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A war fueled by fear

By John Freivalds

Paranoia is not patriotism.

That is the conclusion of “Enemies,” a new book by Tim Weiner about J. Edgar Hoover, the former head of the FBI. According to Weiner, Hoover suffered from paranoia (Webster’s definition: a mental disorder characterized by delusions ascribing hostile intentions to other persons) and saw communists and assorted bad guys under every bed and kept a file on everyone, including me, by the way.

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 Freivalds runs a communications firm in Lexington.

Christina Nuckols
May 7, 2012 - 6:11 AM

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