Message From An Alternate Future Universe

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Message From An Alternate Future Universe

(A fictional account of the day the world ends.)

It started tragically enough on what we might as well call Murtha's

World, you know, kind of a takeoff on Murphy's World, where what can

go wrong will go wrong.

President George W. Bush supported the creation of a so-

called `palestinian state', a big mistake. One should never reward

terrorists with a state. There are far too many terrorist states

already. One is too many. One more is that much more evil in the

world.

That support for a so-called `palestinian state' cost President Bush

and the Republican Party the support of Jewish and Christian

supporters of Israel in the United States.

On one of the Murtha's Worlds that support for a so-

called `palestinian state' coupled with the mistaken support for the

United Arab Emirates so-called " Dubai Deals " , ended up tipping the

2006 mid-term House and Senate elections to the Democrats.

Conservative Republicans stayed home that year rather than come out

at the polls, convinced that President Bush had gone soft on

terrorism.

The result was the victory of Democrats in the Congressional

elections.

When the Democrats got together to organize their control of the

U.S. House of Representatives they tossed out the old Democrats and

new leaders took control.

The new Speaker of the House of Representatives was not Nancy Pelosi

of California it was " John Patrick " Jack " Murtha, Jr. (born June

17, 1932), an American politician. Murtha had been a Democratic

member of the United States House of Representatives since 1974…He

was born in New Martinsville, West Virginia, near the border with

Ohio, and grew up in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, southeast of

Pittsburgh…He left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join

the Marines during the Korean War. There he earned the American

Spirit Honor Medal. He rose through the ranks to become a drill

instructor at Parris Island and was selected for Officer Candidate

School at Quantico, Virginia. He then was assigned to the Second

Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. "

 

After Murtha was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of

Representatives tragedy

struck. You will have to forgive me as this message from an

Alternate Future

Universe is really being sent back to the past using a technology

unknown to

anyone in your day. In 007, or 2007 as you might call it, some

really James Bond

type technology became available to some of us. I was among those it

became

available to. It allowed messages to be sent at speeds faster than

light. It

broke the time barrier. It also went through several alternative

universes.

So the tragedy that struck after Murtha was elected Speaker of the

U.S. House of

Representatives was really a number of different tragedies,

occurring in

different alternative universes but coming together to create the

tragedy.

Suffice it to say that President Bush and Vice President Cheney were

gone. In

some universes they were gone from office through impeachment and

resignation.

In other universes they were gone from office through ill health, or

personal

reasons, or to spend more time with their families. The list goes

on. You can

imagine all of the possibilities.

But gone they were, and in accordance with the U.S. Constitution

first in line

to become President after the President is the Vice President, first

in line to

become President after the Vice President is the Speaker of the U.S.

House of

Representatives.

And the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 007 was

Murtha.

Murhpy's World and Murtha's World had intersected. What could go

wrong had gone

wrong.

President Murtha! Say it! Think it! Believe it! Murtha became

President of the

United States of America in 007, or as some call it 2007.

Our troubles were not over then. They had really just started.

We should have known from Murtha's blurting it out on Face the

Nation on CBS on

March 5th, 2006.

" The only people who want us in Iraq are Iran and al-Qaeda, " Murtha

said on CBS's " Face the Nation " political talk show. " And I talked

to a

top-level commander the other day and he said China wants us there

also. Why?

Because we're depleting our resources ... our troop resources and

our fiscal

resources. "

Source:

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?

type=domesticNews & storyid 06-03\

Murtha wanted war against China. As President Murtha could make that

war happen.

 

 

This tragic morning in 007, or 2007 as you might call it,

we awoke to the news that President Murtha had launched a unilateral

pre-emptive

military strike against China. The strike involved the use of many

many nuclear

weapons by the United States. The force of the explosions shook the

earth.

Chinese retaliation is on its way towards the United States right

now. We should

have known this was coming. Back in 006, or 2006 as you might call

it when

Murtha was still in Congress Murtha stated that he would like to see

US

forces in Iraq withdrawn to what he called the " periphery " of Iraq.

He included Okinawa,Japan in that periphery. " Murtha predicts an

Iraq pullout by year's end By David M. Brown

TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Friday, January 27, 2006

U.S. Rep. John Murtha predicted Thursday that U.S. military

involvement in the war in Iraq will wind down by the end of this

year.

" We're not cutting and running. We're giving the Iraqis incentive to

take over, " the Johnstown Democrat and decorated Vietnam War veteran

said during a meeting with editors and reporters of the Pittsburgh

Tribune-Review.

Murtha reiterated his call for a " redeployment " of American troops,

including a sharp troop reduction and relocation of all American

forces to " periphery " areas such as Kuwait or possibly Okinawa,

Japan…. "

http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/s_417696.html

Okinawa, Japan is not on the " periphery " of Iraq. Okinawa, Japan is

on

the periphery of China. As a young man Jack Murtha joined the

Marines during the Korean War. He also served in Vietnam. A very

large number

of Murtha's contributors when he was in Congress, were either

lobbyists for

Taiwan or firms that build weapons for Taiwan. All that was before

Murtha became

President of the United States in 007, or as you might call it 2007.

So we knew back in 006. We knew and we did nothing about it. one

such list for

JOHN P. MURTHA (D-PA) and added some background information

on some of the contribtuors to this post. 2 DRS Technologies $32,050

" PARSIPPANY, N.J., January 13, 2003.*** DRS's MPBE systems also are

used on ***

the Cobra helicopters of Taiwan,***. " www.drs.com

3 Paul Magliocchetti Assoc $29,000

Magliocchetti, Paul J* Paul Magliocchetti Associates is also listed

at

http://www.opensecrets.org/pubs/global/global5.htm

from website at url above:in a post entitled:

" GLOBAL CONNECTIONS FOREIGN AGENTS, which also lists another Murtha

top contributor: Cassidy & Associates.

" The PMA Group: Paul Magliocchetti

Before starting PMA, Magliocchetti was a longtime staffer on the

House

Appropriations Committee, including a nine-year stint handling

defense issues.

Magliocchetti left the Hill in 1989 to start his firm, which has

become a power

in defense lobbying. In 2000, the firm had revenues of $6.5 million.

By last

year, that had grown to $9.2 million, according to

politicalmoneyline.com. In

addition to ex-Capitol Hill staffers, the firm's roster of talent

includes

military officers, which helps ensure that the money is " not only

appropriated,

but obligated " by the Pentagon, according

to one defense lobbyist.

http://www.hillnews.com/business/072104_league.aspx

see also:

http://www.thepmagroup.com/An_Elite_Team/Paul_Magliocchetti/paul_magl

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" Send Lawyers, Guns and Money:

Lobbying and the Merchants of Death

from the book Washington on $10 million a Day

by Ken Silverstein

Common Courage Press, 1998

The Invisible Man

It's not only Pentagon retirees who moving through the revolving

door to work

for the defense industry. Countless former denizens of Capitol Hill

also make

the move, lured by the big bucks offered up by weapons makers. Paul

Magliocchetti left a job at the House Appropriations Committee in

1988 and now

heads a powerful lobby shop that caters to defense firms. In a 1996

report,

Legal Times called Magliocchetti " The Invisible Man, " and detailed

how an

" obscure Hill aide...became a million dollar lobbyist. "

Magliocchetti's specialty when he worked on the Hill was defense

appropriations.

Before that he worked at the General Accounting Office, where he

conducted

audits and investigations of the Pentagon. All this helped

Magliocchetti learn

the nuts and bolts of the defense industry and the budget process,

two skills

that proved vital when he decided to strike out on his own as a

lobbyist. Legal

Times quoted former Rep. Charles Wilson as saying, " The thing about

Paul is [he

and his lobbying aides] just always had such a wealth of knowledge,

and they

could really make their case...They just knew [in] what line of the

bill " they should place a special favor to their clients.

Magliocchetti incorporated his lobbying firm in October of 1988. He

was still

drawing a salary at the House until at least two months later.

Within months of

retiring he had signed up his first client, the Sikorsky Aircraft

Division of United Technologies.

Many of Magliocchetti's current aides previously worked at the

Pentagon,

including Thomas Veltri, who had served as the Air Force's liaison

with

Appropriations Committees in Congress. Magliocchetti's firm also

runs a generous

political action committee- it gave more than $75,000 during the

1996 election

cycle-and throws an annual Christmas party for members of Congress

and their

staffers at the Alpine restaurant in Arlington, just across the

Potomac from Washington.

All of this has paid off nicely. Magliocchetti, who was forced to

eke out a

modest living on his $65,200-a-year salary at House Appropriations,

now rakes in

big fees from dozens of firms. Legal Times says his company's

revenues topped $1

million during the first half of 1996, ranking it 42nd on the

newspaper's

ranking of top lobby shop money earners. "

4 Planning Systems Inc (PSI)$25,850

" PSI *** research has supported the Departments of Defense,

Transportation,

Commerce, NASA, and the National Institute of Health (NIH). "

http://www.planningsystemsinc.com/

 

5 Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC) $25,000 " Defense Contractor Opens

Local Site

2005-04-02 *** Systems like those made by a local company have saved

the U.S.

government more than $500 million, according to U.S. Rep. John Murtha

(D-Johnstown

http://www.aactech.com/article.jsp?id=21

http://www.aactech.com/index2.jsp

News from Congressman Jack Murtha -Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC)

opens new

facility at the University Technology Park

March 1, 2005- Congressman John P. Murtha and Advanced Acoustic

Concepts (AAC)

are pleased to announce the grand opening of AAC's new facility at

the

University Technology Park in North Union Township, Fayette County.

Congressman

Murtha, U.S. Navy personnel, local elected officials, and several

hundred guests

were on hand for the Open House and Ribbon Cutting ceremony that was

held at the

building this morning. " It is a pleasure for me to walk through this

state-of-the-art facility and personally meet the young engineers

who work for

AAC in Fayette County, " said Congressman Murtha. *** Don Cooper, who

serves as

general manager of AAC's Pennsylvania operation, described AAC's key

to success,

tating, " The Navy's Improved Performance Sonar (IPS) technologies

that are

integrated in this new state-of-the-art facility, represents a

quantum leap

forward in multi-community Undersea Warfare technologies that are

common across

Navy communities (AEGIS, LCS, DD(X) and NAVAIR). *** The company has

emerged as

a leading supplier of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) automated,

real time

processing systems and is a leading provider of tactical training

support to the

U.S.Navy. Headquartered in Long Island, NY with locations in eight

states, AAC

is a privately held company with annual sales of $35 million and

more than 180

employees.

http://www.house.gov/murtha/news/nw050401.htm

6 BAE Systems North America $20,000

" 07-25-2005

BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES $31 MILLION CONTRACT FOR C-130J AIRCRAFT

NASHUA, N.H.—BAE Systems recently received a $31 million production

contract

from the U.S. Air Force to provide 31 AN/ALR-56M radar warning

receiver systems

for a new fleet of Air Force and Marine Corps C-130J aircraft and

line

replaceable unit (LRU) spares for the Taiwan Air Force F-16 Fighting

Falcon aircraft.

http://www.na.baesystems.com/releasesDetail.cfm?a=339

 

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" Virtual News Room

In The News - Archives

 

24 July 2002 BAE SYSTEMS SELECTED TO PROVIDE POWER PC-BASED FLIGHT

CONTROL

COMPUTER FOR TAIWAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFTThe Aerospace Industrial

Development Corp.

(AIDC) has awarded BAE Systems Controls a $7.1 million contract to

upgrade the

flight control computer on Taiwan's Indigenous Defensive Fighter

(IDF). The

contract includes engineering design, development, and delivery of

flight test hardware. "

http://www.baesystems.com/newsroom/2002/jul/240702news2.htm

http://www.na.baesystems.com/board.cfm

For Immediate ReleaseAug. 1, 2005

 

 

Carnegie Mellon, BAE Systems to Hold First Public Demonstration of

Unmanned

Ground Vehicle Being Developed for U.S. Marine Corps

Pittsburgh, PA- Carnegie Mellon University and BAE Systems, which

recently

completed its acquisition of United Defense, will hold a public

demonstration of

Gladiator, the first tactical unmanned ground vehicle being

developed for the

U.S. Marine Corps. The demonstration will take place at 11 a.m.

Thursday,

Aug. 4, at the BAE Systems plant, located on U.S. Route 119 near

Connellsville,

Pa. U.S. Congressman John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) will be attending the

event along

with representatives from the U.S. Marines, the university, BAE

Systems and other industrial partners.

ABOUT BAE SYSTEMS:

BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development,

delivery,

and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on

land, at

sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports

military

aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar,

avionics,

communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. It is a

pioneer in

technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years and is

at the

forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of

intelligent

defense systems. BAE Systems has major operations across five

continents and

customers in some 130 countries. The company employs nearly 100,000

people and

generates annual sales of approximately $25 billion through its

wholly owned and

joint-venture operations. "

7 Air Products & Chemicals Inc $18,000

is listed as Murtha's number 7 contributor. Did you know that

" L. Paul Bremer Former Presidential Envoy to Iraq

Before rejoining government, Ambassador Bremer had been a director

of Air

Products and Chemicals, Inc., "

http://www.ashbrook.org/events/conferen/oxley/bremer.html

" U.S.: Reported Shift On Iraq Administrator May Indicate Powell

Influence By

Andrew F. Tully Some critics of the administration of U.S. President

George W.

Bush say the Defense Department, under Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, is

taking over

too many of the functions normally reserved for the State

Department. Now it

appears that a civilian—a career diplomat in the State Department—

will be put in

charge of administering Iraq, with seniority over even Jay Garner,

the retired

general who is now in charge. Some say that may be a sign that the

Secretary of

State Colin Powell is reasserting his influence, RFE/RL reports from

Washington.

Washington, 5 May 2003 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. President George W. Bush has

reportedly

decided to name a longtime State Department official in charge of the

transitional administration in Iraq.

L. Paul Bremer—who was a senior aide to six secretaries of state

during a

23-year career at the department—will rank above even Jay Garner,

the retired

U.S. Army general who has been in charge of civil administration

since the fall of Saddam Hussein's government.

