higher state of alert” because of hate talk by white supremacists about Barack Obama’s inauguration.
“That chatter is out there, no doubt about it,” one senior FBI agent in Washington said this afternoon. The Bureau has ordered agents in all 56 field offices to “shake the trees” in advance of the Jan. 20 swearing-in of the 44th President, who will become the first African-American to occupy the Oval Office. “They’re talking to sources to determine if there is any threat information in regard to the Inauguration,” the FBI source said. “Everybody in law enforcement dealing with that particular (white supremacist) ‘clientele’ is on a higher state of alert,” a senior agent at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told The News.
The ATF has expertise infiltrating white supremacist groups. A classified threat assessment for the Inauguration by the FBI and Homeland Security Department citing agitated hate groups was sent to police agencies this week. As you recall, during Obama’s campaign, white racists in Colorado and Tennessee were charged in separate plots against the candidate.
A throng estimated between 1.5 and 3 million is expected in Washington D. C. next Tuesday. The historic ceremonies will be the largest National Special Security Event ever. At least 20,000 cops, federal agents and National Guard troops will be deployed.
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