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uncle sam's balls of doom
About 50 people (‘a good turnout’ according to Greens MP Keith Locke), including a contingent of anarchist pacifist Catholic Workers protested outside the Waihopai spybase near Blenheim on the weekend of January 20/21. The annual protest, organised by the Anti-Bases Campaign, included a ceremony in Blenheim where passports were stamped for the 'Undemocratic Republic of UKUSA'. UKUSA is the US controlled US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand spy network that runs the Echelon spy system of which Waihopai is a key feature.It is from here that they intercept all email, fax and telephone messages across the Pacific and filter for keywords.
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At the base itself a campaign was launched against the Swain bill which is due to go to parliament late this year. If passed it will allow the police and ‘intelligence’ forces to hack into anyone’s computer legally. For more information contact the ABC PO Box 2258 Christchurch or visit their website at