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for just debts is the ultimate end. Courts routinely reject this
argument. See also Allodial Title.
Fi e l d In t e l l i ge n c e Gr o u p (FIG): The centralized intelligence
component in an FBI field office that is responsible for the
management, execution, and coordination of intelligence
functions within the field office region.
Fi na l Na i l: A series of publications (Final Nail 1, a supplement,
and Final Nail 2) issued by ALF, designed to provide
information on the group’s program to destroy the fur industry
through attacks on fur farms and fur distributors. The Final Nail
Web site has been commonly used by ALF to claim credit for
numerous criminal actions.
Fl a g o f Di s t r e s s: The upside-down American flag often
prominently displayed on “patriot” literature, Web sites,
uniforms, or elsewhere. Federal law states that “the flag should
never be displayed with the union down save as a signal of
dire distress.” Many “patriots” state that the country is in dire
distress because of an illegitimate or tyrannical government;
therefore, they use the symbol of the upside-down flag as a
protest. Interestingly, groups ideologically far removed from the
“patriot” movement, such as Earth First, have also used the
distress flag symbol.
Fl a g o f Pe a c e: The American flag preferred by the “patriot”
movement; a red, white, and blue flag without any gold trim,
braid, balls, tassels, eagles, fringe, or spear on the flag or pole.
Patriots believe that any other American flag is a military flag
that denotes military jurisdiction. Only under the “flag of peace”
do U.S. citizens receive their constitutional rights and due
process.
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