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:(a) "being named" is not specific enough; should read "being named as holding CPUSA membership", or "being named a spy". Those are two ''entirely different'' things. (b) giving testimony is not the same as being investigated; the person giving testimony may have been subpoenaed to answer question about the activities within an institution, organization, or of other persons. Further, the fact the person giving testimony may have held CPUSA membership, but was not themself being actively investigated, hardly qualifies them as being a victim. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 14:17, 18 March 2007 (EDT)
:(a) "being named" is not specific enough; should read "being named as holding CPUSA membership", or "being named a spy". Those are two ''entirely different'' things. (b) giving testimony is not the same as being investigated; the person giving testimony may have been subpoenaed to answer question about the activities within an institution, organization, or of other persons. Further, the fact the person giving testimony may have held CPUSA membership, but was not themself being actively investigated, hardly qualifies them as being a victim. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 14:17, 18 March 2007 (EDT)
:(c) Argueing over numbers, i.e. was it 205, 87, 57 etc. is moot at this point. Would you agree?
:(c) Argueing over numbers, i.e. was it 205, 87, 57 etc. is moot at this point. Would you agree?
According to Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, "investigate" means "to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry." That most certainly applies to testimony in which the witness is repeatedly questioned about his or her beliefs and his or her personal and professional life.
And I'm not "arguing over numbers." There is no question that McCarthy gave three different numbers within a few days, and no argument about that. It's not "moot to this point" because it was that variation in McCarthy's claims that caused many observers to be skeptical about them. --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 13:07, 19 March 2007 (EDT)
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