I also object to the total misunderstanding of the Birchites and their ideology. The John Birch Society is Ron Paulite down the line. They have been against every single war since Vietnam and oppose the "Patriot Act," Guantanamo, etc. They often sound like Code Pinkos.
The JBS has always had a dark side (I should know; I was once a member), but with the collapse of Communism they have gone nuts. They are practically anarchist now, hate the Republican party (which they now claim was founded by "the Conspiracy"), and even print stuff by people like Sheldon Richman, the avowed "left libertarian" who supports "gay rights." John Birchers are more likely to be protesting the treatment of accused terrorists than threatening them in any way.
The one thing that ties all the twists and turns of the Birch line together from their days as apologists of George Papadopoulos to their current status as apologists of Murray Rothbard is their hostility to Israel. To a John Bircher, all pro-Israel chrstians and conservatives are "neo-cons."
Excellent post. Thanks for posting
Although the Birchers were never enthusiastic about Israel's socialism, I recall reading an article in the JBS publication The Review of the News, published soon after the Six Day War, that praised Israel for having defeated the Soviet-backed Arab forces--if I remember correctly, the writer's name was Sobran. But they probably wouldn't run such an article today.