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Been reading them since you posted this and I don't know what is more depressing: The massive infiltration and incredible arrogance of those who took the fifth, or the distortions I've seen in the media and from Levin and Collins today. One cannot comment on McCarthy without slogging through at least two volumes of the five released. We are lucky to have survived as a country and won the Cold War considering what was done and how easily most got away with doing it. There is a lot of good testimony from American Korean War POWs and from a Russian, Igor Bogolepov (volume #3), who was in the Red Army, hid out in Germany for two years after the war and then worked for Army Intelligence. When he testified before the Senate on communists in America, he was fired within a few days. His testimony has been sealed for 50 years because he begged McCarthy not to jeopardize the new job he had in government (CIA I assume). From volume two(Document from a Pittsburgh Communist Party USA meeting in 1952):

I. The present ``peace offensive'' is designed to be the last stage in the program of administering a ``sedative'' to the American people before the hammer of war falls on Continental United States. All functionaries have been alerted to concentrate on this present phase of the ``peace offensives'' for the purpose of building resistance to war and clamour for tax reduction so as to effect the defensive power of the Nation.

II. In line with the ``peace offensive,'' all trade union functionaries have been ordered to lay low, to make it appear that the class struggle has been sidetracked by the present Russian regime.

III. Actual ``operation propaganda'' is concentrating upon school, churches and children with principal reliance on front agencies, notably Civil Rights Congress.

IV. Senator McCarthy is among those listed for liquidation or murder--an American agent assigned to the job (L.B.).

V. The pending communist cases against known communist functionaries have been ordered dragged out for the purpose of diverting the attention of the American people to the `down in the mouth defendants' to make it appear that the communists apparatus U.S.A. is bankrupt, defunct and on its way to the prison, when actually, there has never been more money or more activity in the communist apparatus in the past eleven years.

If you and I didn't know better, you'd almost have to believe that many in our high elected and appointed positions entrusted with our nation's welfare and security are not above suspicion as being nothing more than either unwitting dupes or out and out dyed in the wool agents for the destruction of our nation. The color of the wool is Red, and if it is dyed with red ink or the blood of patriots or citizens makes no difference to them.

The re-opening of this piece of our history as detailed in the National Archives can be a catalyst for change and a call for Patriots to Never Forget that the Enemies Within are both cunning and treacherous.. and active today..

Thanks for your comments and all your digging.