China spies on United States

China has spies inside the United States. This was a news headline this morning. My first thought was, "well duh", of course they do. So does Russia, Iran, and most any other country you care to name. In China, "corruption has spread and materialism has become a driving value", according to Maureen Fan, in the Washington Post. (via Peace and Freedom II) Back here in the United States:

From The Epoch Times:

CONNECTICUT—Recently, an Epoch Times reporter contacted current and former Chinese students, scholars and professors at Yale University, and learned of the Chinese embassy and consulates' infiltration of overseas Chinese organizations and groups. The revelations include "self confessions" from former Chinese consulate staff and people carrying special responsibilities.

Let Them Fight Each Other in the Dark

Dr. Zhang Yuming was once a visiting professor at Yale University. He said that two years ago, an acquaintance of his working in the Chinese consulate disclosed much "internal" information to him. Dr. Zhang said, "The Chinese consulate has placed people inside all student associations, Chinese churches, Chinese newspapers, Chinese communities, democratic organizations and Falun Gong groups around New York. Their responsibilities are to gather information, propagandize the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s ideology and sow discord."

Dr. Zhang is not willing to disclose the name of his acquaintance, but the person also said that an important role the CCP spies play in overseas Chinese groups is to stir up internal conflicts among these groups. In his own words, the plan is to "win over the majority, attack the minority, turn off the light and let them fight each other in the dark." (read more)

China has been caught spying in the past, on our defense programs, putting our military men and women in jeopardy:

... engineer Chi Mak was unaware that FBI agents were watching and listening.

For almost two hours, as his wife, Rebecca, stood behind him and government sleuths looked on, Mak copied onto compact disks technical information that he had taken from his office at Power Paragon, a California defense contractor. At 11:13 a.m., when Mak climbed into his brown 1988 Oldsmobile sedan to take the disks to the nearby home of his brother, Tai, the G-men tailed him. [snip]

The government, which detailed its surveillance of the Mak family in court documents, would eventually claim the material he disclosed would enable an enemy to track and kill American sailors. (USA Today)

The United States is fighting against 'technical' spies as well as physical spies inside our borders.

Michigan auto-parts maker Metaldyne was one of just two companies in the world that could turn powdered metal into high-performance engine components — until one of its engineers handed "hundreds of confidential" computer files to potential Chinese competitors, the Justice Department says.

A federal grand jury last year indicted the engineer, Michael Haehnel, 51; his wife, Anne Lockwood, 53, Metaldyne's former vice president for sales; and their Chinese partner Fuping Liu, 42, a former company metallurgist, on 64 counts of stealing trade secrets and related crimes. The three pleaded not guilty and are scheduled to face trial starting Oct. 9. (USA Today)

Other interesting articles on China, from Peace and Freedom II:
China: Reversing 1,000 Year Corruption Legacy, and also Imported Seafood, Chinese Products and the Twilight Zone

Other spy information: "Enemy within U.S. Navy", an update on "a former Navy sailor charged with supporting terrorism by disclosing secret information about the location of Navy ships" Hassan Abujihaad at Baudrillard's Bastard. Go be informed.

Other world news:

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Don't miss the latest update on Muslims and Bloggers at Bob McCarty Writes, "Part 4: ‘Muslims Speak Out’ Professor Clears Things Up". He has more info on John Esposito (not exactly an un-biased voice on Islam:

... In addition to serving as a professor of religion, international affairs and Islamic studies at Georgetown University, he serves as founding director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. That center, coincidentally, was the recipient of a $20 million gift from the Saudi prince whose name the center bears, according to a December 2005 Washington Post article.

From Internet Haganah:

Jihadi forum poll of the day: "Do you agree to undertake martyrdom?"

Responses vary on two forums where we find the question posted, but in both cases an overwhelming majority of those who bothered to respond say "yes" to death in the cause of Allah.

Rastaman has a good article on the political, military and religious situation in Turkey. Check it out.

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