Monday, August 29, 2005

ACLU reveals FBI labeled peace, affirmative action group 'terrorist'

The Raw Story | ACLU reveals FBI labeled peace, affirmative action group 'terrorist': "RAW STORY

The American Civil Liberties Union today released an FBI document that designates a Michigan-based peace group and an affirmative action advocacy group as potentially 'involved in terrorist activities,' RAW STORY has learned.
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"This document confirms our fears that federal and state counterterrorism officers have turned their attention to groups and individuals engaged in peaceful protest activities," said Ben Wizner, an ACLU staff attorney and counsel in a lawsuit seeking the release of additional FBI records. "When the FBI and local law enforcement identify affirmative action advocates as potential terrorists, every American has cause for concern." ...

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