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Militia co-defendant: We were set upFAIRBANKS -- There's no way to know what U.S. District Court Judge Robert Bryan thinks about the federal weapons case the government has brought against Coleman Barney, a command major in the Alaska Peacemakers Militia. But statements he made at the beginning and end of Barney's nearly four-hour bail hearing Thursday in Fairbanks may offer a clue. "There was a lot of stuff seized that is not illegal," Judge Bryan noted as the defense prepared to deliver its opening statement. He wanted to know which of the seized items -- machine guns, silencers, grenades and grenade launchers -- were directly tied to Barney, and of those, which were illegal. Hours later, after Barney had taken the stand and prosecutors had called an FBI agent as their witness, Bryan commented that he knew a federal judge who owned a larger weapon collection than Barney. Barney and four other militia members stand accused of plotting to kill state and federal officials. The investigation was carried out jointly between the FBI and Alaska State Troopers who also depended on two paid informants. Bryan said he'll file his written decision Monday about whether it's safe to let Barney out of jail. Until then, he has a lot to mull over. Barney spoke at length about how another militia member, Gerald "J.R." Olson, now known to be a government informant, manipulated him and Alaska Peacemakers Militia leader Schaeffer Cox. He spoke of how he didn't necessarily subscribe to or fully understand Cox's "common law" court and Cox's sovereign citizen notions of law and justice. He explained why a trailer the government describes as a "weapons cache" was dropped off at a public park with children nearby. And Barney swore there will be not be one scintilla of evidence showing him talking about or planning to kill people. "It's of course a dangerous thing to have a defendant testify, but I think it's necessary," said Tim Dooley, Barney's attorney, prior to Barney taking the stand. Yet if Judge Bryan chooses instead to view the situation through the eyes of prosecutors, Barney's chances of getting out of jail may not be so good. It's not about what weapons are legal, but what they were used for, argued assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Skrocki. "When you intend to kill people it's a real problem," he said. 'Major Barney' takes the standOn the stand Barney was straightforward, polite and calm. At times he was also surprisingly naive, or so he claimed, to the belief systems espoused by Cox. During his testimony, Barney offered new details about how the government orchestrated his and Cox's arrests on March 10. According to Barney, Olson -- the informant -- was tasked with arranging Cox's flight from Alaska via a fictitious truck driver known only as "Han Solo." On the day of the arrests, Olson drove Cox and Barney straight into the arms of the FBI, under the guise that the trio was actually on their way to meet the truck driver. Before they made that ill-fated, final drive, Barney had had a busy day. He was finalizing a contract for an electric job his company was pursuing. He was a designated field trip helper for a visit by his 7-year-old son and his classmates to the Fairbanks ice park; and, according to investigators, also managed to find time to squeeze in an illegal arms deal. Since he had such a jam-packed morning, Barney tried to get Cox and Olson to themselves handle the arrangements with the mythical driver, but Olson kept putting it off until Barney could join them. When, after the school field trip, Barney had to make a trip to his house, Olson and Cox agreed to go check out the size of the fictitious driver's trailer. They also made plans to return and pick up Barney so the three of them could meet with the driver together. This is a cult mentality and as such, they won't exhibit normal human behavior. I suspect by their grand dame, after many, many years of brainwashing. A cult member will gladly go to their death, like muslim extremist or And that is what makes them dangerous. informant |inˈfôrmənt| An informant should report back to the FBI what they HEARD, An informant reports, but not take an active participation to change the course I suppose being an informant is a good job; good pay and will last, as long as the trial In these depressed times, with people out of work I bet many would like a job as an Their biggest mistake was trusting any new person in their group and what other This is what I don't like about informants; they are self serving and scapegoats An informant should not get paid for informing or be on any Federal payroll. That's an oxymoron of probably cause and Justice. Why are all those folks smiling? If I were facing a hundred years in jail, I feel sorry for their families, who will now suffer without their fathers. Stupid is, what stupid does, stupid things. And the devil likes stupid people. Sure it was a sting. And you idiots got caught in it. Stupidity is no defense. Now you can sit in jail and contemplate your actions. You're welcome. This was obviously a set up by a government informer who was himself being extorted by the government to take these actions. This is a for real government conspiracy to falsely accuse people who were just exercising their right to keep and bear arms, speak freely, and mind their business. The motive in this case is clear. Schaeffer Cox was one of the most outspoken members of the patriot movement nationwide. His speech, The Solution" called for the re-establishment of the lawful Common Law Court system. It was immediately after that that the government began its nefarious activities---threatening Bill Fulsome with the loss of his gun shop and threatening Olson with his criminal activities and past record. I have just been informed that the Stand By Schaeffer Cox website has been taken down---nobody knows how, why, or who by yet---but go to the Stand By Schaeffer Cox facebook page and "like" it to learn more about Schaeffer and these issues. You can also find the address (or ask for it) to send his wife and kids a donation. Any amount is needed and appreciated. |
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