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02-22-2009, 08:28 PM
In December 1961, the vice consul of the Soviet embassy in Helsinki Finland, Anatoliy Golitsyn, defected to the West. Since then, he's authored two books:
Amazon: New Lies For Old (http://www.amazon.com/New-Lies-Old-Anatoliy-Golitsyn/dp/0945001134)
Amazon: The Perestroika Deception: Memoranda to the Central Intelligence Agency (http://www.amazon.com/Perestroika-Deception-Memoranda-Central-Intelligence/dp/189979803X/ref=pd_sim_b_njs_1/190-1112074-1279648)
Google Video: The McIlhany Report - Perestroika Deception Interview with Christopher Story (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3625436796243208628&ei=2gyiScLdApLO2QKs4eiODg&q=peristrokia+deception)
In the book, New Lies For Old, Golitsyn writes specifically of the Manifesto produced by the 81'st Party Congress (of November 1960) and the new long range communist policy, vis-a-vis the West.
Long Range Communist Strategy
1) Scissors Strategy Soviet Russia and Red China would voluntarily "split" from each other. That this split would be false and was designed to assuage fears of the West of a monolithic and powerful Communism. That while this split was in effect, each power, China and Russia, would play one against the other. Sometimes Red China would be the West's "friend" against Russia, and vice versa; which ever one was the "friend" would drain the West of as much aid and technology as possible and build up it's strength, modernizing their infrastructure. The West would be weakened, the Reds strengthened. This was something known as the "scissors strategy".
2) False Liberalization of Soviet Union and Satellites. Golitsyn claims that this was nothing new, that the Soviet Union had done this before to gain aid from the West...it was just the extent and scale that was new. He states that the first modern false liberalization experiment of Czechoslovakia ("Prague Spring", 1968) was found to be a roaring success (i.e. the West had bought it hook, line, and sinker, and fell all over themselves to extend aid to the Czechs). He states the 1968 manifestation was not real as it was top down, instituted by party workers, and not emanating from the people themselves. And that the Czech party structures remained as they were after the fact, little changed. Goltisyn felt the "Prague Spring" would serve as a template for the later false liberalization campaigns of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The ultimate purpose of the false liberalization campaign was to convince the West that communism had died a natural death and further to gain massive aid further weakening the enemies of the Soviets while strengthening themselves.
New Lies For Old, pg.339
The "liberalization" would be spectacular and impressive. Formal pronouncements might be made about a reduction in the communist party's role; its monopoly would be apparently curtailed. An ostensible separation of powers between the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary might be introduced...The KGB would be "reformed". Dissidents at home would be amnestied; those in exile abroad would be allowed to return, and some would take up positions of leadership in government...The creative arts and cultural and scientific organizations, such as the writers' unions and Academy of Sciences, would become apparently more independent, as would the trade unions. Political clubs would be opened to nonmembers of the communist party. Leading dissidents might form one or more political parties. Censorship would be relaxed; controversial books, plays, films, and art would be published, performed, and exhibited. Many prominent Soviet performing artist now abroad would return to the Soviet Union and resume their professional careers. Constitutional amendments would be adopted to guarantee fulfillment of the Helsinki agreements and a semblance of complaince would be maintained. There would be greater freedom for Soviet citizens to travel. Western and United Nations observers would be invited to the Soviet Union to witness the reforms in action.
And What does Golitsyn have to say for the false liberalization campaign in Eastern Europe..specifically East Germany?
New Lies For Old, pg. 340
If it should be extended to East Germany, demolition of the Berlin Wall might even be contemplated.
3) Disarmament and Convergence
Golitsyn writes that with communism apparently no longer a threat "A massive US defense budget might be found no longer justified." As for ultimate convergence of the West with communism Golitsyn envisions a strengthened and reconstituted, post "false liberalization" Soviet Union openly joining forces with an also strengthened Red China to crush what remains of the West.
New Lies For Old, pg. 345-346
After successful use of the scissors strategy a Sino-Soviet reconciliation could be expected. It is contemplated and implied by the long-range policy and by strategic disinformation on the split.
...Before long, the communist strategists might be persuaded that the balance had swung irreversibly in their favor....The Scissors strategy [ed. of Soviet Union and China] would give way to the strategy of "one clenched fist." At that point the shift in the political and military balance would be plain for all to see. Convergence would not be between two equal parties, but would be on terms dictated...The argument for accommodation with the overwhelming strength of communism would be virtually unanswerable. Pressures would build up for changes in the American political and economic system...Traditional conservatives would be isolated and driven toward extremism. They might become the victims of a new McCarthyism of the left. The Soviet dissidents who are now extolled as heroes of the resistance to Soviet communism would play an active part in arguing for convergence.
Golitsyn's antidote to this, though he came up with it 20 years ago. He felt that the West should be brutally honest towards its own past and current behaviors towards not only it's own nations states and peoples but towards other non-Western peoples as well. He felt this would strengthen non-communists and weaken the power of the reds, even the power it held over its own. Being that the mutated thing we deal with, the multi-cult, rad-liberalism, Marxism, etc, feeds off of mistakes in moral judgment when we have made them (every person and people make mistakes at times), this entirely makes sense. It would be similar to the manner that a person strengthens their immune system by eating right, working out, drinking good clean water, etc. The strong morals of our own persons and peoples are our immunity and strength.
