Is COINTELPRO still in play? One suspicious sign:

[coalition_unwilling]

"On Monday, the ANSWER Coalition was highlighted in the mass media for our role supporting the protests in response to the outrageous police attack in Anaheim. ANSWER placards and signs were highly visible in media photos and video. ANSWER volunteers were interviewed by mainstream media outlets.

That night, the ANSWER office in Los Angeles was broken into, ransacked and robbed. All of our computers, ten total, were stolen, in addition to all of our sound equipment and our bullhorns — the things essential to organizing and conducting protest actions. We had many other losses too and our files were ransacked . . . . "

read more: http://www.answercoalition.org/national/news/answer-los-angeles-office.html

I would not put it past rogue officers in the LAPD to have done this to support their murderous pig brothers in Anaheim. But hey, who knows?

[coalition_unwilling]

1. One self-kick for increased exposure - n/t

[HiPointDem]

2. i think something like cointelpro never went away, iow it's routine policy to infiltrate grassroots

political organizations, surveil them, and in many cases manipulate participants in various ways. yes. there's plenty of evidence this is the case.

[coalition_unwilling]

3. If they call me a conspiracy theorist, I turn around and call them coincidence theorists. And this

is one coincidence that stinks to high heaven, imo.

I parted ways with ANSWER over strategy but give them massive props for organizational prowess.

[socialist_n_TN]

11. Agreed.........

It never really went away.

[sabrina 1]

4. Well, we can eliminate most of the community as suspects.

So the question is, 'who would have an interest in suppressing exposure of police brutality in Annaheim'? That should narrow the field of suspects.

We know that protests are infiltrated, a despicable policy imo btw which needs to end. There has been enough documentation just from the OWS protests of infiltrators that it's really not in doubt. But what do they hope to gain from this strategy? And who in a democracy would do this, rather than address the issues raised by protesters?

Attempting to suppress the voice of the people, even if they are sometimes wrong, is certainly not something that is in line with the US Constitution and maybe it's time to make this a big issue and get it out from the shadows and let them explain the purpose of viewing the people as the 'enemy' who need to be spied on.

[coalition_unwilling]

5. I have no proof or evidence that the cops broke into ANSWER's offices. But I just

find it mighty suspicious that their offices are broken into and trashed the same night they are on local television newscasts denouncing police vigilantism.

And maybe it wasn't the LAPD (although ANSWER's offices are in LAPD's jurisdiction). Maybe it was LA County Sheriff's Dept., which is facing some nasty allegations of its own conduct running the jail.

[sabrina 1]

6. Put it this way, they certainly make the list of suspects imo. They have both opportunity and

motive. That's not to say they actually did do it, but we are free to make our own list of suspects and they definitely would be on my list in this case. But maybe they can find out who actually did it? And maybe, just as a precaution, ANSWER might want to hire their own private investigators, to help preserve any evidence that might accidentally be destroyed?

[Rex]

7. Well if anyone would know about commiting a crime

besides career criminals, it would be career cops. No idea if they did or not.

[leveymg]

8. Local cops making a point - just like they provoked the riot in Annaheim. Why do they do it?

Because they can.

[Downwinder]

9. You do check under your car seat, don't you?

[coalition_unwilling]

10. Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get me! - n/t

[Downwinder]

12. Considering current and past Law Enforcement actions

I would not consider it irrational.

Whenever I go out the door I check for terrorists in blue uniforms with guns. That is just being aware of your surroundings.