One caller after another asked for the Duty Clerk at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago, Dec. 9. The paralegal politely told a woman caller, “We’re getting all of these comments to Patrick Fitzgerald so that he knows where the people stand on this issue.”

The ‘issue’ is the witch hunt being carried out against anti-war and solidarity activists. For over two months, the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office have been on an offensive that has resulted in raids of seven homes and an office and subpoenas for 19 people across the Midwest.