The tip of the iceberg. I'm going to open a University the sends all it's research, in every field, to all the Arab/Muslim countries. it will be named Benedict Arnold University.
What's happening with US universities is now starting to see the light of day. God bless these people who are digging and exposing these institutions for what they are. May the Eli's and Rufo's of this world continue to expose these places of "higher education."
The bigger question is: why does the government ALLOW this? Isn't national defense one of the Federal Government's main jobs? They certainly spend enough money on it.
It will be interesting to see if this story grows any legs in the Texas media. A&M had a disastrous DEI moment in 2023 that clattered around for several weeks and embarrassed the Chancellor and enraged the wealthy alumni. 2024 could be off to a hard start for the Aggies.
And, said alumni, many of whom fly their private planes over that Reactor building as they approach their landing on Friday nights for Saturday home football games (no, really--the Reactor building is near the end of the airport's runway), may be none too pleased if things really are as serious as the article suggests.
This is a scandal of massive proportions. What's the likelihood that it will be picked up by the mainstream media? I'm grateful that the Free Press exists and provides the outstanding journalism that it does, and there's at least one place where we can reliably get stories that matter. But it's shameful that so many journalists at mainstream outlets, who are supposed to be driven by pursuit for the truth, don't seem to care.
The need to break down these elite and private institutions on behalf of America’s long-term safety and security, as well as it’s manipulated influence on campuses will be required in order to impact the safety and security of America’s future leaders. Let’s begin children.
I admit I don’t know enough about how research and intellectual property works at university labs, but this cannot bode well. What’s to say there isn’t seditious activity, or the leaking/trading of sensitive information? The more that universities and the roots of their funding or inner workings are revealed, the more I feel America has been sold out.
This article was well researched and carries numerous links to supporting the thesis. It is your opinion to agree or disagree with the story or writer, evidence or not.
Here is an interesting snapshot from Google, what US colleges have branches in Qatar?;
These are as follows:
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar School of the Arts (VCUarts Qatar). ...
Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar (WCM-Q). ...
Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). ...
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q). ...
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). ...
Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q).
There may be others but this list seems to be common for what I searched (not that Google is to be trusted).
The underlying issue for me is the level of resistance or duplicity that institutions use to avert attention from these stories. Why, if everything is so above board, do they stall and hide and fight for privacy. I can see it in some situations, but fighting a 5 year lawsuit to get to what should be public knowledge seems very suspect. Texas A&M is a public school, and receives taxpayer monies, as well as grants and other donations. Having very suspect relationships with what can be seen as unfriendly adversaries, is a big red flag. The real issue is that money talks, and people will do unsavory things for money. Penn/Biden center for example. $50 million from the Chinese for gods sake...
Having read Spies, Lies and Algorithms by Amy Zegart (which details the history and speculates on the future of American Intelligence) , this is precisely the sort of tie up which the American people need to know about and should be questioning the reasoning behind This is why I am pleased to be a Free Press subscriber.
What does Qatar get out of this? Will this access be on balance good or detrimental to long term US interests? What other sort of influence does Qatar have over Texas A&M as a result of this tie up?
As a graduate of Texas A&M with a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering I am not happy about Texas A&M's relationship with Qatar given their harboring and support of Hamas leadership. I am imploring the university to cut ties with Qatar but it may prove to be more difficult than we think.
However, I think the danger this relationship presents is being dramatically overstated. For example, I can tell you that the two reactors referenced in the article may sound ominous but these are research reactors that I used when I went there in 1979-1983. Believe me there is nothing state-of-the-art about that nuclear facility at A&M. The larger reactor is a 1 MW reactor (peak power), when compared to a typical production reactor that runs continuous at 1000 MW, this small research reactor is nothing. The other reactor is a very old and very small AGN-201 reactor that puts out 5 Watts. Yes you read that correctly, 5 W, as in the power of a typical LED light bulb.
In addition, having worked at many DOE facilities in my career the contract A&M has to manage a DOE laboratory is typical of many similar contracts throughout the country that use FFRDCs and universities to manage the labs. It is an administrative function only, and is firewalled against any other University academic and research programs. Any classified materials or programs at a DOE laboratory are only accessed through standard security protocols and clearances. This is particularly true of nuclear weapons materials and design information. There is zero chance of a relationship with a foreign country being granted access to classified DOE information.
