by Iroquois » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:45 am
But, there's no mention of the Chinese connection anywhere on the page! It's popped up elsewhere in the occaissional one-off scandal, often with Kissinger in the mix, or conspiracy investigation, like the mention of Yang Enterprises' role in the 2004 vote fraud investigation on Brad's Blog and elsewhere. But, I've never seen a Big Picture analysis and I've never seen all those little dots strung together into one big theory. Personally, I don't believe that's because there's nothing there. In fact, I think if I understood that one set of connections more than perhaps any other, I would have a much better idea for what the future holds.<br><br>The following excerpt is from an article titled "The Unlikely Alliance" by "ex" CIA agent James Lilley dated August 23, 2004: <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501040830-686108,00.html">www.time.com/time/asia/ma...08,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>After being purged by Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution as a capitalist roader and an archrevisionist, Deng rejoined the Chinese leadership in 1972-73 under the auspices of Premier Zhou Enlai. It was just at that time that the U.S. arrived permanently in Beijing with its Liaison Office, headed in 1974 by George Herbert Walker Bush. When these two men met, Deng—the short, tough revolutionary from Sichuan in central China—and Bush—the tall, ambitious and smart élitist from America's Northeast—the chemistry was immediate. Deng saw Bush as an American who some day would lead his country, and Bush saw in Deng a major force in China's future. It was not an intellectual appreciation but a visceral one.<br><br>I was privileged to witness this unique relationship take form, as I was with Bush in Beijing in 1974-75. There was much to be done. Bush was still head of the U.S. Liaison Office in 1975 when Henry Kissinger brought the first proposal to the Chinese (which I drafted) for active cooperation against Soviet weapons of mass destruction using Chinese territory and personnel and U.S. technology and management. It worked.<br><br>The bond between Bush and Deng bore fruit. When Bush left Beijing, Deng gave him an invitation from Mao to return to China at any time, go anywhere he wanted and bring whomever he wished. Deng then congratulated Bush on being promoted to head the CIA (where I worked at the time). In September 1977, Bush took Deng up on Mao's offer and went to China for 16 days. In the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, he and Deng discussed the best way to use American technology to develop China's offshore oil reserves, and Bush made a specific proposal for a "risk contract," which meant the U.S. would share in the production of oil in China—a breakthrough and a move relevant to Deng's economic reforms of November 1978. In February 1979, the two men (Bush was then a private citizen) discussed Taiwan frankly and constructively. Six years later, Bush asked Deng to introduce him to the next generation of Chinese leaders, and in 1989—by which time Bush was President—he risked savage denunciation in the U.S. in his attempts to sustain relations with China while still imposing strict sanctions after Tiananmen.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=iroquois@rigorousintuition>Iroquois</A> at: 1/18/06 10:47 pm<br></i>
