WikiLeaks Reveals Proof Of Government And Corporate Surveillance Of Native Americans

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On an ordinary day in Akwesasne, cell phones are rarely used because they may be tapped http://bit.ly/1so33lC #Mohawk #Native #spying

It’s an ordinary day at Akwesasne: drones fly high overhead; Border Patrol’s presence is palpable; and cellphones are rarely used because they may be tapped. The village spans the northeastern New York-Canada border, and with listening devices, chemical detectors and X-ray equipment, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection station is among the most sophisticated in the country. As Mohawks travel back and forth through their community, going to work and visiting family on each side of the border, their cars are even weighed.

The people here say the government has been spying on the Mohawk Indian reservation for decades. But until recently, these concerns were mostly just suspicions.

WikiLeaks has released documents revealing corporate and government surveillance of the Mohawk people’s relationships with foreign countries, as well as evidence that movements that could block corporate plans for oil and gas were tracked and that Native American communities were monitored for the U.S. Department Homeland Security.

The documents — among 5 million of WikiLeaks’ Global Intelligence Files — were released this month. Disclosures include emails from Stratfor, a Texas-based company that provides intelligence for corporations, such as Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, the Raytheon Company, and U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Marine Corps and the Defense Intelligence Agency.


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1. K&R!

yes, it's true.. I hope H20 Man sees this, I would be interested in his take on it.

[leftstreet]

2. DURec

[KT2000]

3. K & R ! n/t

[2naSalit]

4. K&R for exposure.

[newfie11]

5. K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BrotherIvan]

6. Oh God

I'm speechless. Though it all makes perfect sense. ANYONE who defends spying on citizens is going to hear it; zero tolerance for obfuscating. There is no grey area. Either you defend fascists or you don't.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. Nice catch bigtree.

SMH.

~~sigh~~

Love, Peace and Shelter. Lmsp

[Demeter]

8. WTF?

Is this just for practice? Surely there's nothing the Mohawk can do nowadays to terrify the USA.

There ought to be a law to hang such perpetrators of Constitutional treason...

[bigtree]

9. their lands appear ripe for energy exploitation

. . . and the citizens are actively protesting that encroachment.

[DeSwiss]

10. The Native Americans......

...the country of The Bahamas and the Prime Minister of Germany.

- Hmmm.... all dry runs?

K&R

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12. K & R