Buford Rogers is the 24-year-old dude arrested by the FBI today in Minnesota on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack. According to the legal complaint filed by the FBI, Rogers could not legally possess a firearm that has been transported across state or international boundaries because he is a convicted felon. He is being held on the basis of this charge at the present. The assault rifle in question was a Romanian AKM model.
My 20 questions for "Bucky" Rogers would go something like this (the minute he put that gun down, of course. Rule of thumb- never talk to men with shaved heads pointing guns at you if you're a fan of happy endings.)
1. Did you know that Romanian NATO troops stationed in Afghanistan are currently using the AK-M model (which is actually just a version of the Russian AK-47)?
2. Have you or any close friends or family been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan as a result of the war on terror? Did you get your AKM from them?
3. Did you attempt at any point to join the US armed services or Marines only to discover that your felony made it impossible? Or did you commit the felony robbery after such an attempt?
4. Did you believe that the Black Snake Militia could pose a successful threat to the United States government?
5. Is the Black Snake Militia named after the ship intercepted by Virginia militia men in 1808?
6. Did the Blake Snake Militia conduct any recruiting at the the annual Gathering of the Juggalos?
7. Given that you list your favorite activity as "warfare", why haven't you tried to join one of those mercenary groups that is making a killing in Iraq right now?
8. Were you paying child support for that baby you were cuddling? Is it your baby?
9. Did you create the lame webpage for the Viper Black Snake Militia, a Minnesota-based Minutemen group?
Is that you looking silly in that photo with the gun?
10. Did you find that any fellow members of the Minnesota Minutemenn were radicalized by serving in the US military overseas?
11. Sorry if this is out of bounds, but I'm just curious. Did you fetishize or prefer violent pornography involving women and children?
12. As a member of the militia, have you ever protected a women, man, or elderly person from immediate physical violence in your community?
13. Conversely, have you ever been a source of fear or violence in your community?
14. Did your alleged terrorist plots begin when you realized that a felony conviction would prohibit you from bearing firearms?
15. Do you think, like Stalin and Dubya, that, under certain circumstances, the ends justifies the means? For example, do you attempt to defend the rightness of your robbery for any reason?
16. Would you admit the insanity and unabashed racism of anyone who thought you might be affiliated with Islamist jihad groups?
17. Have you ever play-acted out the Black Snake Affair with your friends? Do you plan to teach your child about the Black Snake Affair as described on this handout?
18. Did you ever ascend to the level of Brigade Commander in the Minnesota Minutemen?
19. Do you subscribe to the belief in "sovereign citizenship"? Why or why not?
20. Do you believe that citizens of "the republic" should attempt to run for local or national office? Would this constitute a betrayal of their militia community and worldview?
