PIML 96050505 / Posted to Patriot Information Mailing List: Forwarded from: http://www.lookup.com/Homepages/65177/news/sitrep.html Georgia Militia Situation Report Report from: Dr. Nancy Lord and J.J. Johnson From our investigation, we have learned that Robert Starr was in the process of conducting a counter-sting operation against government "agent provocateurs". After an informant taped a militia meeting on Tuesday, April 23, according to the evidence introduced by the government, the BATF could have arrested him immediately. Instead they waited until Friday, April 26. We believe that he was arrested due to a phone call he made to the "Arming You With Knowledge" program on shortwave radio (5.065 MHz), Wednesday, April 24, in which he openly stated that there was a threat on his life. Evidence that we had received on 30 Apr 96, that will not only clear Robert Starr, but may also identify and possibly indict government agents for illegal activities has been secured and will be made available in federal court, in accordance with Rule 16 disclosure. (For those of you who remember another recent bogus federal case, the Regas FIJA case, a pre-trial diversion offer was made 24 hours after this disclosure was made last October.) In this case, Nancy Lord was so concerned that the feds would charge her client with fabricating the evidence, that she called the local Sheriff, at about 2330 hrs on 30 Apr 96 and asked for a Deputy to come to the Starr residence with an evidence kit to establish chain of custody and secure her evidence. The BATF and other government officials are obviously concerned about the nature of this sensitive information becoming public. In fact at about 1830 hrs on 01 May 96, the home of Robert Starr's parents was visited by at least 7 BATF agents. They appeared with a fraudulent warrant (wrong address) and removed papers and other items from Robert Starr's vehicle. At least one agent drew a rifle. The warrant listed documents and other items which are clearly protected by the Fifth Amendment which they undoubtedly learned from the Sheriff were exculpatory. Such materials must be provided to the defense anyway, under Maryland v. Brady -- if the agency was following lawful procedures. We believe they came to the house to destroy evidence, because they admitted to the family that the warrant was bad and the evidence could not be used in court. At that time, I had to host the "Arming You With Knowledge" program, and secure the evidence. After hosting the program, we had reasons to believe that federal agents were after us. Not only because we had prevented them from destroying our client's evidence, but the fact that we received several calls of people wanting to meet with us near the hotel we were staying at. Evidence we had received convinced Nancy and myself that we were being set-up for either an obstruction charge or a possible threat to our lives. For these reasons, we decided to go under a "total electronic blackout" and "become invisible" until the evidence had been lawfully secured. We apologize for the inconvenience and concern we may have caused individuals across the country, but certain operational security measures had to be taken. Since I will be on numerous radio and television shows all weekend, and Dr. Lord will be working on several other cases, any inquiries should be addressed to: Paul Sullivan (Temporary Local Militia Contact) (912) 923-2309 voice 1-800-501-3377 ID#2644630 to send faxes 0000 hrs 04 May 96 - Additional updates J.J. will be in Ohio this weekend and returning in time for the Rally and Pre-trial hearing. We have successfully publicized the illegal raid of the Starr property (including the names of some agents involved) on the local news in Macon, and on radio shows in Macon and Atlanta. On Friday, 03 May 96, the Judge ordered Starr and McCrannie held without bond The names of some of the BATF agents who searched the Starr property are: Mark Osborne - Atlanta office Steven L. Gerido - Atlanta office L. Veleg - office unknown Maury T. Walker - office unknown Statement From Commander Robert Starr, III If we all pray to God to send His Holy Spirit upon the agents of the ATF, the evil that gives them their power will flee and leave them without leadership. 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