TMB:China Waging ‘Three Warfares’ Against United States in Asia, Pentagon Says‏

Warfare Three Ways

 BY: Bill Gertz

 Delegates from Chinese People's Liberation Army / AP

 
China is waging political warfare against the United States as part of a strategy to drive the U.S. military out of Asia and control seas near its coasts, according to a Pentagon-sponsored study.

A defense contractor report produced for the Office of Net Assessment, the Pentagon’s think tank on future warfare, describes in detail China’s “Three Warfares” as psychological, media, and legal operations. They represent an asymmetric “military technology” that is a surrogate for conflict involving nuclear and conventional weapons.

The unclassified 566-page report warns that the U.S. government and the military lack effective tools for countering the non-kinetic warfare methods, and notes that U.S. military academies do not teach future military leaders about the Chinese use of unconventional warfare. It urges greater efforts to understand the threat and adopt steps to counter it.

The report highlights China’s use of the Three Warfares in various disputes, including dangerous encounters between U.S. and Chinese warships; the crisis over the 2001 mid-air collision between a U.S. EP-3E surveillance plane and a Chinese jet; and China’s growing aggressiveness in various maritime disputes in the South China and East China Seas.

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TMB: How Democratic Donors Benefit Financially from Climate Policy‏ and More

How Democratic Donors Benefit Financially from Climate PolicyBy Matthew Continetti
Some lies just won’t go away. In February the Washington Post published an article with the following headline: “Why There’s No Democratic Version of the Koch Brothers’ Organization.” 

Bureaucratic Backlog
By Elizabeth Harrington
In 2010 a Swiss company successfully completed Phase III trials for a groundbreaking vaccine to fight a rare but deadly strain of meningitis. Four years later, outbreaks of Meningitis type B (MenB) are spreading in college campuses across the United States, though the product still awaits approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

Echoes of the Past
By Anna Borshchevskaya 
Analysts drew comparisons between Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler following the Russian president’s speech announcing the annexation of Crimea March 18.



Lawmakers Call for State Department Action on Nicaraguan Regime
By Daniel Wiser
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is raising concerns about Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s efforts to undermine democracy and the rule of law in the Central American country.

Who Said It—Putin or Hitler?
By Andrew Stiles
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday followed in the footsteps of history’s most notorious power-mad dictators by formally endorsing the armed invasion and annexation of Crimea in the name of ethnic solidarity.

 

50 States, 50 Stories

Why does Harry Reid call these Obamacare victims liars?

 

BY: David Rutz
March 20, 2014 10:44 a

Whether it’s been soaring premiums, insurance cancellations, frustrations with the state and federal exchanges, cutting employee hours or even daycare centers closing down, the Affordable Care Act’s negative effects have touched all 50 states.
Sen. Harry Reid (D., Nev.) saw it a different way in a strange outburst on the floor Feb. 26, calling all Obamacare horror stories “lies” and “stories made up from whole cloth.”
Here are 50 states worth of Harry Reid’s liars.

TMB:Chinese Police University Trains Beijing Hackers

Network attack training unit part of Chinese cyber warfare capability

 BY: Bill Gertz

 

China’s main internal security and police university is training hackers for cyber attacks, according to new information obtained by the U.S. government.

The People’s Public Security University in Beijing, a part of the Ministry of Public Security that trains all of China’s police and internal security troops, has several units engaged in training and operations for cyber attacks.

One section of the school was identified last month as a key training center for police network attack operations: The Network Attack and Defense Laboratory. The lab uses Chinese software that was identified last year by officials as designed for training cyber warfare operators and spies.

Disclosure of the police training unit for Chinese hackers follows several U.S. reports made public last year that identified China’s primary military hacking force as Unit 61398, located near Shanghai.

Another Chinese school, Wuhan University, also has been linked by U.S. intelligence agencies to cyber attacks against the West.

Chinese cyber attacks against the United States have been carried out on a large scale since the early 2000s. The attacks have been detected against both government and private sector networks and have involved the loss of defense and commercial secrets as well as the potential for future sabotage in a crisis or conflict.

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Well, with Everything Else Being "Made in China" it was only a matter of time; TMB: Stolen F-35 Secrets Now Showing Up in China’s Stealth Fighter

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Design data on F-35 stolen in 2007

BY: Bill Gertz
March 13, 2014 4:59 am
A cyber espionage operation by China seven years ago produced sensitive technology and aircraft secrets that were incorporated into the latest version of China’s new J-20 stealth fighter jet, according to U.S. officials and private defense analysts.

