“The FBI began COINTELPRO - short for Counterintelligence Program-in 1956...In the1960s, it was expanded...All COINTELPRO ops were ended in 1971...COINTELPRO was later rightfully criticized by Congress &the American people 4abridging 1st amendmt rights&4 OTHER REASONS.” -fbi .gov
“It[Cointelpro] was covert &often used extralegal means 2criminalize various [targets]...Tactics incl'd intense surveillance,...[target] infiltration, anonymous mailings,&police harassmt… In its final report, the [Congressional Church] committee sharply criticized COINTELPRO: ‘Many of the techniques used wud be intolerable in a democratic society even if all of the targets had been involved in violent activity, but COINTELPRO went far beyond that.…The Bureau conducted a sophisticated vigilante operation aimed squarely at preventing the exercise of 1st Amendmt rights of speech &association...’” - Britannica .com
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“It[Cointelpro] was covert &often used extralegal means 2criminalize various [targets]...Tactics incl'd intense surveillance,...[target] infiltration, anonymous mailings,&police harassmt… In its final report, the [Congressional Church] committee sharply criticized COINTELPRO: ‘Many of the techniques used wud be intolerable in a democratic society even if all of the targets had been involved in violent activity, but COINTELPRO went far beyond that.…The Bureau conducted a sophisticated vigilante operation aimed squarely at preventing the exercise of 1st Amendmt rights of speech &association...’” - Britannica .com
RT'd by RichardGrenell, former Dir of Natl Intel: "’Govt programs, once launched, never disapp
08:26 AM - Aug 08, 2021
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