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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Although the original article was sparse and I
haven't found yet a great deal of follow-up, The following is
likely.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Under contract with the DoD with stringent
security restrictions, ITT developed and manufactured night vision goggles for
use by American Troops when fighting enemies.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The specifications and manufacturing processes of
the goggles were classified, obviously for the advantage they would give our
troops.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>ITT sent some of this classified information to
factories in China and Malaysia.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>China and Malaysia are totalitarian governments
which can extract the information from the factories, then use it or sell
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Notice that China has supplied a number of our
enemies with armaments, for example, Iran and North Korea.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Note that the sparse information in the article
said:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>"... American soldiers are "the
principal victims of ITT's crimes," U.S. Attorney John Brownlee
said..."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Use of that language by Brownlee unconditionally
implies that our troops have suffered. That can only be if the material
originating from ITT and paid for by our tax dollars was used to
manufacture goggles then used by enemy troops in combat with American
troops.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Sunil provided us with one of the possible
applicable statues and questions:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff>"Section 2381.
Treason<BR><BR> Whoever, owing allegiance to the
United States, levies war<BR> against them or adheres to their
enemies, giving them aid and<BR> comfort within the United
States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason<BR> and shall suffer
death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five<BR> years and
fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and<BR>
shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.<BR><BR>Did
this company give aid and comfort to enemies? Or did it pass the data
<BR>on to sub-contractors who were manufacturing equipment but did not have the
<BR>proper clearance? I can't tell from Wayne's post. There might be
other <BR>possibilities, probably are."</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>If information was provided by ITT to
manufacturers in countries hostile to our national interest and that information
was used to produce goggles that were used to inflict harm upon American Troops
by removing the combat advantages of the goggles, which were to be for the
exclusive use of American Troops and their allies, doesn't that seem to be
"giving aid and comfort" to our enemies?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I am surprised that their hasn't been more of a
vocal outrage. The use of American tax dollars by a firm under contract to
the DoD to bring harm to American Troops by providing our enemies with
classified technology is 'way beyond the pale. And why would we even
continue to contract with such a firm, let alone, to allow them to pay part of
their fine by applying it to a new contract?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The careful reader might also have noted <A
href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/27/news/international/itt_export/?postversion=2007032713"><FONT
size=1>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/27/news/international/itt_export/?postversion=2007032713</FONT></A>:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>'The company engaged in a "regular
pattern of export violations and misrepresentation" to the U.S. government from
1980 to 2005, prosecutors said.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>ITT "went to significant lengths to
set up an end run" around State Department licensing systems, prosecutors said,
including enlisting a front company to export the systems. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>The company also fought the
government's investigation, Brownlee said, and attempted "to essentially run out
the clock on the statute of limitations."'</FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Why wasn't this obstruction of
justice?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>It getting harder and harder to tell who the real
enemies of America are: The terrorists or select individuals in the Bush
Administration and their business associates?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow, ID
83843</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(208) 882-7975<BR><A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR></DIV>
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<H1 class=storyheadline>ITT fined $100 million for illegal exports</H1>
<H2 class=storysubhead>Manufacturer admits to exporting night vision materials
to China, Singapore and Britain without U.S. authorization.</H2>
<DIV class=storytimestamp>March 27 2007: 1:32 PM EDT</DIV>
<DIV class=storytext>
<P>WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The leading manufacturer of night vision gear for the
Defense Department has admitted sending classified materials overseas and will
pay a $100 million penalty, according to federal prosecutors, who say the
actions of ITT Corp. have jeopardized the security of U.S. soldiers.</P>
<P>ITT, based in Roanoke, Va., exported classified or sensitive technical data
to China, Singapore and Britain without having obtained authorization from the
United States, prosecutors said.</P>
<P>The conviction is the first involving a major defense contractor violating
the Arms Export Control Act, prosecutors said.</P>
<P>Saying that <FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>American soldiers are "the principal
victims of ITT's crimes,"</STRONG></FONT> U.S. Attorney John Brownlee said he
has structured the $100 million penalty so that half of the money is spent by
ITT to develop a next-generation night vision system and "ensure that our
soldiers have the best night vision equipment in the world."</P>
<P>ITT must invest the $50 million over five years to accelerate development of
night vision technology, and the government will maintain rights to all
technology that is developed under the agreement.</P>
<P>The arrangement will also allow the government to share any technology
developed by ITT under the agreement with ITT's competitors, Brownlee said.</P>
<P>Prosecutors said the probe began Aug. 1, 2001, when Defense Department
investigators discovered that ITT night vision employees sent a classified
military document to Britain.</P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>The company engaged in a "regular pattern of
export violations and misrepresentation" to the U.S. government from 1980 to
2005, prosecutors said.</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P>In some cases, information was transferred because the manufacture of laser
gear could be done cheaper overseas.</P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>ITT "went to significant lengths to set up an end
run" around State Department licensing systems, prosecutors said, including
enlisting a front company to export the systems.</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>The company also fought the government's
investigation, Brownlee said, and attempted "to essentially run out the clock on
the statute of limitations."</FONT></STRONG> He said the company's posture
