FBI raided homes and arrested hundreds during RNC

As I talk to my friends that live outside of Minneapolos about the RNC, I'm learning that there was not much national coverage about the FBI raids of homes last week in St. Paul.

The FBI had apparently been working with Ramsey county police in order to plant informants and later raid houses as a preemptive strike. Here are a few articles about the craziness that ensued:

Crackdown Begins: Food Not Bombs House Among Saturday Raids Ahead of RNC [AlterNet]

Police raids enrage activists, alarm others [StarTribune]

Police search homes, seize contraband in advance of RNC [MPR]