Second, for those saying not to worry, a fatwa isnt a big deal... well I agree it isn't. It's not the fatwa I'm worried about, fuckheads issue fatwas all the time. I actually find the fatwa thing amusing.
What worries me is that there was a direct command to specific extremist groups that I should be killed, along with a direct acknowledgment back that I would be. That is why the FBI contacted me at 8 oclock on a Friday night. S'cuse me for being cynical, but anything that makes a federal employee work overtime on weekend, I'm going to take seriously.
Oh and for those of you who think this is bullshit, or sounds fishy etc... fine, believe what you want. It's not like I could prove it to you anyway. I could give you all the specifics in the world, it wouldnt matter. You'll believe whatever you want to believe.
For those of you who believe it cant happen here etc... or that Arizona is an unlikely place for islamic terror... have you been paying attention?
My own alma mater Embry Riddle was linked to the 9/11 hijackers for fucks sake. There was a known Al Quaeda cell in Phoenix, and another Islamic terror group was actually headquartered out of Tucson for a while.
Im tired and lazy so I wont bother finding links right now, I'm sure commenters will put them up soon enough.
Now, excuse me for sounding paranoid, but you need to take these people a little more seriously as a threat. If we arent careful we could end up like Israel.
Okay, moving on...
Lots of folks have asked about my ammo situation. My initial reaction was "Hey, I've got all I need", but then I thought again for a second and realized I'm running a bit low. I did an inventory today, and I'm lower than I'd like:
1000 5.56x45 (but all but the 250 I have magged up is lacquer wolf which my bushie doesnt like)
500 7.62x51
350 .45acp
100 12ga
50 9mm
5000 .22lr
I've also got some ammo for guns I no longer own just taking up space.
1000 .45lc
1000 asst .40 and .357 sig (about half super premium, half PMC whitebox)
The last couple times I went shooting I blew more than 1000 rounds each time, and I haven't been to a gun show in months. I finally blew through most of the ammo I got for helping my friend close and auction off his gun store (about 25k rounds of various calibers), and of course I've just lost my job so I cant really afford to go buy more.
Which is too bad, because crossroads of the west is next weekend too... Sucks, but what can you do eh.
Manyhave expressed an interest in helping me out financially. For those of you who wish to provide material assistance in some way, there's a donate link on my website. If you want to send me something physically contact me directly.
God I feel like such a whore for that... especially since it was only 4 months ago that I was selling shit to pay rent, and a bunch of folks gave me money then too.
Honestly though, I'm paying part of my moms bills (shes seriously ill) and mine, and I've got too many responsibilities to worry about pride, so if you want to give it to me, I'll take it and just be grateful.
A heck of a lot of folks have offered me a beer or a place to stay if I'm up their way. I say if the opportunity ever arises, I will take y'all up on that. I love good beer wine and whiskey, barbecue, beef, chicken, and sausages, and I'm allergic to onions.
Now, if you are in Arizona at any time, people I like (and thats most of the people from the NoR, and most of the regular commenters on my blog) are always welcome to stay at my place; and drink my beer and whiskey. My cooking is pretty darned good too (ask a few of my commenters, they'll tell ya).
Of course you may want to stay away for the time being...
For those offering your tactical support and advice, I appreciate it. If I need to pull an E&E I know I've got rear area support and thats comforting. If I ever get any more specific information either directly or through the fibbies, I'll know who to call. I have IP address logs that lead to Arabic language sites etc... but I dont speak arabic, and the translation programs don't work very well. My personal contacts are coming up dark except that theres a ton of chatter about me in various locations, and nothing they can isolate through the noise.
This is one of the consequences of going public. The cockroaches scatter when the light turns on, and you cant tell the real traffic from the commentary. I'll leave that to the SigInt guys.
When I went public with this I had a goal in mind. I wanted to make people aware that this particular subculture is our enemy, and always will be until they have all been killed. I'm not trying to aggrandize myself, nor am I trying to get traffic or attention.
My girlfriend called me up and told me she was angry at me, because I was jsut egging them on. She said I was jsut trying to cause trouble.
That's not it at all...
I put it out there, because it pissed me off like you wouldnt believe. The thought that someone would try and kill me, for excercising my right to be an asshole.. I cant even explain to you how angry that makes me.
I wanted to share my anger with you all. I certainly didnt expect this big a reaction, I figured maybe a few dozen people more than normal would show up, or at most a few hundred, but since I first posted, I've had more than 5000 hits, and hundreds of comments.
OF COURSE I know what we did was offensive, and assholic, that was the fucking point.
People have been saying, "well if you didn't want death threats you shouldnt have done it" or "Stupid for using your real name" or "you should have worn a balaclava" etc...
Then there's the other group saying "Well you burn a mans holy book, of course he's gonna get angry" or "I dont see you burning a bible now do I" or "Hypocrite, you dont want them burning our flag".
