Spying on pacifists, environmentalists and nuns

Spying on pacifists, environmentalists and nuns

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The woman was an undercover Maryland State Police trooper who between 2005 and 2007 infiltrated more than two dozen rallies and meetings of nonviolent groups.

Maryland officials now concede that, based on information gathered by “Lucy” and others, state police wrongly listed at least 53 Americans as terrorists in a criminal intelligence database — and shared some information about them with half a dozen state and federal agencies, including the National Security Agency.

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I feel there is no need to spy on people like this. While undercover operatives may yield significant intelligence, what purpose is served by spying on nuns and declaring them terrorists.

The US govt has become paranoid in wake of 9/11.

While joining a group undercover is a great idea per se, I dont see any reason in so many innocent people being declared terrorists just because the govt. wishes to amuse itself

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