Garner said today in Baghdad that he expects Bremer to arrive by

next week and

take charge of the political process in postwar Iraq. He said

a " dedicated

effort " is needed on the political side and that the appointment of

someone like

Bremer had been planned all along. Garner is expected to focus more

on reconstruction issues.

Many of Bush's critics have complained that the U.S. Defense

Department, which

is running Iraq for the time being, has put too much of a military

stamp on the

administration. They say Garner, who was a career Army officer,

epitomizes this.

Some say the appointment of Bremer, who has had a distinguished

civilian career,

is an effort to answer those critics. Others say his nomination is

evidence that

Secretary of State Colin Powell has successfully reasserted his

right to conduct

the country's foreign policy at a time when Defense Secretary Donald

Rumsfeld

seemed to be challenging it. Ted Galen Carpenter, a foreign affairs

analyst at

the Cato Institute, a private policy research institute in

Washington, told

RFE/RL that Bremer's appointment shows that Powell might be the most

resilient official in the Bush administration.

Carpenter said Bremer's close association with the State Department

shows Powell's influence... "

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2003/05/iraq-

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8 General Dynamics $17,500

is listed as Murtha's number 8 contributor, " News from Congressman

Jack Murtha

Murtha, General Dynamics Announce Spiritech Award

JOHNSTOWN, May 31, 2002 -- U.S. Rep. John Murtha and General

Dynamics Corp.

today announced the award of a $471,000 contract to Spiritech, Inc.,

of

Johnstown. Spiritech will produce machined titanium parts for tanks

that are being produced by General Dynamics.

*** the General Dynamics contract, along with the anticipated United

Defense

contract, will enable Spiritech to maintain its employment level at

16 and might

enable to company to add one or two jobs. General Dynamics provides

engineering

and system integration, combat system operating software, logistics

support

capability, and research, development and manufacturing of various

defense systems.... "

http://veterans.house.gov/murtha/news/nw02053s.htm

" When it comes to campaign donations, the industry is known for its

tendency to

target its donations specifically to defense authorizers and

appropriators,

Noble said. For the past three years, Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), the

ranking

member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, has been the No. 1

beneficiary of defense campaign donations in the House and has not

fallen below

No. 3 for

Congress as a whole. In fact, for just the 2006 cycle, Murtha ranks

No. 1

overall, with $188,350 in donations from the defense industry. House

Armed

Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) follows with

$118,350. In

2004, Murtha ranked behind only President Bush and his Democratic

opponent, Sen.

John Kerry, in overall defense-industry contributions, with $284,750.

During the 2002 election cycle, when Murtha was forced to campaign

for his seat

because of state redistricting that pitted him against a fellow

congressman in

the primary, he again scored No. 1 in all Congress, pulling in

$309,299 in

political donations from defense companies. In 2000, Murtha slipped

behind

Hunter, who at that point was running for Armed Services chairman.

" Murtha walks on water. If you want anything done on the committee,

you go to

Murtha. Murtha is the reason why the [defense appropriations] bill

gets done

each year, " said Ashdown about the veteran Congressman known to be a

dealmaker

who frequently reaches across the aisle. But Murtha also has raised

some

watchdogs' concerns because his brother Robert " Kit " Murtha runs KSA

Consulting,

a lobbying group that represents some 10 smaller defense companies.

In 2004,

Murtha's brother was able to secure $20 million in the defense-

spending bill for

his clients. Kit Murtha

repeatedly has denied working directly with his brother's office.

In comparison to Rep. Murtha, Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.), who chairs

the Defense

Appropriations Subcommittee, receives far fewer political

contributions from the defense industry, as does Appropriations

Chairman Jerry

Lewis (R-Calif.), who previously chaired the Defense Appropriations

Subcommittee.

" The other reason you see Murtha get so much is because Young does

not ask for very much, " Ashdown said.

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/101805/

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" US Weapons Makers Vie for Taiwan Arms Deal While the sale of Aegis

Destroyers

to Taiwan has been temporarily postponed,weapons manufactures aren't

giving up.

General Dynamics, owner of Bath Iron

Works where the destroyers would be built, hired Cassidy and

Associates, " (note:

not part of article being quoted:Cassidy and Associates is listed as

Murtha's number 13 contributor)

" whose key player is former Reagan defense official Carl Ford, to

lobby for the

sale. Cassidy, which also has a $10 million contract with a Taiwan

think-tank

with close ties to the ruling party, conceived of and drafted a

letter sent to

President Clinton by Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and two other

Republican

Senators. The letter implied that congressional approval of

permanent normal

trade relations with China was contingent upon the White House's

prompt approval

of the weapons sale.On the public relations front, jobs were made a

major issue.

The Aegis Industrial Alliance says that the destroyer contract

represents work

for 1,938 companies in 49 states that have stakes - including major

weapons

manufacturers Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon. Also on Taiwan's

wish

list are P-3C Orion submarine-hunting aircraft from Lockheed Martin,

and

advanced-medium-range air-to-air missiles, diesel submarines, and M1

tanks made by General Dynamics Corp.

This fact sheet was prepared by Michelle Ciarrocca of the Arms Trade

Resource Center of the World Policy Institute in New York.

Information was

obtained from the General Dynamics website (www.generaldynamics.com)

and various

news articles. For more information please consult our website at

www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms.

http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/corporate/dd/gd.html

9 Mts Technologies $17,500

" News from Congressman Jack Murtha Contract means local business

JOHNSTOWN, PA, Jan. 28, 2005 – Congressman John Murtha said today's

announcement that Lockheed Martin had won the " Marine One " contract

to build the

next presidential helicopter is good news for the Johnstown

region. " Several

local companies will get business as a result of this contract, so

we expect

this contract to mean jobs for our area, " Murtha said. " This was a

tough

competition that required a qualified, cost-competitive team, and

several local

companies are part of that team while others will have opportunities

to bid on

subcontracts. " Murtha said that DRS-Laurel Technologies is a

significant member

of what Lockheed Martin called Team US101. DRS-Laurel will be doing

engineering

work as well as making display components. MTS Technologies also is

a team

member and is expected to provide management, engineering and

technical

services. In addition, Concurrent Technologies Corporation will also

provide

engineering services, Murtha said. The congressman noted that

several other area

companies have had discussions with Lockheed Martin about the

program and will

be bidding for other aspects

of the work. "

 

10 Boeing Co $16,000

Murtha's #14 contributor is a Boeing subcontractor L-3

Communications Holdings

and is mentioned in the material on

that contributor in this post.

 

11 US Steel $16,000 (Pro U.S. steel industry comments by " Honest?

John Murtha "

appear elsewhere in this post.)

 

12 General Atomics $13,750

" Clinton won't export planes to Taiwan

Fears advanced robot craft could spy on mainland China

 

By Charles Smith

2000 WorldNetDaily.com

The Clinton administration has turned down a Taiwanese request for an

advanced robot airplane, fearing it might be used to spy on mainland

China. Last

Month, San Diego-based General Atomics engaged in preliminary talks

with the

Taiwan military for the purchase of up to four Predator unmanned

aerial

vehicles, or UAVs. But State Department officials have denied

General Atomics

the export licenses required for the sale. As noted in Aviation Week

& Space

Technology ( " Prospects Mixed For UAVs in Asia, " March 6, p. 51),

State

Department officials refused the export because the robot plane was

seen as

having " too much range. " General Atomics corporate officials noted

that Taiwan

has expressed interest in the smaller and less capable Prowler 2 and

I-Gnat

robot planes. Taiwan is also preparing to field its own robot spy

plane, the

Kestrel 2, as part of

an effort to build indigenous UAV production capability.

UAV robot aircraft such as the Predator perform a variety of

dangerous tasks on

the modern battlefield that formerly were accomplished by manned

aircraft, such

as aerial reconnaissance and communications interception. U.S.

military forces

currently deploy a wide variety of UAVs, including the Predator.

The Clinton administration has refused export of the General Atomics

`Predator' unmanned aerial vehicle to Taiwan. Photo by U.S. Navy

Photographers Mate 3rd Class Jeffrey S. Viano The General Atomics

robot plane

reportedly is equipped with state-of-the-art

surveillance and electronic snooping equipment. With radar

reportedly so

sensitive it can detect armed troops moving on the ground even under

the worst

weather conditions, several Predator robot planes were used by the

U.S. Air

Force and the CIA in Kosovo and Iraq. During the war in Kosovo, the

U.S.A.F.

used the robot planes to spy on Serbian forces in the region, and

Serbian air

defense forces did shoot down a Predator during the 1999 war. It is

reported

that the Serbs transferred the robot plane to the Russians for

examination,

along with the remains of a U.S.A.F. F-117A Stealth bomber also

downed. The

robot planes also played a critical role in some of the first-ever

information

warfare attacks during combat. According to the U.S. Air Force,

Predators were

used as platforms by information warfare soldiers to " hack " into

Serbian air

defense network computer systems and disable them during several pre-

planned

attacks. Norman Polmar, a defense analyst, noted author, and staff

member at the

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, urged caution over the

claims of

success by the U.S. Air Force hackers and UAV teams. " Be careful of

how you use

the term `network,' " said Polmar during a recent interview. " Third

World

countries do not have AD (Air Defense) networks in the Western sense—

except

Iraq. Indeed, the (Serbian) missile/gun system that downed the F-

117A was under

local control, " stated Polmar. Defense analysts predict that Israel

will benefit

from the Clinton administration's decision not to sell the robot

planes to

Taiwan. Israel currently produces and exports a wide array of robot

aircraft for

combat. " (We are) open to any kind of cooperation in any country, "

stated Moshe

Carash, executive vice president for Israel's largest robot plane

builder Elbit.

According to Carash, Elbit is authorized to let industry partners

handle the

local manufacture and production of UAVs. In a related move, Taiwan

fired a

political shot back at Beijing. Republic of China (ROC) policy

officials issued

a blistering reply to the communist Chinese white paper titled, " The

One-China Principle and the Taiwan Issue. "

According to Beijing's white paper, " Taiwan is in fact only a local

government on Chinese soil ... The Republic of China (Taiwan) has

terminated its

historical status. " The communist Chinese political paper also

warned that if

there is no " settlement of cross-Straits reunification through

negotiations,

then the Chinese government will only be forced to adopt all drastic

measures

possible, including the use of force, to safeguard China's

sovereignty and

territorial integrity. " In response, Taiwanese policy makers refuted

Beijing in

an internal policy paper of their own. A detailed translation of the

seven-page

policy paper, titled " Our Views on the PRC's White Paper, " was

provided to

WorldNetDaily. " Beijing's statement in the `white paper' clearly

exposes its

aggressive nature and hegemonic mindset, " wrote Su Chi, author of

the report and

chairman of the Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council. " We must solemnly

point out

that the ROC (Republic of China) government by no means agree with

the PRC's

unilateral definition of `one China.' The ROC

has always been an independent sovereign state. This fact will not be

changed by the issuing of a mere `white paper,' " said Su Chi in the

council

report. " Beijing has repeatedly escalated its military threat

targeted at Taiwan

during the critical moments when the ROC implements democracy. On

the one hand,

this shows Beijing's rejection and fear of democracy. On the other

hand, it is a

stark contrast between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait:

democracy and totalitarianism; peace and violence, " wrote Su Chi.

" The government and people will never change their determination to

defend

democracy and sovereignty, to prohibit outside forces from

interfering with our

democratic election, and to seek peace and stability in the Taiwan

Strait, " concluded Su Chi.

Charles Smith is a national security and defense reporter for

WorldNetDaily.

Visit his site, Softwar.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?

ARTICLE_ID 598

13 Cassidy & Assoc/Interpublic Group $13,500

http://www.opensecrets.org/pubs/global/global5.htm

from website at url above:

" GLOBAL CONNECTIONS FOREIGN AGENTS The Center has identified more

than $1.4

million in contributions by registered foreign agents during the

1995-96

election cycle to current members of congress. All of these

donations were

direct " hard money " contributions given by the individual agents to

congressional candidates. Gerald Cassidy of Cassidy & Associates was

the largest

contributor among registered foreign agents, as he combined with his

wife

Loretta to distribute more than $41,000 to winning candidates. When

contributions from other registered foreign agents at the firm are

included, the

total given by foreign agents at Cassidy & Associates rises to

greater than

$103,000. In 1995, Cassidy & Associates were registered to represent

foreign

clients from Brazil, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Saudi Arabia,

and Taiwan.

TOP FOREIGN AGENTS CONTRIBUTIONS

Cassidy, Gerald S* Cassidy & Associates "

(please also see the article

on " US Weapons Makers Vie for Taiwan Arms Deal " in this post).

14 L-3 Communications $13,400 L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

(NYSE: LLL) 600

3rd Ave. New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-697-1111

Fax: 212-867-5249 Toll Free: 866-463-6555

http://www.l-3com.com L-3's good defense is its best commercial

offense. L-3

Communications Holdings makes secure and specialized systems for

satellite,

avionics, and marine communications. The US government (primarily

the military)

accounts for more than three-fourths of the company's business, but

L-3 is using

acquisitions to expand its commercial offerings. Commercial products

include

flight recorders (black boxes), display systems, and wireless

telecom gear. L-3

has added to its aircraft repair, overhaul, and technical services

with the

purchase of Spar Aerospace and what are now L-3 Communications

Integrated

Systems, L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, and L-3 Communications

Cincinnati

Electronics. L-3 Communications Holdings As the military redoubles

its emphasis

on intelligence, L-3 is playing a bigger role than ever in the

defense business.

