Declassified Docs Reveal Military Operative Spied on WA Peace Groups, Activist Friends Stunned

Democracy Now by ANJALI KAMAT, Amy Goodman, | Jul. 28, 2009 (News Report)

Newly declassified documents reveal that an active member of Students for a Democratic Society and Port Militarization Resistance in Washington state was actually an informant for the US military. The man everyone knew as “John Jacob” was in fact John Towery, a member of the Force Protection Service at Fort Lewis. The military’s role in the spying raises questions about possibly illegal activity. The Posse Comitatus law bars the use of the armed ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Media, World
Topics: Law, Citizen Journalism, Department of Defense, Domestic Spying, Peace
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 28, 2009

This reporting exclusive finds military criminal involvement civilian law enforcement. Military spying on US persons is illegal, and fusion centers are being used to create a subterfuge that the military thinks lets them spy on U.S. persons. Ground breaking journalism.

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