<html><body> <DIV>The "f" word is largely meaningless  anyway.  But this is just one more sign of authoritarianism creeping into US political life. Such FBI harassment is neither new or unusual but when considered along with the Patriot Act, warrantless searches, the Lynne Stewart prosecution etc etc of recent years, we see a federal government determined to narrow the range of dissent that is permissible. SR </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Charles Brown" <cbrown@michiganlegal.org> <BR><BR>> <BR>> Well, we are not on the road to fascism, but we can get to fascism on this <BR>> road. <BR>> <BR>> CB <BR>> ^^^^ <BR>> <BR>> Steven L. Robinson <BR>> (Note that the "concern" expressed by FBI agents about theVenezuelan <BR>> communities "involvement" in terrorism. SR) <BR>> <BR>> Professor Believes FBI Grilled Him for His Political Beliefs <BR>> <BR>> News Report, Elena Shore, <BR>> <BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>