One of the least talked about, yet most important, governmental programs in the entire history of the United States of America was the program developed by J. Edgar Hoover knows as "Cointelpro". "Cointelpro" or The Counter-Intelligence Program was a set of strategies & tactics developed & used to destroy the Black Power, Civil Rights & Anti-War movements of the 1950's & 1960's. The FBI,under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover, used all types of tricks, lies & even outright murder to disrupt various Black organizations. The list of organizations targeted included : the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Nation of Islam, & the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. Keep in mind that this is just a partial list of the groups that the FBI worked to destroy. Even though these organizations had different philosophies, ideologies, and objectives, Hoover viewed all of them as a threat to "National Security". As I pointed out in a previous post, Hoover had worked to destroy Black organizations since the 1920's, when he set out to "neutralize" Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Hoover's FBI used all of it's resources to, as he put it, prevent the rise of a "Black Messiah".
While Hoover & the FBI initiated these programs, they also enlisted the help of local law enforcement. The NYPD had informants in Malcolm X's OAAU & in the NOI's Temple #7 in Harlem. Eugene Roberts, a NYPD informant, was Malcolm X's Chief of Security. Roberts convinced Min. Malcolm to suspend the weapons check procedure that Malcolm had brought with him from the NOI. It was this decision, to suspend normal security protocols, that allowed weapons to be brought into OAAU meeting on that fateful day. If not for Roberts "advice" to Min. Malcolm on Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X would not have been assassinated in the Audobon Ballroom. Roberts would go on to infiltrate the New York chapter of the Black Panther Party. He would eventually set them up on domestic terrorism charges, leading to the famous "Panther 21" trial in 1969. Roberts should go down in Afrikan history as one of the most despicable Race traitors in the history of Black America. In an interesting aside, one of the defendants in the "Panther 21" case was Afeni Shakur, mother of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur.
The NYPD was not the only local police department that was fully integrated into Hoover's conspiracy. The Chicago police department murdered Fred Hampton, the 21 year old Chairman of the Chicago Chapter of the Black Panther Party. An informant had drawn plans of Hampton's apartment for the police. He also drugged Hampton's food so that he would not react when the shooting started. The police fired over 100 rounds into the house where Hampton was staying that night. After the shooting stopped, 2 police officers went into Hampton's bedroom & shot him 2 times at point blank range to make sure that he was dead. These are the types of crimes that were committed by the United States government & local police forces in the not too distant past.
By now I know someone reading this is thinking, well, that was a long time ago. What does that have to do with anything that is going on today ? That is a good question. The history that I have given you shows a pattern that we can learn from. Let's see if we can find similar patterns of disruption going on against people and organizations that are around today. The Occupy Wall Street Movement sprang out of nowhere in September of 2011 and quickly spread throughout the country. The largely peaceful group wasn't so much an organization as it was an amalgamation of people who were fed up with the status quo. The movement quickly spread nationally & began to have influence in the political discourse proceeding the 2012 elections. What we would find out later is that the FBI & the DHS (Dept. of Homeland Security) were monitoring the movement almost from it's inception. After allowing months of protests, rallies & teach-ins, the government made it's move. All across the country local police displaced "Occupy" encampments, sometimes using brutal force. The "Occupy" Movement was swiftly & summarily dealt with in a manner that suggested a nationally coordinated attack by local law enforcement & Federal authorities.
The Federal & local police agencies reaction to Occupy was just the tip of the iceberg. The CIA actually had officers working with the NYPD to monitor Islamic Communities in New York City. That program quickly spread to surveillance of Muslims all along the East Coast. This surveillance activity by the CIA is probably illegal since according to the 1947 "National Security Act" that created the agency, it is prohibited from operating on American soil. This law apparently did not stop the creation of a joint CIA/NYPD task force whose sole purpose was to spy on Muslims. Interestingly, the part of the Muslim community that the task force was most fearful of was the native born Black Muslim Ummah. This despite the fact that these are the Muslims who have been least likely to engage in any type of terrorist activity here or abroad.
Recently, it has been revealed that the NSA is, in essence, spying on everyone in America. This is the type of surveillance capability J. Edgar Hoover could only dream of. The government is monitoring millions of phones, tapping into ISP providers & working with companies like Verizon, Google & Microsoft to monitor internet activity. The PRISM program of the NSA was recently revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The mainstream press has chosen to focus on Snowden & largely ignored the magnitude of the PRISM program. The attacks on Snowden's character in the press are reminiscent of the type of propaganda used against Black leaders back in the 1960's. The CIA has been using the press for propaganda purposes since the 1950's. For more information on these activities research "Operation Mockingbird". Let us not forget that drones are flying over domestic airspace as you read this. Many local police departments have weapons & equipment that looks like it belongs on a battlefield in Iraq or Afghanistan. The fact is, America has quietly evolved into a police state.
