Thursday, December 4, 2008

Americans, not Al Qaida, won hearts and minds in Iraq

The Al Qaida women surrendering and coming to their senses only reinforces my conviction since coming back from Iraq in June of '07 that all was not lost. From our hard fought battles in Falluja to the Sheik program now called the Anbar awakening, we as Americans can feel proud of how our forces conducted themselves and the success of our total change of tactics to win hearts and minds. This is something Al Qaida never did.

How hypocritical our enemy has been in using women as bombers. It would seem Muslims from around the world are finally realizing Al Qaida's political agenda. Without the Iraq War we would have been engaged in a protracted struggle with Al Qaida. Now the so called sympathizers from around the world are turning their thoughts away from violence.

Most Muslims will tell you Al Qaida militias are not Muslims and, if they are politically inclined, will say that Americans were welcomed in trying to establish a democracy in the Middle East. They are proud people, the Iraqis.

So much of our views come from a media that won't give us the perspective of the common man or woman in the Middle East.

These female bombers were recruited by thugs and most were either coerced or brainwashed because of their anger and [their desire] to empower themselves. To empower a woman is not the way of Al Qaida. Interestingly the Al Qaida have unclothed themselves in front of the Muslims of the world. The world as we knew it has changed and Al Qaida can't hide any more.

Doug Warner
Canby,Oregon

Friday, November 28, 2008

What Ahmadinejad said and what he meant: A slight misunderstanding

"Given that the Iranian leadership has recklessly threatened to use atomic weapons to destroy Israel, there’s painfully little room for negotiation, or time to stop them."

Please define when and who announced that the Iranian government wants to destroy Israel with nukes?

If Ahmadinejad has said that Israel will be wiped away, he meant the country we know as Israel will be replaced by another country called Palestine. Once nuked is anyone able to live on those lands under whatever name?

Why do you misinform people? This is against the nature of journalism!

Alal
Tehran, Iran

Friday, November 28, 2008

A Chinese in New York who suffered for his convictions

Thank you so much for publishing Mr. Navrozov's article. I enjoyed it very much. As a Falun Gong practitioner in China, I was seriously persecuted during the past 8 years.

Now I'm lucky enough to be in NY. But I'm still feel sad for I had to leave my wife and daughter behind in Beijing.

Thank you again for your efforts to tell the world real stories, especially the stories happening in China.

Walter Zhang
Flushing, NY

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Facing the music: A two-pronged fix for Afghanistan

The disintegration of the U.S./NATO venture in Afghanistan entails both a failing security strategy and a failed approach to governance. These are related but require distinct, simultaneous remedies.

On the security side the campaign by the Taliban and its allies, especially Hekmatyar Gulbuddin and Jalaluddin Haqqani, can only be countered by uprooting their Pakistan-based networks. The Pakistani's must shut down the Taliban's Quetta shura and detain senior level Taliban there.

But the U.S./NATO must also acknowledge the reality that the Karzai regime is a failed effort, feckless, corrupt and undemocratic. It is time to convene a national Loya Jirga, a traditional gathering of tribal and religious leaders as well as intellectuals, to create an emergency government. It should inter alia set rules for the 2009 presidential and 2010 parliamentary elections which would bar participation of warlords and other corrupt, human rights-abusing figures that now populate the Karzai regime and the Afghan Parliament.

Edmund McWilliams
US Special Envoy to Afghanistan, 1988-89
Falls Church, VA
edmcw@msn.com

Sunday, November 2, 2008

New American prefers Patrick Henry to Obama's 'veiled lingo'

America is and has become a ship without a captain. I'm always amazed by these spineless officials who put their careers first, even before country. Another name that has recently graced the news is that of Colin Powell. There is no virtue in doing what they do; they are just looking for the next better paying job.

