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D.N.C. Hack Raises a Frightening Question: What’s Next?

“This is not just about the United States, it is not just about Trump or Clinton, or just about American democracy,” said Thomas Rid, a professor of security studies at King’s College London. “If they consider this a success, they may conclude that, ‘Of course, we can do this elsewhere. We can do this again. We can probably also find things, kompromat, on the next president.’ ”

Who Loves America? - The New York Times:

"Mr. Trump’s willingness to cast aside our nation’s hard-earned reputation as a reliable ally is remarkable. So is the odd specificity of his support for Mr. Putin’s priorities, which is in stark contrast with the vagueness of everything else he has said about policy. And he has offered only evasive non-answers to questions about his business ties to Putin-linked oligarchs...
Now comes Mr. Trump, doing the bidding of a foreign power and inviting it to intervene in our politics — and that’s O.K., because it also serves the tribe.

So if it seems strange to you that these days Democrats are sounding patriotic while Republicans aren’t, you just weren’t paying attention. The people who now seem to love America always did; the people who suddenly no longer sound like patriots never were."

Despite denial, Trump's connection to Russia go back years:

"I spoke indirectly and directly with President Putin, who could not have been nicer," Trump said during a National Press Club luncheon in May 2014.

Nearly three years later, Trump changed his tune.

"I've never met Putin. I don't know who Putin is," Trump said Wednesday during a campaign event in Florida.

Over the last decade, the tycoon has had at least three potential real estate developments in Russia, but those plans never got off the ground. In a 2007 deposition, he spoke about plans for a Trump International hotel in Moscow and meetings with Russian businessmen.

"It's ridiculous that I wouldn't be investing in Russia," Trump said in the deposition. "Russia is one of the hottest places in the world for investment."

"I will tell you right now, but zero. I have nothing to do with Russia," Trump said Wednesday...

WikiLeaks is threatening to release more damaging information that the U.S. says it may have acquired from the Russian hackers. Any further leaks could fuel speculation that Putin is trying to help Trump win the election and raise questions about Trump's financial ties to Russia. Many of those questions could be answered if Trump released his tax returns."

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Russia’s Hacking Is Only Putin’s Latest Outrage
Friday July 29th, 2016 at 8:49 AM

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Forget whether Russia’s hacking of the Democratic National Committee computer system and release of the committee’s emails to WikiLeaks were designed to benefit Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Try to overlook, temporarily at least, the content of those emails, which have infuriated Bernie Sanders supporters. Put aside partisan politics for just one moment and stop to think what has happened: According to preliminary assessments by the U.S. government and private analysts, Russian intelligence agencies broke into the computer system of one of the two main political parties in the United States and released what they stole through WikiLeaks.

Such an act goes way beyond mere intelligence gathering. It was clearly designed to hurt the United States and damage our credibility. It may also have been meant to undermine Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton; Russian President Vladimir Putin, as has been reported, is not a huge fan of her, based on his accusations of her responsibility for protests in Russia in December 2011. The hack may have been orchestrated to boost Trump. In fact, it may well be a combination of these three things. But the bottom line is that the Russians have attacked not the DNC, or Clinton, but the United States, our political system, and our presidential election campaign, period!

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To be clear, hacking into the DNC’s emails is not a one-off move. Russia launched a cyber-attack against Estonia in 2007 and tried to mess with the results of Ukraine’s election in 2014. The Kremlin’s trolls wreak havoc on Western journalists and websites.

But Russian actions go well beyond the realm of technology. Within the past eight years, Russia has invaded two of its neighbors: Ukraine starting in 2014 and Georgia in 2008, and illegally annexed Crimea. The country illegally maintains a troop presence in the separatist regions of South Ossetia, Abkhazia in Georgia, and in Moldova’s Transnistria. It does everything it can to prevent its neighbors from moving closer to Europe — by corrupting, destabilizing and, if necessary, invading them. Successful, reform-oriented, democratic neighbors, especially Ukraine, after all, could be dangerous alternative models to the system Putin oversees.

Together with Iran, the Putin regime has intervened militarily in Syria to prop up the murderous regime of Bashar al-Assad. Despite Secretary of State John Kerry’s futile efforts, the United States and Russia do not work towards common interests in the Middle East. Instead, Russia bombs sites in Syria that the United States has urged it to avoid. Russia has sold dangerous missile defense systems to Iran and is striking up new friendships with like-minded regimes in the region.

Russia recklessly buzzes American and NATO aircraft and ships, and threatens European nations if they host NATO’s missile defense system. It regularly demonizes the West and the United States in particular, alleging that we are the greatest danger to Russia and conjuring up nonsensical Western conspiracy theories against the Kremlin. And if all that were not enough, Putin has launched the ugliest crackdown on human rights inside Russia in decades, with opponents harassed, arrested, even killed; NGOs closed down; minority groups denied their basic rights; and Russian orphans denied loving homes in the United States because of Putin’s spite over the Magnitsky legislation.

After each example of egregious Russian government behavior, I ask myself: When do we say enough is enough? How many more Ukrainians must die — the number is approaching 10,000 — due to Russian aggression, before we say more sanctions are warranted, not fewer — a change that Trump has hinted he might support? How many more countries must Putin invade before we treat him and his regime as the serious threat it is? And how much will we let him interfere with our own election before we draw a line?

Whether Putin is operating out of strength or weakness is an interesting question — but to a large degree beside the point. The track record cited above is enough proof of the harm he can and is causing. Putin may be taking his country off a cliff, but we need to make sure he does not take others plummeting with him.

This is not a time to pine for chummy relations with Putin; it is a time to show spine and strength and stand up to the danger he poses.

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One paragraph that explains why Russia hacking the Democrats should bother everyone
Friday July 29th, 2016 at 8:42 AM

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A lot of the attention on the DNC hack has focused on Donald Trump’s response to it. Which, fair enough: Trump did imply that a hostile foreign power should hack his political enemy , which is a pretty scary thing for a presidential candidate to do.

What got a bit lost in conversation, however, is the most fundamental fact — Russia is stealing information about private American citizens and interfering in a US election. That is a big, big deal — and the following paragraph, from cybersecurity expert Matt Tait, explains why.

Tait is the CEO of Capital Alpha Security, a cybersecurity firm. He’s been looking into the DNC hack for a while now, and tweeting his findings. In a post on national security blog Lawfare, he arrays strong evidence that the hack and leak to WikiLeaks were a Russian operation.

The big takeaway in the post is that Russia doing this is really, really troubling. The fact that, through WikiLeaks, Russia released pretty detailed information about private American citizens should really bother Americans and the US government:

The DNC’s network security failures shouldn’t preclude a diplomatic response from the administration. How thin a veneer of deniability can Russia operate under before the United States becomes paralyzed and unable to respond? Does it matter if a foreign government is collaterally leaking personally identifiable information about voters? Will we stand idly by as a foreign government mass-leaks spreadsheets of donor financial information or the names, addresses and phone numbers of DNC LGBT supporters? Is it okay to let a foreign government interfere in a US election unchallenged? This is what’s at stake in Russia’s DNC hack.

This issue goes well beyond whether Russia wants Donald Trump to win the election — which, ultimately, nobody can really know for sure. It’s whether the United States government is willing, as a matter of policy, to allow a rival foreign government to interfere in its democratic process and violate its citizens’ privacy. That’s not a partisan question; it’s an issue of national security.

Tait details a number of ways the US could respond: Officially blaming the document leak on Russia, sanctioning Russian intelligence operatives, or even publicly reaffirming its commitment to NATO (something Trump, incidentally, has undermined) in a way linked to cyber intrusions.

I’m genuinely unsure that any one of those options is the right approach. But the basic, unassailable point in Tait’s piece is that the US government and public should at least think about responding in some way. The DNC hack shouldn’t be subsumed into “normal” partisan politics.

It’s a major international incident, and should be understood as such.

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Despite denial, Trump's connection to Russia go back years
Friday July 29th, 2016 at 8:33 AM

The Clinton campaign has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of leaking stolen Democratic National Committee emails to help Donald Trump's candidacy. Questions about Russia's involvement in the DNC hack loomed over the Democratic convention.

While the Republican presidential nominee has denied any ties to Russia, his connections to the country and its president go back years. Trump has talked about Russia being a hot business climate, and he has been trying to bring his brand to Moscow for decades, reports CBS News correspondent Julianna Goldman.

Most Americans might not know Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, but at the end of a 2013 music video is a scene that looks very familiar : a cameo from Trump sitting in a boardroom.

"What's wrong with you, Emin?" Trump asks in the video. "I'm really tired of you. You're fired!"

Agalarov is the son of Russian oligarch Aras Agalarov, a Vladimir Putin ally who is worth, according to Forbes, $1.3 billion.

The Agalarovs run the Crocus Group, a Russian real estate development firm that helped bring Trump's Miss Universe pageant to Moscow.

"You look at what's going on in Russia, in Moscow, you look at how it's just booming and how well it does," Trump said in November 2013.

The 2013 pageant remains Trump's most successful venture in Russia. When he returned to the U.S., he said he had a relationship with Putin.

