[viaveritasvita]

Have you ever read Venona Secrets? I recommend it.

Joe McCarthy was right and I wish he'd had the goods on these people. Although, where there's smoke, there's fire and if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and smells like a duck.... My guess is most of the "innocents" were sympathizers and their ideological and physical descendants are still with us. The Russian archives also showed that the Rosenbergs were commies.

[BushCountry]

Since everyone mentions Nixon here I thought that the reason for the breakin should be known. I know very few who know that Dean's wife Maureen was involved with a call girl ring operating from the DNC's offices. The Plumbers --and Liddy were sent into the hotel to look for documents linking Maureen Dean and the hookers. I think Nixon was worried about blackmail by the commies. At least Liddy claims this is what they were looking for and I believe him.

[Paul Ross]

Yes, indeed. What he could have done with Venona...he would have blown apart the smear campaign against him.