Mr. McHenry, this torture was the beginning of a series of similar police assaults that have contributed to his living in daily chronic severe pain with fibromyalgia that requires extensive medical assistance.

THE TEXT OF A SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT WIRETAP MEMO

Memorandum
San Francisco Police Department
To: Deputy Chief Frank Reed
Patrol Bureau
From: Acting Captain Richard Holder
Commanding Officer, Park Station
Date: Tuesday, 09/27/88
Subj:"Food Not Bombs"
ISSUE: Activity update.

Discussion:

A. As per your request, I have conducted an investigation regarding the planned activity of the "Food Not Bombs" organization on October 15, 1988 at the Presidio. During my investigation, I was able to obtain the private phone number of "Food Not Bombs" organizer, Keith McHenry, who unknowingly was a great asset to this investigation.

B. "Food Not Bombs" current, and planned activity.

1. As part of a nationwide anti-war protest scheduled for October 15, 1988, "Food Not Bombs", plans to blockade all the entrances to the Presidio to support similar activity at the Pentagon and other military organizations. The goal is to shut down the Presidio all day by blocking and feeding demonstrators at the gates to the post. "Food Not Bombs" anticipates that this demonstration will draw more participants, 3000, than the last major demonstration at the Presidio on 03/26/88.

2. "Food Not Bombs" plans to hold a meeting in the Page Street Public Library at 1930 hours on 10/04/88 to discuss demonstration strategy and strategy for the upcoming permit hearing on October 20, 1988.
Deputy Chief Frank Reed
Patrol Bureau

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3. In an effort to boost its strength "Food Not Bombs" has join forces with the Circle "A" Cluster group, the "Nuremberg Action" group, and the Walnut Creek Peace Center.

4. The founder of "Food Not Bombs", Lawrence Butler a.k.a. "CT" has flown in from the east coast to assist in the planning.

Concluson:

The currant activity of "Food Not Bombs" indicates that the group plans yet another confrontation with the police. The three groups now in alliance with "Food Not Bombs" are all involved in the Concord Naval Weapons Depot demonstrations, are all advocates of civil disobedience tactics, and non-cooperation with law enforcement agencies.

Recommodation:

A. That liaison be developed between the San Francisco Police Department Intelligence Unit, and Sgt. Ovid Holmes of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department Intelligence Unit. Sgt. Ovid has worked the three anti-war groups now in alliance with "Food Not Bombs".

B. That the Intelligence Unit monitor the October 4th meeting scheduled by "Food Not Bombs". attachments:

• "Food Not Bombs" history
• "Food Not Bombs" future actions
• Anti-war group phone listings
• "Food Not Bombs" menu
• Blockade bulletin
• "Food Not Bombs" information bulletin 002447

This isn't the only liaison that was developed in order to spy on San Francisco Food Not Bombs. Dan Evans of The San Francisco Examiner wrote an article printed on April 1, 2002 on "on the hidden workings of the Anti-Defamation League and how three Bay Area activists were able to uncover a spy operation that reached into the San Francisco Police Department." Mr. Evens goes on to say that "The files included Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, addresses, phone numbers and group memberships. Some of the information was sold to foreign governments, including Israeli and South African intelligence groups." The list of files included two entries about Food Not Bombs and myself under the heading "Pinko." San Francisco Police officer Tom Gerard worked in the departments intelligence division and provided information to Roy Bullock of the ADL. During the investigation into allegations of this spy operation the police entered Tom Gerard's locker at his office and discovered photos and documents showing that Gerard had worked for the CIA in El Salvador. Some of the photos show Tom Gerard standing next to a line of men sitting on chairs with black bags over their heads. I received over 700 pages of this investigation, which included these pictures and documents. Evans goes on, "By his own admission, Bullock had been working off the books as a fact-finder for the ADL since the mid-1960's. He would infiltrate not only openly anti-Semitic groups, but also pro-Palestinian and anti-apartheid organizations, usually under false pretenses. Bullock, who is not Jewish, would then pass that information along to the ADL."

The article goes on, "He received information about his targets from former San Francisco Police Inspector Tom Gerard, who fled to the Philippines after being indicted in 1994 for illegal use of a police computer. Gerard's current whereabouts are unknown." Evans' story continues, "On April 8, 1993, armed with this information, police in San Francisco and Los Angeles searched the ADL offices in those two cities. In San Francisco, roughly 10 banker's boxes of information -- 75 percent of which officers said was illegally obtained -- were seized."

"A majority of data in those boxes confirmed police suspicions that it had come from Bullock's computer. On that computer was information on 9,876 people, including 1,394 driver's licenses. The files were divided into five categories: "Pinko," "Right," " Arabs," "Skins," and "ANC," the last standing for African National Congress."

On Tuesday, May 2. 2006 Food Not Bombs activists Laurie Churchill and Keith McHenry were taken off American Airlines flight 47 from Heathrow, England to Chicago-O "Hare. Two Homeland Security personel meet them at the gate, took them to a back area of the airport and surched their belonings and questioned both of them for an hour. They asked questions about their involvment with what they called " the violent group Food Not Bombs"

In the spring of 2007 the New York chapter of the ACLU was given a number of files about the New York City Police Departments efforst to spy on people who might be attending protests at the Republican National Convention. Richmond, Virginia Food Not Bombs announced their interest in organizing an International Food Not Bombs gathering in New York during the convention. The New York chapter was excited to host the event. Documents published in the New York Times on May 17, 2007 indicate one reason the Food Not Bombs movement had problems pulling off the event. The text of an August 25, 2004 New York City Police Department memo indicates that the FBI infiltrated the Richmond, Virginia chapter of Food Not Bombs.