Spun off from Lockheed Martin eight years ago, the company has made

a name for

itself in night-vision gear, secure communications, and satellite

controls. And,

with its pending

deal to acquire Titan Corp. for $2.65 billion, it can tap the

growing demand for

intelligence software. All the while, the company continues to

manufacture the

black boxes that record airplane-flight data Company Info STOCK INFO

LLL

REVENUES* $7.3 BILLION Revenue Growth 33.6% RETURN ON EQUITY 10.3%

Total Return

11.8% PROFITS* $412.3 MILLION Industry COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SEE

ALSO:

http://www.l-3com.com/

" L-3 Communications makes the high-tech components for the

communications gear

required by the modern battlefield. For example, the company's high

transmission

rate, jam-resistant communications components and systems are in use

on

battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Navy's Aegis-class

destroyers use L-3

Communications voice and data switching systems. "

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P109135.asp

" L-3 Communications West is a subsidiary of L-3 Communications

Holdings Inc. in

NYC, NY, which is currently facing a criminal investigation over

quality issues

in the U.S military's CESL emergency radio systems. "

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/05/12m-for-l3-to-improve-

dual-data-link\

\2-program/index.php

L-3 Subsidiary Under Criminal Investigation Over Radio Units

Posted 29-Apr-2005 Boeing subcontractor L-3 Communications Holdings

Inc. (L-3,

not to be confused with wholesale telecom provider Level 3

Communications) is

under federal criminal investigation after Interstate Electronics

Corp., one of

its subsidiaries, supplied defective parts used in CSEL emergency

radios to

locate downed military pilots "

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/04/l3-subsidiary-under-

criminal-investi\

\gation-over-radio-units/index.php

Tien Tan Advanced Combat System Ship [AEGIS]

Taiwan has sought to purchase the American AEGIS Advanced Combat

System in an

effort to boost sea defenses against the mainland, and has developed

plans to

buy as many as four Aegis destroyers. Taiwan regards the ACS system

on board the

Aegis-guided missile destroyer as a standard for the navy in the

21st century.

If approved, the ship will be known as the " ACS Ship " or Tien Tan

(Altar of

Heaven ) and would be commissioned in 2008 at the earliest.

The navy had intended to upgrade the eighth Cheng Kung-class missile

frigate the

Tien Tan, to Aegis-class by equipping it with Aegis-class weaponry

systems. The

Taiwan Navy PFG-2 Class frigates variant of the US Navy PERRY (FFG

7) Class

included incorporation of unique Taiwan weapons and ship systems

into the Class.

An upgrade of the Class was developed incorporating a Lockheed

Martin AN/SPY-1F

phased array radar, vertical launch system and other anti-air

warfare features,

as well as signature improvements. In 1992 the United States offered

this

scaled-back version of the Aegis system for

installation on Taiwan's Perry-class frigates. Taiwan had evaluated

the

possibility of building two more Chen Kung-class warships equipped

with a

" mini-AEGIS " systems, but the Chen Kung is too small for the system

and the

performance of the mini-AEGIS might prove sub-standard. The program

was finally

suspended due to the cost and technical risk involved. Navy Deputy

Chief-of-Staff expressed Taiwan's interest in Aegis to American

officials in

1998, and during his visit to US in late 1998, Chief-of-General

Staff Tang Fei

was advised of US willingness to transfer such technology. At

that point, it was contemplated that the United State might consider

selling the

requested warships to Taiwan after the current US construction

program is

completed in 2002. The construction period for an Aegis-class

warship is

approximately 4 years, so the first ordered warship could be

completed in 2006.

This, plus 2 years for training, means that the ordered warships

could be

commissioned in 2008 at the earliest. On the eve of the annual US-

Taiwan

defense procurement talks it appeared that an understanding has been

reached

whereby the United States would agree to transfer Aegis combat

system technology

to Taiwan. The ROC military submitted a formal request for the AEGIS

Advanced

Combat System (ACS) during the April 1999 meeting. American

officials indicated

that while export of the combat system can be further discussed,

sale of entire

Aegis warships to Taiwan would not be possible given possible

objections from

Beijing. Consequently, Taiwan may devise its own hull solution for

the Aegis

platform. Taiwan continued to look for countries with the capability

of building

the platform for the ACS system, which include Japan, Spain, Italy

and France.

The displacement of this vessel may be between 9,000 and 12,000 tons

and its

exterior will be designed with the stealth capability similar to the

Arleigh

Burke guided-missile destroyer and the Lafayette class frigate.

While Taiwan is

continuing to seek the sale of the whole Aegis warship, talks were

put on hold

because of the anti-US sentiment in China

resulting from NATO's 1999 bombing of the Chinese embassy in

Belgrade. Given

budgetary constraints, Taiwan must choose between the purchase of the

Aegis-guided missile destroyer or new submarines, although priority

is given to

the purchase of Aegis-guided missile destroyer. Due to the high cost

of Aegis

ships, the military has revised the requirement (downward) to between

two and four units, depending on budgetary resources. The ROC

General Staff has

expressed concerns about the Navy's ability to meet the ship's

manning

requirements, and about potential susceptibility of such high-value

naval

targets to PRC attacks. The Navy tentatively plans to deploy the

Aegis ships on

Taiwan's east coast, so as to reduce potential vulnerabilities.

Larry Wortzel,

director of Asia studies at the Heritage Foundation, has proposed

that the US

begin building four extra Arleigh Burke destroyers

without promising them to Taiwan. In 2005, when the destroyers would

be

complete, the US could either sell them to Taiwan or keep them for

US needs.

According to US Department of Defense estimates, it might take eight

to ten

years to define an Aegis system configuration for Taiwan's navy,

build the

ships, and integrate them into Taiwan's fleet. In early 2001 it

appeared that

President Bush's top aides had concluded that Taiwan did not yet

have the

capacity to incorporate the Aegis system into a network that could

protect

Taiwan against a missile attack. As of early 2001 China had about 300

short-range ballistic missiles aimed at Taiwan, and was adding to

the this force

at a rate of about 50 missiles each year. Each Aegis destroyer can

carry up to

96 interceptors, which is enough

to intercept perhaps 50 to 75 incoming missiles. By 2008, when the

Aegis-equipped ships might enter Taiwan's fleet, China might have

over 700

missiles within range of Taiwan. Thus, by 2008 Taiwan might require

at least ten

Aegis-class ships, were it to rely on this system alone for missile

defense

purposes. And apart from whatever anti-missile capabilities might be

provided by

other land-based systems, Taiwan might need to add an additional

Aegis-class

ship to its fleet every year thereafter to counter a continued

Chinese missile

buildup. In late 2002 the US government was discussing a program for

Taiwan to

acquire the Aegis combat system, if Taipei agreed to build the

platform to carry

it. The project would be based on South Korea's KDX-3 Aegis

destroyer programme.

An offer was expected to be made officially in 2003 or 2004. The

plan will help

China Shipbuilding Corp (CSBC), which would build the ships.

In August 2004 it was reported that the United States planned to

sell four Aegis

missile-defense warships to the island to help protect against an

estimated 500

ballistic missiles aimed at it by China. The $3.5 billion sale would

be

announced in 2005 with delivery to begin in 2011, if the Legislature

passes the

budget in 2007. But a defense source, said that Taiwan hadn't

submitted a Letter

Of Request, thus it would be impossible for the US to makes such an

announcement. When Taiwan's Navy submitted a Letter

of Request in 2002 to US authorities requesting AEGIS-equipped

warships, the

Bush Administration did not respond. Orders for additional AEGIS-

equipped ships

by the US Navy are scheduled to end around late 2006 or early 2007,

with the final Arleigh-Burke being delivered in 2011. "

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/taiwan/acs.htm

15 Lockheed Martin $13,000 is discussed in the article immediately

above this listing.

16 Prologic Inc $13,000

http://www.prologic-inc.com/Home/index.asp?id=5.5

News from Congressman Jack Murtha

Murtha joins ProLogic in ribbon cutting

UNIONTOWN, PA, Aug. 4, 2005 – Congressman John Murtha today joined

officials of ProLogic Inc. and the Fay-Penn Economic Development

Council to cut

the ribbon on the company's new office building in the University

Technology Park in North Union Township.

The 7,000-square-foot facility will house the company's rapidly

growing tactical

data link, medical information technology and sensor modeling

business

operations, which initially will include 26 full-time and five part-

time

employees. " Small, high-tech companies like ProLogic are developing

the

innovative products needed to sustain a 21st century fighting

force, " said

Murtha, who

was instrumental in recruiting ProLogic to the area. ***Jay Reddy,

ProLogic

chief executive officer, said, " We are pleased to have

a permanent place to call our home in Uniontown. Our proximity to

the Penn State

campus, and to partners like Advanced Acoustic Concepts, makes this

an ideal place to grow our business. "

ProLogic is an information technology provider and defense systems

integrator. The Fayette County office will support the U.S. Air Force

Electronic Systems Command in Bedford, Mass.; the U.S. Air Force

Surgeon

General's Office in Falls Church, Va.; and the U.S. Army's Battle

Command

Battlelab in Sierra Vista, Ariz.

http://www.house.gov/murtha/news/nw050804.htm

http://www.mjma.org/events/event050618.html

17 Blank Rome LLP $12,500 Murtha's number 17 contributor

is listed below as a sponsor of the " Taiwan-US Biotech Dinner

Seminar. "

http://www.mjma.org/events/event050618.html

" at Mid Atlantic Taiwan-US Biotech Dinner Seminar on 6/18 1. Venue:

Philadelphia

Marriott Hotel (1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107) 2.

Organized by:

Industrial Technology Research Institute, Global Monte Jade Science &

Technology Association, and Taiwan Bio Industry Organization

3. Sponsored by: Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern

Pennsylvania

Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Industries Program Office, MOEA

Council of

Agriculture, Executive Yuan Blank Rome LLP

Department of Health, Executive Yuan Development Center of

Biotechnology

National Science Council National Health Research Institutes PECO-

Energy-An

Exelon Company Pennsylvania Academy of Science Pennsylvania Biotech

Association

Science & Technology Advisory Group, the Executive Yuan Taiwan

External Trade

Development Council Society of Chinese BioScientists in America-

Bio/Pharma

Division Academia Sinica TECRO-Investment and Trade Office TECRO-

Science

Division "

 

18 Raytheon Co $12,000 is mentioned in the article below

about Murtha's #19 contributor and in the article entitled

" US Weapons Makers Vie for Taiwan Arms Deal " on General Dynamics,

Murtha's #8 contributor.

19 Science Applications International Corp (SAIC)$12,000

" About SAIC CEO Profile for Ken Dahlberg

Ken Dahlberg was named the chief executive officer and president of

Science

Applications International Corporation (SAIC) on November 3, 2003

and chairman

of the board on July 16, 2004. Prior to joining SAIC, Dahlberg

served as

executive vice president of General Dynamics where he was

responsible for the

company's Information Systems and Technology Group. Dahlberg began

his career

with Hughes Aircraft in June 1967. He held various engineering,

program

management and leadership positions with Hughes. At Hughes, he

served as

president of the division that produced air traffic control

hardware, systems

and radar; then was president of the division that produced weapons

systems,

naval systems and

tank systems, and later was president of the Sensors and

Communications

division. When Raytheon acquired Hughes Aircraft in 1997, he became

president

and chief operating officer of Raytheon Systems Company and oversaw

operations

of the defense business units. Three years later, he assumed the

duties of

executive vice president for business development and president of

Raytheon

International. In this role, he was Raytheon's principal liaison

with its

defense customers and directed its international and domestic

business

development. *** He is a director of the National Defense Industrial

Association, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and

Electronic

Engineers, the Surface Navy Association, the Association of the

United States

Army, and a lifetime member of the United States Navy League. "

http://www.saic.com/about/dahlberg-bio.html

http://www.saic.com/

 

20 Gensym Corp $11,500

http://www.gensym.com/ " Industries: Aerospace The growing loads and

complexity

for aerospace systems, such as those for satellite, spacecraft, or

aircraft

operations, is pushing owners to increase

productivities of control room operators and to increase the

reliability of

services. Gensym's G2 real-time rule engine platform and G2

Integrity product

are ideal for applications that support and automate mission-

critical decisions

for aerospace operations. G2 is ready for rules-driven command and

control and

for automating the detection, diagnosis, and recovery of system,

network, and

machinery problems. Who uses G2 for aerospace? Organizations like

EUMETSAT,

General Electric, NASA, Raytheon, the U.S. military, and more. "

http://www.gensym.com/index.asp?p=aerospace

" Industries: Government - Military The complexity of today's military

operations has placed unprecedented challenges on commanders. In the

battlefield, sensor data, legacy systems and live data streams can

overwhelm the

commander and command and control systems. Force on force battle

strategies

involve highly dynamic, complex, and life and death decision making.

Successfully running one of the world's largest, most complex, and

fast-paced

supply chains and providing logistical support, food, ammunition,

water, etc. to

hundreds of thousands of military personnel requires completely

different kinds

of decision tools.For command and control, Gensym's G2 rule-engine

platform is

especially well suited for developing and deploying rule-driven,

time-critical

applications. These applications obtain live data from databases,

sensors,

simulators, network systems, human

operators, and other sources to provide real-time intelligence that

increase the

agility and minimize the risks of military operations.For force on

force battle

strategy, G2 models the operational architecture of a battle plan,

performs

time-based simulation, and generates operational orders. Rules of

engagement

automatically trigger when appropriate. Command staffs run

multiple scenarios in parallel to determine the best courses of

action. Once

complete, the models can go online for real-time battlefield

support. For supply

chain, logistics, and business process management, the G2 platform

and G2

products provide low-risk, nondisruptive means of testing and what-

if analyzing

policies and procedures through rule-driven modeling and simulation.

Once

complete, models can go online to support real-time operational

decisions.Who is

using G2 for military operations? Boeing, CSC,

Dyncorp, Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, U.S.

Central

Command, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Logistics Transformation

Agency, U.S.

National Simulation Center, intelligence agencies, and more. "

http://www.gensym.com/index.asp?p=government

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?

CID=N00001408 & cycle 06

WHILE THERE ARE SOME WHO BELIEVE THAT " HONEST? JOHN MURTHA " HAS ONLY

RECENTLY TURNED AGAINST THE EFFORT TO CREATE A DEMOCRATIC IRAQ THIS

EXCERPT FROM THE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th, 2004

issue of The New York Times covering the presidential campaign

indicated something else: " Edwards accused the administration of

concealing plans for a large call-up of National Guard and Reserve

troops after the election. Mr. Kerry had made the same charge on

Friday. Bush administration officials called the suggestion patently

false, but

Representative John P. Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat who is a

ranking member

of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, has said Pentagon

sources told him it was so. "

While " Honest? John Murtha " appears to be singing Saddam's song

of " US out of Iraq! " on February 29th, 2000 " Congressman Murtha was

very strong in saying that China should be treated like the old

Soviet Union " . We wondered what would make " Honest? John Murtha so

sympathetic to Saddam and so unsympathetic to China.

