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Kennedy and the KGB
The American Thinker ^ | August 31, 2009 | Paul Kengor

Posted on 08/31/2009 4:47:23 AM PDT by Scanian

Shortly after the announcement of Ted Kennedy's death, I had already received several interview requests. I declined them, not wanting to be uncharitable to the man upon his death. Since then, I've seen the need to step up and provide some clarification.

The issue is a remarkable 1983 KGB document on Kennedy, which I published in my 2006 book, The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism (HarperCollins). The document is a May 14, 1983 memo from KGB head Victor Chebrikov to his boss, the odious Soviet General Secretary Yuri Andropov, designated with the highest classification. It concerns a confidential offer to the Soviet leadership by Senator Kennedy. The target: President Ronald Reagan. (A pdf file of the original Russian language document and an English translation is available here.)

With Kennedy's death, this stunning revelation is again making the rounds, especially after Rush Limbaugh flagged it in his "Stack of Stuff." I'm being inundated with emails, asking basically two questions: 1) is the document legitimate; and 2) what does it allege of Senator Kennedy?

First off, yes, the document is legitimate. If it were not, I would have never reported it. Over the years, from my book to radio and web interviews, I've provided specifics. Briefly summarized, here are the basics:

The document was first reported in a February 2, 1992 article in the London Times, titled, "Teddy, the KGB and the top secret file," by reporter Tim Sebastian. Russian President Boris Yeltsin had opened the Soviet archives. Sebastian discovered the document in the Central Committee archives specifically. When his article appeared in the Times, other on-site researchers dashed to the archives and grabbed their own copy. Those archives have been resealed.

The Times merely quoted the document and ran a tiny photo of its heading. Once I got ahold of it later, I published the entire text (English translation) in my book.


TOPICS: Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: andropov; reagan; teddy; ussr

1 posted on 08/31/2009 4:47:23 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian
Maybe Obama will present Teddy with a posthumous Order of Lenin.
2 posted on 08/31/2009 4:51:41 AM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: Scanian

This is old news though. I’m waiting for an expose on Kennedy and the IRA.


3 posted on 08/31/2009 4:51:53 AM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: SeeSharp

Isn’t one of RFK’s daughters married to an convicted IRA terrorist?

Didn’t bubba allow Gerry Adams into the USA for some fundraising.

O’s recent disrespect of the British Prime Minister and Omarosa’s ignorant touch of the Queen was nothing more than Teddy’s bidding.


4 posted on 08/31/2009 4:59:06 AM PDT by Carley (WHEN YOU HONOR THE DISHONORABLE YOU SHOW YOUR OWN TRUE COLORS)
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To: Scanian

“Kennedy and the KGB”

Weren’t they one and the same?

IMHO


5 posted on 08/31/2009 5:18:22 AM PDT by ripley
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To: Scanian

No suprise.


6 posted on 08/31/2009 5:48:43 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Scanian

bttt


7 posted on 09/01/2009 10:57:21 AM PDT by Danae (- Conservative does not equal Republican. Conservative does not compromise.)
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