[Joe 6-pack]

While Yeltsin may not have been our good buddy, one of his most admirable acts was the release of cold war paper work which basically exhonerated McCarthy...Likewise the Venona Files, released by U.S. intelligence did the same, proving that U.S. Intel knew of the infection, but gave McCarthy no back up...

[blam]

"Likewise the Venona Files, released by U.S. intelligence did the same, proving that U.S. Intel knew of the infection, but gave McCarthy no back up..."

You are 100% correct.

[homeschool mama]

Sen. Joseph McCarthy *was* right. American History magazine did a wonderful 2 part article on this fine American. Later this year we'll be studying the cold war...you can well imagine I plan to use this subject matter in our studies. Truth in education. :o)