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Police Spied on Activists In Md.
Police Spied on Activists In Md.
Officers Infiltrated Groups During Ehrlich Years
By Lisa Rein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 18, 2008; A01
Undercover Maryland State Police officers conducted surveillance on war protesters and death penalty opponents, including some in Takoma Park, for more than a year while Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. was governor, documents released yesterday show.
Detailed intelligence reports logged by at least two agents in the police department's Homeland Security and Intelligence Division reveal close monitoring of the movements as the Iraq war and capital punishment were heatedly debated in 2005 and 2006.
Organizational meetings, public forums, prison vigils, rallies outside the State House in Annapolis and e-mail group lists were infiltrated by police posing as peace activists and death penalty opponents, the records show. The surveillance continued even though the logs contained no reports of illegal activity and consistently indicated that the activists were not planning violent protests.
Then-state police superintendent Tim Hutchins acknowledged in an interview yesterday that the surveillance took place on his watch, adding that it was done legally. He said Ehrlich (R) was not aware of it. "You do what you think is best to protect the general populace of the state," said Hutchins, now a federal defense contractor...
The article is a bit longer but that's the meat and potatoes of it. Click on the link to read the whole thing if you're curious.
And I really should have included this:
A well-known antiwar activist from Baltimore, Max Obuszewski, 63, was singled out by the undercover agents and entered into a "Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area" database. His entry indicates a "Primary Crime" of "Terrorism-anti-government" and a "Secondary Crime" of "Terrorism-Anti-War Protesters," according to the documents.
[edit on 14-3-2009 by SheepleFlavored]
Originally posted by Polski
you can COUNT on your troops siding with YOU, fighting with you.
Originally posted by DarksDeception
reply to post by milesp
All your questions have been previously raised and answered, and the document has been confirmed as true.
[edit on 14-3-2009 by DarksDeception]
Originally posted by Kanati
The fact that MIAC when called said that they were aware of the documents, but had no comment sealed the deal for me. If it wasn't true why didn't they say so when asked. It would have been easy to do, yet all they could say is NO COMMENT!
The real scary thing for me is that this is coming out of my state.
[edit on 12-3-2009 by Kanati]
[edit on 12-3-2009 by Kanati]
Originally posted by Polski
I registered just so I could post this reply.
I come from a military family, am married to an active duty marine, and am surrounded by military friends and family. The fact that you guys could possibly think your own military could turn on you is ridiculous. My husband is a registered libertarian as well as most of our friends. We see through the smoke screens and most "troops" aren't brainwashed nor are they stupid.
If there ever is ANYTHING that could possibly "go-down" like Alex Jones always warns- you can COUNT on your troops siding with YOU, fighting with you. I would have thought on such a large forum some one else would have posted this.