Especially after the mass of lies told by the government to justify the Waco Barbecue, I'm generally skeptical of government claims about domestic terrorist groups. But then again, this sounds like a rehash of the Freeman movement, which turned out to be financial fraud with a patina of politics. From the March 8, 2009 Idaho Statesman:
LAS VEGAS — Four members of an anti-government group have been arrested on charges that include money laundering, tax evasion and possession of unregistered machine guns, U.S. Attorney for Nevada Greg Brower said Friday.Rabbi? My, perhaps all this talk about diversity is penetrating deeper into the heartland than I would have guessed!
Authorities said the four men are members of the Sovereign Movement, a group that attempts to overthrow the government and defy authority with "paper terrorism." The arrests in Las Vegas on Thursday capped a three-year investigation into the group's activities led by the Nevada Joint Terrorism Task Force, Brower said.
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Davis was described by prosecutors as a national leader in the Sovereign Movement, whose members believe government licenses, taxes and currency are invalid. Rice described himself as a lawyer and rabbi devoted to anti-government teaching, authorities said.
Brower's office said Call and Lindsey, a retired FBI agent, are leaders of the Nevada Lawmen Group for Public Awareness, a group affiliated with the Sovereign Movement.Retired FBI agent? That certainly puts an interesting spin on it. Who better to distrust the government than someone who has worked in the belly of the beast?
Call is accused of possessing an unregistered machine gun, as well as parts designed to covert manual firearms into automatic weapons.
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