"PERESTROIKA’, THE FINAL PHASE: ITS MAIN OBJECTIVES
(Taken from Anatoliy Golitsyn’s “The Perestroika Deception,” Edward Harle: London, 1995, pp. 17-19)"
Here's the difference - You can read Golytsin's book written in 1995 and I can talk to and know the author of the concepts of "Perestroika" and "Glasnost" - Aleksandr Nikolaevich Yakovlev. Head of the International Democracy Foundation. I suggest you read his books. His book about Glasnost and Perestroika is currently only available in Russian. He's looking for a publisher for an English version. But try to find his other books in English. He points out the real problems with the Soviet Union, it's black past, and Russia's murky future, Lenin's murderous regime continued by Stalin, and co. And, he's a critic of Putin's second term - but somehow still manages to be the head of the Russian Presidential Commission on the Rehabilitation of Politically Repressed Persons. Author of "The GULag," "A Century of Violence in Soviet Russia," "Reabilitatsiya (Rehabilitation)," "Children of the GULag," etc. etc., etc.. Frankly, I'd rather trust a man (who lost a leg in WWII) who had the courage to stick it out and try to change the system from within instead of someone who fled the first opportunity he got (Golytsin - who was a Major at the time of defection and probably not really as "in-the-know" as he claims to be. AND DEFECTED WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BEFORE PERESTROIKA).
You could also call him and ask him about Golytsin's views and his views on Perestroika - he speaks English. Contact him through the International Democracy Foundation.
Koba wrote: “Well this "Cold Warrior" has to get a kick out of the fearmongering going on. I see first hand what this "threat" is - hyped up in the papers, on the net. It's still the paper tiger it was when they were the Soviet Union.”
You are correct, the Soviet Army has always been a paper tiger. The Soviets utilize Marxist-Leninist revolutionary techniques to conquer nations from WITHIN (or they rely on the West to hand them whole regions of the world intact...Yalta comes to mind). They know, just as we should know, direct invasion will simply lead to their defeat (such as Afghanistan...and that's with absolutely ZERO rules of engagement). The following sums up the Communist strategy for World Revolution quite nicely:
Marxism-Leninism, then, is not an ideology, but a strategy for achieving world revolution. Communists are the disciplined members of an international organization that uses Marxist-Leninist techniques. And terrorism is a key ingredient in the success of such revolution. To see how the entire strategy works, we now turn to an overview of Communist revolutions in action.
Because open warfare against target governments would simply lead to defeat, the Communists always disguise their revolutions as civil wars. They camouflage their intentions by pretending to fight for the liberation of one class of people from another, using a divide-and-conquer technique against a nation's social structure. This method is referred to as a "war of national liberation," and it adapts its tactics to the unique circumstances of each country. Such a war can pit industrial workers against capitalists, as in Russia, Catholics against Protestants, as in Northern Ireland, blacks against whites, as in South Africa - or Arabs against Jews, as in Israel. The Communists do not openly identify themselves, acting instead as representatives of the supposedly "oppressed" class of people.
By painting their revolution as a spontaneous uprising of "oppressed masses," the Communists hope to convince the target population that it faces an unwinnable war rooted in fundamental social tensions. If the government is also paralyzed and cannot stop the terrorism, public morale quickly drops and the weakening government loses popular support. Believing that the revolution must eventually win, the population abandons active opposition to the terrorists and instead sues for peace at any cost. The perception ultimately becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as the government collapses altogether.
Koba wrote: “Do the Russians want a neo-Communist revolution and world domination? No and No.”
If you mean by that the Russian people, then we agree. If you are referring to Putin and the KGB/FSB, then your are dead wrong.
Koba wrote: “But hey, let's quote all of these "wise" KGB defectors, like Golytsin, or pawns of Berezovsky, like Epstein, or believe Soros funded publications, and start building our bombshelters. Regarding defectors - the ones who should be revered are the ones who were executed after being betrayed by our traitors. They didn't flee for "riches" in the West. They stayed behind and continued the fight from behind the lines. The ones who fled have hidden agendas: 1) ingratiate themselves on their adopted homeland and 2) justify their actions.”
Golitsyn knew the CIA and the FBI were penetrated by Soviet agents. To stay in place would have been suicide. His only option was to defect.
See the following link for more:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1224848/posts
Koba wrote: “Also, if you knew Russians you would understand this: If they want you to like them or do something for them they will write and say what they think you want to hear. Golytsin was doing what he thought his new masters wanted, just like when he (and Kalugin, and others) were at the beck and call of their KGB comrades - oppressing, repressing their own people.”
You obviously don’t know anything about Golitsyn, see link above. Golitsyn was tossed out of the CIA, as was his main supporter, James Jesus Angleton, for bringing news the CIA/FBI most decidedly DID NOT WANT TO HEAR. As for Kalugin, it is quite clear he’s a phony who was sent by the KGB/FSB to deceive the West...but I have already told you that.
Koba wrote: “Here's the difference - You can read Golytsin's book written in 1995 and I can talk to and know the author of the concepts of ‘Perestroika’ and ‘Glasnost’”
Actually, Golitsyn anticipated Glasnost and Perestroika in his 1984 book “New Lies For Old.” He made 148 extremely detailed predictions of the impending phony collapse of the Soviet Union. Of those 148 predictions, 139 (or 94%) of them came true by 1995. You might want to read his books before you go about slandering Golitsyn’s name.
Koba wrote: “Here's the difference - You can read Golytsin's book written in 1995 and I can talk to and know the author of the concepts of "Perestroika" and "Glasnost" - Aleksandr Nikolaevich Yakovlev.”
Again, Golitsyn’s predictions were published in 1984. However the book was ready for publication in 1980. It took Golitsyn and his supporters in the CIA, MI5 and MI6 four solid years before they could find a publisher will to publish his book (that’s a story in and of itself). As for Yakovlev, I have a feeling you already know my position on his lies.