"I spoke indirectly and directly with President Putin, who could not have been nicer," Trump said during a National Press Club luncheon in May 2014.

Nearly three years later, Trump changed his tune.

"I've never met Putin. I don't know who Putin is," Trump said Wednesday during a campaign event in Florida.

"It's ridiculous that I wouldn't be investing in Russia," Trump said in the deposition. "Russia is one of the hottest places in the world for investment."

"I will tell you right now, but zero. I have nothing to do with Russia," Trump said Wednesday.

But Russians have bought Trump condominiums and partnered in Trump developments in Manhattan and Fort Lauderdale. Those deals were partially financed by the Bayrock Group, which has connections to private Russian money.

"Wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along, as an example, with Russia? I'm all for it," Trump has said.

Trump's financial disclosures do not show any Russian assets or investments.

"I'm proud to stand by our allies in NATO against any threat they face, including from Russia," Clinton said Thursday night during her convention acceptance speech.

But that hasn't stopped the Clinton campaign from making an issue of his Russian connections, from his stated fondness for Putin and policies that would empower the Russian leader to advisers who have made millions from Russian oligarchs -- like campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who worked for Viktor Yanukovych, the ousted Ukrainian president and a close Putin ally, has denied Trump has any financial ties to Russia.

"So to be clear, Trump has no financial relationships with any Russian oligarchs?" Norah O'Donnell asked Wednesday.

"That's what he said. That's what -- that's obviously what our position is," Manafort responded.

Putin, it seems, is also fond of Trump.

"He is a very vivid man, very talented, no doubt about that. But this is not up to us to decide if he is worthy, it is up to the voters in the United States," the Russian leader said last December.

WikiLeaks is threatening to release more damaging information that the U.S. says it may have acquired from the Russian hackers. Any further leaks could fuel speculation that Putin is trying to help Trump win the election and raise questions about Trump's financial ties to Russia. Many of those questions could be answered if Trump released his tax returns.

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Nusra Front Splits From Al-Qaeda and Renames Itself
Friday July 29th, 2016 at 8:27 AM

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The Nusra Front, one of the strongest radical Islamist groups in Syria, announced Thursday that it was splitting from its global sponsor Al-Qaeda and rebranding itself in a bid to prevent it being targeted as an extremist group by the U.S.-led coalition and Russian air forces.

The group’s leader Abu Mohamed al-Jolani made his first appearance in a video for the group, declaring that the group had renamed itself as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, the front for the liberation of al-Sham, using an ancient term for the Levant region.

“We have stopped operating under the name of al-Nusra Front and formed a new body…This new formation has no ties with any foreign party,” he said in a recorded message broadcast on Al-Jazeera’s Arabic channel.

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The group is the main jihadi rival to the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Syria and is blacklisted by the U.S. and the European Union as an extremist organization.

Jolani said that the rebrand was an attempt to “remove the excuse used by the international community—spearheaded by America and Russia—to bombard and displace Muslims in the Levant: that they are targeting Nusra Front, which is associated with al-Qaeda.” He added that the group would “have no links whatsoever with foreign parties.”

But the U.S. said that the rebrand would not affect Washington’s thinking about the group as a radical Islamist organization, saying that it feared the group had plans to launch attacks in the West.

“The United States continues to assess that Nusra Front leaders maintain the intent to conduct eventual attacks in and against the West and there continues to be increasing concern about Nusra Front's growing capacity for external operations that could threaten both the United States and Europe,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

Al-Qaeda said in a statement that it backed the split and its deputy chief Ahmed Hassan Abu al-Khayr said that the group had ordered “the leadership of the Nusra Front to go ahead with what protects the interests of Islam and Muslims and what protects jihad.”

Leader of the group Ayman al-Zawahiri said that “the brotherhood of Islam is stronger than any organizational links that change and go away.”

Success against ISIS could lead to more terrorism in US: FBI Director James Comey
Friday July 29th, 2016 at 8:26 AM

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NEW YORK — Battlefield success against ISIS may produce more terrorism for the West, FBI Director James Comey warned this week.

Speaking to a cybersecurity conference at Fordham University Wednesday, Comey predicted that eventually crushing ISIS in its self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq will likely result in dispersing terrorists elsewhere.

"At some point there is going to be a terrorist diaspora out of Syria like we've never seen before," Comey said. "Not all of the Islamic State killers are going to die on the battlefield."

The FBI director's warning that the collapse of the caliphate will mean increased attacks in Western Europe and the United States mirrors a consensus among intelligence officials.

Comey compared it to the formation of al Qaeda, which drew from fighters who had been hardened and radicalized fighting the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s and early 1990s.

"This is an order of magnitude greater than anything we've seen before" Comey said. "A lot of terrorists fled out of Afghanistan... this is 10 times that or more.

"We saw the future of this threat in Brussels and in Paris (attacks earlier this year)."

And just not in the West. There have recently been stepped up ISIS attacks worldwide, including in countries near its home base territory that has been shrinking due to military losses in Iraq and Syria.

In the last several weeks, there have been mass casualty killings at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida; the Istanbul airport in Turkey, a café in Bangladesh, a market in Baghdad, the Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France; a protest in Afghanistan and on Tuesday, the murder of an elderly priest in Normandy, France, all carried out by ISIS fighters or in the name of ISIS.

CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen blames a more complex regional breakdown for sowing the attacks.

He notes that the fracturing of authority in Iraq, Syria and Yemen has produced a massive migration of Muslims from those regions to Europe, which prompted reactionary political parties there to rail against them.

In France they live in largely segregated communities where youth unemployment can run as high as 45%.

"Many French Muslims live in grim banlieues, the suburbs of large French cities (similar to housing projects in the United States), where they find themselves largely divorced from mainstream French society," Bergen writes. "All these feed into ISIS' narrative that Muslims are under attack by the West and also by the Shia as well as by any Muslim who doesn't share their extremist ideology."

CIA Director John Brennan recently told Congress it was still critical to take away ISIS' safe haven territory because it gave the group a base for training operatives and raising revenue.

At the end of May, ISIS' chief spokesman and ideologue, Abu Mohammed al Adnani, tried to reframe how ISIS defines victory. In an audio message, he said defeat would not result from losing control of cities but from "losing the will and the desire to fight."

One Western counterterrorism official predicted "a metastasis of terror as it becomes increasingly difficult for ISIL (another acronym for ISIS) to hold on to core territories."

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2 San Diego police officers shot, one fatally, in traffic stop; suspect held
Friday July 29th, 2016 at 8:17 AM

Two San Diego police officers were shot, one of them fatally, during a traffic stop late Thursday night in the Southcrest neighborhood, police said.

The names and tenures of the male officers, both part of the department's gang suppression unit, were not released.

One of the officers suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died at a hospital despite lifesaving efforts, police Chief Shelly Zimmerman said early Friday outside Scripps Mercy Hospital. The second officer underwent surgery early Friday and was expected to survive.

Police had one suspect in custody. He had been shot and was being treated at a hospital, Zimmerman said.

The two officers had pulled over a vehicle about 11 p.m. somewhere in the area of Acacia Grove Way and 36th Street. Immediately after, they called for emergency cover, Zimmerman said.

Other officers were in the area and arrived shortly after. They found both officers suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso. One was rushed in a police vehicle to a hospital, where he died.

"Despite heroic efforts by officers on scene and heroic efforts by doctors to save his life, I'm heartbroken to report they were unable to save him and he is deceased," Zimmerman said.

She said she went to the home of the officer who died and notified his wife, two children and extended family members who were at the home.

"It is extremely difficult, but something you have to do," Zimmerman said. "There's nothing that prepares you to do that."

The wife of the officer who underwent surgery was beside him at the hospital, the chief said.

Other family members of the two officers had not yet been notified.

After the shooting, police swarmed the area and searched for any possible additional suspects with the aid of officers in a helicopter, focusing on the Chollas Creek open area just south of Acacia Grove. Residents were asked to stay inside.

The incident comes as police in Southern California and throughout the country are on high alert following the killing of officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La., earlier this month.

Hernandez is a staff writer with the San Diego Union Tribune.

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Who Loves America? - The New York Times
Friday July 29th, 2016 at 8:10 AM

It has been quite a week in politics.

On one side, the Democratic National Convention was very much a celebration of America. On the other side, the Republican nominee for president, pressed on the obvious support he is getting fromVladimir Putin, once again praised Mr. Putin’s leadership, suggested that he is O.K. with Russian aggression in Crimea, and urged the Russians to engage in espionage on his behalf. And no, it wasn’t a joke.

I know that some Republicans feel as if they’ve fallen through the looking glass. After all, usually they’re the ones chanting “U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” And haven’t they spent years suggesting that Barack and Michelle Obama hate America, and may even support the nation’s enemies? How did Democrats end up looking like the patriots here?

But the parties aren’t really experiencing a role reversal. President Obama’s speech on Wednesday was wonderful and inspiring, but when he declared that “what we heard in Cleveland last week wasn’t particularly Republican,” he was fibbing a bit. It was actually very Republican in substance; the only difference was that the substance was less disguised than usual. For the “fanning of resentment” that Mr. Obama decried didn’t begin with Donald Trump, and most of the flag-waving never did have much to do with true patriotism.

