Targeting Activist Groups

As part of the Maryland State Police surveillance program that targeted at least a dozen activist groups and 53 individuals, labeling them as terrorists in an intelligence database, troopers created hundreds of pages of electronic files on their targets from 2005 to 2007. The documents, some of which are excerpted below, provide new details about the program's purpose and extent.

SOURCES: Max Obuszewski, Barry Kissin, Maryland State Police files | The Washington Post - January 04, 2009

This Story More Groups Than Thought Monitored in Police Spying Article \| The Maryland State Police surveillance of advocacy groups was far more extensive than previously acknowledged, with records showing that troopers monitored -- and labeled as terrorists -- activists devoted to such wide-ranging causes as promoting human rights and establishing bike lanes. STATE POLICE PROBE: Little Data Disclosed In Files, Activists Police Spied on Activists In Md. Logs Show Activist Surveillance Continued Despite Lack of Criminal Findings Targeting Activist Groups		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCES: Max Obuszewski, Barry Kissin, Maryland State Police files \| The Washington Post - January 04, 2009 ¬es=As part of the Maryland State Police surveillance program that targeted at least a dozen activist groups and 53 individuals, labeling them as terrorists in an intelligence database, troopers created hundreds of pages of electronic files on their targets from 2005 to 2007. The documents, some of which are excerpted below, provide new details about the program's purpose and extent." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES: Max Obuszewski, Barry Kissin, Maryland State Police files \| The Washington Post - January 04, 2009 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
» This Story:Read +\|Watch +\| Comments