"Obama to be assassinated"...say experts

[costargh]

Assassination fears for Obama

Hate groups believe assassinating Barack Obama can match the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre, an expert in political terrorism says.

Grim fears about the safety of America's first black president-elect continue to build, with the country's most reviled racist group the Ku Klux Klan warning of a "race war" after Obama's election yesterday.

Monash University's Greg Barton said: "Obama is such an iconic figure that in the perverse logic of political assassination or terror he is an immensely attractive target."

Professor Barton said the fears for Obama are justified.

"You can imagine in the minds of some, killing President Barack Obama would be just as powerful, if not more powerful, than bringing down the World Trade Center towers," he told ninemsn.

"Yes, we have to be really concerned — but I think there are a lot of people on the job [to prevent it] … but he will never again have an ordinary life."

Obama received the highest level of security ever afforded to a candidate during the election campaign.

Throughout the 22-month campaign the secret service investigated more than 500 death threats against the 47-year-old African-American.

Two white supremacist skinheads were arrested last month over plans to shoot Obama and kill other blacks.

Twenty-year-old Daniel Cowart and 18-year-old Paul Schlesselman have been indicted on charges of possessing a sawn-off shotgun, planning to rob a licensed gun dealer and threatening a presidential candidate.

The Ku Klux Klan on its website "welcomed" Obama's election because "it could mean an awakening of our spirit and blood".

But the site also claimed that "this is a race war — a culture war — being waged against white people".

The US government has already started testing new designs for a presidential limousine equipped to withstand most bomb blasts and terror attacks.

While Obama's wife Michelle — a corporate lawyer — has expressed her concern over the threats facing their family, Obama has previously said it's "not something that I'm spending time thinking about day to day."

"I think anybody who decides to run for president recognises that there are some risks involved," he said.

Four US presidents have been assassinated — Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John Kennedy.

Another eight presidents have survived "credible" attempts of their lives.

Obama has paid tribute thoughtout his campaign to Martin Luther King — the leader of the American civil rights movement who was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968.

Newspapers all over the world yesterday reported that Obama's elect had achieved King's dream.

But many Americans are fearful the election could ignite racist resentment.

"It a great thing but a scary thing," said 28-year-old Cincinnati nurse Natasha Johnson.

"There have already been two failed [publicised] assassination plots… there are still a lot of people who don't agree with this."

As well as the KKK reaction, "Impeach Barack Obama" Facebook groups have already surfaced on the internet, with one attracting more than 700 members.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=661179

[excal]

Not surprised.

[Collin Li]

The reason why my gut instinct says he won't be is because those who can pull of an assassination are well-organised. This usually demands a strong pool of resources, and that supply of resources comes from people in power.

It is a tad on the conspiracy theory side, but my opinion is that Obama works for the establishment. He supported the bailout, he's still for as many wars as McCain is ("peacekeeping" and "nation-building" ones instead of "pro-active defence"), and most importantly, they are both completely oblivious to the Federal Reserve system. This election was a safe one for those corporations who are currently benefiting from the government's special interest spending.

The Federal Reserve system is the most unconstitutional authorities in the United States. The constitution clearly states that only gold and silver tender is to be used. The Federal Reserve prints fiat (paper) money. This system is not even regulated by government! It is partially owned by private banks, and the printing of money costs the middle-class millions of dollars through inflation. Essentially, the Federal Reserve is an unregulated tax machine that usurps wealth from the general welfare to the special interests who control the Federal Reserve.

Congressmen, senators and presidents who have had suspicions about the Federal Reserve have had a tough time in history. There are uncertain deaths that surround some of these figures.

Read: http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/congress_mcfadden.htm

Do more of your own research. This is stuff I take lightly, because I know conspiracy theorists often take 'evidence' which is quite ordinary, view it selectively, and blow it out of proportion.

[hard]

again, i don't think he will last the term. If there are continuos threats and IF there are to be a few failed ones, then either he'll step down i'd presume due to family concerns OR he dies in the process. But many organized groups don't just look at it narrowly as most people do. They can go for family, friends whatever just as long as they have the media's and obama's attention.

[bridgethuss]

poor obama

[bturville]

The threat to him is so obvious, that measures will (and have) been taken. "The US government has already started testing new designs for a presidential limousine equipped to withstand most bomb blasts and terror attacks." New designs.

Also, "The Ku Klux Klan on its website "welcomed" Obama's election because "it could mean an awakening of our spirit and blood"."

That is the most fucked up fucking shit i've ever heard and the KKK can burn in fucking hell.

[bridgethuss]

Also, "The Ku Klux Klan on its website "welcomed" Obama's election because "it could mean an awakening of our spirit and blood"."

That is the most fucked up fucking shit i've ever heard and the KKK can burn in fucking hell.

agreed!

[riadnicolas]

a disorganised bunch of hillbillies have no chance of assasinating the president

[bucket]

Not surprised.

Neither

[RD]

awww.

[excal]

The fear is that the KKK could, once again, become a well-organised terrorist group.

[costargh]

a disorganised bunch of hillbillies have no chance of assasinating the president

what makes u think they're disorganised?

[TrueLight]

The reason why my gut instinct says he won't be is because those who can pull of an assassination are well-organised. This usually demands a strong pool of resources, and that supply of resources comes from people in power.

It is a tad on the conspiracy theory side, but my opinion is that Obama works for the establishment. He supported the bailout, he's still for as many wars as McCain is ("peacekeeping" and "nation-building" ones instead of "pro-active defence"), and most importantly, they are both completely oblivious to the Federal Reserve system. This election was a safe one for those corporations who are currently benefiting from the government's special interest spending.

The Federal Reserve system is the most unconstitutional authorities in the United States. The constitution clearly states that only gold and silver tender is to be used. The Federal Reserve prints fiat (paper) money. This system is not even regulated by government! It is partially owned by private banks, and the printing of money costs the middle-class millions of dollars through inflation. Essentially, the Federal Reserve is an unregulated tax machine that usurps wealth from the general welfare to the special interests who control the Federal Reserve.

Congressmen, senators and presidents who have had suspicions about the Federal Reserve have had a tough time in history. There are uncertain deaths that surround some of these figures.

Read: http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/congress_mcfadden.htm

Do more of your own research. This is stuff I take lightly, because I know conspiracy theorists often take 'evidence' which is quite ordinary, view it selectively, and blow it out of proportion.

spoken like a true ron paul supporter hahaha oh and i agree with what you said

[hard]

KKK are were very organized. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan "At its peak in the mid-1920s, the organization included about 15% of the nation's eligible population, approximately 4–5 million men."

It is possible for them to reunite and form those numbers again. Plus there are another 500 or so supremacist groups that are wanting to kill Obama so they do have to provide for strong security.