As an immigrant and naturalized citizen of the USA I love my country more dearly than anything else and I'm willing to defend it by paying whatever price it asks. Those of us who come from a country such as Cuba, have seen the writing on the wall. Even as the "Messiah" speaks, we understand their veiled lingo. But as for me and mine I will live by the words of Patrick Henry (1775): Give me Liberty or give me death!. Those of you who still love your country need to be aware and ready to respond. The next revolution seems to be looming just around the corner. God Bless America, land that I love!

Ayin R. Valdes
Grand Rapids, MI

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Vote the facts, not the media-generated image

Thank You!! It is nice to know that someone somewhere out there puts honesty and personal integrity above trying to "control the masses".

It really does not matter who your candidate is...as long as your decision is based on facts and not a media machine saying "dont look at the man...look at the image we have created of him".

Amy
Odessa, TX

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Job security first, national security second

It sounds as if Gates is more interested in keeping his job in an Obama administration that in telling the truth as it really is. This kind of weak-kneed politically correct speech weakens our country and aids the enemy.

Alice J Mauser
Hansville, WA

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Contrarian voters unite; You have nothing to lose but Media Mind Control

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm a third party candidate supporter, but I've been shocked at how the major news networks are so openly backing Obama. Makes me want to vote for McCain just to stick it to them. Objectivity is completely gone.

Robert Timsah
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sunday, October 26, 2008

America's power elite sell out, follow lead of a radicalized Democrat Party

Your letter is correct, the Democratic party has been shanghaied by the radical left for their own ends. The source for these people started in the hollowed hall of universities during the Vietnam era, when sex, drugs, and the rights of individuals superseded the rights of the people. Today one is ridiculed when talking about morality in public. I am afraid for the America I once knew, as I see a deceitful society willing to prostitute itself for money and power. Of course this is not all our people, but I have have watched for many years the insidious encroachment of those in power without moral standards founded on the biblical base this country was founded on.

Michael Karsen
Montville, NJ

Monday, October 20, 2008

Non-stop race rhetoric a smokescreen for an appalling lack of experience

This election is not about the color of anyone's skin but is about the candidates' voting records, issues, experience, qualifications, associations, moral and social values. When a candidate has avoided voting on the issues at least 130 times and refuses to be transparent and forthright about his associations, there is a reason to press for answers. The qualifications for being President should be more than sitting on boards and organizing activist.

From the time he was sworn in as a U.S. Senator Obama's experience as a working Senator was actually 143 working days that the Senate was in session. After such a short time on the job Obama formed his Presidential exploratory committee.

If you owned a company would you hire him as the president or CEO with so little experience?

In my opinion the media, and the American People have the right to know the answers to any questions they want to ask from a candidate who repeats empty phrases with eloquence and pushes a socialist agenda.

It does take a lot of audacity to think you are qualified to be Commander in Chief of the free world and follow in the steps of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, FDR, JFK and Ronald Reagan with so few accomplishments as a Senator.

Barbara Espinosa Einsohn
Scottsdale, AZ

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Save Mainstreet — not Wallstreet!

The current economic crisis could be described at best as a cystic fibrosis webbed with greed. This economic chaos will be inherited by future American generations who, among other things, will not be able to obtain credit to own either a home, car or finance a college education. Lawmakers must address the economies that have gone awry; subprime mortages; CEOs who have walked off with millions of corporate equity; corrupt Wall Street practices and the intentional manipulation the markets through the media.

Irene Sachs
Tampa, FL

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Herogram for Sol Sanders

I've been reading Sol Sander's articles for many years. I find them interesting, well researched, and timely. He has an unusually thorough grasp of world situations, be it Asia, Europe or the United States.

Margarete Healy
Glen Allen, VA

Friday, September 5, 2008

'Hizzoner' blew it on RFK-Obama comparison

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch's views are always noteworthy, but to say that Barack Obama is honorable, linking him to Robert Kennedy as a populist, is just nonsense.

Obama is an extreme leftist, who will bury this country in failed internal socialist policies and neuter this country's position on the world stage.

