Weekly Update Volume 3 Issue 7 May 2 -9, 1996 BATF PLANTS EVIDENCE On Monday, May 6, 1996 the probable cause hearing for Bob Starr and Jimmy McCranie produced another packed house. After passing through metal detectors, Dr. Nancy Lord was forced to remove her watch and shoes, was not allowed to use the U.S. court library, and the federal agents even hesitated to let her file her motions (play the government's audio tape) in the clerk's office. Instead, they offered to send a US marshal to receive her documents. J. J. Johnson was virtually molested after passing through the metal detectors. At 2:00 PM, the government introduced the transcript of the bond hearing. Dr. Nancy Lord, attorney for Sob Starr, demanded and was granted the right to cross-examine the government's lone witness - BATF Special Agent Steven Gillis. Special thanks go out to Agent Gillis for his contradictions, concessions and confessions while under oath. In his testimony he ADMITTED to the following: 1. There was no interstate commerce, therefore allowing a challenge to Federal jurisdiction (U.S. V Lopez) 2. After 10 days, the chemicals found on Starr's property have yet to be tested by any scientific laboratory. 3. Gillis could not identify a specific agreement between anyone except government agents, therefore-NO CONSPIRACY. 4. Jimmy McCranie was not at the meeting to discuss bomb making and wanted nothing to do with making bombs. 5. Bob Starr did not want bomb making material on his property. 6. Starr did not have possession of any bomb making material. 7. There never were any pipe bombs, and the 'bomb making factory' consisted of two small sandwich bags of legally obtainable chemicals. 8. Gillis was aware that Starr had numerous conversations with federal law enforcement officials, and he also knew that Starr had been told by an FBI contact about an FBI threat to his life one day before the warrant for his arrest was issued. 9. The only people who came to bomb making sessions were government agents. 10. Government informants PLACED THE EVIDENCE (bomb making material) on Starr's property. That's right folks, Special Agent Steven Gillis of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms admitted to all of this in open court. Has it occurred to anyone that the wrong guys are in jail??? The prosecution refused to allow their own audio tape of the April 23rd meeting to be replayed in court. This was their damaging evidence? US Magistrate Judge Hodges has not yet handed down his decision regarding the disposition of this case. There is no probable cause for trial. Outside the courtroom over 75 militia supporters, many newcomers and passersby were surrounded by more than 30 black-suited, heavily armed, Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agents, some 100 U.S. Marshals, and an unknown number of ATF agents, two SWAT teams, and sniper teams. The media did not hesitate in reporting the overwhelming firepower poised at peaceful militia members, who were armed only with video cameras, 35 mm cameras, 2-way radios, and scanners. As a result of our investigation, we believe we'll soon have our two political prisoners released from jail. We also have compiled enough information, thanks to the hard work of Bob Starr and Jimmy McCranie, to expose not only corrupt government agents in Georgia, but also develop an effective policy to conduct counter-sting operations against government counterintelligence operatives, nationwide. Helen Johnson The Ohio Unorganized Militia "GETTING TO KNOW THE UN" SEMINAR There will be a "Getting to Know the UN" seminar at Plymouth congregational United Church of Christ in Grand Rapids. It will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 1996. The address is 4010 Kalamazoo SE, it will be at 7:30 PM. I urge all people in the area to attend to let them know what we really think of the UN. The president of the Grand Rapids Chapter of the United Nations Association will be there. Editor MMC-Wolverines, Kent county S. RESOLUTION 133 Mr. Helms, Mr. Lott, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Coats, Mr. Craig, Mr. Dewine, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. McConnel, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Smith and Mr. Thurmond submitted the following resolution which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations: Expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child could undermine those rights of the family, the president should not sign and transmit it to the Senate. Whereas the Senate affirms the commitment of the United States to work with other nations to enhance the protection of children, the advancement of education, the eradication of disease, and the protection of human rights. Whereas the Constitution and laws of the United States are the best guarantees against mistreatment of children in our country. Whereas the laws and traditions of the United States affirm the right of parents to raise their children and to transmit to them their values and religious beliefs. Whereas that Convention establishes a "universal standard" which must be met by all parties to the Convention thereby inhibiting the rights of the States and the Federal Government to enact child protection and support laws inconsistent with that standard: and Whereas the Convention's intrusion into national sovereignty was manifested by the Convention's 1995 committee report faulting the United Kingdom for permitting Parents to make decisions for their children: Now therefore, be it Resolved, that it is the sense of the Senate that: (l) The United Nations Convention on the rights of the Child is incompatible with the God-given right and responsibility of parents to raise their children; (2) the Convention has the potential to severely restrict States and the Federal Government in their efforts to protect children and to enhance family life; (3) The United States Constitution is the ultimate guarantor of rights and privilege to every American, including children; and (4) the President should not sign and transmit to the Senate that fundamentally flawed Convention. ENFORCEMENT WAVE Three waves will move through Michigan this summer and they will be powered by our law enforcement agencies. As part of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program or STEP, each wave will bring with it increased enforcement of Michigan's safety belt and impaired driving laws. In wave 1 (May 5-June 9) and Wave 3 (August l1-September 15) traffic officers will be emphasizing safety belt violators. Drunk driving will be the focus of enforcement efforts in wave 2 (June 9-July 14). Motorists are advised to expect increased traffic patrols throughout the summer months - especially during these three enforcement waves. The above printed on a "placement" at a restaurant patronized by B. Soloway. MMC - Wolverine, Newago county.