China Spy Controversy

In a March 19 letter criticizing Al Gore for his flub in apparently claiming to have invented the Internet (though Gore did effectively support “the Information Highway”), Frank Alvidrez can’t resist parroting the new anti-administration mantra, “Who lost the secrets to China?”

Alvidrez writes, “While he (Gore) was ‘courting’ the Chinese and the Chinese were trying to collect our secrets. . . .” Whoa! Wait just a minute! Those secrets were stolen during the two previous administrations. By accusing this administration of not being enthusiastic in publicizing this situation, Republicans have cleverly diverted attention away from the actual transgression, which occurred during the ‘80s. Hypocrisy is not yet dead in America.

WILFRED COUZIN

Laguna Niguel

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Robert Scheer (Commentary, March 16) says the Chinese nuclear bomb effort is a joke and that they are years behind the U.S. in developing more sophisticated weaponry. Isn’t that what was said about the Soviet Union’s efforts to build the bomb in the early postwar years?

DENIS HIGGINS

Ventura

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Bill Clinton did not have illicit political relations with that country, China. He did not ask anyone to slow the investigation, not a single time. Now we have to leave him alone so he can get back to the business of accepting foreign campaign contributions and reinventing the legacy of his presidency.

DONALD RAHNCEAUX

Fullerton