February 09, 2010

(Santa Ana, California) In February 2008, Boeing engineer Dongfan "Greg" Chung was arrested for economic espionage and spying over almost 30 years, passing information to the People's Republic of China.

Data from the NASA Space Shuttle program to the B-1 Bomber to the F-15 to the B-52 to the Chinook helicopter were stolen and given to the PRC.

In July 2009, Chung was convicted.

Yesterday, 73-year-old Dongfan “Greg” Chung was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney to 188 months in prison, more than 15 years. Judge Carney said he wanted to send a message to China to stop sending spies to America.

Chung has always maintained that he was not spying, rather he was writing a book.

February 02, 2010

(Stockholm, Sweden) According to the Swedish Intelligence Service, SÄPO, foreign spies and espionage operations are rife in Sweden with between ten and twenty foreign governments carrying out spying work. At least ten foreign diplomats since 1995 have been booted from Sweden for spying activities.

Although it's been confirmed that up to a score of nations spy in Sweden, recent news reports have focused on the efforts of the Chinese who seem particularly obsessed with chasing and watching Uighurs (Uyghurs) worldwide with a major focus being ex-Gitmo detainees.

A Chinese man will go on trial next week, charged with spying on Uyghur refugees in Sweden.

The man, a Swedish-based Uyghur journalist is accused of passing on detailed information to Chinese authorities regarding refugees in Sweden from China's Uyghur minority, including former prisoners of the US Guantanamo Bay facility who were found to be innocent.

February 01, 2010

None dare call it jihad. And why should they when the Chinese government itself suppresses that angle? And by suppresses I mean suppresses. Not "suppresses". You know, the way the left often uses the word to describe our own government and necessarily inserted into quotation marks

Also, you don't mess with China. Cristy Li notices this in the Shanghai press:

Islamic Jihad Terrorist Thugs in China, attempt to destroy a China Southern airliner, by lighting a fire in the lavatory on Saturday.

The flight departing for Wuhan, was forced to make an emergency landing returning to Diwobao International Airport in Urumqi, capital city of Xinjiang.

Two passengers a man and a woman were removed from the aircraft by Chinese Authorities.

January 25, 2010

Financial Times

“The US was the first country in the world to introduce the concept of cyberwar; it has introduced and developed a new kind of army, a cyberarmy, and even set up a hacker brigade,” People’s Daily said in a vitriolic editorial. “US intelligence agencies can, through technical means, fully monitor, follow and erase online information harmful to the US’ national interest. It is really ridiculous that under such circumstances, it demands other countries to allow the free flow of information on the net.”

A couple of weeks ago, the FBI released a report which stated that China has an army of 180,000 hackers whose sole purpose is to attack America's cyber grid.

January 01, 2010

Looks like China has joined the mad mullahs fight against pro-democracy protesters.

(the information about the armoured vehicles in this text has been confirmed by multiple sources):

Finally, with the arrival of the first shipment of armoured vehicles, China has officially joined in to repress the Iranian people, most likely to prevent the downfall of the “Supreme Leadership” and its own illegitimate interests in the region. The vehicles are built by military complex of Dalian DES-516B. Here is the description of the manufacturer:
Dalian Eagle-Sky Co.

Tel: +86-411-8681-3362
Fax: +86-411-8681-3763
Email: eagle@eagle-sky.net
http://www.eagle-sky.net/

The armoured anti-riot vehicles have a capacity of 10,000 liters to shoot cold and hot water, and three 100 liter tanks to shoot burning chemical liquids. The water is mixed with paint or tear gas that cannot be washed away. Each vehicle has two guns for shooting liquid up to a distance of 70 meters- it is controlled from inside the cabin. The price tag for each unit is 650,000 dollars. Also, a lot of extra burning liquid, paint, and tear gas was purchased.

It took four months for the delivery of the armoured vehicles, and since the Iranian regime was in a hurry, they had them delivered from China’s army organization- this is rare! China’s government was in as much of a hurry to get these to Iran.

Injured students of mashads universities disappear
Three students of Mashad Azad University Martyred

Iran News Agency - December 31, 2009

Iran News Agency’s correspondent: Based on received news, yesterday, three students at Mashhad’s Azad University were martyred by plainclothes forces. Two boys were killed by a knife and a girl was thrown off the third floor of the dormitory.

