Pentagon admits spying on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' protests

[kpete]

Pentagon admits spying on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' protests

John Byrne
Published: Tuesday April 11, 2006

The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that the Defense Department surveilled groups opposed to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law banning openly lesbian, gay and bisexual service members, RAW STORY has learned. The confirmation came in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network in January.

The Pentagon's release -- which includes declassified reports showing that the agency spied on such protests at three U.S. universities -- is available here. http://www.sldn.org/binary-data/SLDN_ARTICLES/pdf_file/2859.pdf

The revelation comes amidst a rash of reports that the Defense Department has spied on anti-war groups. It confirms that surveillance of protests at New York University, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Santa Cruz was conducted by US agents.

The Supreme Court recently ruled that colleges are required to allow military recruiters on campus; many large universities have sought to bar recruiters, saying the policy is discriminatory.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Pentagon_admits_spying_on_Dont_Ask_0411.html

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. When will heads start rolling?

There is absolutely no way such intrusions can be justified by the "war on terror."

[babylonsister]

2. Don't quite see the connection to terraists.

:eyes: Where did our civil liberties go again?