Occupy the NATO G8 Summit in Chicago?
Cops: Occupy protesters at Chicago NATO sumnmit held over Molotov cocktail plot
Staff Report
CHICAGO, IL - MSNBC is reporting that three protesters at the NATO G8 Summit in Chicago, Illinois are facing terrorism conspiracy charges stemming from allegations the group planned to make Molotov cocktails.
They wrote, "Chicago police Lt. Kenneth Stoppa told The Associated Press early Saturday that the three were being held on charges of conspiracy to commit terrorism, possession of an explosive or incendiary device and providing material support."
The three men who have been charged are Brian Church (20), of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Jared Chase (24), of Keene, N.H.; and Brent Vincent Betterly (24), of Oakland Park, Mass.
Sarah Gelsomino, attorney for the men, told AP the three were "absolutely in shock and have no idea where these charges are coming from."
"The National Lawyers Guild deplores the charges against Occupy activists in the strongest degree," Gelsomino said in a statement decrying the charges. "It's outrageous for the city to apply terrorism charges when it's the police who have been terrorizing activists and threatening their right to protest."
Delegations from around 60 countries, including 50 heads of state, will discuss the war in Afghanistan and European missile defense at the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago, Illinois. According to reports, the three men may have been making homemade beer rather than Molotov cocktails.
According to MSNBC, Police superintendent Garry McCarthy would not discuss the incident. “We’re not going to talk about it, it’s an ongoing investigation that is not completed, we are not going to talk about it,” he told them.
Chicago Trib has a good
Chicago Trib has a good write-up... here
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ABC News has an overview ...
ABC News has an overview ... here.
Three Nato protesters
Three Nato protesters planned Obama campaign HQ attack, prosecutors say
Defence attorneys maintain men fell victim to police entrapment scheme involving purchase of Molotov cocktail equipment - via the Guardian
One of the released, who
One of the released, who blogs under the name "TarheelDem", called on activists to flood Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel's official voicemail. "The whole charge is transparently bogus and meant for the media to reduce turnout to the march on Sunday."
William Vassilakis, who leases the apartment, said he was appalled by the raids.
"I could not be more disgusted, enraged, terrified, by and generally totally disappointed with the city of Chicago," he told the local ABC TV channel.
"The charges are utterly
"The charges are utterly ridiculous. CPD doesn't know the difference between home beer-making supplies and Molotov cocktails," said Natalie Wahlberg, a member of the Occupy Chicago movement protesting over income inequality. via Reuters here