The Strange Correspondence of Morris Ernst and J. Edgar Hoover
Harrison E. Salisbury : Nation History
Or was it so strange?

Harrison E. Salisbury : Nation History
Or was it so strange?
Simon Maxwell Apter : Portland, OR
Why does the FBI find it necessary to spy on Portand's City Council?
Max Holland : Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Forty-two years later, assassination buffs continue to attack the
validity of the Warren Report.
The FBI was probably tapping Edward Said's phone right up until the day
he died. Details are emerging of a surveillance effort that extended
for nearly thirty years.
When the FBI hunted down and killed one of its most wanted fugitives in September, outrage over the botched operation may have energized the Puerto Rican independence movement.
The FBI--with apparent White House approval--continues to seek the authority to bypass the court system in pursuit of evidence against terror suspects.
Mark Felt is one of only two people who has been prosecuted for COINTELPRO crimes.
Jesselyn Radack : John Ashcroft
Government employees should never have to choose between
their conscience and their career.
David Corn & Jeff Goldberg : Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
During the most heated moments of the Watergate scandal, W. Mark Felt was assigned the mission of unearthing and stopping Deep Throat.
Victor Navasky : Civil Rights & Liberties
Speculation about Deep Throat is a distraction from the threat of illegal government surveillance.
William Greider : Washington Post
Why "Deep Throat" and the Watergate story are still important today.
A report on the mysteries of the FBI's Larry Franklin/AIPAC investigation.


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