Once again, I am not happy with A&M's or any of the other universities that are maintaining relationships with Qatar or other countries (Middle East, China, Russia), but I'm not so sure these relationships will compromise national security. The bigger threat is that of trade secrets, research information, and proprietary data. However, that threat is far more exacerbated by having foreign professors and researchers in our domestic university campuses and Centers of Excellence than anything going on at satellite campuses around the world.
I mean, why stop at Qatar? Why not just get paid directly by Iran or Russia or China? Why waste effort on intermediaries?
When did America lose its mind? When I worked as an interpreter for Americans in the early 90s, the one thing that always impressed me was naked, sincere patriotism-and understanding of America's role in the world. Maybe I was young and naive, and it was always about the Benjamins.
The problem with American universities is that, long, long ago, they began to operate not as places of higher education but as big-business corporations. After that, the only thing that really mattered was money—and the more the better. This story has greatly depressed me. I plan to to share it with as many family members and friends as possible. We Americans need to wake up and stop any and all support (via private donations and federal funding) to these evil “university corporations.”
So Texas A&M is a public university and they're agreeing to turn over all IP created in Qatar to the government there? That makes absolutely no sense at all. Having students study in Qatar has value, but that value is minimal in comparison to the potential IP they could wind up turning over. This does not seem like it is in the best interests of the taxpayers funding the university at all.
The brief mention of Information Security problems is possibly even more frightening. Universities are not generally known for their bulletproof InfoSec. Maintaining an isolated environment for Qatar requires rigor and discipline and I question the commitment given their other lapses in transparency. Iranian hackers are no joke. That is a material threat.
The tip of the iceberg. I'm going to open a University the sends all it's research, in every field, to all the Arab/Muslim countries. it will be named Benedict Arnold University.
Has it ever been more clear that our "higher education" institutions have formed a fifth column?
They are subverting our values, our safety, and our government in the most literal and immediate sense.
There needs to be a thorough investigation of every institution receiving federal funds and funds originating overseas.
I'd personally prefer an inquisition at this point. This existential threat has to end, by any means necessary.
What's happening with US universities is now starting to see the light of day. God bless these people who are digging and exposing these institutions for what they are. May the Eli's and Rufo's of this world continue to expose these places of "higher education."
The bigger question is: why does the government ALLOW this? Isn't national defense one of the Federal Government's main jobs? They certainly spend enough money on it.
It will be interesting to see if this story grows any legs in the Texas media. A&M had a disastrous DEI moment in 2023 that clattered around for several weeks and embarrassed the Chancellor and enraged the wealthy alumni. 2024 could be off to a hard start for the Aggies.
And, said alumni, many of whom fly their private planes over that Reactor building as they approach their landing on Friday nights for Saturday home football games (no, really--the Reactor building is near the end of the airport's runway), may be none too pleased if things really are as serious as the article suggests.
This is a scandal of massive proportions. What's the likelihood that it will be picked up by the mainstream media? I'm grateful that the Free Press exists and provides the outstanding journalism that it does, and there's at least one place where we can reliably get stories that matter. But it's shameful that so many journalists at mainstream outlets, who are supposed to be driven by pursuit for the truth, don't seem to care.
The need to break down these elite and private institutions on behalf of America’s long-term safety and security, as well as it’s manipulated influence on campuses will be required in order to impact the safety and security of America’s future leaders. Let’s begin children.
I admit I don’t know enough about how research and intellectual property works at university labs, but this cannot bode well. What’s to say there isn’t seditious activity, or the leaking/trading of sensitive information? The more that universities and the roots of their funding or inner workings are revealed, the more I feel America has been sold out.
This article was well researched and carries numerous links to supporting the thesis. It is your opinion to agree or disagree with the story or writer, evidence or not.
Here is an interesting snapshot from Google, what US colleges have branches in Qatar?;
These are as follows:
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar School of the Arts (VCUarts Qatar). ...
Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar (WCM-Q). ...
Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). ...
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q). ...
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). ...
Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q).
There may be others but this list seems to be common for what I searched (not that Google is to be trusted).
The underlying issue for me is the level of resistance or duplicity that institutions use to avert attention from these stories. Why, if everything is so above board, do they stall and hide and fight for privacy. I can see it in some situations, but fighting a 5 year lawsuit to get to what should be public knowledge seems very suspect. Texas A&M is a public school, and receives taxpayer monies, as well as grants and other donations. Having very suspect relationships with what can be seen as unfriendly adversaries, is a big red flag. The real issue is that money talks, and people will do unsavory things for money. Penn/Biden center for example. $50 million from the Chinese for gods sake...
take care,
rich
Having read Spies, Lies and Algorithms by Amy Zegart (which details the history and speculates on the future of American Intelligence) , this is precisely the sort of tie up which the American people need to know about and should be questioning the reasoning behind This is why I am pleased to be a Free Press subscriber.
What does Qatar get out of this? Will this access be on balance good or detrimental to long term US interests? What other sort of influence does Qatar have over Texas A&M as a result of this tie up?
As a graduate of Texas A&M with a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering I am not happy about Texas A&M's relationship with Qatar given their harboring and support of Hamas leadership. I am imploring the university to cut ties with Qatar but it may prove to be more difficult than we think.
However, I think the danger this relationship presents is being dramatically overstated. For example, I can tell you that the two reactors referenced in the article may sound ominous but these are research reactors that I used when I went there in 1979-1983. Believe me there is nothing state-of-the-art about that nuclear facility at A&M. The larger reactor is a 1 MW reactor (peak power), when compared to a typical production reactor that runs continuous at 1000 MW, this small research reactor is nothing. The other reactor is a very old and very small AGN-201 reactor that puts out 5 Watts. Yes you read that correctly, 5 W, as in the power of a typical LED light bulb.
In addition, having worked at many DOE facilities in my career the contract A&M has to manage a DOE laboratory is typical of many similar contracts throughout the country that use FFRDCs and universities to manage the labs. It is an administrative function only, and is firewalled against any other University academic and research programs. Any classified materials or programs at a DOE laboratory are only accessed through standard security protocols and clearances. This is particularly true of nuclear weapons materials and design information. There is zero chance of a relationship with a foreign country being granted access to classified DOE information.
Once again, I am not happy with A&M's or any of the other universities that are maintaining relationships with Qatar or other countries (Middle East, China, Russia), but I'm not so sure these relationships will compromise national security. The bigger threat is that of trade secrets, research information, and proprietary data. However, that threat is far more exacerbated by having foreign professors and researchers in our domestic university campuses and Centers of Excellence than anything going on at satellite campuses around the world.
Not a surprise. Just another example of the Left's bizarre love affair with Islam.
I mean, why stop at Qatar? Why not just get paid directly by Iran or Russia or China? Why waste effort on intermediaries?
When did America lose its mind? When I worked as an interpreter for Americans in the early 90s, the one thing that always impressed me was naked, sincere patriotism-and understanding of America's role in the world. Maybe I was young and naive, and it was always about the Benjamins.
The problem with American universities is that, long, long ago, they began to operate not as places of higher education but as big-business corporations. After that, the only thing that really mattered was money—and the more the better. This story has greatly depressed me. I plan to to share it with as many family members and friends as possible. We Americans need to wake up and stop any and all support (via private donations and federal funding) to these evil “university corporations.”
Thank God that The Free Press published this. When does the public and Washington DC wake up? David
So Texas A&M is a public university and they're agreeing to turn over all IP created in Qatar to the government there? That makes absolutely no sense at all. Having students study in Qatar has value, but that value is minimal in comparison to the potential IP they could wind up turning over. This does not seem like it is in the best interests of the taxpayers funding the university at all.
The brief mention of Information Security problems is possibly even more frightening. Universities are not generally known for their bulletproof InfoSec. Maintaining an isolated environment for Qatar requires rigor and discipline and I question the commitment given their other lapses in transparency. Iranian hackers are no joke. That is a material threat.