Think about it: What does it mean to love America? Surely it means loving the country we actually have. I don’t know about you, but whenever I return from a trip abroad, my heart swells to see the sheer variety of my fellow citizens, so different in their appearance, their cultural heritage, their personal lives, yet all of them — all of us — Americans.

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That love of country doesn’t have to be, and shouldn’t be, uncritical. But the faults you find, the critiques you offer, should be about the ways in which we don’t yet live up to our own ideals. If what bothers you about America is, instead, the fact that it doesn’t look exactly the way it did in the past (or the way you imagine it looked in the past), then you don’t love your country — you care only about your tribe.

And all too many influential figures on the right are tribalists, not patriots.

We got a graphic demonstration of that reality after Michelle Obama’s speech, when she spoke of the wonder of watching her daughters play on the lawn of “a house that was built by slaves.” It was an uplifting and, yes, patriotic image, a celebration of a nation that is always seeking to become better, to transcend its flaws.

But all many people on the right — especially the media figures who set the Republican agenda — heard was a knock on white people. “They can’t stop talking about slavery,” complained Rush Limbaugh. The slaves had it good, insisted Bill O’Reilly: “They were well fed and had decent lodgings.” Both men were, in effect, saying that whites are their tribe and must never be criticized.

This same tribal urge surely underlies a lot of the right’s rhetoric about national security. Why are Republicans so fixated on the notion that the president must use the phrase “Islamic terrorism,” when actual experts on terrorism agree that this would actually hurt national security, by helping to alienate peaceful Muslims?

The answer, I’d argue, is that the alienation isn’t a side effect they’re disregarding; it’s actually the point — it’s all about drawing a line between us (white Christians) and them (everyone else), and national security has nothing to do with it.

Which brings us back to the Vlad-Donald bromance. Mr. Trump’s willingness to cast aside our nation’s hard-earned reputation as a reliable ally is remarkable. So is the odd specificity of his support for Mr. Putin’s priorities, which is in stark contrast with the vagueness of everything else he has said about policy. And he has offered only evasive non-answers to questions about his business ties to Putin-linked oligarchs.

But what strikes me most is the silence of so many leading Republicans in the face of behavior they would have denounced as treason coming from a Democrat — not to mention the active support for Mr. Trump’s stance among many in the base.

What this tells you, I think, is that all the flag-waving and hawkish posturing had nothing to do with patriotism. It was, instead, about using alleged Democratic weakness on national security as a club with which to beat down domestic opponents, and serve the interests of the tribe.

Now comes Mr. Trump, doing the bidding of a foreign power and inviting it to intervene in our politics — and that’s O.K., because it also serves the tribe.

So if it seems strange to you that these days Democrats are sounding patriotic while Republicans aren’t, you just weren’t paying attention. The people who now seem to love America always did; the people who suddenly no longer sound like patriots never were.

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D.N.C. Hack Raises a Frightening Question: What’s Next?
Friday July 29th, 2016 at 7:52 AM

A 2008 article in Wired, for instance, detailed how the Kremlin leaked footage of a well-known broadcaster at an orgy to a website, apparently in order to relieve the Russian government of a prominent news media critic. In another case, leaked surveillance video showed a prosecutor investigating high-level official corruption frolicking in bed with two young prostitutes. (The investigation eventually died.)

The term may be Russian, but kompromat is not limited to the country’s borders. Chinese officials and businessmen, for instance, have long been rumored to spy on their personal and professional rivals, searching for information that could be used to discredit them.

For instance, Bo Xilai, a senior party official in Chongqing who was jailed for corruption in 2013, reportedly wiretapped a call by China’s president at the time, Hu Jintao, as part of a widespread surveillance operation that gathered information on party leaders and other powerful individuals, to aid in Mr. Bo’s political ambitions.

Last week’s leak of data stolen from the Democratic National Committee fits that pattern, only now it is playing out in a new arena — in an attack by one state against the political system of another.

A future of D.N.C.-style hacks and leaks

To be sure, history offers numerous examples of countries, including the United States, meddling in one another’s elections. But although the aims may not be new, these technological methods and their potential consequences are.

The D.N.C. leak shows that kompromat need not reveal anything illegal to be damaging: The party’s chairwoman, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, had to step down after party officials were shown to have taken sides during the primaries. This sets a precedent in which virtually anyone who uses email or social media could be vulnerable to any state or private group with a grudge and access to hackers.

The Chinese and Russians are used to these tactics to settle political and business rivalries. The D.N.C. hack, in exporting kompromat abroad, has established a precedent that may tempt other hackers foreign and domestic, state-sponsored and private.

Because technology makes hacks easier to start than to counter, the risk is difficult to overcome. And anyone with money or expertise can undertake a hack, particularly against nonstate targets that have weaker security systems, and often with little risk of being caught because the attack can be denied.

“In counterintelligence before, there was a kind of granularity of targeting individuals,” said Adam Segal, who studies cybersecurity at the Council on Foreign Relations and is the author of “The Hacked World Order.” “And now with digital technology, you can do that with a scope and scale you couldn’t have done before.”

In the past, he pointed out, someone who wanted to obtain lurid details of an adversary’s sex life would have had to set up a “honey trap” operation and then photograph the target in flagrante. “But now if you break into someone’s email,” Mr. Segal noted, “you can find a message that ‘so-and-so is an idiot,’ or their porn history” — private, personal information that could be tremendously embarrassing or discrediting if released publicly.

In that climate, everyone who has something to lose, has enemies, or is a public figure is susceptible to this kind of reputational destruction. The higher a person climbs, the greater the risk becomes — and the greater temptation to a rival.

Uncertainties on responding to hacking

More attacks may already be on the way. Last year, the federal Office of Personnel Management announced that hackers had breached its computers and stolen vast quantities of data gathered for security clearances and background checks.

Mr. Segal said that the stolen data included information on government employees’ sex lives, relationships, finances, contacts with foreign governments and a host of other private details.

The data, which goes back to 1985, was gathered so that American counterintelligence officers could assess employees’ vulnerability to blackmail. But that well-intentioned project may have ended up conveniently cataloging their most vulnerable points for the hackers.

Government offices and political organizations are hardly the only targets.

In 2014, North Korea hacked Sony Pictures in retaliation for its release of the film “The Interview,” a comedy about a plot to assassinate the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The trove of released emails included information on salaries, Amazon receipts for a network executive’s personal-grooming products, and plenty of embarrassing and offensive conversations. It damaged reputations and careers.

Analysts said hacking is likely to expand in the realm of foreign policy by giving states a new, low-risk method to tweak one another or to meddle in one another’s internal affairs. State-sponsored hacks meant to weaponize information are relatively inexpensive and difficult to defend against, making them a tempting tool.

But it is precisely their appeal that gives these tactics the potential to make the international arena more volatile. It is difficult to determine responsibility, which creates a risk that states will punish the wrong culprit — or respond too harshly, forcing an unintended cycle of escalation.

Because there are no established norms for what is and is not tolerated in such attacks, or for how a targeted state is expected to respond, even the prospect of this kind of hacking creates dangerous uncertainty.

This practice is beyond the reach or enforcement of most laws, and outside the scope of the established norms that limit states’ interference in one another’s affairs. And because effective defense is so difficult, it is hard to predict what the limits — or the consequences — of that might be.

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AM Headlines: Putin Shuffles Governors, Appoints FSB to Head Customs, Kaliningrad by Liveblog Team
Thursday July 28th, 2016 at 8:25 PM

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Donald Trump Reiterates: Putin’s Leadership Better Than Obama’s by By ASHLEY PARKER
Thursday July 28th, 2016 at 8:24 PM

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Mr. Trump tried to walk back, in part, comments he made about Russia hacking Hillary Clinton’s emails and cyberespionage. “Of course, I’m being sarcastic,” he said.

Russia, Suspected in Hacking, Has Uneasy History With Hillary Clinton by By MARK LANDLER
Thursday July 28th, 2016 at 8:23 PM

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President Vladimir V. Putin’s relationship with Mrs. Clinton has been tense at least since 2011, when, as secretary of state, she accused him of rigging an election.

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29/07/16 08:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Clinton campaign has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of leaking stolen Democratic National Committee emails to help Donald Trump's candidacy. Questions about Russia's involvement in the DNC hack ...

» Nusra Front Splits From Al-Qaeda and Renames Itself
29/07/16 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newsweek. The Nusra Front, one of the strongest radical Islamist groups in Syria, announced Thursday that it was splitting from its global sponsor Al-Qaeda and rebranding itself in a bid to prevent it bein...

» Success against ISIS could lead to more terrorism in US: FBI Director James Comey
29/07/16 08:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PIX 11. &amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Please enable Javascript to watch this video&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; NEW YORK — Battlefield success against ISIS may produce mor...

