Brian Glick
COINTELPRO Revisited - Spying & Disruption By Brian Glick
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The FBI and its allies waged all-out war on AIM and the Native
people. From 1973-76, they killed 69 residents of the tiny Pine Ridge
reservation, a rate of political murder comparable to the first years of the
Pinochet regime in Chile. To justify such a reign of terror and undercut public
protest against it, the Bureau launched a complementary program of psychological
warfare. [1999] WAR AT HOME by Brian
Glick
Within months of taking office, Reagan pardoned W. Mark Felt and Edward S. Miller, the only FBI officials convicted of COINTELPRO crimes. His congressional allies publicly honored these criminals and praised their work. The President continually revived the tired old Red Scare, adding a new "terrorist" bogeyman, while Attorney General Meese campaigned to narrow the scope of the Bill of Rights and limit judicial review of the constitutionality of government action. [1999] WAR AT HOME by Brian Glick
Harassment, intimidation and violence: Eviction, job loss, break-ins, vandalism, grand jury subpoenas, false arrests, frame- ups, and physical violence were threatened, instigated or directly employed, in an effort to frighten activists and disrupt their movements. Government agents either concealed their involvement or fabricated a legal pretext. In the case of the Black and Native American movements, these assaults--including outright political assassinations--were so extensive and vicious that they amounted to terrorism on the part of the government. COINTELPRO Revisited - Spying & Disruption By Brian Glick