The far-left often join up with Islamists to agitate, pressure and litigate their causes against our government. This activism seems to be increasing.
A website called Committee to Stop FBI Repression is one such group based in Minnesota. Notice the screen shot I took today (below) shows a link to SEIU Illinois State Council Resolution Condemning FBI Repression (SEIU: Service Employees International Union is a big supporter of Obama) which I thought worth noting.
screen shot of homepage taken 1/13/11 at 9:56 AM:
Their flyer for an upcoming protest complains, "...In December 2010, under the direction of U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the FBI delivered 9 new subpoenas in Chicago to antiwar and Palestine solidarity activists - bringing the total number of subpoenaed activists to 23. Patrick Fitzgerald’s office is ordering the 9 to appear at a Grand Jury in Chicago on January 25..."
I haven't seen this covered by the media except by Politico Editor of site that claimed Obama changed Mideast views gets grand jury subpoena:
A pro-Palestinian activist and editor whose Web magazine posted a widely read story during the 2008 presidential campaign accusing candidate Barack Obama of hiding and then abandoning his sympathies for the Palestinian cause is facing a federal grand jury subpoena as part of an expanding terrorism support investigation.
Maureen Murphy, who serves as managing editor of the Electronic Intifada, said she received a grand jury subpoena from the FBI on Dec. 21, ordering her to appear before a grand jury in Chicago on Jan. 25.
...No criminal charges have been publicly announced in connection with the investigation, but FBI officials have confirmed it relates to potential violations of laws prohibiting material support for terrorism..."
If you have time, read the whole article to understand the bigger scope of this issue.
An event page on CAIR California's website (specifically their San Francisco chapter) shows an upcoming "Know Your Rights and Defend Our Communities from Grand Juries that included a poster "Build A Wall of Resistance" which, as you can see, is also part of this anti-FBI effort. It is most disturbing. They claimed the activists have refused to speak before the grand jury. The Executive Director of this chapter is Zahra Billoo who is a self-described anarchist.
UPDATE 1/14/11: The poster was removed from the website but their obstructionist goals is still clear.
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Also see:
CAIR San Francisco:
CAIR's anarchist chapter director, Zahra Billoo
Community Activist Approached by FBI Agents | Aug 20, 2010
A community activist was approached by an FBI agent. The agent explained he wanted to speak with him, but did not indicate a reason. The individual retained CAIR-SFBA Director, Zahra Billoo, as counsel. She intervened and the agent explained his interest in the individual was to learn more about his activism in the community. Through Billoo, the community member asserted his right to remain silent and direct contact with the FBI was terminated.
*CAIR -SFBA offers free representation for community members who have been contacted by the FBI. Please note, it is important that community members not speak with the FBI without an attorney present under any circumstances.
CAIR, ALC, and ACLU Documenting FBI Surveillance Practices
Protest FBI and Grand Jury Repression
CAIR National:
CAIR National actually does advise Muslims (CAIR National's "IF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTACTS YOU" link) NOT to talk to law enforcement unless they have an attorney. Refusing to talk cannot be held against you, they advised
Note: this is just one example how CAIR works against the FBI.
FBI:
FBI: CAIR won't answer our questions about its executives and Hamas!
note: this is just one example about CAIR's troubling history.
Other posts re CAIR Against the FBI
Scary stuff.
Posted by: worriedmary | January 13, 2011 at 01:59 PM