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China Wages War on U.S.
Charles R. Smith
Monday, May 8, 2006
Beijing Ran Conspiracy to Sell Weapons to Saddam
Two naturalized U.S. citizens are charged with exporting sophisticated fiber-optic electronics to Iraq in a conspiracy that directly involves the Chinese government.
Andrew Huang and Joseph Thomas were charged, in an indictment unsealed in federal court, with conspiring with Chinese officials in a scheme to sell $27 million in telecommunications equipment from 1999 to 2001 to Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq.
"The government of China was an active participant in this transfer," stated FBI Special Agent James Trainor.
According to the FBI, the Iraqi military used the sophisticated electronics for command and control. The equipment allowed Saddam Hussein to direct his forces when the U.S. invaded the country in 2003.
"With this equipment, they [Iraqi forces] were far better able to respond to U.S. forces," FBI agent Trainor told The Associated Press.
The sales violated U.S. law and international sanctions imposed by the U.N. after the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
The indictments allege that Huang and Thomas worked with China Electronics Systems Engineering Corp. (CESEC) to arrange the export of millions of dollars' worth of fiber-optic cable and transmission systems to Iraq. According to documents found by the FBI in Huang's home, CESE agreed to pay Huang and his associates between 5 percent and 15 percent commissions on the sales.
According to the FBI, Huang was acting on behalf of the state-owned Chinese company that it describes as "the technology procurement arm" for the Chinese military.
It is true that CESEC is not some simple Chinese electronics company that builds cheap TVs and offers satellite descramblers. U.S. Commerce Department documents show that "China Electronics Systems Engineering Company (CESEC)" is "a subsidiary of the People's Liberation Army."
According to a declassified DIA chart, CESEC is under the direct control of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Staff through its Communications Department.
Clinton Again!
In addition, the case is not without political intrigue. The FBI searched Huang's luggage after he returned from China last year and found photos of him with former President Bill Clinton; U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; and former Democratic Congressman Sam Gejdenson.
"During several of Huang's intercepted telephone calls, he has told persons in the PRC [People's Republic of China] that he knows many important and influential people in the United States, and he appears to use these claimed connections to further his business dealings in the PRC," noted the affidavit against Huang.
According to donation records, Huang gave money to several Democrats, including Gejdenson. Huang and his wife, Cathy, a nurse, became regular contributors to Gejdenson's political campaigns. Huang helped raise $40,000 for the congressman over three campaigns during the 1990s.
Some of the checks sent to Gejdenson came from people who were unaware that they had contributed, according to an investigation by the Hartford Courant in 1997.
According to an article published by Courant staff writer David Funkhouser, the Federal Election Commission investigated the donations but took no action beyond warning Huang regarding disclosure requirements.
Gejdenson told the Courant that the fiber-optic cable sold to Iraq "was certainly a lot less lethal than anything sold to Saddam Hussein by Donald Rumsfeld."
"They're trying to rationalize the use of this [surveillance] court and listening in on people," stated Gejdenson.
Tiger Song
What Gejdenson failed to mention was the fact that the Iraqi network certainly cost American lives and was a direct threat to U.S. aircraft from the time it was installed in the 1990s.
China installed an advanced air defense system, NATO code-named "Tiger Song," for Saddam during the 1990s. The system consisted of American- and French-made fiber-optic parts exported to China as commercial items.
During the late 1990s, U.S. aircraft flying over Iraq suddenly encountered the new and deadly air defense system. Saddam linked his radars and missiles into a silent missile-Internet that could shoot down allied aircraft before they even knew they were being tracked.
Investigation by U.S. authorities discovered that Chinese military engineers working in the Iraqi desert installed much of the network. The technology for the Tiger Song network was sold to China outright by a corrupt Clinton administration in 1994. The wholesale export of secure fiber-optic systems directly to the Chinese military is well documented.
The original system was sold directly to a Chinese general with the blessing of Clinton's Defense Secretary William Perry and for the personal profit of his paid consultant and close friend Dr. John Lewis.
Conclusions
Huang's indictment places a final telling piece in the puzzle behind the Iraqi military net. The final chapter in the Tiger Song story is a clear demonstration of three somber points.
First, there are U.S. citizens and politicians who care far more for money than the blood of America soldiers. Gejdenson's feeble attempt to rationalize the FBI investigation shows his complete disregard for U.S. national security and for the lives of U.S. soldiers.
Gejdenson's comments are so vile as to rank near the lowest of the low. The FBI investigation shows that the Democrats were used by the Chinese military. They willingly sold themselves and our military technology for cash.
The second point is that the U.N. is useless. The U.N. Security Council, including China, imposed the international embargo against selling weapons to Iraq with an unanimous vote. China broke that embargo before its "aye" vote could echo off the walls in New York. Today, any U.N. effort to bring peace in Sudan, Iran or North Korea depends on the word of Beijing.
Which brings me to my final point: China is waging war against America.
Any agreement with Beijing – economic, political or military – is worthless. China will continue to use the "talk and fight" strategy that has worked so well with the gullible West. Say yes to anything, but do what you want. If caught, agree to negotiate some more.
China helped arm Saddam, despite voting for an end to arms sales to the Iraqi dictator. China continues to arm Khartoum, Tehran and Pyongyang despite making vocal appeals for peace. China continues to steal U.S. technology. Chinese military officials recently sold missiles to undercover agents posing as terrorists who wanted to shoot down U.S. airliners.
How much more proof is needed?
These things are not random acts of independent "princelings" or individuals. These evil acts are a planned, premeditated policy to wage war against America, approved at the highest levels in Beijing. The question now is will we recognize this fact before it's too late.
