Please note, I wasnt contacted or threatened directly. This was not a bluster. No public fatwah announcement was made or press release or vague email or web threats. The FBI wouldnt tell me how they recieved the threat specifically, other than it was from arabic language communications off the internet.
I have already contacted all the other Team Infidel members personally. No others (including team infidel) have been identified by name, however my families past addresses are including in the lists of mine, as are some addresses of friends (no-one I currently associate with from the NoR).
The videos are being passed around terrorist groups along with my personal contact information. My face is the only one you see clearly in the videos (I did that on purpose). No-one elses names are associated with the videos. No-one elses real name is mentioned on my web site.
I am perfectly willing to risk myself for what I believe in; but that’s not my decision to make for other people.
The FBI wouldnt give me any names or specifics. Only that it was a european based palestinian arab group, along with a corresponding saudi group or groups; and that there are members in the US but they couldn't confirm if any of them were involved yet.
Honestly I think they knew more than that, but they didnt want me to go hunting. In fact they specifically said “we dont want you to go hunting".
These are from a commenters on the NoR, where I am the moderator:
Some folks have suggested I go to the media."Chris, not to belittle your problem, but wouldn’t it be interesting if these animals made the connection to this site and put us all on some kind of list? I can imagine what the response would be. Homeland Security, the FBI, local police departments, and other law enforcement branches would go ape.
“You’re on a death list because of you connection with the Nation of Riflemen website sir.”
“Oh good, target practice.”
“But sir, you are in danger.”
“But I need realistic target practice.”" --Rod
"Damn. Be careful, Chris.
I have to say, if I received such threats I’d be scared. When I get scared, my first thought is that I should kill whatever is scaring me.
All Muslims are potential (leaning towards probable) enemies until proven otherwise." --Matt
"Is there such thing as a good ol’ red neck fatwah? Curious to know what advice the FED’s gave you, but I don’t think you should make it public.
If enough of us post videos of fun in the desert, maybe we could bring the rat’s out of the shadows where we can get a good bead on ‘em.
It’s time that we get off our butt’s and realize we are all, as Americans, Fatwahed. Chris just got bumped closer to the top of the list." -- Hood
Yeah...
Right...
Somehow I think the story there will something be more like "Local Racist Gun Nut gets whats coming to him" rather than "Islam shown for what it really is".
Hell, I debated whether I was going to put it up on my blog or not. Then I decided FUCK THEM.
Actually I don't think there was ever any doubt in my heart about this, but my rational mind...
Well once again FUCK THEM.
Better to die on my feet than live on my knees.
Now as to WHY I've been fatwahed, well take a look at these two posts
http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2005/07/this-guy-does-horrible-things-to-koran.html
http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2005/06/team-infidel.html
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