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TODD: Greenpeace and the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, are under scrutiny by FBI counter-terrorism units, and have been targeted for surveillance -- that's according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which obtained FBI documents in a lawsuit. ANN BEESON, ACLU: The FBI has placed confidential informants inside organizations including PETA and Greenpeace. TODD: ACLU officials aren't sure if other methods, like wiretaps, were used. Contacted by CNN, the FBI issued a statement, saying, quote -- "The FBI does not investigate any public interest or advocacy group based on the group's lawful activities or political beliefs." The bureau and one of its former top counter-terror officials told us why they would investigate. PAT D'AMURO, FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-IN-CHARGE, FBI: There needs to be the threat of a crime, a threat of violence, a threat of loss of property. There have been numerous domestic groups that have been involved in that type of activity. That would cause the FBI to conduct an investigation. (END VIDEOTAPE) TODD: Now, one of the documents says, quote, "PETA is known to hire interns from Asia and other locations for the sole purpose of criminal acts." Contacted by CNN, an attorney for PETA said its members may engage in civil disobedience, but he has no way of knowing whether any of them also associate with other activist groups known to use violence. The attorney says PETA is a completely lawful organization, and he calls the FBI's actions outrageous. On 1/23/06, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > theywere done without the consent of the courts as well. The point I > was making is that there is only a small step from using surveillance > of US nationals communitating with suspected foreign threats to US > nationals with anti-administration views. Who is to say that it won't > happen - the Nixon administration attempted it and were caught. The > Bush administration is currently in the process of attempting it. > There is no oversight. So how do we know otherwise. Do we trust the > "good word" of the current administration, given their record of > prevarication with the voting public. > > larry > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193855 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
