Posted on 02/24/2010 8:25:45 AM PST by opentalk
The State Department has lifted a ban on exports of night-vision equipment that was imposed in 2007 on a U.S. company caught selling sensitive defense articles to China and other countries without a license.
Meanwhile, two key U.S. senators on Tuesday wrote to Gen. James L. Jones, the White House national security adviser, warning that the Obama administration's plan to loosen controls on exports of sensitive goods and technology could undermine national security.
...Three years ago, the State Department said ITT had sold sensitive information to China, Singapore and Britain for night-vision systems without proper export licenses, violating the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations rules, with some of the violations dating back to 1990.
Regarding the bipartisan letter from Mr. Kyl and Mr. Feingold, who generally hold opposite political views on other issues, a Senate aide said the letter is a sign of congressional concerns over plans by the White House to loosen export controls.
President Obama, in his State of the Union speech Jan. 27, said he planned to reform export controls as part of efforts to produce jobs.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Islamic Flag.
The list, ping
This is written as though night vision equipment isn’t made in other countries. I guess this ban is o.k. if you don’t want America to manufacture things, but don’t think that by extending this ban that you would hinder folks who want such things. Russians make fine night vision equipmnent, and I’m sure they don’t care who they will sell it to.
but.. but... Stephanolopoulous SWORE to
America that Obama was NOT Muslim.
ABC Lies.
Consider the possibility these are not for military use, but for voyeurs!
Sarcasm aside, this administration cares not for the security of this nation.
Our night-vision technology is what gives us a decisive advantage on the battlefield. And these guys want to make it easier for our enemies to get it?
Actually, King Obama does care. He wants to Reduce the security.
I'd love to pick up a Hungarian Gepard.
You say: “but.. but... Stephanolopoulous SWORE to
America that Obama was NOT Muslim.”
But he had to correct and remind Obyuummer - gads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMUgNg7aD8M
“In declining states the leadership intuitively choses the most harmful course of action.”-A Great Historian 1888
Mmmmm
No more night raids in Afghanistan
Ban of export of night vision goggles lifted by State Department.
Hello???? Is anyone home in DC?
Oh yes. Even some (not many) Houstonians are waking up to the fact that between the oil industry and NASA. We are TOAST. (Job wise)
Follow the money. Some people are getting paid off to allow this. Foreign countries like China figure it's cheaper to reverse engineer our gear than develop their own, and are willing to grease palms in DC.
However, their technology is 2nd generation, and ours is 4th generation. There is an enormous difference between the two. For instance, when the flash of a rifle hits a second generation reticle, it burns out the delicate parts in an instant, as it is the same as looking into the sun with them. The newer ones are far more complicated.
Or something; I'm just regurgitating parts of a Tom Clancy novel.
Clinton II - and I guess Lenin was right.
One of the advantages we have over the jihadis in Irag and Afghanistan is technology such as night vision goggles.
They can get inferior Russian made stuff but it is all expensive. Why would anyone want to put our boys at risk by permitting export of this technologic marvel.
why??
Good question.
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