UPDATE: A New York Times article came out today stating that Brandon Darby not only informed on the two men accused of manufacturing a molotov cocktail at the RNC in the Twin Cities, but also on dozens of his activist friends not connected to any crime or RNC protest activities. He also wore a listening devices.
In a newly published Texas Observer article, reporter Renee Feltz reports on how a well-known Austin activist and co-founder of Common Ground Relief in New Orleans admitted this week to working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
“The simple truth is that I have chosen to work with the Federal Bureau of investigation [sic],” said Brandon Michael Darby in an open letter to friends he’s organized with since 2002.
Darby not only worked with anti-war and justice groups in Austin and Houston, but also worked as a community organizer in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He co-founded Common Ground Relief a reconstruction and relief effort that brought together thousands of activists and volunteers using horizontal organizing principles for climate justice.
He infiltrated the “Austin Affinity Group” that organized around the Republican National Convention in Sept. His letter states he disagreed with the tactics of some of it’s members. Two of the members, David Guy McKay and Bradley Neal Crowder, are currently awaiting trial for the manufacture of a molotov cocktail. The information that led to their arrest came from “CHS 1” – confidential human source 1.
CHS1 is now identified as Brandon Darby.
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