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Last month on Leftist trainspotters, someone referred to a 4-part series
of articles that appeared on WSWS.org making the case that Sylvia
Callen, James P. Cannon’s secretary, and Joe Hansen, one of the
long-time leaders of the SWP and Trotsky’s bodyguard in Coyoacan, were
GPU agents. I wrote a brief rejoinder but did not bother to read the
articles. More recently, a troll showed up on my blog to use my article
on Unz Review to bring up the same charges. He thought I had a lot of
nerve “policing” Norman Finkelstein’s affiliation with the neo-Nazi
website when I was a veteran of a group that was filled with agents
provocateurs and finks. When I asked him to substantiate this
accusation, he too brought up the WSWS.org articles.
After giving it some thought, I decided to have a look at the articles.
Although many veterans of the left understand that the Socialist
Equality Party (SEP) is a toxic cult, many less knowledgeable—including
Chris Hedges—give it respect that it does not deserve.
full:
https://louisproyect.org/2018/09/11/was-joseph-hansen-a-gpu-agent-a-reply-to-wsws-org/
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