Sunday, August 14, 2011

Gov. Good Hair and the Den of Spies

Opened in Texas at the invitation of said governor. Every governor wants to attract new business to their state, but most would draw the line at inviting a national security threat.
After a months-long courtship that included a trip to China, where he dined with the company’s chief executive, Perry announced that telecom firm Huawei Technologies would base its U.S. operations in Plano. In a video of that October 2010 event — now playing on YouTube, courtesy of the governor’s office — Perry praised the company’s “really strong worldwide reputation” and its chairman, Ren Zhengfei, whose straight talk he said reminded him fondly of West Texans.

While Perry focused on Huawei’s ability to create jobs in a sluggish economy, national security experts in both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations had concluded that the global telecom giant poses a potential cybersecurity risk to U.S. military and businesses. Three times since 2008, a U.S. government security panel has blocked Huawei from acquiring or partnering with U.S. companies because of concerns that secrets could be leaked to China’s government or military.
So the question is whether Rick Perry is a paid agent of the Chinese or just a hapless stooge, a running dog of the Communists. The investigation should be pressed with vigor.

The Texas Democratic Party has a Meet Rick Perry website for those who need to learn about the latest Republican/Teabagger entry.

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