Our willingness to be hoodwinked was proven again recently: On page one of newspapers throughout the land, debate churned about whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation can monitor the Internet and public meetings. Buried inside the papers, if reported at all, was a case of FBI complicity with organized crime. Before we get too carried away with justifying any means to accomplish the goal of security, let’s focus a little bit on what the FBI has been up to in our name.
Start with the recent conviction of former FBI agent John J. Connolly for such crimes as helping to send innocent men to prison for life, helping mobsters eliminate witnesses, and outright lies to other law enforcement agencies. “What happened in Boston is not just a John Connolly, rogue street agent problem,” observes U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt, a congressmen sitting on a committee probing FBI misconduct. “What we have revealed here is an institution in dire need of reform, with no accountability, no transparency and a total lack of controls.”
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