The Black Commentator - June 29, 2006 - Issue 189

The Black Commentator - June 29, 2006 - Issue 189:

"An agent provocateur engaged in conversation with Black local activists in Miami, and the result was the arrest of seven people in connection with an alleged plot against targets that may have included the Sears Tower. After the red-hot item faded from the pages and screens of the corporate press, it was revealed that the group had no contacts with any terrorist groups, no explosives and few resources. We also learned the supposed leader of this group was attempting to acquire only basic equipment, such as boots and uniforms, from an al-Qaeda operative who was, in reality, a federal informant. The entire case is based on conversations between the group's alleged leader, Narseal Batiste, and this FBI informant. Federal officials have described the group's alleged plot to reporters as 'more aspirational than operational.' In other words, the seven did some talking to the wrong people - end of story!

We have been though this route before. The agent sought to involve a group of Black men in a conspiracy, of his own making."

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