The Chinese cyber spying against the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II took place in 2007 under what U.S. intelligence agencies codenamed Operation Byzantine Hades, a large-scale, multi-year cyber program that targeted governments and industry.

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TMB: Israeli Government Says Missile Defense Needs More Funding‏ Plus More

Lots of stories to read about this morning here.

TMB:Anti-Obamacare Cancer Patient Defies Legal Threats‏ and More

Anti-Obamacare Cancer Patient Defies Legal Threats
By Adam KredoJulie Boonstra, a cancer patient who was kicked off her health plan due to Obamacare, issued an emotional plea to Rep. Gary Peters (D., Mich.) on Tuesday after he dispatched lawyers to silence her from publicly telling her story.


Dempsey: Threat of Conflict in Asia Increasing
By Bill GertzThe risk of war in Asia will increase over the next 10 years as U.S. military forces struggle to maintain their edge amid declining budgets and increasing threats, according the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.



For Putin's Apologists, It's Always America's Fault
By Brent ScherRussian President Vladimir Putin, in an open act of aggression against Ukraine, has invaded and taken control of the Crimean Peninsula.




Obama Budget Will Add $8.3 Trillion to Debt
By Elizabeth HarringtonPresident Barack Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2015 will add $8.3 trillion to the debt and hike taxes by $1.8 trillion, according to a joint analysis by Republicans on the Senate and House budget committees.



Momentum Builds for Gas Exports as Russia Mobilizes
By Lachlan MarkayTop congressional Republicans are seizing on Russia’s invasion of Crimea to call on the Obama administration to lift barriers to U.S. energy exports.



Anti-Koch Rhetoric Reveals Disturbing Pro-Cancer Sentiment on the Left
By Andrew StilesSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) launched another tirade against libertarian philanthropists Charles and David Koch on Tuesday over their maniacal efforts to “buy America.”


RT Anchor Who Called Out Russia Has Strong Instagram Game
By Robert CharetteRatings for RT have to be approaching a record high. With Vladimir Putin borrowing lessons in strong arm tactics from early 90’s Suge Knight, the Kremlin-owned propaganda channel has become must-see TV.

Obama White House, Liberal Media Mocked Romney's Accurate View of Russia

BY: David Rutz
March 4, 2014 12:46 pm

When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called Russia “our No. 1 geopolitical foe” in 2012, the Obama administration and liberal media members jumped on the remarks as “antiquated,” “dumb,” and proof positive of his “Cold War mind warp.” More here: http://freebeacon.com/lets-roll-the-tape/

TMB:Human Rights Advocates Blast Hillary Clinton‏ plus more

China Fields New Intermediate-Range Nuclear Missile
By Bill GertzU.S. intelligence agencies recently confirmed China’s development of a new intermediate-range nuclear missile (IRBM) called the Dongfeng-26C (DF-26C), U.S. officials said.


Human Rights Advocates Blast Hillary Clinton 
By Alana GoodmanFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s record on human rights came under harsh criticism in Geneva, Switzerland, last week as political dissidents and pro-democracy activists gathered at a conference ahead of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s annual session.


Craving Koch
By The EditorsLacking a coherent agenda, unwilling or unable to defend their signature legislative achievement ahead of the midterm elections in November, Democrats have settled on a new, old strategy: Koch flogging.



Rep. Diane Black Continues Year Long Fight Against Wasteful Program
By Elizabeth HarringtonRep. Diane Black (R., Tenn.) has been fighting for more than a year to eliminate a wasteful and abusive office within the Department of Homeland Security that the Obama administration continues despite it being defunded by Congress.


Pressure to Punish Maduro Mounts
By Daniel WiserLawmakers are pressuring President Barack Obama to impose sanctions against Venezuelan officials involved in an ongoing crackdown against protesters in the socialist state.



TNR Needs Women
By Adam KredoThe owner, publisher, and editor-in-chief of the New Republic issued a statement this week pledging to rectify the lack of sexual-identity diversity among its editorial contributors.



There’s No Accounting for Taste—but Taste Isn’t All that Matters
By Sonny BunchI want to make four comments about this Buzzfeed ranking of the 85 best picture winners.



