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New FBI Guidelines Used to Target U.S. Muslims
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 9:56 am | Julia A. Shearson
On March 17, 2009, the American Muslim Task Force (AMT) announced that it was considering suspending outreach ties with the FBI. The announcement came after continued civil rights abuses perpetrated by the bureau, abuses that have gone largely unchecked ... More >>
Tracked by Spies and Informers
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 2:17 pm | Julia A. Shearson
The February 26, 2009 revelation in the Los Angeles Times that FBI domestic intelligence informant and ex-convict Craig Monteilh and others were paid handsomely to spy on Muslim Americans in their houses of worship in Southern California should come as ... More >>
Collective Punishment: Bad Idea Then and Now
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 11:30 am | Julia A. Shearson
German and Italian Americans are working with Congress to pass the Wartime Treatment Study Act, which would establish commissions to review injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II. More >>