11. If you read the literature on Cold War Nazi recruitment, James Burnham's name pops up from time to time, in background.
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12. Burnham's title was consultant to CIA émigré program. He worked with Ukrainians & Poles interested in Rollback.
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13. Big political divisions in CIA in 1940s/1950s was between liberals (who sponsored non-communist left) and rightists like Burnham
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14. Burnham thought non-communist left unreliable allies in war against communism. Preferred working with the hard right.
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15. When Eichmann captured in 1961, von Bolschwing was worried that he was next. CIA said, don't worry, we'll look after you.
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16. When Eichmann captured, National Review published countless editorials thundering against persecution of Nazi war criminals.
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17. National Review argued that those who wanted to prosecute Nazi war criminals belonged to the "hate Germany movement."
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18. For more on National Review and Nazism (and fascism) see here:http://sanseverything.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/goldbergs-fascism-and-the-real-thing/ …
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@MarkAmesExiled My extended twitter essay on this is now in one convenient spot on storify: https://storify.com/JeetHeer1/the-cia-nazi-recruitment-and-national-review …1 reply 3 retweets 2 likes -
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@HeerJeet@billmon1@MarkAmesExiled CIA recruitment of Nazis never a secret. Many spy novelists used it as plot devices over the years.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@torontomush @billmon1 @MarkAmesExiled No, not a secret but new revelations show surprising extent of program & high level of officials
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