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Defense Department sees protests as terrorism

hypocritexposer

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Why is dissent in Iran favored, but seen as “low level terrorism”, in the US?

Defense Department sees protests as terrorism

By Josh Richman
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 10:10 am

Antiterrorism training materials used by the Department of Defense teach that public protests should be regarded as “low level terrorism,” according to a letter of complaint sent to the department today by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California.

“Teaching employees that dissent on issues of public concern is something to be feared, rather than encouraged, is a dangerously counterproductive use of scarce security resources, making us less safe as a democracy,” Northern California ACLU Staff Attorney Ann Brick and ACLU Washington National Security Policy Council Michael German wrote in the letter to Gail McGinn, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/06/10/defense-department-sees-protests-as-terrorism/

Letter from ACLU
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/aclu-letter-6-10-2009.pdf



Obama on the Iranian election

"The Democratic process, free speech, the ability of people to peacefully dissent, all those are universal values"

"There seems to be a sense from people that were so hopeful and so engaged, that are so committed to democracy, that now feel betrayed"

"It's important going forward, that any investigation does not involve bloodshed and result in people being stifled, in expressing their views"

CNN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZErZx9JVS0
 
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