yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/4/2009
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Via Steve Benen, I’m shocked to learn that police surveillance power is sometimes abused :
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 ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 1/4/2009
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washingtonmonthly.com —
SURVEILLANCE STATE RUN AMOK.... In July, the Washington
Post reported on undercover Maryland State Police officers conducting
surveillance on war protesters and death penalty opponents. Today, we learn that the monitoring was worse, and more ...
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Surveillance state run amok
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... - Shocked, I tell you! "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." ...
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