Our intelligence gathering has been floundering in finding Osama bin Laden, weapons of mass destruction, Zarqawi, etc. Could it be because ---
The FBI has thousands of pages of records in its files relating to the monitoring of civil rights, environmental and similar advocacy groups, acknowledged by the Justice Department.
The organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Greenpeace, are suing for release of the documents. The organizations contend that the material will show that they have been subjected to scrutiny by FBI task forces set up to combat terrorism.
The ACLU's executive director, Anthony Romero, said the disclosure indicates that the FBI is monitoring organizations that are engaging in lawful conduct.
"I know for an absolute fact that we have not been involved in anything related to promoting terrorism and yet the government has collected almost 1,200 pages on our activities," Romero said. "Why is the ACLU now the subject of scrutiny from the FBI?"
Justice Department and FBI spokesmen declined to comment.
Our government is protecting us from us! Boy, do I feel safer now. Make sure not to gather intelligence in any dangerous places . . . like our enemies. Now, go about your daily business and remember . . . WHAT ME WORRY?
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