Terror database tracks UC protests

U.S. agent reported on '05 rallies against military recruitment

Demian Bulwa, Chronicle Staff Writer

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

A federal Department of Homeland Security agent passed along information about student protests against military recruiters at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, landing the demonstrations on a database tracking foreign terrorism, according to government documents released Tuesday.

The documents were released by the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed a Freedom of Information Act request on behalf of student groups that protested against recruiters who visited their campuses in April 2005.