With the current climate of fear among the populace of America, it is quite easy to use the types of tricks & lies developed by J. Edgar Hoover to attack any group or organization which is deemed a danger to "National Security." We have seen a example of this with the governments placement of Assata Shakur on the FBI's most wanted list. Ms. Shakur has been labelled a "domestic terrorist" by the government. They have placed a 2 million dollar bounty on her head. That was quickly followed by the mysterious death of the grandson of Min. Malcolm X, Malcolm Shabazz. Shabazz was murdered in Mexico under very suspicious circumstances. Before his death, he was detained by the authorities & not allowed to leave on a planned trip to Iran. Mr. Shabazz was becoming known for his budding activism & for speaking out against injustices against Afrikan people in America. He also was becoming a spokesman for Muslims in America.
If these events weren't enough to convince you that "Cointelpro" is still in effect, there's one more case to be discussed. That is the case of the "NBPP 3". In late June, the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) held a press conference announcing the 15th anniversary of the Million Youth March, to be held in New York City on September 7th of this year. Hours later, the National Field Marshall King Samir Shabazz & 2 other Panther leaders were arrested on weapons charges. One of the other men, Mikhail Muhammad, leads the Panther chapter responsible for announcing the bounty on George Zimmerman. That bounty would lead to Zimmerman's arrest for the murder of Trayvon Martin. The Panthers reportedly had plans to monitor the trial of Zimmerman in Florida. King Samir has long been known as the most controversial of all the New Panther leaders.
The arrest of these 3 leaders puts a serious dent in the upcoming plans of the NBPP. It will divert time & resources that would have gone to other activities. This is strangely reminiscent of the police and FBI tactics used against the original Panther Party. In the 60's the police would continuously harass & arrest Panther leaders. This would cause the Panthers to have to focus on getting various people out on bail, or procuring lawyers for their cases instead of building the organization. The harassment also led to fights & splits within the Panther leadership. It appears that the FBI, NYPD & others have chosen plays right out of Hoover's old playbook. This is not to say that the "NBPP 3" are innocent. It is to say that the timing of the arrests & the persons involved in the case should lead Black People to be very suspicious. After all, we have definitely seen this type of behavior from the government before. Every Afrikan in America should automatically be suspicious of any of claims of criminality made by the government against pro-Black leaders & organizations. Remember, their goal was and still is "to prevent the Rise of a Black Messiah."
www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/article_9980.shtml
democracynow.org/2009/12/4/the_assassination_of_fred_hampton_how
truth-out.org/news/item/7284
www.publiceye.org/liberty/Feds/cointelpro.html
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/27/nypd-cia-collaboration-surveillance
The NYPD was not the only local police department that was fully integrated into Hoover's conspiracy. The Chicago police department murdered Fred Hampton, the 21 year old Chairman of the Chicago Chapter of the Black Panther Party. An informant had drawn plans of Hampton's apartment for the police. He also drugged Hampton's food so that he would not react when the shooting started. The police fired over 100 rounds into the house where Hampton was staying that night. After the shooting stopped, 2 police officers went into Hampton's bedroom & shot him 2 times at point blank range to make sure that he was dead. These are the types of crimes that were committed by the United States government & local police forces in the not too distant past.
By now I know someone reading this is thinking, well, that was a long time ago. What does that have to do with anything that is going on today ? That is a good question. The history that I have given you shows a pattern that we can learn from. Let's see if we can find similar patterns of disruption going on against people and organizations that are around today. The Occupy Wall Street Movement sprang out of nowhere in September of 2011 and quickly spread throughout the country. The largely peaceful group wasn't so much an organization as it was an amalgamation of people who were fed up with the status quo. The movement quickly spread nationally & began to have influence in the political discourse proceeding the 2012 elections. What we would find out later is that the FBI & the DHS (Dept. of Homeland Security) were monitoring the movement almost from it's inception. After allowing months of protests, rallies & teach-ins, the government made it's move. All across the country local police displaced "Occupy" encampments, sometimes using brutal force. The "Occupy" Movement was swiftly & summarily dealt with in a manner that suggested a nationally coordinated attack by local law enforcement & Federal authorities.
