The Pike Committee is the common name for the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence during the period when it was chaired by Democratic Representative Otis G. Pike of New York. The Select Committee had originally been established in February 1975 under the chairmanship of Congressman Lucien Nedzi of Michigan. Following Nedzi's resignation in June, the committee was reconstituted with Pike as chair, in July 1975, with its mandate expiring January 31, 1976. Under Pike's chairmanship, the committee investigated illegal activities by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA).
They gave themselves English-sounding names and looked for work that they could do at home.
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it was through the distraction the Napoleonic Wars gave Spain, France that made the British Navy blocked access to the New World, so ties were cut and authority weakened or absent. Colonies learned they could make it on their own. This encouraged the New World colonies to rebel against their colonial masters and seek independence.
