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Old August 12th, 2011 #161
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The defense requested and received a continuance to September 12.
 
Old August 13th, 2011 #162
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The fewer females, the better for Kevin.
Oh I dont know about that....Kevin is pretty good looking, maybe it will be like what happened to Louis Beam and he will end up having one of the female jurors fall for him. Remember the sedition trial Glen?
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NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The trial of a man charged with planting a bomb at the Martin Luther King Jr. day parade in Spokane, Wash., has been delayed over concerns that publicity about a King memorial being unveiled in Washington, D.C., the same week could influence the jury.

A federal judge changed defendant Kevin Harpham's trial date in the domestic terrorism case on Friday.

It was scheduled to start later this month but is now set for Sept. 12 — one day after the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

The judge also ruled Friday that statements Harpham made to the FBI prior to being read his rights could not be used in the trial.

The bomb was found by authorities and defused before it could explode.

Harpham, 37, who has extensive ties to white supremacist groups, has pleaded not guilty to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, committing a hate crime and other charges. He could face life in prison if convicted.

U.S. District Judge Justin Quackenbush said several times during Friday's hearing that he was worried about the impact of the King ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on the original Aug. 22 trial date.

"Justice isn't something that we just give lip service to," Quackenbush said. "It is, in fact, fairness."

District of Columbia officials are gearing up to honor King in the days before a memorial in his honor is dedicated on the National Mall. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the memorial dedication on Aug. 28.

There will be a week of events leading up to the ceremony. The White House says President Barack Obama will speak at the unveiling of the memorial.

The new memorial to the civil rights leader sits on the National Mall near the Tidal Basin, between monuments honoring Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson.

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Oh I dont know about that....Kevin is pretty good looking, maybe it will be like what happened to Louis Beam and he will end up having one of the female jurors fall for him. Remember the sedition trial Glen?
Why yes, yes I do remember. All defendants were acquitted, thanks in part, to your's truly. Thanks for bringing it up.

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Well fuck. They scared the poor kid into a confession. Bastards.

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Default MLK parade bomb suspect to change plea

Probably did a deal to get 20 years or something similar.
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The man charged with planting a bomb along the route of Spokane's Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade earlier this year is set to change his plea in federal court Wednesday, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Kevin Harpham, 37, of Addy, originally pleaded not guilty to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, committing a hate crime and other charges in the case. His trial was set to begin Monday, and he faced up to life in prison if convicted.

Harpham will change his plea after his lawyers negotiated a deal with federal prosecutors.

"He will get quite a bit less that he would have gotten at trial," said public defender Roger Peven, who declined to reveal the terms of the plea deal with prosecutors.

U.S. Attorney Mike Ormsby did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.

Any deal must be accepted by U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush.

Harpham is an Army veteran who has extensive ties to white supremacist groups, but no record of past crimes.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, has said that Harpham made more than 1,000 postings on a website used by racists called the Vanguard News Network. The center also has said that Harpham belonged to a neo-Nazi group called the National Alliance.

However, his motivation and how he was captured on March 9 has remained a mystery because Quackenbush early in the case sealed most documents in order to ensure Harpham received a fair trial.

Harpham served from 1996 to 1999 in the U.S. Army at what is now Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Wash. His lawyers have said Harpham had not been recently employed.

He has remained in the Spokane County Jail without bail since his arrest.

The federal government contended Harpham planted the bomb along the parade route in downtown Spokane on Jan. 17. Only the fortuitous discovery of the bomb by parade workers before it could explode prevented mass casualties, federal prosecutors say.

Prosecutors did recently reveal in court that Harpham took pictures of young black children gathering for the march and of a Jewish man who was wearing a yarmulke. He also took pictures of himself along the route.

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Probably did a deal to get 20 years or something similar.
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The man charged with planting a bomb along the route of Spokane's Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade earlier this year is set to change his plea in federal court Wednesday, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Kevin Harpham, 37, of Addy, originally pleaded not guilty to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, committing a hate crime and other charges in the case. His trial was set to begin Monday, and he faced up to life in prison if convicted.

Harpham will change his plea after his lawyers negotiated a deal with federal prosecutors.

