Posted on 01/25/2006 6:17:03 PM PST by Thunder90
In light of national debate surrounding the U.S. government’s surveillance of its citizens, Stop the War, a UW-Madison student-run anti-war organization, accused the University of collaborating in spy games with the U. S. Defense Department in a letter to Chancellor John Wiley Monday.
The letter was sent in response to a Dec. 14 NBC News expose in which a Department of Defense database containing reports on the meetings and actions of anti-war groups around the country was revealed.
According to an April 2005 posting on the Campus Anti-War Network website, which STW is a chapter of, an information day the ROTC recruiting center planned to host was cancelled due to the threat of a protest by UW-Madison’s Stop the War group. These dates coincide with dates on the Defense Department’s database and confirm the government was aware of plans for the protest.
In the past, STW claims they have been on watch by the national government. According to STW member Bill Anderson, during an on-campus February 2005 Multicultural Career Fair, the FBI, the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Homeland Security were also present.
Although Anderson said, “we’ve been in compliance with all UW policies,” Blake Trimbell, a protestor at the event, was arrested and fined for disorderly conduct.
Anderson confirmed, “We had no intention to hurt anyone. We are a peaceful organization.”
The revealing of this document has led STW members questioning the University’s contact with the government and the surveillance of the group. In particular, STW is interested in Chancellor Wiley’s involvement as a member of the FBI National Security Higher Education Advisory Board.
According to John Lucas, a UW-Madison spokesperson, the board is “designed to improve cooperation between colleges and universities in the post 9/11 world.”
“[Wiley’s] participation is to foster better understanding on a wide-range of issues. It’s not to spy on people,” Lucas said.
Yet, STW wants more information and to find out “what John Wiley is saying and the communication between the Department of Defense,” said Anderson.
As of now, Wiley has not responded to the group’s letter.
“The chancellor is very concerned about the reports and he’s read about them,” Lucas said . “We’ll comply [Stop the War’s] freedom of information request and provide any documents that we have that would be responsive to that request.”
STW is still pressing for more information.
“If they’re going to investigate us, we’ll investigate them,” said Anderson.
Madness from Madison PING!
Every day, it's another replay from the 60's. Don't the aging radicals ever learn anything new?
Of course we do you lunatics. We have every right to keep an eye on you. Same way we keep an eye out for any other criminal behavior. Give the propensity for your demonstrations to turn into riots we have a right to keep an eye on your lunacy. You want to protest FINE, go RIGHT ahead, but we have a right to WATCH you doing it. You do NOT have a right of privacy to stage A PUBLIC protest! That is just insane.
More Freeping/ProtestWarrior opprutunities to counter this slime.
This group of goofs have deluded themselves that they are important enough to be of any interest.
These guys think that I (and Protest Warrior and FreeRepublic) are with the FBI and the CIA.
Laughable.
Their own self importance boggles the mind.
Their protests are designed to get attention--they got it.
The horror of the FBI, Federal Bureau of Prisons, et. al. showing up at a CAREER FAIR signals the demise of all that is good and decent in this world!
LOL!
See post 7
Well, if you're not then you ought to be. Lord knows they need the help.
The whole self importance thing again!
Are you a PW at this university?
Yes, fighting these moonbats is my fort'e
Well good for you! Keep the faith!
Did you get your secret decoder ring from NSA yet? If not, just pick up any telephone and ask for one. Remember, Carnivore and Echelon are always listening.
I recall a few years ago that the serious moonbats were claiming that NSA and CIA were even watching us through the television. There were even a few people pushing the idea on FreeRepublic.
"In light of national debate surrounding the U.S. government’s surveillance of its citizens, Stop the War, a UW-Madison student-run anti-war organization, accused the University of collaborating in spy games with the U. S. Defense Department in a letter to Chancellor John Wiley Monday."
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A PRO MILITARY STUDENT TALKING IN CLASS...
"The letter was sent in response to a Dec. 14 NBC News expose in which a Department of Defense database containing reports on the meetings and actions of anti-war groups around the country was revealed."
CAUSE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS SO IMPORTANT WE SHOULD ALL BE CURIOUS...
"According to an April 2005 posting on the Campus Anti-War Network website, which STW is a chapter of, an information day the ROTC recruiting center planned to host was cancelled due to the threat of a protest by UW-Madison’s Stop the War group. These dates coincide with dates on the Defense Department’s database and confirm the government was aware of plans for the protest."
HOW DARE THE JUSTICE DEPT PUBLICIZE THEIR SECRET PROTEST...
"In the past, STW claims they have been on watch by the national government. According to STW member Bill Anderson, during an on-campus February 2005 Multicultural Career Fair, the FBI, the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Homeland Security were also present."
THIS GROUP ALSO BELIEVES IT'S BEING WATCHED BY THE ILLUMINATI, DISGRUNTLED ALIENS FROM THE PLANET VENUS AND AN ELVIS IMPERSONATOR NAMED FRED...
"Although Anderson said, “we’ve been in compliance with all UW policies,” Blake Trimbell, a protestor at the event, was arrested and fined for disorderly conduct."
...AND SINCE HE'S A PART OF OUR GROUP, THE CHARGES ARE OBVIOUSLY FALSE...
"Anderson confirmed, “We had no intention to hurt anyone. We are a peaceful organization.”"
WE DON'T HURT PEOPLE. WE JUST HARRASS, HASSLE AND TERRORIZE EVERYONE THAT DISAGREES WITH US. DEFACING PROPERTY DOESN'T COUNT AS HURTING SOMEONE...
"The revealing of this document has led STW members questioning the University’s contact with the government and the surveillance of the group. In particular, STW is interested in Chancellor Wiley’s involvement as a member of the FBI National Security Higher Education Advisory Board."
...YEAH, IT'S ALL A CONSPIRACY THAT GOES RIGHT TO THE TOP...
"According to John Lucas, a UW-Madison spokesperson, the board is “designed to improve cooperation between colleges and universities in the post 9/11 world.”"
AND EVEN THOUGH MOST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SIDE WITH THE TERRORISTS, WE AS STUDENTS FOR PEACE STILL DON'T TRUST THEM.
“[Wiley’s] participation is to foster better understanding on a wide-range of issues. It’s not to spy on people,” Lucas said.
WHICH OF COURSE MEANS HE IS STEALING ALL THEIR VITAL SECRETS (LIKE WHAT KIND OF PIZZA THEY ATE AT THEIR LAST MEETING...)
"Yet, STW wants more information and to find out “what John Wiley is saying and the communication between the Department of Defense,” said Anderson."
...*SNICKERS* THIS IS SO STUPID IT DOESN'T NEED COMMENT...
"As of now, Wiley has not responded to the group’s letter."
THAT'S CAUSE THESE STUDENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY A BUNCH OF NUTCASES.
"“The chancellor is very concerned about the reports and he’s read about them,” Lucas said . “We’ll comply [Stop the War’s] freedom of information request and provide any documents that we have that would be responsive to that request.”"
OF COURSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FIND ANYTHING.
“If they’re going to investigate us, we’ll investigate them,” said Anderson."
LET ME FINISH MY JOINT FIRST THOUGH.
The thing is that I knew about their planned protest a month in advance. They put signs all over campus advertising it.
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These stinking hippie "college" boneheads made these same allegations during the 60s. They do so many drugs that they end up taking themselves too seriously. They become very paranoid and think the Pentagon has nothing better to do than spy on their goatsmellin' asses. They are out of touch with reality.
During the World Can't Wait protest, they actually said stuff like that to me and the College Republicans.
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