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IN-DEPTH: RCMP Shares New Details on Pipeline Attacks by ‘Anarchist’ Protesters

The RCMP has shared new information regarding masked, axe-wielding protesters who descended on a Coastal GasLinks pipeline worksite in Houston, British Columbia, in February last year.

The RCMP has not yet made arrests—and has said little about the investigation since—but Chief Supt. John Brewer told The Epoch Times recently that they have suspects and they have been building up strong evidence against them for more than a year in the hopes of presenting “the best investigative package” to ensure a likely conviction.

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2023April 18, 2023•0•Batshit Crazy Eco-Luddites, RCMP, Terrorism - Domestic

QUESNEL: This is eco-terrorism, not protest

At its core, the dispute over the Coastal GasLink pipeline project is really about non-indigenous environmentalists telling First Nations what to do with their own lands.

They can’t handle that the community’s only duly elected governing body — along with a majority of residents through a referendum — support Coastal GasLink, along with the dozens of other First Nations along the pipeline route. As the pipeline nears completion, they will use all the money at their disposal to co-opt a carefully selected group of Wet’suwet’en ‘hereditary’ chiefs to do their dirty work and try to make the project untenable

by Blazingcatfur•February 26, 2023February 25, 2023•0•Batshit Crazy Eco-Luddites, Canada, Terrorism - Domestic

Power grid attacks up 71% and Biden acolytes tell us it’s all those white supremacists

Is there anything the Biden administration can’t inject its wokester politics into?

The latest news is a disturbing report from an industry-watcher using federal data, pointing out that attacks on America’s power grid are up 71%.

According to the Wall Street Journal, which got a leaked copy of the report…

by Blazingcatfur•February 26, 2023February 25, 2023•0•Terrorism - Domestic

Pair Is Charged With Plotting to ‘Destroy Baltimore’ by Attacking Electrical Grid

WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials have arrested two people accused of conspiring to “completely destroy Baltimore” in what they described on Monday as a racist plot to demolish the power grid in a predominantly Black city.

Sarah Clendaniel, 27, of Catonsville, Md., and Brandon Russell, 34, of Orlando, Fla., planned to inflict “maximum harm” by targeting facilities operated by Baltimore Gas and Electric, which serves 1.2 million customers in central Maryland, according to a complaint filed in federal court

by Blazingcatfur•February 6, 2023February 6, 2023•0•Terrorism - Domestic

Leeds hospital terror alert triggered by man with ‘gun and explosives’

A counter terrorism investigation has been launched after a man carrying a gun and a suspect package was arrested inside the grounds of St James hospital in Leeds.

The 27-year-old man was arrested at around 5am on suspicion of firearms and explosives offences. It is understood the suspect was arrested close to the hospital’s maternity unit.

Part of the hospital had to be evacuated and bomb disposal teams from the British Army were drafted in.

by Blazingcatfur•January 20, 2023January 20, 2023•0•Terrorism - Domestic, UK

Gunfire damages North Carolina substation, no outage caused

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina utility said an electricity substation was damaged by gunfire early Tuesday but that it caused no power outages.

The damage comes after a gunfire attack on multiple substations in Moore County knocked out power to more than 45,000 customers for several days in early December. There have been no arrests in those shootings.

While Gov. Roy Cooper said the attacks last month in central North Carolina raised “a new level of threat,” federal authorities and cybersecurity experts have long warned that the U.S. power grid could be a prime target for attacks.

by Blazingcatfur•January 18, 2023January 18, 2023•0•Terrorism - Domestic

Mohammedan facing terrorism charge in arson incident at power plant

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says a man was arrested in connection with an arson incident at a power facility.

According to Las Vegas police, at approximately 11:37 a.m. on Jan. 4, officers were notified of a “malicious destruction of property incident” that occurred at a power facility in the 10500 block of Highway 93.

Police say that employees advised officers that an unknown subject had broken into the fenced facility and set a vehicle on fire next to a transformer, resulting in damages.

Through the course of the investigation, LVMPD says its Counter Terrorism detectives identified the subject as Mohammed Mesmarian, 34.

by Blazingcatfur•January 8, 2023January 8, 2023•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Terrorism - Domestic, USA

RCMP has spent nearly $50M on policing pipeline, logging standoffs in B.C.

An RCMP squad charged with policing resistance to resource extraction in British Columbia spent nearly $50 million enforcing injunctions obtained by the petroleum and forestry sectors in its first five years, an internal accounting shows.

The figures, released to CBC News under access-to-information law, offer the first publicly available, if rough, estimate of the costs incurred by Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG).

Formed in 2017, the C-IRG has no defined territorial jurisdiction, an unknown number of members, and no set budget. It goes where industry meets land occupations, blockades and civil disobedience.