Joel
Tampa, FL

Monday, August 25, 2008

It's Georgia's fault: Putin, Medvedev blindsided

You should not forget that Georgia began this conflict, it waited for Putin to be in Beijing and Medvedev and the commander of Russia’s Southern forces to be on vacation for its attack on S. Ossetia.

Because Russian peacekeepers are in the breakaway republics you trivialize the fact that the Georgian attack killed 1000+ S. Ossetian civilians. Russian peacekeepers stationed there kept it from being worse. You also leave out the fact that early on Russia proposed a declaration at the U.S. to stop the fighting and the only opposition was U.S. and Georgia specifically due to wording that all military action should be stopped.

This situation really is extremely similar to Kosovo… if a few months ago Serbia had invaded Kosovo and the U.S. had intervened to stop the bloodshed would you have said “the U.S. invaded Serbia?”

Serge Korepin
Boston, MA, USA

Monday, August 25, 2008

No, it's Russia's fault: 'Only a fool says in his heart: 'The Cold War's over'

I don't care, nor believe what the Russians say. Especially Vladimir Putin. They lie continuously and have sought for a long time to for any reason that the "powers that be" would buy to betray Israel.

And thwart America, it is only the fool who has said in his heart "the Cold War is over in the eyes of the likes of a Putin." It is a known fact that fact that Putin and Ahmadinejad have kindred interest in that region. And not only that, but a brotherhood in their hatred of the West.

Despite what the media portray it as, the Bible has already stated the outcome of what is happening even at this moment in time. Prophecy is fulfilling in the Middle East and those who take part in going against God's chosen people will suffer the Wrath of God and eternally regret it.

Susan Rakes
Danville, Virginia

Monday, August 25, 2008

It's our fault (and everybody else's): We're pretty much doomed no matter who's elected

The author miscalculates when he insinuates that the election of McCain would likely produce Russian restraint, while the election of Obama would encourage greater Russian adventurism. Russia's moves have occurred on Bush's watch, not on that of some mamby-pamby liberal president. Russian moves have not only occurred in spite of the presence of Mr. Bush (whose foreign policy has been predominantly adventurist and militarist), but also BECAUSE of his antagonistic policies.

As Pat Buchanan recently observed, this is all entirely predictable blow back resulting from needlessly antagonizing the Russian Bear. Mr. Metzler details the Russian evil in Georgia and elsewhere, but conveniently fails to mention U.S. policy "evils" - the entire range of missed opportunities to cultivate a meaningful (to both sides) partnership with Russia, and instead choosing to pursue an entire range of shortsighted antagonistic policies for which the US and Europe are utterly ill prepared as respects dealing with the entirely predictable Russian reaction.

If McCain gets elected, he will doubtless continue Mr. Bush's policies, and that will ensure we have even greater trouble from resurgent Russia, not less trouble.

If Obama is elected, the Russians will have a fun time as well - he's barely qualified to lead as mayor of a small city. No matter who becomes U.S. president, trouble from Russia will be on the rapid rise. McCain's hot air threats won't easily be enacted on the ground against Russia, over which the West has lost virtually all soft-power leverage. And militarily, the U.S. is very ill-prepared to do anything about Russia without triggering a WWIII nobody wants. That's the hard and naked truth.

W. Joseph Stroupe
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Good news for Iraq, bad news for the U.S. media

It's unfortunate the news media can't muster up the fairness to report on this at the same heightened level it would if oil shipments had fallen by as much.

This is very encouraging news for the people of Iraq. Perhaps this production also was helped by the surge.

J. Hale
Round Rock, Texas, USA

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Memo to Paul Wolfowitz: It's payback time

Great, someone ask Paul Wolfowitz if those revenues are going to start paying for the war now, like he promised they would.

Marc
Washington, DC

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

'The Middle East culture only understands strength'

And this is why we can no longer wait for a possible Obama presidency!

Iran should be dealt with firmly and swiftly by Israel and the U.S. Once this happens, Syria will be more than happy to negotiate with both the U.S. and Israel for fear of suffering the same fate.

