{"id":2805,"date":"2000-10-13T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2000-10-13T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:33:08","slug":"polygraphy-and-alleged-ethnic-profiling-by-fbi-cia-and-dod-counterintelligence-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2000\/10\/13\/polygraphy-and-alleged-ethnic-profiling-by-fbi-cia-and-dod-counterintelligence-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Polygraphy and Alleged Ethnic Profiling by FBI, CIA, and DoD Counterintelligence Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an article entitled &#8220;Government Facing Charges of Racism,&#8221; <em>San Jose Mercury News<\/em> correspondent <a href=\"mailto:lsavino@krwashington.com\">Lenny Savino<\/a> reports on five cases of alleged ethnic profiling by FBI, CIA, and DoD counterintelligence officials. Polygraphy figures prominently in four out of five of the cases discussed. For more on the case of <a href=\"mailto:davmad@juno.com\">David Tenenbaum<\/a>, which features prominently in the story, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20000816105647\/http:\/\/www.nopolygraph.com\/tenenbaum.htm\">http:\/\/www.nopolygraph.com\/tenenbaum.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more on the case of Mark Mallah, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20001012084757\/http:\/\/www.nopolygraph.com\/mallah.htm\">http:\/\/www.nopolygraph.com\/mallah.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an article entitled &#8220;Government Facing Charges of Racism,&#8221; San Jose Mercury News correspondent Lenny Savino reports on five cases of alleged ethnic profiling by FBI, CIA, and DoD counterintelligence officials. 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