And Another Thing: CIA Surveillance of Latino Civil Rights Movements

And Another Thing With Dave, by Dave SmithThis episode of And Another Thing With Dave discusses a recently released article by Axios which details the CIA's surveillance of Latino civil rights groups during the 1960s and 1970s.The CIA's Domestic SpyingThe CIA monitored Mexican-American and Puerto Rican activists fighting for social justice causes including equal education, honoring Martin Luther King Jr., and against police brutality and the Vietnam War.The documents released cover the period from 1968 to 1983 and show the agency's view of these activists' work as threats.Targets included Denver-based activist Rodolfo Corky Gonzalez, farm worker union leader Cesar Chavez, and Mexican American student activists.The documents reveal the CIA's use of undercover agents to infiltrate student groups.DiscussionThe episode host expresses concerns about the legality of the CIA's domestic surveillance activities.Connections are drawn between the CIA's surveillance of Latino activists and Operation Cointelpro, a program targeting leftist groups in the US.The host criticizes the CIA's actions and calls for more transparency from the government.Key FiguresRodolfo Corky Gonzalez - Leader of the Chicano movementCesar Chavez - Farm worker union leaderWilliam J. Burns - CIA DirectorConclusionThe episode concludes with the host advocating for the disbanding of the FBI and CIA due to their history of unethical operations.Thank you for tuning in!If you are digging what I am doing, and picking up what I'm putting down, please follow, subscribe, and share the podcast on social media and with friends. Reviews are greatly appreciated. You can leave a review on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.Links below Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/and-another-thing-with-dave/id1498443271Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1HLX3dqSQgeWZNXVZ1Z4EC?Thanks again!!!Follow me and find More of My Content with link belowhttps://linktr.ee/andanotherthingwithdaveThank you to my listeners throughout the world. Now heard in 65 countries. According to Spotify my podcast is in the top 20% of podcasts shared internationally.Listener locations:71% USA8% Canada6% United Kingdom 3% India3% Australia 1% Ireland1% GermanyAnd less than 1% in 50 plus countriesTHANK YOU all !!!#aatwd #andanotherthing #davesmith #podcast #conspiracies #truther #politics #uspolitics #truthseeker #andanotherthgingwithdave #USA #usa #Australia #australia #Ireland #ireland #India #india #Germany #germany #uk #UK #United Kingdom #united kingdom #Canada #canada#CIA #LatinoCivilRights #CivilRightsMovement #ChicanoMovement #BlackPowerMovement#DeclassifiedDocuments #GovernmentSurveillance #USHistory #PoliticalHistory #Podcast#AndAnotherThingWithDave #PodcastLife #HistoryPodcast