Posted on 04/21/2009 9:03:57 AM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out
Even as average Americans were planning to get out in towns and cities to demonstrate against Big Government and Big Taxes, Federal Bureau of Intelligence Investigation (FBI) surveillance was being unleashed upon them.
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In addition to obtaining or confirming the location and time of each "demonstration," each field office was instructed to obtain or confirm the identity of the individual(s) involved in the actual planning and coordination of the event in each specific region, and include the local or regional Internet web site address, if any. The information collected by region was then reportedly sent to FBI Headquarters.
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covert video surveillance and data collection of the participants of the TEA parties. Surveillance was to be performed from "discreet fixed or mobile positions" and was to be performed "independently and outside of the purview of local law enforcement."
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The redirection, the refocusing of domestic threats from al Qaeda cells to ‘flag waving right-wingers’ is something that has gone from a murmur a few years ago to a roar today.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
creepy
We all knew this.
Pretty scary
For comparison, I would like to know in general terms the resources devoted to monitoring domestic Islam.
This is sick but not surprising from Obama and Napalitano. I didn’t attend but attend but I’ve already be IDed by Janet because I’m a 100% disbled Vet.
I wonder if any freepers are FBI agents
It seems that the government is transforming the FBI into a Chinese-style “Public Security Bureau.”
IMO not everyone there with fancy photograpy equipment was a journalist.
Don’t tax me bro!
I don’t know if I’d call it spying for such open events.
When they crack my revolutionary “cell,” then I’ll call it spying. Because we’re careful.
I’m sure the FBI knows everyone on this site.
Now that the Islamofascist terrorist threat has been “eliminated” by a name change it has freed-up FBI and Homeland Security personnel to confront the real threats to, no, not our nation, but to the Obama agenda.
freepmail
Might be a couple who are genuine freepers, but you may bet your bottom dollar that there are fbi lurkers.
I’m sure the FBI is monitoring freerepublic. It won’t be long before there are subpoena’s for user names and email addresses. Some of the facial recognition technology they love to use on the CSI and other crime shows on TV will likely be used to identify troublemakers. Be careful what you blog because Big Brother is watching.
I think everyone expects the government to make book on everybody who exercises their 1st amendment right in dissent of government size and authority.
There likely are some but they won't be saying.
Pretty sad state of affairs, but exactly why I always stood up for looney lefties.
The power of our government to destroy people and their lives is amazing.
They know me
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