On Sat, October 20, 2007 11:15 pm, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > Randall Shimizu wrote: >> (C-SPAN: Heritage Foundation Panel on Chinese Investments & National >> Security): Talks about Huwaei acquistion of 3com who has ties to the PLA >> >> (http://www.c-span.org/rss/video.asp?MediaID=32961) >> Huwaei is acquiring 3com. Huwaei was founded by the PLA. This poses a >> potential national security threat, because they supply equipment to the >> US governent. > > Pardon me while I laugh lots. It's a bit late *now* for this kind of > fearmongering. > > Da Gummint didn't seem to think that outsourcing to unknown foreign > companies of dubious control was a big deal while it was only the bottom > level workers that suffered. Now that the dollar is falling and entire > companies are getting bought and the CEO's are likely to get removed, > it's a big deal. > > Let them buy it. The Chinese can't be any worse that our home-grown > crop of greedy bastards. > > -a
Well said! <OK, it's a "me too" reply, but it gives me a chance to BCC a bunch of friends and relations> -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
