FBI Spied on Coretta Scott King


	FBI Spied on Coretta Scott King

HockeySkates1129

8-31-2007 8:44 AM

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martin luther king, fbi, government, coretta scott king

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8-31-2007 1:41 PM

deusdiabolus

What a surprise.

8-31-2007 2:35 PM

ratilfar

And now they are spying on you and me...thanks Bush and spineless Dems!

8-31-2007 2:40 PM

kmcolo

FBI Spied on Coretta Scott King

Many will not be surprised by this at all (and in fact you should dig deeper into MLK's death for bigger surprises) but it is always good to restate the facts for as I've seen in my lifetime such truths tend to get... whitewashed.

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