FBI anti-terrorism agents raided the Queens home of a self-described anarchist charged with tweeting protesters with instructions on how to evade police at the G-20 summit.

A dozen gas masks, liquid mercury, backpacks containing hammers and anarchist literature were among the dozens of items seized Thursday at the Jackson Heights home where Elliot Madison, 41, lives with his wife Elena, 39.

Madison is free on bail after Pittsburgh cops arrested him on Sept. 24 and charged him with hindering prosecution, criminal use of a communication facility and possessing criminal instruments.

The two men were seated in front of personal computers and telecommunications equipment, wearing headphones and microphones and surrounded by maps, contact numbers and police and EMS scanners.

Cops claim they were using Twitter to direct the movements of protesters and update them on the location and actions of law enforcement.

But Assistant US Attorney Andrew Goldsmith argued that some of the items raised alarm, including a pound of liquid mercury in the house, alongside “books about poisons” and a microscope.

The feds also found metal triangles that are used to puncture tires and two boxes of ammunition. Goldsmith said agents left a collection of machetes, samurai swords and daggers at the house, because they didn’t fall within the scope of the search warrants.

Two whole boxes of ammo? The man was a real danger obviously. Anyone with a microscope certainly can’t be trusted. I feel so much safer now that Madison and his mercury is off the streets. Err… well I’m glad  his evil Tweeting ways have stopped. Listening to the open, unencrypted radio transmissions of the police and transcribing them to the Internet is a big deal… somehow.

At best this man abused the terms of service for the Internet access service provided by the hotel and that none of the governments business. This story is feels like something out of a dystopia police state story… perhaps V for Vendetta. I’m surprised they allowed for this to be reported on. Perfect scenario for their national security letters.

I guess these guys weren’t using TOR?

Most other videos could be argued to be reactions to protesters. Perhaps even the abduction. This manhandling of a arrested protester for a photo op however shows premeditated abuse.

There is an update regarding the strip of road and signs. The curb has been painted yellow and the conflicting signs removed.

Thanks Tarrin.

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Some of the soldiers meeting today’s tough military standards put their skills to the test this morning at Fort Lee.

It’s part of a three day long anti-terrorism drill.

The Army post staged a fake protest to show how well soldiers and Fort Lee Police are equipped handle the situation.

As the protestors make their way towards the fence that separates Fort Lee from the rest of the world, Police and soldiers gear up for a possible confrontation.

That’s exactly what Colonel Mike Morrow, Fort Lee’s Garrison Commander expects. “We train our solders as realistically as we can, to protect for us as a garrison, other soldiers and families on the post”.

As the chants grow louder and the protesters get angrier, the scenario changes from training exercise to being real life in just a matter of seconds

Fort Lee Chief of Police Joe Metzger wound up right in the middle as the protesters made there way to the fence. “Yea you forget because you’re thinking in your mind how you’re going to interact with these people. How you’re going to keep things calm, how are you going to get the questions answered” says Metzger.

Specialist Nick Hulsey was one of the soldiers participating “The demonstrators, they had rounded up, they were all acting, but they did an excellent job, they looked like they were seriously agitated at something”.

It takes weeks to plan out an anti-terrorism training exercise that combines the civilian base police with active duty soldiers.

Chief Metzger says in times of emergency’s everyone has to work together “We forget one’s wearing blue, one’s wearing a uniform. We all come together for the same cause”.

While the protesters are all volunteers, when they leave the training is far from over.

The exercise will last three days with Soldiers and Fort Lee Police going over all aspects of protecting of the military installation whether its protesters or terrorists.

Private Tiffany Saunders was another solider who participated “I learned over here we also have missions back in the U-S to protect our families and friends and this is a part of doing so”.

Aren’t the military more or less forbid from performing domestic policing? With the growing unrest due to the government induced economic crisis and the rumors of FEMA camps and increased militarization of police forces these stories are not welcomed.

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4. listen to the needs of both their clients and other community members,

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6. encourage and assist citizens to report incidents,

7. build trust in all law enforcement, and

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Let me guess the criticisms from statists and minarchists… “They are kept in line by the government police… that’s the only reason this works.” Even if true, which it’s not quantifiable either way at this point, it does not legitimize the use of coercion to pay for the government defense force and is logically inconsistent with their reason for existing.