smugllama's news review
Sunday, November 09, 2003
COINTELPRO (???)
"COINTELPRO is an acronym for the FBI's domestic 'counterintelligence programs' to neutralize political dissidents. Although covert operations have been employed throughout FBI history, the formal COINTELPRO's of 1956-1971 were broadly targeted against radical political organizations. The origins of COINTELPRO were rooted in the Bureau's operations against hostile foreign intelligence services. Counterintelligence, of course, goes beyond investigation; it refers to actions taken to neutralize enemy agents. 'Counterintelligence' was a misnomer for the FBI programs, since the targets were American political dissidents, not foreign spies."
"COINTELPRO is an acronym for the FBI's domestic 'counterintelligence programs' to neutralize political dissidents. Although covert operations have been employed throughout FBI history, the formal COINTELPRO's of 1956-1971 were broadly targeted against radical political organizations. The origins of COINTELPRO were rooted in the Bureau's operations against hostile foreign intelligence services. Counterintelligence, of course, goes beyond investigation; it refers to actions taken to neutralize enemy agents. 'Counterintelligence' was a misnomer for the FBI programs, since the targets were American political dissidents, not foreign spies."
