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May 15, 2011 Dear Barrett, Tonight, 60 Minutes is examining the bizarre "sovereign citizens" movement — made up of some 300,000 far-right extremists who believe they don't have to follow our laws. The report will highlight the murder of two West Memphis, Ark., police officers at the hands of these extremists. As you may recall, we alerted law enforcement and the public to the rising danger from these radicals more than a year ago. And after the two West Memphis police officers were killed, we produced a police training video to help keep other officers safe. Police Chief Bob Paudert, the father of one of the slain officers and the narrator in our video, will be featured in the 60 Minutes piece. With your help, we've sent over 50,000 copies of the training video free of charge to law enforcement officers across the country. The feedback has been incredible. Officers tell us that the video will save lives. I hope you can tune in tonight. We worked closely with the 60 Minutes producers to provide up-to-date intelligence about this dangerous movement. And we're working now on new training videos to help the law enforcement community combat the growing extremist threat. Thank you for supporting this crucial work.
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