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For many years, black nationalists have tried to reopen the investigation into the FBI's COINTELPRO (COunter-INTELligence PROgram), which served to disrupt & destroy the black liberation movement & other progressive movements in the US. On 14 Sept 2000 in Washington, DC, Congressional Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia) convened a "brain trust" on this subject as part of the Congressional Black Caucus' Legislative Conference, a yearly series of forums & panel discussions on issues of importance to the communities represented by the Caucus. Six panelists presented information on the history of COINTELPRO & its relevance to the cases of the approximately 100+ political prisoners in US custody at this moment. Some of these prisoners have served 30 or more years; all have exceedingly long sentences. While the US government denies that it holds any political prisoners, the facts of the cases -- & the connection of many cases to COINTELPRO operations -- indicate otherwise. Panel presentations excerpted below point to the necessity of examining illegalities of COINTELPRO -- & of releasing all of the US-held political prisoners to redress the crimes committed against progressive political movements under the aegis of COINTELPRO & other FBI counterintelligence programs. The significance of this issue to the community was illustrated by the tremendous crowd that gathered & participated in the discussion following the panel. Adapted from the source document.