Kerry: Stunning Choice by Putin to Invade Another Country

By Washington Free Beacon StaffSecretary of State John Kerry said Russia is operating “in a 19th century fashion” by invading Ukrainian territory in what he called “an incredible act of aggression” by President Putin.

TMB: AIPAC ‘Neutered’ on New Iran Sanctions‏ Plus More

AIPAC ‘Neutered’ on New Iran Sanctions  

BY ADAM KREDO The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is staying silent about a new congressional amendment that would level fresh economic sanctions on Iran, leading some insiders to say that the pro-Israel lobbying group has been “neutered” following a high profile defeat last month.

 

Reid Rage

BY ANDREW STILES Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) took to the Senate floor on two separate occasions Wednesday to attack libertarian philanthropy barons Charles and David Koch.

 

‘The Imperial Presidency’

BY ELIZABETH HARRINGTON Members of Congress and constitutional law experts testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, warning that the legislative branch is in danger of ceding its power in the face of an “imperial presidency.”

 

EPA Officials Obstructed Fraud Investigation

BY CJ CIARAMELLA Several Environmental Protection Agency employees obstructed an investigation into the mismanagement that allowed a senior EPA official to bilk taxpayers for nearly $900,000, the EPA Inspector General said in a letter to Sen. David Vitter (R., La.) released Wednesday.

 

Five Questions for Edward Snowden

BY THE EDITORS The Washington Free Beacon has long considered itself an anti-traitor website. But we would very much like to interview Snowden. Here are five questions for him.

 

El Salvador Could Be the Next Venezuela

BY DANIEL WISER El Salvador could morph into another Venezuela if the current ruling party retains control in presidential runoff elections next month, a leading expert on the region tells the Washington Free Beacon.

 

D.C. > New York City

By Sonny Bunch

New Yorkers love to jabber on about how great their city is. I’m curious to see how that holds up in the DeBlasio era, given that the new mayor is just as antagonistic toward freedom as Michael Bloomberg was and he seems intent on making rich and poor suffer equally.

UCLA Student Curses and Cries After Anti-Israel Measure Fails By WFB StaffA UCLA student burst into tears and launched into a mostly incomprehensible anti-Israel rant on Wednesday after her fellow students voted to defeat a student council resolution aimed at divesting from the Jewish state.

TMB: Pentagon Contractors Exploring Business with Iran‏, Plus More

Pentagon Contractors Exploring Business with Iran
By Adam KredoMultiple companies currently exploring new business ventures in Iran are also cashing in on highly lucrative contracts with the U.S. Defense Department, raising questions about whether their dealings with Iran could run afoul of U.S. law.

  Michelle Obama Pushing Ban on Junk Food Advertising in Schools By Elizabeth HarringtonFirst lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Tuesday the introduction of “school wellness standards” that will dictate how food can be marketed in cafeterias and on school grounds and heavily restrict snacks deemed “unhealthy” by the federal government.
Obama Administration Ignores Russian Nuclear Violations By Bill GertzRussia is covertly developing and testing nuclear missiles in violation of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and the Obama administration to date has failed to hold Moscow accountable, according to arms control specialists.

 Iran Sanctions Back on Senate’s Agenda BY ADAM KREDOA new measure to level harsh sanctions on Iran reappeared in the Senate on Tuesday when Republicans proposed it as an amendment to a new bill aimed at replacing retirement benefits for veterans.



Tom Steyer's Older, Poorer Brother By The EditorsMove over, Koch brothers. There’s a new dynamic duo in town, and they’re super serious about making a difference.
 


Four Greatest Moments From Alec Baldwin’s Goodbye Essay By Sonny BunchYou won’t have Alec Baldwin to kick around anymore. He’s done with you pests bothering him all the time. The evil media, a ravenous public, the gay lobby: They’ve ruined his sense of self so he’s taking his ball and going home. Your loss, public!

Jim Messina Spoke at Communications Forum Sponsored by United Arab Emirates By Daniel WiserFormer Obama campaign manager Jim Messina spoke last year at a government communications forum sponsored by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country that has been widely criticized for cracking down on free speech, according to reports.
Five Totally McAuliffe Moves By Brent ScherTerry McAuliffe has been Virginia’s governor for less than two months and things are beginning to shape up predictably.
 