" Top Recipients of Arms Exporters' PAC Money, U.S. House of

Representatives, 1995/96

Recipient Committee/Position Amount Received

Robert Livingston (R-LA) Chairman, Appropriations

$85,000

John Murtha (D-PA) Subcom., Appropriations Ranking Democrat,

Nat. Sec. $65,000 " Cutting and running is evidently

something " Honest? John Murtha " has

no trouble

with.

Monday, November 21st, 2005 Rep. John Murtha Urged Somalia Pullout

in `93 After

terrorists attacked U.S. troops in Mogadishu, Somalia 12 years

ago,anti-Iraq war

Democrat, Rep. John Murtha urged then-President Clinton to begin a

complete

pullout of U.S. troops from the region. Clinton took the advice and

ordered the

withdrawal - a decision that Osama bin Laden would later credit with

emboldening

his terrorist fighters and encouraging him to mount further attacks

against the

U.S. " Our welcome has been worn out, " Rep Murtha told NBC's " Today "

show in

Sept. 1993, a month after 4 U.S. Military Police had been killed in

Somalia by a remote-detonated land mine.

The Pennsylvania Democrat announced that President Clinton had been

" listening to our suggestions. And I think you'll see him move those

troops out

very quickly. " Two weeks later, after 18 U.S. Rangers were killed in

the battle

of Mogadishu, Murtha visited U.S. forces in Somalia. Upon his return

he

proclaimed to the world that the Mogadishu defeat had a devastating

impact on the Rangers' morale.

" They're subdued compared to normal morale of elite forces, " Murtha

said.

" Obviously, it was a very difficult battle. A lot of Somalis were

killed, but it

was a brutal battle. " Murtha said the U.S. had to no choice but to

pull out now,

explaining, " There's no military solution. Some of them will tell you

[that] to

get [warlord Mohamed Farrah] Aidid is the solution. I don't agree

with that. "

The comments were eerily similar to Murtha's assessment of U.S

involvement in

Iraq , when he declared, " the U.S. cannot accomplish anything further

militarily. It is time to bring [the troops] home. "

Taking Murtha's advice back then, however, turned out to have deadly

consequences for U.S. security. In a 1998 interview with ABC's John

Miller,

Osama bin Laden said that America's withdrawal from Somalia had

emboldened his

burgeoning al Qaida force and encouraged him to plan new

attacks. " Our people

realize[d] more than before that the American soldier is a paper

tiger that

run in defeat after a few blows, " the terror chief

recalled. " America forgot

all about the hoopla and media propaganda and left dragging their

corpses and their shameful defeat. "

http://www.newsmax.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?

page=http://www.newsmax.com/a\

\

rchives/ic/2005/11/21/100353.shtml

Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China.

Vote to give permanent Normal Trade Relations [NTR] status to China.

Currently, NTR status for China is debated and voted on annually. The

measure contains provisions designed to protect the United States

from

Chinese import surges and the administration would have to report

annually

on China's compliance with the trade agreement. The bill establishes

a

commission to monitor human rights, labor standards and religious

freedom in China.

Reference: Bill sponsored by Archer, R-TX; Bill HR 4444 ; vote number

2000-228 on May 24, 2000

http://www.issues2000.org/PA/John_Murtha_China.htm

*EPF213 05/09/00

Transcript: Rep. Murtha Calls Administration's Trade Enforcement Weak

(Murtha asks how Administration will deal with China) (750)

The Clinton Administration made a promise of " zero tolerance " when

it came

to foreign exporters dumping steel into the U.S. market, but the

International Trade Commission (ITC) appears to have had a more

lenient

attitude, according to Representative John Murtha (Democrat of

Pennsylvania).

In an extension of remarks in Congress May 8, Murtha said this trend

bodes

ill for any plan to ensure that China abides by its trade agreements

with the United States.

" I can see far greater problems on the horizon—problems that quite

possibly

will accompany China's accession to the World Trade Organization

(WTO), " Murtha warned.

" Congress has been asked to accept that China's entry into the WTO

contains

meaningful protections against unfair trade practices by Chinese

companies, " he noted.

" In light of the ITC's recent failure to correctly apply the U.S.

trade laws

and to effectively respond to massive foreign unfair trade, I am

losing

confidence in our ability to counter unfair trade from China and

other

countries, " said Murtha, a leader of the Congressional Steel

Caucus. Following is a transcript of Murtha's remarks from the

Congressional

Record:

(begin transcript)

CHINA AND THE ITC

HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

(Extension of Remarks - May 08, 2000)

HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

in the House of Representatives

MONDAY, MAY 8, 2000

Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address a serious rash of

problems

revolving around the enforcement of our trade laws. This body, in

concurrence with the rules of the WTO, has enacted laws to ensure

fair and

equitable trade for American industry and its workers.

Unfortunately, our

own International Trade Commission appears to have decided to

disregard

these laws, as recently demonstrated in its decision regarding the

dumping

of cold-rolled steel into the United States and its seemingly rubber-

stamp

approach to Sunset determinations whereby foreign unfair traders can

have

the offsetting duties—which were applied only after they were found

to be

engaged in unfair trade—erased just by showing up at the ITC and

asking.

As troubling as the situation is now, I'm afraid I can see far

greater

problems on the horizon—problems that quite possibly will accompany

China's

accession to the WTO. Congress has been asked to accept that China's

entry

into the WTO contains meaningful protections against unfair trade

practices

by Chinese companies. In light of the ITC's recent failure to

correctly

apply the U.S. Trade laws and to effectively respond to massive

foreign

unfair trade, I am losing confidence in our ability to counter

unfair trade from China and other countries.

This matter is deeply troubling to me. The domestic steel industry

has

suffered through massive dumping of foreign steel in the U.S. market

over

the last two years. The Administration responded by declaring a

policy of

`zero tolerance' for unfair trade. The Congress provided the

necessary

funding to the Commerce Department to investigate this unfair trade

and

Commerce did its job. It found that, in the case of cold-rolled

steel for

example, that foreign producers were illegally dumping by as much as

80 percent.

The ITC, however, did not do its job. The ITC determined that dumped

steel

imports more than doubled during the period of investigation and

consistently undersold domestic steel. It also found that, during a

period

of record demand, the U.S. steel industry experienced significant

revenue

losses, with several major steel producers even forced into

bankruptcy.

Nevertheless, the ITC inexplicably determined that this massive

dumping of

cold-rolled steel was not even a cause of this injury to the domestic

industry. Without a determination of injury—which is irrefutable in

these

cases—U.S. industry and its workers have no form of relief and

nowhere to

turn. As legislators and appropriators, it is our responsibility to

reevaluate the ITC and whether it is properly managing its resources

and correctly adhering to Congressional intent.

Just last year the Administration committed to `zero tolerance' for

unfair

trade, yet this commitment apparently doesn't extend to the ITC. I'm

tired

of promises of `zero tolerance' and think it's time we insist on some

action. Before we allow the Administration to sell us an agreement

with

China that promises to benefit America, let's insist on some proof

that

promises are sometimes answered.

(end transcript)

(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs,

U.S.

Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)

NNNN

http://usinfo.org/wf-archive/2000/000509/epf213.htm

News from Congressman Jack Murtha

Murtha Seeks Repeal of China's Favored Trade Status

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2001 -- U.S. Rep. John Murtha has introduced

legislation to repeal the Most Favored Nation (MFN) trade status of

China.

" China is not being a responsible member of the international

community in

its handling of the downed aircraft and its crew members, " Murtha

said. " The

economy is the only thing that will move China, and repeal of their

favored trade status will get their attention. "

Murtha said Congress should have kept the year-by-year review of

trade

status to keep pressure on China. He opposed the legislation that

passed last year granting China permanent MFN status.

" Given this latest incident, I have introduced this legislation to

make sure

China gets the message that their actions will be linked to their

economy, "

he said. " It is time for China to start acting responsibly and stop

this

posturing. "

http://www.house.gov/murtha/news/nw010405.htm

The detailed look at some of Murtha's campaign contributors above

highlights a pattern of those same campaign contributors to Murtha

not only in the election cycle described above but in other election

cycles.

Hint! Look for repeat contributors!

JOHN P. MURTHA (D-PA)

Top Contributors 2004

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?

CID=N00001408 & cycle 04

1 UPMC Health System $44,650

2 Paul Magliocchetti Assoc $41,000

3 Cassidy & Assoc/Interpublic Group $27,800

4 L-3 Communications $27,000

5 DRS Technologies $25,500

6 Conemaugh Health Systems $25,000

7 Planning Systems Inc $24,250

8 Progeny Systems $24,000

9 US Steel $22,500

10 Advanced Acoustic Concepts $21,000

11 General Atomics $20,999

12 Lockheed Martin $20,250

13 Boeing Co $20,000

14 General Dynamics $19,000

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1989

Egypt turns to North Korea for assistance in upgrading its arsenal of

Soviet-supplied Scud missiles, according to retired Israeli

Brigadier General

Aharon Levran, now an independent military analyst. The nature of

the assistance

is not known but may consist of providing spare parts or installing

improved

components, as well as providing guidance. Levran also says that

North Korea is

helping Iran develop ballistic missiles. [Note: It has been five

years since the

Egypt-North Korea deals of the early 1980s. It is unclear what

brought on the

five-year lapse in the relationship].

—Korea Times, 30 December 1989, p. 4, in " Missile Cooperation with

North Korea

Alleged, " JPRS-TND-90-002, 17 January 1990, p. 12.

8 February 1989

US officials say the West German aerospace firm Messerschmidt-

Boelkow-Blohm

(MBB) has assisted the Argentine-Egyptian-Iraqi missile program

since the early

1980s. Officials also say that the subsidiary of the giant Italian

firm Fiat,

SNIA-BPD (National Industrial Applications Company-Defense Division)

has

assisted the missile program. Officials have said that there are

indications

that West German and Italian assistance continues for the Condor

II/Badr-2000

missile project.

—Robert Gillette, " 3rd world missiles linked to German, Italian

firms, " Los

Angeles Times, 8 February 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

3 March 1989

Argentina successfully test launches the Condor II rocket, sending

it 504km in

Patagonia, according to a Pagina 12 newspaper report.

— " Argentina newspaper says Condor project with Egypt cancelled for

sake of

Israel deal, " BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 6 April 1989; in

Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

9 March 1989

The Times of London reports that APV Chemical Machinery Inc. of

Saginaw,

Michigan, a subsidiary of British company APV, sold parts that were

used in the

Condor I rocket. According to the report, APV sold vertical mixers

for

propellant compounds to SNIA-BPD (National Industrial Applications

Company-Defense Division), a subsidiary of Italian firm Fiat. SNIA

then sold the

equipment to Argentina between 1981 and 1985. The technology is now

being used

in development of the Condor II.

—Nicholas Beeston, " Argentine rocket aided by UK firm's equipment;

Missile

threat to the Falklands, " The Times (London), 9 March 1989; in Lexis-

Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

13 March 1989

According to Israeli experts, Egypt has the capability of putting

chemical

warheads on surface-to-surface missiles.

—Menachem Shalev and Kenneth Kaplan, " Foreign Ministry mum on

Egyptian chemical

weapons, " Jerusalem Post, 13 March 1989; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

30 March 1989

The Jerusalem Post reports that the Badr-2000 missile, under

construction by

Iraq and Egypt and based on the Condor II missile, will have a range

of 1000km

and a payload of 1500kg.

—David Horovitz, " Jane's: Arab Missiles Threaten Israel, " Jerusalem

Post, 30

March 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

30 March 1989

According to " well-placed Israeli sources, " the Condor II missile's

high cost—$8

million—and payload of 1,100 pounds signify that it is probably

intended to

deliver non-conventional weapons. The missile is almost finished and

Iraq has a

crash program to make nuclear warheads to be used with the Condor

II, according

to the sources.

—Glenn Frankel, " Iraq said developing A-weapons; missile project

also under way,

Israelis say, " Washington Post, 31 March 1989; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

30 March 1989

In a symposium, W. Seth Carus of the Washington Institute addresses

concerns

about the Condor II being used for delivering chemical weapons: " The

small size

of the payload of the missile lends some credence to this particular

possibility. "

— " The danger of chemical and biological weapons in the Middle East, "

Federal

News Service, 30 March 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

31 March 1989

Israeli military sources say that Iraq, Egypt, and Argentina have

been

developing the Condor II missile for five years.

—Ruth Sinai, " Bush won't give Iraq missile report credibility, State

Department

expresses `grave concern', " Associated Press, 31 March 1989; in

Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

31 March 1989

At the White House press briefing concerning the upcoming visit of

Egyptian

President Hosni Mubarak, a reporter asks if the United States is

asking Egypt to

withdraw from the Condor II program. A " senior administration

official " responds

that " the Condor is an old story, " and that " I think the Egyptians

are aware of

our position. "

— " White House briefing on the visit to the United States of Egyptian

President

Mubarak by a senior administration official, " Federal News Service,

31 March

1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

1 April 1989

The Associated Press reports that the range of the Badr-2000 missile

is 620

miles and it can deliver nuclear or chemical weapons.

—Ed Blanche, " Alarm over missile buildup in Mideast, " Associated

Press, 1 April

1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

1 April 1989

The Independent reports that the range of the Condor II missile is

500 miles.

—Peter Pringle, " Israel accuses Iraq of developing nuclear

warheads, " The

Independent, 1 April; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

2 April 1989

Maj. Gen Ehud Barak, deputy chief of staff for the Israeli armed

forces, says

Iraq is involved in the Condor II missile project. The range of the

Condor II

missile is between 500 and 620 miles (between 800 and 1000km).

