16 Dec 2020
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a briefing on Rep. Eric Swalwell’s reported ties to a Chinese spy and the agency has canceled two times.
“Swalwell is a national security liability. This is too important for the FBI to continue to stonewall,” he tweeted.
I have asked the FBI for a briefing on Rep. Swalwell s ties to a reported-spy from China. Twice it has been scheduled. Twice it has been canceled by the FBI.
Swalwell is a national security liability. This is too important for the FBI to continue to stonewall.
Unlike previous presidents who chose well-known and distinguished men and women to be secretary of state or national security adviser, there will be no luminaries like John Foster Dulles, Colin Powell, Mike Pompeo, or Henry Kissinger in these posts.
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On December 11, 2020, Chinese paper
Global Times reported that its border defense troops near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India received “Iron Man’ type exoskeleton suits to conduct tasks such as supply delivery, patrol and sentry duties in high altitude environments.
Les gardes-frontière de l armée chinoise en région de Ngari, au #Tibet, commencent à s équiper de l exosquelette passif pour les missions de ravitaillement.
L Institut 208 du groupe NORINCO a quant à lui reçu en Décembre une 2ème commande de l armée pour les troupes de montagne. pic.twitter.com/bPA3fxedTT
Several soldiers attached to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Command carried food and water supplies weighing 20 kg to an undisclosed location. Due to lack of oxygen in high altitude regions, goods feel much heavier than their actual weight, while human stamina decreases with corresponding increase in elevation. As such the weight of the backpacks are transferred
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President-elect Joe Biden, pictured last week, issued a statement saying his transition team has been briefed on a major cyberattack on U.S. government networks. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
President-elect Joe Biden says his transition team has been briefed on the massive cyber intrusions recently identified by the U.S. government. There s a lot we don t yet know, but what we do know is a matter of great concern, Biden said in a statement on Thursday. I have instructed my team to learn as much as we can about this breach, and Vice President-elect [Kamala] Harris and I are grateful to the career public servants who have briefed our team on their findings, and who are working around-the-clock to respond to this attack.