» 2 San Diego police officers shot, one fatally, in traffic stop; suspect held
29/07/16 08:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Two San Diego police officers were shot, one of them fatally, during a traffic stop late Thursday night in the Southcrest neighborhood, police said. The names and tenures of the male officers, both part of th...

» Who Loves America? - The New York Times
29/07/16 08:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . It has been quite a week in politics. On one side, the Democratic National Convention was very much a celebration of America. On the other side, the Republican nominee for president, pressed on the obvious su...

» D.N.C. Hack Raises a Frightening Question: What’s Next?
29/07/16 07:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A 2008 article in Wired, for instance, detailed how the Kremlin leaked footage of a well-known broadcaster at an orgy to a website, apparently in order to relieve the Russian government of a prominent news me...

» AM Headlines: Putin Shuffles Governors, Appoints FSB to Head Customs, Kaliningrad
28/07/16 20:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. LIVE UPDATES: President Vladimir Putin has made a number of personnel shuffles, removing the governor of Russian-occupied Sevastopol and putting a KGB general in charge of Kaliningrad Regi...

» Donald Trump Reiterates: Putin’s Leadership Better Than Obama’s
28/07/16 20:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. Mr. Trump tried to walk back, in part, comments he made about Russia hacking Hillary Clinton’s emails and cyberespionage. “Of course, I’m being sarcastic,” he said.

» Russia, Suspected in Hacking, Has Uneasy History With Hillary Clinton
28/07/16 20:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. President Vladimir V. Putin’s relationship with Mrs. Clinton has been tense at least since 2011, when, as secretary of state, she accused him of rigging an election.

» Bezos Passes Buffett, Becomes World's Third-richest Person, Forbes Says
28/07/16 20:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon.com, on Thursday became the world's third-richest person as of the market close for the first time, Forbes magazine said, passing War...

» FBI Murder Suspect Captured After Decades as Fugitive William Claybourne Taylor Located in North Carolina - Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog)
28/07/16 20:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Firstcoastnews.com FBI Murder Suspect Captured After Decades as Fugitive William Claybourne Taylor Located in North Carolina Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) A man ...

» Trump has a record of siding with Putin on key issues
28/07/16 20:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. While Trump has sided with Putin on a wide range of issues, Putin has not openly backed the Republican nominee.

» Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra splits from al-Qaida and changes its name
28/07/16 20:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Jabhat al-Nusra announced that it would henceforth be known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham - or Front for the Liberation of Syria - and said it no longer owes allegiance to al-Qaida.

» Obama passes baton to Clinton, imploring nation to elect her
28/07/16 20:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Hours of testimonials, urgent pleas and persuasion have led to this. Now, it's time to hear from Hillary Clinton. The former first lady, U.S. ...

» Russia's defense minister says President Vladimir Putin has ordered a humanitarian operation outside
28/07/16 20:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's defense minister says President Vladimir Putin has ordered a humanitarian operation outside Syria's Aleppo.

» Russia announces humanitarian operation in Aleppo
28/07/16 20:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. MOSCOW (AP) — MOSCOW (AP) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says Russia and the Syrian government will open humanitarian corridors in Syria's embattled cit...

» The Latest: Syrian forces take another Aleppo neighborhood
28/07/16 20:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. BEIRUT (AP) - The Latest on developments related to the Syrian war and international effort on the crisis (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Syrian state media are rep...

» Donald Trump: I was being sarcastic with Russia hacking comments
28/07/16 20:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. PHILADELPHIA — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he was being sarcastic when he said Wednesday that he hoped Russia was able to find Hillary...

» US commander: Turkey unrest could affect Islamic State fight
28/07/16 20:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. military commander for the Middle East says he's concerned the failed coup in Turkey may have longer term effects on the fight agai...

» Agents at border point finds marijuana hidden inside pipes
28/07/16 20:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) - Authorities say federal officers at a southern New Mexico border crossing found nearly half a ton of marijuana concealed inside metal pi...

» James Comey, FBI director, warns of 'terrorist diaspora out of Syria like we've never seen before'
28/07/16 20:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday told a cybersecurity conference in New York that Americans can expect to see a "terrorist diaspora" metastasize out of th...

» Dems ask Obama for transparent investigation into DNC hack, evidence of Russian involvement
28/07/16 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Two of the intelligence community's top-ranking Democrats urged President Obama on Wednesday to release to the public any evidence linking the Russian government ...

» Feds: Woman busted at LAX had $160K worth of meth
28/07/16 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal authorities say a woman arrested at Los Angeles International Airport is suspected of trying to smuggle about $160,000 worth of crystal...

» US says 6 airstrikes killed 14 civilians in Iraq and Syria
28/07/16 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military says an internal investigation shows that 14 civilians were killed and one civilian was wounded in six separate U.S. airstrike...

» US general says 5 US troops wounded in Afghan fighting
28/07/16 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - Five U.S. special operations troops were wounded in combat with Islamic State fighters in eastern Afghanistan, the senior U.S. commander in the ...

» Donald Trump's no traitor, but left deflects Hillary Clinton's treason
28/07/16 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. ANALYSIS/OPINION: Of course Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee's emails. China, Iran and others probably hacked them as well. They also hacked Hillar...

» Giuliani on Protesters Shouting at Panetta: ‘So Stupid, It’s Ridiculous’
28/07/16 19:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R.) ripped the Bernie Sanders supporters who tried to shout down Leon Panetta during his Democratic National Convention speech, calling the...

» Asia Times: Obama Aide’s China Visit Was to Ease Tension Over Sea Ruling
28/07/16 19:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice traveled to Beijing this week as part of U.S. efforts to lessen simmering tensions over an international court ruling against China’s claim...

» Russian Actors Have Been Hacking U.S. Government, Private Entities for Years
28/07/16 19:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Russian actors have been hacking into U.S. government and private cyber systems for years, disregarding attempts by the Obama administration to temper relations with Moscow and prev...

» Activists Call for Realistic Portrayal of Vietnam War on a Pentagon Website
28/07/16 19:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. For two years, a committee has been seeking changes to what it calls a rose-colored portrayal of the conflict on a website commemorating its 50th anniversary.

» China, Russia Plan Joint Military Drills in South China Sea
28/07/16 19:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. China, Russia Plan Joint Military Drills in South China Sea By The Associated Press BEIJING China’s military said Thursday it will hold joint exercises with Russian forces in th...

» The Kid Who Helped Carve-Up The Priest
28/07/16 19:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. [SEE: France Church Attack: Abdel-Malik Petitjean Was Known Potential Radical ] New details emerge about teen killer of French priest Undated social media photo of Adel Kermiche. SAIN...

» (updated)-Syrian Terrorist Group Al-Nusra Claims To Have Quit Al-Qaeda, To Evade Bombers
28/07/16 19:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. One of these dudes is al-Jolani, or al-Golani, the mouthpiece of al-Nusra terrorist group. Both of them have been sold to the world by Western and Arab press. AlJazeera is in love w...

» WARPLANES: A Russian Victory In Iraq
28/07/16 19:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» ELECTRONIC WEAPONS: Commandos Prefer iPhone
28/07/16 19:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» The Early Edition: July 28, 2016
28/07/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Zoë Chapman Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA US-backed Syrian...

» Trump and Clinton to Get Intelligence Briefings - New York Times
28/07/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. New York Times Trump and Clinton to Get Intelligence Briefings New York Times Current and former government officials said the briefings were broad overviews of how Amer...

» Defeating ISIS on battlefield will likely lead to more terrorist - Rudaw
28/07/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Rudaw Defeating ISIS on battlefield will likely lead to more terrorist Rudaw The eventual defeat of Islamic State (ISIS) will likely lead to an increase of ISIS and ISIS-inspi...

» Hillary Clinton campaign: Donald Trump's Russia hacking comments 'unbecoming of a president' - Washington Times
28/07/16 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Times Hillary Clinton campaign: Donald Trump's Russia hacking comments 'unbecoming of a president' Washington Times Earlier this month, FBI Director James B . Comey...

» FBI director: The terrorism threat out of Syria is 'an order of magnitude greater than anything we've seen before' - Business Insider
28/07/16 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Business Insider FBI director: The terrorism threat out of Syria is 'an order of magnitude greater than anything we've seen before' Business Insider "At some point there ...

» Donald Trump should receive real intelligence briefings: White House - Washington Times
28/07/16 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Times Donald Trump should receive real intelligence briefings: White House Washington Times FBI Director James B . Comey said after an investigation that Mrs. Clint...

» Turkish media accuse US general, CIA, of plotting coup
28/07/16 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. American officials have strongly denied allegations in the Turkish press that Washington was behind the failed July 15 coup in Turkey.

» Spy Overhead
28/07/16 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title: Spy Overhead Author: Clinch Calkins Calkins, Clinch (1937, 1965, 1971). Spy Overhead : The Story of Industrial Espionage . N...

» Drone Wars
28/07/16 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title: Drone Wars Author: Peter L. Bergen Bergen, Peter L. (2015) and Daniel Rothenberg, eds. Drone Wars : Transforming Conflict, ...

