height of the Cold War during the 1970s and 1980s the FBI was not allowed to pursue openly declared revolutionary Marxists in this way, being required by the courts to show cause by establishing an actual attempt to commit illegal acts." The American Civil Liberties Union cited Project Megiddo in its defense of filmmaker Mike Zieper, whose film about a military takeover of Times Square was removed from the Internet due to FBI pressure. On November 10, 1999, the International Asatru-Odinic Alliance accused the FBI of violating its First Amendment rights to freedom of religion, free speech, and peaceful assembly. The reason given for this accusation was the propagation of "numerous false statements and innuendos" about Odinism in the Project Megiddo report. On January 6, 2000, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno said in response to a question at a news conference asking why the terrorist acts predicted in the report did not happen: I think that speculation as to why it didn't -- it -- the nice answer would be that there was no threat. What we must all do, I think, is make sure that we pursue situations, consistent with the law, consistent with due process; that we take reasonable precautions; that we -- when we have specific information that can inform the American people, that we advise them; and that America proceed in the way it has always proceeded, that it won't back down, that it won't be intimidated, that it will take reasonable precautions, and that we will see our laws honored. See also 2000 millennium attack plots References External links Public US Government archive of the project.. FBI Targets `Right Wing' - Project Megiddo lists possible threats in the millenium www.cesnur.org Project Megiddo #2 FBI Warns Of Millennial Violence Risk FBI warns of Y2K violence by apocalyptic groups The ACLU Strikes Back; Lawsuit Filed Against the FBI for Foul Play Media Briefing with Attorney General Janet Reno: January 6, 2000 White supremacy in the United States Religiously motivated violence in the United States Law enforcement operations in the United States 2000 in the United States Counterterrorism Germanic neopaganism Black Hebrew Israelites Apocalypticism Christian Identity Turn of the third millennium