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US: FBI trying to repair image on college campuses

The bureau was badly damaged in the 1970s by revelations about its COINTELPRO program, begun under J. Edgar Hoover and aimed at disrupting civil rights, student and dissident groups. Even since September 11, civil libertarians and student activists have voiced concerns that the bureau again is trying to stifle lawful protest, and that the FBI's presence on campuses could chill open exchanges.John Wiley, the University of Wisconsin's chancellor, said distrust of law enforcement is most pronounced among the many foreign students on his campus. "They typically arrive from places where the police are not viewed as being there to protect you or someone you typically turn to for help," Wiley said.

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Posted in: News on October 22, 2005 @ 12:00 AM

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