After Suing the CIA, Human Rights Group Burglarized All Evidence Needed for Lawsuit StolenBy John Vibes We are concerned because it is also possible this was an act of retaliation for our work. There are a few elements that make this an unusual incident, the Center for Human Rights said in a statement. Lastly, the timing of this incident in the wake of the recent publicity around our freedom of information lawsuit against the CIA regarding information on a suspected perpetrator of grave human rights violations in El Salvador invites doubt as to potential motives,the statement continued. The center filed the lawsuit just weeks ago, on October 2nd. The lawsuit alleged that the CIA violated the Freedom of Information Act by withholding information about the 1981 Santa Cruz massacre in El Salvador. The Santa Cruz massacre was carried out by an elite puppet dictatorship that was heavily backed and influenced by the CIA and the US government. The military forces, led byLt. Colonel Sigifredo Ochoa Prez, killed hundreds of innocent civilians who were fleeing the gunfire. The CIA has spent decades protectingPrez, and keeping the war crimes that took place a secret. However,Prez is currently on trial in El Salvador, and the declassified CIA files could actually help with the case against him. The CIAs denial of our request is not credible. The CIA has previously declassified 20 documents relating to Ochoa. Why didnt they at least give us copies of those same documents? There can be no national security concerns about documents that have already been made public,Mina Manuchehri, one of the lawsuits plaintiffs said in a recent article. Prez was a favorite of the US military Col. John Waghlestein, head of the U.S. Military Advisory Group said in a1987 interviewthat One of the things we tried to do, we kind of jokingly say wed like to do, is clone Ochoa because he was so effective. Since the robbery, theCenter for Human Rights has made no hesitation to say that the break-in was in retaliation for the lawsuit. In a statement after the burglary, the center said: Sometime between October 15-18, the office of Dr. Angelina Godoy, Director of the University of Washington Center for Human Rights, was broken into by unknown parties. Her desktop computer was stolen, as well as a hard drive containing about 90% of the information relating to our research in El Salvador. While we have backups of this information, what worries us most is not what we have lost but what someone else may have gained: the files include sensitive details of personal testimonies and pending investigations. This could, of course, be an act of common crime. But we are concerned because it is also possible this was an act of retaliation for our work. There are a few elements that make this an unusual incident. First, there was no sign of forcible entry; the office was searched but its contents were treated carefully and the door was locked upon exit, characteristics which do not fit the pattern of opportunistic campus theft. Prof. Godoys office was the only one targeted, although it is located midway down a hallway of offices, all containing computers. The hard drive has no real resale value, so there seems no reason to take it unless the intention was to extract information. Lastly, the timing of this incidentin the wake of the recent publicity around our freedom of information lawsuit against the CIA regarding information on a suspected perpetrator of grave human rights violations in El Salvadorinvites doubt as to potential motives. We have contacted colleagues in El Salvador, many of whom have emphasized parallels between this incident and attacks Salvadoran human rights organizations have experienced in recent years. While we cannot rule out the possibility of this having been an incident of common crime, we are deeply concerned that this breach of information security may increase the vulnerability of Salvadoran human rights defenders with whom we work. The CIA denies that they have anything to do with the burglary,CIA spokesman Dean Boyd said, I find it ridiculous, offensive, insulting and patently false, the entire premise of your suggestion that CIA had any involvement whatsoever in this incident. John Vibes is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter-culture and the drug war. In addition to his writing and activist work, he organizes a number of large events including the Free Your Mind Conference, which features top caliber speakers and whistle-blowers from all over the world. You can contact him and stay connected to his work at his Facebook page. You can find his 65 chapter Book entitled Alchemy of the Timeless Renaissance at bookpatch.com. Where were the security cameras?Glad they had backups for records but hope they have notified the people who are now at risk. Wow..CIA has finally shown its true color now for being truly an organize crime, like the MAFIA. .my classfellows younger sister making $97 in one hour Online.Last weekend I Bought A Brand new McLaren F1 after earning 18,512$,this was my last months paycheck ,and-a little over, $17k Last month ..3-5 h/r of work a day ..with bonus opportunities weekly paychecks.. its realy the easiest work I have ever Do.. I Joined This 7 months ago and now making over $83, p/h..Learn More right Here. First of all, when you go head to head against a covert agency like the CIA, you need to be in the gutter with them. Your operation security cannot be less than theirs and absolutely cant afford having slackers within. Laptops need to be in vaults, all evidence shouldve been coded and have multiple copies distributed in different continents. Furthermore, the entire government is an elite puppet dictatorship and that includes the supreme court.. what were you thinking? It is illegal for the CIA to operate domestically. It was probably the NSA (which is four times larger than the CIA) as they are responsible for domestic intelligence and carry out these sort of internal covert operations. I have been a targeted activist for these same My burglaries started after a FOIA denial and a FOIA Appeal Denial in These covert criminal operations by our government and its agencies need to be The government and its personnel have been involved in my ongoing covert and The only way to expose the crimes that Homeland Security Agencies and the I know that some of the people involved in my burglaries have military I believe there should be a class action lawsuit on behalf of all activists in Washington state who have also been targeted for US Government sponsored, politically targeted burglaries. Surveillance monitoring, and stalking to target citizens for crimes should be I havent been able to find an attorney to take my case and go up against the They operate above the law and are immune from prosecution. Ive had Storage My cat was also tortured, while I was gone, by at least one of these Government My Facebook Account has also been hacked, files have been deleted from my My safe deposit box in Colville, Washington was also burglarized. My numerous and repeated FOIA requests have been repeatedly denied and FOIA The Worst Part is you cant find an attorney or civil rights organization to I have posted some of my documentation on Scribd, including results from a Pirvate Investigator who traced license plates and a phone number. 