Following are facts provided to us by the people of Andrews. Judge for
yourself if you think there is reason to be suspicious of the feds'
activities there.
1. Federal agents were stationed in Andrews months before any concern about
Eric Rudolph began. (Testimony by agents stationed through the first
rotation of personnel.)
2. Federal agents are commonly brash, rude, and offensive, and sometimes
outright violent and oppressive to the locals of Andrews.
3. An individual reportedly fitting the description of Eric Rudolph was
gunned down in his trailer during a "no-knock" entry under warrant. The feds
claimed that the individual was startled and leaped in the direction of a
firearm, thus justifying the severe response by the government henchmen.
(Since the object to be seized under the search warrant was a person, why
was a "no-knock" warrant considered necessary? What's the suspect going to
do? Flush himself down the toilet?)
4. On the evening in which Philip Rogers allegedly shone his daughter's
laser pen light across a chopper pilot's helmet, he and Ramon Sparks were
chased, captured, handcuffed, and beaten by the feds, when Ramon attempted
to get Philip to the local sheriff's department for safety.
5. During a "town meeting" with the feds, the feds denied it when locals
asked about federal agents systematically eliminating the deer population
(thus eliminating a possible emergency food supply for the locals). When
eyewitnesses came forward to confront them, the meeting was abruptly ended.
6. During the initial stages of the occupation in Andrews, two federal
officials interrupted a Sunday service at a local church where they thought
Eric Rudolph might be in attendance. The minister sternly asked them several
times to stop being disruptive. "This is God's house and his time. You may
join us for worship, or wait to ask your questions." The feds responded by
saying to each other that they wouldn't get any information out of those
"dumb hillbillies." (Those "dumb hillbillies" at least have enough sense to
behave themselves in a civilized manner!)
7. Throughout the entire operation in Andrews, the FBI and their hirelings
have conducted themselves in oppressive and overbearing ways. They take what
they want, when they want, from whomever they want. The people of Andrews
are tired of the government presence. Some businesses have prospered, but
for the most part, it isn't enough to compensate for the rights and privacy
they have been forced to surrender.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/8796/andrews.html
andrews.html.url
