ACLU seeks government information on alleged spying in Ohio

[Algorem]

http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-22/1138138157142180.xml&storylist=cleveland

1/24/2006, 6:53 p.m. ET

CLEVELAND (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio requested information Tuesday from the government about whether it spied on two anti-war groups and an attorney for a man suspected of terrorism connections.

ACLU officials said at news conference that members of the anti-war groups want to know whether two meetings were attended by government agents. One meeting was last year in Akron by the Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization, and the another was in 2004 in Cleveland by the Northeast Ohio Anti-War Coalition.

The ACLU filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the Department of Defense, Justice Department, the FBI and police seeking records that document any collection of information about the groups.

Gary Daniels, the ACLU's litigation coordinator, said the ACLU became involved because the groups were included on a Defense Department classified database of information about suspicious people and activity inside the United States as reported by NBC News...


ACLU of Ohio: http://www.acluohio.org

[cyberpj]

1. I just LOVE this organization! Push, push, push... Drip, drip, drip.....

[f-bush]

2. Way to Go ACLU

they represented me in a free speach case when I ran for US Congress 15 years ago, over the durational placement of my yard signs and we won the case. THEY ARE GREAT!!!!

[EFerrari]

3. Kick

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