FBI releases 349 pages: William "Bill" Milton Cooper -- available for download ; more eyes on these docs would be appreciated https://vault.fbi.gov/william-bill-milton-cooper/William%20%28Bill%29%20Milton%20Cooper%20Part%2001%20of%2001/view I'm only 50 pages in so far.  It's a bit heartbreaking to read as far as I'm concerned.  The IRS is coming after him and the FBI has issued a warrant.  Then all these people talking to the FBI about Bill Cooper.  Aerial surveillance of Bill Cooper.  All of this coming on the heels of Ruby Ridge and Wao is even discussed. But then people accuse him of being paranoid.   The redactions in the first 35 pages seem to be mostly to protect the identity of the FBI agents involved and mentions of Coopers wife and family.  But starting at 36 the redactions are heavier and are not just of names.  The top of the page gives the name of the person being interviewed with the name redacted then "(PROTECT IDENTITY)".  This is true for multiple people interviewed.  I get protecting people's identities here.  But the redactions seem, not surprisingly, to maybe be more about saving face for the FBI than about protecting people's identities.  Here's an example from the redactions in a paragraph at the bottom of page 39 and top of page 40: In describing Bill Cooper [REDACTED] said that Cooper is like [NEXT TWO LINES REDACTED] [REDACTED] claims to know quite a bit about [REDACTED] since he used to be [REDACTED] and he frequently is involved in [NEXT ONE+ LINE REDACTED] view Cooper as exceedingly arrogant, and he has been isolated from the real world for so long that he "believes his own bullshit."  ... The context before and after this section suggests maybe the guy being interviewed is former military.  I find it interesting that the guy's negative views at the end of the paragraph are included, but the two lines at the beginning after "Cooper is like" are redacted.  Cooper is like who?  Or what?  Maybe it's "Cooper is like my old friend in the army John Doe" but I'm thinking it's more likely drawing a comparison to Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge or some other situation that went sideways at the hands of the FBI.  But that's just speculation on my part. This is interesting, if sad and troubling, reading so far.  Wish I could keep reading all day, but, alas, I must go to work. I'm hoping you goats will comment with the hotspots while I'm away here to earn my living.