— " Israeli general says Iraq may be rebuilding nuclear plant, "

Associated Press,

2 April 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

4 April 1989

Experts say the range of the " Condor-3 " is 800km and that it should

be in

service by next year. [Note: The report may refer to the Condor II

missile.]

—Kenneth Kaplan, " Argentina still wants to purchase Kfirs, " The

Jerusalem Post,

4 April 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

6 April 1989

Noticias Argentinas reports that Argentine Defense Minister Horacio

Jaunarena,

who is in Israel, says Argentina will end its cooperation with Egypt

on the

Condor II in exchange for Israel delivering to the Argentine Navy 12

A-4Q planes

that have been on hold since the Falklands War. The newspaper also

reports that

breaking the deal with Egypt will allow Israel to join the Condor II

project. In

return for the agreement, countries may lift their objections to

Argentina

receiving the A-4Q planes, the newspaper reports.

— " Argentina newspaper says Condor project with Egypt cancelled for

sake of

Israel deal, " BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 6 April 1989; in

Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

7 April 1989

Argentine military sources confirm that Israel pressed Argentine

Defense

Minister Horacio Jaunarena to end Argentina's collaboration with

Egypt and Iraq

on the Condor II missile. But one official said the Condor deal

is " too

difficult to get out of at this stage. "

— " Argentina: Looking to Pretoria, " Latin American Markets, 7 April

1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

8-9 April 1989

West German investigators raid the offices of Transtechnica, a

subsidiary of

Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm (MBB), in connection with its

involvement with the

Condor II project. Major General Ehud Barak, deputy chief of staff

of the

Israeli armed forces, says MBB was in charge of directing the

project, while

others suggest that a division of MBB may have controlled the

project without

MBB's knowledge. [Note: Stern magazine previously reported that

Consen (Group)

may have been overseeing the project on behalf of MBB. See 25 August

1988. See

13 April 1989 for more explanation on Consen. See also 8 February

1989 for a

report on MBB's involvement.]

—Mark Urban, " German firm accused over `missile risk' to Falklands, "

The

Independent, 10 April 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

10 April 1989

The Condor II project was developed in Argentina with Iraqi money

that was

transferred through Egypt. In return, Egypt and Iraq may produce the

missile

after it is developed.

—Mark Urban, " German firm accused over `missile risk' to Falklands, "

The

Independent, 10 April 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

12 April 1989

West German Defense Minister Rupert Scholz promises an investigation

of the

alleged involvement of Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm (MBB) in the

Condor II

project. But he says the government " lacks sufficient information. "

An Israeli

foreign ministry official says some German officials must have known

about the

involvement of Germany's largest aerospace firm.

—Menachem Shalev, " Minister: Bonn doesn't know `enough' about Condor

missile, "

The Jerusalem Post, 12 April 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

13 April 1989

Aerospace Daily reports that the West German firm Transtechnica of

Munich, which

is under investigation for its involvement in the Condor II project,

is part of

the Consen Group, a group of 16 companies working on the Condor II.

Transtechnica is a subsidiary of Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm. MBB

has said it is

not involved with Condor II but was involved with Condor I. [Note:

Note: Stern

magazine previously reported that Consen may have been overseeing

the Condor II

project on behalf of MBB. See 25 August 1988. See also 8-9 April

1989.]

— " MBB subsidiary under investigation for possible export violation, "

Aerospace

Daily, 13 April 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

14 April 1989

Brigadier General Ernesto Crespo, Argentine Air Force chief of

staff, denies

that Argentina has agreed to forgo its missile cooperation with

Egypt and Iraq

in exchange for military equipment from Israel. [Note: See 6 and 7

April 1989.]

— " Other Argentine news, " Facts on File World News Digest, 23 June

1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

15 April 1989

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak removes and replaces Defense

Minister

Abdul-Halim Abu Ghazala amid allegations that he was involved in an

alleged

scheme to transfer restricted missile technology from the United

States. [Note:

See 20 August 1988 for the first allegations of his involvement. See

24 June

1988 for the first report of the alleged scheme.]

—Patrick E. Tyler, " Mubarak reassigns key depute; move said face-off

with

defense chief, " Washington Post, 16 April 1989; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

17 April 1989

MidEast Markets reports that the Condor II missile has two stages, a

range of

1000km and payload of 700kg. [Note: See 2 April 1989.]

— " Condor II: an issue to test US-Egypt ties, " MidEast Markets, 17

April 1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

17 April 1989

MidEast Markets reports that IFAT Corporation, a company in the

Consen Group,

financed an attempt to buy restricted US missile technology in 1988

[Note: See

24 June 1988.] Desintec, another Consen company, tried in 1984 to

buy rocket

nozzles from a California company to be used for the Condor II.

Consen has used

West German rocket scientists to help with the project.

— " Condor II: an issue to test US-Egypt ties, " MidEast Markets, 17

April 1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

17 April 1989

MidEast Markets reports that Abdel Kader Helmy, the Egyptian-born US

citizen

awaiting trial for involvement in the alleged scheme to smuggle US

missile

technology to Egpyt, is a childhood friend of former Egyptian

Defense Minister

Abdel Halim Abu Ghazala. [Note: See 24 June and 20 August 1988.]

— " Condor II: an issue to test US-Egypt ties, " MidEast Markets, 17

April 1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

17 April 1989

MidEast Markets reports that Egypt is readying production facilities

for the

Condor II at Military Factory 90 in Abu Zabaal, near where Egypt

reportedly

makes chemical weapons.

— " Condor II: an issue to test US-Egypt ties, " MidEast Markets, 17

April 1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

21 April 1989

Latin American Markets reports that the Condor II was to be tested

in Argentina

last year but has still not flown. [Note: A 3 March 1989 report says

the missile

was tested.]

— " Argentina: Will Condor II fly? " Latin American Markets, 21 April

1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

21 April 1989

Latin American Markets reports that work began on the Condor II in

1984; and it

will have a range of 1000km and a 700kg payload. The report says

that, according

to an April 1984 letter of intent between Consen Group company

Desintec and a US

company, the Argentine Air Force was to receive rocket nozzles for

the Condor

II. US authorities intervened to stop the contract, the report says.

— " Argentina: Will Condor II fly? " Latin American Markets, 21 April

1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

23 April 1989

NBC reports that, according to US intelligence sources, Egypt got

money from

Iraq to fund the Condor II. Iraqi Lt. Gen. Amer Saadi,

undersecretary of the

ministry of industry and military industrialization, denies that

Iraq, Egypt,

and Argentina are cooperating on a surface-to-surface missile.

— " Iraq denies working on missile able to hit targets in Israel, "

Reuters, 23

April 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

28 April 1989

Husayn Kamil Hasan, Iraqi minister of industry and military

industrialization,

denies Iraq is cooperating with Egypt and Argentina to make missiles.

— " Development of Iraq's military industries minister's news

conferences, "

Al-Thawrah (Baghdad), 28 April 1989; in BBC Summary of World

Broadcasts, 3 May

1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

1 May 1989

MidEast Markets reports that Egypt is working on a sub-munition

warhead for its

version of the Condor II.

— " Sa'ad 16: Iraq's military `business park,' " MidEast Markets, 1 May

1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

1 May 1989

MidEast Markets reports that representatives of a Swiss company

working on the

Condor II recently visited China.

— " Sa'ad 16: Iraq's military `business park,' " MidEast Markets, 1 May

1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

1 May 1989

MidEast Markets reports that Israeli pressure on the United States

to halt

Egypt's weapons programs, including the Condor II, led to the

removal of Egypt's

defense minister, Field Marshal Abdel Halim Abu Ghazala. [Note: See

15 April

1989.]

— " Uncertainty in Egypt after removal of Abu Ghazala, " MidEast

Markets, 1 May

1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

2 May 1989

Allen Holmes, US assistant secretary of state, tells a Senate

hearing that the

Condor II is " far behind schedule and we believe this can be traced

to problems

in acquiring technology. " Another US official says the Condor II is

several

years from testing.

—Carl Hartman, " Increased threat from Third World missiles, "

Associated Press, 2

May 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

15 May 1989

According to a report by MidEast Markets, Egypt's Condor II project

is led by

Dr. Toufik of the Ministry of Defense. Col. Essam Ayoub runs the

program, which

suffers from " bad workmanship and skimping on materials. " The fuel

is stored at

Abu Zabaal, northeast of Cairo, which will also be the testing area.

The missile

will be produced at Helwan, south of Cairo. The defense minister was

fired in

April because of problems with the program.

— " Iraq goes it alone on Condor II, " MidEast Markets, 15 May 1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

18 May 1989

US Undersecretary of State Reginald Bartholomew tells a Senate panel

that the

Condor II is behind schedule because of implementation of the

Missile Technology

Control Regime.

—David B. Ottaway, " Egypt drops out of missile project; State

Department

official offers no details on Iraqi program, " Washington Post, 20

September

1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

27 May 1989

The Economist reports that Egypt has Frog-7 missiles, 70km range;

Sakr-80

missiles, 80km range; Scud-B, 300km range; and Badr-2000, 800km

range.

— " Third-world missiles; look what I found in my backyard, " The

Economist, 27 May

1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

9 June 1989

In a plea bargain, Abdelkader Helmy pleads guilty to exporting

restricted

munitions in exchange for cooperating with the investigation of

Egypt's alleged

attempt to smuggle restricted missile technology from the United

States.

According to a court document, Helmy's smuggling ring exported

missile nose

cones made by Nucermet and Greenleaf Technical Ceramics, microwave

antennas from

Vega Precision Products Inc., and carbon-carbon from Kaiser

Aerotech. According

to charges, Helmy had James Huffman buy ablative carbon phenolic,

which is used

to make missile nozzles, nosecones, and reentry vehicles, from

Fiberite Corp. of

Winona, MN, then send it to Harmon, MD, where it was loaded onto an

Egyptian

plane before US customs agents intervened. [Note: See 24 June 1988.]

—Ken Hoover, " Scientist pleads guilty in Egyptian missile plot, "

United Press

International, 9 June 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

12 June 1989

According to Western officials, a secret military agreement known as

Badr-2000

has collapsed because of disagreements over the Condor II missile.

Badr-2000 is

the codename for the military cooperation agreement between Iraq and

Egypt, and

is not the name for the Egyptian version of the Condor II missile,

which is

called Vector or Delta. Iraq was unhappy with financing the Egyptian

project and

felt it was paying twice for development of the missile. According

to an

engineer who worked at the Condor facilities in Iraq and Egypt, Iraq

felt the

Egyptian work and safety standards were much lower than Iraq's,

leading to the

danger of missile fuel exploding. Egypt is reexamining its long-

range missile

project, which is now under the oversight of General Mustafa, along

with Dr.

Toufik and Col. Essam Ayoub. The report adds that Western officials

do not know

what projects, besides the Condor II, come under the Badr-2000

agreement.

— " Secret Egypt-Iraq accord collapses, " MidEast Markets, 12 June

1989; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

23 June 1989

James Huffman pleads guilty to conspiring to illegally export

restricted

munitions. The plea agreement does not require Huffman to cooperate

with

investigators, as did the plea agreement for Abdelkader Helmy. Helmy

gave

Huffman the specifications for material to be shipped to Maryland.

Huffman

admits to shipping 430 pounds of ablative carbon phenolic fabric,

35,500 pounds

of military-grade hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, which is used

in rocket

fuel, and two UHF-band parabolic antennas. [Note: See 24 June 1988

and 9 June

1989.]

—Ken Hoover, " Second defendant pleads guilty in Egyptian missile

case, " United

Press International, 23 June 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

27 June 1989

The Washington Post reports that the United States has supplied

Egyptian-made

Sakr missiles to the Afghan mujaheddin guerillas. [Note: See 4

September 1989]

—James Rupert, " Kabul residents blame U.S. for deaths from

mujaheddin missiles, "

Washington Post, 27 June 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

July 1989

According to the CIA, international pressures, the Missile

Technology Control

Regime (MTCR), and technical difficulties bring the Condor II

program virtually

to a halt in Argentina and Egypt. In particular, technical setbacks

in guidance

and control have prevented Argentina from conducting an initial

flight test of

the missile. [Note: See September 1989.]

—US Central Intelligence Agency, Iraqi Ballistic Missile

Developments: An

Intelligence Assessment (Washington, DC: Directorate of

Intelligence, 30 June

1990), classified " Top Secret, " declassified excerpts released 5

March 1998,

<http://www.foia.ucia.gov>, 23 August 2002. p. 9; Eduardo Barcelona

and Julio

Villalonga, Relaciones carnales: la verdadera historia de la

construcción y

destrucción del misil Cóndor II (Buenos Aires: Planeta, 1992), p.

130.

27 July 1989

US Representative Howard Berman says technology from the US Pershing

missile was

transferred to the Condor II project by scientists who worked on

both missiles.

—Melissa Healy, " Bill proposed to curb missile technology spread, "

Los Angeles

Times, 27 July 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

31 July 1989

The Financial Times reports that nine former employees of Fiat

subsidiary

SNIA-BPD (National Industrial Applications Company-Defense Division)

are under

investigation by Italian authorities for possibly working on the

Condor II

missile.

—John Wyles, " Fiat link suspected in Condor missile probe, "

Financial Times, 31

July 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

8 August 1989

At a press conference with US Defense Secretary Richard B. Cheney,

Egyptian

Yusuf abu Talib is asked about the Condor II missile. He

replies, " We are

against all mass destruction weapons—nuclear, chemical, long-range

missiles. We

are ready to discuss anything in the coming months. "

— " U.S.-Egypt Coproduction programs on schedule, " Aerospace Daily, 8

August 1989;

in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

14 August 1989

The Italian government brings charges against the nine former

employees of the

National Industrial Applications Company (SNIA), BPD (Defense

Division), for the

sale of medium-range ballistic missile components to Argentina,

Egypt, and Iraq.

Other individuals are charged as a result of the investigation, but

not taken

into custody.

— " Charges Filed in Missile Parts Sales to Argentina, " L'Unita

(Milan), 30 June

1989, p. 6; cited in Nuclear Developments, 14 August 1989, p. 41.