» Is there a Russian master plan to install Trump in the White House? Some intelligence officials are skeptical.
28/07/16 19:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The possibility that Russia is behind an information warfare operation to interfere in the U.S. election has sparked concern among administration officials.

» The roots of the hostility between Putin and Clinton
28/07/16 19:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly accused Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state of interfering in Moscow's affairs.

» The Latest: Clinton adviser says Trump encouraging hackers
28/07/16 19:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. A senior adviser for Hillary Clinton's campaign is accusing Donald Trump of encouraging a foreign government to spy against his opponent.

» FBI leader thanked Janklow in Peltier matter - Sioux Falls Argus Leader (blog)
28/07/16 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Sioux Falls Argus Leader (blog) FBI leader thanked Janklow in Peltier matter Sioux Falls Argus Leader (blog) Last week we told the story about how former Gov. Bill Janklow made a secret ...

» Kerry Talks DNC Hack with Lavrov as FBI Probes 'Nature and Scope' of Breach - PJ Media
28/07/16 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. PJ Media Kerry Talks DNC Hack with Lavrov as FBI Probes 'Nature and Scope' of Breach PJ Media "And as you know, the FBI is investigating the incident and it's important for the FBI ...

» FBI, NYPD on the lookout for cross-dressing suspect in Staten Island bank robbery - WABC-TV
28/07/16 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WABC-TV FBI , NYPD on the lookout for cross-dressing suspect in Staten Island bank robbery WABC-TV It was an unusual bank robbery in Staten Island on Monday as a man robbed a bank while ...

» Man crashed through Pittsburgh FBI gate as 'cry for help,' friends, family say - WTAE Pittsburgh
28/07/16 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WTAE Pittsburgh Man crashed through Pittsburgh FBI gate as 'cry for help,' friends, family say WTAE Pittsburgh He was released from Bedford County prison July 20 -- six days before he wa...

» FBI probes accused robbers ties to other unsolved heists - New York Post
28/07/16 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. New York Post FBI probes accused robbers ties to other unsolved heists New York Post “They really did their homework on this stuff before hitting the banks,” the source said of the crew,...

» FBI chief warns 'terrorist diaspora' will come to the West - MyAJC
28/07/16 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. MyAJC FBI chief warns 'terrorist diaspora' will come to the West MyAJC James Comey Bebeto Matthews / AP James Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, speaks with audience...

» FBI report: More police officers fatally shot this year - Columbus Dispatch
28/07/16 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI report: More police officers fatally shot this year Columbus Dispatch On average, about 25 officers have been shot and killed by the midyear point over the last decade, FBI data show...

» FBI's Mass Hack Hit 50 Computers in Austria - Motherboard
28/07/16 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Motherboard FBI's Mass Hack Hit 50 Computers in Austria Motherboard In early 2015, the FBI embarked on a massive hacking campaign, delivering malware to thousands of criminal suspects wh...

» FBI Hiring First-Ever Senior Level Data Scientist - Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog)
28/07/16 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. MeriTalk KIRO Seattle FBI Hiring First-Ever Senior Level Data Scientist Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) The FBI is hiring its first senior level data scientist (SL...

» FBI: Man wanted for murdering Fort Bragg soldier found dead inside Arizona apartment - WNCN
28/07/16 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WNCN FBI : Man wanted for murdering Fort Bragg soldier found dead inside Arizona apartment WNCN PHOENIX (WNCN) – A man wanted for murdering his wife, a Fort Bragg soldier, was found dead...

» Mobster-turned-minister gives FBI information on 1990 Boston museum heist - Fox News
28/07/16 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Mobster-turned-minister gives FBI information on 1990 Boston museum heist Fox News Latino FOX25 (BOSTON) – It's been more than 26 years since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, a...

» FBI chief: Success against ISIS means more terror - CNN
28/07/16 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. CNN FBI chief: Success against ISIS means more terror CNN (CNN) Battlefield success against ISIS may produce more terrorism for the West, FBI Director James Comey warned this week. Speak...

» FBI: 'IcyEagle' hacker stole bank passwords, sold them to the highest bidder - 11alive.com
28/07/16 19:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. 11alive.com FBI : 'IcyEagle' hacker stole bank passwords, sold them to the highest bidder 11alive.com ATLANTA, Ga. -- He lived in a world of anonymity. Going by the screen name "Icy...

» Putin and Erdoğan Prepare for a Decisive Russo-Turkish Summit
28/07/16 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will make his first foreign trip after the unsuccessful military coup to St. Petersburg to meet his Russian counterp...

» Following Russia Hacking Controversy, Democrats Attack Trump's Unstable Nature
28/07/16 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. National security took center stage at the third evening of the Democratic convention here Wednesday, with prominent party voices on security calling the possibility of Donald Trump as...

» Obama: Hillary Clinton is Ready To Take Over as Commander In Chief
28/07/16 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. President Obama on Wednesday endorsed his one-time political rival and former secretary of State, calling her a ready successor who is more qualified than any candidate in history to t...

» DoD Monitoring Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Russia
28/07/16 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. A US surveillance plane made and emergency landing in Russia Wednesday, following an issue with the landing gear.

» Obama launches unprecedented attack on Trump at Democratic convention
28/07/16 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. July 28, 2016, 9:27 AM (IDT) In his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night, US President Barack Obama provided a boost to Hillary Clinton, calling her the most qualified...

» Syrian-Russian Provocations Could Spark Golan Clash
28/07/16 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. July 28, 2016, 11:59 AM (IDT) Israel may pay dear if Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his military chiefs continue to abstain from hitting back at the continuous Syrian artillery fire aimed...

» IDF Maj. Gen. Barak takes helm of ground forces command
28/07/16 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. July 28, 2016, 4:05 PM (IDT) Maj. Gen. Ya'akov Barak was appointed as head of the ground forces command on Thursday in a ceremony at IDF headquarters. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman as well ...

» Hamas will be destroyed by 'crushing blow' if it attacks Israel, PM says
28/07/16 18:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. July 28, 2016, 5:48 PM (IDT) Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said Thursday during a visit to the city of Sderot, located near the Gaza border, that Operation Protective Edge in 2014 ha...

» Arms, munitions worth 1 billion euros smuggled from Balkans to Syria: report
28/07/16 18:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. July 28, 2016, 3:37 PM (IDT) Two research institutes issued a report on Thursday saying that guns, ammunition, explosive devices, explosive materials and many other kinds of weaponry were smuggl...

» Erdogan Pivots East, Puts One Foot out of NATO
28/07/16 18:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. July 28, 2016, 9:11 PM (IDT) Turning his back on the US and Europe Turkey seeks ties with Russia and China NATO CSTO.

» Nusra Front Militia Chief Kept Obama and Putin Waiting
28/07/16 18:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. July 28, 2016, 9:10 PM (IDT) They need this al-Qaeda affiliate to join their future plans for Syria.

» Turkish Military Is Divided and in Disarray After Failed Coup - New York Times
28/07/16 18:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times Turkish Military Is Divided and in Disarray After Failed Coup New York Times ISTANBUL — As a rebel faction of Turkey's military began a violent attempt to topple...

» Former CIA Director Slams Trump's Encouragement Of Russian Espionage Against Hillary Clinton - Media Matters for America
28/07/16 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Media Matters for America Former CIA Director Slams Trump's Encouragement Of Russian Espionage Against Hillary Clinton Media Matters for America LEON PANETTA: Never in my lifetime did I ...

» Harry Reid wants the CIA to give Donald Trump a fake intelligence briefing - The Week Magazine
28/07/16 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Week Magazine Harry Reid wants the CIA to give Donald Trump a fake intelligence briefing The Week Magazine As the official Republican nominee, Donald Trump will be getting a briefing...

» The latest: Harry Reid says CIA should give Donald Trump fake briefings - The Boston Globe
28/07/16 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Boston Globe The latest: Harry Reid says CIA should give Donald Trump fake briefings The Boston Globe Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says the CIA should give Donald Trump ''fake i...

» Parade of Speakers at DNC, From Billionaire Bloomberg to Ex-CIA Director, Paint Trump as Unfit for Presidency in ... - AlterNet
28/07/16 18:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. AlterNet Parade of Speakers at DNC, From Billionaire Bloomberg to Ex- CIA Director, Paint Trump as Unfit for Presidency in ... AlterNet The strongest condemnation came from Leon Panetta,...

» Turkey's prosecutor includes CIA, FBI in coup allegations - Xinhua
28/07/16 18:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Xinhua Turkey's prosecutor includes CIA , FBI in coup allegations Xinhua Demonstrators seen through a hole in hotel`s a window near Istanbul's Taksim Square wave Turkish flags on July 24...

» Everything You Need To Know About the New Nusra Front
28/07/16 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. The Nusra Front announced its split from al-Qaeda on July 28, with the group renaming itself Jabhat Fatah al-Sham. The move is being seen as a shrewd attempt to hide their militant ideology a...

» ISIS Says Suicide Bomber Was Fighter Before Migrating to Germany
28/07/16 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Islamic State said the Syrian refugee who carried out a suicide bombing in southern Germany this week was one of its fighters before migrating to Europe.

