Same crooks, new chapter

The ACLU is charging that the FBI has begun infiltrating political and religious protest organizations, essentially using the cover of anti-terrorism to persecute those who oppose Administration policies.

"The FBI is wasting its time and our tax dollars spying on groups that criticize the government, like the Quakers in Colorado or Catholic Peace Ministries in Iowa," said ACLU associate legal director Ann Beeson.

"Do Americans really want to return to the days when peaceful critics become the subject of government investigations?" she said.

Conveniently forgotten how this played out in the past? Here's a little reminder (and heck, even the CIA has gotten in on the act at times).

(via kos)