I know what you've been up to...

If you've ever vocally disagreed with government policies, under policies put in place by former Attorney General John Ashcroft, the FBI - working with local police through Joint Terrorism Task Forces - can now gather information about people who express their disagreement with U.S. government policies.

If you've ever attend meetings with people who oppose government policies, under policies put in place by former Attorney General John Ashcroft, the FBI - working with local police through Joint Terrorism Task Forces - can now attend religious and political meetings and gather information about people at the meetings. The ACLU has recently obtained evidence showing that the FBI and local police have kept files on political and faith-based groups.

If you've ever attended a protest against U.S. intervention in Iraq, the ACLU has new evidence proving that the FBI has collected files or aggressively questioned members of anti-war groups in Colorado, Missouri, and elsewhere.

If you belong to one of these groups (or one like it in your city or town): American Friends Service Committee, Greenpeace, PETA, American Indian Movement, or the National Lawyers Guild you may be targeted by the FBI. Based on what the ACLU has learned from dozens of Freedom of Information Act requests, the FBI and local police have maintained files on similar groups across America.

If you attended a political convention to protest government policies, you might want to develop a good alias! The ACLU has obtained documents that prove the FBI has questioned and maintained files on people who planned protests at the political conventions.

If you've ever sent a package FedEx you might think your privacy is ensured, but you should know that FedEx maintains its own deputized police force and is part of a Joint Terrorism Task Force. It's not yet known what kind of information FedEx is sharing with the FBI and other law enforcement officials, but given what is known about JTTF activity, we thought you'd want to know about the relationship.

Oh dang! Fenton and I must be on their watch list. Good thing one of us keeps an alias.