FBI Infiltrated Iowa Anti-War Group Before GOP Convention (commondreams.org)
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ACLU of Iowa
May 17, 2009 12:00 am
An FBI informant and a Ramsey County Minnesota Sheriff’s Deputy went undercover to infiltrate Iowa City peace groups in advance of the Republican National Convention, and attended an Iowa City campus anti-war demonstration. FBI files include detailed descriptions of a dozen Iowa political activists.
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