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FEATURING SUE UDRY – A New York Times expose earlier this week revealed that the FBI has in recent months significantly stepped up its efforts at entrapping Muslim Americans who might be sympathetic to the Islamic State. The paper conducted its own analysis and concluded that “Undercover operations, once seen as a last resort, are now used in about two of every three prosecutions involving people suspected of supporting the Islamic State, a sharp rise in the span of just two years.” The report has civil rights groups worried about the constitutional violations of law abiding citizens.

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Sue Udry, Executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee/Defending Dissent Foundation.

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