FBI to descend on Denver for Dem event
6/30/2008 - 3:49pm
- James Davis at his FBI office in Denver. (Denver Post file photo)
"Hundreds" of FBI agents will be in Denver during the Democratic National Convention, according to James Davis, the FBI special agent in charge of the Denver field division that oversees Colorado and Wyoming.
The FBI is "responsible for gathering intelligence on, primarily terrorist activity, any possible terrorist activity with regard to the convention, and make sure we get that intelligence to our partner agencies so they can be prepared," according to a "Colorado Matters" interview that aired today on Colorado Public Radio. The audio is available here.
Davis also said that, "We don't have any information right now about any credible threat to the convention on a terrorist level."
Host Ryan Warner asked about the number of additional FBI agents that will be in town.
"I don't want to say exactly how many, but I can tell you that it's in the hundreds," replied Davis.
He also said that, "Primarily, the folks we have coming in are here to respond to an incident that rises to our jurisdiction."
WARNER: "What would that be?"
DAVIS: "Like a terrorist attack."
WARNER: "O.K. So it's pro-active in many ways, having that many men and women here?"
DAVIS: "It is. I'm comfortable in saying that I would be very happy if they went home without ever doing anything."
Earlier in the interview, regarding the possibility of disruptive protests at the convention, Davis said the FBI is looking at "tactics and groups similar to what we've seen in conventions in the past and other major meetings" such as "blockage of streets and attempts to disrupt traffic flows, that sort of thing."
Davis would not say whether undercover FBI agents have joined protests groups or attended their meetings.
More generally, Davis acknowledged the possibility the convention could draw criminal activity - and that law enforcement partner agencies were aware of that.
"Criminals are smart enough to recognize that law enforcement is going to be very busy during that time. General crimes, things that occur regularly, are more attractive - I think - to criminals at that time when they know that police are going to be heavily otherwise occupied."
Read more about Davis in a recent profile by Denver Post reporter Felisa Cardona, available here.
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there will be people there who don't like ocommie keep an eye out for them. most of them will be liberal fools.
Do we even have Free Speech anymore?
This is all about the First Amendment. Let's not follow the gov't down the path of censorship. After all, censorship is becoming America's favorite past-time. The US gov't (and their corporate friends), already detain protesters, ban books like "America Deceived" from Amazon and shut down Ron Paul. Free Speech forever.
Last link (before Google Books caves to pressure and drops the title):
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Protests at Dems Convention
It never ceases to amaze me.
When the democrat party comes to any town for its convention, unhinged leftists stomp, cry, whine, and wreck the place;
When the Republican Party comes to any town for its convention, unhinged leftists stomp, cry, whine, and wreck the place.
The Republic Party whines, cries, and stomps.
It never ceases to amaze me. When the state of Florida holds a recount in the 2000 election unhinged young Republic extremists stomp, cry, whine, get violent shoving people around, and wrecking the place.
When the Supreme Court stopped the recount and hijacked the election for Bush the unhinged Republic extremist stomped, cried, whined, and helped Bush and the Republic controlled Congress ruin our economy.
hint to the FBI
You're looking for Rush Limbaugh's Operation Chaos members. Cross reference them with posts on Facebook, Myspace and other sites where members are planning to pose as Democrats to cause trouble.