Middle Eastern culture only understands strength and the show of force. That is why it is ludicrous to believe that all these endless talks will produce anything other than Iran reaching its objective of attaining nuclear weapons and the destruction of Israel.

Chris
Sedona, AZ

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Iris scanners guard Arab borders while stateside, the U.S. blinks

We should be controlling our own borders!

Oh, I forgot, we handle our borders by imprisoning the patrolmen!

How do our leaders sleep at night with this terrible shame on our government?

Joy Deic
Wenatchee, WA

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Time's a wasting: Give Israel the green light

We should give Israel the green light to finish up their training and get the job done.

The radical Iranian leaders have not been responsive to European or UN diplomatic efforts. It is increasingly dangerous to let time slip away while they and the Russians proceed with their nuclear activities.

Soon it will be too late, so action is now a necessity. Name: City, State (Country) USA

Mike 1818
Reston Virginia

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Don't buy neocon lies and propaganda again

Israeli and U.S. threats of war with Iran are based upon neocon lies and propaganda spread by corporate media.

The U.S. National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran certifies that the Iranians do not have a nuclear bomb and are not developing one.

Neocons lead the U.S. into a disastrous Iraqi war based on lies and propaganda. America, please, do not let this happen again.

Eric L. Prentis, Ph.D.
Houston, TX

Monday, June 23, 2008

The political parties have become the problem, not the solution

Why do we bother to vote? Neither political party supports the American people.

Democrats give us "outsourcing" military secrets to hostile countries . . . and turning over the operations of our ports to people that support Wahabbists who, in turn, want to kill all of us. The Republicans give us unconditional surrender to a hostile government, job exportation, complete with tax breaks for doing it . . . . A real good choice.

We can't risk offending the oil-rich UAE. We have not built a refinery in this country since the Democrat-controlled Congress put a moratorium on them in the early 1970's.

Political parties are the problem, NOT THE SOLUTION!

Richard Hand-Cannane
Chesapeake, Ohio

Tuesday, June 11, 2008

Communism, tragically, is not dead after all

As an American I have long feared that we will lose our not only freedom but economic progress and human advancement will be stifled in the name of saving the environment. I just wish there was more I could do to fight against this Liberal Fascism. This is an outstanding article.

Patrick F. Morse
Nampa, ID

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Yay Koch, Yay Bush

BRAVO Mr. Koch. BRAVO.

Your courage and insight give me hope that the appeasers in this country will not prevail and thus make us ripe for the next 9/11.

Carol White
St. Louis, Mo.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Boo Koch, Boo Bush

Even for this Republican, you fall short on the notion that George W. Bush has a better grasp of Middle East affairs than that of strategic "think-tanks" that are on record opposing the policies of the Bush administration.

Iraq was a strategic blunder that has us boxed in; strategically, politically and while strengthening Iran and futures ties with the superpower, China. I look foward to Jan. 20, 2009 and the end of the G.W. Bush "error". God help our next president.

Tom Bankus
Greenville, NC

Friday, May 16, 2008

Chinese subversive hardware? Nothing new

The Chinese have been planting subversive firm ware in manufactured computer hardware for years. Most users have no idea.

These are found in all of the industry leading tech names that have their hardware manufactured in China.

Just buy a new router of the shelf in any major retailer. Take it home, plug it in and watch what IP address it begins to ping. Sometimes you can actually map it to within a city block of where the subversive server is located in China.

John Reilly
CA

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Chinese counterfeit routers available on ebay?

In the Cisco trade these Cisco routers are termed "Chisco" — you can go to ebay and find many sub-priced models shipping directly from Hong Kong.

Are they geniune Cisco or firmware hacked military tools? Who knows?

But they are cheaper.

David Sutherland
Lake Forest, CA

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Where's the mainstream media on this story?

I have read a couple of stories from this website related to China's aggressive tactics in infiltrating the U.S. security network.

I find the articles extremely informative, but my only concern is why I don't get this same information from the mainstream media in the U.S.

