PIML 96052406 / Forwarded to Patriot Information Mailing List: From: HPBIII@aol.com Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 11:12:50 -0400 Subject: Fwd: Important Press Release --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Important Press Release Date: 96-05-22 21:35:11 EDT From: CopWatch Press Release May 22, 1996 Gadsden Minutemen To all militia personnel: It has come to our attention that the lives of Kevin and Danny Barker may have been threatened. As you all know, the Barker brothers were the paid ATF confidential informants (CI # 62 and CI # 63) in the Starr/McCranie case. We ask, if you hear of anyone threatening these people please call Jeff Randall immediately at (205) 570 0638. I will imediatley turn this information over to the proper authorities. We do not need these people harmed in any fashion, their testimony is crucial to the case and also crucial in exposing ATF "Operation Piedmont," Piedmont is an operation run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to implicate and coerce militiamen into manufacturing or experimenting with explosives. FBI agent William Stewart (Atlanta) has been notified and provided with documentation on this operation. Mr Stewart is also the agent who informed Bob Starr of a possible death threat on his life, this occurred two days before Starr was arrested. There is more government documentation on the Barker brothers and Operation Piedmont, however, the investigators for the defense cannot release it at this time. Also, there are a couple of agents who are working with us in exposing this illegal exercise, their confidentiality cannot be compromised. We are asking that everyone suspend communications with federal law enforcement until this case is over with and all documentation is made public. If an agent contacts you, DO NOT TALK to him without a subpoena, and immedialtey contact me or someone else on the defense investigation. We can tell you that there are a couple of people inside the ATF and FBI that are providing good information to us, some of you may know these people, so please suspend communications with anyone in federal law enforcement until this case is resolved. Recent, high quality surveillance photos of Kevin and Danny will be distributed shortly. These photos are being distributed for the purposes of information gathering only, so please distribute when you receive them, AGAIN, anyone who hears of any threats on these people, please contact me immediatley. We must keep these people safe, it is very important to the case in Macon. On another subject, ATTENTION ALABAMA, I was called two days ago, by a "militiamen," stating that a group in Alabama was making pipe bombs. I cannot validate this information, however, we urge everyone to steer clear of anyone talking about explosives. Operation Piedmont is not only localized in Georgia, but other states also. If you hear, talk of or see anyone dealing with any illegal equipment, DO NOT try to run your own intelligence operation, DO NOT try to apprehend these people, if you ask why, then ask Bob Starr for the reasons. Thanks, Jeff Randall 205 570 0638 * Patriot Information Mailing List * http://constitution.org/piml/piml.htm * A service to help inform those who have an active interest in * returning our federal and state governments to limited, * constitutional government * Send messages for consideration and possible posting to * butterb@sagenet.net (Bill Utterback). * To subscribe or unsubscribe, send message with subject line * "subscribe patriot" or "unsubscribe patriot" * Forwarded messages sent on this mailing list are NOT verified. * See World's Smallest Political Quiz: www.self-gov.org/quiz.html * Libertarian is to LIBERTY as librarian is to library (DePena) * PIML grants permission to copy and repost this message * in its entirety with headers and trailers left intact.