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'Embedding' CIA Agents Within Local Police Depts

H.R. 3439, would authorize the federal government to "embed" CIA agents within local police departments
The Campaign to Demilitarize the Police is organizing to stop the bill, and has been targeting the bill's author, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), with protest actions
What do you call it when police departments are merged with intelligence agencies? Nazi Germany adopted that structure, which became known as the "Secret State Police", with the acronym "GESTAPO!

Now Manhattan Congressmemeber Carolyn Maloney, a gliberal Democrat, wants to restructure the political police by merging them with U.S. Central Intelligence!

NEW YORK, Jan.20th—The Campaign to Demilitarize the Police (CDP) held a succesful picket/press conference at the NYC office of Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney, exposing and protesting her sponsorship of HR 3439, the Joint Terrorist Task Force Act. (See below) The bill seeks to amend the 1949 CIA Charter and would embed CIA operatives within local law enforcement nationally. Dozens of spirited protesters picketed and leafleted in front of her office on 92nd street. Against a backdrop of drumming and a theatre piece presented by World War Three Arts-In-Action, speakers emphasized their opposition to this pending legislation demanding a public hearing on it.

The protesters expressed their outrage as the bill does not even appear on the Congresswoman's website. Additionally, the bill itself offers no clue as to what it's designed to do. A representative from Congresswoman Maloney's office, Philip Craft, offered to initiate a dialogue with the Campaign upon our demand for the withdrawal of this bill and the Congresswoman's rationale for introducing it in the first place. The Campaign will report back soon on the progress of our efforts to hold a public hearing on this legislation and any addtional information about it.


YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE DEFEAT OF THE MALONEY BILL, HR 3439, WHICH AIMS TO EMBED CIA AGENTS WITHIN LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. HERE'S HOW:

THINGS YOU CAN DO:
SPREAD WORD ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS LEGISLATION AND OUR CAMPAIGN TO DEFEAT IT AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE.

CALL REPRESENTATIVE MALONEY AT (M) 212.860.0606, (Q) 718.932.1804, (DC) 202.225.7944 OR CALL YOUR LOCAL CONGRESS PERSON AND DEMAND THE DEFEAT OF THIS BILL.

EMAIL TO -  rep.carolyn.maloney@mail.house.gov" - and cc to your local congressperson, AND/OR SNAIL MAIL TO: Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 2331 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515, or, 1651 3rd Avenue Suite 311 New York, NY 10128.

DOWNLOAD AND DISTRIBUTE MALONEY FLYER

WRITE YOUR OWN LETTERS AND FLYERS.

ATTEND PLANNED DEMONSTRATIONS TO DEFEAT HR 3439 - CHECK OUR WEBSITE.
PLAN YOUR OWN PROTESTS.

NOTE: WHEN YOU SEND YOUR LETTER(S), YOUR NAME MAY BE COMPILED ON A LIST WHICH MAY BE FORWARDED TO YOUR LOCAL CIA OPERATIVE... IF THIS LEGISLATION PASSES.

 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.3439:

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They spelled her name wrong! 04.Feb.2004 18:06

Tony Blair's dog

It's Baloney not Maloney!