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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 12:30:23 -0700
From: Micah Anderson <micah@indymedia.org>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Cc: wdcowley@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: FBI raids Seattle journalist collective, delivers gag order
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ARG! You have no idea how much I laughed when I read the Seattle PI story,
it is so grossly inaccurate it HURTS. Don't worry, the IMC has not been
raided, nothing has been taken, the FBI did visit, but DAMN people freak out
about the most random rumors... Please make it known that this PI article is
so full of errors it cannot be trusted ("Sherry" - they can't even spell her
name right), we are speaking with the PI for a retraction and corrections.
Micah
IMC
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 12:45:55 -0700
From: Micah Anderson <micah@indymedia.org>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: Re: FBI raids Seattle journalist collective, delivers gag order
the imc has been served with an order, the contents of which are covered by
a protective order issued by the court, which essentially means we can't
talk about it. we're consulting with our lawyer in nyc as well as local
counsel, both of which are avidly opposed to any violation of the bill of
rights.
the situation is under control and we'll be passing along information as
soon as we are able, once we are able to not purjure ourselves due to the
gag order, all will be clear, but the IMC has not been compromised in any
way, no RAID happened. We had a visit, but it was strictly to serve the
order. It is in no way as bad as it sounds.
Trust me, the full information will be available when we can make it so, but
at this point we have to make sure that we aren't harming ourselves by
revealing. It is simply a matter of making sure we don't harm the IMC as an
entity by purjuring ourselves before the court. Unfortunately this sort of
silence and secrecy is what makes the left paranoid (rightly so, see the
FTAA text for a good example), and claims to be made that may or may not be
true. Our highest priority is to make it so we can set the record straight
and not harm ourselves by doing so, but it is safe to say that things are
just fine, there is no need for fear, and definately no need for rumors.
Micah
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> So what *did* happen, to set the record straight?
>
> -Declan
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