Wednesday, July 30, 2003

From NPR:
Apparently, it’s no longer enough to watch what you write. In times such as these, it’s also wise to watch what you read. This week, FBI agents paid a visit to Atlantan Marc Shultz after being tipped off about suspicious behavior. Eventually, Shultz realized his offense –- reading an article called "Weapons of Mass Stupidity" in public. He tells all to NPR's Brooke Gladstone

It would be good copy to have a list of all the "leads" the FBI must now respond to. As a youngster growing up in rural NC, the FBI became good friends with my mother. There was a lady up river from us... crazy as a coot.. who would call them periodically and report Mom for sending telepathic messages to Russia.. This was during the late 50's and early 60's... height of the Cold War. The FBI was requested to stop Mom from sending the messages because they were keeping Essie (not her real name...) from sleeping at night... and causing other sorts of electrical interference. .... I don't know how offen Essie called the FBI, but every so often an agent had to be dispatched to the mountains to do an interview. They'd end up having a lovely cup of coffee with my Mom who was a most gracious, kind lady.

Not quite so funny..... these crazy reports turned up in a file the FBI kept of me during the Nixon years and caused pain..

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