Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism (Hardcover)

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“Liberals’ loyalty to the United States is off-limits as a subject of political debate. Why is the relative patriotism of the two parties the only issue that is out of bounds for rational discussion?”

In a stunning follow-up to her number one bestseller Slander, leading conservative pundit Ann Coulter contends that liberals have been wrong on every foreign policy issue, from the fight against Communism at home and abroad, the Nixon and the Clinton presidencies, and the struggle with the Soviet empire right up to today’s war on terrorism. “Liberals have a preternatural gift for always striking a position on the side of treason,” says Coulter. “Everyone says liberals love America, too. No, they don’t.” From Truman to Kennedy to Carter to Clinton, America has contained, appeased, and retreated, often sacrificing America’s best interests and security. With the fate of the world in the balance, liberals should leave the defense of the nation to conservatives.

Reexamining the sixty-year history of the Cold War and beyond—including the career of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the Whittaker Chambers–Alger Hiss affair, Ronald Reagan’s challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall,” the Gulf War, and our present war on terrorism—Coulter reveals how liberals have been horribly wrong in all their political analyses and policy prescriptions. McCarthy, exonerated by the Venona Papers if not before, was basically right about Soviet agents working for the U.S. government. Hiss turned out to be a high-ranking Soviet spy (who consulted Roosevelt at Yalta). Reagan, ridiculed throughout his presidency, ended up winning the Cold War. And George W. Bush, also an object of ridicule, has performed exceptionally in responding to America’s newest threats at home and abroad.

Coulter, who in Slander exposed a liberal bias in today’s media, also examines how history, especially in the latter half of the twentieth century, has been written by liberals and, therefore, distorted by their perspective. Far from being irrelevant today, her clearheaded and piercing view of what we’ve been through informs us perfectly for challenges today and in the future.

With Slander, Ann Coulter became the most recognized and talked-about conservative intellectual of the year. Treason, in many ways an even more controversial and prescient book, will ignite impassioned political debate at one of the most crucial moments in our history.

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?Liberals? loyalty to the United States is off-limits as a subject of political debate. Why is the relative patriotism of the two parties the only issue that is out of bounds for rational discussion??

In a stunning follow-up to her number one bestseller Slander, leading conservative pundit Ann Coulter contends that liberals have been wrong on every foreign policy issue, from the fight against Communism at home and abroad, the Nixon and the Clinton presidencies, and the struggle with the Soviet empire right up to today?s war on terrorism. ?Liberals have a preternatural gift for always striking a position on the side of treason,? says Coulter. ?Everyone says liberals love America, too. No, they don?t.? From Truman to Kennedy to Carter to Clinton, America has contained, appeased, and retreated, often sacrificing America?s best interests and security. With the fate of the world in the balance, liberals should leave the defense of the nation to conservatives.

Reexamining the sixty-year history of the Cold War and beyond?including the career of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the Whittaker Chambers?Alger Hiss affair, Ronald Reagan?s challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev to ?tear down this wall,? the Gulf War, and our present war on terrorism?Coulter reveals how liberals have been horribly wrong in all their political analyses and policy prescriptions. McCarthy, exonerated by the Venona Papers if not before, was basically right about Soviet agents working for the U.S. government. Hiss turned out to be a high-ranking Soviet spy (who consulted Roosevelt at Yalta). Reagan, ridiculed throughout his presidency, ended up winning the Cold War. And George W. Bush, also an object of ridicule, has performed exceptionally in responding to America?s newest threats at home and abroad.

Coulter, who in Slander exposed a liberal bias in today?s media, also examines how history, especially in the latter half of the twentieth century, has been written by liberals and, therefore, distorted by their perspective. Far from being irrelevant today, her clearheaded and piercing view of what we?ve been through informs us perfectly for challenges today and in the future.

With Slander, Ann Coulter became the most recognized and talked-about conservative intellectual of the year. Treason, in many ways an even more controversial and prescient book, will ignite impassioned political debate at one of the most crucial moments in our history.

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• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Crown Forum; 1 edition (June 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400050308
• ISBN-13: 978-1400050307
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
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82 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the facts Ma'am, July 11, 2003

By	R. Whitelaw "Rebel Broker" (Morgan Hill, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Back in the 1980's, while working on my degree in History in Silicon Valley, CA, I often found myself in heated arguments which fundamentally revolved around a single idea - McCarthy was right.

Years later, while teaching a History class at a High School, a new book was published about "Venona" - or decrypted soviet communications from before, during and after McCarthy's supposed reigh of terror. This evidence should have put to rest any questions regarding the accuracy and importance of McCarthy and his efforts.

I introduced this information since the history book provided by the district was clearly biased and inaccurate given the latest information. I was told to simply "teach the book" by administrators. I was not prevented from presenting the new information, but sticking to the book was the suggestion first offered.

