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Blogs Liberty and Power The FBI and the Myth of Fingerprints

Feb 21, 2006

The FBI and the Myth of Fingerprints

by Liberty and Power

Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair tell a disturbing story that knocks some holes in the boundless faith many have in the FBI and the 100 per cent reliability of fingerprint evidence.