Sunday, September 26, 2010

Freedom of Demonstration - Freedom of Speech? FBI Raids Anti War Peaceful Demonstrators Homes - Says they can be "Terrorist Links, due to them Demonstrating"

So, now it seems to you voice your opinion by Peaceful Demonstration and exercising your Freedom of Speech in what you believe in, you can be labeled a possible Terrorist and have your home raided.

That is exactly what has happened to five Antiwar activist in Minneapolis, they had their houses raided along with the local antiwar activist office, by the FBI.

The FBI sited "Possible Terrorist link" due to them being Antiwar activist.

Portion:

The FBI raided the Minneapolis homes of five antiwar activists, including three leaders of the Twin Cities peace movement, Friday morning as part of what it called a probe of "activities concerning the material support of terrorism."
The Minneapolis office of an antiwar organization was also raided, protest leaders said. No one was arrested in any of the raids.

The federal search warrants in Minneapolis were related to an ongoing Joint Terrorism Task Force, Warfield said. He offered no details.
Protest leaders said the raids surprised them. Mick Kelly, whose home was searched, played a central role in the 2008 demonstrations at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Asked if he was involved in illegal activities, he replied, "Absolutely not.''

 More and more, it seems to look like, if we try to exert what people think are our freedom of speech and peaceful demonstration, we are labeled possible terrorist in the eyes of the government.  Yet, the U.S.  government leaders love to speak out about other countries quelling their citizens demonstrations.  They have become full of double standards "Do as we say, not as we do". 

I am just waiting for their next step of stopping any internet voices on blogs and independent media who do not agree with the road the U.S. is going down.  Until that time, I will still give my peaceful opinion on what I believe is happening.

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