GOP urges probe in China firm deal (Hunter, Hoekstra and Sessions)

Wash times ^ | 10/4/07 | Bill Gertz

[pissant]

By Bill Gertz - Several Republican members of Congress yesterday called for a Treasury Department probe into whether Pentagon computer networks will be compromised by the merger of a U.S. network-equipment maker and a Chinese firm with links to Beijing's military.

Senior Pentagon officials, meanwhile, are investigating the security aspects of the announced plan for China's Huawei Technologies and the investment firm Bain Capital Partners to buy 3Com, which makes equipment used by the Pentagon to block computer hackers, including those from the Chinese military.

Bain Capital announced last night that it will submit the $2.2 billion deal for review before Treasury's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

"The agreement to acquire 3Com Corp. will be submitted voluntarily for CFIUS review," the statement said. "We believe the U.S. government review in this matter will conclude that the company will be firmly controlled by an American firm, have only a small minority foreign shareholder, and that the deal presents no risks to national security."

Republican Reps. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan and Duncan Hunter of California wrote to Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. formally requesting that CFIUS conduct a security review of the deal, which was announced by 3Com last week.

Both lawmakers, the ranking members of the intelligence and armed services committees, respectively, expressed "alarm" at the proposed merger because of Huawei's "close ties to the Chinese government."

"There is little doubt that this proposed arrangement should be reviewed by CFIUS, and we formally request that you initiate a review regardless of whether or not Bain Capital Partners submits the deal for examination," they stated.

[pissant]

Time to start treating China as the commie beeyatch she is.

[pissant]

Hunter-China PING

[darkangel82]

Bain Capital....gee I wonder who owns that. /s

[pissant]

Is Mitt still involved?

[darkangel82]

It wouldn’t surprise me if he was.

[AuntB]

BTT!

Hunter, still doing his job!

Btw, have you heard yet when Rudy and Fred are planning to visit Iraq for the first time? You’d think they’d want a first hand look before proclaiming to be such ‘foreign policy experts’.

[pissant]

LOL. Not sure why anyone thinks either of these guys knows much about foreign affairs. And they know far less about the military.

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[Prokopton]

Time to start treating China as the commie beeyatch she is.

With the control they have over our economy, we are more their "beeyatch" than the other way around.

[AuntB]

Is Mitt still involved?

I was just listening to Michael Savage (can't take much of him at once). Evidently Mitt is involved in this. I would like to hear his take on it. This is NOT a good deal.

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=3Com+Romney&btnG=Google+Search

[dforest]

Hey its just REAL Americans pointing out a REAL fact.

Move along........

[pissant]

It’s better to break that relationship now than to let it get even worse.

[pissant]

Thank you. Interesting times lay ahead.

[pissant]

Even the interest level here is a shrug, more or less.

[dforest]

Now why would Us citizens be interested in silly issues like sovereignty or anything? After all, Britany lost her kids. /s

Makes me ill.

[rbosque]

P!ss on China!

(good food though)

[redgirlinabluestate]

Mitt retired from Bain in 1999.

And U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), top Republican on the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has endorsed Romney.

Romney named Representative Hoekstra as a Co-Chair of his Michigan state organization helping to organize areas of Western Michigan.

"I am honored that Representative Hoekstra will serve as my intelligence adviser. From his many years of service on the House Intelligence Committee, he has become a leader in America's Intelligence Community," said Governor Romney. "Today, our country faces grave threats and our intelligence professionals must have the resources necessary to safeguard the American people. Our first priority is a safe America and that requires a strong Intelligence Community."

Joining the Romney for President Exploratory Committee, Representative Hoekstra said:

"As a governor and as chief executive of the 2002 Winter Olympics, Governor Romney knows good intelligence is necessary for our security. Governor Romney will provide those on the frontlines of the war against radical militant Islam with the resources necessary to win. I know that the professionals who serve in the Intelligence Community will be well served under Governor Romney."

[pissant]

thanks.

[AuntB]

Thank you.

[daylilly]

Your point about Rudy might be well taken. Fred has been on a committee advising Condi Rice about foreign affairs for several years. And made a visit to the region a few months ago.

Of course he resigned a few months ago when he started this run, so I suppose he’s out of date on security reports./S