The Agony of Repeat By David RutzMSNBC's Al Sharpton doesn't so much analyze President Obama's speeches as repeat them, a new Washington Free Beacon video shows.

TMB: End of American Military Dominance‏ and More

End of American Military Dominance
By Bill GertzPresident Barack Obama will sharply cut ships, aircraft, and troops as part of a major reduction of U.S. military forces that will face even steeper downsizing in 2016, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on Monday.
 


Austerity Has Lost Its Meaning
By The EditorsAusterity. The media keeps using that word. We do not think it means what they think it means. If it means anything. In America today austerity means whatever liberals want it to mean.


 
The Lawless South
By CJ CiaramellaGRANTS PASS, Ore.—On the evening of Oct. 30, 2013, a car traveling down a highway south of Cave Junction struck and killed Jarred Houston, 21, and Robert Calvin, 41. Four months later, their case remains unsolved.


 
Cloud Computing Costs for Healthcare.gov More than Quintuple Original Estimates
By Elizabeth HarringtonThe federal government will spend more than five times the originally contracted amount for computing cloud software, according to government contracts released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
 

House Holds ‘Stop Government Abuse Week’
By Elizabeth HarringtonHouse Republicans will push a series of bills this week in an effort to curb abuse and increase transparency in the federal government.


 

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Officials Meet in Iran to Discuss Concert
By Alana GoodmanThe Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra sent a representative to Iran this week as part of an exploratory trip aimed at arranging the first official U.S. orchestra concert in Iran since the fall of the Shah.
 

Five Most Ridiculous House of Cards Season 2 Subplots (Spoilers)
By Sonny BunchThe first season of House of Cards wasn’t terribly realistic—as I’ve long argued, if you want a realistic look at life on Capitol Hill and the White House, you’re better off watching the bumblers who inhabit Veep—but it at least had some grounding in reality.

The Kerry-Yanukovich Phonecall
By Andrew StilesThe Washington Free Beacon has obtained* the transcript of a conversation that took place sometime over the weekend between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and ousted Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovich…
 


The Worst of Piers Morgan

By David RutzPiers Morgan Live, the CNN primetime interview show hosted by British gun control advocate Piers Morgan, is being canceled, ending a three-year run of ratings ineptitude.

TMB: Obamacare Victim Caught in Political Storm‏ and More

Obamacare Victim Caught in Political Storm
By Adam KredoJulie Boonstra, a cancer patient who was kicked of off her health plan due to Obamacare, lashed out at Rep. Gary Peters (D., Mich.) on Saturday after lawyers for his campaign demanded that Michigan broadcasters cease airing ads featuring her story.



Cruz Envy
By Andrew StilesLiberals don’t like Ted Cruz, but they’re rooting for him, because they feel he’s going to destroy the Republican Party. What they ought to be feeling is this: profound embarrassment.

Feds Spending $175,000 to Observe ‘Swimming Abilities’ of Fish
By Elizabeth HarringtonThe Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will spend $175,000 for a study on the “swimming abilities” of fish in the Northern Rockies, the agency announced on Thursday.

 
The Right to Try
By Mary Lou ByrdA bill allowing the terminally ill to use experimental drugs not yet approved for use by the Federal Drug Administration has advanced to the full House in Arizona.
 



UAW Appeals Historic Loss in Tennessee
By Bill McMorrisThe United Auto Workers (UAW) union asserted in an appeal to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed Friday that Republican public officials and union opponents unfairly influenced workers at a Tennessee Volkswagen plan...



Experts: Obama Not Pushing Hard Enough for Trade Deal
BY DANIEL WISERThe Obama administration has not pushed hard enough for a wide-ranging free trade deal that could yield significant economic and geostrategic benefits, experts say.

 
 
BREAKING: Liberal Billionaire Believes in Democracy
By The EditorsLeft-wing billionaire hedge fund tycoon Tom Steyer believes in democracy, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
 


Economic Inequality Is Only Bad When Your Face Gets Rubbed In It, Ctd
By Sonny BunchThere was much harrumphing last year when I noted that I think allowing people to pay extra to jump the lines at amusement parks is problematic.*
 


Statues of Lenin Topple Across Ukraine

By WFB StaffA day after Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted from power through a parliamentary vote, monuments of Lenin are being toppled across the country.