Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
"Under the draconian conditions of the USA Patriot Act," reports the Guardian, "the FBI can use covert surveillance of 'terrorists' without the necessity of getting a judicial warrant." Last year, the FBI identified "animal rights extremists and eco-terrorism" as "a domestic terrorism investigative priority," concerning even mainstream environmental groups. In 2003, an FBI Special Operations Group investigating a California Hummer and SUV arson attack raided an innocent young activists' home. He said, "They weren't looking for bombs or explosives. ... They went for everyone's computers and phone address books. A couple of days later, they started calling people."
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