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Monday, April 01, 2013
Fusion center director: We don’t spy on Americans, just anti-government Americans
Law enforcement intelligence-processing fusion centers have long come
under attack for spying on Americans. The Arkansas director wanted to
clarify the truth: centers only spies on some Americans – those who
appear to be a threat to the government. In trying to clear up the ‘misconceptions’ about the conduct of
fusion centers, Arkansas State Fusion Center Director Richard Davis
simply confirmed Americans’ fears: the center does in fact
spy on Americans – but only on those who are suspected to be
‘anti-government’. “The misconceptions are that we are conducting spying
operations on US citizens, which is of course not a fact. That is
absolutely not what we do,” he told the NWA Homepage, which
supports KNWA-TV and Fox 24. After claiming that his office ‘absolutely’ does not spy on
Americans, he proceeded to explain that this does not apply to
those who could be interpreted as a ‘threat’ to national security.
Davis said his office places its focus on international plots,
“domestic terrorism and certain groups that are anti-government.
We want to kind of take a look at that and receive that
information.”But the First Amendment allows for the freedom of speech and
opinion, making it lawfully acceptable for Americans to express
their grievances against the US government. The number of
anti-government groups even hit a record high in 2012, according to
the Southern Poverty Law Center...more
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