A sweeping memorandum from the Justice Department and a leaked reporting thread suggest the federal government is preparing a centralised catalogue of Americans it regards as 'extremists', a move that civil-liberties advocates warn could criminalise dissent.
The White House's NSPM-7 presidential memorandum and an attorney-general directive reviewed by reporters instruct the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) to identify, investigate and disrupt networks the administration characterises as engaged in political violence or 'organised political violence'.