» Russia’s defense minister says President Vladimir Putin has ordered a humanitarian operation outside Syria’s Aleppo.
28/07/16 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Russia’s defense minister says President Vladimir Putin has ordered a humanitarian operation outside Syria’s Aleppo.

» Egypt convicts top anti-corruption official of ‘false news’
28/07/16 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. An Egyptian court has convicted the country’s former top anti-corruption official of “spreading false news,” sentencing him to a year in prison and a fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($2,250) which, i...

» Leader of Syria’s Nusra Front says his group is changing name, claims no more ties with al-Qaida
28/07/16 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Leader of Syria’s Nusra Front says his group is changing name, claims no more ties with al-Qaida.

» Sarcasm? Some Russian leaders think Trump's praise for Russia was sincere.
28/07/16 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Maybe Trump was being sarcastic. But some Russian leaders didn't take it that way.

» Anti-ISIS Forces Recover Massive Collection of Documents in Syria
28/07/16 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. In a development that could provide significant insight into the workings of the Islamic State (ISIS), U.S.-backed forces fighting the extremist group in Syria have recovered a large collecti...

» Ex-Guantanamo detainee who went missing in Uruguay reappears in Venezuela - Fox News
28/07/16 18:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Fox News Ex-Guantanamo detainee who went missing in Uruguay reappears in Venezuela Fox News MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – A resettled former Guantanamo prisoner who disappeared last month in U...

» Middle East|US Secures Vast New Trove of Intelligence on ISIS - New York Times
28/07/16 18:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times Middle East|US Secures Vast New Trove of Intelligence on ISIS New York Times A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. U.S. ...

» WikiLeaks Releases Stolen Audio From Top Democrats' Leaked Emails
28/07/16 18:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. WikiLeaks released 29 audio recordings Wednesday that it said were taken from Democratic National Committee servers. The voicemails, apparently copied from email accounts of seven DNC mem...

» Obama Makes Case for Clinton to Follow Him as President
28/07/16 18:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama laid out Wednesday why he thinks Hillary Clinton should take over when he leaves office in January, saying no man or woman has ever been more qualified for the...

» Speculation Grows That Peace Process With Kurds Could Resume
28/07/16 18:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Speculation is growing that the stalled peace process between the Turkish government and the Kurdish rebels could resume after its breakdown last year. Two main factors fuel that belief. ...

» Trump Says He Was Being 'Sarcastic' in Urging Russia to Hack Clinton
28/07/16 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he was being "sarcastic" when he encouraged Russia to hack into the email server of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, to f...

» Russia: Corridors to be Set Up to Evacuate Civilians, Unarmed Fighters from Aleppo
28/07/16 18:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says four corridors will be set up to permit civilians and unarmed fighters to leave the now-besieged rebel-held eastern districts of Aleppo. The Sy...

» Hillary Clinton to Accept Democratic Presidential Nomination, Reassure Skeptical Americans
28/07/16 18:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Hillary Clinton, a fixture on the American political scene for a generation, is set Thursday to accept the Democratic presidential nomination and then tell Americans why they should trust...

» US Homeownership Rate of 62.9 Percent Matches a 51-Year Low
28/07/16 18:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The proportion of U.S. households that own homes has matched its lowest level in 51 years — evidence that rising property prices, high rents and stagnant pay have made it hard for many to...

» Russian-speaking Muslim Exiles Fear Possible Russia-Turkey Thaw
28/07/16 18:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. With a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan scheduled for August, anxiety is high among one...

» Chinese rocket lights up skies over Utah and California
28/07/16 18:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. People in the US have filmed a Chinese rocket body streaking across the sky over Utah and California.

» Rep. Cicilline: Refuse Trump Access to Classified Intel - Bloomberg
28/07/16 18:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Rep. Cicilline: Refuse Trump Access to Classified Intel Bloomberg House Foreign Affairs Cmte member David Cicilline calls on President Obama to withhold classified information fr...

» Homeless man saves cops from armed man who wanted to kill them - New York Daily News
28/07/16 18:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Homeless man saves cops from armed man who wanted to kill them New York Daily News George Pugh saved Porth Authority police officers from a homeless man with ...

» Hillary Clintons Big, Completely Underappreciated Moment Is Here - Daily Beast
28/07/16 18:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Daily Beast Hillary Clintons Big, Completely Underappreciated Moment Is Here Daily Beast Clinton has walked through fire to get to the stage where she will stand on the final nig...

» The Latest: Syria's Assad offers amnesty to rebels - Minneapolis Star Tribune
28/07/16 18:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Daily News & Analysis The Latest: Syria's Assad offers amnesty to rebels Minneapolis Star Tribune Syria's President Bashar Assad has offered an amnesty to rebels who lay down the...

» Russia's customs chief resigns over corruption allegations - Fox News
28/07/16 18:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. RT Russia's customs chief resigns over corruption allegations Fox News MOSCOW – The Russian prime minister has accepted the resignation of the head of the customs agency, several...

» France Church Attack: Abdel-Malik Petitjean Was Known Potential Radical - NBCNews.com
28/07/16 18:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com France Church Attack: Abdel-Malik Petitjean Was Known Potential Radical NBCNews.com The second culprit behind an ISIS-linked attack that killed a priest in a church w...

» In controversial new Medicare 5-star rating system, local hospitals score 4, 3, 3 & 3 - LancasterOnline
28/07/16 18:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. LancasterOnline In controversial new Medicare 5-star rating system, local hospitals score 4, 3, 3 & 3 LancasterOnline These are the overall star ratings Medicare just gave Pe...

» Barack Obama makes the case against Trump-ism – and Donald fires back - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
28/07/16 18:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Barack Obama makes the case against Trump-ism – and Donald fires back Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) President Barack Obama arrives to sp...

» France was warned about terrorist who killed priest in church attack - New York Post
28/07/16 18:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Post France was warned about terrorist who killed priest in church attack New York Post Abdel Malik Petitjean is seen in undated photos before, left, and after, right, h...

» Nusra confirms split with al-Qaeda 'to protect the Syrian revolution' - Middle East Eye
28/07/16 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Middle East Eye Nusra confirms split with al-Qaeda 'to protect the Syrian revolution' Middle East Eye Nusra Front leader Abu Mohamed al-Golani confirmed late on Thursday that his...

» These 5 Facts Explain Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy Evolution - TIME
28/07/16 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. TIME These 5 Facts Explain Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy Evolution TIME “Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself.” So said Walt Whitman. Hillary Clinton's criti...

» Melania Trump's website taken down amid controversy - CNN
28/07/16 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Melania Trump's website taken down amid controversy CNN (CNN) Melania Trump announced Thursday that she took down her website, acknowledging that it contained inaccuracies. &...

» Pakistan Investigates Possible Honor Killing Of Woman From England
28/07/16 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan ordered an investigation into the death of a British-Pakistani woman whose husband claims she was killed for marrying...

» Obama Hails Clinton As 'Clear' Choice For White House
28/07/16 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. President Barack Obama has praised Hillary Clinton on July 27 as an exceptionally qualified candidate for the presidency, saying the “choice isn’t even close” in her...

» The Daily Vertical The Kremlin's War On Women (Transcript)
28/07/16 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Vladimir Putin's regime long ago declared war on gays and lesbians. And now, it appears, it's declaring war on women.

» Former U.S. NATO Envoy Says Trump Remarks 'Reckless And Outrageous'
28/07/16 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Former U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns said that remarks by U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggesting Russia should find missing e-mails b...

» The Daily Vertical: The Kremlin's War On Women
28/07/16 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday.

» Russia, Syria Forces Accused Of Extensive Use Of Cluster Bombs
28/07/16 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian and Syrian forces have renewed their use of widely banned cluster bombs against civilians and rebels in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on July 28.

» Second church attacker also known as potential militant, say French police
28/07/16 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. Both assailants were turned back in Turkey during apparent attempts to reach Syria.

» US election: 'We'll carry Clinton to victory' says Obama
28/07/16 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. US President Barack Obama implores voters to help continue his legacy by carrying Hillary Clinton to victory in November, in a rousing speech at the Democratic convention.

» Trump: Russia remarks on Clinton emails were sarcasm
28/07/16 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. US presidential hopeful Donald Trump says he was being sarcastic when he appeared to invite Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton's missing emails.

» Syrian Nusra Front announces split from al-Qaeda
28/07/16 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The Syrian jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra announces it has split from al-Qaeda, in the first ever recording by its leader.

» Spain election: Rajoy asked to form government by King Felipe
28/07/16 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The King of Spain asks acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to try to form a new government after the second inconclusive election in six months.

» Islamic state posts video of men it says were French church attackers
28/07/16 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State's news agency on Wednesday posted a video of two men it said were those who attacked a church in France in which they pledged allegiance to the group's ...

» China, Russia navies to hold drills in South China Sea: China
28/07/16 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia will hold "routine" naval drills in the South China Sea in September, China's defense ministry spokesman Yang Yujun told a news conference on Thurs...

