http://web.overland.org.au/2009/02/13/wilfred-burchett-and-the-cold-war/ Overland journal — radical Australian literature and culture since 1954. Publishing literature, politics, history, memoir, fiction, poetry and reviews. Edited by Jeff Sparrow. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:05:00 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://web.overland.org.au/2009/02/13/wilfred-burchett-and-the-cold-war/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Jeff Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:14:55 +0000 http://web.overland.org.au/?p=847#comment-210 It's apocryphal, and so it's credited to both of them -- but Mao worked better for the story. :-) It’s apocryphal, and so it’s credited to both of them — but Mao worked better for the story.

]]> http://web.overland.org.au/2009/02/13/wilfred-burchett-and-the-cold-war/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Robert Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:31:09 +0000 http://web.overland.org.au/?p=847#comment-209 Sorry to be a pedant, but that was Chou En Lai. Sorry to be a pedant, but that was Chou En Lai.

]]> http://web.overland.org.au/2009/02/13/wilfred-burchett-and-the-cold-war/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Jeff Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:22:19 +0000 http://web.overland.org.au/?p=847#comment-195 I think you're right about Burchett, though it's odd that other scandals from the Cold War have been completely forgotten. Menzies' move to ban the CPA came pretty directly out of revelations from Cecil Sharpley, a leading Victorian party member who became a turncoat and alleged all kinds of skullduggery. Who's heard of Sharpley today? I think you’re right about Burchett, though it’s odd that other scandals from the Cold War have been completely forgotten. Menzies’ move to ban the CPA came pretty directly out of revelations from Cecil Sharpley, a leading Victorian party member who became a turncoat and alleged all kinds of skullduggery. Who’s heard of Sharpley today?

]]> http://web.overland.org.au/2009/02/13/wilfred-burchett-and-the-cold-war/comment-page-1/#comment-194 paulsquires Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:05:32 +0000 http://web.overland.org.au/?p=847#comment-194 I think some of the ongoing fascination with Wilfred Burchett is that point at which morality and politics meet, means and ends. The revolution is not just round the corner? Bugger, we must work harder. There must be some way of hurrying it up. I think some of the ongoing fascination with Wilfred Burchett is that point at which morality and politics meet, means and ends. The revolution is not just round the corner? Bugger, we must work harder. There must be some way of hurrying it up.

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