this is maryland

if you don't think it happens in YOUR state or nationally, THINK AGAIN

(pssssst, it DOES)
(pssssssssssssttttttttttt, this USED to be america. the land of the FREE and home of the brave. we used to be able to protest. it was among our many rights. we used to be able to speak up, speak out, speak against if we felt unjustices or wrongdoings - it was among our many rights. )

oh you think this is ok? well wait until YOUR name appears on a list

Md. Police Put Activists' Names On Terror Lists

Surveillance's Reach Revealed

By Lisa Rein

Washington Post Staff Writer
The Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists and entered their names and personal information into state and federal databases that track terrorism suspects, the state police chief acknowledged yesterday.

Police Superintendent Terrence B. Sheridan revealed at a legislative hearing that the surveillance operation, which targeted opponents of the death penalty and the Iraq war, was far more extensive than was known when its existence was disclosed in July.

The department started sending letters of notification Saturday to the activists, inviting them to review their files before they are purged from the databases, Sheridan said......