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UK: Do the City of London Police really see Occupy London’s peaceful protesters as domestic extremists?

01 December 2011

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UK: Do the City of London Police really see Occupy London’s peaceful protesters as domestic extremists? (link) Contains full text of City of London Police Briefing comparing Occupy London with Al-Qaeda: "On Saturday evening Occupy London – part of the global movement for social and economic justice – was passed a rather interesting document: a “Terrorism/Extremism update for the City of London Business Community.”

See also: Police in City see occupiers as 'terror' risk (Independent, link): "An institution that confuses active citizens with criminals and equates al-Qa'ida with efforts to reimagine the city is an institution in danger of losing its way."

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