WASHINGTON, DC - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced today that the Wu-Tang Clan has been placed back on the list of terrorist organizations. Wu-Tang leader RZA, a.k.a. Bobby Digital, is known to the FBI as Robert Diggs.
Since the Wu's assembly in 1992, RZA has been arming members globally with so-called 'phat beats'.
Chertoff says the Wu has been a national security threat since the 1993 release of "Protect Ya Neck", thought to be a beheading reference. But between 2001 and 2005 they were not a priority because it was believed the clan was inactive.
"After they dropped The Iron Flag, their name was off the radar for a long time," says Chertoff. "But when Mr. Diggs released The Wu-Tang Manual, our antennas went up." The manual is a manifesto of the organization that covers everything from their martial arts skills, to drug use, to the art of chess. Chertoff, milking his metaphor, added, "frequencies changed".
Authorities believe that by killing RZA, they could disband the entire clan. They warn that the death or capture of any other member could only strengthen the clan's support, as was the case with the Ol' Dirty Bastard. After his 2004 death, authorities witnessed a "renaissance" of public support.
But New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says the death of RZA could be catastrophic to national security. "Pardon my French, but the Wu-Tang Clan is nothing to f--k with," said Kelly. "These guys are from my city, I know how they roll. I remember RZA when his name was spelled with all lower cases. If he goes, members will dissipate and create smaller, but equally dangerous, offshoots of their own clans."
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