As you can see, the US and Eastern Europe dominated the intelligence scene over the past three weeks. Not far behind are Great Britain, Chile, Israel, and China. None of over 15 calls were returned and many promises for response resulted in nothing. On 10 July, his official promotion to the rank of Brigadier General was published. We congratulate Gen. Joana on becoming a general officer and getting his first star.
Some specialists consider that unfortunate.
The US delegation of State Department, Pentagon, National Security Council, CIA and DIA officials, led by Undersecretary of State, Thomas R. Pickering, also delivered a letter from President Bill Clinton to Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, offering to pay compensation to the families of those killed and injured in the attack. The Chinese officials were led by Foreign Minister, Tang Jiaxuan, and included Yang Jiechi, the ministry's chief diplomat responsible for American affairs, and a number of Chinese military and intelligence officers. According to press reports, US officials presented the most complete account, at that time, of the attack, saying that a series of mistakes over an extended period of time was to blame. This is going to be fun. Let us explain.