17 August 1989

An explosion at a possible Iraqi missile facility at Al Hillah, 40

miles south

of Baghdad, kills 700. The casualties include Egyptian engineers who

may have

been working on Iraqi missile projects, including an enhanced Scud-B

and the

Badr-2000. The explosion may have been the result of an accident

involving a

technique developed by Egyptian and North Korean experts to take

apart the

warhead of the Condor II to adjust the explosive. [Note: See 6, 7, 8

and 18

September 1989.]

—Harvey Morris, Adel Darwish, Tim Kelsey, " Huge explosion at secret

Iraqi

missile plant: Egyptian technicians among about 700 killed in

disaster near

Baghdad, " The Independent, 6 September 1989; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

28 August 1989

According to the 1988 annual report of the US Arms Control and

Disarmament

Agency report, Egypt has Soviet Frog-7 solid-fueled missiles with a

range of 40

miles, a payload of 1,000 pounds, and a CEP (circular error

probable) of 440

yards. Egypt also has standard Scud-B missiles. Egypt is developing

enhanced

Scud-B missiles, possibly with North Korea, with a payload of 2,200

pounds and

storable liquid fuel. Egypt is developing the two-stage solid-fueled

Sakr-80

missile, possibly with North Korea and Iraq, with a range of 50

miles and a

payload of 450 pounds. Egypt is developing the Vector solid-fuel

missile with

Argentina, with a range of 500 to 600 miles and an unknown CEP.

[Note: The

attributes reported for the Vector missile match those listed for

the Iraqi

Condor II missile, which is being developed jointly with Egypt and

Argentina.]

— " World weapons sales top $1 trillion, paced by South Asia market, "

Aviation

Week & Space Technology, 28 August 1989; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

September 1989

The Egyptian government terminates the Badr-2000 missile project and

ends its

involvement with the Condor.

—Daniel Santoro, Operación Cóndor II: la historia secreta del misil

que

desmanteló Menem (Buenos Aires: Ediciones Letra Buena, 1992), p. 42.

4 September 1989

The Independent reports that the United Status has provided the

Egyptian-made

Sakr-30 missile to the Afghan mujaheddin guerrillas. The Sakr-30,

according to

the report, is 122mm, has a range of 18 miles, and has a cluster

warhead of 35

bomblets.

—Ahmed Rashid, " Mujahedin expands killing zone, " The Independent, 4

September

1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

6 September 1989

The Independent reports that Egyptian experts have been in Iraq for

two years to

help improve the range of Iraqi missiles, including the Scud-B

missile, by

adding a North Korean fuel tank and reducing the warhead. Egyptians

in Iraq have

also helped to increase the range of the Condor II beyond 500 miles

but it has

been very inaccurate, as much as 20 miles off target. An explosion

at a possible

Iraqi missile facility in mid-August may have been the result of an

accident

involving technique developed by Egyptian and North Korean experts

to take apart

the warhead of the Condor II to adjust the explosive. [Note: See 17

August; 7, 8

and 18 September 1989.]

—Harvey Morris, Adel Darwish, Tim Kelsey, " Huge explosion at secret

Iraqi

missile plant: Egyptian technicians among about 700 killed in

disaster near

Baghdad, " The Independent, 6 September 1989; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

7 September 1989

An Egyptian military spokesman denies that Egyptians are working in

Iraq on

military projects. [Note: See 17 August; 6 and 8 September 1989.]

—Carol Berger, " Blast reveals joint military projects continue after

Gulf War, "

The Independent, 7 September 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

8 September 1989

In response to reports of a huge explosion at a possible Iraqi

missile

production plant in mid-August, the Iraqi embassy in London says

that an

explosion at a petroleum products depot killed 19. The statement

says, " We would

like to confirm that there is no missile technology for Condore

[sic] version

being developed between Iraq and any other country including

Argentina. The

motives behind mentioning a link with Argentina in the report

published by the

Independent could be the paper's intention to create an anti-Iraq

public opinion

at a time when relations between Britain and Argentina remain so

tense. " [Note:

See 17 August; 6 and 7 September 1989.]

—Harvey Morris, " Baghdad admits to blast at `oil depot', " The

Independent, 8

September 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

9 September 1989

Major General Khamis Ibn-Hamed bin Salim al-Kalbani, the commander

of Oman's

ground forces, along with the technicians accompanying him on a

visit to Cairo,

are briefed on a wide range of weapons systems produced by Egypt,

such as the

surface-to-surface missile Sakr-80, its launch system, and the

Swingfire

anti-tank missiles.

—Oman Looks at Egyptian Weapons, " Middle East Defense News, 16

October 1989.

16 September 1989

The Times (London) reports that Egypt may be working with North

Korea on a

secret missile project.

—Christopher Walker, " Reports of missile launch heighten arms race

fears, " The

Times (London), 16 September 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

18 September 1989

MidEast Markets reports that the big explosion in Iraq in mid-August

occurred at

Latifiya, near Isfandiya. Iraq is building a facility there to make

the Condor

II rocket motor but there is also a munitions factory nearby, and

the explosion

was not directly related to the Condor II. [Note: See 17 August and

6-8

September 1989.]

— " Big explosion in Iraq, but was it important? " MidEast Markets, 18

September

1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

19 September 1989

A classified Defense Intelligence Agency document says US Customs

has been

investigating for more than a year an Egyptian-Iraqi plot to get

restricted

technology " to support the production of a ballistic missile. "

— " Canadians helped supply weapons to Saddam Hussein; Federal

officials seemed

unaware of deals while other Western intelligence agencies increased

surveillance, " Ottawa Citizen, 26 November 1992; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

19 September 1989

Assistant Secretary of State John H. Kelly tells a US House of

Representatives

panel that Egypt has terminated its cooperation with Iraq on the

Condor II, but

does not comment on why Egypt withdrew from the project.

—David B. Ottaway, " Egypt Drops Out of Missile Project; State

Department

Official Offers No Details on Iraqi Program, " Washington Post, 20

September

1989, p. A32.

20 September 1989

The Jerusalem Post reports that Otto Skorzeny, the notorious Nazi

commando

leader, was hired by Mossad agents in 1963 to persuade former Nazis

to abandon

work on Egyptian missiles.

— " Ex-SS man worked for Mossad against Egyptian rocket project, "

Jerusalem Post,

20 September 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

20 September 1989

US Assistant Secretary of State John H. Kelly tells a Congressional

panel that

" my understanding is that Egypt has terminated its cooperation " with

Iraq and

Argentina on the Condor II. [Note: See 5 October 1989.]

—David B. Ottaway, " Egypt drops out of missile project; State

Department

official offers no details on Iraqi program, " The Washington Post,

20 September

1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

October 1989

Five US senators formally request that the US Secretary of Defense

investigate

whether the German firm MBB (Messerschmidt-Boelkow-Blohm) provided

fuel-air

explosive (FAE) technology to Iraq in the course of its

participation in the

Egyptian-Iraqi Condor II project. In addition, they express concern

that FAE

technology may have been transferred to Iraq illegally from the

United States.

— " FAEs for Iraq, " Jane's Defence Weekly, 20 October 1990, p. 739.

5 October 1989

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has confirmed that Egypt dropped

out of the

Condor II project in 1988. [Note: See 20 September 1989.]

— " Mubarak poses mystery over status of Argentina's Condor II

missile, " Latin

American Weekly Report, 5 October 1989; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

21 November 1989

US and Israeli officials believe Iraq has a contract to sell 200

Condor II

missiles to Egypt for $8 million per missile.

—Alan Friedman, " The flight of the Condor, " Financial Times, 21

November 1989;

in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

27 November 1989

Egypt's Vice Admiral Muhammed Sharif al-Sadiq said that Egypt's

submarines would

be equipped with a wide variety of advanced missiles, including US-

built

Harpoons.

— " Egypt's Barakat: More F-16s, " Middle East Defense News, 27

November 1989.

December 1989

Experts report that the al-Abid, Iraq's three-stage, 48-ton

satellite-launch

missile, is not (as had been previously alleged) a Condor II

missile. According

to experts who viewed a videotape of the 7 December 1989 launch of

the al-Abid,

the faint smoke plume emanating from the rocket was indicative of a

liquid-fuel

motor, while the Condor II has a solid-fueled engine. Further, the

Condor has

only two stages, whereas three stages can be seen on the tape of the

al-Abid

launch. According to Gary Milhollin of the Wisconsin Project on

Nuclear Arms

Control, five motors can be seen in the first stage, which he

suggests are

either Scuds or elongated Scuds welded together. This would suggest

that the

al-Abid is not wholly indigenously produced, but rather an

adaptation of Soviet

missiles similar to the al-Abbas and al-Hussein missiles. Argentine

and Egyptian

engineers are reportedly present for the launch.

— " Iraq Heavy Missile Launch Definitely Not Cóndor II, " Defense &

Foreign Affairs

Weekly, January 1990-4 February 1990, p. 1; US Department of

Defense, " IIR

[Excised] Condor II Missile, " Intelligence report declassified and

partially

released, available through the Digital National Security Archive,

<http://nsarchive.chadwyck.com>, 23 August 2002.

6 December 1989

Adbelkader Helmy is sentenced to 46 months in prison for trying to

send

restricted US missile technology to Egypt. James Huffman is

sentenced to 41

months. [Note: See 24 June 1988.]

—John Howard, " Four year sentence for weapons tech plot to Egypt,

Iraq, "

Associated Press, 6 December 1989; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

27 December 1989

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denies that the United States has

intervened

regarding Egypt's cooperation with Argentina and Iraq in the field

of missile

manufacturing.

— " Mubarak Addresses Missiles in Interview With Qatari Papers, " MENA

(Cairo), 27

December 1989.

29 December 1989

Yonhap reports that " Egypt requested North Korean help to improve

its Scuds. "

— " North Korea Missile Aid Reportedly Sought, " Yonhap News Agency

Seoul Domestic

Service, 29 December 1989.

29 December 1989

The Associated Press reports that Egypt and North Korea are

collaborating on

developing missiles based on the Scud. Military analyst Aharon

Levran says Egypt

asked North Korea's help last year to enhance its aging arsenal of

Scud

missiles.

—Nicolas B. Tatro, " North Korean missile help sought by Syria,

Egypt, "

Associated Press, 29 December 1989; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

Early 1990s

Egypt begins work on " Project-T " to develop a medium-range ballistic

missile, an

improved Scud-B, range 450km. The propulsion, guidance, and

targeting of the

Scud-B has been improved in the new missile. As of 1999, the missile

forms the

backbone of Egypt's missile deterrent.

— " A dangerous race in a multi-axial world: The missiles club in the

Middle East:

The century of mass destruction, " Al-Wasat (London) 30 August 1999;

in FBIS

Document FTS19990903000290, 30 August 1999.

1990

China and Egypt agree to upgrade Egypt's Sakr plant to make new Scud-

B missiles

and three types of Egyptian surface-to-surface missiles.

— " Country reports: Egypt, " Middle East Defense News, 5 April 1993; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

1990-1991

North Korea assists Egypt in establishing a Scud-C production

facility near

Cairo. The facility belongs to the consortium Arab-British Dynamics

Co, owned by

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Britain.

— " The Postwar Scud Boom, " Wall Street Journal, 10 July 1991.

19 January 1990

Middle East Defense News (Mednews) reports that the materials

confiscated by US

officials from an Egyptian smuggling ring in June 1988 were intended

for Iraq.

[Note: See 24 June and 5 September 1988.]

— " U.S. connection for Iraqi missiles?, " Middle East Defense News, 19

January

1990, Vol. 3, No.7, 8; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

29 January 1990

Aviation Week & Space Technology reports that the Pentagon has

proposed giving

Egypt 29 Harpoon missiles worth $69 million, including training and

support.

— " The Pentagon has notified, " Aviation Week & Space Technology, 29

January 1989;

in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

3 March 1990

The Independent reports that Iraq's ballistic missile program has

been hindered

by the withdrawal of Egyptian experts.

—Adel Darwish, " UK missile men aid Iraq, " The Independent (London),

3 March

1990; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

7 March 1990

Flight International reports that Egypt will begin making the " Saker

80 "

surface-to-surface rocket next year to replace the Frog-7. [Note:

Saker is more

often spelled Sakr or Saqr.] It will have a CEP of 1200m, high-

explosive and

cluster warheads, and a mobile launcher, the report says.

— " Saker 80s 1991 debut, " Flight International, 7 March 1990; in

Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

25 March 1990

According to Al-Akhbar, Egypt tests its new missile, Amun-2, which

can

reportedly simultaneously engage more than one airborne target. The

system can

also distinguish between two targets and give precedence to the more

dangerous

one. The system was completely Egyptian-developed.

— " New Amun-2 Missile System Tested 25 March, " Al-Akhbar (Cairo), 26

March 1990,

p.4; in FBIS Document FBIS-NES-90-060, 28 March 1990.

1 April 1990

According to a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Intelligence

Assessment, " [a]ll

the solid propellant missile production projects in Egypt,

Argentina, and Iraq

are highly dependent on the influx of Western technology obtained

from the

Consen Group. Similarly these Consen companies need these overseas

markets to

keep afloat financially. Because of the creation of the Missile

Techonology

Control Regime (MTCR) in April 1987, covert cooperation took on added

importance. "

—US Defense Intelligence Agency, " The Grey Arms Market: Methods of

Maintaining

Covert Business Relationships, " Intelligence Assessment declassified

and

partially released, available through the Digital National Security

Archive,

<http://nsarchive.chadwyck.com>, 23 August 2002.

26 April 1990

Nucleonics Week reports that Argentina has resumed joint cooperation

with Egypt

and Iraq to build the Condor II. Argentina curbed its participation

in the

project in 1989 because of pressure by the Bush administration.

[Note: See July

1989 for more on Argentina pulling out of the project.] The

Argentine government

has denied that construction of the Condor II with Egypt has begun.

The article

does not mention Iraq as a partner in the project.

— " Argentina Denies Reports of Nuclear Commerce with Iraq, "

Nucleonics Week, 26

April 1990, Vol.31, No.17, p.13; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

May 1990

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visits Pyongyang. He is believed to

have

visited the 125 Factory, where the Hwas & #335;ng-6 is assembled.

—Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., " A History of Ballistic Missile

Development in the

DPRK, " Occasional Paper No. 2, Center for Nonproliferation Studies,

November

1999, p. 19.

Early June 1990

Chinese Defense Minister Qin Jiwei meets Egyptian President Hosni

Mubarak in

Cairo, perhaps to promote weapons sales, such as the DF-3 (CSS-2)

missile.

—Liat Collins, " China's `East Wind' missile blows through the Middle

East, " The

Jerusalem Post, 13 June 1990; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

14 June 1990

The Independent reports China will help Egypt upgrade its production

of

surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles in exchange for

payment

equivalent to millions of pounds sterling. The upgrade will focus on

Egypt's

Sakr factory to help it produce newer versions of Soviet anti-

aircraft missiles,

the surface-to-surface Scud-B and Silkworm, and the three types of

Egyptian Sakr

rockets. The Independent reports that after this upgrade, Egypt will

double the

production of the Silkworm DF-4 and increase its range to 90 miles;

the

missile's current range is 50 miles with a 1,000-pound warhead,.

Egypt is also

expected to start the production of Silkworm DF-5 with a range of

170 miles. In

addition, China will provide Egypt with frigates equipped with

French Ottomat

and Chinese Styx missiles, as well as Chinese-built Jainghu-class

frigates

equipped with the C801 Ying-ji, a Chinese version of the Exocet

missiles.

—Adel Darwish, " China to Update Chinese Egypt's Missiles, " The

Independent

(London), 14 June 1990; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

30 June 1990

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) assesses Iraq's ballistic

missile

program efforts, including those based on the Condor program. At

this time, Iraq

is developing five distinct missile programs. Although the more

ambitious Condor

II will take longer to develop than the Iraqi-produced Al-Husayn and

Al-Abbas

missiles, it will be " easier to handle, require less preparation

time before

launch, offer more payload options, and provide better accuracy and

range. " The

CIA estimates that the solid-fuel Condor II missile system will have

a range of

750-1,000km, carry a payload of approximately 500kg, and employ a

submunition

warhead design. When Iraq begins to produce the system, it will

likely modify

the warhead submunition design to enable it to deliver chemical

and/or

biological weapon agents.

Judging that it will be " difficult, if not impossible, to stop "

Iraqi ballistic

missile projects, the CIA estimates that with continued foreign

assistance, Iraq

will commence production of the Condor II by the early 1990s;

however, halting

external aid could delay production to the mid-to-late 1990s. Iraq

will likely

face technical challenges in " guidance and control, second-stage

configuration,

and flight-testing, " which could be surmounted through external

assistance.

Through its work on the Condor, Iraq may gain experience applicable

to its other

missile programs, e.g., in such areas as stage separation.

Regardless of the

status of the Argentine and Egyptian Condor II projects, the CIA

anticipates

that Iraq will continue to seek technical assistance from both

countries with

its Condor project. While Egypt had been Iraq's main contact in the

past, the

CIA expects closer ties with Argentina in the future. The agency

reports, " Our

growing concern is that Argentina and Egypt —despite claims of

withdrawing from

the program —will continue development of the Condor II through

Iraq. Argentine

and Egyptian engineers may train at Iraqi production facilities,

which are

similar to these in Argentina and almost identical to ones in Egypt.

Argentina

and Egypt could begin indigenous production with little or no notice

shortly

after its [sic] engineers return from Iraq. We believe Iraq will be

the first of

the three to produce the Condor II. "

This CIA assessment is based on information available as of 29 May

1990, and is

largely based on analysis of Iraqi foreign procurement efforts. The

CIA also

declares, " Although we have not identified a formal, coordinated

nuclear weapons

program, we believe Iraq's activities, especially its covert nuclear

procurement, strongly suggest a weapons program exists. "

—US Central Intelligence Agency, Iraqi Ballistic Missile

Developments: An

Intelligence Assessment (Washington, DC: Directorate of

Intelligence, 30 June

1990), classified " Top Secret, " declassified excerpts released 5

March 1998,

<http://www.foia.ucia.gov>, pp. 4-6, 10, 12, 20-21, 29, accessed 23

August 2002.

July 1990

According to diplomatic sources in Cairo, China has agreed to help

modernize

Egypt's Scud-B missiles.

— " China Agrees to modernize Egyptian Scud-Bs, " Arms Control

Reporter, July 1990,

p. 706, B.36.

3 August 1990

The Independent reports that Iraq criticized Egypt during the Condor

II

collaboration for not meeting its commitments in developing the

missile.

—Carol Berger, " The invasion of Kuwait: Mediator Mubarak offers

little

consolation as ministers meet, " The Independent (London), 3 August

1990; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

3 September 1990

The BBC reports that Iraq received warhead and fuel-air explosives

(FAE)

technology tested by Germany's MBB (Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm)

because the

country was involved in a joint missile project with Egypt and West

Germany.

[Note: See " 1984, " October 1989, 3 September 1990, and 12 December

1990 entries

for more on fuel-air explosives.]

— " Saddam's `Secret' Arms Ring Reported, " Panorama London BBC, 3

September 1990;

in Nuclear Developments, 14 September 1990, p.19-24.

October 1990

An unattributed report asserts that Project Betreuungs GmbH (PBG) of

Germany

assisted in arming Iraq. Senior Public Prosecutor Friedrich Bethke

states that

PBG conveyed sensitive technologies to Iraq via Argentina and Egypt.

PBG

allegedly delivered German firm Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm's (MBB)

blueprints

for fuel-air bombs to Iraq through Egypt, as well as parts of MBB's

Condor

missile system through Buenos Aires to Iraq. The German government

could not

confirm whether PBG had helped establish an R & D center for missile

construction

in Iraq. [Note: See 1984, October 1989, and October 1990 entries.]

— " Firm Probed for Sending Arms Technology to Iraq, " Der Spiegel

(Hamburg), 22

October 1990, p. 15; cited in Nuclear Developments, 15 November

1990, p. 25.

5 November 1990

McDonnell Douglas Corp. receives a contract from Naval Air Systems

Command for

133 Harpoon missiles, two of which are designated for Egypt. [Note:

See 10 July

1991 and 30 August 1994 entries.]

— " McDonnell Douglas Corp, " Aerospace Daily, 6 November 1990, Vol.

156, No. 26,

p. 237; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

4 November 1990

Flight International reports that the Consen Group of Switzerland,

which

coordinated development of the Condor II, is shrinking and that many

of its

companies are liquidating. The Consen company office in Zug has

liquidated, IFAT

(Institute for Advanced Technology) is liquidating, Delta Consult

and Delta

System have closed, and Tema in France has released most of its

staff, the

report says. Consen was created by missile experts who previously

worked for

Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm. [Note: The Consen Group disbands in

January 1991.]

— " Consen faces close-down as Iraq's Condor project falters, " Flight

International, 14 November 1990; in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-

nexis.com>.

6 December 1990

Hans Heino Kopietz, an analyst with the firm Control Risks, says it

is possible

that Argentina and Egypt have not really given up on the Condor II

project. He

says he recently saw Argentine engineers and technicians in Egypt.

— " How dead is the Condor II; hints surface of `freelance'

continuation, " Latin

American Weekly Report, 6 December 1990; in Lexis-Nexis,

<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

12 December 1990

Flight International reports that Honeywell has appointed an outside

law firm to

investigate its own actions in helping Egypt and Iraq develop fuel-

air

explosives (FAEs) for ballistic missiles. According to the report, a

British

subsidiary, Honeywell Control Systems, signed a contract with IFAT

(Institute

for Advanced Technology) of Switzerland in 1984 to produce a study

for the

Egyptian Ministry of Defense on developing FAEs for ballistic

missiles; the

study was completed in 1985. IFAT was already working with Egypt on

the Condor

II when the contract was signed. On 4 April 1984, a Honeywell

executive wrote a

memorandum affirming that the Egyptian missile was to have an

accuracy of 0.1

percent of its range and was " intended to attack high value, fixed

targets such

as cities, ports, oil refineries, and air bases. " [Note: See " 1984, "

October

1989, 3 September 1990, October 1990, and 26 December 1990 entries

for more on

FAEs.]

— " Honeywell implicated in FAE work, " Flight International, 12

December 1990; in

Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

26 December 1990

According to court records, the Egyptian Ministry of Defense tried

to buy 9,000

fuel-air explosives from the United States in 1984. The Egyptians

said they

wanted the bombs to clear minefields, but according to the Justice

Department

they were for the Condor II and the request was denied. [Note:

See " 1984, "

October 1989, 3 September 1990, October 1990, and 12 December 1990

entries for

more on fuel-air explosives.]

—Douglas Frantz, " Honeywell factor in Iraq bomb, " Los Angeles Times;

26 December

1990; in Lexis-Nexis,<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

26 December 1990

According to court records, IFAT (Institute for Advanced Technology)

Corporation

of Switzerland was created by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to

procure

technology for the Condor II project. [Note: IFAT is or was part of

the Consen

Group. See 4 November 1989 and 12 December 1989 entries.]

—Douglas Frantz, " Honeywell factor in Iraq bomb, " Los Angeles Times;

26 December

1990; in Lexis-Nexis,<http://www.lexis-nexis.com>.

Source:

http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Egypt/Missile/2362_2922.html

Headline: Firms Involved In Iraq Missile Production

10 April 1989

Bibliography: Nuclear Developments, 10 April 1989, pp. 33-34

Orig. Src.: Der Spiegel (Hamburg), 27 March 1989, pp. 170-173

Abstract: Dozens of German companies have delivered equipment and

technological know-how to Iraq for the " Technology Center " known as

the Sa'ad-16 project. The Sa'ad-16 project develops missiles and

chemical weapons. Work on missiles is a continuation of work done in

Argentina and Egypt on the Condor-1 and -2 projects, the goal of

which is the development of an extended intermediate-range missile

capable of hitting targets in the entire Middle East. Vienna

Consultco Ltd and the German firm Gildemeister Projecta Ltd,

headquartered in Bielefeld, share an office in Mosul, Iraq.

Messerschmidt-Boelkow-Blohm (MBB) is Gildemeister Projecta's main

supplier of technology. Other German firms involved in the Sa'ad 16

project include German BP, Carl Zeiss, Degussa, Tesa. Thirty eight

German companies are training Iraqi technicians to operate chemical

laboratories and electronic workshops, wind tunnels, and physical

test facilities. Karl Kolb Co is suspected of having delivered

poison gas facilities. Rhinemetall's subsidiary Aviatest is

providing two wind tunnels. According to Peter Resz Czynski of

Koerber AG (Hamburg), Blohm delivered no computer-controlled

grinding facilities which required export licenses. In 1985 and

1986, three standard grinding machines were ordered, type HFF 512

and Hanseat 11. The German Federal Economic Office told Gildemeister

Projecta that " according to current rules, machinery, electrical

equipment, regulation, measuring, and testing instruments for

research development, and training institute with eight main

sections, name: Project Sa'ad-16, do not need an export permission. "

MBB spokesman Udo Philipp said testing center " for surface analysis "

and calibration labs were sent to Iraq and that " something like

this " can " also be used for military purposes. "

Source:

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EDO CORPORATION COMPLETES PURCHASE

OF THE ASSETS OF CONDOR SYSTEMS, INC.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - July 29, 2002 - EDO Corporation (NYSE:EDO)

announced today that EDO Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems

Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, has completed the previously

announced purchase of substantially all of the assets and businesses

of Condor Systems, Inc., a California corporation, and its domestic

subsidiary for approximately $61.9 million in cash and the

assumption of certain normal employee benefit obligations and a

certain number of trade and supplier payables required to support

operations going forward valued together at approximately $12

million. The transaction also includes the assumption of $28 million

of outstanding letters of credit normally associated with

international contracts of the type being assumed.

Condor Systems, Inc., founded in 1980, is a privately held defense

electronics firm and a manufacturer of signal intelligence and

electronic warfare systems and products with revenue for 2001 of

approximately $78 million.

James M. Smith, EDO's Chairman, President and CEO said, " Condor

meets all of our acquisition criteria. It considerably expands our

electronic warfare footprint as a supplier in the areas of

intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance systems. Condor is

platform-oriented with strategic positions on various airborne

platforms, as well as the Los Angeles and Virginia-class submarines.

Condor conducts substantial international business and has earned a

solid reputation with the major prime contractors. Condor's culture

is highly compatible with EDO's, and we have known and worked with

Condor's senior management for years. "

Source: http://www.edocorp.com/pr2002/02r0729.htm

" Guilty plea by Condor about sale

False statements to federal officials

Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tuesday, February 11, 2003

A former San Jose defense contracting firm pleaded guilty Monday to

lying to the U.S. government about its efforts to sell a tactical

electronic surveillance system to Sweden.

Condor Systems Inc. entered guilty pleas to two counts of making

false statements to federal officials. In San Jose, U.S. District

Judge Ronald Whyte sentenced the company to three years' probation

and ordered payment of a $1 million fine.

In 1995, Condor, along with the U.S. Navy, developed a signal

processor with the ability to identify specific radar emission

sources. Condor's contract with the Navy said technical information

about the processor was not to be released without the Navy's

approval.

In 1998, Condor sought U.S. government approval to sell the system

to Sweden after it had already entered into a contract to sell the

processor to that nation, federal prosecutors argued.

The company admitted making claims that the surveillance system

included " commercial off-the-shelf " consumer software despite the

fact it was developed exclusively for the U.S. Navy.

Condor also admitted that it falsely stated that the processor

marketed to Sweden was developed " in parallel and separately " from

the system it had developed for the U.S. Navy.

Condor, which declared bankruptcy in 2001, was purchased by another

company last year.

E-mail Henry K. Lee at hlee.

