Saturday, February 07, 2004

-Fascism in America: Iowa Peace Activists Ordered to Testify in Court

Three Des Moines peace activists have been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury next week as part of an investigation that the activists believe is being conducted by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Activists Brian Terrell, Patti McKee and Elton Davis say they have been ordered to testify in federal court Tuesday about something documents describe only as a “possible violation of federal law.”

.....Local peace activists say they worry that the subpoenas are part of an effort to discourage protests against America’s actions in Iraq.

Sally Frank, a Drake University law professor who several times has defended war protesters in court, said that “one can only assume that (the grand jury) is an attempt to put a chill on the peace movement in Iowa.”

Full story here.