[onedoug]

Security sensitive/privledged military technology sold to a foreign government for a monetary or political quid pro quo.... I'd rather be prosecutor than defendant.

If you or I had done it, where do you think we'd be now?

[Luis Gonzalez]

Amongst a large block of sanctioned trade products, an individual in Loral sold some technology that was not cleared by the US government to be sold to the Chinese. He did it in an effort to rectify problems that were being encountered by technology that had already been sold to the Chicom by them beforehand.

There was no subterfuge, no attempt at deceit, and it was done above the board.

What was done was in accordance to the law, they were fined.

Had it been us, we would have been fined as well because that's what the proscribed penalty is for selling technology lacking proper approval from the Feds.

It was a violation of trade procedures with an unfortunate end result.

There was no espionage involved.