Now this is really troubling! And before you jump in and say that the Republicans did things like this, too, yes, they did starting with Nixon especially. THAT, however, is not the point. This is just one more step down the slippery slope to the NWO and one-govt world. And I do think this President has profited financially far more than others for the sale of our national security. And he is more "in your face" with it, too. I just hope the Chinese are really into this "sharing" and "no secrets nor technical advantage here" mindset, too. Thus far, it would appear that they are definitely NOT! Amelia > : WorldNetDaily > FRIDAY > APRIL 21 > 2000 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > CHINAGATE > Secret memo > on Loral deal > Clinton approved satellite sale > to Beijing as in national interest > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > By Charles Smith > � 2000 WorldNetDaily.com > > Despite an ongoing FBI investigation into the unauthorized transfer of > advanced missile-guidance technology to China, Loral Space & Communications > Corp. requested and received Clinton administration approval to sell > communications satellites to Beijing in 1996, a secret National Security > Council memo obtained by WorldNetDaily shows. > > Congressional investigators have raised concerns that the satellite > technology shared with the Chinese may have allowed them to improve their > capability of launching intercontinental ballistic missiles. China currently > targets 13 such nuclear-tipped missiles at the United States. > > Loral Chairman Bernard Schwartz donated more than $1 million to the > Democratic National Committee, according to Federal Election Commission > records, and has recently made contributions to Hillary Clinton's campaign > for the U.S. Senate in New York. The $1 million contribution was the single > largest individual donation to the DNC that year. > > The July 1, 1996, action memo to National Security Adviser Anthony Lake, > obtained through an intelligence agency source, reveals Loral requested that > President Clinton delay a pending waiver for a satellite export. > > "In mid-June, Globalstar's parent company, Loral requested that we > temporarily delay evaluation of their request for a national interest waiver > for this project," the memo explains. "The company has now asked us to > resume > processing of their application, and State has confirmed its support for > approval of the license. > > "The Dept. of State, with the concurrence of the Departments of Commerce and > Defense and the Officer of Science and Technology Policy, recommends that > the > President report to Congress that it is in the national interest to waive > the > Tiananmen Square sanctions in order to allow the licensing of communications > satellites and related equipment for export to China," states the memo. > > President Clinton signed the waiver for Loral later that month. Loral was > then under investigation for the loss of an encryption control board from a > Loral Intelsat satellite that crashed in China. The missing board prompted > an > investigation by the FBI. > > According to documents obtained from the U.S. Commerce Department, Loral was > aware that the exported satellite systems were developed from American > military equipment. Loral documents obtained from the files of the late > Commerce Secretary Ron Brown included a folder labeled "for Secy. Brown" > with > a page titled "Commercial Applications Of DoD Technology." The Loral > document > lists "Intelsat," "Cellular -- Globalstar" and "Direct Broadcast Satellite" > technology along with a variety of other products developed from Department > of Defense projects. > > In addition, a 1996 State Department report contradicts Clinton > administration claims that advanced communications exports to China were > "civilian" projects. The report states that the Chinese army was keenly > interested in obtaining Loral Globalstar satellite technology and the Loral > purchase was possibly being financed by Chinese billionaire, Li Ka-Shing. > The > 1996 Department report was written by then-Ambassador to China James Sasser, > a former U.S. Senator from Tennessee. The 1996 State Department report was > obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. > > The report states: "The PLA (People's Liberation Army) has for some time > been > discussing with the MPT (Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications) the > possibility of using frequencies allocated to the PLA for establishing a > mobile phone network based on CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (CDMA) > technology." > > The 1996 report written by Sasser alleges that the Ministry of Posts and > Telecommunications (MPT) and Li Ka-Shing were both directly involved with > the > People's Liberation Army in financing the Loral export to China. > > "Already, foreign companies are interested in the new PLA-backed entity that > is likely to emerge over the next year," states the report. "Recent press > reports indicate that Hutchison Whampoa may be involved with the PLA about > possible funding options." > > Li Ka-Shing owns Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and is reportedly the sixth richest > man in the world. Hutchison Whampoa is the shipping company awarded the > contract to control the ports at both ends of the Panama Canal. > > Li Ka-Shing has been described by