Left-Wing Deniers All decent people dismiss Holocaust deniers and other Nazi apologists with ridicule and contempt. Unfortunately, left-wing apologists for genocide and mass murder elicit no such reaction. This page is intended to correct that double standard. * = denial material General Leopold Labedz, Of Myths and Horrors [PDF]           In the aftermath of the Cambodian killing fields, a leading Sovietologist shows how the “progressive” left           supported totalitarian terror and mass slaughter while cultivating a self-image of pristine innocence. Arch Puddington, The Wounds of Glasnost           On American leftist nostalgia for the Soviet era. Paul Hollander, Soviet Terror, American Amnesia           Explores the blatant double standards in academic and media discussion of Soviet and Nazi mass murder. Paul Hollander, Which God Has Failed?           The intellectual left’s grotesque reaction to the demise of communism. Wojciech Roszkowski, In the House of the Hanged Man [PDF]           A leading Polish intellectual addresses the standard excuses offered by apologists for communist crimes. Individuals David Pryce-Jones, If Commissars Wrote History Neil McInnes, The Long Goodbye - And Eric’s Consoling Lies David Pryce-Jones, Stalin’s Professor David Pryce-Jones, Eric Hobsbawm: Lying to the Credulous Paul Hollander, A Man of Faith           Communist historian Eric Hobsbawm openly justifies the murder of millions. Leszek Kolakowski, My Correct Views About Everything [PDF]           The brilliant philosopher mercilessly exposes New Left guru E. P. Thompson. Anders Lewis, An Ugly Anti-American           The totalitarian propaganda of New Left historian Gabriel Kolko. Ian Williams, Ramsey Clark, The War Criminal’s Best Friend Michelle Malkin, Ramsey Clark’s Bloody Resume           Former US Attorney-General and radical leftist Ramsey Clark defends every anti-American mass murderer           he can find. Gerard Jackson, How the Diseased Left See the World           Apt comment on the communist apologetics of Philip Adams. - Soviet Apologists: -- Bolshevik Apologists Richard Pipes, 1917 and the Revisionists           “Revisionist” historians portrayed the Bolshevik coup as a popular revolution. -- Ukraine Genocide Deniers James Mace, Letter: Ukraine Genocide Deniers           The history of attempts to deny the famine-genocide. Roman Serbyn, The Last Stand of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide Deniers           Answers a notorious communist denial tract. Taras Kuzio, Denial of Ukrainian Famine and Terror Continues Unabated David Marples, Debating the Undebatable? Ukraine Famine of 1932-33           Academic Mark Tauger maintains that the famine had no political causes - even though the communists           exported grain supplies, prevented international famine relief and blocked the escape of the victims! -- Sovietologists Paul Mitchinson, Another Kremlin Apologist? Gabriel Schoenfeld, Review of Getty and Naumov [PDF]           The contortions of discredited revisionist historian J. Arch Getty. Robert Conquest, Stalin: The Revised Edition           Crushing review of academic denier Robert Thurston. Misunderstood Stalin “Killed Only 1.3m”           Oxford University Press gives the deniers a platform. George Walden, Back to the Soviet Future           Historian Moshe Lewin attempts to rehabilitate the Soviet dictatorship. -- Extremists How Shaw Defended Stalin’s Mass Killings           George Bernard Shaw denied the Great Famine and justified the Great Terror. Richard Grenier, The Shrillest Stalinist           Bertolt Brecht was another totalitarian playwright. Jason Maoz, The Abominable Izzy Stone           Radical journalist I. F. Stone was notorious for his Soviet sympathies. Rocco DiPippo, A Scholar For Stalin           On the denial propaganda of English professor Grover Furr. Ronald Radosh, The Left’s Lion           Historian Eric Foner regrets the demise of the USSR. * William Blum, The Wonderful World of Anti-Communism           Bin Laden’s recommended radical doubts that Stalin murdered millions. - China Apologists Alan H. Ryskind, Red Refugees Refute Old China Hand [PDF]           Edgar Snow was undoubtedly the worst of the Maoist sycophants. * William Hinton, On the Role of Mao Zedong           William Hinton was a lifelong champion of the Maoist revolution. Edward Friedman, Review of Critical Perspectives on Mao Zedong’s Thought Keith Windschuttle, Mao and the Australian Maoists           The role of academics in defending one of history’s bloodiest tyrants. Livingstone Compares Poll Tax