Taking Back Our Stolen History
HISTORY HEIST
Department of Justice (DoJ)

Department of Justice (DoJ)

Operation CHAOS Begins: A CIA Program to Spy on Peace Activists & Civil Rights Groups

Operation CHAOS Begins: A CIA Program to Spy on Peace Activists & Civil Rights Groups

In August 1967, the CIA created the Special Operations Groups within the Counter-lntelligence Division. Richard Ober, chosen to head the new project known as Operation CHAOS, was uniquely suited to the job. In early 1967, Ramparts magazine had exposed CIA secret funding of the National Student Association, causing acute embarrassment to the agency. In response, Ober was assigned to investigate members of the staff of the ...
The Palmer Raids Biggest Raid

The Palmer Raids Biggest Raid

Americans woke up to discover just how little their own government regarded the cherished Bill of Rights. During the night, some 4,000 of their fellow citizens were rounded up and jailed for what amounted, in most cases, to no good reason at all and no due process, either. Welcome to the story of the Palmer Raids, named for their instigator, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. Though largely ...