"He will get quite a bit less that he would have gotten at trial," said public defender Roger Peven, who declined to reveal the terms of the plea deal with prosecutors.

U.S. Attorney Mike Ormsby did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.

Any deal must be accepted by U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush.

Harpham is an Army veteran who has extensive ties to white supremacist groups, but no record of past crimes.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, has said that Harpham made more than 1,000 postings on a website used by racists called the Vanguard News Network. The center also has said that Harpham belonged to a neo-Nazi group called the National Alliance.

However, his motivation and how he was captured on March 9 has remained a mystery because Quackenbush early in the case sealed most documents in order to ensure Harpham received a fair trial.

Harpham served from 1996 to 1999 in the U.S. Army at what is now Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Wash. His lawyers have said Harpham had not been recently employed.

He has remained in the Spokane County Jail without bail since his arrest.

The federal government contended Harpham planted the bomb along the parade route in downtown Spokane on Jan. 17. Only the fortuitous discovery of the bomb by parade workers before it could explode prevented mass casualties, federal prosecutors say.

Prosecutors did recently reveal in court that Harpham took pictures of young black children gathering for the march and of a Jewish man who was wearing a yarmulke. He also took pictures of himself along the route.

http://mynorthwest.com/174/437404/ML...to-change-plea
Perhaps, prosecutors offered the deal because they lacked confidence in their case. Plus, as Kevin knows, accused "white supremacists" stand little chance of acquittal, whether they're innocent or not. And since he's relatively young, life behind bars is an especially powerful incentive to plea bargain.

If his sentence is 20 years, he'll serve 17, or 85 percent, as I understand federal guidelines. Strong evidence the feds offered the deal, not Kevin.
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Default Spokane Martin Luther King Jr. Day would-be bomber pleads guilty

A man with ties to white supremacist organizations pleaded guilty to planting a homemade bomb packed with rat-poison-laced projectiles along the route of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Spokane, Wash.

Kevin W. Harpham, 37, admitted in U.S. district court to building a pipe bomb that was to be set off with a remote car-alarm trigger and putting it in a backpack along the route of the Jan. 17 parade.

Three city employees spotted the backpack on a bench about an hour before the parade and, when they found wires inside it, alerted police, who safely defused the bomb.

An FBI analysis said the device was more sophisticated than a typical homemade pipe bomb because it contained a remote-control trigger. A load of fish weights covered in a component of rat poison could have injured spectators in the vicinity, according to the report, posted by publicintelligence.net. The report said the device "was viable and could have caused personal injury or death."

"Hate-filled incidents like this one have no place in a civilized society. Thankfully, no one was injured by this man's depraved act," Thomas E. Perez, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's civil rights division, said in a statement after Harpham's guilty plea Wednesday morning.

"The placement of an explosive device in a crowded public area is horrific at any time, but this attack, planned to occur during an event celebrating the bonds of our community, makes it all the more reprehensible," said Laura Laughlin, special agent in charge of the FBI's Seattle office.

Spokane bomber Kevin Harpham The Pacific Northwest has seen a revival in white supremacist and anti-government activity in recent years after a crippling civil lawsuit led to the dismantling in 2000 of the former Aryan Nations compound in northern Idaho, not far from Spokane.

The neo-Nazi group has been passing out leaflets and looking for a new regional headquarters in Idaho or Oregon, and other white supremacists and right-wing patriot groups have been newly active in Idaho and western Montana, according to local human rights organizations.
In January, protesters carried signs outside a Mexican restaurant in Spokane with the words, "This is White land," and "We want you out of here." On the day before the King parade in Spokane, about 15 neo-Nazis protested in front of a civil rights center in nearby Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

The Aryan Nations, which officially relocated to Pennsylvania after the death of founder Richard Butler in Idaho, says on its website it has moved toward a "leaderless resistance" concept of forcing change.

"The lone wolves and the autonomous cells are sharpening their minds with the knowledge of their genetic heritage and the practical means by which they may defend such -- if necessary -- to the death," it says.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups across the country, said Harpham, who gained explosives experience as a former member of an Army artillery unit, in 2004 was a member of the National Alliance, for years the pre-eminent neo-Nazi organization in the U.S.

