Treason

Now this is a story I can get behind. If you provide support to people who want to see us dead, you're a traitor, period. Traitor's used to be put to death in this country if the crime was severe enough. Personally, I doubt this guy is going to be captured alive. He'll probably be shot dead by one of our special forces guys. Or he could go the route of Muhammad Khalaf Shakar and give the same old "I'll never be taken alive" then be captured like the coward he is.

But one thing is certain, we're getting soft when it comes to our enemies. We need to charge people with treason and espionage and follow through with it. For example, Chi Mak is allegedly working for the Chinese government in trying to get our naval secrets. I think it would set a good example if we tried them for espionage and went for a life sentence or death. Now, on the flip side, it would cause a major international incident and harm relations with a valuable trade partner. Furthermore, it would most certainly put our guys in danger.

The problem is that we don't just go out and execute foreign spies like other countries do. Make it look like an accident, robbery gone wrong, what have you. The Chinese are already making efforts to steal as much technology as they can because they for whatever reason, can't or won't make it for themselves. They are trying to position themselves as a major world superpower and want to get there as quickly as possible. Why research technology when you can steal it and then improve upon already proven theories?

If you find spies and traitors, start putting bullets in them. Pretty soon they'll start thinking twice before they attempt things against America and its interests. We're not taking threats as seriously as we should, or at least it doesn't appear to to the general public. If you want to be friends and reach your hand out, I'll be more then happy to shake your hand and be your friend. There won't be a thing that I wouldn't do for you. Money, support, defense, anything you need is yours because to be my friend means you're a part of my family. If you want to spy, be my enemy, or be a traitor, I will spare no expense, move any mountain, or raise hell itself to make sure you pay so severely for your deed, you'll never do it again, or if you're stupid, you'll at least think twice before doing it.

Maybe the military and the intelligence communities are taking these threats seriously and are dealing with them quietly, but when I read that a guy who has admittedly stolen naval secrets and had the audacity to use the "what I stole wasn't classified" defense, and he's only facing 10 years in jail, I begin to think we're getting soft.

Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com