Chinese Spies and the 2008 Election
The United States does have enemies in the world:
Gregg William Bergersen, 51, of Alexandria, was arrested at his home on espionage charges. Tai Shen Kuo, a Taiwan-born U.S. citizen, 58, and Yu Xin Kang, a Chinese national, 33, both of New Orleans, were arrested in New Orleans on charges of conspiracy to provide defense secrets to China.
Mr. Bergersen worked as a weapons system analyst for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, in Arlington, which is in charge of U.S. arms sales to foreign nations. He held a top-secret clearance.
One official said the case involved the transfer of command, control, communications and intelligence equipment originally sold to Taiwan that was diverted to China.
Court papers state that the three men conspired to transfer defense secrets during meetings with Chinese intelligence officials.
“Today’s prosecution demonstrates that foreign spying remains a serious threat,” said Kenneth L. Wainstein, assistant attorney general for national security.
Indeed it does, and one of the many things to consider in November is just which candidate is likely to keep on top of these threats. In Hillary Clinton, we’ve got a person who gets a lot of her money, illegally, from Chinese sources. In Barack Obama we have a man who doesn’t have the knowledge or experience to understand what sorts of threats we face. In John McCain, we have a man who has fought and suffered for our nation, who went to the mat to defend victory in Iraq, and who knows what a dangerous world we live in.
Who would make the better President?
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