Canadian Military Keeping Tabs On Peace Actiivists?

After repeated information requests, it was revealed that the report was sent to 50 senior military officials, including two brigadier generals. “It is interesting to understand the motivation of the surveillance, as the officer who wrote the report advised senior leadership to meet the arguments of people like me. When the military bureaucracy is trying to actively influence public opinion, to shift public policy, it is highly inappropriate on the part of a military in a real democracy, said Staples. “It is inappropriate for the military to become a rogue entity and utilise their resources to monitor those who publicly hold contrary views. The Canadian military has even spied on groups such as the Raging Grannies and the United Church,” said Staples. http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/10/3102/ [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on August 13, 2007]

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