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Maryland Police Surveillance of Activists Broader than First Suspected

Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. The audio here is FSRN’s own production recording. Originally published January 5, 2009.

New information reveals that the Maryland police department's surveillance of activist groups was far broader than previously thought. The police spied on peace groups, anti-death penalty activists, and animal rights organizations until 2007, labeling many of the members "terrorists" and passing along the information to federal authorities. Tanya Snyder has the story.

Click here for the full newscast for Monday, January 5, 2009