U R TERRORIST When U DISAGREE With The Government

Ter·ror·ist (adjective): Anyone Who Disagrees with
the Government
Global Research, March 21, 2009
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The Department of Homeland Security and police forces label anyone who they disagree with
- or who disagrees with their policies - as "terrorists".
Don't believe me?
Well, according to a law school professor, pursuant to the Military Commissions Act,
"Anyone who ... speaks out against the government's policies could be declared an 'unlawful
enemy combatant' and imprisoned indefinitely. That includes American citizens."
And according to an FBI memo, peace protesters are being labeled as "terrorists". Indeed,
police have been terrorizing children, little old ladies and other "dangerous" people who
attempted to peacefully.
And a 2003 FBI memo describes protesters' use of videotaping as an "intimidation"

technique, even though - as the ACLU points out - "Most mainstream demonstrators often
use videotape during protests to document law enforcement activity and, more importantly,
deter police from acting outside the law." The FBI appears to be objecting to the use of
cameras to document unlawful behavior by law enforcement itself.
And the Internet has been labeled as a breeding ground for terrorists, with anyone who
questions the government's versions of history being especially equated with terrorists.
Now, the state of Missouri has labeled as terrorists current Congressman Ron Paul and his
supporters, former Congressman Bob Barr, libertarians in general, anyone who holds gold,
and a host of other people.
In other words, anyone who disagrees with the "acceptable" way of looking at things is a
terrorist.
How is law enforcement's use of the label "terrorist" different from Stalin or Mao's use of
labels such as "enemy of the state"?
Fusion center declares nation's oldest
universities possible terror threat
Stephen C. Webster
Published: Monday April 6, 2009
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A newly leaked terrorism assessment from a law enforcement

fusion center in Virginia highlights US universities as
potential "radicalization nodes" for terrorists.
RAW STORY has published the entirety of the 215 page

report, available here in PDF format.
From page 17:
A wide variety of terror or extremist groups have links to [a

highlighted area of Virginia]. This area not only has a diverse
population due to the strong military presence, but it is also
the site of several universities.
While most of these universities are considered urban, two are designated as a Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, while Regent University is a private, evangelical Christian
institution. While the majority of individuals associated with educational institutions do not
engage in activities of interest to the VFC, it is important to note that University-based
students groups are recognized as a radicalization node for almost every type of extremist
group.
Though the report singles out "historically black colleges" early on, it also contains an
extensive list of peaceful American and International activist groups from nearly all cross-
sections of political engagement, placing them side-by-side with groups that have long been
known for resorting to violence.
The list of groups the fusion center considers potential terrorist threats is as follows:
Al-Qa’ida
Al-Shabaab
HAMAS
Hizballah
Jama’at al-Tabligh
Jama’at ul Fuqra
Lashkar-e Tayyiba
Muslim Brotherhood
Anarchist Extremists
Green Anarchism Movement
Anonymous
Black Separatist Extremists
Five Percent Nation
Nation of Islam
New Black Panther Party
New African Black Panther Party
Homegrown Islamic Extremism
As-Sabiqun
Iqaamatiddeen Movement
Lone Wolf Extremists
Militia Extremists
Anti-Abortion Extremists
Army of God
Animal Defense League
Animal Liberation Front
Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty
Earth First!
Katuah Earth First
Blue Ridge Earth First
Earth Liberation Front
Sovereign Citizen Extremists
Moorish Science Temple of America
Neo-Nazis
Racist Skinhead Movement
White Supremacists
The memo also calls out "hacktivism" as a potential terrorist threat.
"Also of note is the phenomenon of hacktivism, defined as 'the nonviolent use of illegal or
legally ambiguous digital tools in pursuit of political ends. These tools include web site
defacements, redirects, denial-of-service attacks, information theft, web site parodies, virtual
sit-ins, virtual sabotage, and software development,'" the memo reads. "On March 28, 2008,
Wired News reported that 'Internet griefers'—a makeshift term for people who cause grief—
posted code and flashing computer animations with the intention of triggering migraine
headaches and seizures. Hacktivism and griefing incidents have ranged from minor
inconveniences involving modified website content and denial-of-services to potentially
dangerous scenarios, such as the modification of electronic traffic safety signs."
The center's graphic example of the "dangerous" scenario of altered traffic safety signs was
culled from a Wired magazine report on an incident in Austin, Texas, where a hacker changed
a sign to warn of a coming zombie infestation.
The report also discusses numerous potential areas of fraud which could allow a terrorist to
integrate with society, including document fraud, student visa fraud, marriage fraud and
employer fraud.
"If we are to believe this exaggerated threat assessment, Virginia's learning and religious
institutions must be hotbeds of terrorist activity,' said Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the
ACLU Washington Legislative Office, in an advisory. "This document and its authors have
displayed a fundamental disregard for our constitutional rights of free expression and
association. Unfortunately, it's not the first time we've seen such an indifference to these basic
rights from local fusion centers. Congress must take the necessary steps to institute real and
thorough oversight mechanisms at fusion centers before we reach a point where we are all
considered potential suspects."
"There is an appalling lack of oversight at these fusion centers and they are becoming – as the
ACLU has repeatedly warned – a breeding ground for overzealous police intelligence
activities," said Michael German, ACLU Policy Counsel and former FBI Agent, in a release.
"The Virginia threat assessment isn’t just disturbing for encouraging police to treat education
and religious practices with suspicion, it's bad law enforcement. Lawmakers from all levels of
government need to enact legislation to protect against these spying activities that threaten
our democracy while doing nothing to improve security."
Recently, a Department of Homeland Security-funded fusion center in Missouri was accused

of blatant disregard for the United States Constitution after one of its memos encouraged the
surveillance of third party activists, Christians and supporters of Congressman Ron Paul, for
their alleged potential status as illegal militia.
The center retracted its memo and publicly apologized when Congressman Paul, along with
former presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin and former Congressman Bob Barr, sent a letter
to Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (PDF link), demanding an about-face.
In 2007, the ACLU published a study called "What's Wrong with Fusion Centers?," exploring
the troubling aspects of the post-9/11 law enforcement aparatus, which are designed to
facilitate communication between local agencies.
The Virginia fusion center's memo was first published by Cryptome.

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Ter·ror·ist (adjective): Anyone Who Disagrees with

Email this article to a friend

Don't believe me?

And a 2003 FBI memo describes protesters' use of videotaping as an "intimidation"

Print This Email This

A newly leaked terrorism assessment from a law enforcement

RAW STORY has published the entirety of the 215 page

From page 17:

A wide variety of terror or extremist groups have links to [a

The memo also calls out "hacktivism" as a potential terrorist threat.

Recently, a Department of Homeland Security-funded fusion center in Missouri was accused

The Virginia fusion center's memo was first published by Cryptome.

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