Terrorists

This is where we've come in America: a vegetative woman who hasn't led any semblance of a life in over 15 years nearly brought us to the brink of a terror attack. Let the Petoskey News explain:

Norm Olson, senior adviser to the Michigan militia and pastor of a strong right-to-life church in Wolverine, said Tuesday he had put together an unarmed coalition of state militias that were prepared to storm the Florida hospice where Terri Schiavo has been left to die, and take her to a safe house.

Olson said he needed only the OK from Schiavo's father, Robert Schindler, either directly or through his attorney David Gibbs, to put the plan, called "Operation Resurrection," into action on Sunday.

But Olson said Gibbs contacted the FBI instead of passing his message on to Schindler.

You'll remember the Michigan Militia as the home of Terry Nichols, Tim McVeigh and others responsible for the Murrah Building explosion in Oklahoma City. In fact, one of its members was a janitor in my freshman residence hall in Ann Arbor.

These are the supporters of the "culture of life."

Here's some more of their plans:

Olson said that last Thursday he phoned Gibbs' secretary with a message that he had organized 1,500 to 2,000 militia members from Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia and Michigan, who were ready to remove Schiavo from the hospice and take her in a convoy to a safe house.

"We would have overwhelmed the local law enforcement," Olson said, adding the militias would not have been armed.
Olson said the other reason for the plan was to put Florida Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, the brother of the U.S. president, on the spot.

"He would have had to send in state police or the National Guard to turn us away," Olson said. "None of us believe that he is helpless. He is the chief officer of the state and has the power of executive clemency. (Jeb) Bush was a liar when he said he couldn't do it. He knows his office has to represent the people. And judges have to know they are not infallible. All this was thwarted by Gibbs."

And suck in the rich delicious irony of this next statement...

He said the march to the hospice would have been similar to the massive March on Washington led by Martin Luther King in 1963.

"We were just going to push people out of the way. It was the mood and the heartbeat of America," he said.

Maybe that's the line that finally gets Jesse Jackson to take a look around and see who his new friends are.

Then the head of the group responsible for the largest domestic-based terror attack in the nation's history starts threatening judges and promoting life at the same time:

"We the people are the final judges, not the black-robed demons. I do not believe that 70 percent of the American people thought it was wrong for government to get involved. They turned around when they believed Terri Schiavo's was
a lost cause and wanted to be on the winning side."

"America has lost hope because, where there's life there's hope, but it is the black-robed devils who are deciding who lives and dies."

"We should all err on the side of life, whether it's an unborn American or someone facing the end of life. The feeding tube is like an umbilical cord or premature babies in an ICU (intensive care unit).

Finally, read these emails that Olson sent off to his minions:

Wednesday, March 23:
"Are there militia in Florida who are willing to go rescue Terri?
"How about Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana?
"I've got some very angry Michigan militia folks chomping at the bit ..."
"Shall we save Terri Schiavo?
"The Courts say NO
"The Law Makers say NO
"The Executives say NO
"It's time for us to say: 'Let's Roll!'

Thursday, March 24:
"Florida Militia: Please contact me. We're going to need several hundred willing to storm the building. I suspect that hundreds of 'civilians' may go with us. There is very little time, but I've got people ready to roll tonight."
"Failure is very probable, but not to try is to fail already."
"Too small of a force will mean total failure. It is a 'Bridge Too Far' but with enough people it may work.
"It isn't a commando raid or sneak attack. It is a mass saturation of people able to overwhelm the minimal forces there at this time."
"A large scale military assault need not be bloody. As much as we might like to, care must be taken to avoid inflicting injury on the bad guys."

This guy needs to be arrested. His computer should be impounded and his email list should be checked. The people on his email list should be brought in for questioning. If it were people of Egyptian or Saudi Arabian descent sending these emails back and forth the American people would demand nothing less.

This is a call for domestic terrorism in plain sight of the FBI and the rest of the nation. Let's see if they do anything.