US man sentenced to eight years in prison over KKK 'death ray' plot to attack Muslims

Eric Feight admitted to helping a member of the KKK modify an industrial-grade radiation device which they planned to use against Muslims

A New York man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for his role in a plot to build a remote-controlled radiation-emitting “death ray” intended to harm Muslims and the president, Barack Obama.

Eric Feight, 55, pleaded guilty in January to a federal charge of providing material support to terrorists. He admitted helping Glendon Scott Crawford, a self-proclaimed Ku Klux Klansman, in modifying an industrial-grade radiation device, which tabloid newspapers dubbed a “death ray,” and building a switch to operate it from a distance.

“The sentence today highlights both the dangers we face when hatred and bigotry beget domestic terrorism and violent extremism, and our commitment to holding those who commit such crimes accountable,” said Richard S. Hartunian, US attorney for the Northern District of New York.

“No American – of any background – should have to live in fear of this kind of attack,” he said in a statement announcing the 97-month sentence handed down in federal court in Albany.

The sentencing comes amid a rash of suspected hate crimes and threats against Muslim targets that has followed a deadly attack at a Christmas party in California by a married couple who authorities say were inspired by Islamic State.
Feight, who faced up to 15 years in prison, was arrested along with Crawford in 2013 and charged over the plot to unleash radiation at a mosque in Albany and a Muslim school in nearby Colonie.

They also planned to attack the White House, according to a recording of their May 2012 conversation played at the trial, in which Crawford called the remote-controlled device “Hiroshima on a light switch”.

Prosecutors described Crawford, 51, a former General Electric industrial engineer from Galway, as the mastermind of the plot. He was convicted in August of using a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to build a radiological dispersal device and a third charge.

Crawford had traveled to North Carolina to discuss funding his project with a Klan leader who turned out to be cooperating with the FBI.

The white supremacist KKK is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group.

Crawford faces a mandatory minimum of 25 years to life in prison and a $2m fine for the radiological dispersal device charge, and up to life in prison for the weapon of mass destruction charge. He is awaiting sentencing.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/17/us-man-sentenced-to-eight-years-in-prison-over-kkk-death-ray-plot-to-attack-Muslims

White terrorism

Another man was also found guilty of this in August    http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/21/white-supremacist-convicted-plot-to-kill-obama-death-ray-device

Why not American terrorism? You wouldn't refer to "black terrorism" would you?

Right, so you haven't noticed people talking about 'Muslim terrorism' then lol

sassy wrote:Right, so you haven't noticed people talking about 'Muslim terrorism' then lol

Islam isn't a race Sassy.

Ok, call it Christian terrorism then, as the KKK calls itself a Christian organisation.

I don't know if you think that the attack on Lee Rigby was terrorism or not, but if you do, would you refer to that as "black terrorism"? After all, Michael Adebolajo is black.

sassy wrote:Ok, call it Christian terrorism then, as the KKK calls itself a Christian organisation.

Is the man a Christian, and did he do it in the name of Christianity?

As I said, call it Christian Terrorism then.  I think you will find that the attack on Rigby was called Muslim Terrorism.

Raggamuffin wrote:

sassy wrote:Ok, call it Christian terrorism then, as the KKK calls itself a Christian organisation.

Is the man a Christian, and did he do it in the name of Christianity?

If the KKK were helping, they do it in the name of Christianity.

sassy wrote:As I said, call it Christian Terrorism then.  I think you will find that the attack on Rigby was called Muslim Terrorism.

Yes, but what would you call it Sassy?

sassy wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Is the man a Christian, and did he do it in the name of Christianity?

If the KKK were helping, they do it in the name of Christianity.

But is the chap himself a member of the KKK?

I'm sure the photo in the first post has changed btw.

What the fuck are you on about, why would I call it anything else but terrorism and the men doing it were Muslim.  Sheeeeesh!

Oh, and the first link doesn't work now.

Raggamuffin wrote:

sassy wrote:

If the KKK were helping, they do it in the name of Christianity.

But is the chap himself a member of the KKK?

I'm sure the photo in the first post has changed btw.

It has, because I inadvertently put the photo from the second link on the first article when I posted it, so put the correct pic with the correct post.

sassy wrote:What the fuck are you on about, why would I call it anything else but terrorism and the men doing it were Muslim.  Sheeeeesh!

So why did you call this "white terrorism" if you don't call the attack on Lee Rigby "black terrorism"?

sassy wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

But is the chap himself a member of the KKK?

I'm sure the photo in the first post has changed btw.

It has, because I inadvertently put the photo from the second link on the first article when I posted it, so put the correct pic with the correct post.

