Obama assassination attempt by white supremacists thwarted.

Yipes.

An alleged racist sniper plot to assassinate Barack Obama has been uncovered. Four people, including a woman have been arrested over the alleged plot.

[...] U.S. law enforcement sources said one of the suspects had admitted travelling to Denver to kill the first African-American to be nominated for president.

The shooting was allegedly planned for Thursday, when the White House hopeful will be in the city to formally accept his party's nomination for the November elections.

His speech is due to be made at the 75,000-seat Invesco stadium and the shooting would have been from a distance of at least 750 yards in front of almost 100,000 people.

What I find fascinating/scary is that the plot wasn't uncovered by super-competent anti-terror agents, or by Secret Service, or by the heavy spying/eavesdropping I had imagined would be taking place.

The alleged plot was thwarted by local traffic police on a routine patrol. It came to light on Sunday when the officers stopped a pick-up truck driving erratically in Aurora, less than 20 miles from the Democrats' convention venue.

Two high-powered rifles with telescopic sights were found when police searched the rented Dodge truck, which was being driven by 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell.

They also found camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, a bulletproof vest, licences in the names of other people and the drug methamphetamine. One of the rifles was listed as stolen from Kansas.