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– The art of the Con
The United States made no bones about its belief that China
has made off with a host of our military secrets that were located in
highly sensitive research facilities. Moreover, these facilities were
manned by people who had the highest clearance; however, that is not quite
enough when national loyalties or substantial amounts of money can change
hands. American Citizens who believed in Communism rather than Democracy,
unquestionably leaked the secrets of the atomic bomb to Russia. Jonathan
Pollard, another American, gave Israel valuable secrets in despite that
country’s status as an ally. A host of Americans who held sensitive positions
have been hired by the Russians for years, turning over valuable data
and causing the execution of several of their compatriots.
Lately we have been seeing an almost unbelievable
phenomena, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation being paid to
give up our secrets to others. Moreover, these folks were really for the
most part doing it on the cheap. When you consider that the amount of
money involved was merely a pittance, you think that there is something
missing from the equation. Maybe some people get involved in these escapades
just for the shear excitement of doing it and never expect to be caught.
It’s a little like the pyromaniac that sets big fires and then stays
to watch them. He knows the risk he is running but wants to watch the
fire.
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