This is a reminder that there a couple of events coming up in the on our calendar in the near future. We hope that you can attend one or both events.
July 4, 2008
Our friends at the Leadership Institute, in conjunction with generous conservative sponsors, invites you to attend
The 36th Annual Conservative Fourth of July Soirée
Bull Run Park - Centreville, VA
12PM – 5PM
USIC Staff will be in attendance.
July 8, 2008
Capital Hill Briefing on the China Threat
Topic: Offshore Oil, China No! USA Yes!
Also, Review of Pentagon China Report
RSVP Required to info@usintelligencecouncil.org
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
N.O. resident pleads guilty in Chinese spy case
Editor's note: This is what you call an active epionage network.
by David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
Tuesday May 13, 2008, 8:25 PM
A U.S. citizen who hailed from Taiwan and lived in southeast Louisiana for decades pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to pass American military secrets to the Chinese government.
Tai Shen Kuo, 58, a businessman who made a name and wealth for himself in more than three decades in Houma and New Orleans, is being held up by the U.S. Justice Department as representative of a new spying threat from China.
"Today's guilty plea is the latest demonstration of the serious threat posed by international espionage networks," said Patrick Rowan, the U.S. acting assistant attorney general for national security.
Kuo signed the plea deal Tuesday in Virginia, agreeing to one count of conspiracy to deliver national defense information to a foreign government. The crime carries a possible life sentence, although Kuo's attorney said prosecutors agreed to recommend a lighter sentence.
Kuo signed a statement saying he cultivated a friendship with a Pentagon weapons analyst, gathered secrets about U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan and other American military interests, and passed them along to an unnamed Chinese government official.
more....
by David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
Tuesday May 13, 2008, 8:25 PM
A U.S. citizen who hailed from Taiwan and lived in southeast Louisiana for decades pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to pass American military secrets to the Chinese government.
Tai Shen Kuo, 58, a businessman who made a name and wealth for himself in more than three decades in Houma and New Orleans, is being held up by the U.S. Justice Department as representative of a new spying threat from China.
"Today's guilty plea is the latest demonstration of the serious threat posed by international espionage networks," said Patrick Rowan, the U.S. acting assistant attorney general for national security.
Kuo signed the plea deal Tuesday in Virginia, agreeing to one count of conspiracy to deliver national defense information to a foreign government. The crime carries a possible life sentence, although Kuo's attorney said prosecutors agreed to recommend a lighter sentence.
Kuo signed a statement saying he cultivated a friendship with a Pentagon weapons analyst, gathered secrets about U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan and other American military interests, and passed them along to an unnamed Chinese government official.
more....
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
U.S. Rep. Wolf Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Him For Criticizing China
China Threat blog ediors' note: The China Threat to U.S. national security is real as this article inllustrates clearly. But there are those on Capitol Hill that will not see susch a threat yet. Read on....
The legislator says four computers in his office had been compromised and that computers used by other members of Congress and by the House Foreign Affairs Committee had also been hacked.
By Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek
June 12, 2008
URL: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208403513
In an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of cyber espionage, U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) on Wednesday said that four computers in his office had been compromised in 2006 and that computers used by other members of Congress and by the House Foreign Affairs Committee had also been hacked.
Wolf said that based on meetings with FBI officials, the attacks appear to have originated in China. "These cyber attacks permitted the source to probe our computers to evaluate our system's defenses, and to view and copy information," said Wolf. "My suspicion is that I was targeted by Chinese sources because of my long history of speaking out about China's abysmal human rights record."
Many groups critical of China have reported online attacks after speaking out. The Chinese government maintains that it is not involved in such attacks and, in general, security experts agree, attributing such attacks to civilian hackers motivated by patriotism. However, the Chinese government's support for bellicose nationalism and selective enforcement of cyber crime laws may contribute to the willingness of Chinese hackers to strike perceived enemies of the state.
