FBI Raids Target U.S. Activists
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FBI Raids Target U.S. Activists
Peace and justice activists say FBI raids and subpoenas are being used to intimidate and hinder their work.-
The Stream interviewed Maureen Clare Murphy, an activist in Chicago.
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Since late last year, at least 23 activists from anti-war, pro-Palestinian and pro-labor union groups have been subpoenaed in an investigation examining possible material support for Colombian and Palestinian groups labeled as terrorist organisations by the United States.
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"FBI Now Investigating Major U.S. Enemy: Domestic Peace Activists" ( http://bit.ly/klbjfY )
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http://bit.ly/8fqkRZ , CAPITALIST FASCISM : The FBI’s Not-So-Secret War against Green Activists, Animal & PEACE... http://fb.me/z0r0hZfS
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Secret FBI Documents Reveal Attack on Democratic Rights of Anti-war and International Solidarity Activists http://nblo.gs/jq0Qg
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The only person who has been formally charged is Carlos Montes, an immigrants' and workers' rights activist and co-founder of the Brown Berets, a Chicano working class youth organisation. He faces six charges of firearms code violations and is due back in court in July.
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FBI Raids on Trade Union, Immigrant Rights, Chicano Rights and Community Activist Carlos Montes http://trunc.it/gbktv
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Montes speaks about the FBI raid on his home after appearing in court June 16.
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Photos: Carlos Montes Arraignment and Protest in Ahambra, California http://t.co/VAj9kjg
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In the following video, Montes calls the FBI's actions a purely political attack. "They arrested me for having a gun...This is a pretext to harass me, to get into my house, to go though my political documents," he says.
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FBI using Patriot Act to Target and Squash Peaceful Political Activists http://bit.ly/jwog3i
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"@Copernispiracy: Killing Democracy 1File @ a Time:Justice Depart.Loosens FBI Domestic Spy Guidelines: http://t.co/rFDYiTO | #StopFBI
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Groups in other U.S. cities are spreading the word by organising solidarity protests against what they are calling FBI repression.
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Activists in Seattle:
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Activists in Chicago:
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On January 25, 2011 outside Chicago's Federal Building in the Loop several hundred supporters gathered to protest the FBI subpoenas of anti-war activist, and Grand Jury manoeuvres to intimidate legitimate protest. Joining them were representatives of two large and important unions in Chicago and Illinois: SEIU Local 73 (Christine Boardman, President), and the Chicago Teachers Union (Jesse Sharkey, Vice President), the largest union in Illinois.
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Activists have also formed the Committee to Stop FBI Repression (@stopfbi) to bring more awareness to the FBI's actions against them.
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Obama DOJ’s War on Free Speech & Activism http://bit.ly/lySsQW
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Free to Search and Seize http://bit.ly/kQa9Ax
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Taking a Stand Against FBI Repression of the International Solidarity Movement http://bit.ly/m34inl
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On Twitter, many people are likening the FBI investigations to a McCarthy-era witch hunt. Some posts related to these cases use the hashtag #stopFBI.
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J. Edgar Hoover in charge? #FBI treating #activists as #terrorists
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Return To The Days Of Hoover's Enemy List? FBI Raiding Activists As Terrorists http://t.co/tRkiAaY
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Having your home raided is worse than being robbed #stopfbi #nn11 http://j.mp/kDv6TS
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+@Maureen_70 NYT editorial "Backward at the FBI": investigations of anti-war, environmental activists "inappropriate" http://ht.ly/5leWw
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RT @stopfbi: Rep. Lewis: "MLK and I & many others ... were investigated in an attempt to silence our voices." http://t.co/tkewMh2 #stopFBI
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Have you seen other examples of the US government attempting to silence dissenters? Let us know via Twitter at @AJStream.
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