2011-03-31, 04:53 PM
kanevaldier Wrote:I dont think so. Having looked at many sources of information, not just wikipedia, I have found quite a bit out. First as it relates to perjury, he was convicted of that on 2 counts. The only reason he was not convicted of espionage was because the statute of limitations had run out. One of the many flaws of or judicial system. Anyway, in order to commit perjury, you have to lie and get caught in the lie and that is exactly what happened. That said there is evidence to back up the claim that he was a spy for russia but that is another topic.
> what you said initially is not made true by this post. and i really don't think you're familiar with the case at all. The man never changed his story one time. chambers did. then he magically produced documents that were typed on hiss's typerwriter which hiss had not had for some years. this evidence would got laughed out of court in an instant today. He's an obvious victim of witch hunting and a means for chambers to save his own ass from his former communist involvement. INCLUDING BEING A DOCUMENTED SPY FOR THE SOVIETS. But hey, that doesn't consistentatly destroy someones credibility. especially when it's beyond a shadow of a doubt that hev (chambers) was a spy. The man solely responsible for any stains on Hiss's records is a turncoat. You discredit hiss because he was an alleged spy. BUT IGNORE THAT THE SOURCE OF THE ALLEGATION WAS A KNOWN, ADMITTED, AND DOCUMENTED SPY WHO LIED UNDER OATH SEVERAL TIMES.
[sarcasm] You're consistent and levelheaded and what you're doing isn't a complete failed ad hominem[/sarcasm]