steven@mcvax.UUCP (09/05/84)
I looked at Wayne Christopher's recent posting with a mirror, and guess what I saw: >> Private statements, actions, and policies of the CIA (also reflective of >> the American government's position) indicate that an active unremitting >> campaign has been in progress for at least 30 years with the principal goal >> of undermining Eastern and Eastern-sympathetic governments, institutions, >> and philosophies. (yes, yes, yes, I know: the USSR have the sometimes >> suspect actions of the KGB as an albatross--all the more reason for the >> Soviets to keep them under control and prevent them from making de facto >> policies and taking unilateral actions). > All the more reason, I think, for giving the KGB more power so that it can > effectively challenge the CIA in these countries (and undermine USA- > sympathetic governments). You have to fight fire with fire, and if half the > world knows exactly what the KGB is up to all the time, and whether or not > it will do some espionage must be determined by votes, it can't be very > effective. > > Wayne Steven Pemberton; steven@mcvax.