Bill Gertz does it, again

Secret intelligence reports, sent to the Clinton administration last
month and obtained by the Washington Times, reveal China has broken the
spirit, if not the letter, of its agreement with United States not to
supply Tehran with cruise missiles or technology, according to a front
page story yesterday by the Washington Times’ national security
correspondent Bill Gertz.

U.S. government officials told Gertz they believed Iran had recently
signed an $11 million deal in which China would modify Iran’s short
range FL-10 missiles. Once modified the missiles could “be fired from
Iranian attack helicopters and fast patrol boats that could threaten
U.S. or allied warships, or oil tankers in the Persian Gulf,” the
officials said, according to Gertz.

Providing such an update of Iran’s anti-ship missiles appears to
blatantly contradict China’s promise to the United States last year to
halt all future sales to, and cooperation with, Iran relating to the
C-801 and C-802 missiles. That promise, writes Gertz “has been cited by
Clinton administration officials as a positive sign of China’s
cooperation in limiting arms sales to unstable regions.”

This story is but the latest example of the kind of investigative
reporting which made Gertz’s book “Betrayal: How the Clinton
Administration Undermined American Security,” a best-seller, and which
earned him a WorldNetDaily award for “Courage in Investigative
Reporting” to be presented at WorldNetDaily’s first-ever conference,
“New Media to America’s Rescue,” Sept. 17-19, at the Hilton Universal in
Los Angeles.

The conference will bring Gertz together with other New Media stars
such as Larry Klayman, chairman of Judicial Watch; Joseph Farah,
WorldNetDaily founder and editor; Rep. James Rogan, the young folk hero
of the House impeachment proceedings; J.R. Nyquist, the WorldNetDaily
columnist who has captivated Internet readers and talk-radio listeners
alike with his analysis of the world crisis and radio talk-show hosts
and WorldNetDaily columnists Geoff Metcalf and Jane Chastain.

Gertz told WorldNetDaily that without the New Media the facts about
how President Clinton ravaged America’s national security revealed in
“Betrayal,” “would never have gotten the exposure they did.” Gertz
credits the release of information from the book on the Internet prior
to its publication as a major factor in making it an instant
best-seller. “I was shut out from all the major newspapers. Not one,
except for the Wall Street Journal, reviewed ‘Betrayal.’ Yet because of
the Internet and talk radio, the book became a best-seller.”

Klayman, whose relentless filing of Chinagate lawsuits against the
government also helped expose the national security scandal, notes that,
“Increasingly today’s political battles are being fought with tomorrow’s
technology. The Internet, electronic mail and other tools of cyberspace
are taking on an ever-greater role and importance. That’s why we need to
not only keep up with the latest technology, but use it effectively.”
The conference will examine how the New Media can be used as a tool for
spearheading journalistic, political, ethical and legal reform.

Farah says it’s the synergy between the Internet and talk radio that
is at the core of what is being called the New Media. This revolution in
news distribution is “the most positive and exciting development of the
1990s for those who cherish freedom and the free flow of information,”
says Farah. “The controlled media is dying because there is competition
again — competition from news organizations such as WorldNetDaily.com.”

The conference will kick off Friday night, Sept. 17, with a VIP
cocktail party followed by Saturday’s all-day program of speakers and a
ceremony at which Bill Gertz will be presented with an award for
excellence in investigative journalism. On Sunday, Sept. 19, the
conference will close with a champagne brunch and question-and-answer
session with Bill Gertz and other speakers. To make participation
possible for the greatest number of people, WorldNetDaily is offering
three levels of attendance:

1) For $50 you may attend either Friday night’s or Sunday morning’s
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2) For $139 you get Saturday’s packed all-day program of speakers —
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3) For $169 you get to attend all three days’ events: Friday’s VIP
cocktail party, Saturday’s all-day program with gala lunch and morning
refreshments and Sunday morning’s champagne brunch and
question-and-answer session with Bill Gertz. Plus you also get a copy of
Gertz’s best-selling book, “Betrayal.”

For those who want to commute each day, parking at $10 a day is
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For those who wish to stay over Friday or Saturday night, a special
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