J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, orders the formation of the COunter INTELligence PROgram (COINTELPRO) to “harass, disrupt, and discredit” the Communist Party USA.
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“Law of the Jungle”
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COINTEL PRO.htm
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