A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander has been charged with passing on secrets to a foreign power – "possibly China or Taiwan." Lt. Commander Edward Lin, who was assigned to the Navy's Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, which oversees intelligence collection activities, was born in Taiwan and became a naturalized citizen in 2008.  He is also charged with prostitution and adultry and has been held for the last eight months in confinement. Reuters: The charge sheet redacted out the name of the suspect and the Navy declined to provide details on his identity. It accused him twice of communicating secret information and three times of attempting to do so to a representative of a foreign government "with intent or reason to believe it would be used to the advantage of a foreign nation." The document did not identify what foreign country or countries were involved. The U.S. official said both China and Taiwan were possible but stressed the...(Read Full Post)