- Arash Azizi, Persian2English

Gawd I hate the mad mullahs of Iran

November 23, 2009

Another reminder that China is still a communist country and its population is considered to be more oppressed than even that of Iran.

Via CNN: Beijing, China (CNN) -- A Chinese blogger who helped victims of a devastating earthquake has been sentenced to three years in prison, his attorney said Monday.

Huang Qi received the maximum sentence for "illegally holding secret state documents," according to his lawyer, Mo Shaoping.

The U.S. State Department had protested the blogger's jailing, saying his activities support China's efforts to institute the rule of law.

Huang was detained in June 2008 after working to help families of children killed in the May 12, 2008, Sichuan earthquake because of the collapse of poorly constructed school buildings, State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid has said.

November 16, 2009

What the Chinese have done, are doing, and why US corporations should take the threat seriously.

October 15, 2009

"It's as though Commerce's mishandling of missile-tech transfers to China in the 1990s never happened," said Mr. Sokolski, a former Pentagon proliferation specialist. "But it did. As a result, we are now facing much more accurate, reliable missiles from China."

Might as make money from what the Chinese have been stealing from us since the 90s. [sarc off]

From Washington Times

President Obama recently shifted authority for approving sales to China of missile and space technology from the White House to the Commerce Department -- a move critics say will loosen export controls and potentially benefit Chinese missile development.

The president issued a little-noticed "presidential determination" Sept. 29 that delegated authority for determining whether missile and space exports should be approved for China to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.[...]

Henry Sokolski, director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, said restoring Commerce Department control over the sensitive experts is a "step backward."

"It's as though Commerce's mishandling of missile-tech transfers to China in the 1990s never happened," said Mr. Sokolski, a former Pentagon proliferation specialist. "But it did. As a result, we are now facing much more accurate, reliable missiles from China."

Mr. Sokolski said he expects the U.S. government under the new policy to again boost Chinese military modernization through "whatever renewed 'benign' missile technology" is approved.

"We will show him a great deal of how our military operates in this country,"

China's top general is scheduled to visit the Pentagon and other top US military sites at the end of the month. Do you think this is such a good idea especially since China is the number one threat to US dominance in the Pacific? Breitbart

General Xu Caihou, vice chairman of the People's Liberation Army central military commission, will hold high-level meetings from October 24-31 and visit military commands and bases across the United States, press secretary Geoff Morrell told a news conference.[...]

During his tour, the Chinese general was due to visit sites from all the US armed services, including the US Naval Academy in Maryland, US Strategic Command in Nebraska, Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, the US Army's Fort Benning in Georgia, the North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego and US Pacific Command in Hawaii, Morrell said.

August 04, 2009

Both take your money and screw you. But with prostitutes that's what you wanted. Breitbart

Prostitutes are considered more trustworthy in China than government officials and scientists, a recent survey of more than 3,000 respondents showed.

The online survey of 3,376 Chinese showed that 7.9 percent of respondents considered sex workers trustworthy, putting them in third place after farmers and religious workers, the Insight China magazine said on its website.

July 15, 2009

(Xinjiang Province, China) Here's an interesting note regarding the suppression of the press by the Chinese government during the recent bloody riots between the Uighurs and the Hans.

During the past week, at least five foreign reporters were detained by the authorities. These were two Associated Press reporters, one South China Morning Post report, one Spanish newspaper reporter and one Japanese reporter.

These reporters attempted to interview Uighurs who were afraid of being arrested or attacked violently. As of yesterday, the authorities are asking the reporter to re-register themselves. Those without permits will be forbidden to gather news; those who are approved will be accompanied by official workers.

May 22, 2009

China is demanding that developed nations, such as the US, Canada, Europe etc..., cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 1990 levels. But China, the world leader in greenhouse gas emissions, will not subject itself to the same stringent cuts. Bretbart

China confirmed Thursday that it will demand rich nations cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 in upcoming global climate change negotiations.

In a position paper published for negotiations to be held in Copenhagen in December, China -- one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases that cause global warming -- did not commit to any legally binding reductions.

