28 March, 2009

Modern Militia Movement - Part III

Missouri retracts report linking militias, 3rd party candidates
By Jason Noble | Kansas City Star

EFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Highway Patrol this week retracted a controversial report on militia activity and will change how such reports are reviewed before being distributed to law enforcement agencies.

The Highway Patrol also will open an investigation into the origin of the report, which linked conservative groups with domestic terrorism and named former presidential candidates Ron Paul, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin.

The Highway Patrol’s announcement followed a news conference in which Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican, suggested putting the director of public safety on administrative leave and investigating how the report was produced.
It is good to see that a change is occurring, and that the suggestion, and so far only a suggestion, that the director be put on "Administrative Leave", please take careful notice of the wording:

"...will change how such reports are reviewed before being distributed to law enforcement agencies."
So, in other words, we will make sure that the reports ARE marked for OFFICIAL USE ONLY and not for public release- at least this is what I understand when I read such.

Go read the rest of the report for yourself0 if you have not already.

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