Originally Posted by
ilmooz
I merely found it amusing that randya managed to associate a Portland CM conspiracy theory to the 2004 Republican Convention almost 3,000 miles away & several years apart and you Googled up a slew of references to bolster it. Nevertheless, you provided what was asked so my response was inappropriate and I apologize. I guess I got swept up by all of the many sweeping generalizations peppering this thread.
No apology necessary. But for anyone to say that local, state and federal spying on domestic anti-war protests hasn't increased by an order of magnitude since September 11, 2001 means they haven't been paying attention. To our great shame and sadness, nothing in randya's original assertion is farfetched.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/263844_spy21ww.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10454316/
The database includes three categories of incidents: The first are actual, seemingly valid potential terrorism tip-offs. The second category of incidents are anti-war and anti-military protests by civilians. The third are security incidents with only the most tentative terrorism connection.
The second category of "incidents" -- those based on surveillance of anti-war and anti-nuclear groups, as well as students and others protesters -- should be disturbing to any Americans who care about civil liberties in this age of counter-terrorism because they indicate that military intelligence and local law enforcement agencies are routinely watching lawful protests.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics...gons_new_spies
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0519/dailyUpdate.html