J. Edgar Hoover
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That smacks of J Edgar Hoover and the worst days of the FBI. Australians should be repelled by that extreme, almost paranoid view
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Our nation has not seen such widespread abuse, discrimination and harassment by federal law enforcement since the J. Edgar Hoover era.
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John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. Appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation—predecessor to the FBI—in 1924, he was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, where he remained director until his death in 1972 aged 77. Hoover is... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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