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[[Chip Berlet]] built a career writing in various far-left [[revolution]]ary publications, including ''[[Guardian]],'' founded by [[KGB]] agent [[Cedric Belfrage]], and whose writers included [[Wilfred Burchett]] who introduce [[Ho Chi Minh]] to American readers, assisted in extracting confessions from [[Korean War]] [[POW]]s, spread [[disinformation]] in its pages about American use of [[germ warfare]] which Soviet Archives now conclusively have shown was a lie manufactured in the [[Kremlin]]. Berlet at one time served on Daniel Brandt’s Public Information Research board of advisers, but Berlet's extreme leftism demands ideological purity from its followers, and Berlet demanded removal of Fletcher Prouty from the Board. Prouty, a former Air Force colonel, was allegorically portrayed as “Man X” in the [[Oliver Stone]] film [[JFK]], and Berlet considered him a [[fascist]]. The WikiMedia Foundation retained Berlet as a knowledgeable editor to defend against ceaseless barrages from the followers of [[Lyndon LaRouche]]. LaRouche is another fanatical [[leftist]] whose unpeer reviewed idiosyncatic musings are said to carry deep [[Anti-Semitic]] overtones, and is an integral member of [[Democratic Party]] coalition politics.
[[Chip Berlet]] built a career writing in various far-left [[revolution]]ary publications, including ''[[Guardian]],'' founded by [[KGB]] agent [[Cedric Belfrage]], and whose writers included [[Wilfred Burchett]] who introduce [[Ho Chi Minh]] to American readers, assisted in extracting confessions from [[Korean War]] [[POW]]s, spread [[disinformation]] in its pages about American use of [[germ warfare]] which Soviet Archives now conclusively have shown was a lie manufactured in the [[Kremlin]]. Berlet at one time served on Daniel Brandt’s Public Information Research board of advisers, but Berlet's extreme leftism demands ideological purity from its followers, and Berlet demanded removal of Fletcher Prouty from the Board. Prouty, a former Air Force colonel, was allegorically portrayed as “Man X” in the [[Oliver Stone]] film [[JFK]], and Berlet considered him a [[fascist]]. The WikiMedia Foundation retained Berlet as a knowledgeable editor to defend against ceaseless barrages from the followers of [[Lyndon LaRouche]]. LaRouche is another fanatical [[leftist]] whose unpeer reviewed idiosyncatic musings are said to carry deep [[Anti-Semitic]] overtones, and is an integral member of [[Democratic Party]] coalition politics.
Dan Brandt, founder of Namebase, Google Watch, and Wikipedia Watch, removed Berlet from his Board of Advisors in 1991 when Berlet refused to serve on a Board which included, in his words, "LaRouche-defender Fletcher Prouty." Berlet stated at the time, "On the other hand, Brandt is highly critical of the LaRouchians."<ref>[http://www.nizkor.org/ftp.cgi/orgs/american/ftp.py?orgs/american//political-research-associates/right.w.left ''Right Woos Left: Populist Party, LaRouchian, and Other Neo-fascist Overtures To Progressives, And Why They Must Be Rejected]'', Chip Berlet, Part 033 ''The JFK Conspiracy'' - November 22, 1993. Retireved from the Nizkor Project, October 29, 2007.</ref> Brandt said, "When it came to making a choice between Prouty and Berlet, it was a rather easy decision for me to make."<ref>http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=5315&pid=18679&mode=threaded&show=&st=&#entry18679</ref> Berlet undermined Brandt by convincing three other members to quite. Berlet said, "He was mad."<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cberlet/Archive_2005-06_2005-08#Red-baiting_Lie_Article.21</ref>
==Essjay Scandal==
==Essjay Scandal==