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Activist Unmasks Himself as Federal Informant in G.O.P. Convention Case
The news that a community organizer in Texas was the F.B.I. informant whose tip led to arrests at the G.O.P. convention has caused shock in the activist community. >
Social activist, organizer ... and FBI informant
statesman.com — COURTS Social activist, organizer ... and FBI informant It was all about stopping violence, says Austin man... who revealed alleged firebomb plot at GOP convention. By David Hanners ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS Saturday, January 03, 2009 ST. PAUL, Minn. In a ... (more) Social activist, organizer ... and FBI informant
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Karen Dalton-Beninato: Katrina Recovery Activist Outs Himself as FBI Mole
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... up intelligence but that's probably not where he was going with this missive. If it weren't for the time difference, I'd call New Orleans activist John Sinclair of Radio Free Amsterdam, because when John Lennon wrote "Free John Sinclair" the government did. Which then started Nixon and the FBI shadowing Lennon for years in a creepy manner back when protest songs could receive radio airplay. The Texas Observer article is here: "LIfe's a Snitch", and this from The New York TImes. The trial for Austin residents David McKay and Bradley Crowder ...

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Rhymes With Right — I’ve been peripherally aware of Brandon Darby over the last three years as a liberal activist who was scathingly critical of the Bush Administration and its policies. I disagree with him on many of those points. However, I applaud him for having the courage to act as an FBI informant in cases involving planned acts of domestic terrorism at the 2008 GOP convention. Indeed, any American with any sort of functioning moral compass should do the same. Which is why the response of liberal activists to Darby’s acknowledgment of his role in preventing terrorist acts by a pair of ...

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