- The Denver Post
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- With June 6, 2006, rapidly approaching,
authorities in Colorado and elsewhere are carefully watching to see if
that date - 6/6/06 - spurs demonstrations or violent activity.
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- They are aware that 666 signifies the
Mark of the Beast or the Antichrist to some organizations and believe June
6 is a date that could trigger problems.
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- "It's been a conscious question
among some of our folks, so they've been on the lookout for something,"
said Lance Clem, spokesman for the Colorado Department of Public Safety.
"But they haven't seen anything."
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- Even so, some local police are being
vigilant.
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- "The bottom line is that our intelligence
unit is familiar with 666 and its significance, but we don't have any information
about anything taking place in Colorado Springs," said Lt. Rafael
Cintron of the Colorado Springs Police Department. "However, we are
certainly keeping our feelers out to see if anything is happening."
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- Some dates and anniversaries can be calls
to action for white supremacists, racists, and conspiracy and prophecy
theorists.
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- April 19, for example, is the anniversary
of the raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas; the Oklahoma
City bombing; and the raid on white separatist Randy Weaver's home at Ruby
Ridge, Idaho.
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- The Number of the Beast, 666, is mentioned
in the Bible's book of Revelation and is believed by some to be when the
Antichrist will exercise power over Earth.
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- The Internet is full of websites that
predict terrible things could happen June 6.
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- One website warns that the "Bible
Code says 2006 A.D. is the Year of the Beast" and predicts that the
Antichrist will reveal himself. It also says there may be a holy war against
Israel and that the United States and Russia would be drawn into a dangerous
conflict as a result.
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- Several major law enforcement agencies
in the Denver metro area have seen no signs of trouble and aren't planning
to beef up manpower.
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- Since 1970, there have been 60 terrorist
attacks on June 6, with just one in the U.S., according to the Memorial
Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism in Oklahoma City
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