UPDATED: Edward Lin Laywer Asks Navy Not to Take Espionage Case to Court Martial; Family Says Lin is ‘No Spy’
This story has been updated with additional comments from Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin’s family. The defense team and family of…
Preliminary Report on Edward Lin Spy Case, Decision to Prosecute with Fleet Forces Head
Investigators with the Navy have submitted their preliminary report and recommendation for prosecution on accusations that a U.S. Navy officer…
Risk of Exposing Navy Secrets Could Complicate Edward Lin Prosecution, Former Military Lawyers Say
The sensitivity of the classified information accused spy Lt. Cmdr. Edward Chieh-Liang Lin passed to China and Taiwan could make…
Document: Report to Congress On Shifting International Security Environment
The following is the March 30, 2016 Congressional Resarch Service report, A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications…
Early Results of Edward Lin Espionage Investigation Triggered National Security Alert
The investigation into a naval flight officer suspected of giving secrets to China and Taiwan triggered a potential national security…
Former Hill Staffers Explain Ins and Outs of Crafting Annual U.S. Defense Bill
Unlike Russia and China, the United States needs “to be in three places at once”—a rationale that lies behind some…
Panel to HASC: ISIS Militants Will Be Difficult to Totally Defeat
Grinding the Islamic State “out of its holes will take longer . . . than taking Ramadi” or any city,…
Randy Forbes: U.S. Needs Ways to Talk About China Strategically
The Chinese “have got a right to talk about” their destiny to be a powerful nation, but “what about our…
Extended Continuing Resolution Could Threaten Navy Ship Deliveries, Carrier Refueling
The Navy would face ship delivery delays, slow down in its advance procurement efforts and may be blocked from starting…
Document: Highlights from the Fiscal Year 2016 House Version of the NDAA
The following is the May 5, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of H.R. 1735, the National Defense…