Riots to China Massacre Editorial, Ditch Livingstone           London Mayor and radical leftist Ken Livingstone belittles the Tiananmen Square massacre. Jamyang Norbu, Acme of Obscenity: Tom Grunfeld and The Making of Modern Tibet           Eviscerates a pseudo-scholarly tract on the Chinese communist record in Tibet. - North Korea Apologists Anders Lewis, Useful Idiot Paul Hollander, Pariah Lies           Historian Bruce Cumings is the premier academic apologist for the North Korean mass murderers. - North Vietnam/Viet Cong Apologists -- Land Reform Apologists Anita Lauve Nutt, On the Question of Communist Reprisals in Vietnam [PDF]           Refutes various arguments by left-wing deniers of North Vietnam’s land reform bloodbath. * Gareth Porter, The Myth of the Bloodbath: North Vietnam’s Land Reform Reconsidered [PDF]           The key bloodbath denial document, relying on official communist propaganda sources. Robert F. Turner, Expert Punctures “No Bloodbath” Myth: Gareth Porter Refuted [PDF]           Point-by-point refutation of Porter’s thesis. Porter could barely speak the language he accused others of           mistranslating! He never responded to Turner’s article. Hoang Van Chi, Reply to Gareth Porter [PDF]           An early historian of the land reform rebuts the charge that he was a CIA propagandist. -- War Crimes Deniers * Gareth Porter, The 1968 “Hue Massacre” [PDF] * Edward Herman and Gareth Porter, The Myth of the Hue Massacre [PDF]           Porter strikes again: this time he is denying the Viet Cong massacre of thousands in the South Vietnamese           city of Hue. Unfortunately for his thesis, the communists have repeatedly admitted to the massacre. Robert F. Turner, The Fonda Fallacies: Why Jane Fonda Was Wrong, and Why It Matters Today Robert J. Caldwell, She’s Still Hanoi Jane           On Jane Fonda’s conduct during the Vietnam War. -- Bloodbath Deniers * Sophie and Paul Quinn-Judge, Viet Nam: Reunification and Reconciliation [PDF]           Radical leftists express their “wonder and excitement” at the communist takeover of South Vietnam and,           for good measure, paint a glowing picture of the reeducation camps. Stuart Elliott, Americans Still Traveling Down the Ho Chi Minh Trail           Sickening account of the conduct of Gareth Porter, Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk and other “apologists           engaged in the systematic cover-up of genocide and gross violations of human rights.” * Vietnam: A Time For Healing and Compassion [PDF]           Radical leftists deny that there was any bloodbath or reprisal policy and suggest that the communist           dictatorship “should be hailed for its moderation and for its extraordinary effort to achieve reconciliation           among all of its people.” * The Truth About Vietnam [PDF]           Radical leftists explicitly endorse the reeducation camps while proclaiming that under communism,           “Vietnam now enjoys human rights as it has never known in history.” Gerard Jackson, The Lies and Hypocrisy of the America-Hating John Pilger           The squalid performance of the “investigative journalist” John Pilger, who tried to conceal communist           guilt for the mass drowning of the boat people and the attempted starvation of millions in Cambodia. Mark D. Tooley, Hanoi Lifted Me           On the shameful conduct of the National Council of Churches in present-day Vietnam. - Khmer Rouge Apologists Michael Ezra, The Pol Pot Precedent           An excellent summary. See also my posts in the comments section. Stuart Elliott, From Collective Guilt to Collective Silence           A report on the far left’s early reaction to “one of the most brutal bloodbaths of modern history.” * Human Rights in Cambodia: pp1-10 pp11-25 pp26-40 pp41-56 pp57-70 [PDF]           Congressional hearings in which David Chandler expressed agnosticism about the bloodbath reports and           Gareth Porter openly defended the Khmer Rouge. Porter’s performance was considered so disgraceful           that one Senator compared him to apologists for Nazism. Sophal Ear, The Khmer Rouge Canon 1975-1979: The Standard Total Academic View on Cambodia [PDF]           Important study documenting the academic campaign to defend the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian           genocide. The deniers included Gareth Porter, George Hildebrand, Malcolm Caldwell, Noam Chomsky           and Edward Herman. * The Thoughts of Ben Kiernan [PDF] Sophal Ear, One Side of the Two-Sided Switch: Benedict Kiernan and the Khmer Rouge           The shocking record