Feds Bust Wingnuts Who Plotted To Draw Jade Helm Troops Into Ambush

[DonViejo]

North Carolina is not one of the states where the U.S. military training exercise dubbed "Jade Helm 15" is taking place this summer. Nevertheless, three men from Gaston County were charged with conspiring to arm themselves with illegal explosive devices to combat what they saw as a potential military takeover, according to court documents unsealed Monday in U.S. District Court in Charlotte.

The documents alleged Walter Eugene Litteral, 50, Christopher James Barker, 42, and Christopher Todd Campbell, 30, stockpiled weapons and discussed how to build homemade explosive devices. Litteral also allegedly tried to purchase a firearm for Barker, who is a convicted felon.

A tipster first contacted the FBI in June after becoming concerned that Litteral and Campbell were "preparing to use lethal force against United States government forces in order to defend against the imposition of martial law or other infringements on their rights," according to an affidavit. The affidavit noted that the two men had discussed their belief that "Jade Helm 15" was actually a cover for the implementation of martial law with the tipster.

Litteral ordered a great deal of military-grade equipment from the tipster, including approximately 60 rounds of ammunition for a .338 caliber long-range rifle, Kevlar helmets and body armor, according to the affidavit. He requested that the equipment be delivered by July 15, the start date of the military training exercise. He also purchased smokeless rifle powder, two-way radios and balaclavas.

The affidavit cited recorded conversations that showed Litteral allegedly planned to have his house rigged with explosives should any government agents come knocking.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/litteral-barker-campbell-jade-helm

[PatrickforO]

1. It is the right wing noise machine that is directly responsible for creating this panic.

[Turbineguy]

4. We now have grown-up people in the U.S. who

have been programmed by right wing hate their whole lives.

[gratuitous]

2. If their names weren't Walter and Christopher, but Muhammed and Ahmed

You can bet the FBI would have handled this matter quite differently if the suspects were named Muhammed and Ahmed and they were in their late teens or early 20s. As it is, these three yahoos will serve less than five years each, and less than seven years aggregate.

But we're all post-racist now. The Supreme Court said so.

[malaise]

3. +1,000

Yep

[tanyev]

5. Self-fulfilling prophecy is fulfilled.