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ellenrr

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2. I imagine your questions are rhetorical... but yes the FBI most particularly did spy

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 25, 2015, 05:43 AM

Nov 2015

on Occupy people.
Many documentations of that.

In its entire history the FBI has never given the same surveillance to right-wing groups, and there have been books written about this.

The FBI has never been "above politics" altho they would claim to be.
Look at how they dogged Dr King and the civil rights groups, and Malcolm, and Black nationalists.

Not sure if you want some references, or if you are raising questions --
very appropriate questions--

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