of scholar Ben Kiernan, who supported the Khmer Rouge during the slaughter and           then defended the brutal dictatorship imposed by communist Vietnam. Kiernan has been described as           “poacher-turned-gamekeeper in the field of genocide.” - Cuba Apologists -- Myths Norman Luxenburg, Castro’s Effect on Life in Cuba [PDF] Alfred G. Cuzan, The Undisputable Achievement of the Cuban Revolution [PDF] Kirby Smith and Hugo Llorens, Renaissance and Decay [PDF]           Refutations of the propaganda fantasies about stunning advances in welfare under communism. Lawrence Solomon, Bad Cuban Medicine Lawrence Solomon, Fidel Batista! Lawrence Solomon, Cuba’s Cruel Joke           Investigative series reporting mass poverty under the communists. Jay Nordlinger, The Myth of Cuban Health Care Humberto Fontova, Moore’s Pro-Castro Propaganda Hides Cuban Suffering           On the filmmaker-clown’s grotesque propaganda documentary Sicko. -- Mythmakers Jeff Jacoby, Castro’s Cheerleaders           The seemingly endless list of apologists for the Castro dictatorship. Alvaro Vargas Llosa, The Killing Machine: Che Guevara, From Communist Firebrand to Capitalist Brand           The absurd distortions of the Guevara cultists. * Human Rights and Cuba           Left-wing liars proclaim that in Cuba “there has not been a single case of disappearance, torture or           extra-judicial execution since 1959.” Signatories include Harold Pinter, Tariq Ali, José Saramago,           Rigoberta Menchu, Nadine Gordimer, Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover and Ramsey Clark. Michael C. Moynihan, Still Stuck on Castro           Fawning media coverage of Castro’s retirement. - Sandinista Apologists Alfred G. Cuzan, Tourists Duped by Sandinistas [PDF] Alfred G. Cuzan, The Latin American Studies Association vs. the United States: The Verdict of History [PDF]           Radical leftists, having learned nothing, flocked to worship another totalitarian dictatorship. Alfred G. Cuzan, The Nicaraguan Election [PDF] Robert S. Leiken et al., The Nicaraguan Tangle: Another Exchange           Sandinista apologists fell over themselves to assert the authenticity of the rigged 1984 election. - Ethnic Cleansing Apologists Marko Attila Hoare, Nothing is Left Marko Attila Hoare, The Left Revisionists Marko Attila Hoare, Srebrenica and the London Bombings: The “Anti-War” Link           On the far-left campaign to whitewash the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia. Deniers discussed include           Noam Chomsky, Edward Herman, Michael Parenti, Michel Chossudovsky, Diana Johnstone, John Pilger           and Harold Pinter. Balkan Witness, Bosnia / Kosovo           Articles debunking far-left deniers such as Noam Chomsky, Edward Herman, Diana Johnstone, Ramsey           Clark, John Pilger and William Blum. Alan Kocevic, Proving Genocide in Bosnia           Diana Johnstone’s denial arguments answered. - Baathist Apologists Charles M. Brown, Confessions of an Anti-Sanctions Activist           How radical leftists allowed themselves to become propaganda tools of the Iraqi mass murderers. * John Pilger, Crime Against Humanity [PDF] * William Blum, Great Moments in the History of Imperialism Respect Watch, Galloway Backs Saddam’s Bloody Deputy           Radical leftists argue that Iraqis were better off under Saddam Hussein and champion his murderous           foreign minister. Oliver Kamm, Propagandists For Barbarism           Trotskyists line up to celebrate the terrorist mass murderers in Iraq. - 9/11 Deniers Panoply of the Absurd “Judeosphere,” Conspiracy Theorists of the World, Unite!           The lies of the 9/11 conspiracy theorists. Mark Roberts, Loose Change Creators Speak [PDF] Mark Roberts, Loose Change Second Edition Viewer Guide “Internet Detectives,” Loose Change           The lies of Chomsky cultist Dylan Avery and his comrades, who cite neo-Nazi Holocaust deniers and           publicly ridicule 9/11 victims. “Archontan,” Michael Moore on Afghanistan           The filmmaker-clown explains his doubts about bin Laden’s guilt. Media James Mace, Collaboration in the Suppression of the Ukrainian Famine           How publications such as the New York Times and The Nation effectively concealed the worst peacetime           mass murder in the history of Europe. Media Research Center, Back to the “Peaceable” Paradise: Media Soldiers For the Seizure of Elian           The successful campaign to deport a child whose mother had given her life to free him from totalitarian           slavery. - New York Times Marco Carynnyk, The New York