Email lands group on Pentagon's "credible threat" list
Palm Beach Post
04/24/06
With the zap of a single e-mail, a group of graying peaceniks known as The Truth Project was catapulted into the clutches of the mightiest military power on earth. The group and its activities -- mostly handing out leaflets at local high schools and meeting at Lake Worth's Quaker Meeting House -- were branded a 'credible' potential threat by the Pentagon, its existence posted in a secret electronic gallery of suspected terrorists. The Pentagon has since apologized -- but why The Truth Project's two dozen or so middle-age members were considered a credible threat has remained a mystery. Unlike other, more visible protest groups, they worked within government channels -- politely requesting Palm Beach County school system permission to spread their message on campus. The military now says The Truth Project was brought to the Pentagon's attention by a 'concerned citizen' who dispatched an e-mail on Nov. 13, 2004. While not offering specifics, Commander Gregory Hicks, a Pentagon spokesman, said the e-mail 'probably' was forwarded to federal authorities by a local police agency...
https://tinyurl.com/gx9be
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
04/24/06
With the zap of a single e-mail, a group of graying peaceniks known as The Truth Project was catapulted into the clutches of the mightiest military power on earth. The group and its activities -- mostly handing out leaflets at local high schools and meeting at Lake Worth's Quaker Meeting House -- were branded a 'credible' potential threat by the Pentagon, its existence posted in a secret electronic gallery of suspected terrorists. The Pentagon has since apologized -- but why The Truth Project's two dozen or so middle-age members were considered a credible threat has remained a mystery. Unlike other, more visible protest groups, they worked within government channels -- politely requesting Palm Beach County school system permission to spread their message on campus. The military now says The Truth Project was brought to the Pentagon's attention by a 'concerned citizen' who dispatched an e-mail on Nov. 13, 2004. While not offering specifics, Commander Gregory Hicks, a Pentagon spokesman, said the e-mail 'probably' was forwarded to federal authorities by a local police agency...
https://tinyurl.com/gx9be
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 27. Apr, 16:31
