Domestic surveillance and spying on protesters and groups
FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force, National Guard
Pentagon/Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA)
See also NSA spying and illegal wiretapping
FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force, National Guard
National Security Letters
Spying on peaceful protests
- January 17, 2007, ACLU, ACLU Report Shows Widespread Pentagon Surveillance of Peace Activists
- October 14, 2006, US government is spying on nonviolent protestors
- March 10, 2006, MSNBC, Pentagon admits errors in spying on protesters
- January 11, 2006, More Government Spying on Nonprofits Revealed
- December 20, 2005, Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, FBI papers show terror inquiries into PETA; other groups tracked
- December 20, 2005, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times/truthout, FBI watched activist groups, new files show
- December 15, 2005, Democracy Now!, FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force collected intelligence on peaceful protesters in Colorado
- September 19, 2005, John Friedman, The Nation, Spying on the protesters
Pentagon/Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA)
- February 12, 2007, DoD Adds "Credibility Assessment" to Polygraph Program
- December 19, 2005, Walter Pincus, CIFA's authority widens
- December 17, 2005, Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive/truthout, Rumsfeld spies on Quakers and grannies
- December 15, 2005, Democracy Now!, Pentagon caught spying on US anti-war and anti-nuclear activists
- December 13, 2005, Lisa Myers, Douglas Pasternak, Rich Gardella,
NBC/MSNBC/truthout, Is
the Pentagon spying on Americans?
Other Resources
Department
of the Army letter (PDF) detailing their power to investigate
U.S persons
Department
of Defense Directive on Polygraph and Credibility Assessment Program
FBI Investigations: Be Prepared!
FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)
Resources: Department of Justice
(DOJ)