Did The National Guard Spy On 'Raging Grannies'?

[sabra]

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=politics&id=3949805

Did The National Guard Spy On 'Raging Grannies'?

Feb. 28 - KGO - Did the California National Guard engage in domestic spying? The legislature is investigating, but one lawmaker has already decided what happened and is offering legislation to prevent such spying.

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It was a Mother's Day rally against the Iraq war at the State Capitol that sparked the proposed ban on domestic spying. The Guard has said its two-person surveillance team was used to monitor news reports of the protest, not to spy. Amid pressure, that unit was disbanded months later and today, a Guard spokesman said the state ban is not necessary.

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The Guard has always been coy about whether it, in fact, spied on Californians.

A hard drive with key information was mysteriously erased. And the boxes and boxes of Guard documents subpoenaed have large sections blacked out because of confidentiality concerns.

Senator Dunn says one file shows at least ten other states engage in domestic spying.

[htuttle]

1. "Over these houses, over these streets hangs a pall of fear."

"Fear of a new kind of violence which is terrorizing the city. Yes, gangs of old ladies attacking defenseless fit young men."



So the big threats are apparently: Grannies, Quakers, and Vegans.

Oh, and Bears.

[Olney Blue]

2. Screw with Granny- there will be hell to pay!

[DinahMoeHum]

3. Another case of "standing on a brick to kick a duck in the ass"

Buncha lame assholes, the Guard out there.

:evilfrown:

[Rose Siding]

4. Why would they think that monitoring news reports is less offensive?

[mom cat]

6. Yes. Exactly what does it mean to "monitor news reports"?

Thanks for pointing this out. It went right by me.

[Terran1212]

5. Sister works for homeland security

This is normal procedures for them...

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. Awe, cut the National Guard some slack

Can't you see these are dangerous women?