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| − | The '''U.S. Peace Council''' was a [[Soviet]] controlled direct action committee | + | The '''U.S. Peace Council''' was a [[Soviet]] controlled direct action committee founded in the late 1970's.<ref>[http://www.wintersoldier.com/staticpages/index.php?page=KGBKerry Did the KGB use John Kerry?], Wintersoldier.com; <small>"Abe Feinglass would go on to become ...a founding member of the WPC's U.S. chapter, the U.S. Peace Council, in November 1979. Feinglass was a sponsor of various other [[CPUSA]] fronts including those honoring identified Soviet agent [[Steve Nelson]]. [Nelson was the leader of the CP front, Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (Invitation, 2/16/75, and Cong. Rec. of 3/22/75, E 1365 & 11/19/75, E 6261).] Feinglass was also a speaker at the "tribute" to [[Jessica Smith]] and the CP-Soviet propaganda publication ''New World Review'' (Feb. 1, 1976), and helped host the WPC "Dialogue on Disarmament and Detente" in Washington, D.C., from Jan. 25-28, 1978 (CP's ''Daily World'', p.8 with photo).</small></ref> After [[NATO]]'s decision to deploy a new generation of strategic nuclear warheads in [[Europe]] and U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s planned defense modernization program, Soviet [[CPSU]] General Secretary [[Leonid Brezhnev]] issued a call before the Twenty-Sixth Community Party Congress on February 23 1981.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=_PZy-U7G2EMC&dq=U.S.+Peace+Council%2Bkgb&source=gbs_navlinks_s The Apocalyptic premise : Nuclear Arms Debated], By Ernest W. Lefever, E. Stephen Hunt, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C., 1982, pp. 127-137.</ref> The [[KGB]]'s International Department instantly triggered [[active measure]] throughout the world to implement the strategy. |
Three days of organizational meetings were held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. attended by approximately 275 to 300 people from thirty-three states, [[Great Britain]], and the Soviet Union. Two KGB Officers were in attendance, [[Oleg Bogdonav]] an Internal Department specialist in Active Measures, and [[Yuri S, Kapralov]], a KGB Officer assigned to the [[United States]] since 1978 and dedicated to penetrating "peace movements." Kapralov was a member of the discussion panel. | Three days of organizational meetings were held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. attended by approximately 275 to 300 people from thirty-three states, [[Great Britain]], and the Soviet Union. Two KGB Officers were in attendance, [[Oleg Bogdonav]] an Internal Department specialist in Active Measures, and [[Yuri S, Kapralov]], a KGB Officer assigned to the [[United States]] since 1978 and dedicated to penetrating "peace movements." Kapralov was a member of the discussion panel. | ||
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In the 1990's [[Leslie Cagan]],<ref>[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/printindividualProfile.asp?indid=629 Leslie Cagan] discoverthenetworks.org</ref> a longtime pro-[[Castro]] communist, became the organizations official coordinator. | In the 1990's [[Leslie Cagan]],<ref>[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/printindividualProfile.asp?indid=629 Leslie Cagan] discoverthenetworks.org</ref> a longtime pro-[[Castro]] communist, became the organizations official coordinator. | ||
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Revision as of 00:16, July 24, 2009
The U.S. Peace Council was a Soviet controlled direct action committee founded in the late 1970's.[1] After NATO's decision to deploy a new generation of strategic nuclear warheads in Europe and U.S. President Ronald Reagan's planned defense modernization program, Soviet CPSU General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev issued a call before the Twenty-Sixth Community Party Congress on February 23 1981.[2] The KGB's International Department instantly triggered active measure throughout the world to implement the strategy.
Three days of organizational meetings were held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. attended by approximately 275 to 300 people from thirty-three states, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. Two KGB Officers were in attendance, Oleg Bogdonav an Internal Department specialist in Active Measures, and Yuri S, Kapralov, a KGB Officer assigned to the United States since 1978 and dedicated to penetrating "peace movements." Kapralov was a member of the discussion panel.
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held hearings in 1982 in which Edward J. O'Malley, assistant FBI director in charge of the bureau's intelligence division testified that KGB officers were instructed "to devote serious attention to the antiwar movement in the United States," and that a Communist-front group, the U.S. Peace Council, was among the organizers of a June 1982 huge peace protest in New York City.[3]
In the 1990's Leslie Cagan,[4] a longtime pro-Castro communist, became the organizations official coordinator.
References
- ↑ Did the KGB use John Kerry?, Wintersoldier.com; "Abe Feinglass would go on to become ...a founding member of the WPC's U.S. chapter, the U.S. Peace Council, in November 1979. Feinglass was a sponsor of various other CPUSA fronts including those honoring identified Soviet agent Steve Nelson. [Nelson was the leader of the CP front, Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (Invitation, 2/16/75, and Cong. Rec. of 3/22/75, E 1365 & 11/19/75, E 6261).] Feinglass was also a speaker at the "tribute" to Jessica Smith and the CP-Soviet propaganda publication New World Review (Feb. 1, 1976), and helped host the WPC "Dialogue on Disarmament and Detente" in Washington, D.C., from Jan. 25-28, 1978 (CP's Daily World, p.8 with photo).
- ↑ The Apocalyptic premise : Nuclear Arms Debated, By Ernest W. Lefever, E. Stephen Hunt, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C., 1982, pp. 127-137.
- ↑ The KGB: Eyes of the Kremlin, Time magazine, Feb. 14, 1983.
- ↑ Leslie Cagan discoverthenetworks.org