Mark Dankof covered news stories in the first hour of the show, including Paul Craig Robert's essay in the American Free Press of August 27th, entitled, "China Holds All the Financial Cards; Can Wreck the U.S. Economy Any Time'; today's front page story in the Washington Post on the   U.S. Army's cash bonus payments of $20,000 to entice new recruits for the article on industrial espionage at www.nationalsecurity.com.