- Military Documents Hold Tips on Antiwar Activities Patrice McDermott, Director OpenTheGovernment.org 202-332-OPEN (6736) www.openthegovernment.org MILITARY DOCUMENTS HOLD TIPS ON ANTIWAR ACTIVITIES http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/washington/21protests.html?ref=us November 21, 2006 By Eric Lichtblau and Mark Mazzetti WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 - An antiterrorist database used by the Defense Department in an effort to prevent attacks against military installations included intelligence tips about antiwar planning meetings held at churches, libraries, college campuses and other locations, newly disclosed documents show. [...] Mr. Baur was responding to the latest batch of documents produced by the military under a Freedom of Information Act request brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups. The A.C.L.U. planned to release the documents publicly on Tuesday (www.aclu.org/safefree/spying/27459lgl20061121.html )... . Ben Wizner, a lawyer for the A.C.L.U. in New York, said the new documents suggested that the military's efforts to glean intelligence on protesters went beyond what was previously known. If intelligence officials "are going to be doing investigations or monitoring in a place where people gather to worship or to study, they should have a pretty clear indication that a crime has occurred," Mr. Wizner added. [...] The latest Talon documents showed that the military used a variety of sources to collect intelligence leads on antiwar protests, including an agent in the Department of Homeland Security, Google searches on the Internet and e-mail messages forwarded by apparent informants with ties to protest groups. [...]
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