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2010-09-21 Economy

HP (or the Chinese who own it) hold US Navy Network hostage for $ 3.3 billion.

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Posted by Besoeker 2010-09-21 07:30|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Its become a Washington cliché that the military and the intelligence community rely too much on outside contractors.

Just as our oil is linked to the mideast, outsourcing overseas is a problem. If these contractors are linked to China, that is both a national security problem as well the economy. We will rapidly become someone else's b1tch if we don't change things around ASAP. The DANGER meter is getting close to pegging!

Posted by JohnQC 2010-09-21 10:28|| 2010-09-21 10:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Excuse me but isn't this kind of.... stupid?

It sounds to me like we already are someone else's b*tch.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-09-21 10:34|| 2010-09-21 10:34|| Front Page Top

#3 To me the answer is simple.

Nationalist leader. For us not just them.
One with some balls.
Unfortunately, I know of no serious contender for president that I would call a nationalist.
Someone has to put us first.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-09-21 13:00|| 2010-09-21 13:00|| Front Page Top

#4 FREEREPUBLIC > THE GAME IS CHANGING AND US IS NOW ON THE DEFENSIVE [CPLAN rising in the Indian Ocean + Pacific; "Realignment" of Regional Order now underway throughout East Asia].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-09-21 19:50|| 2010-09-21 19:50|| Front Page Top

#5 DAILY TIMES.PAKISTAN > CHINA REJECTS FENCE-MENDING MEET [Jiabao-Kan]WID JAPAN, over the Daoyus = Senkaku fishing trawler incident.

* WAFF > CHINA TELLS US TO KEEP OUT OF SOUTH CHINA SEAS DISPUTES.

* GUARDIAN.UK > JAPAN WARNS/COUNSELS AGZ "EXTREME NATIONALISM" IN ROW [Daoyus] WITH CHINA, + JAPAN NOT TOLD [officially = diplomatically] OF CHINESE DESIRE TO CUT TIES.

* TOPIX/WORLDNEWS > JAPAN TO GROW MILITARY FORCES [Tokyo to improve, expand JSDF Air, Naval, + Amphibious "reach" into disputed East China Seas regions + Taiwan].

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM >[Stripes.com] "GLOBAL HAWK" DRONES TO START PACIFIC MISSIONS ON GUAM.

ARTIC > Global UAVS to be operationally launched, recovered by Andersen AFB, Guam, But Missions per se to be controlled from CONUS.

ALL OF THE USDOD ARMED SERVICES are evol towards INCREASING USE OF UN-MANNED ADVANCED TECHNOLGIES, espec as per "CONTINENTAL/TRANS-CONTINENTAL" + "SPACE" MIL REACH FROM CONUS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-09-21 22:39|| 2010-09-21 22:39|| Front Page Top

#6 OOOPSIES, forgot CHINESE MIL FORUM > CHINA'S WEN URGES JAPAN TO FREE JAILED CAPTAIN [immediately + unconditionally, or else Chin will take measures].

* SAME > POSTER thread = [Military] OPTIONS FOR THE CHINESE [agz Japan oer the Daoyus, + US Daoyus, general Regional intervention].

* SAME > CHINA'S "DRAGON SHIPS" IN YEAR 2018. Pics of Modesl of various proposed or potential CPLAN surface warship designs come Year 2018 or shortly after, e.g. CHINESE IMPROVED "KIROV" BATTLECRUISER(S).

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-09-21 22:55|| 2010-09-21 22:55|| Front Page Top

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