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White Supremacists Arrested In Plot Against Obama

By David Badertscher, PLL

<p><font size="2">Source: Crime & Justice News</font></p> <p><font size="2">"'Two men with strong white-supremacy beliefs are in </font></p> <p><font size="2">custody after planning a state-to-state killing spree, </font></p> <p><font size="2">targeting black citizens and ending with the </font></p> <p><font size="2">assassination of Democratic presidential candidate </font></p> <p><font size="2">Barack Obama, reports the Memphis Commercial </font></p> <p><font size="2">Appeal. Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tn., and Paul </font></p> <p><font size="2">Schlesselman, 18, of Helena-West Helena, Ar., </font></p> <p><font size="2">hatched their plan after they met on the Internet last </font></p> <p><font size="2">month and discussed their shared interest in 'White </font></p> <p><font size="2">Power' and 'Skinhead' philosophies, officials said.</font></p> <p><font size="2">The two men had accumulated a sawed-off shotgun, </font></p> <p><font size="2">pistols and a .308-caliber rifle and planned to attack </font></p> <p><font size="2">an unnamed, predominantly black school and end </font></p> <p><font size="2">with an attack on Obama. A fedeal Bureau of Alcohol, </font></p> <p><font size="2">Firearms and Explosives agent said that the </font></p> <p><font size="2">men 'stated they would dress in all-white tuxedos and </font></p> <p><font size="2">wear top hats during the assassination attempt. Both </font></p> <p><font size="2">individuals further stated they knew they would and </font></p> <p><font size="2">were willing to die during this attempt.' Last week, </font></p> <p><font size="2">Cowart reportedly shot out a window at a 60-member </font></p> <p><font size="2">black church."</font></p> <p><font size="2">Memohis Commercial Appeal - <u><font color="#ff0000">http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001D4jKiNShyS8ymGP1nlf9w7-Jas4j1-rvPhYKrV-kXj10lqghkRcros8RONkQu48N7wIf-bwuZlnwIJZiWPmCvMIddI685arxV5yEBmWo1l6L6TQUa8jgoUFQf3J-LJK6jlltW7RbXi4FFLW-AZJ3wKfSIc9MyFZXTy-wRgxqG0fTpVud3LaaO_0QjVQHhilvEDJ8GpyAMErnXI_cBV9iAQ==</font></u></font><font size="2"> </font></p>

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on October 28, 2008 (boomark / email).