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| Science Czar Breaking Law, Providing Space Tech To China |
| 2011-11-06 |
| A congressman says he's alarmed that President Obama's science "czar," John Holdren, apparently has been collaborating with the Chinese even though Congress specifically prohibited that activity in a bill signed into law by president Obama. The accusations from U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf. R-Va., came this week in a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. The law, in Section 1340 of the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution prevents NASA and OSTP from using federal funds 'to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company. But Dr. John Holdren, head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), had spent 21 days in China on three separate trips in one year -- more than any other country. Very little information about these cooperative agreements with China were being provided to Congress. Holdren's viewpoints have been far afield from traditional American perspectives, with his suggestion that America should surrender to a "planetary regime" and his petitioning for a deliberate reduction in the stocks of U.S. weapons-grade plutonium. He has also advocated forced abortion and mass sterilization (with 'infertility drugs introduced into food or water' ('as long as it doesn't harm livestock')) to reduce the world's population, as well as forced sterilization of undesirables, government taking the babies from single and teen mothers to give away for adoption to couples, and government dictating the number of children permitted to particular families. He's an elite, remember, so he's allowed to say nonsense like this. Betcha Herman Cain couldn't get away with it... The Government Accountability Office to investigate, and that office determined the "plain meaning of Section 1340 is clear. OSTP may not use its appropriations to participate, collaborate or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned companies." Further, the GAO said, "As a consequence of using its appropriations in violation of Section 1340, OSTP violated the Antideficiency Act. Accordingly, OSTP should report the violation as required by the act." Attorney General Holdren has released a prepared statement saying that, "OSTP's activities in bilateral diplomacy with China on... issues fall under the president's exclusive constitutional authority to conduct foreign diplomacy and thus cannot be precluded by Section 1340(a). In reliance on this advice, OSTP continued to engage in these activities." |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #7 As they say here: *"Fem myror är mer än fyra elefanter." It's a language book for infants. *Five ants are more than four elephants. Can you keep a secret? |
| Posted by: Rhodesiafever 2011-11-06 19:09 |
| #6 Maybe if apples were oranges, two apples and three oranges would make a ham sandwich. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-06 18:40 |
| #5 Maybe if we were actually as antisemitic as you imply, the way the Assad dynasty is, you'd actually respect us the way you respect them, and give us the benefit of the doubt. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-11-06 17:37 |
| #4 It's OK. You can always blame US tech appearing in Chine on der Juden. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-06 16:24 |
| #3 Just like Clinton before him. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2011-11-06 10:12 |
| #2 Also from the article: Wolf explained in a statement to constituents that he authored the ban "after the NASA administrator and the president's science adviser attempted to enter into new technology-sharing agreements with the Chinese government, including human spaceflight." "I take the GAO findings very seriously," he told the committee in his statement. "Following the law is not voluntary for administration officials. That is why Dr. Holdren should commit today to full compliance with Section 1340 and publicly acknowledge his error in participating in the bilateral conference with the Chinese government." He said the U.S. has been a leader in space technology for decades, and it should be wary of any agreements through which others would have access to its technology. "I want to be clear: The United States has no business cooperating with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to help develop its space program," he said. It's just Obama soliciting for campaign contributions from our enemies. It's not as if the Democrats haven't done it before..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-11-06 09:55 |
| #1 "Attorney General Holdren has released a prepared statement.." That is Eric 'the Red' HOLDER saying the Exec Branch is above the law. Another reason to impeach the leftard. |
| Posted by: Muggsy Glink 2011-11-06 09:22 |