» Dead Bangladesh-American suspect was friend of cafe attacker: police
28/07/16 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DHAKA (Reuters) - One of nine suspected militants killed in a police raid in Bangladesh this week was a Bangladeshi-American who was a friend of one of the gunmen who attacked a cafe o...

» Two of Turkey's four-star generals resign a day after military cull: CNN Turk
28/07/16 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two senior Turkish generals resigned from the armed forces on Thursday, broadcaster CNN Turk reported, a day after the military dishonorably discharged nearly 1,70...

» Spanish parties, King make fourth bid to end political stalemate
28/07/16 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe and leaders of the four main parties will make a fourth attempt on Thursday to end seven months of political stalemate, with pressure for a deal ...

» Russia says starts humanitarian operation in Aleppo, offers civilians to leave
28/07/16 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday that the Russian and Syrian militaries would start "a large-scale humanitarian operation" in Aleppo to help r...

» Niceties abound as UK's Johnson meets French minister who called him liar
28/07/16 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. PARIS (Reuters) - Modestly shaking his head to deny he was any good at speaking French, Britain's new foreign minister Boris Johnson sought to charm a media audience in Paris during a ...

» Egypt auditor, sacked by Sisi, convicted of lying about mass corruption
28/07/16 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's former top auditor, who was sacked after he said corruption had cost the country $68 billion in four years, was sentenced to jail on Thursday for spreading fa...

» Kuczynski vows to make Peru a member of OECD by end of his term
28/07/16 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LIMA (Reuters) - Pedro Pablo Kuczynski promised after taking office as Peru's president on Thursday that the Andean country will become a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-ope...

» White House says concerned about Nusra Front's capacity to attack West
28/07/16 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday its assessment of the Syrian Islamist rebel group Nusra Front has not changed, despite news that the group was cutting its ties ...

» Israel's Netanyahu celebrates warming ties with Sisi's Egypt
28/07/16 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday praised warming relations with Egypt and its president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted an Islamist governm...

» To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk
28/07/16 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:11 p.m. EDT. LONDON (AP) -- If you spend all day sitting on your rear end, then you might want to schedule some time for a brisk walk - just make sure you can spare at least an hour....

» Biden says Trump has 'no clue' about needs of middle class
28/07/16 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:11 p.m. EDT. PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Leveling a blistering attack on Donald Trump, Vice President Joe Biden put on his rhetorical hat as "middle-class Joe" Wednesday and tol...

» Israeli settler-turned-diplomat to take new post in New York
28/07/16 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:11 p.m. EDT. JERUSALEM (AP) -- For years, Dani Dayan was the West Bank settler movement's face to the outside world. Next week, he'll become the face of Israel to much of...

» Analysis: Obama hopes Clinton can fix what he could not
28/07/16 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:11 p.m. EDT. PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Eight years ago, Barack Obama cast himself as the rare candidate who could transcend the polarizing "politics of the past" and bridge di...

» Pope Francis misses step, falls down before Mass in Poland
28/07/16 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:11 p.m. EDT. CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) -- Pope Francis missed a step and fell to the ground Thursday as he walked on an open-air platform to celebrate Mass at Poland's holiest shri...

» Man convicted in Chandra Levy's death won't be retried
28/07/16 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:11 p.m. EDT. Prosecutors announced Thursday that they will not retry a man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy, saying they can no longer prove their case in the 15-year-ol...

» And Then There Was Trump
28/07/16 17:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . How do you deal with an opponent immune to the truth, whose appeal is atavistic rather than rational? How do you pick off enough of his constituents and prevent him from making inroads into yours? In Donald T...

» Hillary Clinton’s Convention: Day 4 - The New York Times
28/07/16 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Vladimir Putin Is Donald Trump’s Leadership Role Model By Andrew Rosenthal Share Tweet PHILADELPHIA — Here is what Donald Trump considers great leadership: Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and seize...

» What Was Mr. Trump Thinking?
28/07/16 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . From the beginning, Donald Trump has styled his presidential campaign as an insurgency that upended rules and challenged conventions. In the process, he has exposed himself repeatedly as a purveyor of views t...

» Did Putin Try to Steal an American Election?
28/07/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Some foreign leaders settle for stealing billions of dollars. Russia ’s president, Vladimir Putin , may have wanted to steal something even more valuable: an American presidential election. As our elect...

» Escalation of Media Crackdown in Turkey Heightens Concerns
27/07/16 22:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two U.S. advocacy organizations blasted Turkey on Wednesday for stepping up a campaign to crack down on journalists and media outlets suspected of having ties to the plotters of a failed ...

» Трамп: Путин называл Обаму словом на букву «Н» - Взгляд
27/07/16 22:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Взгляд Трамп: Путин называл Обаму словом на букву «Н» Взгляд Кандидат в президенты США от Республиканской партии Дональд Трамп заявил, что слышал, будто президент России Владимир П...

» The Daily Vertical: Kremlin Hack — Should We Be Surprised?
27/07/16 22:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. T he Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook pag...

» Are Trump’s Policies A ‘Full-Throated Embrace Of Russian Aggression’?
27/07/16 22:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. It's now clear, Donald Trump would pursue policies that are very favorable to the Russian President, and very unfavorable toward key US allies in Eastern Europe.

» Trump on claims that Russia hacked DNC emails for him: 'far-fetched' – video
27/07/16 22:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. The Republican nominee said allegations of Russia hacking the Democratic National Committee emails to help him are ‘ridiculous’ at a press conference Wednesday morning. Referring to ...

» Donald Trump to Russia: hack and publish Hillary Clinton's 'missing' emails
27/07/16 22:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Republican nominee simultaneously seeks to distance himself from Vladimir Putin as Clinton campaign accuses Russia of interfering with US election Donald Trump appeared to incite Rus...

» Russia denies it's trying to influence 2016 election - Politico
27/07/16 22:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Politico Russia denies it's trying to influence 2016 election Politico The timing of the emails' release has led some to speculate that the Russian government wants to hurt the candid...

» Donald Trump: "I have nothing to do with Russia" - CBS News
27/07/16 22:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CBS News Donald Trump: "I have nothing to do with Russia " CBS News Donald Trump denies in a new interview that he has any ties to the Russian government or Russian investors. In an i...

» Here's What We Know About Russia and the DNC Hack - WIRED
27/07/16 22:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. WIRED Here's What We Know About Russia and the DNC Hack WIRED As the Democratic National Convention continues its week-long stay in Philadelphia, accusations of Russian hacking contin...

» The Unlikely Origins of Russia's Manifest Destiny - Foreign Policy
27/07/16 22:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Foreign Policy The Unlikely Origins of Russia's Manifest Destiny Foreign Policy Best-known for a lecture entitled “The Geographical Pivot of History,” which he delivered to the Royal ...

» The real reason Trump just asked Russia to get Clinton's emails - Vox
27/07/16 22:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Vox The real reason Trump just asked Russia to get Clinton's emails Vox In a press conference Wednesday, Donald Trump openly called for a foreign power to obtain emails written by Hil...

» Rudy Giuliani: Russia Shouldn't Intervene In Our Election - Huffington Post
27/07/16 22:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Huffington Post Rudy Giuliani: Russia Shouldn't Intervene In Our Election Huffington Post “What he meant was that if Russia has them, they should turn them over to the FBI,” Giuliani ...

» The other remarkable, pro-Russia thing that Donald Trump just said - Washington Post
27/07/16 22:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post The other remarkable, pro- Russia thing that Donald Trump just said Washington Post It's not just the fact that he publicly called for Russia to hack into and obtain t...

» Speaker Paul Ryan Calls on 'Global Menace' Russia to 'Stay Out of This Election' - TIME
27/07/16 22:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. TIME Speaker Paul Ryan Calls on 'Global Menace' Russia to 'Stay Out of This Election' TIME GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans on Wednesday denounced Russia's potential ...

» Trump's claim that 'I have nothing to do with Russia' - Washington Post
27/07/16 22:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post Trump's claim that 'I have nothing to do with Russia ' Washington Post In a news conference responding to evidence suggesting Russian agencies hacked the email account...

» Who Was the Ansbach Attacker?
27/07/16 22:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Investigators are piecing together the motive behind a suicide bombing in Ansbach on July 24. The Syrian national died when he detonated an explosive near a crowded concert in the German t...

» Former CIA Director Panetta Calls Trump's Russia Comment 'Inconceivable' - NPR
27/07/16 22:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. NPR Former CIA Director Panetta Calls Trump's Russia Comment 'Inconceivable' NPR Former CIA Director Leon Panetta blasted Donald Trump Wednesday night from the stage of the Democratic...

» Is D.N.C. Email Hacker a Person or a Russian Front? Experts Aren’t Sure
27/07/16 22:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The hack of the Democratic National Committee has focused wider attention on who, or what, is operating behind the internet moniker Guccifer 2.0.

» UN Asks Brazil Authorities to Investigate Journalist's Death
27/07/16 22:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United Nations has called on Brazilian authorities to investigate the killing of a scrappy local journalist in the nation's interior, the third reporter to die in the country this yea...

