Posted on 01/08/2024 12:57:42 PM PST by JeepersFreepers
A new bombshell report reveals Texas A&M University’s partnership with the government of Qatar could be a major threat to national security.
Since 2003 Texas A&M has operated a branch in the middle eastern country of Qatar, which was set up through an agreement between Texas A&M and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development, which has close links to the Qatar royal family.
Now, a report from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy reveals Qatar’s undisclosed funding into Texas A&M has resulted in full Qatari ownership of over 500 research projects.
Texas A&M President Mark Welsh denounced the report in a statement, claiming that “Many of the recent public reports that call into question our security measures, intentions or motivations are simply wrong, and based on false information and assumptions.”
According to the report,
Qatar has acquired full ownership of more than 500 research projects at Texas A&M, some of which are in highly sensitive fields such as nuclear science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, biotech robotics, and weapons development. Critically, the confidential business-academic agreement uncovered in the report indicates that Qatar has been granted unprecedented control over academic research and standards, faculty, students, curriculum, and budgets at Texas A&M – one of the largest universities in America and a senior military college which hosts sensitive nuclear and weapon development research.
“These findings pose a potential national security risk to the United States. Qatar’s control over sensitive research and its access to nuclear information are alarming, with possible consequences reaching beyond the region and impacting the world,” said Dr. Charles Asher Small, Director of ISGAP. “This situation poses a clear and present national security risk to the United States, prompting our proactive approach in sharing this critical information with several agencies.”
To that end, ISGAP is calling for a full federal investigation into any foreign donations to U.S. universities, as well as the end of any associated research endeavors until they can be properly analyzed.
“This is not merely an academic concern; it is a matter of urgent national security. The gravity of this situation necessitates immediate attention and action,” the group warned in a letter to Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of the Department of Energy; Gillian Keegan, Secretary of Education; Jose Berrios, Directives Point of Contact at the National Nuclear Security Administration; Christopher T. Hanson, Chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Texas Governor Greg Abbott; Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator for Texas; General (Ret.) Mark A. Welsh II, President of Texas A&M; and Dr. Alan Sams, Executive Vice President and Provost of Texas A&M.
Welsh says that “Despite what recent online reports have stated, Texas A&M at Qatar does not offer a nuclear engineering program or any classes on the subject.”
The full report may be viewed here.
The full report is worth reading. Here is the link.
It was either them or the Chinese so they went the raghead route
Ah, so that’s how they could afford to pay their football coach to leave for the sum of $77 million!!
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This is a bit fanciful
Ping!
I believe that assertion more than this push here lately to blame the idiocy in our colleges on foreign influence
We have plenty white multi generation Americans quite willing to destroy western civilization all on their own
Petro nations have long had relationships at USA geology and petro engineering schools
I think Xidenskyyyy’s partnership with AMLO Opendoor is a bigger threat to National Security.
USA actually (amazingly, this will likely come back to bite us one of these days) maintains some military bases in enemy countries like Qatar (and Turkey)... so that is a consideration ... but not for an American college...it could, if it only would, refuse any risky dealings...
Foreign money in our Universities is rampant and Universities are not complying with the law that requires them to report foreign money coming into the University. If we had a non-corrupt DOJ, DOE and FBI these universities would be brought to court of fined because of their ignoring the law. Personally, I think they should be fined the amount of money they received and didn’t report.
CIA does or used to have a recruiting office on the A&M campus
Still does have CIA recruiting.
“Speak Spanish , military background??? Would you like to join in the fight to defend our country? “
Me,” I think I’ll major in biochemistry and go to med-school. “
My dad, former recon Marine, “they’re all assholes, just don’t “ hahahahha.
https://bush.tamu.edu/intelligencestudies/
yep
Sad to see my alma mater fall. I noticed it last year when my son ran into a very hard left admissions group. He was a shoe in, but it is suspected that he was denied entrance to his college of choice because the lefty dean didn’t like a conservative think tank mention on my son’s application. It was a mess. UT, oddly, is becoming more conservative.
You know, when you think “science”, you naturally think “Qatar”. /s
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