Greg Chacon
Monument, CO

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Why are China sites offering U.S. movies for free?

About the Chinese using counterfeit Cisco routers, I recently became aware of all the Chinese web sites offering U.S. movies and TV programs, such as the Sopranos.

Is there a chance that the Chinese are using these sites to tap into hordes of U.S. computers while users are watching movies and other videos? Could it be a spy operation or just simply a way to allow "free" access to cultural products outside the control of the movie/TV studios?

Margaret E. Matthews
Maine

Monday, May 12, 2008

China a bigger threat than Bin Laden and his 'motley crew'

World leaders ask for China to display more transparency on their investments in their military spending! Doesn't this story and the recent news of a below seabed submarine base near the Indian border offer enough clues to China's agenda?

I's time to get our heads out of the sand. Take a look at history at read how the UK and USA thought that Hitler's military build-up was nothing to be worried about.

It will soon reach a point where China will take a bold aggressive stance on some global issue, and challenge someone to knock the chip off their shoulders. If you think Bin Laden and his motley crew are a problem, then think again. China will make 9/11 look like a walk in the park.

Michael Squires
Sydney, Australia

Monday, May 12, 2008

China got too powerful too fast

It's in the interest of the U.S. to balance the rest of the world.

It's in the interest of China to dominate the rest of the world.

It would take at least 2 generations for China to understand this. They got their power too fast. So now we're in a situation where both countries will be required to treat each other so very, very badly.

Thomas Pfaff
an Francisco, Ca.

Friday, May 9, 2008

China threat? Well duh

Why has it taken 20 years for these military bureaucrats to see this? And where were their voices when Clinton sold them advanced military technology? China considers itself the cradle of civilization and, in the end, the civilization which, therefore, should guide the world. Their desire for world hegemony is inevitable.

And because of their one child policy which has led to the mass abortion of girls, they have 110 million unmarriable men that they can waste in war while at the same time stabilizing their populace by gender, either by getting their men killed and/or by hauling off other countries' women.

Finally these four star idiots have turned on the radar.

Will
Chowchilla, Ca.

Friday, May 9, 2008

China a threat? Only in your ignorant mind

Your column on the Chinese military threat is pointless, not well-researched and one-sided. You should Chinese history and understand Chinese affairs.

How many times had China ever invaded other countries in her long history? Most of her military conflicts with others neighboring countries were defensive in nature. She had never sent her forces to out of her ways places as the U.S. has done in the past or even nowadays.

China has more than enough problems of her own without attacking other countries now. And China has no intention to do so in the future.

Your article on this is totally baseless and out of line.

George Cheng
Santa clara, Ca.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

How's Koch doing? In the tank for Hillary, that's how

Ed Koch said in his article "I believe that, if he is the Democratic candidate for president, Senator Obama will lose in November." I smell agenda … yup, that’s the smell, scrape that Clinton bias off your shoe Ed. Obama will do just fine, with or without the bigot vote.

Thistle Rose
Savannah GA

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Barbara Walters: Where's the outrage?

Barbara Walters revelation of an ancient tryst; what an horrific attempt to assuage the ego! What?, the "ole grey mare' couldn't just retire quietly and go in peace; How pathetic!

Gina Rebich
Orange, Texas

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Good news from — and for — Iraq

Iraq needs the oil output increase, and it is timely they are increasing revenues and the central government is sharing the money and helping with rebuilding efforts and expenses. This helps our chances for success against radicals in that region. Thank you for the report.

Donnie G. Cheesman
Elizabeth, AR

Friday, April 11, 2008

On that luxury embassy in Baghdad, one taxpayer wants Washington to 'get a grip'

I would like to know how our government can erect a massive, luxurious, and extravagant embassy at a cost of $474 million when the national debt is already in the trillions. This figure does not even cover operating expenses which, I'm sure, will be enormous.

