Keystone XL: police discussed stopping anti-pipeline activists 'by any means'

Revealed: records show law enforcement has called demonstrators possible 'domestic terrorism' threats

US law enforcement officials preparing for fresh Keystone XL pipeline protests have privately discussed tactics to stop activists "by any means" and have labeled demonstrators potential "domestic terrorism" threats, records reveal.

Internal government documents seen by the Guardian show that police and local authorities in Montana and the surrounding region have been preparing a coordinated response in the event of a new wave of protests opposing the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which would carry crude oil from Canada to Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.