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An ugly sectarian dispute between two far leftist writers reared its head in Wikipedia in 2005 and continues to plague the project. The feud had been dormant, yet unresolved, until the necessity to elevate a “controversial expert” above the level of “partisan and extreme,” which would have precluded using the so-called “expert” as "a source for anything other than himself,” as Wikipedia's ever fluid policies dictate.

An ugly sectarian dispute between two far leftist writers reared its head in Wikipedia in 2005 and continues to plague the project. The feud had been dormant, yet unresolved, until the necessity to elevate a “controversial expert” above the level of “partisan and extreme,” which would have precluded using the so-called “expert” as "a source for anything other than himself,” as Wikipedia's ever fluid policies dictate.

[[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 Prouty 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 Prouty 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 idiosyncratic 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 Berlet's words, "LaRouche-defender Fletcher Prouty"  and in the same breath stated "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 responded, "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 furhter undermined Brandt by convincing three other members to quit, and stated, "He was mad."<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cberlet/Archive_2005-06_2005-08#Red-baiting_Lie_Article.21</ref>

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 Berlet's words, "LaRouche-defender Fletcher Prouty” and in the same breath stated "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. Retrieved from the Nizkor Project, October 29, 2007.</ref>  Brandt responded, "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 further undermined Brandt by convincing three other members to quit, and added, "He was mad."<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cberlet/Archive_2005-06_2005-08#Red-baiting_Lie_Article.21</ref>

 

Berlet stated, "This complaint was written by Daniel Brandt," and a Daniel Brandt entry on Wikipedia soon was created.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cberlet/Archive_2005-06_2005-08#Red-baiting_Lie_Article.21</ref>

==Essjay Scandal==

==Essjay Scandal==