Compare and contrast these two groups:
Today a federal judge threw out charges against the Hutaree militia group.  They were arrested by United States US Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department in March of 2010.  The major charge against the group was conspiring to commit sedition, or rebellion, against the U.S.   The group made no public statements.  In fact the Federal Justice Department needed to implant an FBI informant for 2 years and claimed members were “prepared for war”.   Today they were acquitted on those charges (story below).
However, contrast the Hutaree group arrest, and the reason for their arrest, against the public statements of the New Black Panther’s.  It is an interesting intellectual exercise and exposes the hypocrisy, and agenda, of the Obama administration.  
In the past three days the New Black Panthers have openly, and publicly stated the following:  #1.  They intend to “Burn Down Detroit“.  #2. They intend to recruit 10,000 men to “hunt down” George Zimmerman, and #3.  They offer $1 million dollar bounty for the “capture” of George Zimmerman “Dead or Alive“.

Again, these statements have been made visibly and publicly.  They have recorded their intention in the media and broadcast with specificity through the media to the entire nation.  No “informant” is needed, nor do they deny their intention.   They openly state this is their specific intent.
Yet, from President Obama’s Justice Dept. Attorney General Eric Holder?  Nothing.   Zippo – Nada – zilch.  Not a peep.
    

(Hutaree Story) In March 2010 the FBI arrested seven people in raids by Joint Terrorism Task Force as part of an investigation into an Adrian-based Christian Hutaree militia group.  The members were arrested in FBI raids in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.

Since their capture, only one of nine people charged has struck a plea deal, an unusually low number in a case with so many defendants. Their attorneys have maintained a consistent stance: The anti-government talk was simply colorful yet aimless bluster akin to frustrated pals drowning sorrows around a campfire.

“I’m going to fight it tooth and nail,” David Stone’s wife and co-defendant, Tina Mae Stone, said during a break in jury selection last week. “It was just a bunch of good ol’ boys out to have fun. We did survival stuff. I did it mostly to spend time with my husband. People tell me, ‘good luck.’ I don’t need luck. I’ve got God on my side.”

The militia, which was based in Michigan’s Lenawee County, prepared for survival in case of domestic chaos or an attack on the United States, attorneys Todd Shanker and Richard Helfrick said in a court filing. They noted the group even had a website and promoted its weekend outings.

“Regardless of the charges in the indictment, there is no dispute that the aims of the Hutaree militia included the free exercise of their 1st and 2nd Amendment rights, including freedom of speech, association, assembly and the right to bear arms,” said the lawyers, who represent David Stone Jr.

The government describes the Hutaree, which the militia claimed means “Christian warriors,” as an anti-government group committed to fighting authorities who belong to a so-called “New World Order.” The defendants are accused of conspiring to someday ambush and kill a police officer, then attack the funeral procession with explosives and trigger a broader revolt against the U.S. government.

But some conversations were sprinkled with laughter and a mix of subjects, including strippers and drawing Hitler mustaches on photos of state troopers. Agents seized machine guns, unregistered rifles, ammunition and parts for improvised explosive devices.

The government’s case got off to a rough start in 2010, when U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts released the nine until trial under strict conditions. The government swiftly appealed but then agreed that four could go home wearing electronic monitors. An appeals court ultimately ordered the other five to remain locked up, including David Stone.

The government relied on an undercover agent inside the group and an informant. But the informant comes with warts: He pleaded guilty in state court to firing a gun during a dispute with his wife and also attempted suicide. Another witness who was married to a Hutaree member not charged in the case attempted suicide and told a grand jury she’s prone to panic attacks.

“How often do American citizens get charged with sedition or inciting discontent and resistance against big government? Heck, most citizens are discontented with the government,” said Lloyd Meyer, a Chicago lawyer and former terrorism prosecutor. “In this case, no one pulled a trigger and no one got hurt. … A jury could believe that the feds went after this group with a meat cleaver instead of a scalpel.”

But Alan Gershel, a former prosecutor who teaches at Cooley Law School in suburban Detroit, said the allegations in the indictment seem more than goofy talk.

“There was planning. There was acquisition of firearms. There was training,” he said. “Do you have to wait until the first shot is fired? You have to choose the moment of time when things go beyond chatter. That’s what the government is aiming at here.”

Joshua Clough of Blissfield, Mich., is the only defendant to make a deal with prosecutors. He pleaded guilty in December to illegal use of a firearm, faces a mandatory five-year prison sentence and could be called as a witness to testify against the Hutaree.

Besides conspiracy charges, all face at least one firearm charge and some have more.  (excerpted from this CBS article)