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Communist Party of the United States

1/28/18

The FBI’s Maoist Faction

by Aaron J. Leonard

A secret FBI plan to divide the Communist Party of the United States by starting a Maoist faction is finally coming to light.

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Communist Party of the United States

The FBI’s Maoist Faction

by Aaron J. Leonard