Government spies on Halliburton protesters!!

[Gingergal]

Michael Isikoff on Hardball just said that the government had even put the anti-Halliburton protesters in Houston under surveillance. He said the government or military was surfing the Internet and reading liberal websites and learned of the protest that was held in Houston.
This story was just reported so I have no link. Watch for news from Isikoff's next article.
Why is the government spying on liberal websites?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. I pass Halliburton vehicles regularly, pass by their facilities now

and again.... never have an evil thought against them, they are Americans trying to make a living... their leaders and decision makers however should be doing time.... witness their poisoning our troops.

[boobooday]

4. As head of Halliburton

Cheney acquired a company that owed substantial jury awards to many employees who died or were disabled from asbestos.

Then, when he became VP, he made sure the rules were changed so those people got screwed out of their settlements.

I feel sorry for people who work for Halliburton. Who knows how many ways they're getting the shaft?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

6. I didn't know about him changing the rules.... people got screwed

out of their settlements?? I find it hard to believe that a Dick would do such a thing.

[boobooday]

9. Here's the skinny on that one:

I didn't quite have the details right, but the deed is the same:

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/080400-02.htm

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2. Why is the government spying for a private company?

Obviously a rhetorical question.

[boobooday]

3. An excellent question

Or are we now the United States of Halliburton?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. Because the VP has no ties to it. nt.

[tridim]

10. Thanks for clearing that up..

I was afraid they were getting special treatment for some reason.

[Gingergal]

5. I am wondering if the spies got news of the Halliburton

protest from DU.
I think they are abusing their power to spy on groups they disagree with politically.

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8. An easy question!

"Why is the government spying on liberal websites?"

That's not a hard one to figure out, eh?

[Gingergal]

11. This is just like the 1970's with the

FBI spying on college campuses because they disagreed with the politics of certain groups.

[Gingergal]

12. One more kick for the late nighters.

Hope we get to read the story soon.