Filed under the “Trust no one” category and going right along with some of my thoughts from earlier this year and weapons caches found in the hands of our enemies, from the Pamela Hess via the AP:
China and Russia are spying on the United States nearly as much as they did during the Cold War, according to the top U.S. intelligence official.
Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, says in testimony prepared for a Tuesday congressional hearing that a law passed last month expanding the U.S. government’s eavesdropping power is needed to protect not just against terrorists but also against more traditional potential adversaries, such as those two Cold War foes.
“China and Russia’s foreign intelligence services are among the most aggressive in collecting against sensitive and protected U.S. systems, facilities and development projects, and their efforts are approaching Cold War levels,” McConnell says in his testimony. “Foreign intelligence information concerning the plans, activities and intentions of foreign powers and their agents is critical to protect the nation and preserve our security.”
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If we were smart, we would try to get Russia on our side. They have much to lose with China on their border as well as crazy Muslim countries on their border.
Many of our former enemies are now our allies. Japan, Germany, Italy… Let’s add Russia and the former Soviet Republics as our allies. Meanwhile, peruse this website and get a Russian wife!
http://www.englishrussia.com/