intelligence sources as a "Howard Hughes" > for the Chinese Military Intelligence Department, or MID. U.S. Army Southern > Command documents on the Panama transfer noted that Li Ka-Shing was an > "indirect" threat to the United States. > > Loral Globalstar satellite cellular phones use a unique communications > technology originally built for the U.S. military called Code Division > Multiple Access (CDMA). The July 1996 waiver signed by Clinton allowed Loral > to export Globalstar CDMA technology to China. > > The Clinton waiver also allowed for China to acquire a secure telemetry > control ground station for the Loral Globalstar satellites. The station is > currently operating just outside of Beijing. > > Loral's Globalstar is not the only satellite system under fire for alleged > illegal transfers to the Chinese army. The State Department recently accused > Motorola's Iridium system of passing significant missile technology to > China. > > However, neither satellite system seems to be a big hit with consumers or > Wall Street investors. The ill-fated Iridium satellite phone system declared > bankruptcy last year and now plans to write off the entire $5 billion > space-based system. The extraordinary process of de-orbiting and destroying > the array of 66 satellites is under way as Iridium operations shut down. > > "Iridium was one of the more colossal screw-ups in history," says Douglas > Humphrey, head of Cidera Inc., a satellite-based Internet routing company. > "The magnitude of the damage is not yet fully realized. Wait a year or two. > Iridium seriously damaged Wall Street perceptions of satellites." > > According to an article, "Iridium, Overcapacity Worry Space Industry," > published in Aviation Week & Space Technology, Humphrey noted the big > winners > would be Loral and Schwartz. > > "There's not room for three to five Iridium-like systems, only one or two," > the article noted. "... Bernie Schwartz built the cheap one (Globalstar) and > he will win." > > According to Hoyt Davidson, managing director at Donaldson, Lufkin & > Jenrette > Investment Banking, Schwartz is always looking for investment in his space > systems. > > "Bernie Schwartz always has a prospectus ready in his back pocket," noted > Davidson in the Aviation Week article. > > WorldNetDaily reported in 1998 that Globalstar, the Loral subsidiary, > accepted full partnerships and a $37.5 million investment by two Chinese > government-front companies. > > That year, Loral's Globalstar Limited Partnership division finalized a deal > with China Telecom and CHINASAT, both wholly owned by Beijing's Ministry of > Information Industry. > > "The addition of China Telecom as a full partner solidifies Globalstar's > commitment to bringing the promise of mobile satellite communications to > China's 1.2 billion people," said Schwartz in a public statement in 1998. > > The deal specified that Beijing's government companies would manage all > Globalstar operations in China, according to Schwartz. With the world's > largest population and one of the fastest-growing economies, the deal was > estimated to increase Loral's revenues by $250 million annually. > > The telecommunications deal was the result of a meeting between Schwartz and > top Chinese officials made possible by a trade mission coordinated by > then-Commerce Secretary Brown in August 1994. Schwartz met with People's > Liberation Army Gen. Shen Roujun. > > Besides construction, operation and maintenance of a Chinese > telecommunications infrastructure, China Telecom lists among its specific > responsibilities "emergency communication during wartime"; the construction > and operation of government communications networks; ensuring security in > communication; exercising "centralized control over public satellite > communication" and "any duty that may be entrusted by MPT" (Ministry of > Posts > and Telecommunications) or the new Ministry of Information Industry. > > "Allegations that Space Systems/Loral provided missile guidance technology > to > the Chinese are false," said Schwartz back in 1998. "SS/L makes commercial > communications satellites, not launch vehicles. The company did not advise > the Chinese on how to fix any problems with the Long March rocket. All > company employees were specifically instructed not to provide any such > assistance, and the company believes that its employees acted in good faith > to comply with the strict and complex requirements of the export control > laws." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Charles Smith is a national security and defense reporter for WorldNetDaily. > > <Picture>E-mail to a friend <Picture>Printer-friendly version > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > <Picture: Click here for more information!> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > E-MAIL CHARLES SMITH | GO TO CHARLES SMITH'S NEWS ARCHIVE > > GO TO PAGE 1 | GO TO PAGE 2 | GO TO COMMENTARY > > SEARCH WND | CONTACT WND > <Picture: WorldNetDaily.com> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > � 2000 WorldNetDaily.com, Inc. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This page was last built 4/20/00; 9:20:15 PM > Direct corrections and technical inquiries to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please direct news submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. 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