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October 27, 2008

Would-be Obama assassins arrested

Federal authorities in Tennessee have arrested two white supremacists who planned to assassinate Barack Obama.

Skinheads Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman planned that as a last act of violence after shooting up a black-majority school and decapitating other African-Americans:
“They said that would be their last, final act — that they would attempt to kill Sen. Obama,” Nashville ATF agent Jim Cavanaugh said. “They didn’t believe they would be able to do it, but that they would get killed trying.”

They planned to shoot 88 and decapitate 14; both numbers reportedly are of symbolic value.

Remember, people like this aren’t mentally ill; let’s not use the word “sick” for them. “Vile,” yes.

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