Tag: spy balloon

PREMIERING NOW: Victor Davis Hanson: The Chinese Spy Balloon, Orwellian Newspeak, and the Top-Down Revolution Engulfing America

“I’m just bewildered that these two evil regimes are so asymmetrically treated as we saw with the balloon … Had Russia done that, we would have shot that down the moment it got near the Aleutians,” says Victor Davis Hanson, a classicist, military historian, and author of a number of best-selling books, including most recently…


Victor Davis Hanson: The Chinese Spy Balloon, Orwellian Newspeak, and the Top-Down Revolution Engulfing America

“I’m just bewildered that these two evil regimes are so asymmetrically treated as we saw with the balloon … Had Russia done that, we would have shot that down the moment it got near the Aleutians,” says Victor Davis Hanson, a classicist, military historian, and author of a number of best-selling books, including most recently…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Victor Davis Hanson: The Chinese Spy Balloon, Orwellian Newspeak, and the Top-Down Revolution Engulfing America

“I’m just bewildered that these two evil regimes are so asymmetrically treated as we saw with the balloon … Had Russia done that, we would have shot that down the moment it got near the Aleutians,” says Victor Davis Hanson, a classicist, military historian, and author of a number of best-selling books, including most recently…


Biden Admin to Brief Former Trump Adviser on Prior Spy Balloons This Week

John Bolton, who served as national security adviser during the Trump administration, said on Monday that he will be briefed by Biden administration officials during a scheduled meeting on Feb. 15 about Chinese spy balloon incursions that happened during the Trump administration. During an appearance on “Meet the Press NOW” on Feb. 13, Bolton said…


It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Harmless Chinese Spy Ship!

Commentary When did journalists stop asking hard questions and become nothing more than a tool for the U.S. government to spread the “official” story? Oh wait, I remember. It’s when Donald Trump was booted out of office and Democrats took the helm. In every major story, you can ask yourself how journalists would handle it…


US Military Recovers ‘Priority Sensors,’ Electronics From Downed Chinese Spy Balloon

Key electronics have been recovered from China’s surveillance balloon that was shot down off the east coast by the U.S. military on Feb. 4, including sensors that are believed to have been used to gather intelligence, U.S. officials have said. “Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor…


Capitol Report: 3 Unidentified Objects in North American Airspace; Massive Decrease in Illegal Border Crossings

The White House is addressing the spy balloon and the other objects shot down. What are we learning about the new flying objects, and what’s missing from the latest briefing? Do Republicans want to cut Medicare and Social Security? Facing accusations, lawmakers are trying to make their stances clear with bills and resolutions. The latest immigration…


CCP Operates ‘Massive Spy Ring’ in US Research Institutes, Top Republican Warns

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Sunday warned that China is stealing intellectual property and operating “a massive spy ring” within institutions across the United States as he blasted the Biden administration for failing to take a tougher stance on the country’s communist regime. During an appearance on ABC News’s “This Week,” the chair of the…


Why Is America Desperate to Talk to China After Balloon Intrusion?

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary “We believe in the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between the United States and the PRC [People’s Republic of China] in order to responsibly manage the relationship,” declared Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, in a Feb. 7 statement. “Unfortunately, the PRC has declined our request. Our commitment to…


Chinese Balloon ‘Did a Lot of Damage,’ Says House Foreign Affairs Chair McCaul

The Chinese high-altitude balloon that passed over the United States at the start of February “did a lot of damage,” according to Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In an interview on CBS’s “Face The Nation” program, McCaul said the Chinese balloon was a “sophisticated spy balloon” that “went…