You folks really don't get it do you...
I think the idea that thousands of people would riot, and that dozens would die because of a fraudulent news story is offensive, and absurd.
I want everyone to be able to burn the bible if they want to, or the flag, or the constitution, or the declaration of independence, or anything else for that matter.
I CERTAINLY don't want our soldiers being punished because they mishandled Korans.
Islam wants me to die because of this. Our entire society is based on the freedom to do much of what we please, and they want to kill us all because of it.
I bought those Korans, and they were mine to do with as I please. They were nothing but ink stains on a page, and the very fact that people would react to it by either saying I shouldnt have done it, or I was stupid for doing it; or saying that I must be killed because of it...
I jsut dont have the words. I keep trying to explain, but they jsut arent forming in my head. How do I make the point to you that what we did wasnt anti-muslim, or rednecky, or triumpahlsit bullshit, or ignorant or anything else that so many of you believe it to be.
It was an expression of freedom.
When I was talking to the FBI, the junior agent asked my why I did it, didnt I know people would get upset. I said "Sure, I knew; that's why I did it. I did it because I could, because this is America and I ahve the right to. It doesnt matter if they hate that I did it, because this is America".
He nodded and said, "thats right it is, and you certainly do have that right".
Actually I thought that was rather cool. Federal law enforcement arent exactly renowned for their respect for citizens rights.I did it in the most offensive way possible to illustrate my point; and to flush out the idiots out there who think that just because they don't like what I was saying, that I shouldnt have said it; or worse, shouldnt have been allowed to, or should be killed for it.Also, they were entirely cool about my being armed. They asked where I was carrying (a perfectly understandable personal safety measure), and what I was carrying, and just nodded. Local phoenix cops are usually pretty cool about it (at least if you are a cleancut white male. I've heard different from natives, black men, and mexicans) but in my experiences feds want to be the only armed guys in the room. Of course the fact that they WERE cool worried me somewhat...
I absolutely knew what I was doing, and I knew there would be negative reaction. I'm okay with that. I expected stupid internet threats, maybe a hacking attempt or a DOS (actually I still do); maybe some harrassing phone calls.
I'm fine with that; so long as no-one breaks the law or makes serious threats, then that a healthy expression of ideas, and thats what our society lives on.
But think about this: an unknown man has sworn to his god that he will cut my head off, BECAUSE I PISSED ON A PIECE OF PAPER THAT I OWNED.
You shouldn't be allowed to punish someone for their beliefs, or their expression of them no matter what they are saying, and how much you hate it. You shouldnt be allowed to punish someone for their use of their own property,, no matter what you think of that use.
The basic principle of my political and social philosophy, is that the only time you are allowed to restrict someone elses rights, is when you are preventing the restriction of your own rights, or the rights of others, or when you are extracting reparations or damages for behavior that did.
It's a pretty basic principle, but most people don't seem to get it.
Look if you want to understand what I did (and why I did it) better, you need to read what I wrote, not just the bits other people have hotlinked.
Read these, and maybe you'll understand:
http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2005/07/this-guy-does-horrible-things-to-koran.html
http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2005/07/far-fetched.html
http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2005/07/updates-and-reactions.html
http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2005/07/why-did-i-do-it.html
http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2005/03/politics-of-liberty.html
http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2005/03/rights-penumbras-and-emanations.html
Okay, back to the more fun stuff...
For those of you who would like to go shooting with me, subhuman scumbags notwithstanding, I'm a member at Scottsdale gunclub, and anyone who wants to come with is welcome. If you havent been there, you really need to check it out. It's one heck of a range facility.
I also shoot frequently at Rio Salado Sportsmans Club (Usery Mountain Range), Ben Avery, and out in the desert north of town (where I can blow stuff up).
I'm thinking next weekend we're going to have another team infidel shoot. Obviously the when and where can't just be announced this time, but contact me directly and I'll figure things out.
My best friend of 21 years, Jim, is coming to hang out for a week with me, and he hasn't been shooting since he got out of the army.
We're gonna show him a damn good time, and yes, more Korans will be desecrated.
I havent really decided how, one thing I definitely want to experiment with is some binary explosives. I have played a bit with them before, but I'd like to do some more real world experiments with more Korans, and more computers.
Yes, that's right, I'm gonna do it again. I'm doing it because I CAN, because this is America. I'm doing it to prove the point that these threats don't matter to me. I'm doing it to show that you can't stop me from expressing myself without killing me, no matter how much you dislike it.
You aren't paying for it, I am. The Korans are mine, the ammo is mine, the explosives are mine, it's not on your property, and I am harming no-one, other than perhaps myself.
My rights cannot be taken, or limited; but by force, or willing consent. I do not consent. If therfore you wish to abridge my rights, you will have to use force.
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