A company hired by the state of Pennsylvania has spied on left-wing, antiwar and student groups.
Brian Lenzo Last Modified: 12 Oct 2010 14:25 GMT --aljazeera--


The US peace group "Peace of the Action" has discovered documents showing that it and many other organisations have been under surveillance for many months by a private agency called the Institute of Terrorism Research and Response (ITRR).

Founded by antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, Peace of the Action has focused on opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by pressuring legislators and organising demonstrations and civil disobedience actions at visible places around Washington DC.
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