"Developed countries shall undertake to reduce their GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions in aggregate by at least 40 percent below their 1990 level by 2020," said the paper, posted on China's planning agency's website.

May 20, 2009

(Shishi, China) About $1,500 per pound is being offered to marry a chubby girl in Fujian Province. Dowry amount will be based upon her weight when wed.

Currently, she's 23 years old, 5' 3" and weighs about 166 lbs. Under Chinese standards, she's apparently considered to be very large. (more)

May 14, 2009

A Pentagon employee, James W. Fondren Jr., has been charged with conspiring to give US Defense Department secrets to an agent of the Chinese communist government. Fondren Jr. was under the impression that the Chinese spy was an official from Taiwan.

Fondren sold the Chinese spy classified documents detailing U.S.-Taiwanese military relations. He could face up to 5 years in prison. USA Today

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Defense Department official was charged Wednesday with conspiring to give U.S. defense secrets to an agent for the Chinese government under the mistaken impression that the agent was working for Taiwan.

James W. Fondren Jr., 62, is the second Pentagon official charged with giving classified documents to New Orleans furniture salesman Tai Shen Kuo, who pleaded guilty to spying for Beijing and was sentenced last year to nearly 16 years in prison.

Kuo, a Taiwan native and naturalized U.S. citizen with prominent family ties in Taiwan, has admitted that he masqueraded as a Taiwanese agent when in reality he was working with an agent of the Communist regime in Beijing — what spy-hunters call a "false flag" operation.

Prosecutors contend that between 2004 and 2008, Fondren gave Kuo classified information through "opinion papers" he sold to Kuo for between $350 and $800 apiece. Eight of the papers allegedly contained classified information, according to investigators.

The papers dealt primarily with U.S.-Taiwanese military relations.

May 03, 2009

(Guangzhou, China) Reports indicate that Chinese family planning officials are pursuing "illegal" surrogate mothers and forcing them to abort their children.

In the latest incident, Reuters reports that three young surrogate first-time mothers were discovered by authorities hiding in a communal flat in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. District family planning and security officers broke into the apartment, corralled them into a van and drove them to a district hospital where they were compelled into a maternity ward.

"I was crying 'I don't want to do this'," a 20-year-old woman called Xiao Hong told Reuters. She was pregnant with four-month-old twins.

“But they still dragged me in and injected my belly with a needle,” she said, reporting that the incident took place in late February.

She said the government officers had forced her thumbprint onto a consent form before carrying out the abortion.

Another surrogate mother, a 23-year-old from a village in Sichuan province, said officers made her take pills and then surgically removed her three-month-old unborn child while she was unconscious.

I would suggest that reports about China taking a less strident stance on population control are less than accurate.

April 28, 2009

Bet you guys can't name the car make without clicking on the link.

April 21, 2009

US officials have revealed that hackers were able to breach Joint Strike Fighter program and steal sensitive top secret information. The stolen information could be used by foreign powers in order to better defend against the F-35. The cyberattack is suspected of originating from China, but Chinese officials deny the accusations. More at ROA

April 18, 2009

It has been revealed that counterfeit computer chips, made in China, have been installed in US fighter planes.

If these allegations prove to be true than I believe this would represent one of the gravest military breaches ever. More at ROA

heh

China's official media and outspoken bloggers on Friday protested over a German advert promoting the use of condoms which shows revolutionary leader Mao Zedong as a sperm cell alongside Adolf Hitler and Osama bin Laden.[...]

Not all Chinese appear to agree with the official line of anger.

"I am a former worker who is now 70. I have thought about it a lot and I still cannot understand why these people defend Mao so strongly," said one comment on the sina.com website.

March 10, 2009

For several days the Chinese navy harrassed the US Impeccable, a surveillance ship. At one point a Chinese ship came within 25 feet of the Impeccable and the US Impeccable was forced to use it's water hose to defend itself. Then the Chinese sailors exposed their bare asses to the US Impeccable.

I hope whoever was operating that water canon had good aim.

