At today's hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on President Clinton's nomination of Morton Halperin to become the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Democracy and Peacekeeping, one fact looms large: The nominee aided and abetted a man who was arguably this century's most notorious American traitor -- Philip Agee -- and is determined to conceal that fact.

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Two days ago, the Committee properly lambasted Assistant Secretary of State John Kelly for his pivotal role in defining those policies.

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"This declaration must include all nuclear weapons, programs, materials and facilities, including clarification of any proliferation activities, " U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month.

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