He was a frequent financial contributor to a white supremacist newspaper, "The Aryan Alternative," and posted regularly on neo-Nazi Web forums, the law center reported.

"I can't wait for the day that I snap," Harpham wrote in one of about 1,000 posts written under the name "Joe Snuffy," according to the report.

Harpham took photos of himself along the parade route, prosecutors revealed in court earlier this year, and also photographed young African American children gathering along the route, and of a Jewish man wearing a yarmulke.

Harpham had faced a hate crime charge in addition to the bomb counts in the original complaint and could have faced 30 years to life in prison. The plea agreement under which Harpham admitted to two counts of building and planting a bomb calls for a sentence of 27 to 32 years in prison, plus a lifetime of supervised release.

Sentencing is set for Nov. 30 before U.S. District Judge Justin Quackenbush in Spokane.

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Best bet he will get the full 32 years.
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SPOKANE -- A man with extensive ties to white supremacists pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he planted a bomb along a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., targeting minorities.

Kevin Harpham, 37, reached a deal with federal prosecutors for a recommended sentencing range of 27 to 32 years in prison just days before his trial was to begin in U.S. District Court.

The pipe bomb was loaded with lead fishing weights coated in a chemical, and could have caused mass casualties, prosecutors said.

Harpham told U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush that it took him about a month to build the bomb. He acknowledged placing the device along the parade route in an attempt to commit a hate crime.

The backpack bomb was discovered by parade workers and disabled before it could explode.

"This community was terrorized on Jan. 17 when this occurred," U.S. Attorney Mike Ormsby said after the hearing. "Hopefully the healing that needs to occur as a result of this happening can begin."

Harpham acted alone, Ormsby said.

"There is no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved in this event," he said.

Ormsby praised the various law enforcement agencies that gathered evidence leading to Harpham's arrest on March 9. There was no particular tip that led officers to Harpham, Ormsby said. Rather, it was evidence from the bomb itself, he said.

The detonator was a remote car starter purchased over the Internet. The shrapnel that would have maimed victims was lead fishing weights purchased from Walmart. Harpham's DNA was on the handle of the backpack that held the bomb. After the arrest, officers found deleted photos in a digital camera that included pictures of Harpham at the parade, pictures of young black children gathering for the march and of a Jewish man who was wearing a yarmulke.

A key was discovering huge numbers of postings by Harpham, using a pen name, over a period of years on a white supremacist website called Vanguard News Network.

"He told others he was a white supremacist and white separatist," said assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Harrington.

The bomb was planted "to further his racist beliefs," Harrington told the judge.

The judge asked Harpham if he placed the bomb in an effort to hurt people because of their race, color or national origin.

"Yes," Harpham replied.

Ormsby said Harpham has offered no explanation for why he chose to commit a hate crime now.

The plea deal charged Harpham with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, and the hate crime of placing the bomb in an effort to target minorities. Harpham spoke in a clear voice when he said "guilty" to each of the two counts.

He will be sentenced Nov. 30.

"Hate-fueled incidents like this one have no place in a civilized society," said Thomas Perez, assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights. "Thankfully, no one was injured by this man's depraved act."

Public defender, Roger Peven, did not answer questions outside the courtroom and was not available for comment later.

Harpham originally was charged with committing a hate crime, using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, attempt to use a weapon of mass destruction and unauthorized possession of an unregistered explosive device. He could have faced up to life in prison.

A resident of Addy, Harpham is an Army veteran who has extensive ties to white supremacist groups but no record of past crimes.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, has said that Harpham made more than 1,000 postings on the Vanguard News Network. The center also has said that Harpham belonged to a neo-Nazi group called the National Alliance.

Harpham served from 1996 to 1999 in the U.S. Army at what is now Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma. His lawyers have said Harpham had not been recently employed.

He has remained in the Spokane County Jail without bail since his arrest.

Federal prosecutors will argue for a 32-year sentence. Harpham's lawyers will seek 27 years. If Quackenbush recommends a higher or lower sentence, the case still could go to trial. Under the deal, Harpham would remain on probation for the rest of his life once he leaves prison.

