Vietnamese government agents tried to plant spyware on the phones of members of Congress, American policy experts and U.S. journalists this year in a brazen campaign that underscores the rapid proliferation of state-of-the-art hacking tools, according to forensic examination of links posted to Twitter and documents uncovered by a consortium of news outlets that includes The Washington Post.
Targeted were two of the most influential foreign policy voices on Capitol Hill: Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and chair of its subcommittee on the Middle East. Also targeted were Asia experts at Washington think tanks and journalists from CNN, including Jim Sciutto, the outlet’s chief national security analyst, and two Asia-based reporters.
https://politicalwire.com/2023/10/09/vietnam-tried-to-hack-u-s-officials/
Does the US really have any friends? Why are we so busy “helping” all over the world?
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4188233/posts?page=1
Vietnam agents tried to plant spyware on phones of US lawmakers and journalists: probe
thehill ^ | 10/9/2023 | JULIA SHAPERO
K.T. McFarland said on FNC today that, wherever in the world today there is war or threat of war, the United States is financing both sides.
The comment zipped by nearly unnoticed which is a shame because it is one key to what is happening that is wrong in the world.
Conflict between China and America? The US is financing both sides...
Fighting between Russia and Ukraine? The US is financing both sides...
War between Israel and Hamas? The US is financing both sides.
US policies, mostly justified by 'fighting global climate change,' have built China's financial and military dominance. The imbalance of trade is nearly $1 trillion a year.
The US cutting off the energy spigot, domestically and in foreign trade, has empowered Russia and Iran to swell their coffers with income and increase their influence globally at the cost of decreasing US influence.
Given Iran's ballooning wealth plus a gift of $6 billion in ransom payment by the circus govt in D.C., plus that govt's resuming 'relief aid' to Hamas of over $100 million recently ('resuming' because Prez Trump stopped pouring dollars down that rat hole), it became possible to start a war on Israel this week. D.C. Administration barkers claim that the $6 billion can't be spent except for public assistance; even if that is true (debatable), it would free up money presently being spent on public support programs which could be diverted to Iran's #1 export: terrorism and war. Cash money is fungible!
So our tax dollars, plus $ trillions in borrowing and American enterprise, are being leveraged to support wars all around the world. When Joe Bitem says that he supports Israel 💯%, he adds under his breath that he also supports Hamas and Iran.
The United States is becoming a war mongering nation. Profitable - while it lasts.