China Wages War on U.S.
Charles R. Smith
Monday, May 8, 2006
Beijing Ran Conspiracy to Sell Weapons to Saddam
Two naturalized U.S. citizens are charged with exporting sophisticated fiber-optic electronics to Iraq in a conspiracy that directly involves the Chinese government.
Andrew Huang and Joseph Thomas were charged, in an indictment unsealed in federal court, with conspiring with Chinese officials in a scheme to sell $27 million in telecommunications equipment from 1999 to 2001 to Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq.
"The government of China was an active participant in this transfer," stated FBI Special Agent James Trainor.
According to the FBI, the Iraqi military used the sophisticated electronics for command and control. The equipment allowed Saddam Hussein to direct his forces when the U.S. invaded the country in 2003.
"With this equipment, they [Iraqi forces] were far better able to respond to U.S. forces," FBI agent Trainor told The Associated Press.
The sales violated U.S. law and international sanctions imposed by the U.N. after the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
The indictments allege that Huang and Thomas worked with China Electronics Systems Engineering Corp. (CESEC) to arrange the export of millions of dollars' worth of fiber-optic cable and transmission systems to Iraq. According to documents found by the FBI in Huang's home, CESE agreed to pay Huang and his associates between 5 percent and 15 percent commissions on the sales.
According to the FBI, Huang was acting on behalf of the state-owned Chinese company that it describes as "the technology procurement arm" for the Chinese military.
It is true that CESEC is not some simple Chinese electronics company that builds cheap TVs and offers satellite descramblers. U.S. Commerce Department documents show that "China Electronics Systems Engineering Company (CESEC)" is "a subsidiary of the People's Liberation Army."
According to a declassified DIA chart, CESEC is under the direct control of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Staff through its Communications Department.
Clinton Again!
In addition, the case is not without political intrigue. The FBI searched Huang's luggage after he returned from China last year and found photos of him with former President Bill Clinton; U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; and former Democratic Congressman Sam Gejdenson.
"During several of Huang's intercepted telephone calls, he has told persons in the PRC [People's Republic of China] that he knows many important and influential people in the United States, and he appears to use these claimed connections to further his business dealings in the PRC," noted the affidavit against Huang.
According to donation records, Huang gave money to several Democrats, including Gejdenson. Huang and his wife, Cathy, a nurse, became regular contributors to Gejdenson's political campaigns. Huang helped raise $40,000 for the congressman over three campaigns during the 1990s.
Some of the checks sent to Gejdenson came from people who were unaware that they had contributed, according to an investigation by the Hartford Courant in 1997.
According to an article published by Courant staff writer David Funkhouser, the Federal Election Commission investigated the donations but took no action beyond warning Huang regarding disclosure requirements.
Gejdenson told the Courant that the fiber-optic cable sold to Iraq "was certainly a lot less lethal than anything sold to Saddam Hussein by Donald Rumsfeld."
"They're trying to rationalize the use of this [surveillance] court and listening in on people," stated Gejdenson.
Tiger Song
What Gejdenson failed to mention was the fact that the Iraqi network certainly cost American lives and was a direct threat to U.S. aircraft from the time it was installed in the 1990s.
China installed an advanced air defense system, NATO code-named "Tiger Song," for Saddam during the 1990s. The system consisted of American- and French-made fiber-optic parts exported to China as commercial items.
During the late 1990s, U.S. aircraft flying over Iraq suddenly encountered the new and deadly air defense system. Saddam linked his radars and missiles into a silent missile-Internet that could shoot down allied aircraft before they even knew they were being tracked.
Investigation by U.S. authorities discovered that Chinese military engineers working in the Iraqi desert installed much of the network. The technology for the Tiger Song network was sold to China outright by a corrupt Clinton administration in 1994. The wholesale export of secure fiber-optic systems directly to the Chinese military is well documented.
The original system was sold directly to a Chinese general with the blessing of Clinton's Defense Secretary William Perry and for the personal profit of his paid consultant and close friend Dr. John Lewis.
Conclusions
Huang's indictment places a final telling piece in the puzzle behind the Iraqi military net. The final chapter in the Tiger Song story is a clear demonstration of three somber points.
First, there are U.S. citizens and politicians who care far more for money than the blood of America soldiers. Gejdenson's feeble attempt to rationalize the FBI investigation shows his complete disregard for U.S. national security and for the lives of U.S. soldiers.
Gejdenson's comments are so vile as to rank near the lowest of the low. The FBI investigation shows that the Democrats were used by the Chinese military. They willingly sold themselves and our military technology for cash.
The second point is that the U.N. is useless. The U.N. Security Council, including China, imposed the international embargo against selling weapons to Iraq with an unanimous vote. China broke that embargo before its "aye" vote could echo off the walls in New York. Today, any U.N. effort to bring peace in Sudan, Iran or North Korea depends on the word of Beijing.
Which brings me to my final point: China is waging war against America.
Any agreement with Beijing – economic, political or military – is worthless. China will continue to use the "talk and fight" strategy that has worked so well with the gullible West. Say yes to anything, but do what you want. If caught, agree to negotiate some more.
China helped arm Saddam, despite voting for an end to arms sales to the Iraqi dictator. China continues to arm Khartoum, Tehran and Pyongyang despite making vocal appeals for peace. China continues to steal U.S. technology. Chinese military officials recently sold missiles to undercover agents posing as terrorists who wanted to shoot down U.S. airliners.
How much more proof is needed?
These things are not random acts of independent "princelings" or individuals. These evil acts are a planned, premeditated policy to wage war against America, approved at the highest levels in Beijing. The question now is will we recognize this fact before it's too late.
