{"id":1162,"date":"2008-05-22T02:22:35","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T16:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=1162"},"modified":"2008-05-22T02:22:35","modified_gmt":"2008-05-21T16:22:35","slug":"hail-the-kilted-yaksmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=1162","title":{"rendered":"Hail the Kilted Yaksmen"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Department of Your-Taxes-At-Play<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Punk band The Suicide Pilots catches eye of anti-terror cops<\/em>
\nThe Canadian Press<\/p>\n

OTTAWA \u2014 All it takes to get noticed by Canada’s top anti-terrorism team is a shocking band name and a provocative logo.<\/p>\n

At least, that’s the contention of The Suicide Pilots, a self-described “no-name punk band” based in Ottawa that promotes itself with a cartoon image of an anthropomorphic plane swooping toward the Parliament Buildings.<\/p>\n

Access to Information documents released by the band’s lawyer Tuesday show that the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team<\/a> took a look at the group last year.<\/p>\n

It started just after the band popped to brief national notoriety courtesy of its outspoken and politically active drummer, Jeffrey Monaghan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“If you want an example of bloated police powers, this is it,” lawyer Yavar Hameed said in a news release.<\/p>\n

Monaghan was alleged last spring to have leaked the environmental plan of the Conservative government, and was marched in handcuffs by the RCMP<\/a> out of his contract job at Environment Canada.<\/p>\n

He was never charged with anything, but his musical tastes – including a song titled “Harper Youth” – quickly attracted state scrutiny.<\/p>\n

“Subject is a self-described anarchist and drummer in a punk band that compares (Prime Minister Stephen) Harper to Hitler,” says an RCMP occurrence report dated two days after Monaghan’s May 9, 2007 arrest.<\/p>\n

The band’s myspace page<\/a> depicts a “9\/11 type drawing showing an airplane crashing into the Parliament; there is also anti-Harper songs from the band,” says an assistance request from the national security team to the Tech Crime unit.<\/p>\n

The documents show that the force’s integrated cyber analysis team, the commercial crime unit and national security team were all involved.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service was apprised. “Advise CSIS of our findings,” states a timeline for May 29.<\/p>\n

The last entry is dated Sept. 8 and is marked “NFAR, CH” – RCMP jargon for No Further Action Required, Cancelled Here.<\/p>\n

The band, in a statement, said the investigation is indicative of “Harper’s ‘War on Terror’ gone mad.”<\/p>\n

The RCMP declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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