WAR ON PEACE

Intelligence agency does not distinguish between terrorism and peace activism

Days before firing wooden slugs at anti-war protesters, Oakland police were warned of potential violence at the Port of Oakland by California's anti-terrorism intelligence center, which admits blurring the line between terrorism and political dissent.
The April 2 bulletin from the California Anti-Terrorism Information Center (CATIC) arguably offered more innuendo than actual evidence of protesters' intent to "shut down" the port and possibly act violently.
CATIC spokesman Mike Van Winkle woke up long enough to say that such evidence wasn't needed to issue warnings on war protesters.
"You can almost argue that a protest against [terrorism] is a terrorist act."