FBI COINTELPRO operations
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FBI COINTELPRO operations were a series of covert and often illegal counterintelligence programs conducted by the FBI to surveil, infiltrate, and disrupt domestic political organizations and activists in the United States.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FBI COINTELPRO operations Context triple: [Church Committee, subjectOf, FBI COINTELPRO operations]
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The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
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The FBI Pyramid: From the Inside
The FBI Pyramid: From the Inside is a nonfiction book by former FBI official Mark Felt that offers an insider’s account of the Bureau’s inner workings and power structure.
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Operation Cyclone
Operation Cyclone was a covert CIA program during the Cold War that funneled money, weapons, and training to Afghan mujahideen fighters resisting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
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Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers are a classified U.S. Department of Defense study, leaked in 1971, that revealed previously undisclosed information about American political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
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The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. is an American television crime drama series centered on the investigative work of agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: FBI COINTELPRO operations Target entity description: FBI COINTELPRO operations were a series of covert and often illegal counterintelligence programs conducted by the FBI to surveil, infiltrate, and disrupt domestic political organizations and activists in the United States.
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A.
The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
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B.
The FBI Pyramid: From the Inside
The FBI Pyramid: From the Inside is a nonfiction book by former FBI official Mark Felt that offers an insider’s account of the Bureau’s inner workings and power structure.
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C.
Operation Cyclone
Operation Cyclone was a covert CIA program during the Cold War that funneled money, weapons, and training to Afghan mujahideen fighters resisting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
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D.
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers are a classified U.S. Department of Defense study, leaked in 1971, that revealed previously undisclosed information about American political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
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E.
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. is an American television crime drama series centered on the investigative work of agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal government program
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counterintelligence program ⓘ covert operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
American Indian Movement
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Black Panther Party ⓘ Black liberation movements ⓘ Fred Hampton ⓘ Ku Klux Klan ⓘ Malcolm X ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Nation of Islam ⓘ New Left ⓘ
surface form:
New Left organizations
Puerto Rican independence groups ⓘ Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ Stokely Carmichael ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ anti–Vietnam War activists ⓘ civil rights organizations ⓘ communist organizations ⓘ domestic political organizations ⓘ socialist organizations ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
covert
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often illegal ⓘ |
| endTime | 1971 ⓘ |
| exposedBy | Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI ⓘ |
| exposedIn | 1971 FBI office burglary in Media, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| fullName | Counter Intelligence Program ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | Church Committee ⓘ |
| ledBy | J. Edgar Hoover ⓘ |
| legacy | controversy over civil liberties and government surveillance ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | led to reforms in U.S. intelligence oversight ⓘ |
| objective |
create internal dissension
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discredit leaders ⓘ disrupt political organizations ⓘ neutralize perceived threats to national security ⓘ prevent coalition building ⓘ |
| oversightBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| shortName |
FBI COINTELPRO operations
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
COINTELPRO
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| startTime | 1956 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
anonymous letters
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covert media manipulation ⓘ disinformation ⓘ forged documents ⓘ grand jury subpoenas ⓘ harassment arrests ⓘ infiltration ⓘ mail interception ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ surveillance ⓘ wiretapping ⓘ |
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Subject: FBI COINTELPRO operations Description of subject: FBI COINTELPRO operations were a series of covert and often illegal counterintelligence programs conducted by the FBI to surveil, infiltrate, and disrupt domestic political organizations and activists in the United States.
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