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Documents Shed New Light on Pentagon Surveillance of Peace Activists

ACLU Press Release:

Defense Department Tracked Quakers, Student Groups

Documents released today by the American Civil Liberties Union reveal new details of Pentagon surveillance of Americans opposed to the Iraq war, including Quakers and student groups. The documents show that the Pentagon was keeping tabs on non-violent protesters by collecting information and storing it in a military anti-terrorism database.

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