Tag Archives: Civil Liberties

James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? Paranoia and Persecution

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part VIWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution Paranoia strikes deep / into your life it will creepit starts when you’re always afraidstep out of line and they’ll comeand take you away… — … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? Watergate and COINTELPRO

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part VWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution The FBI eventually acknowledged conducting 2,218 separate COINTELPRO actions from mid-1956 through mid-1974. By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / August 4, 2009 Quis … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military Spies on SDS, Peace Groups

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Former military whistleblower Christopher Pyle spoke to Amy Goodman about the recent revelation. (See video below.)Obama’s Military Is Spying on U.S. Peace Groups The infiltration appears to be in direct violation of the Posse Comitatus Act preventing U.S. military deployment … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? The Huston Plan

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part IVWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution The plan, submitted to Nixon on June 25, 1970, called for increasing the role of the CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency in domestic spying while … Continue reading →

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Revising History in Texas : Christ in the Classroom

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from San Francisco Sentinel. Last week, Stephen Colbert tipped his ironic hat to the Texas State Board of Education. The board had already allowed creationism to be considered in Texas biology classes, the comedian said approvingly, and now it … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? The Espionage Octopus

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part IIIWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution Using FBI and CIA intelligence reports, the federal government compiled a Rabble Rouser Index of activists. By 1973 the National Security Council compiled a ‘watch … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? Attacks on ‘Negroism’ and CPUSA

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from The Progressive.Part IIWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / June 30, 2009 The repression of dissident groups by shadowy government operatives is nothing … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

J. Edgar Hoover and friend.Part IWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2009 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?— Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347 [A version … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman?

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Introduction:Who watches the watchman? COINTELPRO and the federal government’s clandestine attack on the U.S. constitution By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / June 16, 2009 I wonder how many Americans actually remember or are even aware of the excesses … Continue reading →

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Bush Lawyer: Prolonged Indefinite Detention Already Widespread

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A flag waves behind the barbed and razor-wire at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Photo by AP.Richard Klingler: ‘the wartime framework underlying [these tactics] have settled well within the mainstream of the American tradition,’ setting the stage for ‘a broader … Continue reading →

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FCC Warrantless Searches : Coming to a Home Near You?

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

FCC’s Warrantless Household Searches Alarm Experts ‘Anything using RF energy — we have the right to inspect it to make sure it is not causing interference,’ says FCC spokesman David Fiske. That includes devices like Wi-Fi routers that use unlicensed … Continue reading →

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Worse Than Thought : Maryland Spied on EVERYBODY

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Maryland State Police Superintendent Terrence B. Sheridan announced in October that the department was sending letters to activists, inviting them to review their files. Photo by Sarah L. Voisin / The Washington Post. ‘The Maryland State Police surveillance of advocacy … Continue reading →

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