Archive for the 'COINTELPRO' Category
Four Arrested in NV Probe of Anti-Government Group
March 7th, 2009Feds roll up another honeypot. Via: San Francisco Chronicle: Four members of an anti-government group have been arrested on charges that include money laundering, tax evasion and possession of unregistered machine guns, U.S. Attorney for Nevada Greg Brower said Friday. Authorities said the four men are members of the Sovereign Movement, a group that attempts […]
And Now… The ‘Summer of Rage’ in Britain
February 23rd, 2009Please read about “Pseudo-Gangs” before you wave any signs or consider joining some dumbshit group. The groups mentioned below are going to be crawling with counterinsurgency personnel. Via: Guardian: Police are preparing for a “summer of rage” as victims of the economic downturn take to the streets to demonstrate against financial institutions, the Guardian has […]
UK: Former Head of MI5 Accused Government of Exploiting Fear of Terrorism; Trying to Restrict Civil Liberties
February 17th, 2009Via: BBC: A former head of MI5 has accused the government of exploiting the fear of terrorism and trying to bring in laws that restrict civil liberties. In an interview in a Spanish newspaper, published in the Daily Telegraph, Dame Stella Rimington, 73, also accuses the US of “tortures”. The Home Office said it was […]
Secret Police Unit to Spy on British ‘Domestic Extremists’
February 9th, 2009This is a British Stasi force. Via: Mail on Sunday: A secret police intelligence unit has been set up to spy on Left-wing and Right-wing political groups. The Confidential Intelligence Unit (CIU) has the power to operate across the UK and will mount surveillance and run informers on ‘domestic extremists’. Its job is to build […]
RCMP Agent Concedes Key Role in Set-up, Running of Terrorist Training Camp
February 4th, 2009Via: Globe and Mail: Mubin Shaikh always had the makings of becoming the great Canadian spy. In his teens, he was a drill sergeant in the cadets. While still in his early 20s, he started volunteering information to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. A few years ago, at age 30, the Canadian-born Muslim was publicly […]
Army Wages iPod Warfare in Baghdad
December 17th, 2008Via: Wired: During a humanitarian aid distribution in Baghdad’s Sadr City, Staff Sgt. Kent Crandall brought along a nifty iPod accessory: an Army psychological operations loudspeaker. Crandall had loaded the iPod with Iraqi pop music, which he cranked during the halal food handout in this war-torn neighborhood. This is only one of the tools in […]
Scotland Yard Anti-terrorism Adviser Wanted by Interpol for Terrorist Offences
December 17th, 2008Via: Telegraph: Former intelligence chief Baroness Neville-Jones has urged Scotland Yard to sack one of its anti-terrorism advisers who is wanted by Interpol for terrorist offences. Mohamed Ali Harrath has reportedly been advising the Metropolitan Police, the UK’s biggest force, on countering Muslim extremism. Lady Neville-Jones, who chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee, and is a […]
NZ: Anti-Terror Squad Spies on Protest Groups
December 14th, 2008Via: Stuff / Sunday Star Times: Police teams set up to identify terrorism threats and risks to national security are spying on protest and community groups, including Greenpeace, animal rights and climate change campaigners, and Iraq war protesters. Police officers from the Special Investigation Group (SIG) have carried out surveillance and used a paid informer […]
Australia: Private Intelligence Company Monitors Activists Online for Police
November 26th, 2008Via: The Australian: A PRIVATE intelligence company has been engaged by police to secretly monitor internet and email use by activist and protest groups, a report says. The company was hired to monitor and report on the internet activities of anti-war campaigners, animal rights activists, environmental campaigners, and other protest groups, Fairfax Media reported. It […]
Cops Stage Fight at Protest to Protect Identities of Undercover Officers
November 9th, 2008Wave your signs. There are so many pigs around that you might get them to pepperspray each other. Via: ABC Denver: Undercover police officers posing as protesters staged a fight with a police commander during the Democratic convention, and it was so convincing they were pepper-sprayed by a deputy who wasn’t in on the ruse, […]
