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Stalin's Secret Agent's
Front Page Magazine ^ | May 14, 2013 | Mark Tapson

Posted on 05/14/2013 11:50:41 AM PDT by CharlesMartelsGhost

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The authors’ conclusions are threefold: 1) Communist penetration in the American government in the WWII-era and early Cold War was deep and extensive, involving many hundreds of suspects; 2) the infiltrators wielded important leverage on U.S. foreign policy in that period; and 3) pro-Soviet penetration and the resulting policy damage occurred because Soviet agents preyed on the credulity of officials who were willfully ignorant of Communist methods. “The net effect of these converging factors was a series of free-world retreats” in the face of Marxist conquests across Europe, Indochina, Latin American states, and African nations.

The lessons of this highly readable and concise history are well worth taking to heart today, not merely as an historical study, but as a reflection of the subversive infiltration and influence of the Muslim Brotherhood on our current administration.

1 posted on 05/14/2013 11:50:41 AM PDT by CharlesMartelsGhost
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Stalin's Secret Agent's

Agent's what? His car? His phone? His sensible shoes?

2 posted on 05/14/2013 11:55:27 AM PDT by humblegunner
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To: CharlesMartelsGhost
The OSTAPO (via IRS) also targeted Jewish groups.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/israel-related-groups-also-pointed-to-irs-scrutiny-91298.html


3 posted on 05/14/2013 11:56:38 AM PDT by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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To: humblegunner

Agents got to the headline writer before he could finish the sentence.


4 posted on 05/14/2013 11:59:28 AM PDT by rfp1234 (Arguing with a marxist is like playing Chess with a Pigeon.)
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To: CharlesMartelsGhost
Ahhh.... the “errant apostrophe”.
5 posted on 05/14/2013 12:03:34 PM PDT by Fido969
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To: rfp1234

You guys are being tough today. And funny.


6 posted on 05/14/2013 12:08:13 PM PDT by warchild9
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> Ahhh.... the “errant apostrophe”.

The apostrophe has almost disappeared in today’s texting culture.


7 posted on 05/14/2013 12:12:39 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: CharlesMartelsGhost
It is well known now from the Venona intercepts that the US government was penetrated at the highest levels. Alger Hiss was guilty.

That said, I think the conclusion that a more skeptical policy toward Stalin would have changed things in Eastern Europe or China is wrong. Unless the US and UK were willing to go to war against Stalin there was nothing we could do to stop the installment of communist governments in countries under Red Army occupation. The US successfully stopped the installation of communist governments in places outside Red Army control, like Greece, Italy and France.

Stalin had little to do with China going red. The very corrupt Kuomintang pretty much lost China by itself despite US support.

Roosevelt was very naive about "Uncle Joe" but bear in mind he threw Henry Wallace off the ticket and replaced him with Harry Truman. True, this was for domestic political purposes, but the far left Wallace almost certainly would not have organized NATO and fought the Cold War.

8 posted on 05/14/2013 12:12:58 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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One of the authors, Herb Romerstein, died just recently (7 May).

His papers were recently acquired by the Hoover Institution. He was the greatest authority on penetration of the US Gov’t by communist spies. He had inside experience, having been a former communist himself.


9 posted on 05/14/2013 12:13:11 PM PDT by docbnj
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To: humblegunner

Thank you. It’s a relief to see that I’m not the only one who is bothered by the constant misuse of the apostrophe. If there exists in microcosm a condemnation of our public schools, then the inability to pluralize a noun is it.


10 posted on 05/14/2013 12:20:16 PM PDT by kabumpo (Kabumpo)
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Agent's what? His car? His phone? His sensible shoes?

The Crux of his Biscuit obviously.

11 posted on 05/14/2013 12:22:57 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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Wow! Was a I surprised by the article! I could have sworn every minion and peon the Progressives have planted in this government since LBJ was going to be named. Should have realized that an article could not do the job that it would take book to do.
12 posted on 05/14/2013 12:30:46 PM PDT by cashless (Obama told us he would side with Muslims if the political winds shifted in an ugly direction. Ready?)
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What folks really need to think about is their legacy.

How much control did these infiltrators have over government policy? Over appointments and hiring? Personally, I think the US State Department is inherently anti-America because of the legacy of Soviet Agents. They hired folks with anti-American beliefs and internationalist sympathies - didn’t even have to hire other agents to make sure their damage continued.


13 posted on 05/14/2013 12:33:40 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: Fido969

Yeah my error/typo s/b “agents”


14 posted on 05/14/2013 1:00:53 PM PDT by CharlesMartelsGhost
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"Stalin's Secret Agent's"

Thank's you for correcting Front Pages grammar's!

15 posted on 05/14/2013 1:06:25 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Jyotishi
The apostrophe has almost disappeared in today’s texting culture.

There are always plenty of extras available in the daily newspapers and on storefront signs and billboards throughout the naton.


16 posted on 05/14/2013 1:49:49 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Obama-Ville - Land of The Freebies, Home of the Enslaved)
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To: rfp1234

Agents got to the headline writer before he could finish the sentence...

maybe he was dictating?

aaaarrrrrrggggghhhhh.

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17 posted on 05/14/2013 2:08:37 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: colorado tanker

In a 1952 article, Wallace admitted being duped by communists and turned into somewhat of an anti-communist. He even supported the Allies during the Korean War.


18 posted on 05/14/2013 3:18:13 PM PDT by driftless2
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Nice to know Wallace eventually figured things out, albeit rather late.


19 posted on 05/14/2013 3:34:35 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: humblegunner
Yesterday: Communists infiltrating the US government. Today: Islamists infiltrating the US government. So what's new?
20 posted on 05/14/2013 4:18:41 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney ( New book: RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY. Buy from Amazon.)
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