Kerry Took Cash From Chinese Military Intelligence

NewsMax ^ | Monday, Feb. 2, 2004 | Carl Limbacher

[TBP]

Democrats are counting on Sen. John Kerry's military credentials to convince voters that he can be trusted with America's national security.

But documents that surfaced over the weekend raise serious questions about whether Kerry was duped in the 1990s into helping the Chinese military perfect its ability to strike the U.S. with nuclear weapons.

In 1996 Kerry met with Liu Chaoying, the daughter of a powerful Chinese military official who also doubled as vice president of a subsidiary of the state-owned China Aerospace Corp.

Before the meeting, held in Kerry's Senate office, Liu's sponsor, Johnny Chung, made clear she was interested in getting her company listed on the U.S. Stock Exchange.

The Democratic presidential front-runner was only too happy to oblige and ordered his aides to contact the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"The next day," reports Newsweek, "Liu and Chung were ushered into a private briefing with a senior SEC official."

Within weeks, Chung returned the favor, staging a Kerry fund raiser at a Beverly Hills hotel that raked in $10,000 for the senator's re-election campaign.

Bank records would later show that Kerry's Chinese campaign cash came from $300,000 in overseas wire transfers sent to Chung on orders from the chief of Chinese military intelligence, Newsweek reports.

The money was routed through a Hong Kong bank account controlled by Liu, whose company later benefited from waivers granted by the Clinton administration to the U.S. aerospace giant Loral Corp.

As Liu and Chung were lining the pockets of the Democratic Party's political elite, Loral handed over top-secret missile guidance technology to Liu's firm.

Liu's China Aerospace used the information to perfect Beijing's fleet of intercontinental ballistic missiles, which before the 1990s could not strike the U.S.

By the end of the decade, however, China's ICBMs could reach the entire continental United States with pinpoint accuracy, thanks in part to the senator who says now he can be trusted with America's national security.

Chung later testified that before Liu wired him the cash to contribute to prominent Democrats, the chief of Chinese intelligence personally told him: "We like your president. We want to see him re-elected."

Apparently, Beijing felt the same way about Sen. John Kerry.

[Ancesthntr]

Here's more information about this horse-faced pretender...

On Kerry's war record, including the running aground incident:

http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com/

On Kerry's record on defense matters (REALLY lousy):

http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20040127-084854-4468r

[UCSC Republican]

Exactly, Iceland will be better than this country under Kerry. Furthermore, legend has it that Iceland is full of very pretty women, and I am currently single. =)

[Political Junkie Too]

Kerry yesterday called it "old news"...

I knew this was coming.

Out of one side of Kerry's face he will claim "old news," and out of the other side of his face he will blast Bush for being AWOL at the National Guard during the Viet Nam war.

-PJ

[Bigg Red]

Thank you for your service to our country.

[Bigg Red]

Yep, looks like Kerry has a lot in common with Gore and Clinton.

[Bigg Red]

Check it out! Kerry likes Chinese cash as much as Clinton and Gore.

[montag813]

Another NewsMax gem!

This is like shouting in a forest. This "news" is meaningless unless covered by the major networks or newspapers. Given that it has not, and won't be, it signifies NOTHING.

[Lady In Blue]

Bumping for a later read.Thanks!

[Amelia]

Is it in Newsweek? I thought the source for this was NewsMAX.

[Paulie]

Liu Chaoying to Kerry "If you do this for us...I love you LONG time!" Kerry to Liu Chaoying "Uh, sure, I have no obligation to those dang Americans anyway."

I guess that kind of quid pro quo runs deep in the Democrat Party, ain't that right, Bill?

[cookcounty]

Another chapter for the book: John Kerry's War Against the US Intelligence Services

Somebody is going to write this book ----right?

[Mygirlsmom]

It doesn't take long for Hillary! and her researchers to go after whoever holds the lead.

My thoughts exactly. Only she didn't have to go far with her "research". Who but She-who-Must-Not-Be-Named would have lots of info on deals with the Chinese, Hmmmmmmmm?????

[XHogPilot]

found this googling for Liu:
http://www.afpc.org/crm/crm155.htm
From the NY Times circa 1999:
Col. Liu works for China Aerospace, a state-owned company that reports directly to the Chinese military, and is tasked by the government to acquire U.S. technology. The Times continues, Beijing's new military strategy, which includes a new generation of nuclear ballistic missiles capable of hitting the U.S., is dependent on sophisticated computers and other advanced electronic weapons technology. In previous jobs, Col. Liu helped market sensitive missile technology to countries like Pakistan. According to official U.S. documents, she also made secret trips to the United States in pursuit of American technology and was frequently monitored by American agents.

[Wumpus Hunter]

Contrast Kerry and the RAT party's dealing with the enemy with THIS GREAT SPY TALE.

[Toespi]

I can't help but wonder whose side Kerry is on.

Well if you have any doubt, look at his party affiliation.

[Just mythoughts]

Doesn't the young JFKerry look like our young Tal-i-ban John?

[elbucko]

If Kerry hangs with Ted Kennedy, Kerry should keep a floatation device handy.

[Grampa Dave]

Isn't Lardo Kennedy really a big floatation device?

[Joy Angela]

Kerry is...

A member of The Clintons

Circle-of-Power