US states are spying on political activists and classifying them as terrorists in order to stifle protest - www.guardian.co.uk

[polymath22]

There's an old saying that circulates in more politically radical circles: "Protest is patriotism." In this post-September 11 world of paranoia and political expediency, however, protest, an essence of democracy, has morphed into something perfectly Orwellian: terrorism.

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[ninja]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enfo...

All the telephone companys and cable companies in iowa have this except maybe lisco, in Fairfield. Calea alows the government to watch everything through the computers, and phones .