FBI Whistleblower Responds To US Supreme Court Decision Allowing No-Fly List Lawsuit
In a unanimous decision on March 19, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a Muslim American, who was put on the no-fly list after he refused to become an FBI informant, may pursue a lawsuit against the U.S. government.
Yonas Fikre alleges that U.S. officials directed the United Arab Emirates to detain him. He was tortured, and later, Fikre tried to fly out of Sweden and was not permitted because his name was on the no-fly list. The Swedish government eventually flew Fikre back to Portland on a private jet.
To avoid a decision where the no-fly list could be declared unconstitutional, the government removed Fikre from the list. But the Supreme Court determined that delisting Fikre did not fully resolve his complaint.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which filed the case on behalf of Fikre, called the decision a “historic milestone,” and CAIR attorney Gadeir Abbas said the ruling showed the “FBI cannot play whack-a-mole with the rights of Muslims.”
However, FBI whistleblower Terry Albury, who disclosed information on the FBI’s racial profiling, surveillance, and informant practices, was much more subdued in his reaction.
“I don’t know if it’s a victory,” Albury told The Dissenter. The FBI could always claim that they uncovered new information and put Fikre’s name back on the no-fly list.
Read the full article at The Dissenter
"FBI Director Christopher Wray previously invoked the Hamas attack on October 7 and Israel’s assault on Gaza to argue that the "global war on terrorism" is far from over."
Hard to imagine an excuse that has enabled more harm & abuses than the global war on terrorism.
They play “whack a mole” with whomever they choose... there is no law and order... criminals run governments and institutions creating laws to restrict others while using “law and order” as a label to disguise their criminal corruption control of people like we are all sheep to be herded. They literally think they are better than others and that their western way is domesticating animals.. they treat everyone as animals... not just some people... all people..