Oh right. It's not the same man then - I wondered why he looked older in the second pic.

Raggamuffin wrote:Oh, and the first link doesn't work now.

Really odd, because the page is there.  If you go on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news there is a link to the story half way down the page.  The URL is exactly the same as the one above!

Ya can't get away with harming another president, surely.

Colin the Aborigine

>>
>>>>> A rich man living in Darwin decided that he wanted to throw a
>>>>> party and invited all of his buddies and neighbours.
>>>>>
>>>>> He also invited Colin, the only aborigine in the
>>>>> neighbourhood. He held the party around the pool in the
>>>>> backyard of his mansion.
>>>>>
>>>>> Everyone was having a good time drinking, dancing, eating
>>>>> prawns, oysters, from the BBQ and flirting.
>>>>>
>>>>> At the height of the party, the host said, 'I have a 15ft
>>>>> man-eating crocodile in my pool and I'll give a million
>>>>> dollars to anyone who has the balls to jump in.'
>>>>>
>>>>> The words were barely out of his mouth when there was a loud
>>>>> splash and
>>>>> everyone turned around and saw Colin in the pool fighting the
>>>>> croc, jabbing the croc in the eyes with his thumbs, throwing
>>>>> punches, doing all kinds of stuff like head butts and
>>>>> chokeholds, biting the croc on the tail and flipping the croc
>>>>> through the air like some kind of Judo Instructor.
>>>>>
>>>>> The water was churning and splashing everywhere. Both Colin
>>>>> and the croc were screaming and raising hell… Finally Colin
>>>>> strangled the croc and let it float to the top like a dead
>>>>> goldfish.
>>>>>
>>>>> Colin then slowly climbed out of the pool.
>>>>> Everybody was just staring at him in disbelief.
>>>>>
>>>>> The host says, 'Well, Colin, I reckon I owe you a million
>>>>> dollars.'
>>>>>
>>>>> 'Nah, you all right boss, I don't want it,' said Colin.
>>>>>
>>>>> The rich man said, 'Man, I have to give you something. You won
>>>>> the bet.. How about half a million bucks then?'
>>>>>
>>>>> 'No thanks... I don't want it,' answered Colin.
>>>>>
>>>>> The host said, 'Come on, I insist on giving you something..
>>>>> That was amazing. How about a new Porsche and a Rolex and some
>>>>> stock options?’
>>>>>
>>>>> Again, Colin said "No."
>>>>>
>>>>> Confused, the rich man asked, 'Well Colin, then what do you
>>>>> want?
>>>>>
>>>>> Colin said,
>>>>>
>>>>> ‘I want the bastard who pushed me in.’

Stormee wrote:Ya can't get away with harming another president, surely.

Would you want that Stormie?
That would be anarchy?
You then have to ask yourself what values you hold dear?
If hate is the answer, then we fail, sadly hate is what we face today in the form of religious extremism, which needs us to fight that extreme, as they know the more extreme they are, the more chance people will cower in fear.

People are susceptible to fear, its what makes us human, because we know some things are wrong, but what we have to do is not allow fear to control us, beause if we do, we end up becoming the thing we feared in the first place, that of those who live by hate.

I will add Stormie, I understand your frustrations, because you are suceptible to fear, many people are, what we must never do is allow fear to control us. Where the left go wrong is they think armed response is being controlled by hate and fear. They are in error. When you have a real threat to a way of life, you have to combat that threat by necessary means. This means sadly some people are going to die, but its with regret that some people will unfortunately die. Human nature is defending those we most love and a way of life and we have to sometimes do things we do not want to do. And here again where the left go wrong is to shy away from what is necessary and needed to be done to defend a way of life. We should never be happy or hateful in what we need to do, but it is rational and natural  to defend against something that is so destructive to the well being and equality of others. Where the left go wrong is never accepting, that we have to sometimes do things we hate to have to do, because to defeat an enemy with no care of human life who will go to the worst extremes, is to never ever bow to their hate but also hit them as hard as possible. It means we must fight them and fight them with a far greater resolve which does not allow us to be controlled by fear. When they see that no extreme methiod they use will ever stop us from falling prey to their hate, it will place further doubt into them. They want us to hate and by denying them hate, will make them fear themselves. What we cherish most, is life itself. That it is far greater than their hate of life. Daesh is a self destructive suicidal group, intent on anarchy. We certainly have to fight it and fight it hard and accept with regreat but understanding some innocents may die. But we stand for nothing if we do not proetect what we cherish most. Life itself.

We need to use armed force to defeat them, but what we must deny them is hate from ourselves. They thrive on hate, by denying them their advanatge, they will start to fear and panic themselves.