Reviving COINTELPRO?

Yet more evidence that protests are being conflated with terrorism in the eyes of the US government. From the NY Times:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has collected extensive information on the tactics, training and organization of antiwar demonstrators and has advised local law enforcement officials to report any suspicious activity at protests to its counterterrorism squads, according to interviews and a confidential bureau memorandum.

The memorandum, which the bureau sent to local law enforcement agencies last month in advance of antiwar demonstrations in Washington and San Francisco, detailed how protesters have sometimes used "training camps" to rehearse for demonstrations, the Internet to raise money and gas masks to defend against tear gas. The memorandum analyzed lawful activities like recruiting demonstrators, as well as illegal activities like using fake documentation to get into a secured site.

Hmm. What's that other group that infamously uses "training camps"?

The article from the Times points out that law enforcement views these tactics as legitimate, but critics warn that we're reverting to the days of an out-of-control FBI and legitimizing the return of COINTELPRO.