changed in 2005 with the hiring of a new CEO, Steven Loranger, who hired new
outside corporate attorneys and instructed the company to cooperate with the
investigation.</P>
<P>ITT Corp., whose competitors include <A
href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=LMT" target=_blank>Lockheed
Martin</A> (up $0.08 to $98.50, <A
href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/chart/chart.html?symb=LMT"
target=_blank>Charts</A>) and <A
href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=UTX" target=_blank>United
Technologies</A> (down $0.34 to $66.07, <A
href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/chart/chart.html?symb=UTX"
target=_blank>Charts</A>), has agreed to plead guilty to a count of violating
the Arms Export Control Act by illegally sending classified and/or
export-controlled information relating to night vision materials to foreign
countries. It also will plead guilty to a count of knowingly or willfully
omitting material facts from required reports with intent to obstruct a State
Department investigation.</P>
<P>As part of the $100 million penalty, ITT will pay a $2 million criminal fine
and a $50 million deferred prosecution penalty - to be invested in night vision
technology - and will forfeit $28 million to the U.S. government as the proceeds
of its illegal actions. ITT will also pay a $20 million penalty to the State
Department.</P>
<P>Shares of <A href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=ITT"
target=_blank>ITT</A> (down $0.28 to $60.91, <A
href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/chart/chart.html?symb=ITT"
target=_blank>Charts</A>) edged lower during afternoon trading on the New York
Stock Exchange.</P></DIV></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>From: "lfalen" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>lfalen@turbonet.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>To: "Tom Hansen" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>thansen@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana>>; "'keely
emerinemix'" <</FONT><A href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>kjajmix1@msn.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana>>; "'Art Deco'"
<</FONT><A href="mailto:deco@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>deco@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana>>; "'Vision 2020'"
<</FONT><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT
face=Verdana>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:09 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Why is this not
treason?</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Verdana>> Nether case is
treason. Both are wrong and should be prosecuted.<BR>> Roger<BR>>
-----Original message-----<BR>> From: "Tom Hansen" </FONT><A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>thansen@moscow.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Verdana>> Date: Tue,
27 Mar 2007 18:33:03 -0700<BR>> To: "'keely emerinemix'" </FONT><A
href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>kjajmix1@msn.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana>, "'Art Deco'"
</FONT><A href="mailto:deco@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>deco@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana>, "'Vision 2020'"
</FONT><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Verdana>>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Why is this not treason?<BR>> <BR>>> Let me
see if I have this right.<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>>
<BR>>> One of Clinton's chief aids inadvertently walks out of the Library
of<BR>>> Congress with a photocopy of a recently declassified document
(last year or<BR>>> so) and people want him brought up on criminal
charges.<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> One of our
government's primary contractors admits to sending highly<BR>>> classified
documents overseas is penalized $100 million, half of which will<BR>>> be
re-compensated back to the contractor through an arrangement made by
one<BR>>> of the non-fired US Attorneys in agreement on yet another
contract.<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> Is that
right?<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> Tom
Hansen<BR>>> <BR>>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>>>
<BR>>>
<BR>>> <BR>>> "As more and more heathens 'choose' to not have
children the number of Godly<BR>>> souls will increase. If the number of
Christian births out number the number<BR>>> of Islamic births the battle
will be over in 3 or 4 generations."<BR>>> <BR>>> - Doug "No-Clue"
Farris (March 10, 2007) <BR>>> <BR>>> _____
<BR>>> <BR>>> From: </FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana>
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<BR>>> On Behalf Of keely
emerinemix<BR>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:14 PM<BR>>> To: Art
Deco; Vision 2020<BR>>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Why is this not
treason?<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> Because . . .
I don't know . . . we've re-defined "treason" as "not doing<BR>>> what
Cheney and Bush, et al, say we should do to support the troops"?
And<BR>>> "asking hard questions of the incompetents in office," as well
as "buying<BR>>> Dixie Chicks CDs."<BR>>> <BR>>> This is
certainly an outrage, very likely treasonous, and won't be<BR>>>
prosecuted as such because it's business, and business is the elixir of
the<BR>>> right.<BR>>> <BR>>> keely<BR>>>
<BR>>> _____ <BR>>> <BR>>> From: </FONT><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>deco@moscow.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Verdana>>> To:
</FONT><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Verdana>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Verdana>>>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:49:58 -0700<BR>>> Subject: [Vision2020] Why is
this not treason?<BR>>> <BR>>> Why are not the acts described below
treason? Why have not the responsible<BR>>> parties been tried for
treason? Instead the company has been reward with a<BR>>> new
contract with $50 of the $100 million applied in payment of that<BR>>>
contract.<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> Perhaps all
you V 2020 clear-headed Bush Administration Apologist can<BR>>>
explain?<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> W.<BR>>>
<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> Defense contractor
admits sending classified materials overseas, will pay<BR>>> $100 million
penalty<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The leading
manufacturer of night vision gear for the<BR>>> Defense Department has
admitted sending classified materials overseas and<BR>>> will pay a $100
million penalty, according to federal prosecutors, who say<BR>>> the
actions of ITT Corp. have jeopardized the security of U.S. soldiers.<BR>>>
ITT, based in Roanoke, Va., exported classified or sensitive technical
data<BR>>> to China, Singapore and Britain without having obtained
authorization from<BR>>> the United States, prosecutors said.<BR>>>
The conviction is the first involving a major defense contractor
violating<BR>>> the Arms Export Control Act, prosecutors said.<BR>>>
Saying that American soldiers are "the principal victims of ITT's
crimes,"<BR>>> U.S. Attorney John Brownlee said he has structured the $100
million penalty<BR>>> so that half of the money is spent by ITT to develop
a next-generation night<BR>>> vision system and "ensure that our soldiers
have the best night vision<BR>>> equipment in the world." --From CNN
Producer Mike M. Ahlers (Posted 12:36<BR>>> p.m.)<BR>>>
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