Times and the Great Famine Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times and the Moscow Show Trials [PDF, 2.1 MB]           America’s premier newspaper whitewashed the Ukrainian genocide and the Soviet purges. Carl D. McMurray and Charles W. Dunn, Castro and the New York Times: An Image in Transition [PDF]           The newspaper’s disastrous misreporting of Cuba. * Sidney Schanberg, Indochina Without Americans: For Most a Better Life           This infamous article was published days before the Khmer Rouge victory. - The Nation Thomas S. Garlinghouse, Stalin’s Apologists at The Nation           America’s best-known “progressive” magazine has a sordid record of apologetics for Soviet mass murder. * Alexander Cockburn, A Million Here, A Million There           Cockburn’s infamous column claiming that “Stalin did not plan or seek to accomplish genocide.” * Editorial, Blood-Bath Talk [PDF] * Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman, Distortions at Fourth Hand           The Nation defends the Khmer Rouge. Abraham H. Foxman, Letter to The Nation           The Nation is caught running an ad for Holocaust deniers. - Z Magazine Oliver Kamm, Chomsky’s Outlets           Kamm exposes a Holocaust denier at Z Magazine. Balkan Witness, Debate: The Srebrenica Massacre           Z Magazine contributor Edward Herman denies the Srebrenica massacre, prompting outraged replies. Balkan Witness, Edward Herman on the Lists of Missing at Srebrenica           Evidence refuting Z Magazine’s denial of the Srebrenica massacre. - The Guardian * Seumas Milne, Catastroika Has Not Only Been a Disaster For Russia * Seumas Milne, The Battle For History * Seumas Milne, Communism May Be Dead, But Clearly Not Dead Enough “Harry’s Place,” So Goodbye Then, Seumas Milne           Denier stands up for Stalin, laments the demise of the USSR and thanks communist mass murderers for           their “genuine idealism and commitment.” * John Gittings, A Great Leap Backward?           Denier tries to rehabilitate Mao. * Seumas Milne, Why the US Fears Cuba * Brian Wilson, Revolution Revisited * Richard Gott, The Future of the Revolution in the Hands of Teenage Pump Attendants           Deniers champion the Castro dictatorship. * Jonathan Steele, Darfur Wasn’t Genocide and Sudan is Not a Terrorist State           Denial of the genocide in Darfur. - New Statesman * Christopher Hitchens, Iraq Flexes Arab Muscle           Britain’s main “progressive” magazine admired the Baathist mass murderers. * Neil Clark, Milosevic: Prisoner of Conscience           Portrays the Serbian ex-dictator as a persecuted socialist dissident. * James Sparshatt, The Communist Heaven That is Cuba * John McDonnell, Why Cuba is a Beacon           The titles say it all. Institutions - Institute for Policy Studies * Gareth Porter, Congressional Testimony on Cambodia [PDF, 1.6 MB]           The IPS defends the Khmer Rouge. Joshua Muravchik, “Communophilism” and the Institute for Policy Studies [PDF, 1.4 MB]           Detailed analysis of the leftist think tank’s disgraceful record of support for totalitarian mass murderers. - National Lawyers Guild Jesse Rigsby, NLG: The Legal Fifth Column           The totalitarian ideology of the National Lawyers Guild. Shawn Macomber, North Korean Lawyers Guild Shawn Macomber, Real Revelations Michael P. Tremoglie, The NLG: Shilling For Stalinists           The NLG’s revolting apologetics for North Korea. - Amnesty International Christopher Archangelli, Amnesty For Iraq           How the leftist “human rights group” suppressed Baathist atrocities so that it could concentrate on           denunciations of America and Britain. * Canon Paul Oestreicher, A Line Has Been Crossed           The former UK chairman of Amnesty International compares Middle East terrorists to French Resistance           heroes and justifies the killing of Israelis, Americans and Britons. Ted Lapkin, Defining Terror           How the secretary-general of Amnesty International whitewashed jihadist massacres. Editorial, “American Gulag”           The secretary-general of Amnesty International asserts that American detention facilities for captured           terrorists are no different from the Gulag. Patrick Devenny, Amnesty: For North Korea           How Amnesty International downplayed the North Korean horrors. Jamie Weinstein, Amnesty Irrational           In just one year, “Amnesty produced more country reports on the United States than on Cuba, Syria,           North Korea, the Palestinian Authority, China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia combined.”