John Kinnucan of technology research firm Broadband Research was approached by the FBI who asked him to wear a wire to capture conversations with his clients. He refused and sent an email to his clients (many of the large hedge funds) informing them of the approach by the FBI.

An American student finds an FBI tracking device on his car. After posting pictures of the device online, the FBI contacts him and asks for the "expensive" device back. (And by ask, I mean they threatened to throw him in a cage indefinitely.)

In the face of the government's attempts to silence antiwar activism, libertarians and socialists came together to protest. The object of their outrage was the series of raids conducted by the FBI on antiwar activists in Minnesota, Chicago, Michigan, and North Carolina; and the issuance of subpoenas to appear before a grand jury to many of the same. While the government claims that the raids are seeking evidence of material support of terrorism, the peace activists insist that it is a fishing expedition intended to harass.

WASHINGTON — A Justice Department investigation has found that FBI agents, including several supervisors, cheated on an important test covering the bureau’s policies for conducting surveillance on Americans.

The useful idiot with smoke in his underpants who failed to blow up the plane was allowed onto the flight by federal agents.There are several witnesses who saw this happen and also saw someone filming him the entire flight even before his underpants caught on fire.

So now we have full body scanners and bureaucrats pushing for more inroads into our lives.What targets will the feds let be attaced next that will allow a totalitarian police state to fully exist ? In the current climate of fear they will be able to push this through without any resistance.