Ms. Coulter, lays out all the facts in her latest work. Sprinkled with her usual witty jabs at those on the left, she takes the reader through a well documented and supported thesis.

However, its sad that works like this get couched in the usual left/right, democrat/republican hopper. Instead, you can simply read her claims and check for yourself. Its all there. All the sources are dutifully noted for the reader to fact check on their own.

The myth of who and what McCarthy is may never be corrected. A lie repeated often enough becomes the truth... particularly after half a century! Perhaps this will be a good way to discover how many years of facts it takes to restore the truth.

Interested in learning more? Simply do a search on Amazon for the word "Venona" in the book title. There are several works on the subject and they are astonishingly eye opening.

Finally, when reading books like this, always let the notations be your guide. If the bibliography does not have primary sources listed, its not likely to be worth your time - or its supposed "facts".

49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Annie got her gun, August 8, 2003

By	Eugene A Jewett "Eugene A Jewett" (Alexandria, Va. United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Just a wonderful book! Those like myself who actually read history and its nuances appreciate her insistance on being as historically factually accurate as possible. And rest assured this trait will not be found in her legion of detractors. As she averred in her prior book "Slander", they mostly just call names usually after they've just cited some trivial nugget of information which they then conclude collapses her entire argument; the fallacy of inductive logic writ large. Well, then she lets em have it again, with both barrels.

As Ann so accurately points out, the political Left has built all of their arguments re social, political and regulatory policy on a series of false premises. At the outset of the book she focuses on bringing some historical accuracy to the derivation of the phrase "McCarthyism", the bludgeon with which the Left has used to shout down any criticism that the Right might have of their socialist policies. All that most remember, who were alive at the time of the McCarthy hearings, is that the press was not friendly to tailgunner Joe, as they called him, and that he was made to appear a vile and disgusting human being. Well, Ann sets the record straight and pretty soon we find out that what really riled the Left was that McCarthy was right, there were hundreds of Communist agents who were taking their orders from Stalin in our government. But, have you noticed how many movies have been made by the loony leftists in Hollywood glorifying those who were questioned by the House Unamerican Activities Committee (HUAC) versus the number made about how many American lives were lost because their counterparts in government gave away our state secrets to a vicious Communist dictatorship? These movie moguls certainly use plenty of film to depict Hitler as a madman, but how many films have you seen on the evils of Communism and the stories of those killed and of those whose lives were ruined? The "Reds" around the globe killed many times more people than Hitler ever hoped to, but when will we see the equivalent of the Nuremberg Trials for these thugs? Ann Coulter is essentially asking these questions hence the title of her book "Treason" is an apt one.

Do you ever read about the evils of Communism in the New York Times? On ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC? NPR? Or in the Washington Post, Boston Globe or the L.A. Times? Ever notice how until recently you couldn't get a conservative book published thru the major publishers? Ask yourself "why?" Ann does a good job of getting at these questions in this seminal work.

It's utterly fascinating watching her defend herself and the statements in her book on television talk shows and in her weekly column. She's just got too much intellectual fire-power for the timid men who usually get their way by badgering a man. But, they can't do that the same way with her. She cites chapter and verse about why the democratic party is the party of treason and she makes her case. She's got the facts on her side and the Left can no longer get away with their "the emporers got new clothes" routine. She calls them on it in this book, over and over and over. He doesn't have "any" clothes, he's naked. It's the bleating of the sheep and there's more to come.

In her final chapter, she cites the lack of faith in God of the political Left and particulrly lets the ACLU have it between the eyes. After the latest of their antics re the Boy Scouts, they deserve every bit of it. To give her needed exposure to the general public the Fox network has her on almost nightly, over and over and over again, with those of the Left who would disabuse her of her notions on the true casting of history, McCarthy and otherwise; and she blows them away night after night.

Read this book. Don't be put off by the naysayers. It's important if we're to get America back going in the right direction again.

104 of 114 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and so true, October 30, 2005

By	Ralph B. Asher (Ft. Collins Colorado) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism (Paperback)

I was one of those brainwashed into thinking joe McCarthy was the problem instead of the solution and will now read the Evona Project and the other scholarly book recommended by Ann in this book. She is so clear and documents everything so well - unlike so many today who make up facts to support their premise. I don't always like her analogies - "... by Truman would be like appointing Bin Laden to secretary of state ..." type things - but her writing style is really fun. This particular book clarifies so many things that were confusing to me in my early years and I purchased copies for three friends. It is very important to see just what so many in America are doing today to undermine this great country. It is especially important for the liberals to read this book so that they can redirect their efforts so as to still accomplish their exalted aims without causing so much harm. This book really is a must read - especially by the media moguls who are causing so much harm with their "America is always wrong" reporting.