WHEN THE GOVT & CORPORATIONS SPY, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS: HOUSTON - June 12 - In the midst of recent national controversy surrounding government surveillance of the public, a recent Freedom of Information Act request to the Nebraska State Patrol has exposed evidence that TransCanada provided trainings to FEDERAL AGENTS and local Nebraska police to suppress nonviolent activists protesting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline by arresting them on “anti-terrorism statutes.” The presentation slides, obtained by grassroots landowner advocacy group Bold Nebraska, target Tar Sands Blockade activists BY NAME. “This is clear evidence of the collusion between TransCanada and the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT assisting local police to unlawfully monitor and harass political protestors,” said Lauren Regan, legal coordinator for Tar Sands Blockade and executive director of the Civil Liberties Defense Center. “These documents expose the truth that the government is giving the nod to unlawful CORPORATE SPYING. By slinging false allegations against peaceful activists in this presentation, TransCanada puts them at risk of unwarranted prosecution.” CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW... abridging the freedom of speech... or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. https://commondreams.org/newswire/2013/06/12-1
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:02:03 +0000
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