December 19, 2002
Denver Spy Files Target Chiapas

In the Rocky Mountain News, a story of the "spy files" kept by the Denver police intelligence bureau, now being revealed in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU.

...Sister Antonia Anthony is a 74-year-old Franciscan nun whose sideline is raising money for the poor of Mexico.

She has come across a new description for her work, courtesy of the Denver Police Department.

"I have seen my spy file," Anthony said Tuesday. "I was listed as part of the Chiapas Coalition as a criminal extremist group. I suppose when I first read that, it just seemed to me to be ludicrous."

Ludicrous and now part of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the thousands of peaceful protesters who are mentioned in the intelligence bureau's spy files.

Posted by Dave at December 19, 2002 03:12 AM