February 21, 2009

The Islamic Party of Turkistan has released its first internet publication through al Qaeda's al Fajr media center. The group is al Qaeda's affiliate which is active in western China, especially Xinxiang, but is also known to hit targets in the Han populated East. The group was active in Afghanistan prior to the US invasion. 12 of the group's members were held in Guantanamo at one time or another.

The magazine has been circulating for a few days now and I've been going back and forth on whether or not I'd write anything. But two things pushed me over the edge: First, the multiple images which seem to indicate that al Qaeda in China is claiming responsibility for a number of attacks. Attacks which the Communist country consistently downplays. Second, it's been far too long since we've e-mailed a terrorist.

So, let's start in reverse order. Here's a screenshot of the e-mail address associated with the al Qaeda publication. Some of you may recognize it from other al Qaeda publications, but it may be new to others. I'm guessing "Tipawazi2000" won't mind so much if you sign him up for gay porn, the bacon explosion fan club, or maybe just use his name to sign the support Geert Wilders petition.

So, what image, specifically, made me decide that I needed to write something? It wasn't the map of China showing majority Muslim population centers which the group claims should be independent from Beijing. Nor was it multiple images of the leaders of East Turkistan's short-lived "Islamic Republic". And it wasn't the images of the group's fighters training for jihad against China under Taliban controlled Afghanistan.

This is the image that seemed eerily familiar.

Why familiar? Because we published the same image back in August of 2005.

The image is from a suicide bombing in Fuzhou City which killed one according to official sources, but unofficial sources have the number much higher than that. Unofficial sources also claim that 1,000 bombing incidents in the country every year, virtually none of which are reported.

I keep reminding readers that the present hot spot for global jihad is Somalia, but that in the future the Caucuses may also be the place for international jihadis to congregate. But let's not forget China. Just because the media does not report the long standing insurgency that does not mean that it isn't there.

January 21, 2009

As is typical, when President Obama referred to communism in his inaugural address, Chinese censors went to work.

In his inauguration address, President Obama said: "Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions."

That entire passage was retained for an English-language version of the speech that appeared on the website of state-run Xinhua news agency.

But in the Chinese-language version, the word "communism" was taken out.

President Obama's comments addressed to world leaders who "blame their society's ills on the West" also fell foul of the censor's red pen.

"To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history," the president said.

Once again, Xinhua included the passage in full in its English version, but the sentence was taken out of the Chinese translation.

December 23, 2008

(Beijing, China) The Chinese government is indicating that it wants to build an aircraft carrier to protect its interests.

"Aircraft carriers are a symbol of a country's overall national strength as well as the competitiveness of the country's naval force," Chinese Ministry of National Defence spokesman Senior Colonel Huang Xueping told reporters.

"China has a large sea territory. It is the sacred responsibility of our armed forces to protect our sea territory and to maintain our maritime sovereignty and rights and interests. China, taking into account all relevant factors, will earnestly research and consider (building aircraft carriers)."

Understandably, Taiwan and Japan have expressed concern fearing possible belligerent intentions on China's part.

December 17, 2008

Surprise suckers, you lose.

MOGADISHU: Chinese sailors backed up by international navies fought off Somali pirates trying to hijack their ship on Wednesday, as the UN authorized land operations against the increasingly bold bandits on land.

The dramatic high-seas encounter was among a fresh wave of attacks by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, where three other ships were hijacked on Tuesday, as China considered whether to send warships to the pirate-infested waters.

A band of pirates boarded the Chinese-owned vessel "Zhenhua 4" on Wednesday, but the sailors prevented them from invading their crew accommodation for several hours – enough time to seek help from the coalition forces.

"I'm actually very surprised that the crew managed to hold back the pirates. I don't know how they did it, but they did it," said Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau piracy reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur.

"Because of this action, the military helicopters came and they managed to chase the pirates away. The pirates on board eventually left the ship and the master is proceeding on his course," he told AFP.

"Eventually left? Sheesh, should have walked the plank.

October 07, 2008

Taiwan's security chief, Tsai Chao-ming, accused China of starting the SARS epidemic 6 years ago as part of a biological warfare campaign. However, he did not provide any concrete evidence to support his claims. During the epidemic inside sources from China indicated that SARS was a biological weapon developed by China.

