Oh..what the hell..
I know I'll be mod'd down...
But I'll cite the venona papers.
Also:
"The Venona project specifically references at least 349 pseudonyms in the United Statesâ"including citizens, immigrants, and permanent residentsâ"who cooperated in various ways with Soviet intelligence agencies, however not all were ever identified. In public hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) conducted by McCarthy, 83 persons plead the fifth amendment right against self incrimination. An additional 9 persons refused to testify on constitutional grounds in private hearings, and their names were not made public. [27] Of the 83 persons pleading the fifth amendment, several have been identified by NSA and FBI as agents of the Soviet Union in the Venona project involved in espionage. "
Heck..even the all to over-cited wiki-thingy mentions it. (Tho they water it down a bit)
"These authors frequently cite new evidence, in the form of Venona decrypted Soviet messages, Soviet espionage data now opened to the West, and newly released transcripts of closed hearings before McCarthy's subcommittee, asserting that these have vindicated McCarthy by showing that many of his identifications of Communists were correct. These and other authors have said that Venona and the Soviet archives have revealed that the scale of Soviet espionage activity in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s was larger than many scholars suspected,[115][116] and that this too is a vindication of McCarthy.
After reviewing evidence from Venona and other sources, historian John Earl Haynes concluded that, of 159 people identified on lists used or referenced by McCarthy, evidence was substantial that nine had aided Soviet espionage efforts. He suggested that a majority of those on the lists could legitimately have been considered security risks, but that a substantial minority could not.[117]"
If you want get into the 205 vs 57 head count....no problem.
We can debate the details all day..but to completely dismiss this as 'hysterical and insane'..is well..hysterical and insane on your part.
Welp..that lil bit should be enough to have me shouted down and modded into oblivious...right?
