In Memoriam to Dad

Ah, Dad, I choose to believe that you’re not off some place hittin’ it long and straight but that you are present now and can hear my voice. And I trust that your many beloved friends and family here today will indulge me if I choose to speak to you directly.

I will always remember you, Dad, as a celebrated surgeon, a man of letters, and a fine sportsman. It would be inaccurate or incomplete to say that you were simply, a renaissance man because you were that but I also think of you and your dearest Kathryn, as members of a former Victorian age, where
tradition, integrity, and refinement were paramount.

I know you are a bit uncomfortable about assembling us here to bid you farewell at this a profoundly religious ceremony. You were religious but not profoundly so. You were too much a humanist, too concerned with the human condition. You’re unique brand of caring for your fellow-man was much more the faith you practiced. Being a doctor was more what defined you. More »

Chinese Espionage and the Clinton Administration

Trulock’s Code Name Kindred Spirit Poses the Question:
 Who Stole the Bullets?

The recent indictment of Katrina Leung, a millionaire socialite who assisted U.S. intelligence efforts as a federal informant and now faces 50 years in prison if found guilty of being a double agent for the Chinese government, underscores the extent to which the Chinese have sought out access to sensitive intelligence information.

In this particular case, the accused FBI informant allegedly cultivated a prolonged intimate relationship with a FBI agent in order to obtain classified information and intelligence documents.

While the details of the Leung case merely serve as the basis of a federal indictment, what seems certain is that the penetration of our government by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) continues to generate shock waves, not to mention new arrests. More »