Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups

[yortsed snacilbuper]

erk Prince, the security contractor with close ties to the Trump administration, has in recent years helped recruit former American and British spies for secretive intelligence-gathering operations that included infiltrating Democratic congressional campaigns, labor organizations and other groups considered hostile to the Trump agenda, according to interviews and documents.

One of the former spies, an ex-MI6 officer named Richard Seddon, helped run a 2017 operation to copy files and record conversations in a Michigan office of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest teachers’ unions in the nation. Mr. Seddon directed an undercover operative to secretly tape the union’s local leaders and try to gather information that could be made public to damage the organization, documents show.

One of the former spies, an ex-MI6 officer named Richard Seddon, helped run a 2017 operation to copy files and record conversations in a Michigan office of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest teachers’ unions in the nation. Mr. Seddon directed an undercover operative to secretly tape the union’s local leaders and try to gather information that could be made public to damage the organization, documents show.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/erik-prince-recruits-ex-spies-to-help-infiltrate-liberal-groups/ar-BB10SCGr?ocid=spartanntp

[kysrsoze]

1. Like no one's going to notice a bunch of meathead fascists in their midst.

Idiots.

[Thunderbeast]

2. They just think (and want US ro think)

that this is "Business as Usual".

Just competing smart.

Just leveraging your advantage (money, spies, media).

As they have caprured the upper house of Congress, the machinery of law enforcement and intelligence, and the courts, the next play will be to supress speech and the independent press.

They have no intention of ceding power in a fair competition of ideas.

[JDC]

3. These folks are at war against American Democracy and Institutions.

To say "Prince has close ties to the administration" is a serious understatement. It should clearly state that Betsy DeVos, Sec of Education and staunch supporter of privatizing/"profitizing" education, is sister to Erik. It's not just a "liberal" group they are spying on. It's the foundations of our country's public education system - the largest Teacher's Union in the country. Is that what we classify as a "liberal group" in the press now?

WT ever-loving F!?