Remember the nuclear secrets that were leaked to China?

Question

In Dec. 1999 Wen Ho Lee was charged with improper handling of restricted data, to which he pleaded guilty as part of a plea bargain.

Did you know that last year On June 3, 2006, the U.S. federal government and five media organizations (the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, ABC News, and the Associated Press) announced they would jointly pay Lee a total of $1.6 million to settle allegations that government leaks violated his privacy.

Are you kidding me? Wen Ho Lee pleaded GUILTY to one felony count of improperly downloading Restricted Data. In return, the government released him from jail and dropped the other 58 counts of illegally downloading classified data from the computers at the Los Alamos weapons lab, of which 39 counts would have carried a life sentence for violating the Atomic Energy Act and for stealing nuclear secrets with the intent of harming the U.S. He should be serving a life sentence and instead we just made him a millionaire.

Here is the article in the Washington Post.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/02/AR2006060201060.html

Doesn't it sound like we actually rewarded him for spying for China and selling our nuclear secrets to them. Heck, I guess I'm in the wrong line of work? Looks like federal crimes and being a convicted felon is a great way to make a living now days.

ArgleBargleWoogleBoo - Which China Sparky? There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever he sold secrets to anyone. Nice Faux smear.

What part of "He plead GUILTY" did you not understand there?

Answer 1

I pray that this is not true. If it is, it's just another example of how this "pc" country no longer has the slightest clue of how to keep itself safe. If the reverse had been true and a Chinese scientist was found at the minimum of "mishandling classified information", he/she would have never again seen the light of day. This is not to say that our great nation should lower ourselves to the level of red china and their abhorrent human rights record. But I will argue that if you have a cancer eating away at you from the inside, you must cut it out or risk death. China is easily the biggest long term threat this country faces...anti satellite tests, shadowing our carrier groups with submarines, grossly understating their defense budget. BE VERY WARY OF THE NEMESIS IN THE EAST!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Lesson learned. America no longer allows foreigners access to secrets. It does not matter that they become citizens. They don't have the same loyalty as Americans.

Answer 4

Those secrets were sold to the Chinese back in 1997 for billions in campaign donations for Hillary's senate bid.

Remember? Bill Clinton was the man who sold the world.

Answer 5

Which China Sparky? There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever he sold secrets to anyone. Nice Faux smear.

Answer 6

and Gonzalez is being thrown over the coal for what he did this is major stuff compared to what Gonzalez did

Answer 7

This is why we need to be tough on crime --- much tougher than we currently are.

Answer 8

thanks mr. william jefferson clinton and wife

Answer 9

what... the... hell...