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To: Dayuhan who wrote (8290)	3/13/1999 7:55:00 PM
From: shadowman	Respond to of 9980

I believe the catalyst for the action that has been taken in this affair, might have been a fairly extensive article that appeared in last Saturday's New York Times. I read the article and it seemed to question the vigilance of previous Administrations (apparently the alleged security breach occurred in the mid 80's), as well as the Clinton administration. The motive for less then aggressive action in this incident (according to the article), seemed to be diplomatic and political appeasement because of the fear of damaging emerging relations (political & economic) with China. It appears that this has set off a political one-upmanship among the usual suspects in this country, and when it becomes a political game, niceties such as civil liberties and rational judgement often seem to suffer. It appears that elements of each side (Republicans and Democrats), now want to prove who is tougher on security issues and the result will probably be an embarrassment.