http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_smith/19991102_xcsof_flying_brc.shtml For fifty years Edwards Air Force Base in California has been the premier aircraft test facility in the world. The former Muroc Army Airfield was renamed in 1949 to honor Capt. Glen Edwards who was killed while testing the Northrop YB-49 flying wing. Since 1949, Edwards has seen the best pilots and planes pushing the limits of manned flight to the very edge. Edwards has tested every modern aircraft in the U.S. aerospace inventory from the X-1 to the Space Shuttle. Pilots who made history at Edwards include moon-walker Neal Armstrong, and Chuck Yeager, who broke the sound barrier. On 18 May, 1999, Sr. Col. Li Zhongli, Sr. Col. Wang Changzheng, and Maj. Wang Shouxing made history at Edwards Air Force Base. How did the Chinese military get inside Edwards AFB? At the height of the U.S. war in Kosovo, two Chinese Army Air Force officers, and a Chinese Navy Aviation officer, toured America. The Chinese officers gained entry to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, the civil air facilities at Denver Colorado and a guided tour of Edwards AFB on a trip sponsored by MITRE Corp., Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. According to Clinton administration documents, on May 14, 1999, USAF Lt. Col. Jim Robilotta accompanied the Chinese officers to Tinker AFB, arriving for lunch with USAF Lt. Col. "(Dorilynn)" Gimondo in the "Daedalian" room. After lunch, the PLAAF and PLN were given a briefing from "Capt. (Tom) Schmidt, Commander, Airfield Operations, 72 Operational Support Squadron." Capt. Schmidt told the PLAAF how the U.S. Air Force deals with "integration" of "Civil & Military Airspace." After Capt. Schmidt's briefing, "CMS Sgt (Len) Dorton" then briefed the Chinese delegation on "DOD Testing & Development of Software System for Integration & Interoperability." The Chinese officers then toured the Tinker AFB control tower, and finished with a fifteen minute rest at the "Tinker AFB Officer's Club (Via Mil Bus)" escorted by Ms "(Nancy)" Lemieux. The Chinese officers then left Tinker to arrive in Denver Colorado. Curiously, this time the PLAAF officers did not tour a military facility. On 15 May 1999, United Airlines sponsored the PLAAF on "tours of United Airlines operations control system, airport, tower, and baggage system" at the new Denver airport. The United Airline documents were obtained from the Clinton administration along with the U.S. Air Force documents on the PLAAF visits to Tinker AFB and Edwards AFB. According a May 1999 United Airlines "Fact Sheet", the Chinese military delegation was pushed to remove "constraints" that were "hampering airline operations in PRC airspace." The United Airlines document states, "United Airlines flights generate millions of dollars for PRC in air navigation fees paid for the provision of air traffic control services. For example, in 1998, United paid the PRC over three million dollars." "Because of difficulties complying with PRC procedures and constraints," states the United Airlines document. "United is unable to operate efficiently between Chicago and Hong Kong. This could force United to terminate this flight. The termination of this route will, in turn, mean the loss of one million dollars per year in potential navigation fees for the PRC." Both United Airlines and the Chinese Air Force were concerned about profits obtained from control of PRC airspace. Profits from United Airlines commercial "navigation fees" are funneled directly into the Chinese military, paying for air defense radars, training, missiles and new jet fighters. U.S. Defense officials openly warned the Clinton administration that the Chinese Air Force is also a business. In 1994, the U.S. Army Defense Attache to Beijing, Lt. Col. Dennis Blasko wrote, "the major enterprise subordinate to the PLA Air Force is the China Lantian (Blue Sky) Industrial Corp. Also affiliated to Lantian is the Tian Ma (Sky Horse) Brand of vehicles and vehicle repair parts and facilities. China United Airlines (CUA) is a commercial entity of the PLA Air Force." Of course, the Clinton excuse here is that this is all civilian and commercial. Yet, the PLAAF also operated illegally through its "Civil Aviation Administration of China" (CAAC) for intelligence and military operations. According to the 1999 Cox report on the China scandal, "The PRC has used at least one commercial air carrier to assist in its technology transfer efforts. In 1996, Hong Kong Customs officials intercepted air-to-air missile parts being shipped by CATIC aboard a commercial air carrier, Dragonair. Dragonair is owned by China International Trade and Investment Company (CITIC), the most powerful and visible PRC-controlled conglomerate, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China." Only a few months later, on 18 May 1999, Clinton officials gave the Chinese military and Mr. Mao, "Deputy Director General CAAC", a guided tour of the Edwards AFB U.S. The tour including radar data, tracking systems and details on Edwards military operations. The handwritten notes of an unidentified FAA official shows the CAAC and Chinese military officers were briefed by Bill Shelton from the Defense Dept., and Brent Shively and Phil Strange from the FAA. USAF Lt. Col. Bill Frank and Lt. Col. Jim Robilotta accompanied the Chinese on their tour of Edwards, which was sponsored by Lockheed Martin. The amount of military information gathered by the PLAAF at Edwards is breathtaking. According to the handwritten notes, the FAA representative wrote that "mil uses airspace from 200 to 60,000 feet" and "radars 7 short range 3 long range provide coverage in complex. Lower alt short range at bottoms end - gap fillers look + down valleys where mil likely to fly." "Companies 'rent a runway' - ie Boeing practices dangerous maneuver," states the handwritten notes on the USAF documents. "2 Ladkebeds used by NASA. For 29,000+ DOD asks for clearance from TRACON - FAA clears out aircraft - after pilot thru w/mission above 29K ft - returns. 60 mile corridor chords row planes practice straight on 'chicken' flying." The documents explain why the Clinton administration invited the Chinese military onto U.S. Air Force bases. The answer is painfully obvious. Money. In particular, donation money from airlines with a vested interest in Chinese air space. According to Federal Election Commission records, United Airlines made over a quarter million dollars in "soft" money donations alone during the last two years. The Chinese Army Air Force ATC command units control all civil traffic inside red China. Clearly, the Clinton administration hoped the red warlords would open their airspace to U.S. civil flights. The PLAAF, in exchange, would obtain cash, USAF training and state-of-the-art American electronics for their "air traffic control" (ATC) officers. Yet, according to one China defense expert, the same PLAAF ATC officers direct the Chinese air war, sending bombers, fighters and missiles into combat. "The key here is vectoring aircraft over the Taiwan Straits," stated Bill Triplett, co-author of the runaway best seller "The Year of the Rat," in a recent exclusive Worldnetdaily interview. "In every 'are they coming?' analysis I've seen, the PLAAF's inability to vector enough aircraft over the Straits is always seen as crucial." "In other words," concluded Triplett. "Clinton's military-to-military program helps bring war in the Far East just that much closer." ================================================================ source documents - http://www.softwar.net/edwards.html ================================================================ Pcyphered SIGNATURE: 5EC96FBAEE6CB446494FF6DFF2CB482D71234461F57F027D5D8D87B99B98CB38 A1145ADAA4EDB88A1B6CB091DB33C8BEA3F4B616E604A9BC3E8F6386746103E0 ED3B627F59C199E1 ================================================================ SOFTWAR EMAIL NEWSLETTER www.softwar.net 11/04/99 *** to unsubscribe reply with "unsubscribe" as subject *** ================================================================