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/artic...#ixzz1XIz91TyD

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"Harpham had faced a hate crime charge in addition to the bomb counts in the original complaint and could have faced 30 years to life in prison. The plea agreement under which Harpham admitted to two counts of building and planting a bomb calls for a sentence of 27 to 32 years in prison, plus a lifetime of supervised release." (unquote)

NOTE: That doesn't make any sense unless a secret agreement has been made designed to prompt the judge to give him a 20 year, or less, sentence. We won't know til November, though.

Here's Kevin's address (I think). Let's drop him a few lines of moral support. Post cards only. He's no doubt, feeling lower than whale shit right now.

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I would hold off on sending anyone anything for a few months. Every LE in the nation is on high alert due to 9/11 and just not looking at Muslims.........
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Bullshit. Paranoid bullshit. What's the matter with you ?? Kevin was a loyal and generous supporter of VNN. The least we VNNers can do now is send him a post card to show our moral support.
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Bullshit. Paranoid bullshit. What's the matter with you ?? Kevin was a loyal and generous supporter of VNN. The least we VNNers can do now is send him a post card to show our moral support.
Being paranoid is not bullshit...it is a way of life.

The bro is in the middle of a shit storm and nobody else should get rained on.
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The bro is in the middle of a shit storm and nobody else should get rained on.
Nobody believes you yellow, do-nothing, anonymous pussies give a shit about other yellow, do-nothing, anonymousj pussies "getting rained on", so keep your demoralizing paranoia to yourself. It has a negative effect on younger VNNers who might, one day, become man enough to at least help a fellow VNNer rotting in a JOG cage.
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Nobody believes you yellow, do-nothing, anonymous pussies give a shit about other yellow, do-nothing, anonymousj pussies "getting rained on", so keep your demoralizing paranoia to yourself. It has a negative effect on younger VNNers who might, one day, become man enough to at least help a fellow VNNer rotting in a JOG cage.
Let me clarify what I said:

Any active reactionary who posts, talks, writes, mutters, snores, or whispers anything about anything is a fool and will end up in prison.
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By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash. - A man with extensive ties to white supremacists pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges he planted a bomb that was intended to hurl poison-laced shrapnel into the multicultural crowd marching in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade last January.

Kevin Harpham, 37, reached a deal with federal prosecutors for a recommended sentencing range of 27 to 32 years in prison just days before his trial was to begin in U.S. District Court.

The pipe bomb was loaded with lead fishing weights coated in rat poison, which can inhibit blood clotting in wounds, officials have said.

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Why yes, yes I do remember. All defendants were acquitted, thanks in part, to your's truly. Thanks for bringing it up.

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I remember Will Williams wacky lies. Seriously Glen, it shows your stupidity that you continue to repeat lies about a woman whom you have never met, lies made up by someone who is getting paid by the government for being mentally ill. It is also funny how not a single defendant feels that you are innocent, if you really had helped them dont you think they would know it?

I don't worry about it too much because it seems like Karma is really giving you all you deserve.
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Well I guess that's that. I cant imagine he would have plead guilty if he didnt do it. It still just doesnt make much sense to me. Why would he have chosen that target when there are so many others deserving?
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27 to 32 years?!

How does that compare to the bomb builder in the Edgar Steele case?!
I am wondering how many years this guy could get if he was found guilty by a jury of his peers?

Since the bomb did not go off and nobody was killed the death penalty was not an option.

So what was the motivation to take a deal like this?

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27 to 32 years?!

How does that compare to the bomb builder in the Edgar Steele case?!
I am wondering how many years this guy could get if he was found guilty by a jury of his peers?

Since the bomb did not go off and nobody was killed the death penalty was not an option.

So what was the motivation to take a deal like this?
Larry Fairfax was a Federal asset, so he was lightly charged and given a sweetheart deal.
Harpham's own father was set to testify against his son. There is no mention of him having a 'real' defense lawyer.

A jury trial is risky since they are often not allowed to know relevant facts. Jurors that know about 'jury nullification' are nearly always excluded. Even if he was found innocent of all major charges and guilty of a minor charge, the judge can impose maximum penalties. (what happened with Waco defendents)

This outcome seems consistent with what a 'public pretender' who lets the prosecutor buy him lunch would push his client to agree to. Sad.
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