[Peace-discuss] Action Alert: Call in to Stop FBI Repression ofAnti-War activists

Tue Oct 19 20:05:12 CDT 2010

You found the connection for us.

Far be it from me to disagree with you, Naiman Tongzhi.

If only Tiny Dr. Tim McVeigh had listened.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Naiman" <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>
To: "E.Wayne Johnson" <ewj at pigs.ag>
Cc: "Peace-discuss List" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Action Alert: Call in to Stop FBI Repression 
ofAnti-War activists

So, you acknowledge that you see Timothy McVeigh as a fellow traveler.

"Your Honor, the prosecution rests its case and asks the court for
summary judgment."

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:24 PM, E.Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag> wrote:
>
> Although your call will likely be ignored,
> It is a chance to BE a fellow traveller (and travailer)
> with Timothy McVeigh and all us other dissenters.
>
> Welcome aboard, Brother.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Naiman
> To: Peace-discuss List
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 3:41 AM
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Action Alert: Call in to Stop FBI Repression 
> ofAnti-War activists
> I recommend calling the second number first - the Attorney General, 
> because I got through right away. For the White House comment line, I had 
> to hold for a bit.
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: The Strategy Center <info at thestrategycenter.org>
> Date: Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:22 PM
> Subject: Strategy Center Action Alert: Call in to Stop FBI Repression of 
> Anti-War activists
> To: "naiman at justforeignpolicy.org" <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
>
>
> Please Call in to Stop FBI Repression of Anti-war Activists
>
> President Obama,
>
> Stop the FBI aggression
> Stop the raids
> Stop the grand jury harassment
> Stop the subpoenas
> Return all confiscated materials
>
> Dear friends and allies of the Labor/Community Strategy Center,
>
> Please join us, today, Tuesday, Oct. 19 for the 3rd National Call-In Day 
> to stand in solidarity with anti-war activists targeted by the September 
> 24, 2010 FBI raids and Grand Jury subpoenas.
>
> Call:
>
> President Obama (202)-456-1111
>
> U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (202)-353-1555
>
> Demand:
>
> **End repression of anti-war and international solidarity activists!
>
> **Return all materials seized in the raid!
>
> **Call off the Grand Jury!
>
> Today, the third group of activists is scheduled to appear at the Grand 
> Jury. All of the activists are refusing to testify, so the Assistant U.S. 
> Attorney Brand Fox has withdrawn the subpoenas thus far. The Grand Jury 
> continues however, and arrests, or subpoenas offering immunity—forcing 
> activists to talk under the threat of imprisonment–are possibilities. We 
> need your support. Please circulate this national call widely.
>
> The Strategy Center is participating in the national Campaign to Stop FBI 
> Repression against anti-war and international solidarity activists. This 
> is a time for action!
>
> We are working to protect the human rights of all people and the inherent 
> right of mass social movements to protest the oppressive and repressive 
> practices of the U.S. government.
>
> We oppose the criminalization of our communities and the militarization of 
> our schools. We seek the removal of all US military bases from foreign and 
> domestic lands and an end to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
>
> The Office of Homeland Security and its affiliates such as the FBI and ICE 
> are aggressively attacking basic human rights, long fought for civil 
> rights, and civil liberties long exercised in the United States. In the 
> name of the War on Terrorism, this repressive apparatus is making an 
> historic shift in the rule of law, now the innocent are called “guilty” 
> and fear is made the backbone of popular mass sentiment.
>
> We join with all international anti-war and international solidarity 
> activists and organizers to denounce the raids of the US government on 
> US-based Palestinian solidarity activists, anti-war activists, and other 
> international solidarity workers that took place in several U.S. cities on 
> Friday, September 24th, 2010. We denounce the daily raids on immigrants 
> and the repression of Arabs and Muslims who stand up for their families 
> and communities.
>
> For more information please go to the Committee To Stop FBI Repression 
> MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "simplesend.com" 
> claiming to be www.stopfbi.net
>
> The Story: Grand Jury, FBI,
>
> On September 24, the FBI raided two Chicago and five Minneapolis homes of 
> well-known anti-war and international solidarity activists. Also raided 
> were the offices of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul based Anti-War Committee. 
> Subpoenas to answer questions at a Grand Jury in Chicago were delivered to 
> other activists at their homes and work places. In the past week, the FBI 
> continues to attempt to harass other anti-war activists at their homes and 
> work.
>
> When dozens of FBI agents stormed in, they took computer hard drives, cell 
> phones, documents, newspapers and children’s artwork. They took 28 boxes 
> out of one Chicago home, including a framed photo of the Reverend Doctor 
> Martin Luther King Jr. shaking hands with Malcolm X. The FBI subpoenaed 14 
> activists in Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan to testify at the Grand 
> Jury. According to the FBI, the goal of the raids was to show material 
> support for terrorism charges. It is outrageous!
>
> All the activists publicly announced they are refusing to testify and want 
> the Grand Jury called off. The Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Fox 
> withdrew the subpoenas at this point, but it is not over. The government 
> may force people to testify under threat of imprisonment or make arrests. 
> The U.S. government is trying to put people in jail for anti-war and 
> international solidarity activism. These people have done nothing wrong. 
> They have given money to no one. Their freedom is at stake.
>
> Those targeted are well-known leaders in the anti-war movement and many 
> helped to organize the huge protest against the Republican National 
> Convention in St. Paul, MN in September 2008. This is the suppression of 
> our democratic rights. It threatens our families, our children and our 
> communities. This is a U.S. government attempt to silence those who 
> support resistance to oppression in the Middle East and Latin America, by 
> putting people in jail.
>
> The targeted activists are refusing to be pulled into conversations with 
> the FBI about their political views or their organizing against war and 
> occupation. The activists are involved with many groups, including the 
> Palestine Solidarity Group, Students for a Democratic Society, Twin-Cities 
> Anti-War Committee, Colombia Action Network, the Freedom Road Socialist 
> Organization and Fight Back! newspaper.
>
> For more information please go to the Committee To Stop FBI Repression 
> MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "simplesend.com" 
> claiming to be www.stopfbi.net
>
>
>
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Afghanistan
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