TROUBLE IN THE PIPELINE: WHAT'S THE FBI DOING HERE?

[Ian Livingston]

Yes, and don't forget those other domestic terrorists, John Lennon, Jimi
Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez....

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Bob Berg <robertberg5125 at comcast.net>
wrote:

>  Fear mongering?  Making the activists feel like criminals?  That is why,
> of course, the FBI is hunting them down like criminals.  Not investigating
> a crime?  Learning more about the movement?  OH, right.  That's what they
> were did with the Black Panthers before the assassinations.
>
> I say fear mongering at least.
>
> bob
>
>
> On 2/10/15 10:07 AM, David Morris wrote:
>
> http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/The_FBI_And_The_Protesters
>
>
>  The folks at Think Progress point us toward a story
> <http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/anti-oil-sands-activists-in-the-us-are-getting-visits-from-the-fbi/article22851903/?service=mobile> from
> the *Canadian Press*. This, in turn, points us toward that mystical, yet
> familiar, place known as, "What In The Unholy Hell Is Going On Here?"
>
> *A lawyer working with the protesters says he's personally aware of a
> dozen people having been contacted in the northwestern U.S. and says the
> actual number is probably higher. Larry Hildes says it's been happening the
> last few months in Washington State, Oregon and Idaho. He says one person
> got a visit at work, after having already refused to answer questions.
> "They appear to be interested in actions around the tarsands and the
> Keystone XL pipeline," Hildes said in an interview. "It's always the same
> line: ‘We're not doing criminal investigations, you're not accused of any
> crime. But we're trying to learn more about the movement."' He's advised
> activists not to talk - and they mostly haven't. That lack of communication
> has made it a little complicated to figure out what, exactly, the FBI is
> looking for. The bureau hasn't offered too many clues. One agent left his
> name, number, and the following message in a voicemail for Helen Yost of
> the group Wild Idaho Rising Tide: "I work with the FBI. Could you give me a
> call back - I would appreciate it."*
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