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FOIA documents "reveal that from its inception, the FBI treated the Occupy movement as a potential criminal and terrorist threat."
It did so "even though the agency acknowledges in documents that organizers explicitly called for peaceful protest and did 'not condone the use of violence' at occupy protests."
FBI surveillance is standard practice. PCJF called information received "just the tip of the iceberg." It reflects longstanding policy.
It treats peaceful protests against massive financial fraud and related malfeasance as "potential criminal and terrorist activity."
Documents show FBI, Homeland Security, and other federal agencies function "as de facto intelligence arm(s) of Wall Street and corporate America."
Heavily redacted material shows federal authorities concealed more than they revealed. PCJF is appealing for full disclosure.
What's known divulges police state harshness. In October 2011, Obama lied. Doing so comes easy to him.
He alleged OWS support. He told ABC News:
"The most important thing we can do right now is those of us in leadership letting people know that we understand their struggles and we are on their side, and that we want to set up a system in which hard work, responsibility, doing what you're supposed to do, is rewarded."
"And that people who are irresponsible, who are reckless, who don't feel a sense of obligation to their communities and their companies and their workers that those folks aren't rewarded."
His key words were "we are on their side."
At the same time, FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Secret Service agents were working cooperatively with state and local authorities.
They still do. They actively engage in infiltrating, disrupting, subverting, and destroying OWS in cities and communities nationwide.
Peaceful protests, marches, public speeches, picketing, sit-ins, camp-outs, leafleting, banner and placard displays, as well as other constitutionally protected activities are targeted.
Various Supreme Court cases affirmed that First Amendment protections are wide-ranging. They're not limited to speech and assembly. They include conduct intended to convey vital messages.
OWS activists put their bodies on the line for justice. They want Wall Street crooks held accountable. They're criminalized for doing the right thing.
It bears repeating. Tyranny in America approaches full-blown. Freedom hangs by a thread. Activism is called terrorism. Constitutional protections are null and void.
Some of America's best are called enemies of the state. Indefinite detentions threaten them. So does military tribunal justice. Perhaps targeted assassinations come next.
Police state harshness reflects official policy. No one anywhere is safe. Rogue governance takes precedence.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at [email protected].
His new book is titled "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War"
HOW WALL STREET FLEECES AMERICA: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.
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It did so "even though the agency acknowledges in documents that organizers explicitly called for peaceful protest and did 'not condone the use of violence' at occupy protests."
FBI surveillance is standard practice. PCJF called information received "just the tip of the iceberg." It reflects longstanding policy.
It treats peaceful protests against massive financial fraud and related malfeasance as "potential criminal and terrorist activity."
Documents show FBI, Homeland Security, and other federal agencies function "as de facto intelligence arm(s) of Wall Street and corporate America."
Heavily redacted material shows federal authorities concealed more than they revealed. PCJF is appealing for full disclosure.
What's known divulges police state harshness. In October 2011, Obama lied. Doing so comes easy to him.
He alleged OWS support. He told ABC News:
"The most important thing we can do right now is those of us in leadership letting people know that we understand their struggles and we are on their side, and that we want to set up a system in which hard work, responsibility, doing what you're supposed to do, is rewarded."
"And that people who are irresponsible, who are reckless, who don't feel a sense of obligation to their communities and their companies and their workers that those folks aren't rewarded."
His key words were "we are on their side."
At the same time, FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Secret Service agents were working cooperatively with state and local authorities.
They still do. They actively engage in infiltrating, disrupting, subverting, and destroying OWS in cities and communities nationwide.
Peaceful protests, marches, public speeches, picketing, sit-ins, camp-outs, leafleting, banner and placard displays, as well as other constitutionally protected activities are targeted.
Various Supreme Court cases affirmed that First Amendment protections are wide-ranging. They're not limited to speech and assembly. They include conduct intended to convey vital messages.
OWS activists put their bodies on the line for justice. They want Wall Street crooks held accountable. They're criminalized for doing the right thing.
It bears repeating. Tyranny in America approaches full-blown. Freedom hangs by a thread. Activism is called terrorism. Constitutional protections are null and void.
Some of America's best are called enemies of the state. Indefinite detentions threaten them. So does military tribunal justice. Perhaps targeted assassinations come next.
Police state harshness reflects official policy. No one anywhere is safe. Rogue governance takes precedence.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at [email protected].
His new book is titled "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War"
HOW WALL STREET FLEECES AMERICA: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.
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