Iowa anti-war group infiltrated by FBI informant before RNC

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Iowa anti-war group infiltrated by FBI informant before RNC

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Source: The Des Moines Register

An FBI informant and an undercover Minnesota sheriff's deputy spied on political activists in Iowa City last year before the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

Confidential FBI documents obtained by The Des Moines Register show an FBI informant was planted among a group described as an "anarchist collective" that met regularly last year in Iowa City. One of the group's goals was to organize street blockades to disrupt the Republican convention, held Sept. 1-4, 2008, where U.S. Sen. John McCain was nominated for president.

Read more: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090517/NEWS/...

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Mon May-18-09 10:20 AM
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1. Fixed link to the article below

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090517/NEWS/905170341

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