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Fighting 21st Century Fascism

Thomas Cincotta

Thomas Cincotta is the former civil liberties program director at Political Research Associates. A criminal defense lawyer, he led the Denver chapter of the National Lawyers Guild [www.nlg.org] (NLG) in support of peace groups and others during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and connected progressive lawyers with other community efforts around sentencing reform, immigrant rights, and police misconduct. He also represented migrant farm workers and served on the board of El Centro Humanitario.

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Political Research Associates

Provocation Masquerading as Anti-Terror Policy?

A word of advice to activists and people praying at mosques. If a guy offers you a free stinger missile, he’s probably an informer. If he offers you free IEDs, he’s probably an informer. If he asks you to pledge an oath to his foreign terrorist organization, he’s also probably a government spy.
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Political Research Associates

More Informants, More Fear

On May 17, the Des Moines Register reported that the FBI planted an informant in an Iowa City “anarchist collective” planning to “disrupt the Republican convention.” Those advocating undercover surveillance say the government should spy upon political activists to prevent future crime.
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Political Research Associates

Homeland's Lexicon of "Extremism"

In May 2009, Homeland Security released — and quickly retracted — a ” Domestic Extremism Lexicon,” one in a series of reference aids designed to provide operational and intelligence advice to state…
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