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Post-9/11, they've been targeted to create fear. America needs enemies. War on terror mumbo jumbo followed. So have lawless imperial wars. One nation after another is ravaged. Police state laws persecute non-believers.
Freedom is fast eroding. Full-blown tyranny perhaps awaits another major state sponsored false flag attack. Expect Muslims and other enemies of choice to suffer most.
ACLU of Southern California deputy legal director, Ahilan Arulanantham , expressed disappointment about Judge Carney's ruling.
"Every American should be deeply troubled when the government can win dismissal of a case involving the most basic constitutional rights by claiming that it is acting, in secret, in the interests of national security.""The notion that our basic safety requires relinquishing our most cherished liberties is as inconsistent with the Constitution as it is frightening."
Plaintiff Yassir Fazaga said he was encouraged by effective work done to hold the FBI responsible. "(W)e will continue to work hard to make sure that the government does not continue to abuse our constitutional rights," he added.
Hadsell Stormer Richardson & Renick attorney Reem Salahi said:
"Where plaintiffs and the informant himself describe act after act of illegal government surveillance, the government should not be allowed to skirt liability by using its wild card - state secrets."
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