Project Megiddo - Citizendia

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Project Megiddo was a report researched and written by the FBI under Louis Freeh's leadership. Louis Joseph Freeh (b January 6 1950 was the 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving from September 1993 to June 2001 Released on October 20, 1999, the report named followers of white supremacy, Christian Identity, the Militia Movement, Black Hebrew Israelites, and apocalyptic cults as potential terrorists who might become violent in reaction to the new millennium. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) White supremacy is a racist ideology based on the assertion that White people are superior to other racial groups. For the general identity of an individual with certain core essential religious doctrines see Christianity. The Militia movement is an unorganized Political movement of Paramilitary groups in the United States that claim legitimacy under the Militia Black Hebrew Israelites (also Black Hebrews, African Hebrew Israelites, and Hebrew Israelites) are groups of people of Black African ancestry Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum

The report began:

"For over four thousand years, MEGIDDO, a hill in northern Israel, has been the site of many battles. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Ancient cities were established there to serve as a fortress on the plain of Jezreel to guard a mountain pass. The Jezreel Valley (עמק יזרעאל Emek Yizrael) is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the south of the Lower Galilee region of Israel As Megiddo was built and rebuilt, one city upon the other, a mound or hill was formed. The Hebrew word "Armageddon" means "hill of Megiddo. In Christian mythology Armageddon ( Greek Αρμαγεδδων; also spelled Har-Magedon in some modern English translations also known as " In English, the word has come to represent battle itself. The last book in the New Testament of the Bible designates Armageddon as the assembly point in the apocalyptic setting of God's final and conclusive battle against evil. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin The name "Megiddo" is an apt title for a project that analyzes those who believe the year 2000 will usher in the end of the world and who are willing to perpetrate acts of violence to bring that end about. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. "

The report's purpose was to warn other domestic law enforcement agencies to "the potential for extremist criminal activity in the United States by individuals or domestic groups who attach special significance to the year 2000. Law enforcement agency ( LEA) is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies or an organisation that actively and directly " The report also stated: "The threat posed by extremists as a result of perceived events associated with the Year 2000 (Y2K) is very real. The Year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem, the millennium bug, the Y2K bug, or simply Y2K) was a notable Computer bug resulting The volatile mix of apocalyptic religious and (New World Order) conspiracy theories may produce violent acts aimed a precipitating the end of the world as prophesied in the Bible. New World Order refers to a Conspiracy in which a powerful and secretive group is plotting to eventually rule the world via an autonomous World A conspiracy theory attributes the ultimate cause of an event or chain of events (usually Political, Social or Historical events or the concealment Prophecy, generally describes the disclosing of Information that is not known to the Prophet by any ordinary means Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin "

The groups named as "potentially violent" were "biblically-driven cults," "militias, adherents of racist belief systems such as Christian Identity and Wotanism, and other radical domestic extremists. For the general identity of an individual with certain core essential religious doctrines see Christianity. Wotanism is the name of a racial religion promulgated by David Lane. "

Regarding the "biblically-driven cults", the report warned that: "less time spent on “Bible study” and more time spent on “physical training” - indicate that the cult may be preparing for some type of action. In Christianity, Bible study is the study of the Bible by ordinary people as a personal religious or spiritual practice. "

The report ends by discussing possibility of terrorist attacks in the city of Jerusalem saying, "The extreme terrorist fringes of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all present in the United States. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Thus, millennial violence in Jerusalem could conceivably lead to violence in the United States as well. "

Insight magazine commented, "In a polemic presented as a threat report, the FBI has targeted religious groups and rightwing eccentrics as potential terrorists likely to go postal as the new millennium arrives. Going postal is an American English Slang term used as a verb meaning to suddenly become extremely and uncontrollably angry possibly to the point of violence . . Even at the height of the Cold War during the seventies and eighties the FBI was not allowed to pursue openly declared revolutionary Marxists in this way, being required by the courts to show cause by establishing an actual attempt to commit illegal acts. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. "^[1]

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, cited Project Megiddo in its defense of filmmaker Mike Zieper. The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) consists of two separate Non-profit organizations the ACLU Foundation a 501(c(3 organization which focuses His film about a military takeover of Times Square was removed from the Internet due to FBI pressure. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West ^[2]

On November 10, 1999 the International Asatru-Odinic Alliance accused the F.B.I. of violating its First Amendment rights to freedom of religion, free speech, and peaceful assembly. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The International Asatru-Odinic Alliance (1997-2002 was an Ásatrú religious association formed by the Asatru Alliance, the Asatru Folk Assembly, Freedom of religion is the freedom of an individual or community in public or private to manifest religion or belief in teaching practice worship and observance Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation. The reason given for this accusation was the propagation of numerous false statements and innuendos about Odinism in the Project Megiddo report. ^[3]

On January 6, 2000 Janet Reno, the United States Attorney General, said in response to a question at a press conference asking why the terrorist acts predicted in the report did not happen^[4]:

"I think that speculation as to why it didn't -- it -- the nice answer would be that there was no threat. Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the Attorney General of the United States ( 1993 &ndash 2001) The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement A news conference or press conference is a Media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and most often ask questions What we must all do, I think, is make sure that we pursue situations, consistent with the law, consistent with due process; that we take reasonable precautions; that we -- when we have specific information that can inform the American people, that we advise them; and that America proceed in the way it has always proceeded, that it won't back down, that it won't be intimidated, that it will take reasonable precautions, and that we will see our laws honored. "

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