This is the FBI's way of informing the IRS that the everyday working citizen is now an enemy of the government, and likely to lay seige to any government office foolish enough to stay open during hours when the regular American Joe and Jane has time to do a quick drive-by on the way to pick up the kids at the Saturday afternoon movie at the mall. Igor Chudov @ home wrote:

Anonymous <nobody@REPLAY.COM> wrote: * ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV * * From: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * To: ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES * * * Internal Revenue Service {IRS} offices open on * selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97--POTENTIAL * FOR VIOLENCE. * * This communication is not an FBI terrorist threat, * alert, or advisory; it is for information only. Although * unclassified, this communication should be handled as * law enforcement sensitive. This communication should not * be furnished to the media or other agencies outside the * law enforcement/U.S. Government counterrorism community * without the permission of the F.B.I. * * A reported in the media, the IRS recently * announced that all IRS District Headquarters Offices will * be open on selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97, to * handle taxpayer complaints and problem cases. Due to the * recent publicity surrounding allegations of IRS abuses * against taxpayers, the offices may attract individuals * intent on disrupting business or committing violent acts * against IRS employees. As a result, IRS is planning to * heighten security at all offices. At this time, the FBI * has no information indicating a terrorist attack * or violence directed at IRS facilities or personnel. * * Should recipients receive any information regarding * violence directed against the IRS, contact the IRS and * your local FBI office immediately. * * Following is the list of the 33 IRS District * Headquarters Offices: * * FROM: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * Pacific Northwest District--Seattle, WA * Northern California District--Oakland, CA. * Central California District--San Jose, CA. * Los Angeles District--Los Angeles, CA. * Southern California District--Laguna Niguel, CA. * Southwest District--Phoenix, AZ * Rocky Mountain District--Denver, CO * Arkansas-Oklahoma District--Oklahoma City, OK * North Texas District--Dallas, TX * South Texas District--Austin, TX * Houston District--Houston, TX * Illinois District--Chicago, IL *

-- - Igor.

The average American spends a total of six (6) months in prison.