Secret dossiers, undercover agents

R rhisiart at earthlink.net
Wed Mar 27 15:27:35 PST 2002


facts that mean nothing to fact-challenged marc cooper:

Coughlin says. "Most alarmingly, I also want to report to

you and the entire Pacifica community that the former

administration apparently committed hundreds of thousands of

listener dollars on an undercover intelligence operation targeting

Pacifica staffers and listeners. Secret dossiers were apparently

created on programmers, like Amy Goodman, on board members like

Leslie Cagan, and on listener activists. Undercover agents were

reportedly dispatched to spy on Local Advisory Board meetings and

on community events. Internet newsgroups and web sites were closely

monitored and liaisons were established with local police forces."

----- Original Message ----- From: spin at prwatch.org To: weekly_spin at yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:04 PM Subject: The Weekly Spin: Wednesday, March 27, 2002

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2. HELP NEEDED TO SAVE PACIFICA http://www.savepacifica.net/20020313_edreport.html

Now that community radio advocates have regained control of the

Pacifica Radio Network, they are discovering that the outgoing

Pacifica managers "treated the network like a trough," in the words

of current acting executive director Dan Coughlin. In addition to

racking up huge personal expense bills and handing themselves

"golden parachute" severance packages, the former managers ran up

millions of dollars on attorneys and PR firms. "One firm, for

instance, has billed Pacifica more than $500,000 for a few months

work," Coughlin says. "Most alarmingly, I also want to report to

you and the entire Pacifica community that the former

administration apparently committed hundreds of thousands of

listener dollars on an undercover intelligence operation targeting

Pacifica staffers and listeners. Secret dossiers were apparently

created on programmers, like Amy Goodman, on board members like

Leslie Cagan, and on listener activists. Undercover agents were

reportedly dispatched to spy on Local Advisory Board meetings and

on community events. Internet newsgroups and web sites were closely

monitored and liaisons were established with local police forces."

As a result, Coughlin says, "The Pacifica Radio network is in far

worse financial shape than any of us have imagined ... on the brink

of financial collapse." facing a "$1.5 million budget gap for this

calendar year and a $5 million working capital deficit." The Save

Pacifica Campaign is seeking donations.

More web links related to this story are available at: http://www.prwatch.org/cgi/spin.cgi?date=March%202002#1017122401

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