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Submitted by Ernie Lazar (United States), Mar 27, 2009 at 10:18

Onesimus: Since you mention my name and my research, I think you should know that FBI investigations did NOT confirm that there was rampant "treason" within our government. The FBI used a "Security Index" to track those persons whom it considered actually or potentially dangerous to our national security.

During the height of our national debate about "communists" in government (i.e. during the McCarthy era), there were less than 30 people listed. Furthermore, Hoover explicitly was on record stating that: "The Communist Party in this country has attempted to infiltrate and subvert every segment of our society, but its continuing efforts have not achieved success of any substance. Too many self-styled experts on communism, without valid credentials and without any access whatsoever to classified factual data regarding the inner workings of the conspiracy, have engaged in rumor-mongering and hurling false and wholly unsubstantiated allegations against persons whose views differ from their own. This is dangerous business. It is divisive and unintelligent, and makes more difficult the task of the professional investigator."

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Title Commenter Date Thread
WHY NOT FASCISTIC INSTEAD OF COMMUNISTIC? [105 words]Joe HonickJan 26, 2019 11:55247352
8NONE DARE CALL IT TREASON [177 words]DebbieMay 9, 2012 20:55195539
1what is backstairs political literature? [130 words]decoraMar 12, 2011 21:51183352
7Stormer has been unfaithful to reality [162 words]JJ HonickDec 5, 2010 18:15180718
1treason as intentionality [180 words]richardMay 2, 2011 05:26180718
None Dare Call It Treason-25 years Later [182 words]JJ HonickMay 2, 2011 19:47180718
1the intentionality of treason [163 words]richardMay 4, 2011 01:01180718
None Dare Call It Treason-25 years Later [266 words]Joe HonickMay 4, 2011 18:06180718
4intentionality of treason [108 words]richardMay 6, 2011 01:47180718
2Reading book [17 words]GaryOct 1, 2010 15:47178874
3conspiracy, sedition, and treason defined [570 words]onesimusJan 13, 2008 11:46118078
1Treason Defined [246 words]Truth.TellerFeb 23, 2008 22:32118078
4History has proven..sadly ,,that the JBS is right all along.. [122 words]Nino BaldinoDec 2, 2008 16:04118078
John Perkins vis None dare.... [18 words]T.M. HartDec 5, 2008 11:37118078
So this is how democracy ends........ [16 words]J. FreemanMar 7, 2009 22:58118078
"100% Correct"? [91 words]Ernie LazarMar 27, 2009 10:10118078
1Onesimus Comments [171 words]Ernie LazarMar 27, 2009 10:18118078
2treason as intentionality [583 words]richardMay 2, 2011 05:07118078
A Bit Off the Mark, but Just a Bit [59 words]Long Time ConservativeDec 20, 2007 16:26116697
it all stacks up [61 words]paulDec 9, 2007 05:25115950
None Dare Call It Treason - how many sold? [54 words]AileenNov 7, 2007 14:18113348
None Dare Call It Treason [28 words]justin wizardOct 13, 2007 14:35111383
1It still goes on [119 words]Ted GriffinMay 28, 2007 07:4595001
I have this book [117 words]JonOct 16, 2007 06:4595001
2I read the original in the 60's [98 words]Dave in TexasNov 30, 2007 12:4795001
None Dare Call It Treason [18 words]A Son of LibertyNov 15, 2011 08:3295001
1FBI Evaluation of Birch Society Arguments [288 words]ernieNov 9, 2006 16:5965685
1I recall None Dare Call it Treason [232 words]PhilNov 18, 2005 20:5428605
Jury still out? [451 words]FrankJan 30, 2006 15:1028605
2Follow-up... as promised [870 words]FrankFeb 15, 2006 12:3528605
1Liberalism [141 words]Robert FultonFeb 18, 2006 00:3128605
1follow the money, you will know the truth.... [313 words]warren baconApr 16, 2006 10:0628605
1Greed is the root of treason [13 words]marilyn huntOct 7, 2006 19:4928605
2Marilyn Hunt has it backwards [55 words]Jake RobertsOct 3, 2007 10:3728605
1Very good analysis [106 words]ChampSep 11, 2009 04:3128605

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