Hoover's FBI the precursor of NSA and DHS? J. Edgar Hoover was no Lavrentiy Beria but presidents were still afraid of him. He is largely forgotten now, but he was a major political force in his day as a "grey eminence." "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" — George Santayana. This is definitely such a warning that is appropriate to remember today.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Mark Karlin — When J. Edgar Hoover Lost and Freedom Won
Hoover's FBI the precursor of NSA and DHS? J. Edgar Hoover was no Lavrentiy Beria but presidents were still afraid of him. He is largely forgotten now, but he was a major political force in his day as a "grey eminence." "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" — George Santayana. This is definitely such a warning that is appropriate to remember today.
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