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<h1><b>Three houses in Minneapolis raided, other houses in Michigan, NC,
Chicago targeted.
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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
<a href="http://www.frso.org/index.htm">Freedom Road Socialist
Organization</a>. Besides the raids in Minneapolis, houses in Michigan,
North Carolina and Chicago were also targeted.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
Agents had broken in the door there at 7am Friday morning, breaking an
aquarium in the process.<br><br>
The Federal search warrants appear to be focusing on seizing electronic
devices, international travel, and allegeing
"co-conspirators." They do not authorize
arrests.<br><br>
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".<br><br>
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."<br><br>
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.<br><br>
The federal warrant was signed by Judge Susan Nelson at 3:30pm yesterday,
September 23.<br><br>
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