Espionage Notes
by David Barth, written May 5, 2008
Chinese "Air Force One"
From page 67 of the June 2005 issue of Technology Review
In 2000, China hired US contractors in Texas to refit a new Boeing 747 to be China's version of Air Force One.
When China took delivery of the aircraft, it found two dozen satellite-controlled listening devices hidden all
over the plane, including the bathrooms and the headboard of the president.
IARPA
From page 34 of the April 2008 issue of Wired
In 2007, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) was created and headed by Lisa Porter. Lisa
is a Stanford PhD in applied physics. The stated mission of the unit is to outfit intelligence personnel with
high-tech information gathering equipment.
over the plane, including the bathrooms and the headboard of the president.
DARPA
From page 34 of the April 2008 issue of Wired
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) was founded in 1958 to conduct military-related research
outside of military labs in order to bring in ideas from non-military sources. The efforts of DARPA resulted in
the Internet and GPS. over the plane, including the bathrooms and the headboard of the president.