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FBI's “Suicide Letter” to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
- frobozz 12y ago> You have just 34 days in which to do it (this exact number has been selected for a specific reason, it has definite practical significance). What is the specific reason/prcatical significance of these 34 days?
- sean_grant 12y agoIt's their way of saying you have 34 days or face sex smear
- kahirsch 12y agoThe letter was sent about a month before King went to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, so it's probably a reference to that.
- jsabo 12y agoThe NYT piece cited in this article was discussed when it came out: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8598652 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8598652 I thought both the NYT piece and the discussion were interesting.