US Feds nab two Chinese arms firms in massive AK-47 smuggling
Federal agents arrested representatives of Norinco and Poly Technologies amid a San Francisco Bay area operation targeting a plot to import 2000 AK-47 rifles into the United States. The seizures mark the largest weapons smuggling case in U.S. history, with 90 agents involved and ties to ongoing U.S.-China tensions.
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Pentagon warned as computer networks face daily intrusions
GAO and investigators say Pentagon systems are probed over 60 000 times yearly with as many as 250 DOD attempts last year. 65 percent of breaches succeeded yet few are detected, risking catastrophe though most data is unclassified. Sources warn attackers from 120 countries could jeopardize troop movements and weapons systems.
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Indictment Ties Espy Aide to Farm Subsidy Fraud Case
A Mississippi farmer Brook Keith Mitchell Sr and his son Brook Keith Mitchell Jr along with their farming company were indicted on four counts for allegedly fraudulently claiming 777000 in farm subsidies from 1992 to 1995. The case links to former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy aide Ron Blackley and follows a long independent counsel probe.
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Bill bans using U S journalists as spies
The House approved a national intelligence bill by voice vote to bar the CIA from using U S journalists as spies while allowing foreign reporters or CIA agents to pose as journalists. The measure also boosts the intelligence budget but keeps the dollar amount secret. Critics say the bill does not fully exclude foreign journalists or journalistic organizations as espionage covers.
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