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Originally Posted by JackSpratts
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been questioning political demonstrators across the country, and in rare cases even subpoenaing them, in an aggressive effort to forestall what officials say could be violent and disruptive protests at the Republican National Convention in New York.
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We never really get agents being aggressive over here. Recently declassified documents and testimonies revealed that during the 70's and 80's, UK agents were infiltrating the highest echelons of trade union and socialist movements. It was the policy of Government, not to tell the protester they were being watched, but to quietly monitor, pre-empt and anticipate them. I'm not sure which is the most insidious.
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F.B.I. officials are urging agents to canvass their communities for information about planned disruptions aimed at the convention and other coming political events, and they say they have developed a list of people who they think may have information about possible violence...
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Ah.... here's the difference. You guys have machine guns and rocket launchers under your pillow, we don't. If I were a US politician, I'd be nervous aswell.
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In New York, federal agents recently questioned a man whose neighbor reported he had made threatening comments against the president. He and a lawyer, Jeffrey Fogel, agreed to talk to the Secret Service, denying the accusation and blaming it on a feud with the neighbor. But when agents started to question the man about his political affiliations and whether he planned to attend convention protests, "that's when I said no, no, no, we're not going to answer those kinds of questions," said Mr. Fogel, who is legal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York.
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Ve have vays of meking you tork!