BRICKS, PIPES AND ANARCHIST GRAFFITI FOUND NEAR RNC CONVENTION CENTER
August 21, 2012 /in Hot Topics, News/by Dr. Rich Swier
Tampa Bay Online is reporting that graffiti (pictured right) was found on a downtown rooftop at Florida Avenue and Tyler Street, along with bricks and pipes. The building is just one mile from the Tampa Bay Forum where the Republican National Convention is being held. The potential weapons were accidentally found by local chiropractor Joseph Papilla. His offices are in the building where the potential weapons were found. "It was quite disturbing," Papilla said.
A National Terror Alert was issued stating, "Federal authorities are urging law enforcement agencies across the country to watch out for signs that extremists might be planning to wreak havoc at the upcoming political conventions — by blocking roads, shutting down transit systems and even employing what were described as acid-filled eggs."
Tampa Bay Online notes, "The graffiti included the numeral '99' and an image of a person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, similar to those worn by Occupy protesters last year. Fawkes was an Englishman who tried to bomb Parliament in the early 1600s. The masks became symbols for the Occupy protesters after the film 'V for Vendetta,' in which an anarchist models himself as a modern Fawkes and rebels against a fascist government." An attempt to bomb the Republican National Convention was foiled in 2008.
The Occupy The RNC official website states, "Security will be concentrated in the Green Zone which will establish a legalized police state up to a 5 mile radius around downtown Tampa. This leaves the rest of the city and Bay area open and available for decentralized actions. People that require the law enforcement to be everywhere, ensure law enforcement cannot be effective anywhere." [My emphasis]
Bricks, pipes or acid filled eggs thrown from roof tops could be aimed at either law enforcement providing protection for convention attendees or the attendees and the press. Tampa Chief of Police Jane Castor notes, "Finding those items for us was not a surprise. This is historically how these things proceed before a large political event such as the RNC." Not very comforting to attendees.
The recent case of vandalism in nearby Sarasota, Florida has locals nervous and on edge. The placement of potential weapons before the security cordon is enforced could be a sign of future violence against police and convention attendees. It is difficult to determine how many caches of potential weapons have been placed already by the anarchists on surrounding roof tops, in alleys and even within local buildings. This discovery bodes ill for a peaceful time next week during the Republican National Convention and at the Democrat National Convention in September.
The Occupy The RNC official website Action page has warlike phrases and quotes from Sun Tsu's the Art of War. This quote appears: "Those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him." -Sun Tzu, Art of War.
The Occupy The RNC official logo (below) is dark and foreboding with a raised fist coming out of a dead GOP elephant with red letters announcing a "counter RNC protests". It reminds one of the "Dark Knight" movie that ended in tragedy. Among the organizations endorsing Occupy the RNC include groups that have caused violence and death both in the United States and overseas such as: CODEPINK, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and Occupy Wall Street.
Tampa gird your loins for history tells us that vandalism always precedes violence.
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0 0 Dr. Rich Swier http://drrich.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/logo_264x69.png Dr. Rich Swier2012-08-21 16:22:192012-08-21 16:22:19BRICKS, PIPES AND ANARCHIST GRAFFITI FOUND NEAR RNC CONVENTION CENTER