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U.S. | Anti-War | Police State and Prisons

As Pentagon Prepares to Shut Down TALON Spying Database, Antiwar Students Group Talks About Being Listed as "Credible Threat"
by via Democracy Now
Thursday Sep 6th, 2007 7:47 AM
Thursday, September 6, 2007 : The Pentagon is preparing to shut down its controversial domestic spying database later this month. The database, named TALON, includes scores of reports on non-violent demonstrations and anti-war rallies. We speak with Kot Hordynski a member of Students Against War that was a TALON surveillance target.
The Pentagon is preparing to shut down its controversial domestic spying database later this month. The database, named TALON, includes scores of reports on non-violent demonstrations and anti-war rallies. Targets included Quaker and church groups; organizers of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" protests and student activists mobilizing against the Iraq war. One of those groups was Students Against War, based out of the nearby U.C. Santa Cruz.

  • Kot Hordynski, a Santa Cruz senior and member of Students Against War. He found out his group was spied on after MSNBC revealed TALON's activities in late 2005.

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