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COINTELPRO: Psychological Warfare and Magnum Justice From Our Readers CO'UN'TERSpy The Quarterly Journal of the Organizing Committee for a Fifth Estate Should the practice of Spydom become universal, Your magazine is fantastic!!! I'm so Congratulations on your latest. The We need more sincere and honest farewell to all impressed! Keep up the fabulous work. new CounterSpy is much improved in people as are the authors of Coun- domestic confidence and happiness. appearance, readability, and every terSpy articles. The letter to the Editor The London Times California other way. Feel proud of what you've signed Anonymous (in the Winter 1976 Christmas 1859 done, and keep up the good work. issue) claiming to be a Viet Nam and Robert Friedman World War II Veteran proves Vol. 2, Issue 4 of to be a CounterSpy is out- New York, N.Y. letter concocted by sick twisted Nazi- standing. It's hard to put down in words type minds. My husband is a decorated how this helps to raise morale. Just World War II Veteran and he 2 Comment: The Government War Against the Third World knowing that people like you are right in praises Vol. 3, Issue 1 Spring 1976 CounterSpy for publishing with great Elaine Brown. Black Panther Party / Jimmie Durham, Indian Treaty the middle of the action against the 1 just received your latest issue of courage, facts that we, the taxpayers, Council / Juan Mari Bras, Puerto Rican Socialist Party / Maria Serna, system makes us want to fight harder CounterSpy. You're continuing to do a have a right to know. I don't need their Crusade for Justice / Phil Ochs against injustice. fantastic job. nazi brand of fascism! I am 51 and I I think one of our main goals should One thing I would like to mention, say "Abolish the CIA!" We don't need be to really know and love each other for the record. Your list of alleged CIA 11 Trends: them and the taxpayers cannot afford More Recruits for CIA / Labor Spies, Inc. / Stump Colby / as friends and to always struggle against people taken from the Last Post is them. all forms of injustice — sexism, racism inaccurate. First of all, the Station —etc. Chief Cleavland C. Cram (one "m") as D. Tank 15. The FBI: Past. Present ... and Future The one thing that irks me is that I'm revealed by our C.B.C. program "The Sheboygan, WI 56 years old and probably won't live to Fifth Estate," broadcast on January 9, 16 Congressional Aide Spies on Left see the big changes that are coming - 1974 (starring Bart, Victor, Braden, Your efforts are to be commended Exclusive analysis exposing right-wing files maintained on the Left since but you never know. Winslow and others). Others published highly!! Congratulations. Do persevere, 1969 — a domestic operation to rival the FBI. Viva la Revolucion! in your list are two FBI liaison officers do continue the struggle! I enclose a J. Robinett (Marion is the FBI chief in Ottawa), an copy of the Wisconsin Assassination Tucson, AZ IRS guy, a DEA guy and a real State Information Bureau's newsletter, the Department guy. I think you ought to Monitor. Is is essentially a collective check these things out from your end effort that, money allowing, would INFORMATION The only thing wrong with your pub- before publishing names of "CIA in indeed be a monthly effort. It is not for lication is that it doesn't come out often Canada" which are less than accurate. lack of material that we've not published enough. If we can help you in any way Keep up the good work. since mid-February. we would be pleased to do so. James R. Dubro W. Romberg R. Auler Ontario, Canada Milwaukee, WI Editorial Board Okauchee. WI Julie Brooks (The possibility of publishing Counter. I just learned about your work from Tim Butz Spy hi-monthly is under consideration. As a student of American political the March issue of "The Progressive". Eda Gordon —Ed.) assassinations, it has become increasing- Please send me your quarterly journal Harvey Kahn ly clear to me that our intelligence agen- beginning with the January 1976 issue. Winslow Peck cies have reached a stage in power that I am a typesetter by profession, how- Ellen Ray I hope you are having fun killing off threatens the very premise on which this ever, I am very much interested in poli- Margaret Van Houten american security agents and in- country was founded. tics, domestic as well as international. telligence officers. But just remember I believe that it is every American's Being 55 years old, I know the history of what happens to traitors in this nation, duty to become fully aware of the activi- my country very well, and I am certain retribution will come somday. I don't ties of these agencies, and to demand not that I can learn a lot from your publica- 24 COINTELPR 0: Psychological Warfare and Magnum Justice think