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Sometimes McCarthy has been criticized for not revealing evidence he was using against his accused. Now we know why: some of the evidence came through VENONA, and he didn't want to reveal his source. When Edward R. Murrow claimed that no man could terrorize an entire nation without his help, he should have been talking about Stalin, not McCarthy -- but alas, he was talking about a patriotic American who was doing his best, with excellent evidence (in most cases) to alert his countrymen of an attack from inside. It's too bad that liberals automatically accuse aggressive patriots of excess without being able to prove their accusations. What a difference it would have made if Murrow hadn't launched his incredibly successful attempt to slander McCarthy. For one thing, we could have gone after the most heinous communists in the press and in the universities, as well as Hollywood. Instead they've had 50 years to undermine our unity -- in our children.