New information on the FBI and McCarthy
Fascinating new research from Ernie Lazar:
In 2007, the American journalist Medford Stanton Evans re-ignited the continuing debate among historians over charges made by U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy with respect to "subversives" or "Communists" working in the U.S. State Department during the 1940's or 1950's.This 9-page report addresses some of the claims made by Evans in his book – and it is documented by data from FBI investigative files.For many years there has been considerable speculation regarding the number of FBI informants inside the CPUSA. After appealing initial redactions in serials received, I obtained what apparently are the first FBI documents that reveal the number of live FBI informants inside the CPUSA. Click here for more.