the First Amendment to Our only an investigation into these activities, tion and profit by it. And so I think it a Nations Constitution covers acts of but also a re-evaluation of these agen- must reading to learn what is going on 32 Women's Liberation — A Subversive Act? traitorism and accomplice to murder. cies' roles in our society so that they can its your country and the tentacles which Yes gentlemen murder, because you are be rebuilt into serving a proper role in extend across the Atlantic to Europe, CounterSpy sends special thanks to: 34 FACFI: U.S. Pushes National ID Card Philip Agee, Chip Berlet, Tami Broadhead, wholly and completely responsible for our society. and here especially to West Germany!!! the death of C.I.A. Agent Richard Minton Brooks, Christien, Michael Droben- I believe that the majority of the people F. Jaeger are, Alaine Davnie, Carol Bernstein Ferry, 36 TIP: Terrorist Information Project Welch. I have written both to the in this country do not fully realize the West Germany W.H. Ferry, Robert Friedman, Mark Hosen- Blacklash to Indian Sovereignty President and Secretary of State and extent of the dangers involved in al- ball, Dana Johnson, Phil Kelley, LBS, Fred- complained loudly about your lowing these agencies free reign of We encourage readers to write to erick Laurent, Carl Michael, Rita Maran, 38 CIA Around the World traitorous little Rag. I pray the FBI power. And 1 sincerely hope that a CounterSpy about the magazine, the Clair Norden, Heinz Norden. Doug Porter, More CIA in Africa. Germany and England / ELI': CIA Mercenaries shuts you modern Benedict Arnolds mandate from the people of this country. CIA, your local police, right-wing Angela, Seizes, Jack L. Schwartz. Source Prepare to Invade Portugal / Aparthied's Corporate Covert Action / down. I fully support the CIA and will bring these agencies under the activity, or any other issues of the intent. Collective,Robbylee Terry, lint True, Bernie Silvermine: South Africa's Espionage Hoax always will so jam your magazine up control to which they rightfully belong; genre community. We appreciate your Vorhaus, Hedy Vorhaus, and the Counter- your ass sideways. Spies of the Filth Estate. Typesetting by Uni- the people. support as well as your criticisms. Write: corn. 62 Keep on Keepin' On F. Astrip M. Bedford CounterSpy, Box 647, Bess Franklin Third World Support for Africa, Latin America, Chile. the Middle East, Cleveland, Ohio Austin, TX Station, Washington, D.C. 20044. Cover photo from Liberation News Service. Southeast Asia and Native Americans Spring 1976, CounterSpy 1 Fifth Estate Advisory Board* of id colors understood and expressed in many ways: "We Philip Agee want land, bread, housing. education, clothing, justice, peace Former CIA case officer The Panthers were danger- and * people's community control of modern technology (a Sylvia Crane added in 1972). Black Panther Party chapters sprung up every- National Committee Against Repressive Legislation ous . ideas of freedom are al- where — in 32 cities in one year. The panthers were dangerous David Dellinger ways dangerous to oppressive — to the power elite — because ideas of freedom, when spread. Institute for New Communications are always dangerous to oppressive forces. Among those forces Frank Donner forces." was 1. Edgar et al. who knew it was too insulting, too embar- ACLU Political Surveillance Project rassing for their image, to allow the Black Panther Party to Robert Katz continue. By 1968, Hoover had declared that the Black Panther Assassination Information Bureau Elaine Brown Party was the single most dangerous threat to internal security. William Kunader COMMENT only two years after its birth. Armed with more money from the Attorney and former OSS officer Black Panther Party American government, he thought it would be easy then to Mark Lane wipe the Party off the face of the earth. The year 1969 saw this After the cake and laughter of a birthday celebration. we Citizens Commission of Inquiry Recently new reports have indicated that through the Church overt program at its height — raids on homes and offices, often pursue solitude to evaluate and learn from our life ex- rampant arrests, and assassinations. Sidney Lens Committee's so-called investigation of domestic intelligence perience. Two hundred years old this year, America must trace Author, labor organizer activity, particularly the COINTELPRO activities by the FBI. The Party became more dangerous as it began to develop its lifetime too; crimes of genocide in its global effort to police Dr. Ralph Lewk the Black Panther Party was targeted for destruction by the more services and programs, later called Survival programs. the world; institutionalized racial and sexual discrimination Criminal Justice Research Director, Michigan State FBI.