Covert surveillance at Occupy Nashville?

A mysterious van is illegally parked—with motor running—outside the Hilton Downtown Hotel in Nashville on Nov. 17, 2011, where Occupy Nashville protesters shamed Donald Rumsfeld as a war criminal both outside the hotel and inside the elite dinner, where Occupy protesters heckled the former defense secretary.

The van's windows were blacked out except the front, and there was a curtain that wouldn't close all the way. There were obviously TVs and computers inside. The van was marked externally as "NES," with the Nashville Electric Service's phone number. But a call to NES confirms that all their vans have unique ID numbers on them.

So the protesters called Metro Police, who responded to the suspicious call. When police became inquisitive, the mystery man flipped off the protesters and sped away.

Is this what covert surveillance looks like?

See also:
Occupy Nashville Infiltrates Rumsfeld Visit
http://youtu.be/XK6ivi6CVw0

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• occupy
• nashville
• donald
• rumsfeld
• surveillance
• FBI
• TSA
• NSA
• tennessee
• tn
• hilton
• police
• state

[evelinesinclair]

HAH. Big scary brother gets caught and flips us the bird. Real mature. Thanks, NSA.

[berkhaynes]

Hilarious.

Great job, guys.

Why don't you send this clip to Saturday Night Live!

Occupy Nashville rocks!!!!

[kylieghjo]

Loooooooossseeers...to bad the van didn't blow up

[kassandramd]

Plebeian idiots suck. They do not know how to behave appropriately. They claim they "care" about others, but its really just low self esteem. They are ugly. This is why these morons should never be given money or power. They should be used to being losers by now.

[snellyj1972]

you are all idiots. if you dont like America leave, and do not come back.

[srt210]

And just what right did you have tampering with that vehicle? Can just anyone peel stickers off your vehicle and mess with it like you idiots did this one? You should be arrested for interference with police trying to do their job. Of course they watch groups when high profile targets are near by. People like you make me ashamed to be an American

[SpearMaster]

@redeemedwench Metro PD already admitted it was a surveillance van

[redeemedwench]

Oh good grief, it's likely a subcontractor for NES. They are all over the place here in Nashville! When they sub out work to folks not on the permanent payroll, they give them the magnets to put on their vehicles. He was probably parked "illegally" cause he was on call and trying to fix something, thus needing to park his van where he could get to his tools. Phone companies do the same thing. The windows are blacked out so that THIEVES can't see what's in there to steal.

[bobby12511]

guys why dont you guys go stimulate the economy?? do something with your lives more productive than try to bring a socialistic marxist government....

[pressurewashing37206]

what a bunch of idiots

[PitBullsBiteHard]

@CWK922 lol exactly.

[CWK922]

@PitBullsBiteHard Right, but I mean, why would the government spy on a bunch of people at a protest? Not like the protestors are trying to hide anything, they are out there in plain sight!