[Ppnews] FBI Raids target Palestinian and Latin American Solidarity Organizations

[Political Prisoner News]

Three houses in Minneapolis raided, other houses in Michigan, NC, 
Chicago targeted.

<http://twincities.indymedia.org/>http://twincities.indymedia.org/

On Friday morning, three houses in the Minneapolis area are believed 
to have been raided by SWAT Teams. While we have few details right 
now, the F.B.I. appears to be targeting people associated with the 
<http://www.frso.org/index.htm>Freedom Road Socialist Organization. 
Besides the raids in Minneapolis, houses in Michigan, North Carolina 
and Chicago were also targeted.

Raids occurred at 1823 Riverside, above the Hard Times Cafe, and the 
2900 block of Park Ave. One other raid is reported, as well.  Outside 
Hard Times Cafe, three unmarked black SUVs (one with an Illinois 
license plate) sat in the parking area as of 10am, when a lawyer 
observed 8 FBI agents sitting in the residence examining 
materials.  Otherwise the scene was calm.

Agents had broken in the door there at 7am Friday morning, breaking 
an aquarium in the process.

The Federal search warrants appear to be focusing on seizing 
electronic devices, international travel, and allegeing 
"co-conspirators."  They do not authorize arrests.

The search warrant for 1823 Riverside, the residence of activist Mick 
Kelly, sought information "regarding ability to pay for his own 
travel" to Palestine and Columbia from 2000 to today.  The warrant 
hyped potential documents indicating any contacts/facilitation with 
FARC, PFLP, and Hezbollah - what it called "FTOs" or  "foreign 
terrorist organizations".  It mentioned seeking information on the 
alleged  "facilitation of other individuals in the US to travel to 
Colombia, Palestine and any other foreign location ins upport of 
foreign terrorist organizations including but not limited to FARC, 
PFLP and Hezbollah".

The wording of the warrant appears to indicate the government seeks 
to create divisions among social justice and international soldarity 
activists by hyping alleged connections to what they call "foreign 
terrorist organizations."

The warant also sought information on "Kelly's travel to and from and 
presence in MN, and other foreign countries [sic] to which Kelly has 
taveleled as part of his work in FRSO [Freedom Road Socialist 
Organization", as well as materials related to his finances and the 
finances of FRSO, and all computer and electronic devices.

The federal warrant was signed by Judge Susan Nelson at 3:30pm 
yesterday, September 23.



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