[HighRoadToChina]

PING!

Please FRemail me if you want off my Commie ping list.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Li Ka Shing's largest business partner is the state-owned China Ocean Shipping Company, or COSCO. COSCO is the flag carrier for China, hauling official cargo exported by the Chinese government, including weapons. For example, the fully automatic AK-47 machine guns from Poly Technologies that were confiscated in the 1996 U.S. Customs sting operation were found onboard a COSCO ship.

U.S. Navy photos show COSCO cargo ships carrying missile-armed patrol boats bound for Iran and tons of depleted-uranium anti-tank shells for Pakistan. COSCO ships have carried jet fighters, missile parts and tanks for export to Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria and Libya. COSCO is also part of the Chinese navy and wholly owned by the Chinese government. COSCO is better known for its failed attempt to purchase the former Long Beach Naval Station with Li Ka Shing's Hutchison Whampoa. The failure was due mainly to national security objections voiced behind closed doors by U.S. Defense Department officials.

I can see that Li Ka Shing's role is certainly profitable for both --the Chinese army and him, alright!

[flamefront]

Smith will be on George Putnam's talk-back radio show tommorrow, Friday. The show is noon to 2PM Pacific time. KPLS 830 AM in SoCal, also on the internet via warpradio.com.