Very true. During the JFK assassination investigation. There isa memo to that effect that I'm too lazy to look up.
Posted on 12/26/2022 4:55:35 PM PST by bitt
“Conspiracy theorists … feeding the American public misinformation” is a familiar attack line for anyone raising free-speech concerns over the FBI’s role in social media censorship. What is different is that this attack came from the country’s largest law enforcement agency, the FBI — and, since the FBI has made combatting “disinformation” a major focus of its work, the labeling of its critics is particularly menacing.
Fifty years ago, the Watergate scandal provoked a series of events that transformed not only the presidency but federal agencies like the FBI. Americans demanded answers about the involvement of the FBI and other federal agencies in domestic politics. Ultimately, Congress not only investigated the FBI but later impanelled the Church Committee to investigate a host of other abuses by intelligence agencies.
A quick review of recent disclosures and controversies shows ample need for a new Church Committee:
The Russian investigations
The FBI previously was at the center of controversies over documented political bias. Without repeating the long history from the Russian influence scandal, FBI officials like Peter Strzok were fired after emails showed open bias against presidential candidate Donald Trump. The FBI ignored warnings that the so-called Steele dossier, largely funded by the Clinton campaign, was likely used by Russian intelligence to spread disinformation. It continued its investigation despite early refutations of key allegations or discrediting of sources.
Biden family business
The FBI has taken on the character of a Praetorian Guard when the Biden family has found itself in scandals.
For example, there was Hunter Biden’s handgun, acquired by apparently lying on federal forms. In 2018, the gun allegedly was tossed into a trash bin in Wilmington, Del., by Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter’s deceased brother and with whom Hunter had a relationship
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which was it at Waco, and Ruby Ridge, or both?
The FBI needs to be disbanded.
Its people and tactics are quite often nasty.
Years ago I read that the phrase “conspiracy theory” was invented by the CIA to discredit its critics.
That true?
Thanks.
Gee, I wish somehow there would be some kind of movement by all of those Honest, upstanding, God and America loving, constitution abiding patriots that Sean Hannity keeps swearing exist at the FBI.
The silence from the agency is deafening.
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3 posted on 12/26/2022, 3:00:17 PM by Uncle Miltie (”The News” is a fake narrative promulgated by the Deep State Uniparty to control you and enrich them)”
Gaslighting for Greenbacks.
Praetorian Guard
True, and sometimes it’s accurate.
Disband it.
Well there is the cia program mockingbird
What is the difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth
Answer 6 months
“Years ago I read that the phrase ‘conspiracy theory’ was invented by the CIA to discredit its critics. That true?”
I read something along those lines, but it was a long time ago and I can’t recall which agency was the focus. Could be several of them. Whomever it was, they coordinated with the press (print and TV) and the Democrat party.
The more and more is see I believe that “The Matrix” is a documentary
Who’s going to rein them in? Joe Biden? The Republican leadership? Our Judicial system? Don’t make me laugh! It’s so hopeless that it’s becoming comical in a dark humor way.
reform. When a soul is utterly irredemable, God has a differnt scheme for reformation - burning in a very hot place.
Very true. During the JFK assassination investigation. There isa memo to that effect that I'm too lazy to look up.
They opened their mouth then proceeded to insert every extremity in it then stuck their head in a warm dark moist place between convenient ear muffs.
Found this online:
The term “conspiracy theory” was not invented by Karl Popper, nor was it “enforced” by George Soros. Sir Karl Raimund Popper was born on 28 July 1902 and he died on 17 September 1994. His work The Open Society and Its Enemies, mentioned in Sputnik article, was published in 1945. The first mention of the term “conspiracy theory” can be found in 1863 New York Times, and it’s a response to a letter that dealt with the question of why England — whose newspapers and elites had criticised the United States over the institution of slavery in the 1850s — was now taking the side of the South in the Civil War (New York Times, January 4, 1863. Page 2.).
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Interesitng though the FBI used for PR the phrase ‘conspiracy theory’ for exposing THEIR OWN EMAILS TO TWITTER. lol.
The phrase was used in the Warren Report but (see my post just above here) the phrase dates back to the mid 1800s.
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