Archive for the 'COINTELPRO' Category
U.S. Army Psychiatrist Allegedly Carried Out Massacre at Fort Hood
November 6th, 2009Update: And Now… “Men in Suits” Take Another Suspect Away
Via: CNN:
Surviving Fort Hood shooting suspect arrested at golf course, officer says
November 5, 2009 — Updated 2334 GMT (0734 HKT)
(CNN) — A senior officer who was playing golf Thursday near Fort Hood, Texas, told CNN he witnessed the arrest of one of the two surviving suspects [...]
Britain: Spotter Cards: What They Look Like and How They Work
October 26th, 2009Via: Guardian:
This kind of highly confidential document – pictured above – is rarely seen by the public.
These so-called “spotter cards” are issued by police to identify individuals they consider to be potential troublemakers because they have appeared at a number of demonstrations.
The photographs are drawn from police intelligence files. This card was apparently dropped at [...]
So Many Threats to Federal Officials that Secret Service May Curtail Investigations Into Financial Crimes
October 20th, 2009Wow, the Internet Tuff Guys are out in force on this one, leaving stupid comments all over the place—perfect for COINTEL purposes.
Via: Boston Globe:
The unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama, a rise in racist hate groups, and a new wave of antigovernment fervor threaten to overwhelm the US Secret Service, according to government [...]
“Terrorists in the Homeland” Film at 11
September 25th, 2009d9 sent this commentary—which is essentially what I’d write, with a link to the same previous Cryptogon story that I’d reference.
Thanks, d9! I was dreading having to spell this out again.
Commentary by Cryptogon reader d9:
FBI find a 19 year old dunce in an “Islamic extremist” webchat, go undercover as agents of a sleeper cell, survey [...]
Police to Get Access to Classified Military Intelligence
September 17th, 2009Via: U.S. Department of Defense:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 713-09
September 14, 2009
DoD Announces New Information-Sharing Access to Help Fusion Centers Combat Terrorism
The Departments of Defense (DoD) and Homeland Security (DHS) today announced an initiative to grant select state and major urban area fusion center personnel access to classified terrorism-related information residing in DoD’s classified network.
Under this [...]
Pakistan Army Is Said to Be Linked to Many Killings in Swat
September 15th, 2009Via: New York Times:
Two months after the Pakistani Army wrested control of the Swat Valley from Taliban militants, a new campaign of fear has taken hold, with scores, perhaps hundreds, of bodies dumped on the streets in what human rights advocates and local residents say is the work of the military.
In some cases, people may [...]
New York Homes Raided in Terrorism Probe
September 15th, 2009Via: Reuters:
New York City police and the FBI raided homes in the borough of Queens early on Monday as part of an investigation into suspected terrorism, focusing on one man who has been under surveillance, officials said.
Authorities searched at least two apartments including one shared by five Afghan men, taking some of them in for [...]
FBI Informant Says Agents Missed Chance to Stop 9/11 Ringleader Mohammed Atta
September 11th, 2009Via: ABC News:
On the eve of the eight year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, an FBI informant who infiltrated alleged terrorist cells in the U.S. tells ABC News the FBI missed a chance to stop the al Qaeda plot because they focused more on undercover stings than on the man who would later become known [...]
Earth Liberation Front Topples Radio Towers in Washington State
September 6th, 2009ELF members pick really stupid targets—considering that decades to life in prison is what they’ll get if they’re caught. The same methods used to carry out the operation below could have been applied in other areas to cause extremely serious disruptions to the system that they are allegedly trying to topple.
I see three possibilities in [...]
Australia: Was a Covert Operative Planted in a Group of Five Melbourne Men Charged with Terrorism Offences?
August 26th, 2009Via: The Age:
THE Australian Federal Police has come under pressure to reveal whether a covert operative was planted in a group of five Melbourne men charged with terrorism offences.
The charges relate to an alleged plot to attack the Holsworthy Army Base in NSW.
It was revealed yesterday that one of the men, Saney Aweys, had been [...]
