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The best source of news to follow the FBI raids on anti-war activists' homes today is Twin Cities Indymedia - http://tc.indymedia.org/ Here is a link to the search warrant for the raid on one activist's home, which focuses on the activities of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (the ones who publish Fightback newspaper). These people have played a crucial role in the anti-war movement in the Twin Cities. They are being subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury in Chicago relating to aid to the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) and FARC. Search warrant (everyone should look at this): http://tc.indymedia.org/files/kelly-warrant-92210.pdf The warrant includes evidence pertaining to the finances of FRSO, as well material relating to the "recruitment, indoctrination, and facilitation of others ... to join FRSO, including materials relating to the identity and location of recruiters, facilitators, and recruits, the means by which the recruits were recruited to join FRSO, and the means by which recruitment was financed and arranged." It's horrifying that they can obtain a search warrant for all these materials - it seems a clear violation of free speech. The main charge in the warrant is violation of the law that prohibits "providing, attempting, and conspiring to provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organizations." All of this should be a warning to socialists and anti-war activists around the country, that action is needed here to defend and reclaim our civil liberties. There were over 200 people at a community meeting tonight in support of those whose houses were raided. There will be a rally at 4:30pm on Monday in front of the FBI office in downtown Minneapolis, 111 Washington Ave, and a solidarity committee meeting next Thursday night. Also, it seems like some coincidence that these raids come the same day as Obama is meeting with the president of Colombia and congratulating him and his security forces for their vicious war against the FARC, which has featured the murder of peasants and then dressing them up as guerrillas to inflate the death toll, well-documented collaboration with right-wing paramilitaries, and more. Dan ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
