Hacker Cinema
1971
2014 · Film · documentary · 80 min
Directed by Johanna Hamilton
Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.
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I learned about this from watching the documentary [1971](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_(2014_film)).
There is a documentary about the burglars [0] who revealed COINTELPRO, called 1971 [1]. It's really an awful name for SEO! It was released in 2014 so searches for "1971 2014" might return useful results. Funnily enough, there is also a completely unrelated film called '71. Anyway, 1971 is more about the reveal of the program, so details about the program itself are secondary.
I would love to see a documentary/drama series about UK agent provocateur, Bob Lambert [2].
> To gain credibility as an activist, he formed friendships with other movement members; he also embarked in long-term relationships with women as a means of establishing a cover story. He fathered a child with one of the activists he was spying on.
> In 2013, it was reported that while undercover with London Greenpeace, Lambert had co-authored the 'McLibel leaflet', which resulted in a defamation lawsuit from McDonald's Corporation that took ten years to resolve.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens%27_Commission_to_Investigate_the_FBI
[1] https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/1971/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lambert_(undercover_police_officer)
I rather enjoyed the documentary "1971".
https://thoughtmaybe.com/1971-fbi/
Why would you be surprised by ineptitude, or willingness to conspire, here, anyways? You should read about the Gulf of Tonkin, Iran Contra, watch the documentary 1971(1), McCarthyism, the FBI's dealings with MLK, or read about Gary Webb. It's not surprising.
The FBI apparently sent agents to other countries trying to frame Assange. Iceland told them to fuck off: www.katoikos.eu/interview/icelandic-minister-who-refused-cooperation-with-the-fbi-ogmundur-jonasson-in-an-interview.html
Many also claim Assange has proof he was conspired against, or at least was innocent: https://abc.net.au/news/2016-12-07/julian-assange-goes-public-on-rape-allegations/8099276?pfmredir=sm
1 - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_(2014_film)