Documents uncovered through a Freedom of Information lawsuit
indicate the participation of James Salsman, of Carnegie-
Mellon University in FBI plans to quash student protest in
the late 196O's, according to a probe by the Christic Institute.
At a press conference this morning, Boyd Rice, a
spokesperson for the Christic Institute, relased copies of
recently declassified FBI memoranda. These documents
implicate Salsman as a participant in the infamous
CO-INTEL-WORP domestic counterinsurgency program carried out by
the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover. CO-INTEL-WORP, a program of
surveillance and disruption, was officially discontinued in 1976.
One document, signed by a highly placed official, proposed
hiring Salsman as a means of "siphoning off student dissent
and re-channeling it into self-destructive hedonism." Other
documents detail payments made to Salsman and status reports
on the program, code named "CM-SOAR-PS." "Not only are these
kids wasting their time with hacking and cult-like idolatry"
asserts one report, "But their consistently scruffy
appearance and asinine behavior makes the counterculture
quite unattractive to most youth."
"This kind of pervasive interference in the lives of law
abiding Americans cannot be tolerated in a free society,"
said Rice. This comes dangerously close to the promotion of
drug use by the U.S. Justice Department."
The Christic Institute plans to file a federal suit against the
FBI and seeks the release of further materials. "We must find out
if this Salsman person is still an employee of the Federal
Government. We need assurance that this program has stopped."
The Christic Institute is a private research organization best
known for its lawsuit against key figures in the Iran-Contra
incidents. Their charges of conspriracy were dismissed by a
Federal Court.
Salsman could not be reached for comment, but hackers
hanging around Wean Hall denied that there was any truth to
the allegations. "This is probably just another spacetime
continuum distortion," they claimed.
TASS, the official news agency of the Kremlin, would not
comment on the situation, but when roused with talk of
_pestroika_ and the new democracy they hinted that KGB
officials had decided to order another pizza from
"Vincent's" and check out the HP-X-widgets in Salsman's
cs-vice webster directory.
So...
Erica Brigid ni Judith ............. "Thank Goddess, there's always
zelig@ai.mit.edu ........... more to know."
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