California State National Guard group monitoring civilians

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http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/11989882.htm

SACRAMENTO - Three decades after aggressive military spying on Americans created a national furor, California's National Guard has quietly set up a special intelligence unit that has been given ``broad authority'' to monitor, analyze and distribute information on potential terrorist threats, the Mercury News has learned.

Known as the Information Synchronization, Knowledge Management and Intelligence Fusion program, the project is part of an expanding nationwide effort to better integrate military intelligence into global anti-terrorism initiatives.

Although Guard officials said the new unit would not collect information on American citizens, top National Guard officials have already been involved in tracking at least one recent Mother's Day anti-war rally organized by families of slain American soldiers, according to e-mails obtained by the Mercury News.

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E-mail reveals actions

``Sir,'' Guard chief of staff Col. John Moorman wrote in the e-mail to Eres that was copied to Davis and other top commanders. ``Information you wanted on Sunday's demonstration at the Capitol.''

In response, Davis indicated that Guard intelligence officers were tracking the rally. ``Thanks,'' Davis wrote. ``Forwarding same to our Intell. folks who continue to monitor.''

That rainy Sunday, the protest organized by Gold Star Families for Peace, Raging Grannies and CodePink drew about three dozen supporters.

[glitch]

1. Great. Just great. Meanwhile the ports are still wide open.

Morons don't even understand firewall 101.

[enough]

2. Is there anything left

of what we think of as "The United States of America," the one with a consitution and all that?

[grasswire]

3. thank goodness for the Mercury News

Only the press stands between the people and tyranny. Pass this far and wide -- it's the beginning of the end for the people. Every conservative American ought to be screaming bloody murder about this.

[windbreeze]

4. One little question...

Wasn't the Nat'l Guard initially an institution to PROTECT the American people from ANY threats, foreign or domestic, within our borders, if it ever became necessary? (including our gov't?)If I am understanding correctly, then wouldn't this be a serious misuse of the Nat'l Guard?
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