• Anti-hate activists say there are troubling indications that some of those accused of a murder conspiracy linked to the Coutts border blockade are white supremacist extremists who pose a growing threat to Canadians.

• Those comments come after four Albertans were charged with conspiracy to commit murder, and a host of others with firearms and mischief offences after more than a dozen rifles and handguns and body armour were seized from three trailers in Coutts on Monday.

• What grabbed the attention of anti-racism activists were patches attached to the two sets of body armour seized by Mounties and displayed in a photo supplied to journalists.

• One of them displayed the word ‘infidel’ with Arabic script translating to kaffir — a logo worn by white supremacists and Islamophobes, said Mustafa Farooq, CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims.

• “It’s used by white supremacists who believe there’ll be an apocalyptic war. . . for many years there’s been a growth of these kinds of groups,” said Alberta native Farooq.

• “The reality is, this kind of mindset results in death — we’ve seen it in London, Quebec City and Toronto.” One of those murders was of Mohammed Aslim Zafis, 58, who was stabbed outside an Etobicoke, Ont., mosque in September 2020.

• Charged with conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and mischief are Christopher Lysak of Lethbridge, Anthony Olienick of Claresholm, Chris Carbert of Lethbridge and Jerry Morin of Olds.

I'm glad to see these racists were arrested before they had the opportunity to go on their shooting spree.

Shalom

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