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Re: A Trial Balloon on Registered Keys

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From: Rich Winkel
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 07:41
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In <1992Oct28.152443.1589@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu> denning@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu writes:
>I stand corrected on "unauthorized taps."  At the time I wrote it, I
>was thinking more of the current situation than the past.  Practices
>in the FBI and other law enforcement agencies have changed 
>considerably since the days of COINTELPRO and Watergate, but they
>seldom get any credit for their reforms or any of the things they
>do well.  

One thing they seem to do well is cover up their misdeeds, judging from
the widespread ignorance of COINTELPRO-type abuses during the 80s.
Anyone looking for a good scare should read the article:
"COINTELPRO in the '80s: The 'New' FBI" which I just posted to
misc.activism.progressive.  Also see the 8-part series "War at Home" which
was posted to m.a.p. this month.

Rich
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