Source: Mercury News

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5418922.htm

On March 18, 2003 the Mercury News reported that "on the verge of a likely war against Iraq, FBI agents in the Bay Area, like their counterparts around the country, are interviewing hundreds of Iraqis to harvest information that could help the United States win a war and fight terrorism... At the same time, they're trying to ease the worries of Arab Americans who fear being victimized because of who they are."