Activists against FBI raids to rally in coming week

Anti-war activists were gearing up Sunday night for demonstrations against the FBI.

The protests follow several raids on homes in Chicago and Minneapolis where agents said they were looking for connections to terrorist groups in Colombia and the Middle East.

The activists held an emergency meeting Sunday to plan a series of rallies for Monday and Tuesday.

Organizers say the FBI is trying to silence the anti-war movement, but activists say last Friday’s raids have only energized their causes. Many believe the FBI raids are just fishing expeditions in light a recent Supreme Court decision where the court rejected a free speech challenge from humanitarian groups.