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What Hillary Knows About National Security ... Charles R. Smith ... But Is Afraid to Ask Now we know that Hillary Clinton is the great protector of our national security and civil rights. The slash-and-burn former first lady from Arkansas, now appearing in the U.S. Senate as a real live politician, has declared herself to be the watchdog of righteousness. Mrs. Clinton, the leading 2008 presidential candidate, told reporters she did not yet know whether the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping broke any laws. She did, however, say that she did not buy the White House's main justification for the tactic. "Obviously, I support tracking down terrorists. I think that's our obligation. But I think it can be done in a lawful way," stated the junior senator from New York. "Their argument that it's rooted in the authority to go after al-Qaida is far-fetched. Their argument that it's rooted in the Constitution inherently is kind of strange," stated Mrs. Clinton. Story Continues Below
These little gems of wisdom come from the same sharp legal mind that forgot, could not recall or had no recollection 250 times under oath. All of this political comedy reminds me of the strange Clinton days in office. The mishandling misadventures of the boy-turned-president and his bride of convenience are enough to make any eye glaze over and roll up in the back of the head. National security was not an issue during the Clinton co-presidency. All too often secret materials would turn up lost or stolen, and nothing ever happened. Secrets Lost, Stolen or Sold Clinton pardoned his former CIA chief John Deutch after top secret documents were found on his home computer. Never mind the porno also found on Deutch's computer, which he blamed on his teenage kid. Then there was John Huang. Johnny was convicted of passing Chinese army money into the Clinton campaign. Johnny also managed to cite his Fifth Amendment right to silence over 2,500 times when asked if he was an agent of the Chinese army. How Johnny got his top secret job at the Commerce Department involved some of Mrs. Clinton's lack of memory. Just because another of the Clinton illegal donors, the Riady family, employed Johnny before he took a massive pay cut to get his top secret clearance has nothing to do with Hillary. Of course the photos of Hillary with the Riadys in the White House helped support the theory that she helped Johnny get in the Ron Brown Commerce Department. The one prominent name missing from Hillary's recent "tell all" book is Riady. Mrs. Clinton failed to mention the Riady family at all. One would get the impression that the Riadys were not present in the Clinton White House. Hillary Clinton certainly overlooked listing the table settings and menu for White House dinners with the Riadys. The Riadys knew the Clintons from their Arkansas years, when Moctar bought out a local bank. Moctar and his son James were close to Bill and Hillary through 1992 and into the White House. Moctar even owned the firm selected by Hillary Clinton to replace the White House travel office. Moctar and James Riady played a key role in bringing the Clintons to power in Washington. The Indonesian billionaire and his Lippo banking company managed to contribute large sums of money into the Clintons' campaigns even though it was against the law. Riady Money Moctar's gardener managed to contribute $450,000 directly to Bill Clinton in a single check. James Riady, Moctar's son, eventually pleaded guilty to campaign violations. The connections between the Riadys and the Clintons have a much more sinister theme than simple foreign money inside the U.S. elections. Testimony before the U.S. Senate revealed Moctar Riady's involvement in Chinese espionage. The Lippo Group is in fact a joint venture of China Resources, a trading and holding company "wholly owned" by the Chinese communist government and used as a front for Chinese espionage operations. Mrs. Clinton not only knew the Riadys but also took their money as well. To prove my point I need only to cite photographic evidence. Her picture with Moctar Riady is certainly damning evidence of a relationship that spanned several bank accounts and two decades. In addition, other shadowy figures appeared inside the Clinton White House. Macao hotel/casino owner Ng Lapseng frequently visited the Clinton White House with his good friend Charlie "Yah Lin" Trie, the Arkansas restaurant owner and alleged member of the 14K Triad. Ng reportedly stayed overnight at the White House as a guest of the Clintons. Further proof of Ng Lapseng's association with Bill and Hillary Clinton comes in the form of photographs. There is the 1995 photo of Ng Lapseng and the Clintons taken in front of a DNC symbol. The photo of Ng Lapseng is very telling in that both Bill and Hillary Clinton were certainly aware that Ng is the owner of the Macao-based Fortuna Hotel. Brothel Owner The Fortuna hotel is more than just a casino and resort in Macao. According to the Fortuna advertisements, children under 12 can stay free at the hotel. However, according to the Fortuna brochure, for a fee beautiful young hostesses from various countries can also entertain businessmen. Ng also has a very interesting connection to the Hughes violations of national security. According to the 123 national security violations filed against Hughes Satellite Corporation, the Sino-Canada Telecommunications and Investment Management Company were incorporated in Macao, "having its principal place of business at the Hotel Fortuna." According to the State Department charges, the Sino-Canada Telecommunications Company also had contracted with Hughes for a large part of the APMT satellite contract then destined for China in 1995. In fact, Sino-Canada paid Hughes $5 million up front that was not reported to the State Department. "Sino-Canada's managing director, Suen Yan Kwong, was the founder of Chung Kiu Telecommunication, which had invested in cellular telecommunications for use under special network by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) in military districts along the coastal provinces," noted the December 2002 State Department charge letter. It is amazing that a company based inside a Macao hotel owned by Ng Lapseng would contract with a U.S.-based satellite company when its owner was then also in business supplying communications to the Chinese army. Even more amazing is the Clintons' silence on Ng Lapseng and the money that somehow slipped out of his pockets and into DNC coffers at the same time. Crime Photos Mrs. Clinton has left us with a wide selection of photo evidence. Mrs. Clinton has had her photo taken with drug dealer Jorge Cabrera. Jorge donated a load of drug money to the DNC in order to get close to the first lady. Jorge is currently serving federal time for smuggling 3,000 pounds of cocaine into the United States. Ironically, Jorge and Hillary were photographed in front of the White House Christmas tree. Hillary Clinton's close relationship with the Chinese army is all too well documented. The first lady was clearly involved with Chinese agent Johnny Chung and the penetration of Col. Lui of the Chinese army. Johnny Chung also had several photo sessions with both Clintons. Many of the photos appear in Mr. Chung's beer advertisements. Johnny Chung passed Chinese army money to the DNC through Mrs. Clinton. In return, a very young and attractive female PLA colonel and computer information warfare specialist was allowed inside the White House to meet Bill Clinton. Mrs. Clinton has so many skeletons in her closet that I am surprised her house does not rattle at night. I have written whole articles on Mark Jimenez, John Huang and Webster Hubbell. Mrs. Clinton is reported to have hired DNC operative and Mr. Chicken, Craig Livingstone. Then there were the 500 FBI files, including the file of former CIA Director Bob Gates, that landed inside the Clinton White House and the missing Whitewater files that disappeared down a wormhole in the D.C. universe, then somehow materialized again inside Hillary's reading room. Politics, Not History Senator Clinton's criticism of the Bush administration for using NSA wiretaps against terrorists ignores both her past violations and the history of the super-secret agency. The NSA has been in the business of catching spies and other agents of evil for decades. The NSA played a key secret role in the capture and execution of the Rosenbergs. Much of the NSA information on that little atomic espionage ring was withheld because it would have tipped Moscow off on how we cracked their secret codes. I might actually accept the fact that Mrs. Clinton is an expert on national security and personal privacy. Mrs. Clinton's violations of personal privacy and national security merit a lifetime in prison for normal people. However, Mrs. Clinton was not and is not normal by any standard. The extraordinary senator from New York created much of the mess we are in today during her co-presidency with Bill. Mrs. Clinton ignores both the legal and historical facts that are behind the effort to stop al-Qaida for her own personal gain, while trying to maintain an unstained image of her own political past. She fails on both counts. Editor's note:
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