According to Wolf, the hacker or hackers broke into the computers of Wolf's foreign policy and human rights staff person, his chief of staff, his legislative director, and his judiciary staff person. "On these computers was information about all of the casework I have done on behalf of political dissidents and human rights activists around the world," he said. "That kind of information, as well as everything else on my office computers -- e-mails, memos, correspondence and district casework - was open for outside eyes to see."
In countries that criminalize political expression, such information can lead to the imprisonment or death of human rights activists.
Read more...
The legislator says four computers in his office had been compromised and that computers used by other members of Congress and by the House Foreign Affairs Committee had also been hacked.
By Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek
June 12, 2008
URL: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208403513
In an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of cyber espionage, U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) on Wednesday said that four computers in his office had been compromised in 2006 and that computers used by other members of Congress and by the House Foreign Affairs Committee had also been hacked.
Wolf said that based on meetings with FBI officials, the attacks appear to have originated in China. "These cyber attacks permitted the source to probe our computers to evaluate our system's defenses, and to view and copy information," said Wolf. "My suspicion is that I was targeted by Chinese sources because of my long history of speaking out about China's abysmal human rights record."
Many groups critical of China have reported online attacks after speaking out. The Chinese government maintains that it is not involved in such attacks and, in general, security experts agree, attributing such attacks to civilian hackers motivated by patriotism. However, the Chinese government's support for bellicose nationalism and selective enforcement of cyber crime laws may contribute to the willingness of Chinese hackers to strike perceived enemies of the state.
According to Wolf, the hacker or hackers broke into the computers of Wolf's foreign policy and human rights staff person, his chief of staff, his legislative director, and his judiciary staff person. "On these computers was information about all of the casework I have done on behalf of political dissidents and human rights activists around the world," he said. "That kind of information, as well as everything else on my office computers -- e-mails, memos, correspondence and district casework - was open for outside eyes to see."
In countries that criminalize political expression, such information can lead to the imprisonment or death of human rights activists.
Read more...
Friday, June 13, 2008
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Rep. Wolf: China Hacked Congressional Computers
WASHINGTON--Four of Rep. Frank Wolf's staff computers were hacked and the Virginia Republican is blaming sources working out of China.
Wolf was bringing up a resolution on the House floor on Wednesday to let his colleagues know about the dangers of computers being open to Chinese infiltration. He was joined at a press conference by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., who also says two of his computers were compromised.
The hacking is not limited to Wolf and Smith. It's believed to be widespread among a number of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and at least one House panel -- the Foreign Relations Committee. Senior congressional aides told FOX News the situation represents a "significant breach" of congressional computer security.
Congressional sources said the hacking apparently has "direct" ties back to China. Wolf is a longtime critic of the Chinese government's human rights record.
"While this has not been confirmed to me, my own suspicion is I was targeted by China because of my long history of speaking out about China’s abysmal human rights record," Wolf said.
Wolf said that in his office, the hackers "got everything," including all the casework regarding political dissidents around the world.
Read whole story at foxnews.com about the China Threat: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365635,00.html#
Wolf was bringing up a resolution on the House floor on Wednesday to let his colleagues know about the dangers of computers being open to Chinese infiltration. He was joined at a press conference by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., who also says two of his computers were compromised.
The hacking is not limited to Wolf and Smith. It's believed to be widespread among a number of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and at least one House panel -- the Foreign Relations Committee. Senior congressional aides told FOX News the situation represents a "significant breach" of congressional computer security.
Congressional sources said the hacking apparently has "direct" ties back to China. Wolf is a longtime critic of the Chinese government's human rights record.
"While this has not been confirmed to me, my own suspicion is I was targeted by China because of my long history of speaking out about China’s abysmal human rights record," Wolf said.
Wolf said that in his office, the hackers "got everything," including all the casework regarding political dissidents around the world.
Read whole story at foxnews.com about the China Threat: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365635,00.html#
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