-Caveat Lector- .............................................................. Forwarded from the A-albionic Research [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.htmlFrom: PHILLIP SISSON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FBI may be rolling up people they fear are about to unleashviolence Date: Sunday, December 12, 1999 1:15 PM Plot to Destroy Nuclear Plant Foiled, Feds Say Militia Leader Arrested in FBI Millennium Sweep Dec. 9, 1999 By Richard Zitrin TAMPA, Fla. (APBnews.com) -- A militia leader is in jail for plotting to blow up a Florida nuclear power plant and black out Atlanta by destroying electrical facilities, federal authorities said today. Donald Beauregard, 31, of St. Petersburg, planned to carry out the attacks by stealing explosives and weapons from National Guard armories in central Florida, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office here. Beauregard was arrested Wednesday after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and weapons charges. Anticipating Armageddon Related Stories: FBI Issues Warning on Millennium Threats FBI to Police: Be Wary of Millennium Mayhem Report Calls U.S. Unprepared for Cyberattack His arrest, along with the arrests last week of two California militia members accused of plotting to blow up a propane installation, could be part of the FBI's effort to minimize the threat of violence from anti-government groups around the end of the millennium, said a spokesman for a prominent watchdog group. "There is a real millennial frenzy out there right now on the radical right," Mark Potok of the Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center told APBnews.com today. "Many believe we are in the run-up to the battle of Armageddon. There are others who believe the Y2K computer bug is going to bring about the crash of Western civilization ... and they see this as an opening to make the revolution they've all been pining for for years." Potok said the timing of the bust indicates the plot might have been planned for New Year's. "The FBI may be essentially rolling up people they fear are about to unleash violence around Dec. 31," Potok said. 'Hard-lined militia group' Beauregard formerly was the leader of the Southeastern States Alliance (SSA), a coalition of militia groups from seven Southern states ranging from Florida to Kentucky to Virginia, Potok said. The SSA was formed in 1997 to create a unified command structure, he said. "The SSA is a relatively hard-lined militia group," Potok said. "A lot of groups are very concerned to show they're not racist, not white supremacist and so on." Potok said the SSA has a strong "Christian Identity" element in it, referring to the religious doctrine of some anti-government white supremacists. "That's about as hard-line as you can get," Potok said. "It reflects something that's going on in militias. They're becoming harder-edged, and there's more and more Christian Identity influence being seen." Potok said a major player in the militia movement, Rick Ainsworth of Alabama, asked Beauregard last year to step down as SSA leader, which he did. Potok said he does not know why Ainsworth made the request. Beauregard remained at the head of his local militia, the 111th Regiment Militia of Pinellas County, which formerly was the 77th Regiment, Potok said. Investigation began in 1995 The arrest Wednesday came following an investigation that began in February 1995 and culminated with the indictment Dec. 2, according to court papers. Over that time, Beauregard conspired with other militia members on a plan to steal weapons and explosives from the National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, and then to destroy energy facilities, the indictment says. He also is accused of participating in combat, firearms, and explosives training; planning to kill a militia member he believed to be an informant; and committing weapons violations, according to the indictment. In March 1996, Beauregard distributed a memorandum, "Project (Worst Nightmare)," to other militia commands that described plans to shut down federal operations, disrupt federal communications and detain key federal leaders, the indictment said. Three months later, Beauregard allegedly had a "target map" pinpointing electrical, utility and police offices in Pinellas County. Coordinated attack planned The court papers say that at an SSA meeting in North Carolina in November 1997, Beauregard discussed breaking into National Guard armories in central Florida to steal weapons to destroy the Florida Power nuclear plant in Crystal River. He allegedly directed SSA members to develop plans to attack government facilities in each of their states. A month later, Beauregard discussed carrying out simultaneous attacks on St. Petersburg and Atlanta power facilities, according to the indictment. A "scout" allegedly told him that destroying three key towers serving Atlanta would black out the area. In March 1998, Beauregard called off plans to steal firearms and explosives from the National Guard Armory in Haines City, because of the arrest of some militia members in Michigan, the indictment said. Two months ago, he tried to buy blasting caps in Kentucky, according to court papers, which also cite him for possessing at various times a can of nitromethane, a key ingredient in explosives, grenades and pipe bombs, and having access to a 20 mm cannon and a .50-caliber automatic machine gun. Held without bond Beauregard is charged with conspiring to damage government property and destroy energy facilities, and supporting terrorism. He also is charged with four firearms crimes. He is being held in federal custody without bond, said Monte Richardson, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office here. Beauregard does not have an attorney, said Craig Alldredge, the federal public defender who represented him Wednesday at the suspect's bond hearing in federal court. Alldredge said he knows little about Beauregard, except that he has no criminal record. Richardson said he could not comment on the possibility of further arrests. "The investigation is ongoing; that's all we can say," he said. 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