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China considered a major threat but is it an intelligence priority for Obama administration? And the NRSC is full of RINOS

Links reference in today’s podcast:

U.S. intellifence officials: Terrorist attack attempt “certain” within months
China removed as top priority for spies
Head of U.S. Pacific Command expresses concern over China’s military buildup
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According to the Obama administration, gathering intelligence on climate [...]

China accuses U.S. of cyberwarfare

I’m going to summarize my analysis of this story with the classic idiom: If this isn’t the pot calling the kettle black, I don’t know what it is.
“The US was the first country in the world to introduce the concept of cyberwar; it has introduced and developed a new kind of army, a cyberarmy, and [...]

Obama administration moves China’s intelligence-gathering priority status down in order to move climate change up?

Bill Gertz has a report out today that’s profoundly important and troubling but it’s getting lost in the hoopla surrounding the special election in Massachusetts.
The Obama administration has decided to lower China on the U.S.’s intelligence-gathering priority list. China had been classified as a “Priority-1,” along with North Korea and Iran. It has now been [...]

Empire State Building to Shine Communist Colors of China

Tonight, one of the country’s greatest landmarks, the Empire State Building, will honor the birth of a communist regime and state when the floodlights atop the building shine red and yellow.
This is disgraceful. They might as well drape a portrait of Chairman Mao around the building.

Doug Heye asks the pertinent question here: What is [...]

China Wins Economic War With United StatesIt

At least according to economic war games recently conducted by the government:
The Pentagon sponsored a first-of-its-kind war game last month focused not on bullets and bombs — but on how hostile nations might seek to cripple the U.S. economy, a scenario made all the more real by the global financial crisis. 
The two-day event near Ft. [...]

Pentagon Spends $100 Million in Six Months on Cyberattacks

By Josh Price
We might finally be getting a glimpse–at least monetarily–of the scope of cyberattacks committed by the Chinese government:
The Pentagon spent more than $100 million in the last six months responding to and repairing damage from cyber attacks and other computer network problems, military leaders said Tuesday.
Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, who heads U.S. [...]

ChiComs Develop “Kill Weapon” to Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers

Having problems sleeping? Well don’t read the rest of this post because your insomnia will only be exacerbated. 
Our wonderful trading so-called “partner” is in the process of creating a missile with a non-nuclear warhead powerful enough to destroy an aircraft carrier. 
After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a “kill weapon” developed by [...]

China Acquiring Strategic Assets Across the Globe

While seemingly everyone is focused on the AIG bonus scandal, much more consequential stories are being underreported or altogether swept under the rug. One such story is that China is using the global economic downturn to acquire strategic assets and secure beneficial partnerships across the globe:
Chinese companies have been on a shopping spree in the [...]

China Demands U.S. End Naval Surveillance

I opined earlier this week that China’s military escalation towards U.S. interests, most recently the USS Impeccable–a U.S. Navy surveillance vessel–is designed to exemplify the strategic influence China has gained over America. 
Lo and behold, China is demanding that we end our Naval surveillance in the South China Sea:
“The Chinese side’s carrying out of routine enforcement [...]

China Becoming More Aggressive Militarily

China is becoming much more aggressive militarily according to National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair and recent events.
National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair told Congress Tuesday that China has adopted a more aggressive military posture, according to Reuters, after the Pentagon accused five Chinese ships of harassing an unarmed U.S. Navy craft in international waters. 
The top intelligence [...]