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FBI Says Internet Providers Should Make Tapping Easier

Federal agents must have it pretty rough these days. It seems they don’t have time for pesky warrants, so the Bush administration has approved the illegal spying program of the National Security Agency. Now over-burdened FBI agents want to force Internet service providers to create backdoors for easier government surveillance.

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National Lawyers Guild Calls Green Scare Tactics Unconstitutional

The National Lawyers Guild has called the FBI’s “Operation Backfire” unconstitutional, and part of an orchestrated campaign to silence dissent. The group’s press release issued Monday is the first time I’ve seen the guild, which prides itself on liberal-to-leftie politics, come out against these witch hunts. It’s a great step in the right direction, and […]

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Cop Says He Was Demoted For Opposing Green Scare Tactics

From the Associated Press today: LOS ANGELES – A high-ranking California law enforcement official said in a personnel complaint that he was demoted after questioning the legality of federal and state intelligence-gathering methods, but authorities dispute the claims. Edward Manavian was chief of criminal intelligence for the California Department of Justice, and chairman of the […]

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FBI on “Micro-Terrorism”

Labeling vandalism and theft as “terrorism” is quite a stretch, even for this administration. So the FBI PR shop has come up with a new spin: “micro-terrorism.”

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Domestic Spying: an opportunity for animal activists

I just posted a column I wrote for the next issue of No Compromise about President Bush admitting that he authorized spying on ordinary Americans, with no judicial review. An excerpt: For activists in the trenches, this may not seem like cause for celebration. The true breadth and depth of government surveillance and harassment hasn’t […]

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