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FBI/DHS Attempt to Seize Colorado Indymedia Server and Silence Our Users
Submitted by ringo on June 24, 2010 - 5:43pmUPDATE JULY 09 2012: Some public records requests were made about this investigation and have been posted to http://colorado.indymedia.org/no...
On Jun 17, Colorado Indymedia was contacted by Special Agent Adam Kowalski of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As part of an "ongoing investigation" by Federal Protective Services, they attempted to seize the Colorado Indymedia server, believing that we kept logs (such as IP address access logs) that could identity users on our site. Our servers are graciously hosted at Denver Open Media who was approached by Kowalski. Kowalski claimed he had a court order but refused to leave a copy at Denver Open Media. He was told to contact the system administrators in order to obtain the logs as Denver Open Media does not have the ability to consent to a seizure or search of our property.
As of this date, we do not have a copy of the court order if it even exists. It's likely that this was just a bluff as it's well-established that cops, the FBI, and other law enforcement can lie in order to illicit consent and lying about court orders is no exception.
We told the FBI that "Colorado Indymedia does not retain this [identifying] information because we strongly believe in the First Amendment right to free, anonymous speech. Frequently communities outside of our society's mainstream feel more comfortable expressing their views in an anonymous setting. Like all Independent Media Centers, Colorado Indymedia exists to serve these communities, and thus strives to maintain the anonymity of its users."
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How 'Terrorists' Become 'Freedom Fighters'?: Tom Tancredo and the Iranian Mujahedin
Submitted by Evan Herzoff on September 18, 2009 - 12:00am- Mountains/Foothills
- Alborz Real Estate
- Americans Against Terrorism
- Amnesty International
- Ana Sami
- Ayatollah Khomeini
- Barack Obama
- bill Clinton
- Bob Filner
- Camp Ashraf
- Charles Koch
- CIAC
- colorado
- Colorados Iranian American Community
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Daniel Zucker
- David Barsamian
- denver
- Dick Armey
- Dokhi Fassihian
- Dr. Neil Dobro
- FBI
- Foreign Terrorist Organization
- FreedomWorks
- FTO
- Gareth Porter
- Geneva Conventions
- George w. Bush
- Hillary Clinton
- Human Rights Watch
- IAEA
- Iran
- Iran Policy Committee
- Iraq
- Koch Industries
- Lone Tree
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Maryam Rajavi
- Massoud Rajavi
- Matt Finberg
- MEK
- MKO
- Mujahedin Khalq Organization
- Mujahedin-e Khalq
- National Council of Resistance of Iran
- National Iranian American Council
- NCRI
- Neda Soltan
- NIAC
- Nouri al-Maliki
- Peoples Mujahedin Organization of Iran
- PMOI
- RAND Corporation
- Raymond Tanter
- Richard Armey
- Rima Sinclair
- Ronald Reagan
- Seymour Hersh
- Shah Reza Pahlavi
- Tim Ghaemi
- Tim Mehdi Ghaemi
- Tom Tancredo
- Treasury Department
- US State Department
How 'Terrorists' Become 'Freedom Fighters'?: Tom Tancredo and the Iranian Mujahedin
by Evan Herzoff
Five Community Organizers Arrested by FBI, Denver PD
Submitted by Anonymous on August 25, 2008 - 2:13pmFive community organizers from Kansas and Missouri were arrested this morning at around 11am at the intersection of 12th and Clarkson. The group was walking down 12th St. where they were detained and arrested by police and federal agents.
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