FBI questions Skyline professor, neighbors

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Jessica Ritter
Issue date: 11/15/10 Section: News

The FBI questioned ten-year Skyline Community College veteran professor of Economics, Masao Suzuki Sept. 24, at 7 a.m. Suzuki has been active as a self-proclaimed antiwar activist and is part of several organizations in San Jose, where he lives. He has also recently published an article in the November issue of The Advocate, a publication by the American Federation of Teachers Local 1493, of which he is Executive Committee Co-Representative, describing the events.

"Basically a young man asked my name, and I said yes that was me, and he said he was from the FBI and asked if he could ask me a few questions, and I exercised my right to not answer his questions," said Suzuki when explaining the events of the morning of Sept. 24. "He said he could come back later, and I said no, and he said he could come to my work and ask me a few questions, and I said no I didn't want to talk to him, and he said that if I didn't want to answer his questions he'd ask my neighbors and co-workers instead, and I took that as a threat."

"He did actually ask my neighbor, about meetings at my house," added Suzuki.

On the same day that Suzuki was questioned by the FBI, seven anti-war activists' homes were served subpoenas to appear at a Grand Jury Oct. 5 in Chicago, Illinois, according to Suzuki's article in The Advocate.

This is in my backyard, this is the first I've heard of it. Amazing what is going on now. Still.

[CreekDog]

1. If the FBI is going to poke around in San Bruno (that's where Skyline is), why not about pipelines

that explode, kill people and level a neighborhood?

honestly, any terrorist would salivate at the level of destruction that a public utility and its regulator were basically negligent in allowing to occur.

but there it is...they are investigating an antiwar activist.

such are the priorities these days...oh that and thoroughly inspecting old ladies in wheelchairs at airports and frisking 3-year olds.

this is just too easy to criticize.

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[Angry Dragon]

2. Just a thought

unless they are trying to tie him to the pipeline blast

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4. Good point.

Although I don't think any of the FBI's red-sniffing activities are actually intended to be helpful. If they come knocking I'll tell them you said so, though. ;)

[struggle4progress]

3. The US attorney for that District is Bushista Patrick Fitzgerald

That probably means the whole office is still dominated by the Bush crowd, and they're still go after antiwar folk

Maybe it's time to get rid of these old Bush folk

[Catshrink]

5. This is chilling

free speech is apparently okay for Fox celebrities but not for antiwar activists. Who has inspired more violent acts? Beck or Suzuki?

[Hannah Bell]

6. supposedly r/t 2008 rnc protests. no warrant.