The Federal & local police agencies reaction to Occupy was just the tip of the iceberg. The CIA actually had officers working with the NYPD to monitor Islamic Communities in New York City. That program quickly spread to surveillance of Muslims all along the East Coast. This surveillance activity by the CIA is probably illegal since according to the 1947 "National Security Act" that created the agency, it is prohibited from operating on American soil. This law apparently did not stop the creation of a joint CIA/NYPD task force whose sole purpose was to spy on Muslims. Interestingly, the part of the Muslim community that the task force was most fearful of was the native born Black Muslim Ummah. This despite the fact that these are the Muslims who have been least likely to engage in any type of terrorist activity here or abroad.
Recently, it has been revealed that the NSA is, in essence, spying on everyone in America. This is the type of surveillance capability J. Edgar Hoover could only dream of. The government is monitoring millions of phones, tapping into ISP providers & working with companies like Verizon, Google & Microsoft to monitor internet activity. The PRISM program of the NSA was recently revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The mainstream press has chosen to focus on Snowden & largely ignored the magnitude of the PRISM program. The attacks on Snowden's character in the press are reminiscent of the type of propaganda used against Black leaders back in the 1960's. The CIA has been using the press for propaganda purposes since the 1950's. For more information on these activities research "Operation Mockingbird". Let us not forget that drones are flying over domestic airspace as you read this. Many local police departments have weapons & equipment that looks like it belongs on a battlefield in Iraq or Afghanistan. The fact is, America has quietly evolved into a police state.
With the current climate of fear among the populace of America, it is quite easy to use the types of tricks & lies developed by J. Edgar Hoover to attack any group or organization which is deemed a danger to "National Security." We have seen a example of this with the governments placement of Assata Shakur on the FBI's most wanted list. Ms. Shakur has been labelled a "domestic terrorist" by the government. They have placed a 2 million dollar bounty on her head. That was quickly followed by the mysterious death of the grandson of Min. Malcolm X, Malcolm Shabazz. Shabazz was murdered in Mexico under very suspicious circumstances. Before his death, he was detained by the authorities & not allowed to leave on a planned trip to Iran. Mr. Shabazz was becoming known for his budding activism & for speaking out against injustices against Afrikan people in America. He also was becoming a spokesman for Muslims in America.
If these events weren't enough to convince you that "Cointelpro" is still in effect, there's one more case to be discussed. That is the case of the "NBPP 3". In late June, the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) held a press conference announcing the 15th anniversary of the Million Youth March, to be held in New York City on September 7th of this year. Hours later, the National Field Marshall King Samir Shabazz & 2 other Panther leaders were arrested on weapons charges. One of the other men, Mikhail Muhammad, leads the Panther chapter responsible for announcing the bounty on George Zimmerman. That bounty would lead to Zimmerman's arrest for the murder of Trayvon Martin. The Panthers reportedly had plans to monitor the trial of Zimmerman in Florida. King Samir has long been known as the most controversial of all the New Panther leaders.
The arrest of these 3 leaders puts a serious dent in the upcoming plans of the NBPP. It will divert time & resources that would have gone to other activities. This is strangely reminiscent of the police and FBI tactics used against the original Panther Party. In the 60's the police would continuously harass & arrest Panther leaders. This would cause the Panthers to have to focus on getting various people out on bail, or procuring lawyers for their cases instead of building the organization. The harassment also led to fights & splits within the Panther leadership. It appears that the FBI, NYPD & others have chosen plays right out of Hoover's old playbook. This is not to say that the "NBPP 3" are innocent. It is to say that the timing of the arrests & the persons involved in the case should lead Black People to be very suspicious. After all, we have definitely seen this type of behavior from the government before. Every Afrikan in America should automatically be suspicious of any of claims of criminality made by the government against pro-Black leaders & organizations. Remember, their goal was and still is "to prevent the Rise of a Black Messiah."
www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/article_9980.shtml
democracynow.org/2009/12/4/the_assassination_of_fred_hampton_how
truth-out.org/news/item/7284
www.publiceye.org/liberty/Feds/cointelpro.html
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/27/nypd-cia-collaboration-surveillance
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I am well aware of the tactics of President Hoover and the CIA. Now, what are we going to do about it? We can liberate ourselves through Love & Knowledge. The past is no good to use if we are going to repeat the same mistakes of our brothers and sisters. Unity is the "Key."
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Unity might be the key... but the reality is.... Afrikans are living and dieing by the sword..... without possessing a sword.... Thre revolution is here... and it is being televised... woke...
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