It appears that we are in Iraq to stay. I am a conservative taxpayer. I try to live within my means, but it is getting more and more difficult with the steady increase of food and fuel prices. If the "pork" is taken out of the Senate and House bills, this revenue could go far in funding necessities for those in our own country and possibly decreasing the national debt.

Our legislators need to "get a grip." Evidently they have ways of avoiding the hardships that we "common folk" have to endure.

I am also all for eliminating the secret service for ex-presidents and their families. Heaven only knows that they are wealthy enough to afford their own protection if they should so desire. Our country is very unbalanced and has strayed far from the basis upon which it was founded. God help us!!!

Cherise Miller
Ringgold, Georgia

Friday, April 11, 2008

Yay 'strong and wealthy China'; Boo 'bad-mouth' western media

China is strong and will be stronger with lots of support from its national people, overseas Chinese and many others who know and love China. We strongly support the Chinese government for it has carried out policies to make a better life for Chinese people.

The bad-mouth from CNN and western media shows the dark side of them under the name of civilization. It is so powerless and can never stop China from becoming a great country.

All over the world Chinese are united to support and develop a strong and wealthy China.

Eunice
Hong Kong

Friday, April 11, 2008

Using the military against religious minorities in China . . . and Texas

I share your concerns about China and I am doing my part for my country.

But I am questioning why our government is sending tanks with mounted machine guns (see yahoo pics) against this religious group in Texas. All over one teenagers' accusation. Note that they released the accused from custody.

"Who is John Gault?" - Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged

John Caras
Austin, Texas

Friday, April 11, 2008

Most Overseas Chinese are backing Beijing, speaking for myself at least

It appears to all you “free world media” that anyone doing anything supporting Chinese government or Chinese people has the Chinese government behind them. Shame on you and wake up!

Millions of Chinese living in U.S. and Europe are so disgusted by the bias, arrogant, sometimes even racial or simple false reports on the whole Tibetan issues.

We are extremely angry and generally supportive to the actions taken by the Chinese government. If you think Chinese government has no support, you are fooling you self.

You can either continue hide you head in the sand or wake up and accept the fact! If you don't believe, try taking a polling in U.S. on Chinese to see it.

Larry Li
St. Paul, MN
liyuan88@hotmail.com

Friday, April 11, 2008

'Disgusting' anti-China bias from western media

I graduated from Peking University and I know one of the founder of anti-cnn is a graduate of Tsinghus University. If you know something about China you may know that students in these two universities are very independent, and there is no way to control students there. That is also why they were very active in Tiananmen Incident in 1989.

I have been in USA for about 10 years and I used to trust western media very much when I was in China. But I don't any more after I came to U.S.A. I can't remember when it started, but definitely not starting from the riot of XiZang (so called Tibet) recently when all the western media are trying to describe the arsonists and criminals as victims, and ignore the real victims including an 18-month baby who were burned to death, who were killed, who were seriouly injured, whose houses and shops were burned, damaged and robbed. Don't tell me anything about human rights.

Don't say that I am controlled by the Chinese government. No one can control me, no matter it was Chinese govermernt or U.S. government, no matter I was in China or am here. Don't say I can't access western so called "true" information. I can access any resource unless something is filtered by U.S. government. I am independent and I have my own opinions. Yet I don't trust western media.

Is it ironical? I trusted western media when I was in China but not any more after I stayed in U.S.A for so many years.

You suspect the anti-cnn is sponsored by the government. Let me ask you, how did you get this conclusion? Do you really know the government sponsored this web site? Do you have any proof? Can you show me to convince me?

This is really disgusting. We need real story from both sides, we want to hear different voices. Give the chance to the victims of the riot in XiZang, let their voices heard, and you can regain the trust of well-educated Chinese middle class like me and the founder of anti-cnn. Don't forget they are more than the population of U.S.A.

Jenny Liu
Herndon, VA
Jennyliu2003@gmail.com

Friday, April 11, 2008

Given new Cyber war realities, why is U.S. military still using the Internet?

