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HUNTER AGAIN CALLS ON ROMNEY TO OPPOSE BAIN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINESE COMPANY
GoHunter08.com ^ | 11/30/07 | Duncan Hunter

Posted on 11/30/2007 7:03:54 PM PST by pissant

Columbia , SC – At a press conference held at the South Carolina State Capitol today, Presidential candidate and U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) again called on Bain Capital, a company founded by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, to drop its strategic partnership with Chinese defense contractor Huawei Technologies in a bid to buy U.S. defense contractor 3Com. Hunter also called on Romney to use his continued influence with Bain to terminate the proposed merger between Huawei and 3Com, which, according to a report in today's Washington Times, would threaten U.S. national security.

"As the founder of Bain Capital, Governor Romney has an obligation to utilize his influence within the company to terminate the proposed merger between 3Com and Chinese defense contractor Huawei," said Hunter. "In light of China 's refusal to port several American naval vessels last week, it is increasingly more important that American military technology be protected from foreign companies, such as Huawei, that are closely aligned with the Chinese government."

The Washington Times reported today that U.S. intelligence agencies informed the CFIUS review committee, responsible for examining proposed foreign investment transactions, that a merger between 3Com and Huawei would threaten America 's national security. 3Com presently performs vital cyber-security work for the Department of Defense.

"This proposed deal, which Governor Romney can work to terminate should he choose to do so, is unpatriotic and damaging to national security," continued Hunter. As further detailed in a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives, Huawei has close ties to the military of Communist China and allegedly aided Saddam Hussein and the Taliban.

Earlier this month, Hunter sent a letter to Governor Romney requesting that he use his influence as the founder of Bain to terminate the company's partnership with Huawei, including the proposed merger with 3Com. Hunter, who is ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, has not received a response to the letter.

A copy of the Washington Times article and Hunter's letter to Romney is attached.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: duncanhunter; mitt
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Hell yes.
1 posted on 11/30/2007 7:03:57 PM PST by pissant
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To: 007girl; 230FMJ; abigailsmybaby; absolootezer0; afnamvet; Afronaut; airborne; ajolympian2004; ...

Step on China’s throat PING


2 posted on 11/30/2007 7:04:36 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: pissant

Related:

Dragon Hunter

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1882543/posts


3 posted on 11/30/2007 7:05:43 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: pissant

You can take care of this now Mitt, or have the media use it against you later.


4 posted on 11/30/2007 7:06:48 PM PST by airborne (Proud to be a conservative! Proud to support Duncan Hunter for President!)
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To: airborne

Hunter is deadly serious. It may be political to some degree, but it is in his blood to oppose this type of BS 1000%.


5 posted on 11/30/2007 7:08:19 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: pissant

Duncan Hunter is the only candidate to stand up to China. Now the ball is in Romney’s court.


6 posted on 11/30/2007 7:09:09 PM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! Duncan Hunter is a Cosponsor.)
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To: pissant

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933070/posts

Head there to FReep the CNN Prez 08 poll


7 posted on 11/30/2007 7:09:29 PM PST by SoCalPol (Duncan Hunter '08 Tough on WOT & Illegals)
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To: pissant
We all need to get serious with China.

They’re testing us, much like Osama did,seeing just how far we can be pushed, little by little.

If we don’t push back, you can expect their next push to be harder.

8 posted on 11/30/2007 7:12:58 PM PST by airborne (Proud to be a conservative! Proud to support Duncan Hunter for President!)
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To: pissant

COMMUNIST China is building it’s military with American dollars, and it’s an approximately $250 BILLION each YEAR trade imbalance, due to COMMUNIST China’s cheating.

Among other things, COMMUNIST China’s military hacked into our Pentagon last June.

We are making our enemy rich, and helping them to become a Superpower.

btw, my husband just read to me from the newspaper that 2 - 300 dogs died from the contaminated dog food (that they know of).