Still no leads on the Coastal GasLink domestic terrorist attack. It’s as if someone doesn’t want this crime to be solved.

by Blazingcatfur•January 7, 2023January 7, 2023•0•"Energy Matters", Canada, Terrorism - Domestic

Frank James pleads guilty to terrorism charges in Brooklyn subway shooting

The man who fired more than 30 shots on a New York City subway train last spring pleaded guilty to terrorism charges on Tuesday. Frank James was arrested on 13 April 2022 after opening fire on the subway, shooting 10 people.

James, 63 and from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation vehicle – one count for each gunshot victim, the Department of Justice noted – and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of his attack.

About 30 people required medical treatment after the shooting, which happened on 12 April, including four schoolchildren aged 12 to 16. In addition to bullet wounds, victims suffered smoke inhalation and injuries from falls and panic.

by Blazingcatfur•January 4, 2023January 3, 2023•0•Terrorism - Domestic

So Where Were All the Terrorist Attacks in Canada in 2022?

Headline writers have a challenging job before them (note that they are rarely, if ever, the same people who actually write columns or news stories in the media). They have to read an article, understand it, figure out something to write in less than 10 words that captures the essence of the piece, and compose it in such a way that the reader sees it and says, “Wow! I really want to read the whole thing now!”

by Blazingcatfur•December 31, 2022December 31, 2022•0•Canada, terrorism, Terrorism - Domestic

Washington vandals take out three power substations on Christmas, leave 15K without electricity

Roughly 15,000 people in Washington state woke up without power Christmas morning after three substations were vandalized in the early hours.

The vandalism began as early as 2:30 a.m. Sunday when a substation controlled by Puget Sound Energy was damaged and lost power. About 7,700 customers lost power, but had it restored by 5 a.m., according to a company spokesperson.

The vandalism comes as federal officials warn that the power grid is vulnerable to domestic terrorism. A US Homeland Security report warned that extremists have been developing “credible, specific plans” to attack electricity infrastructure since at least 2020.

by Blazingcatfur•December 26, 2022December 26, 2022•0•Terrorism - Domestic

Three Men Sentenced to Prison for Aiding Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor

Three men convicted of playing supporting roles in a foiled plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan in 2020 were sentenced to multiple years in prison on Thursday, as two of the conspiracy’s ringleaders await sentencing before the end of the month.

The three men – Joseph Morrison, 28, his father-in-law Pete Musico, 44, and Paul Bellar, 23 – were sentenced in Jackson County Circuit Court, where they were convicted by a jury in October on charges of gang membership, firearm violations and providing material support for terrorism.

by Blazingcatfur•December 15, 2022December 15, 2022•0•Terrorism - Domestic, USA

Financial intelligence agency tracking signs of homegrown terrorism financing

Transactions related to the financing of international terrorist groups consisted mainly of funds transfers to countries of concern for such activity including Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

… Within the analyzed disclosures, the most frequently identified international terrorist group was Daesh, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, followed by Hezbollah, the alert says.

“A large portion of the funds suspected of supporting Daesh were sent to Turkey, often to regions or towns close to the Turkey-Syria border, a particular high-risk region for terrorist activity financing.”

Funds suspected of bankrolling Hezbollah were frequently sent or received by people or organizations referring to the sale of cars or listed in the automotive industry.

In typical lets not offend the offensive style the agency does not breakdown its disclosures by terrorist type: “Using the information gleaned from Canadian businesses, the centre made 355 disclosures in 2021-22 to Canada’s law enforcement and national security agencies in support of investigations related to terrorist activity financing.”

by Blazingcatfur•December 15, 2022December 15, 2022•0•Canada, Fintrac, Terrorism - Domestic, Terrorism - financing

RCMP offers $100,000 reward after 10 months with no leads on violent Coastal GasLink attack

After 10 months without any leads as to who led a violent, coordinated attack on a pipeline work camp last February, the RCMP is hoping that the promise of a $100,000 reward will loosen some local tongues.

“I do believe there are people out there who know something, and I do believe this reward will entice those people,” B.C. RCMP superintendent Jim Elliott said at a Monday press conference.

If this was the work of white supremacist truckers the RCMP would have arrested everyone and have commenced sorting out their undercover agents and informants from the guilty guy.

by Blazingcatfur•December 12, 2022December 12, 2022•0•Canada, Terrorism - Domestic, WTF?

Investigation Into Attacks on Power Stations Across the U.S. Continues

The attack one week ago on two substations in Moore County, N.C., resulted in the loss of power to 45,000 people and raised questions about the security of America’s power grid.

And when further attacks in North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, and Oregon were revealed, those questions have now become urgent. Are the attacks — all involving gunfire targeting substations — unrelated pranks, or are they connected to a plot of some kind?

by Blazingcatfur•December 11, 2022December 11, 2022•0•Terrorism - Domestic, USA, WTF?