More at ROA

September 17, 2008

(Beijing, China) So far, three babies have died from consuming Sanlu formula melamine-contaminated baby milk, two in the Gansu Province and one in Zhejiang Province, and over 1,300 babies remain hospitalized. A total of more than 6,200 babies have been confirmed sickened by the contaminated milk.

Some officials have now been booted from their positions due to the nationwide contaminated milk problem. However, no contaminated milk problems have been found in the U.S. (more)

August 22, 2008

The consensus is that performance and stamina are enhanced. However, it's feared that the penises may contain banned substances.

[Update] Added pic below the fold. It's probably SFW since it kind of looks like a clarinet or maybe a boathook. By the way, the penises are available in lengths exceeding 14 inches.

August 09, 2008

Apparently the threat of attack on China was not an idle threat. A second series of explosions occurred early Sunday morning in the same region as the first. A threat was released on the 6th of August promising more attacks by a group called Islamic Party of Turkistan.

Via CNN: Several explosions rocked a county in northwestern China early Sunday, killing at least two people, state-run media reported.

The explosions, which occurred between 3:20 and 4 a.m., blasted the 400-population Kuqa County in China's remote Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, which borders Tibet to the south, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

They came less than a week after an attack in the same region killed 16 police officers and injured 16 more, forcing authorities to step up security.

Somehow I doubt the strategy of messing with the Chinese will pay off for this group. When they tire of this and the Olympics end I foresee a big push back from the Chinese government. And I don't think it will be gentle.

Previous: Second Threat Against Olympics from Islamic Party of Turkistan Released on Youtube
Terrorist Attack in China

August 07, 2008

A group calling itself the Islamic Party of Turkistan has issued a second threat against the Olympic Games in Beijing. Laura Mansfield is working on a translation of the statement.

What is interesting is that the threat was released on Youtube by a user calling himself mjawazi and the official Youtube Channel for this group, tipawazi

More here from Internet Haganah.

The IPT's site (tipislamyultuzi.com) is currently suspended, and the cleric's site (kanzhassan.com) is inactive.

The involvement of the al-Fajr Media Center can be taken as a sign that the IPT enjoys a positive working relationship with the al-Qa`ida Home Office in Waziristan (or wherever it actually is). It appears that someone launched a successful attack in Kashgar, Xinjiang, but it remains to be seen if the people who issued the threat can actually manage to pull off an attack in Beijing during the Olympics.

So nothing left for Jawas except to maybe email a terrorist?

If you manage to get a reply please forward, do not cut and paste, to mypetjawa@gmail.com ASAP.

August 06, 2008

Midday in Beijing - 8/4/08

Here's some optimistic news from China. The President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, remarked yesterday that "our medical commission has indicated that there is no health problem for every event lasting under an hour and taking place at indoor arenas." (more)

August 04, 2008

(Beijing, China) Either intentionally or negligently, a Shanghai-based drug company, Auspure Biotechnology Co., provided vitamins to the Greek Olympic weight-lifting team that were laced with banned doping ingredients. As a result, 11 members of the Greek team tested positive for banned substances.

Greek weight-lifting coach Christos Iakovou was suspended after the results of the tests, carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency, were released.

Five men and six women from the Greek team returned positive results for banned substances following the random tests. The entire team could now be disqualified from the Beijing Olympics because of the large number of positive results.

July 20, 2008

(Beijing, China) Some controversy has been stirred up by a report out of China that police have instructed bar owners in the Beijing entertainment district not to serve blacks and Mongolians.

Anecdotally, bar owners said the police made them pledge not to serve blacks and Mongolians or risk losing their business licenses. Some reporting, however, disputes the bar owners' statements and relates that it's all a misunderstanding due to translation and interpretation problems. Police say they want to discourage criminal elements, not discriminate.

Already, the story is all over the Internet. Expect it to increase in prominence.

July 08, 2008

(Shanghai, China) A 22-year-old model from British Columbia, Diana Gabrielle O'Brien, was found dead in Shanghai on Sunday.

Based upon current information, it's not clear whether she was murdered or otherwise died. The story is all over the Canadian media but hasn't been mentioned by the Chinese press -- so far.

