corporate profits a look at how the f.b.i. is targeting animal rights activists it appears anti-terrorist laws are being used in some cases strictly to protect corporate profits at the expense of the public a recent freedom of information act request uncovered an f.b.i. file that identifies animal rights activists who snuck into factory farms and videotaped the horrific conditions the animals are kept in as terrorists that's right those who make videotapes like these and distribute them to the public are on par with people like timothy mcveigh and the nine eleven hijackers according to the f.b.i. why because the f.b.i. argues that actions like these do quote economic damage and quote to farm factories and under a controversy a law passed by republicans in congress and signed by president bush in two thousand and six known as the animal enterprise terrorism act. you can be