Amazon: New Lies For Old (http://www.amazon.com/New-Lies-Old-Anatoliy-Golitsyn/dp/0945001134)
Amazon: The Perestroika Deception: Memoranda to the Central Intelligence Agency (http://www.amazon.com/Perestroika-Deception-Memoranda-Central-Intelligence/dp/189979803X/ref=pd_sim_b_njs_1/190-1112074-1279648)
Google Video: The McIlhany Report - Perestroika Deception Interview with Christopher Story (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3625436796243208628&ei=2gyiScLdApLO2QKs4eiODg&q=peristrokia+deception)
In the book, New Lies For Old, Golitsyn writes specifically of the Manifesto produced by the 81'st Party Congress (of November 1960) and the new long range communist policy, vis-a-vis the West.
Long Range Communist Strategy
1) Scissors Strategy Soviet Russia and Red China would voluntarily "split" from each other. That this split would be false and was designed to assuage fears of the West of a monolithic and powerful Communism. That while this split was in effect, each power, China and Russia, would play one against the other. Sometimes Red China would be the West's "friend" against Russia, and vice versa; which ever one was the "friend" would drain the West of as much aid and technology as possible and build up it's strength, modernizing their infrastructure. The West would be weakened, the Reds strengthened. This was something known as the "scissors strategy".
2) False Liberalization of Soviet Union and Satellites. Golitsyn claims that this was nothing new, that the Soviet Union had done this before to gain aid from the West...it was just the extent and scale that was new. He states that the first modern false liberalization experiment of Czechoslovakia ("Prague Spring", 1968) was found to be a roaring success (i.e. the West had bought it hook, line, and sinker, and fell all over themselves to extend aid to the Czechs). He states the 1968 manifestation was not real as it was top down, instituted by party workers, and not emanating from the people themselves. And that the Czech party structures remained as they were after the fact, little changed. Goltisyn felt the "Prague Spring" would serve as a template for the later false liberalization campaigns of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The ultimate purpose of the false liberalization campaign was to convince the West that communism had died a natural death and further to gain massive aid further weakening the enemies of the Soviets while strengthening themselves.
New Lies For Old, pg.339
The "liberalization" would be spectacular and impressive. Formal pronouncements might be made about a reduction in the communist party's role; its monopoly would be apparently curtailed. An ostensible separation of powers between the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary might be introduced...The KGB would be "reformed". Dissidents at home would be amnestied; those in exile abroad would be allowed to return, and some would take up positions of leadership in government...The creative arts and cultural and scientific organizations, such as the writers' unions and Academy of Sciences, would become apparently more independent, as would the trade unions. Political clubs would be opened to nonmembers of the communist party. Leading dissidents might form one or more political parties. Censorship would be relaxed; controversial books, plays, films, and art would be published, performed, and exhibited. Many prominent Soviet performing artist now abroad would return to the Soviet Union and resume their professional careers. Constitutional amendments would be adopted to guarantee fulfillment of the Helsinki agreements and a semblance of complaince would be maintained. There would be greater freedom for Soviet citizens to travel. Western and United Nations observers would be invited to the Soviet Union to witness the reforms in action.
And What does Golitsyn have to say for the false liberalization campaign in Eastern Europe..specifically East Germany?
New Lies For Old, pg. 340
If it should be extended to East Germany, demolition of the Berlin Wall might even be contemplated.
3) Disarmament and Convergence
Golitsyn writes that with communism apparently no longer a threat "A massive US defense budget might be found no longer justified." As for ultimate convergence of the West with communism Golitsyn envisions a strengthened and reconstituted, post "false liberalization" Soviet Union openly joining forces with an also strengthened Red China to crush what remains of the West.
New Lies For Old, pg. 345-346
After successful use of the scissors strategy a Sino-Soviet reconciliation could be expected. It is contemplated and implied by the long-range policy and by strategic disinformation on the split.
...Before long, the communist strategists might be persuaded that the balance had swung irreversibly in their favor....The Scissors strategy [ed. of Soviet Union and China] would give way to the strategy of "one clenched fist." At that point the shift in the political and military balance would be plain for all to see. Convergence would not be between two equal parties, but would be on terms dictated...The argument for accommodation with the overwhelming strength of communism would be virtually unanswerable. Pressures would build up for changes in the American political and economic system...Traditional conservatives would be isolated and driven toward extremism. They might become the victims of a new McCarthyism of the left. The Soviet dissidents who are now extolled as heroes of the resistance to Soviet communism would play an active part in arguing for convergence.
Golitsyn's antidote to this, though he came up with it 20 years ago. He felt that the West should be brutally honest towards its own past and current behaviors towards not only it's own nations states and peoples but towards other non-Western peoples as well. He felt this would strengthen non-communists and weaken the power of the reds, even the power it held over its own. Being that the mutated thing we deal with, the multi-cult, rad-liberalism, Marxism, etc, feeds off of mistakes in moral judgment when we have made them (every person and people make mistakes at times), this entirely makes sense. It would be similar to the manner that a person strengthens their immune system by eating right, working out, drinking good clean water, etc. The strong morals of our own persons and peoples are our immunity and strength.