9 posted on 11/30/2007 7:19:00 PM PST by Sun (Duncan Hunter: pro-God/life/borders, understands Red China threat, NRA A+rating! www.gohunter08.com)
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To: pissant

For consideration:

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9787815-7.html
Mitt Romney’s communist connection

http://dotan.wordpress.com/2007/09/30/yet-more-romney-corruption-bain-capital-and-ren-zhengfei-of-huawei/
yet more Romney corruption: Bain Capital and Ren Zhengfei of Huawei

http://www.globalpulse.net/archives/united_states/balancing_liber_000518.php
Balancing Liberal Market and Sinophobia

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1916444/posts
China Angles to Buy 3Com

Highlight:

>>>Huawei installed air defense networks for Saddam Hussein and the Taliban. The CIA, U.S. Defense Department, the Rand Corporation and even Indian intelligence agencies have openly documented Huawei’s links to Saddam and the Taliban.<<<


10 posted on 11/30/2007 7:20:37 PM PST by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: pissant
This one has already been posted at least once. I'll repeat what I said in that thread. While the people at Bain Capital may be willing to listen to Mr. Romney, public officials and candidates who try to exert influence over their previous companies are at the least breaching good ethics and may be breaking actual laws. Even if many of us see those actions as patriotic, Americans want to see a separation between the person running for public office and his previous employer/company. Mitt Romney would be making a mistake to give orders or "strongly suggest" to Bain Capital what they should do.

Bill

11 posted on 11/30/2007 7:23:11 PM PST by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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To: All; dit_xi; Mr Apple

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1931560/posts

What the Chinese are buying with American trade dollars

“I’m Congressman Duncan Hunter. A few weeks ago when this Song Class Chinese submarine emerged next to one of our aircraft carriers about 80 miles off Okinawa, it shows the American people what the Chinese are buying with American trade dollars. They’re cheating on trade and they’re buying ships and planes and missles with our money as well as taking millions of jobs. Join me at Peace Through Strength for fair trade.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28q0qxsrX6E

Please take a few seconds to look at the picture of the COMMUNIST China submarine that Hunter is holding up, as a picture is worth a thousand words.

YOUR trade dollars at work, friends.


12 posted on 11/30/2007 7:30:37 PM PST by Sun (Duncan Hunter: pro-God/life/borders, understands Red China threat, NRA A+rating! www.gohunter08.com)
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To: pissant

Huawei and 3Com are both communications companies. Labeling Huawei as a “defense contractor” while accurate does not fully describe what it does. That’s like labeling AT&T as a defense contractor because it contracts with the federal government. Even so, these types of deals need to be carfully scrutinized and this one in particular should be stopped for the reasons stated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei

Here is another interesting tidbit —

“Huawei and American security firm Symantec announced in May 2007 the forming of a joint-venture company that will develop security and storage appliances to market to telecommunications carriers. Huawei will own 51% of the new company, to be named Huawei-Symantec Inc. Symantec will own the rest. The joint-venture will be based in the Chinese city of Chengdu”.


13 posted on 11/30/2007 7:42:57 PM PST by plain talk
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To: Man50D

Ah hell MAN, flipflopmit will have to check with his liars er lawyers before committing to any such thing.


14 posted on 11/30/2007 8:11:49 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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To: pissant

B4DH

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Why the smart money is on Duncan Hunter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926032/posts
Posted on 11/15/2007 3:43:17 AM PST by Kevmo


15 posted on 11/30/2007 8:37:56 PM PST by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: pissant

correction: Stomp on China’s throat ping.


16 posted on 11/30/2007 8:42:54 PM PST by steel_resolve (If you can't stand behind our troops, then please stand in front...)
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To: Man50D

THis is a good test for Mitt.


17 posted on 11/30/2007 8:49:27 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: SoCalPol

I had no idea so many Larry King watchers were Ron Paul fans.


18 posted on 11/30/2007 8:52:57 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: airborne

Now is the time to but a knee in their groin.


19 posted on 11/30/2007 8:53:59 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: Sun

Never, ever trust a communist. EVER


20 posted on 11/30/2007 8:55:05 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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