I have just received the email below from Mike Whitney, who is          himself a prolific and courageous internet writer. Please forward to          your friends and post it on your sites and blogs.
         
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My friend Tom Feeley is in Big trouble.          
 
         Tom has gotten his share of death threats over the years, but what          happened this week is a lot more serious.
          
         Two days ago, Tom's wife found three well dressed men in their          kitchen. The man who did all the talking, told Tom's wife          (I won't give her name) that Tom must "Stop what he is doing on the          Internet, NOW!" As crazy as it sounds, he pulled back his lapel and          showed her a gun of some kind which she could not identify. Like I said,          Tom has been threatened before, but nothing  like this. 4 years          ago, he was in a parking lot at Long's Drug store in Southern California          and when he tried to open his door to get out, a man in a car next to          him opened his door at precisely the same time which prevented Tom from          getting out. Then, a 40-ish year old man got out of the          passenger side of the vehicle and approached Tom saying, "You need to          stop what you are doing on the web". 
          
         Tom said the man was overweight and had his shirt untucked. Tom was          taken aback, but (after collecting himself said) "What the fuck? Who do          you think you are telling me what I can do?"
          
         The man answered, "Tom, I'm just giving you some good advice. You          should take my advice, Tom." 
          
         This is all I know about the incident. Since, then, there          have been occassional death threats, but nothing like what happened          on Sunday. Tom's wife is hysterical and has not returned to the          house since the incident. She contacted the FBI but the FBI said their          was nothing they could do. Tom and his wife separated recently after          a 30 year marraige, so he is publishing from a different          location. 
          
         The well-dressed man told Tom's wife that he knew where          her son lived, what line of work he was in, and how many children          he had. 
          
         Last night, Tom's son and a friend cruised the neighborhood where          his mother lives to see if anything strange was going on. They came          across two men in a car a half-block from their mother's home using          their laptops at roughly 12:30 AM

. When Tom's son and          friend approached them, the car sped off. Tom, does not know          whether this is connected to his situation, but it is          definitely suspicious. 
 
         I talked to Tom this morning and he is getting by, but he's clearly          upset. I do not know his plans, but I know he is ditching his cell phone          and (I assume) will have to go underground as much as possible. He          plans to keep publishing. 
          
         I'll tell you this about Tom Feeley; he is no bullshitter. He is          the "real deal" and completely committed to exposing the mob          that is presently running our country. He does not understand          why, (as he says)  "They are reaching down SO far to get          someone who just runs web site". But, the truth is, they are.          Someone wants him to "shut up" and they apparently have the muscle          to do it. He knows he is in danger. 
          
         I will probably only hear from Tom infrequently from this point on.          But I will update information as I get it. Tom, knows some of the          best writers on the Internet---many of them speak out regularly          and forcefully on issues of civil liberties and war. Anything          they can do to draw attention to Tom's situation will greatly improve          his chances of getting through this ordeal safely. Beyond that, I have          no idea of what can be done to help.
          
         Mike Whitney