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FBI Grabbing More Power While They Still Can
Relax, We’re Only Assessing YouJacob Sullum / August 21, 2008 Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.) and several of his colleagues are worried about new guidelines for FBI investigations that Attorney General Michael Mukasey is on the verge of approving. Yesterday, in … Continue reading
Six Questions about the Anthrax Case
A hazardous materials unit worker is hosed down on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, where worked continued inspecting buildings and offices for anthrax contamination. Photo by Ron Thomas / AP.Double Standards in the Global War on Terror, Anthrax DepartmentBy Tom Engelhardt … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthrax, Biological Warfare, FBI, Mainstream Media, War on Terror
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Bobby Seale : Still Revolutionary After All These Years
Former Black Panther Party chairman Bobby Seale. Photo By Adam Wallacavage.An interview with the former chairman of the Black Panther PartyBy Kam Williams / July 20th, 2008 Robert George Seale was born on October 22, 1936 in Dallas, Texas where, … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Black Panthers, Black Power, Chicago 8, Civil Rights, COINTELPRO, FBI, Sixties
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There’s A Man Going ‘Round Taking Names
ACLU: Million on terrorist watch listby Michael Grabell / July 14, 2008 There won’t be any balloons dropping from the ceiling to mark this milestone. And if there are any bells and whistles, it will only be from the metal … Continue reading
William Michael Hanks : BEYOND COINTELPRO
J. Edgar Hoover served as founding director of the FBI from 1924 until his death in 1972. Hoover may be best remembered today for civil liberties abuses such as the COINTELPRO program. Photo from Library of Congress.Brief Reflections: Intelligence and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, COINTELPRO, Criminal Justice, FBI, Internet, J. Edgar Hoover, Media, Military, Privacy, SDS, Surveillance, Technology
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