DUBLIN --Much talk revolves around the May Day events in Dublin, including some late night chat show snippets that reveal the depth to which the non-event is being spun. Justin Mason points out how eminent talk show host Pat Kenny mistakes "agent provocateur" for "rabble-rouser."
Agents provocateurs are also used in the investigation of political crimes. Here, it has been claimed that the provocateurs deliberately seek to incite ineffective radical acts, in order to foster public disdain for the political group being investigated; and to worsen the punishments its members are liable for. Within the United States the COINTELPRO program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation had FBI agents posing as political radicals in order to disrupt the activities of political groups the U.S. government found unacceptably radical. The activities of agents provocateurs against political dissidents in Imperial Russia was one of the grievances that led to the Russian Revolution.
Justin Mason -- "Pat Kenny tangles with Aileen"
Aileen O'Carroll -- "No to Fortress Europe"
Indy Media -- "Dublin Grassroots Network seeks clarification on Mayday powers for police and army"
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