Source:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?

file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/11/BU186573.DTL & type=tech

" Condor Systems Inc.—Developed antenna control software for tracking

multiple non-synchronous orbit satellites. Also created control

electronics and software for several communications systems. "

Source: http://www.pmdinc.com/projects.html

"

Condor Systems, Inc. Please NoteAir Transport

Intelligence (ATI) contains a wealth of information on suppliers

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San JoseCountry: United States ExecutiveMr Robert Young Ii ,

President & CEO Condor Systems are suppliers of Military equipment

and advanced SIGINT equipment and systems, including microwave

receiver and defensive fire systems. Their product lines include

antennas, down converters and receivers and signal processors

(ELINT). " Source: http://www.rati.com/SULANDING_8744.htmPresented by

the Federal Election CommissionIndividuals Who Gave To This

CommitteeCONDOR SYSTEMS INC PACParty: No Associated Party2133

SAMARITAN DRIVESAN JOSE, California 95124The query you have chosen

matched 67 individual contributions.Contributor Address Date

Amount Employer/Occupation Image Number

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM AN INDIVIDUAL

ALPERT, SHELDON MOORPARK CA 93021 05/24/2001 500.00 CESD

21037210988

ARMSTRONG, FRANK A WINTER GARDEN FL 34787 06/14/2001

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS ELEC SYS 21037210979

ARMSTRONG, FRANK A WINTER GARDEN FL 34787 06/05/2001

1000.00 CESD 21037210988

BARNUM, JOHN LOS GATOS CA 95030 12/31/1998 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 99034272841

BARNUM, JOHN L LOS GATOS CA 95030 10/03/1997 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 98033350712

BILINSKI, MICHAEL SAN JOSE CA 95119 12/13/1998

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 99034272841

BILINSKI, MICHAEL SAN JOSE CA 95119 05/03/2000

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 20035853147

BILINSKI, MICHAEL SAN JOSE CA 95119 11/14/1997

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 98033350713

BILINSKI, MIKE J SAN JOSE CA 95119 05/03/2001

500.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 21037210989

BRANNAN, RICHARD A SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 05/14/2002

1000.00 CESD 22037651863

CASS, STEPHEN C PORT HUENEME CA 93041 04/30/2001 1000.00 CESD

21037210991

CASS, STEPHEN C SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 05/14/2002 1000.00 CESD

22037651864

CASS, STEVEN C PORTE HUENEME CA 93041 03/15/2000 1000.00

CONDOR ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS DIVISIO 20035440359

CHANDLER, PHILLIP SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 06/11/2002

200.00 CESD 22037651864

DALE, VERNON CUPERTINO CA 95014 12/31/1998 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 99034272841

DALE, VERNON A CUPERTINO CA 95014 08/15/1997 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 98033350712

DAVIS, TIM A VALENCIA CA 91354 05/24/2001 1000.00 CESD

21037210989

DAVIS, TIMOTHY A SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 05/14/2002

1000.00 CESD 22037651862

DAVIS, TIMOTHY A VALENCIA CA 91355 03/12/1999

1000.00 CONDOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION 99034653310

DAVIS, TIMOTHY A VALENCIA CA 91355 03/15/2000

1000.00 CONDOR ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS DIVISIO 20035440359

ERIXON, MICHAEL J SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 03/19/1999

1000.00 CONDOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION 99034653310

ERIXON, MICHAEL J SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 01/27/1998

1000.00 CONDOR ELECTRONICS INC 98033350713

ERVIN, J W HILLS CA 91304 04/30/1999 300.00

CONDOR ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS DIVISIO 99034653311

ERVIN, JERRY SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 05/14/2002 500.00 CESD

22037651862

ERVIN, JERRY L WEST HILLS CA 91304 06/07/2001 500.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS ELEC SYS 21037210979

ERVIN, JERRY L WEST HILLS CA 91304 06/07/2001 500.00 CESD

21037210987

HICKS, RUSSELL R SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 06/07/2001

400.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS ELEC SYS 21037210979

HICKS, RUSSELL R SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 06/07/2001

400.00 CESD 21037210987

HUTCHINSON, KENT SAN JOSE CA 95138 04/25/2000

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 20035853147

HUTCHINSON, KENT E MORGAN HILL CA 95037 03/26/2002

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 22037552355

KLINGLER, DAVID J SARATOGA CA 95070 12/11/1998

500.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 99034272841

KLINGLER, DAVID J SARATOGA CA 95070 08/15/1997

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 98033350712

LEBER, CHARLES H APTOS CA 95003 08/11/2000 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 20036164211

LEBER, CHARLES H APTOS CA 95003 05/02/2001 500.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 21037210990

MCINTIRE, DAVID SAN JOSE CA 95136 05/02/2001 500.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 21037210990

MCPHERSON, LEILI S SAN JOSE CA 95120 05/03/2001

500.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 21037210989

MICHALSKI, THOMAS A SUNNYVALE CA 94087 12/04/1998

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 99034272841

MICHALSKI, THOMAS A SUNNYVALE CA 94087 08/15/1997

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 98033350712

MILLER, B JACK ARLINGTON VA 22202 03/12/1999 1000.00

CONDOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION 99034653310

MILLER, B JACK ARLINGTON VA 22202 01/27/1998 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 98033350713

RAYMOND, MARIE SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 06/11/2002 500.00 CESD

22037651864

RAYMOND, MARIE E SAN DIEGO CA 92106 06/07/2001

500.00 CESD 21037210987

RAYMOND, MARIE E SAN DIEGO CA 92106 06/14/2001

500.00 CONDOR SYS ELEC DIV 21037210980

ROMAN, WALTER V CHATSWORTH CA 91311 03/31/2001 500.00 CESD

21037210992

ROMAN, WALTER V CHATSWORTH CA 91311 04/15/1999 500.00

CONDOR ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS DIVISIO 99034653310

ROMAN, WALTER V CHATSWORTH CA 91311 03/24/2000 500.00

CONDOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION 20035853147

ROMAN, WALTER V SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 05/14/2002 500.00 CESD

22037651863

SCHAUB, DAVID L GLENDALE CA 91205 06/07/2001 250.00 CESD

21037210988

SCHAUB, DAVID L GLENDALE CA 91205 06/07/2001 250.00

CONDOR SYS ELEC DIV 21037210980

SCHMIDT, TERRANCE J LOS GATOS CA 95032 05/02/2001

500.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 21037210990

STEIN, LOUIS SIMI VALLEY CA 93063 04/30/1999 200.00

CONDOR ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS DIVISIO 99034653311

STRAUSS, MONTE LOS ANGELES CA 90068 03/16/2000 1000.00

CONDOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION 20035440359

TAFT, JOHN L SAN JOSE CA 95138 08/15/1998 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 98033350712

TAFT, JOHN L SAN JOSE CA 95138 12/31/1998 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 99034272841

TSO-ROBINSON, DELORES OXNARD CA 95030 05/01/2001 1000.00 CESD

21037210991

TSO-ROBINSON, DELORES SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 05/14/2002

1000.00 CESD 22037651862

TSO-ROBINSON, DELORES OXNARD CA 93033 03/15/2000 1000.00

CONDOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION 20035440359

TSO-ROBINSON, DELORES R OXNARD CA 93033 03/19/1999 1000.00

CONDOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION 99034653310

VILJOEN, GARY L MT VIEW CA 94040 08/15/1997 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 98033350712

VILJOEN, GARY M MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 12/31/1998 1000.00

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 99034272841

WENNERSTROM, DONALD SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 03/15/1999

1000.00 CONDOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION 99034653310

WENNERSTROM, DONALD SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 01/27/1998

1000.00 CONDOR ELECTRONICS INC 98033350713

YOUNG, ROBERT E II SARATOGA CA 95070 08/15/1997

1000.00 CONDOR SYSTEMS INC 98033350712

ZEBRACH, STANLEY SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 03/15/2000

1000.00 CONDOR ELECTRONICS SYSTEM DIVISION 20035440359

ZEBRACK, STANLEY L SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 03/19/1999

1000.00 CONDOR ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS DIVISIO 99034653310

ZEBRACK, STANLEY L SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 04/30/2001

1000.00 CESD 21037210991

ZEBRACK, STANLEY L SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 01/27/1998

1000.00 CONDOR ELECTRONICS INC 98033350713

Source: http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/com_ind/C00328914

We looked at a page titled:

" Presented by the Federal Election Commission

Committees And Candidates Supported/Opposed

CONDOR SYSTEMS INC PAC

2133 SAMARITAN DRIVE

SAN JOSE, California 95124 "

We found that among the politicians who were recipients of money

from CONDOR SYSTEMS INC PAC were:

CUNNINGHAM, RANDY DUKEVIA FRIENDS OF DUKE CUNNINGHAM 03/22/1999

500.00 99034653312

MURTHA, JOHN P MR.VIA MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE 11/10/1997

1000.00 98033350714

MURTHA, JOHN P MR.VIA MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE 09/15/1998

1000.00 98033764414

MURTHA, JOHN P MR.VIA MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE 08/24/1999

1000.00 20035380979

MURTHA, JOHN P MR.VIA MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE 03/30/2000

1000.00 20035440360

MURTHA, JOHN P MR.VIA MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE 04/04/2001

1000.00 21037210993

MURTHA, JOHN P MR.VIA MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE 04/03/2002

1000.00 22037651865

OBEY, DAVID RVIA LOT OF PEOPLE FOR DAVE OBEY 07/12/2002

1000.00 22037730975

Source: http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/com_supopp/C00328914/

"

Bassett, Frederic Mr.

4/27/2001 $500.00

Los Gatos, CA 95030

Condor Systems/Chief Financial Offi [Contribution]

Transaction itemized by: MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

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Hutchinson, Kent Mr.

4/27/2001 $1,000.00

Pebble Beach, CA 93953

Condor Systems Inc./President / CEO [Contribution]

Transaction itemized by: MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

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Hutchinson, Kent Mr.

4/25/2002 $1,000.00

Pebble Beach, CA 93953

Condor Systems Inc./President / CEO [Contribution]

Transaction itemized by: MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

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Klingler, David Mr.

4/27/2001 $1,000.00

Saratoga, CA 95070

Condor Systems Inc./Vice President [Contribution]

Transaction itemized by: MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

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Schmidt, Terry J.

4/25/2002 $1,000.00

Los Gatos, CA 95032

Condor Sys/VP - Operations [Contribution]

Transaction itemized by: MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

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Source:

http://cspan.politicalmoneyline.com/cgi-win/x_byst.exe?

DoFn=CAH6PA1203002

" This article is about the Argentine/Middle Eastern Condor missile,

for the US Navy's air-to-surface missile see AGM-53 Condor.

The Argentine Condor missile program started in the 1970s as a

multinational space research program with significant contract work

being performed by German company MBB (now a group within

DaimlerChrysler).

The original Condor had little military capability but was used to

build expertise that went into to the Alacrán program which was a

functional short range ballistic missile. After the 1982

Malvinas/Falklands War's problems with french missiles, the

Argentine government decided it was time have its own medium-range

missile, and started the Condor II program.

This program was driven in close collaboration with Egypt, and then

Iraq, but in the earlies 1990s Carlos Menem discontinued it because

of political preassure from the United States.

It is believed that Libya has assumed the Condor II project around

1995. Extensive shifts in the Middle East have obscured the exact

status of the Condor II program, but it was clearly the most

promising of the Libyan missile programs.

Reports of a Condor II program are extensive. The Condor III would

have an increased range to some 1,500 km (932 miles) with the same

payload as the Condor II. It was however likely that this program

ended with the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq.

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Specifications

· Length: 10.50 m

· Diameter: 0.80 m

· Weight: 5,200 kg

· Warhead: Single (HE or chemical), 450 kg

· Range: 900 km

· Propulsion: 2-stage solid/liquid

[edit]

External links

· Condor 1-AIII (Spanish)

· Space race in Latin America (Spanish)

Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condor_missile "

Categories: Short-range ballistic missiles | Guided missiles of

Argentina | Guided missiles of Libya

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condor_missile

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" Mr. Speaker, as someone who joined the Marine Corps during the

Korean War, I've always felt strongly about our allies in Turkey. As

we mark the 50-year anniversary of the start of the Korean War on

June 25th, the Turkish military's bravery deserves great praise. The

Turkish Brigade demonstrated superior combat capability and courage

from the moment it entered the battlefield in October 1950 through

the cease-fire agreement of July 1953.

Turkey provided the fifth largest contingent among United Nations

forces—5,453 soldiers at the peak of the war. The Turkish Brigade is

credited with saving the U.S. 8th Army and the IX Army Corps from

encirclement by communist enemies, and the 2nd Division from total

destruction during critical battles in November 1950.

The United Nations' Forces Commander in Chief General Douglas

MacArthur said: " Turks are the heroes of heroes. There is

no `impossibility' for the Turkish Brigade. "

No enemy attack succeeded in penetrating the Turkish Brigade, while

British and American forces were forced to withdraw from defensive

lines.

Even though out of ammunition, the Turks affixed their bayonets and

attacked the enemy, eventually in hand-to-hand combat. The Turks

succeeded in withdrawing in continuous combat and carrying their

injured comrades from the battlefield on their backs.

Among the twenty U.N. members contributing military forces in Korea,

Time Magazine praised the Turkish Brigade for its courageous battles

and for `creating a favorable effect on the whole United Nations

Forces.' A US radio commentary in December 1950 thanked the Turkish

Brigade's heroism for giving hope for a demoralized American

nation.

Although the Korean War is often called `the Forgotten War,' partly

because it ended inconclusively with no real winner, the fierce

combat ability of the Turkish Brigade should never be forgotten. The

717 Turkish soldiers killed in action, and the 2,413 wounded in

action, represent the highest casualty rate of any U.N. element

engaged in the fighting. The simple white grave markers in a green

field in Pusan will eternally remind us of the heroic soldiers of a

heroic nation. "

Murtha was quoted above at a website called tall armenian tale.

As far as we can determine that website is akin to a Holocaust

denial website as

it seeks to deny the Turkish genocide against the

Armenian people. Because of the odd nature of time and space we will

be able to

continue to send messages back to the past, back to 006, or as some

call it

2006, in the hope that action will be taken in time to prosecute

Murtha before

he can be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. It us up

to you in

006, or 2006 as some call it, to act to get Murtha prosecuted before

he can

become Speaker of the House and then President of the United States

in 2007.