KHOU-TV in Houston uncovered nearly 500 pages of documents on the FBI's surveillance of Coretta Scott King, the late wife of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The documents include memos showing that the FBI shared intel on Ms. King with the U.S. military, mainly out of fear of her involvement with the anti-war movement. They also intercepted her mail, tapped her phonecalls to political leaders including New York Governor Nelson Rockefellar, and shared their findings with the White House, which apparently was concerned that Mrs. King just might be a communist.
This is fascinating stuff, particularly since the FBI claimed to the KHOU reporters that the agency has changed.
Really?
Well a funny thing happened on the way to the anti-war rally ... the FBI showed up! And according to information unearthed by the ACLU, they're keeping a mighty big database of not just anti-war protesters, but anyone seen as opposing any policy of President George W. Bush. And then there's the matter of Dubya's executive orders regarding the government's ability to seize the property of anyone Bush believes is interfering with his war.
Labels: Coretta Scott King, domestic spying, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., FBI, surveillance |
