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Among the homes raided were the apartments of Jessica Sundin, who was a principal leader of the mass antiwar march of 10,000 on the opening day of the Republican National Convention two years ago, ....
Supporters for the three activists had gathered on the sidewalks outside each of the residences.
Ted Dooley, an attorney, said he had reviewed the search warrant issued in the raid on Kelly's apartment. "It's a probe into the political beliefs of American citizens and to any organization anywhere
Originally posted by seataka
This is intimidation in a quest for silence, and to teach a lesson that 'thou must not protest", smells like the fourth reich rising...
edit on 24-9-2010 by seataka because: deleted wrong post
Originally posted by RedGolem
According to the article they are looking for information providing support to terror organizations. They were also ordered to appear before a grand jury. Weather the allegations are true or not I do not know. About all I can really say is I hope the system will protect the people it is suppose to protect.
Originally posted by DoomsdayRex
The title of the article is misleading; these were not anti-war protesters. While these individuals may have been involved at protests, the group they belong to, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, is an extremist Marxist group that does give vocal support to groups such as FARC and Hezbollah.
Originally posted by DoomsdayRex
Now, I am not saying that this makes them guilty, far from it. However, we should not assume this is a trampling of freedoms by the FBI simply because this group may superficially share some of our own views. We should wait for the evidence to come out.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
I swear, it's stories like this that make me reconsider the merits of vigilantism against the judge issuing these search warrants, and the agents working the case. They better have a damn good reason, evidence, and probable cause against these people to disrupt their lives like this. And they should pay for the guy's front door they kicked in.
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Eisert did not fall for the FBI's dirty trick.
"I was called away from my desk and when I refused to talk to them, they tried to turn me against my friends and fellow activists," said Eisert.
"They said that Jess Sundin, Meredith Aby and Mick Kelly had manipulated me and others in the anti-war movement. The only ones trying to manipulate me are these FBI agents."