What does the FOREIGN Intelligence Surveillance Act have to do with King? U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered the wiretap because Kings closest advisers was a top-level member of the American Communist Party.
On 1/23/06, Kevin Graeme wrote: > From that article suggesting that FISA is unconstitutional: > > 'It's so much easier to carp for a scandal-happy media about "the > privacy rights of ordinary Americans," as if that were really the > issue.' > > So the obvious question is, prior to the FISA did the government abuse > their powers to spy on ordinary Americans? Yepyoubetcha. How about > Martin Luther King, Jr? > > 'The FBI privately labeled King the "most dangerous and effective > Negro leader in the country" and vowed to "take him off his pedestal." > The government even attempted to destroy his marriage and tried to > blackmail him into committing suicide.' > > http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Text_of_Gore_speech_0116.html > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193879 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
