FBI Identifies 'Church Protesters,' Ignores Historic Church Collusion in State Violence
📰 THE STORY: Newsweek reports on protesters arrested and identified by the FBI after demonstrating inside a Minnesota church, highlighting law enforcement's swift response to perceived disruptions. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The FBI's involvement in identifying and tracking protesters has deep, disturbing roots. From the Cointelpro operations of the 1960s and 70s, where
the FBI actively infiltrated, disrupted, and discredited civil rights, anti-war, and Black liberation movements (e.g., assassinating Fred Hampton in 1969), to the widespread surveillance of anti-Iraq war protesters in the 2000s, the agency has historically prioritized quashing dissent over protecting constitutional rights. When Catholic churches were instrumental in shielding draft dodgers during
the Vietnam War, the FBI's response was far more measured and often focused on individual cases rather than public identification of 'protesters'. Double Standard: When indigenous land defenders peacefully protest pipelines on sacred land, they are often met with private security forces, state police, and federal agents, frequently facing harsh charges and little mainstream media sympathy. When
organizations like AIPAC pour millions into U.S. election cycles, fundamentally shaping foreign policy against the will of the populace, the FBI is nowhere to be seen investigating undue influence or 'disruption' of democratic processes. In fact, the Israeli government, and its U.S. lobbying arms, have been repeatedly revealed attempting to surveil and influence American citizens and politicians,