[Austin Willard Wright]

All well and good but was the primary source for the Dr. Evilesque comments in the "Goals>" Now, as a I said, an entry in the Congressional Record is meaningless per se.

Any wacko congresscritter can put anything they want in "extended remarks" (where I suspect this came from. Skousen seems like a better source but, as a I said, I would expect even the greatest historian to back up claims with a reference to primary sources. What was the *specific* source for the Goals and where can it be obtained?

[Fedora]

I don't know if Skoussen cites his primary sources in his book, but that'd be the first place to check (I just ordered a copy so I can check myself, as I'd also like to see where that's coming from):

W. Cleon Skousen, The Naked Communist

Otherwise the individual goals listed could be cross-referenced against other sources such as those I mentioned. Some of the goals there are consistent with what I've seen elsewhere; other goals I'd have to verify. I'd add that IMO goal lists such as this should be read in historical context. Communists do have some generic long-term goals derived from the general aims of Marxism, but in the short term they tend to adjust these goals and the corresponding tactics as situations change. For instance, goal #8 from Skousen's list reflects an outdated situation and would no longer be applicable in its original form: "8. Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under supervision of the U.N."