McCarthy Had It Right!!

Title: McCarthy Had It Right!!

By Allan B. Colombo
Copyright(c)2001



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Dear National Public Radio (NPR);

You provided an extremely negative, distorted view of what McCarthy did in the early to mid 1950s that I just had to write. A few years ago, on a Sunday morning, I watched Major General Oleg Kalugin on Washington Journal. Kalugin was the head of CI (counter intelligence) for the Russian KGB in the 1980s. At the time he was dismissed of his duties because he dared to break the corruption that was inherent in the soviet establishment.

I was absolutely shocked to hear Kolugin say that Joseph McCarthy had actually done the free world a tremendous favor in that his attempts stifled the Soviet effort to infiltrate the United States for many decades thereafter. According to Kalugin, at the time that McCarthy went on the war path, the Soviets had "no less" than 200 agents in U.S. Gov't! (McCarthy claimed there were 250 in the State Dept) He said that McCarthy did more to slow the U.S.S.R.'s efforts to infiltrate and subvert the US establishment than anyone prior to, or after that period.

As journalists, it is our job to deal with "truth," not distortions. It is not a matter of ratings, ad money, and political ideology that should motivate our vocation, but rather our quest for absolute truth. When you talk about McCarthy, you need to remember that he must have known that there were flies in the ointment (Kalugin's statement proves it as far as this writer is concerned) -- and yes, there were casualties, as Kalugin pointed out; but casualties are a most necessary part of any battle--no less the process of ferreting out spies.

Just a thought, but might I suggest that it could be those individuals who cry the loudest, concerning Uncle's effort to uncover the spies among us, that have the most to hide.

Al Colombo, trade journalist
Copyright(c)2003

P.S. Read it for yourself:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/5/7/165830.shtml





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Allan B. Colombo is a trade journalist in the electronic security market. Formerly Associate Editor with SDM, now a contributing writer with Security Sales & Integration, Torrance, Calif. Come and visit him at: http://www.giantkillers.org Contact Al at giantkillers@tpromo.com


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