Committee Against Political Repression ---- On Wednesday July 25th, the FBI conducted a
series of coordinated raids against activists in Portland, Olympia, and Seattle. They
subpoenaed several people to a special federal grand jury, and seized computers, black
clothing and anarchist literature. This comes after similar raids in Seattle in July and
earlier raids of squats in Portland. ---- Though the FBI has said that the raids are part
of a violent crime investigation, the truth is that the federal authorities are conducting
a political witch-hunt against anarchists and others working toward a more just, free, and
equal society. The warrants served specifically listed anarchist literature as evidence to
be seized, pointing to the fact that the FBI and police are targeting this group of people
because of their political ideas.
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