Ala. Homeland Security: Antiwar Activists May be Terrorists

by Eric Garris | May 27, 2007 | 0 comments

The Alabama Department of Homeland Security has shut down a Web site it operated that that included antiwar, pro-life, and gay rights organizations in a list of groups that could include terrorists. The Web site identified different types of terrorists, and included a list of groups it believed could spawn terrorists. The list also included environmentalists, animal rights advocates and abortion opponents. The site included the groups under a description of what it called "single-issue" terrorists. That group includes people who feel they are trying to create a better world, the Web site said. It said that in some communities, law enforcement officers consider certain single issue groups to be a threat. Read more...

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