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Tuesday, June 07, 2005

The UM-MC-Watergate Connection

With all of the brouhaha about Mark Felt’s revelation that he was the famous “Deep Throat”, it’s also worth pointing out that Mark Felt was involved in the Cointelpro program which targeted radical groups with illegal surveillance, illegal break-ins and deliberate undercover disruption that included acts of terrorism.

Mark Felt was the Deep Throat who helped break the Watergate story, but he was also deep into a variety of illegal activities that no doubt touched the lives of UM campus activists.

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Burglar McCord was reported by family members to be most distressed by the Spark articles because he felt he let his students down and endangered the Criminal Justice program at Montgomery College.  Although the program was shaken by the story, it still continues at MC today.

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Anyone remember Tom Hyde?

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Check the photo album on the main site and browse the “Enemies” gallery. I think you’ll see a familiar face there.

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Very interesting blog!


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