FBI/Activities 1971-2001
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Date | 1971 - 2001 |
|---|---|
| Perpetrators | FBI |
| Description | FBI activities between the official end of COINTELPRO and 911 |
FBI activities between the official end of COINTELPRO in 1971 and 911 in 2001.
The 1970s saw several challenges for the Bureau. The COINTELPRO was exposed and was officially closed in 1971. J. Edgar Hoover, who had dominated the Bureau for half a century, died in May 1972. Later in the decade, the FBI came under scrutiny in the House Committee on Assassinations. The infiltration and disruption of political dissent continued uninterrupted.
In the 1980s the FBI moved to bring Congress to heel, with several sting operations against politicians.
In the 1990s the Bureau became more involved in the War on Terror, and was active in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Events
- FBI played a central role in the Watergate coup.
- Subverting the peace movement against the interventions in Central America
- Infiltrating and disrupting alternative press.
- Abscam
- BRISPEC sting operation
- Six top FBI officials dead before testifying HUAC
- Waco Massacre
- Gene Viernes
- Tupac Shakur
- 1993 World Trade Center bombing
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | “But there's a big difference between mistakes and malevolence. The record of the Waco incident documents mistakes, mistakes in gathering intelligence; mistakes in planning and executing operational plans. And law enforcement should and must be held accountable for such mistakes. What the record from Waco does not evidence, however, is any improper motive or intent on the part of law enforcement. I believe this is a very important point to make to the American public, because there are a growing number of people across the country who are seizing on the incident at Waco, as well as Ruby Ridge, to suggest that law enforcement is our enemy...[...]..David Koresh and the Davidians set fire to themselves and committed suicide.” | Joe Biden | 1995 |
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.
