A secret identity finally revealed

Toronto Sun ^ | September 1, 2002 | Peter Worthington

[Clive]

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[Tacis]

" Peaceniks and the lib-left never ceased denigrating Gouzenko. They didn't believe Soviet subversion existed, and campaigned ceaselessly against those who did. "

Almost the same thing here. The lefties and the media KNEW subversion existed in the US (hell, they were part of it!) and they campaigned ceaselessly against those who tried to stop it. To this day, the latter-day-commies have made Senator McCarthy to be a bad guy, rather than the hero-patriot he was, and the weasel traitors who refused to testify, to be good guys.

The US traitors refused to testify against their co-workers who they knew to be Soviet/commie spies, in effect, saying, "our obligation to our co-conspirators is greater than our obligation to our country," and were made heroes by the Hollywood co-conspirators they were protecting.

[IncPen]

His caution was justified when a KGB "sleeper" agent was ordered to kill him in the late 1960s - but defected to the RCMP instead. Corrupted by the good life, the Soviets said.

Sounds like something a modern Liberal Democrat would say.

[Eala]

to protect Canada from its wilful naivete.

Yah. We got that sort down here. Not just willfuly naive, but relentlessly and viciously naive.

[TopQuark]

It is this kind of person that has founded Western civilization on this continent. I am sorry to see that, despite being in debt to this gentleman, the Canadian government found no way to provide properly for him and his family.

His story reminded me of what Nixon said about his wife: "Whe is no longer popular because her virtues are no loner in fashion." I guess, by the time Guzenko tried to save Canada from her enemies, it was no longer en vogue to be a Canadian.

[habs4ever]

I had a friend who used to meet Gouezenko from time to time back in the '70's and early '80's when he would walk into the newsroom of the Toronto Sun or, in my friend's case, his bookstore, and sit down for a chat and have a coffee.Then he, and a couple others, would go out for a drink and have a merry old time.

[habs4ever]

I always thought he lived in Port Credit,and have passed that cemetary many times going up Clarkson Rd.Small world it is :-)

[CWRWinger]

The movie rights were sold, but no movie was ever made

There are no communists in Hollywood, are there? </sarcasm off>Does this meean no one can now tell this story of anti-communism using the movie media?

[Snowyman]

I remember Gouzenko appearing on "Front Page Challenge" likely in the mid sixties. He had, if I remember correctly , a black hood over his head to hide his face.

[revolted]

Quidam: a nameless passer-by, a solitary figure lingering on a street corner, a person
rushing past. ... This is the "quidam" that Cirque du Soleil is celebrating. ...

[Snowyman]

Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King was reluctant to believe "Mr. Stalin" would condone espionage.

This is the same P.M. that talked to his dog and dead mother for advice. I wonder who Chretien talks to?

[habs4ever]

Yes, he did.Pierre Berton didn't think much of him, as I recall.The people in the newsroom at the Toronto Sun all knew who he was, they just didn't talk about it, or to him, when he was sitting at Worthington's desk.

[cynicom]

Those that denied the spying, would have been the first "liquidated" had Canada ever become communist. Socialists always rid themselves of kneepad people when they have total control.

[swarthyguy]

A true hero.

[blam]

"This is the same P.M. that talked to his dog and dead mother for advice. "

Well, at least his wife didn't 'run off' with Mic Jagger.

[Snowyman]

The Iron Curtain (1948) starring Dana Andrews as Igor Gouzenko.

[Orion78]

BUMP

[Orion78]

Sounds like something a modern Liberal Democrat would say.

The Russian and Chinese leaders are still committed to their objective of world domination and believe that, disguised as 'democrats', in accordance with Leninist teaching, they will be able to achieve it...