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What the AP didn't tell you is: The Guardians of the Free Republics are just a Web cover for a single unhinged Silicon Valley dude who isn't even American-born. It's amazing what a simple "Whois" Internet domain search will turn up. A full report and video follow the jump.

Turns out goftr.com and guardiansofthefreerepublics.com are registered to one Clive Boustred of Soquel, California—a British-educated former South African soldier with an apparent knack for "anti-terrorist warfare," computer consulting, and conspiracy theorizing. The sites—and the "group"—appear not to have existed before he registered them, about two months ago.

Even as conspiracy mavens go, Boustred is a fascinating study. He's prominent on YouTube as a decrier of Jesuit, Masonic, Rothschild, and Fed conspiracies. As with many such folks, his anti-courts, anti-government anger appears to have originated with a personal legal beef—a weird story involving an ex-wife, infidelity, a restraining order, an "assassination attempt," and chocolate-chip cookies. He appears to have Astroturfed a number of other "companies" and organizations—Liberty for Life, Copper Cards, Strategize.com, and InfoTelesys.com...

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Registrant:
InfoTelesys, Inc.
210 Sun Crest Dr.
Soquel, CA 95073
US

Registrar: DOTSTER
Domain Name: GOTFR.COM
Created on: 07-FEB-10
Expires on: 07-FEB-11
Last Updated on: 07-FEB-10

Administrative Contact:
Boustred, Clive [email protected]
InfoTelesys, Inc.
210 Sun Crest Dr.
Soquel, CA 95073
US
(831) 476-4300
(831) 462-9370

Technical Contact:
Boustred, Clive [email protected]
InfoTelesys, Inc.
210 Sun Crest Dr.
Soquel, CA 95073
US
(831) 476-4300
(831) 479-1732


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WHOIS information for guardiansofthefreerepublics.com :

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Domain Name: GUARDIANSOFTHEFREEREPUBLICS.COM
Registrar: DOTSTER, INC.
Whois Server: whois.dotster.com
Referral URL: http://www.dotster.com
Name Server: NS685.HOSTGATOR.COM
Name Server: NS686.HOSTGATOR.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 06-feb-2010
Creation Date: 05-feb-2010
Expiration Date: 05-feb-2011

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961

That is the guy behind the group that sent out the letters Real. A bit of research and bingo. Not hard to do at all.

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961

32 days since the letters were sent and no one has resigned yet.  Looks like there was not a governor who took any of it seriously.

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961

32 days since the letters were sent and no one has resigned yet.  Looks like there was not a governor who took any of it seriously.