Reports indicate that O'Brien had a three-month contract for modeling, however, she was forced to dance in bars and promote the sale of whiskey. She expressed unhappiness to her roommate and said she wanted to return to Canada.

Canadian Foreign Affairs officials are pursuing information. Shanghai Police are investigating. An autopsy is scheduled.

June 25, 2008

From China Post:

BEIJING -- China has deployed surface-to-air missile batteries near its main Beijing Olympic venues as an apparent defence against airborne terror attacks on the Games.

An AFP reporter on Wednesday saw a pair of missile batteries in clear view under camouflage netting in a grassy area in northern Beijing about one kilometre (half a mile) south of the newly built National Stadium.

The stadium, known as the "Bird's Nest" for its design of interlacing steel beams, will play host to the opening and closing ceremonies and other major events during the Aug. 8-24 Olympics. China has embarked on a wide-ranging security crackdown ahead of the Games.

Critics say that reported terror threats in China, primarily western Xinjiang Province, are exaggerated to provide the government with an excuse to crack down on dissent from the Chinese public.

June 24, 2008

(Xinjiang Province, China) The Chinese government tore down a mosque and stole all the Qur'ans because it didn't display signs in support of the Olympics. Islam has been insulted.

The story probably won't hit the MSM.

UPDATE by Rusty: Why not riots in the Muslim world?

June 20, 2008

Stunning admission by the Chinese they have admitted to have held then buried a US Pow captured during the Korean War. It begs the question if they took one were there others. Because AP is making a fuss with bloggers over the use of its articles I will save the boss a lawsuit and just provide you with the link.....China admits taking, burying US POW from Korea

June 18, 2008

But not by land or sea, from within!

Via Hot Air:

This makes two congressional Democrats on record within the past month as supporting an overtly socialist “solution” to gas prices.

Well might as well start learning our new Commiecrat national anthem.

I'm not sure how it is that Vinnie knew ahead of time we'd need to be learning this tune, but he did. How prescient of him.

Also see Stop the ALCU, Protein Wisdom and Michelle Malkin.

It's like 1984 all over again! Which was probably before this stupid beotch was born.

May 07, 2008

(Shandong Province, China) A Chinese blogger (netizen), called "SS Highland Teacher," has been sentenced to five days administrative detention for cross-posting a story he found on an obscure local forum and not verifying that is was true.

The Chinese blogger merely cut and pasted a report of a train collision which characterized it as a terrorist act while inflating the number of casualties. The authorities cited a law which states that mis-reporting to disrupt public order is criminal. Since SS Highland Teacher didn't verify the accuracy of the report he copied, he was jailed. More ....

May 05, 2008

(Shanghai, China) Chinese authorities have ordered health officials to take quicker action in responding to the outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (pic) which has recently killed 24 children and infected thousands.

"Our doctors will leave hospitals to find potential patients rather than sitting in the hospitals to wait for them," deputy health minister Liu Qian told state television in the worst-hit area, Fuyang city in the eastern province of Anhui.

According to Dr. John F. Modlin of Dartmouth Medical School, outbreaks of EV71 infections have the possibility of becoming epidemics and, therefore, enterovirus 71 should be added to the list of emerging diseases.

Approximately, 90 percent of the fatal infections are in children younger than five years old. Outbreaks have occurred with some regularity: "in Malaysia in 1997 with 30 deaths and in Taiwan with 78 deaths in 1998, 25 deaths in 2000, and 26 deaths in 2001." Travelers to China and East Asia should take note of the potential danger.

May 03, 2008

The communist Chinese People's Liberation Army is building an underground nuclear submarine base near Sanya on Hainan Island. It is reported to be a "vast, James Bond-style edifice capable of concealing up to 20 nuclear-powered submarines, which will enable China to project its power across the region."

Sanya Submarine Base, Hainan Island, China
(DigitalGlobe QuickBird satellite images)

Although military insiders globally are most likely quite familiar with the 'secret' facility, the Chinese government is presumably less than pleased that the existence of the base has been exposed to the public.

Unfortunately, satellite image resolution is too poor to see the crowd of anti-nuclear demonstrators protesting at the entrance to the base. That is, if there were any.