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Ep. 55: OG Man

The Re-Education with Eli Lake

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The History of Cointel Pro

Secret FBI memos made public today show that the late J. Edgar Hoover ordered a nationwide campaign to disrupt the activities of the new left without telling any of his superiors about it. Many of the techniques were clearly illegal burglaries, forged blackmail letters and threats of violence were used. The intention of Cointel Pro was to sabotage and disrupt the organizations who were its targets.

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