As someone who has worked in the Telecom/IT industry for over 36 years, I still find it amazing that our military uses the public Internet for "anything". Yes, it would cost more if the military had it's very own physically and logically, isolated, private network, transmission systems and all But the price may be nothing compared to what may come if the Chinese or any other foreign power could easily cripple our military's IT infrastructure in a time of need.

Since I worked on military communications systems a long time ago, i.e., the original CONUS AUTOVON, I recall that the military voice networks were always separate from the public networks. Cost reduction was the reason for merging the infrastructures. Modern cyber-warfare could (and should) force a re-visitation of that decision.

Leonard Yanoff
Sterling, VA

Friday, April 11, 2008

Cyber command story should be wakeup call for 'over 50' corporate executives

Good Read!! I am a cyber security professional and I appreciate this type of coverage. It helps us get our point across the over 50 executive club who still think all this computer mumbo jumbo is BS. They tend to pass todays experts off as just some expense that federal regulations require them to have. A and I don't work for a small company either .... lets just say it's one of the companies that would be a target.

TC
New Jersey

Friday, April 11, 2008

Dear round-eye reporter: Come to China [for interviews with hackers?]

Hello, I'm a Chinese. From your news, I find a similar fact: Some reporters in Western [world] like you can compile news without investigation, studying and professional morals. If you have chance, you are welcome to China to see what the fact is, and what a reporter should be. Thanks.

W
China

Friday, April 11, 2008

Dear round-eye reporter: All we are saying is give peace a chance

I am a normal Chinese citizen, and I didn't know whether or not our government support the anti-cnn web site. I can't prove it isn't, but I believed you can't prove it is too. I am sure I am not a guy who was employed by government. I would like to express my point to you and hope it is useful. I think what the most important it not whether government support anti-cnn, it is whether normal Chinese poeple support it. I love my country and nation, and I like to communicate with your West world, it is good for me to understand West culture and all of the world. Meanwhile, I hope you and your West world can realize China and East culture too. Maybe China would be a competitor to your country and West world. Let's pick a way by ourselves, it is just freedom we want, give a peace to the world. Thanks.

Simon
Shanghai, China

Friday, April 11, 2008

White House computers hit by virus, not by Chinese hackers

In the article "U.S. Air Force sets up cyberspace command against continuing China attacks" published today, April 10, 2008, the author mentions that the White House web site was hacked in 2001 by the Chinese. The White House web site has never been hacked by the Chinese. Over the years, particular groups of hackers have compromised the White Houses site, but in the 2001 incident, the site was not actually hacked, it was hit by a computer virus that claimed included a message that said "Hacked by Chinese." The fact of the matter is that the virus never made it past the web site's security, and was actually from a group of hackers called GlobalHell.

Niko Tzoumas
Tampa, Florida

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Tibet protests are justified, China's polices are not: Boycott the Olympics

The Tibetan unrest is justified and as the Chinese have not made even an iota effort during the past 60 years to settle the problem in an agreeable manner. The Olympics should be boycotted by the world nations until a just solution is found to the Tibetan problem. The Chinese ruling clique should not be supported and that country should be cut down to size.

O Jagannadh
Visakhapatnam, India

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Pennsylvania and the election belong to Hillary!

Please tell Ed Koch not to worry. Barack Obama's numbers are down in Pennsylvania as revealed by the latest "U.S.A. Survey" poll in Pa. Hillary Clinton 56 percent and Barack Obama 38 percent. She will win Pa. with double digits and then the Superdelegates will really have to ask themselves, "who can win the general election?" The answer will be plain as day," Hillary Clinton." PRAISE GOD!!!

Katie McCants
San Marino Calif.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Israel exercise or the real thing?

I'm wondering if Israel's nationwide defensive war drill scheduled for the week of April 6, 2008 is perhaps much more than a practice drill. Is the announcement of the drill perhaps a cover to permit Israel to prepare itself for Iranian and Syrian retaliation in response to an imminent U.S. strike on Iran? A number of other important ominous signs indicate such a U.S. strike may indeed be imminent. If it is, and if it has been scheduled for the Week of April 6, Israel's defensive war drill would be a brilliant way to get set for the effects of the U.S. strike.

