The Pike Committee was a subcommittee of the House Committee on Intelligence that was established in 1975 to investigate the intelligence agencies' activities and their impact on civil liberties and human rights. The committee was chaired by Representative Otis Pike and included members from both parties.
The Pike Committee's investigation focused on the CIA, the FBI, and the National Security Agency (NSA) and uncovered a wide range of activities that raised concerns about the intelligence agencies' impact on civil liberties and human rights. The committee's findings were similar to those of the Church Committee, which investigated the intelligence agencies at the same time.
The Pike Committee found that the CIA had engaged in a wide range of illegal and questionable activities, including:
Illegal domestic surveillance of American citizens
Assassination plots against foreign leaders
Covert actions and propaganda to influence foreign governments and public opinion
Experimentation with mind-altering drugs on unwitting subjects
Cooperation with foreign intelligence agencies to conduct illegal activities on American soil
The Pike Committee also found that the FBI had engaged in illegal and questionable activities, including:
Illegal break-ins and surveillance of political dissidents and civil rights activists
Use of informants to infiltrate and disrupt peaceful political organizations
The Pike Committee also found that the NSA had engaged in questionable activities, including:
Warrantless surveillance of American citizens
The Pike Committee's findings and report were not made public at the time, due to heavy classification and censorship by the executive branch. But, the report was leaked to the press, and it caused public outrage and further calls for reform in the intelligence agencies.
The Pike Committee's findings, together with the findings of the Church Committee, led to a significant public debate and scrutiny of the intelligence agencies' activities and their impact on civil liberties and human rights. This led to the establishment of laws and oversight committees to provide greater oversight and transparency to the intelligence agencies' activities.
The Pike Committee was a subcommittee of the House Committee on Intelligence that was established in 1975 to investigate the intelligence agencies' activities and their impact on civil liberties and human rights. The committee was chaired by Representative Otis Pike and included members from both parties.
The Pike Committee's investigation focused on the CIA, the FBI, and the National Security Agency (NSA) and uncovered a wide range of activities that raised concerns about the intelligence agencies' impact on civil liberties and human rights. The committee's findings were similar to those of the Church Committee, which investigated the intelligence agencies at the same time.
The Pike Committee found that the CIA had engaged in a wide range of illegal and questionable activities, including:
The Pike Committee also found that the FBI had engaged in illegal and questionable activities, including:
The Pike Committee's findings and report were not made public at the time, due to heavy classification and censorship by the executive branch. But, the report was leaked to the press, and it caused public outrage and further calls for reform in the intelligence agencies.
The Pike Committee's findings, together with the findings of the Church Committee, led to a significant public debate and scrutiny of the intelligence agencies' activities and their impact on civil liberties and human rights. This led to the establishment of laws and oversight committees to provide greater oversight and transparency to the intelligence agencies' activities.
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