Land of the Free report: US Military Spied on Planned Parenthood, Civilian Phone Calls

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via AlterNet:



Raw Story / By John Byrne

US Military Spied on Planned Parenthood, Civilian Phone Calls
Military intelligence spied on Planned Parenthood and other domestic groups as part of US security preparations for the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

February 26, 2010 |


United States military intelligence spied on Planned Parenthood and other domestic groups as part of US security preparations for the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, according to a recently declassified military document obtained by a civil liberties group Thursday.

The document (PDF - page 98), drafted by a Pentagon Deputy Inspector General whose name is redacted, was included in more than 800 pages released to the Electronic Frontier Foundation as part of a Freedom of Information Act Request. They include reports from the Pentagon's Intelligence Oversight Board that were submitted to the Defense Secretary from 2001 to 2007.

Referring to an incident where military intelligence personnel distributed information about FBI spying on the 2002 Olympics, the inspector general's office tersely remarked that an "intelligence oversight violation occurred."

"The document... contained US Persons data in referring to an reporting on organizations (Planned Parenthood, the white supremacist group National Alliance) and their involvement in protests and literature distribution," the inspector's office wrote. "Also noted was the report contained a large section labeled "GENERAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY." Collection and dissemination of US Persons information by military intelligence assets is not allowed unless this information constitutes "Foreign Intelligence." .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/rights/145830/us_military_spied_on_planned_parenthood%2C_civilian_phone_calls

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1. This is why the fundamentalist Problem requires a Solution...

I'd go with mass incarceration...Once we free the pot heads, we'll have tons of extra room.

[pleah]

2. K&R

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3. Kick & rec

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4. Since the military discovered and reported the violation

I am not sure what the point is. If there was widespread domestic spying wouldn't the generals and admirals find a way to not investigate and report on themselves?

My understanding is that the military mobilized a bunch of reservists for the Olympics, many of which were not adequately trained in current law.