W. Joseph Stroupe,
editor_in_chief@geostrategymap.com
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Friday, March 14, 2008

China extends its suppression of Taiwan to global organizations . . .

I was pleased to read your thorough coverage of the cross-Strait situation between China and Taiwan in the March 14 article, “China’s military surge looks beyond Taiwan.” Taiwan is indeed constantly threatened by China’s military behemoth and is struggling to preserve its vibrant and economically successful democracy against such suppression and saber-rattling, which flies in the face of Beijing’s promises to clean up its human rights record in preparation for hosting the 2008 Olympic Games.

Furthermore, China irresponsibly keeps Taiwan out of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the same way it bans Taiwan from the United Nations, meaning that Taiwan is often cut off from vital health information such as how to limit the spread of new diseases. Taiwan’s inability to participate in international organizations affects us all; therefore it is my sincere hope that the United States and other leading nations will support Taiwan when it reapplies for WHO membership this May.

Eddy Tsai, Director
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
Washington, D.C.

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008

Not on board with the China Express . . .

This doesn't surprise me. What does surprise me is how quick the many American executives I've talked to are willing to concede the next century to China.

Perhaps, they should pick up a copy of the Art of War.

Sun Tzu: An opponent's great weakness is always next to its greatest strength.

John Murray
Irvine, California

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008

If you knew China like I knew China . . .

It never ceases to amaze me: another article pointing out the problems and negatives of China's economy by citizens whose economy can't come close to China's boom of the past years.

There are two Chinas: the one I see when I visit there on business and the one I read about in the Western media.

Don't worry boys and girls: the Chinese have NEVER in their history lived so well or been so happy and optimistic.

James Fees
Las Vegas, Nevada

Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Benjamin Franklin, the great genius of the 18th century and not unknown to us Mericans, once famously said, "You have a democracy, if you can keep it."

Well, fellow Americans, we, you and I lost and trashed our democracy, the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Good night and good luck.

Stephen Bennett
Burlingam, California

Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008

Annoyed with the 'old media' and its 'blackout' of Ron Paul

I am very disappointed with the almost complete media blackout of Dr. Ron Paul. The Associated press reported early this week that Paul has beaten former Massachusets Gov. Mitt Romney in the Louisiana GOP caucus by placing 2nd overall. I can not understand why my local newspaper could overlook this.

If you care about your unalienable rights as a free citizen, you should . . . . be very annoyed and upset with the old media. From what I have observed, the media do not care about your rights and they do not care about you. If you care about America, you will think about finding an alternative or demanding a change.

The future of freedom and limited government rest in your hands. So far, the media have shown what side they are on.

Vera Martin
Buhl, Idaho

Monday, Jan. 28, 2008

As a matter of fact, U.S. headway vs. Al Qaida is news

Thank you for the information you're getting out about the progress our military is making against Al Qaida cells and the destruction of their caches & safe havens.

I certainly don't hear this type of news on TV (even on Fox which is supposed to be fair and balanced!) and certainly not on Yahoo headline news, where I get most of my news.

Janice McClanahan
Hillsboro, OH

Monday, Jan. 14, 2008

Looking back on time well-spent with the 'awesome people' in Anbar

Al Anbar is the province in which I operated. I hope that all goes according to plan there, safely and smoothly.

I really became attached to the Iraqi interpreters, soldiers, and citizens. I feel we started something - maybe some things I would have gone about differently - but regardless, we have the responsibility of finishing it. For the sake of the awesome Iraqi people that I met, and for my friends in the military, I hope that the transition to a functioning Iraqi security force can take place as soon as safely possible.

It feels good to be able to tell a friend that I think I made a bit of difference within a bigger scheme. I hope that soon the people I connected with can continue on with their own lives.

David Morgante
New York, NY