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El Exigente
Joined: 10 Sep 2010
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 Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:08 am Post subject: FBI targets anti-war activists as terrorists |
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What happened to the "Is the US a police state?" thread?
FBI terrorism raids target anti-war activists
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The FBI said it searched eight homes in Minneapolis and Chicago as part of a terrorism investigation on Friday, and two subjects said the agency is targeting leaders of the anti-war movement.
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The home of Minneapolis anti-war activists Mick Kelly and Jess Sundin were among those searched, they told the AP. "The FBI is harassing anti-war organizers and leaders, folks who opposed U.S. intervention in the Middle East and Latin America," Kelly said before agents confiscated his cell phone. Sundin called the suggestion they were connected with terrorism "pretty hilarious and ridiculous." |
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catman
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Government is trying to silence anti-war activists. |
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mc_jc
Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Location: C4B- Cp Red Cloud, Area-I
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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This is reminiscent of the Vietnam-era when people were put on government blacklists because of their anti-war activities.
Ironically, my mom was blacklisted for attending several anti-war rallies in the 1960's while she was in college. I remember hearing stories of how the FBI would go to her friends and relatives homes to be interviewed about her. She didn't find out that she was blacklisted until she tried to get financial aid to go back to school in 1973, when I was 3 years old. She was denied financial aid and went to the schools financial aid office to find out. The clerk hesitantly told her that students on the government blacklist were restricted from any government programs.
Her name was not removed from the list until 1993.
Incidently, her name being on the government blacklist prevented me from getting an MI position in the Army when I enlisted in 1988. |
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El Exigente
Joined: 10 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:01 am Post subject: |
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| mc_jc wrote: |
| This is reminiscent of the Vietnam-era when people were put on government blacklists because of their anti-war activities. |
FBI Raids Activists� Homes in Sinister COINTELPRO Replay
by Tom Burghardt / September 27th, 2010
In a replay of the Federal Bureau of Investigation�s infamous COINTELPRO operations targeting the left during the 1960s and �70s, America�s political police launched raids on the homes of antiwar and solidarity activists on Friday.
Heavily-armed SWAT teams smashed down doors and agents armed with search warrants carried out simultaneous raids in Minneapolis and Chicago early Friday morning.
Rummaging through personal belongings, agents carted off boxes of files, documents, books, letters, photographs, computers and cell phones from Minneapolis antiwar activists Mick Kelly, Jessica Sundin, Meredith Aby, two others, as well as the office of that city�s Anti-War Committee.
Meanwhile, as federal snoops seized personal property in Minneapolis, FBI agents raided the Chicago homes of activists Stephanie Weiner and Joseph Iosbaker. According to the Chicago Tribune, �neighbors saw FBI agents carrying boxes from the apartment of community activist Hatem Abudayyeh, executive director of the Arab American Action Network.�
�In addition,� the Tribune reported, �Chicago activist Thomas Burke said he was served a grand jury subpoena that requested records of any payments to Abudayyeh or his group.�
Amongst those targeted by the FBI were individuals who organized peaceful protests against the imperialist invasion and occupation of Iraq and 2008 protests at the far-right Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.
As Antifascist Calling reported in 2008 and 2009, citing documents published by the whistleblowing web site WikiLeaks, state and local police, the FBI and agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon�s Northern Command (NORTHCOM), the United States Secret Service, the National Security Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency implemented an action plan designed to monitor and squelch dissent during the convention.
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El Exigente
Joined: 10 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:31 am Post subject: |
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SIGN to Stop FBI Repression of Anti-War Activists NOW
Condemn the FBI Raids and Harassment of Anti-War and International Solidarity Activists!
Tell President Obama, Attorney General Holder, DOJ Inspector General Fine, the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, Congressional Leaders, U.N. Secy Gen Ban, and members of the media to STOP THE FBI CAMPAIGN OF REPRESSION AGAINST ANTI-WAR AND INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY ACTIVISTS NOW!
Sign the Petition Now: iacenter.org/stopfbi
**Stop the repression against anti-war and international solidarity activists.
**Immediately return all confiscated materials: computers, cell phones, papers, documents, etc.
**End the grand jury proceedings against anti-war activists.
Be part of the united opposition to this FBI campaign of harassment and intimidation. Make your voice heard!
The Committee to Stop FBI Repression ( stopfbi.net ) and the International Action Center urge you to sign the petition at iacenter.org/stopfbi demanding justice. Over a dozen activists across the country have already been raided. Only our united opposition will stop this harassment.
Your message will go to President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, DOJ Inspector General Fine, Congressional leaders, the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, U.N. Secretary General Ban, along with Major media representatives.
We denounce the Federal Bureau of Investigation harassment of anti-war and solidarity activists. The FBI raided seven houses and an office in Chicago and Minneapolis on Friday, September 24, 2010. The FBI served subpoenas to testify before a federal grand jury to 13 activists in Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan. The FBI also attempted to intimidate activists in Wisconsin, California and North Carolina.
The FBI confiscated computers, email and mailing lists, cell phones , cameras, videos, books, and passports. This is a dangerous attack on the constitutional rights of free speech of every social justice, antiwar and human rights activist and organization in the U.S. today. The right to speak, meet and write opinions is guaranteed under the constitution.
This suppression of civil rights is aimed at those who dedicate their time and energy to supporting the struggles of the Palestinian and Colombian peoples against U.S. funded occupation and war. Grand Jury subpoenas investigating material support of terrorism are being used to silence highly respected and well known human rights activists. This is dangerous national effort to shut down growing opposition to U.S. wars. It cannot be allowed.
The FBI and the Grand Jury are threatening courageous individuals who have written and spoken publicly to broaden understanding of social justice issues of war and occupation. The activists are involved with many groups, including: the Twin Cities Anti-War Committee, the Palestine Solidarity Group, the Colombia Action Network, Students for a Democratic Society, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. These activists came together with many others to organize the 2008 anti-war marches on the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
We ask people of conscience to join us in fighting this political repression, as we continue working to build the movements against US war and occupation.
Sign the Petition Now: iacenter.org/stopfbi |
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Space Bar
Joined: 20 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:58 am Post subject: |
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FBI Delivers Subpoenas to More Anti-War, Solidarity Activists in Chicago
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The FBI has informed a lawyer from the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) that at least three subpoenas to appear before a Grand Jury have been delivered in the Chicago area.
Attorney Jim Fennerty confirmed that FBI agent Robert Parker informed him just before 1:00 pm today that the subpoenas were being delivered at that moment.
This is a continuation of the assault on the anti-war movement that began on September 24th. This case began with 14 subpoenas delivered to anti-war, labor and solidarity activists in coordinated raids that swept the Midwest, involving scores of federal agents. �The FBI is continuing their campaign to intimidate the movement,� stated Joe Iosbaker of the national Committee to Stop FBI Repression. Iosbaker was one of those raided and subpoenaed in September.
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For more information on the case: www.stopfbi.net |
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asylum seeker
Joined: 22 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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| This kind of thing is why Wikileaks needs to exist. |
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mc_jc
Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Location: C4B- Cp Red Cloud, Area-I
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:00 am Post subject: |
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I believe that Wikileaks could have been more responsible with their use of the information they obtained.
I agree, some type of transparancy is in order to make government more accountable to the people.
The thing is, considering a lot of the information I've seen, a lot of the information traveling through the government communication system could be so damaging that it could actually cause a collapse of government and put a lot of American officials on trial.
It is basically the Oligarchs protecting their interests. |
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