» Trump denounced for suggestion that Russians should hack Clinton email - Washington Post
27/07/16 22:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post Trump denounced for suggestion that Russians should hack Clinton email Washington Post PHILADELPHIA —Military and national security figures strongly condemned Donald Tr...

» Ex-CIA Chief: Trump Taking 'Russia's Side' With Clinton E-mail Comments
27/07/16 22:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Former U.S. Defense Secretary and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Leon Panetta has accused Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of "once again" taking "...

» The Latest: Ex-CIA chief says Trump taking Russia's side - NBC 29 News
27/07/16 22:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CTV News The Latest: Ex- CIA chief says Trump taking Russia's side NBC 29 News (AP Photo/Evan Vucci). Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Republican Vice...

» Politics|Is DNC Email Hacker a Person or a Russian Front? Experts Aren't Sure - New York Times
27/07/16 22:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Daily Beast Politics|Is DNC Email Hacker a Person or a Russian Front? Experts Aren't Sure New York Times WASHINGTON — Who is Guccifer 2.0, the self-proclaimed Romanian “lone ha...

» Army secretary touts importance of mental health during Pacific visit
27/07/16 22:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Army Secretary Eric Fanning says the Army is paying more attention to behavioral health and making sure anyone who's injured while defending the nation gets the treatment they need.

» INTERVIEW: US general says Afghan IS linked to main group
27/07/16 22:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Islamic State group presence in Afghanistan is directly linked to the parent organization in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. Army general i...

» 9/11 worker pleads for medical coverage with billboards
27/07/16 22:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man who spent three weeks looking for survivors in the days after the 9/11 attacks is using billboards in a push to have hi...

» Despite economic upturn, Russia faces inevitable decline, experts warn
27/07/16 22:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Economic uptrends in Russia have produced a new sense of optimism in Moscow, but Russia analysts and economists say that a deeper look at the numbers shows that t...

» Army secretary touts importance of mental health
27/07/16 22:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. HONOLULU (AP) - Army Secretary Eric Fanning says the Army is paying more attention to behavioral health and making sure anyone who's injured while defending the n...

» Russia Beefs Up Military on Southwestern Flank as NATO Approaches
27/07/16 22:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. MOSCOW (Reuters)–Russia has strengthened its southwestern flank as NATO builds up its military presence near its borders and next-door Ukraine remains unstable, Russian Defense Mini...

» Pentagon: U.S.-Backed Forces Seized Scores of ISIS Intelligence
27/07/16 22:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The United States is examining an immense collection of digital documents and other data captured from the Islamic State by U.S.-backed Syrian rebels fighting to retake the strategi...

» Trump Would Consider Recognizing Crimea as Russian Territory
27/07/16 22:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would look into recognizing Crimea as a Russian territory should he be elected president in November. Trump responded to a question about Crimea ...

» Trump's comments on Russia denounced as 'shocking and dangerous'
27/07/16 22:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from US national security | The Guardian. Former Nato commander says Republican’s comments urging Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails were alarming for domestic and international concerns A former Nato comm...

» The Clintons’ incomprehensible marriage
27/07/16 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Whenever the Clintons put their marriage at the center of the political cases they make for each other, the relationship becomes more vulnerable to criticism and dissection at the moment...

» Islamic State claims German suicide bomber was former militant fighter
27/07/16 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. An obituary, generally reserved for prominent Islamic State figures, claimed the man had been an active fighter with the extremist group in the Middle East, and had drawn on his own expe...

» Pentagon: 10,000 items of Islamic State intel collected from Manbij
27/07/16 22:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters who have cleared parts of the strategic northern city of Manbij have found a vast collection of intelligence on the Islamic State group, the Pentagon said Wed...

» Russia rooting for Trump? Obama and Trump disagree
27/07/16 22:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Obama stirred a new fight with Trump in the interview, aired Wednesday.

» Dems’ deserved WikiLeaks blowback
27/07/16 22:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Throughout the entirety of the Obama administration, nothing was done as WikiLeaks damaged our national security with its serial leaks of highly classified intelligence documents.

» Obama says GOP 'not fair' to Hillary Clinton on email scandal - Washington Times
27/07/16 22:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Times Obama says GOP 'not fair' to Hillary Clinton on email scandal Washington Times President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton ar...

» What President Obama says scares him about Trump - Los Angeles Times
27/07/16 22:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Los Angeles Times What President Obama says scares him about Trump Los Angeles Times On Clinton's email troubles, Obama said FBI director James Comey “was comprehensive, unusu...

» Trump: I hope hackers got Hillary Clinton's deleted emails - Washington Times
27/07/16 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Times Trump: I hope hackers got Hillary Clinton's deleted emails Washington Times FBI Director James B . Comey concluded this month that Mrs. Clinton's email setup ...

» The many problems with Donald Trump's call for Russia to spy on Hillary Clinton - Washington Post
27/07/16 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post The many problems with Donald Trump's call for Russia to spy on Hillary Clinton Washington Post FBI Director James B . Comey said in rebuking Clinton's use of ...

» Trump's news conference was chock-full of outrages and lies - Washington Post (blog)
27/07/16 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post (blog) Trump's news conference was chock-full of outrages and lies Washington Post (blog) Fortunately, FBI Director James B . Comey said in his Capitol Hill te...

» Judge: Reagan shooter can leave hospital to live in Virginia
27/07/16 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. John Hinckley Jr., who was one inch away from killing President Ronald Reagan in a 1981 assassination attempt, has won his freedom.

» FBI Chief Warns 'Terrorist Diaspora' Will Come to the West - Bloomberg
27/07/16 22:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Bloomberg FBI Chief Warns 'Terrorist Diaspora' Will Come to the West Bloomberg Hundreds of terrorists will fan out to infiltrate western Europe and the U.S. to carry out attacks on a wid...

» FBI Dropped Hillary's Email Case. But Just Weeks Later a Fresh Investigation--Into Clinton Foundation - Independent Journal Review
27/07/16 22:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI Dropped Hillary's Email Case. But Just Weeks Later a Fresh Investigation--Into Clinton Foundation Independent Journal Review Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) submitted the call for an investi...

» FBI Announces Executive Appointments - Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog)
27/07/16 22:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI Announces Executive Appointments Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) Mr. Bean most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Administrative Division of...

» Defeat of ISIS Could Send 'Terrorist Diaspora' to West, FBI Chief Says - New York Times
27/07/16 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Bloomberg Defeat Bloomberg World|Defeat of ISIS Could Send 'Terrorist Diaspora' to West, FBI Chief Says New York Times Eventual victory against the Islamic State could well lead to an up...

» In Secret Battle, Surveillance Court Reined in FBI Use of Information Obtained From Phone Calls - The Intercept
27/07/16 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Intercept In Secret Battle, Surveillance Court Reined in FBI Use of Information Obtained From from Phone Calls The Intercept Beginning over a decade ago, the country's surveillance c...

» New US Cyber Security Policy Solidifies FBI as Key Cyber Leader - Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog)
27/07/16 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) New US Cyber Security Policy Solidifies FBI as Key Cyber Leader Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) Earlier this...

» Senator: FBI investigations into Omar Mateen need review - Orlando Sentinel
27/07/16 22:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Orlando Sentinel Senator: FBI investigations into Omar Mateen need review Orlando Sentinel Federal authorities had no way to know that 29-year-old Omar Mateen, the subject of two FBI inv...

» Video: Muscular Man in Dress, Heels Robs NYC Bank: FBI - NBC New York
27/07/16 22:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. NBC New York Video: Muscular Man in Dress, Heels Robs NYC Bank: FBI NBC New York A muscular man in a dress, floppy hat and high heels robbed a New York City bank while armed with a handg...

» India To Upgrade Sukhoi Fleet With Russia's Help
27/07/16 22:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The Indian Air Force wants to upgrade the entire fleet of 272 Su-30MKI to the near fifth-generation level to increase its combat worthiness, an Air Force official said. &...

» Syrian army cuts off last ISIS supply route leading to Aleppo
27/07/16 22:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. July 27, 2016, 7:29 PM (IDT) Forces from the Syrian army on Wednesday completed their takeover of the roads leading to the northwestern city of Aleppo, thus severing the supply routes used ...

» Investigators Warn More Hacker Attacks Could Hit US Candidates - Scientific American
27/07/16 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Scientific American Investigators Warn More Hacker Attacks Could Hit US Candidates Scientific American The cyber attacks on Democratic National Committee (DNC) computers and le...

» How DNC, Clinton campaign attacks fit into Russia's cyber-war ... - Ars Technica
27/07/16 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Ars Technica How DNC, Clinton campaign attacks fit into Russia's cyber-war ... Ars Technica Was it to cover for hack, or part of info-war on NATO? Putin won't tell. cyber -war ...

» Turkish authorities dismiss military personnel, shut media outlets - Reuters
27/07/16 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. The Globe and Mail Turkish authorities dismiss military personnel, shut media outlets Reuters A total of 1,684 military personnel have been dishonorably discharged, a Turkish g...

» Senator demands probe of FBI's mistakes leading up to Orlando attack - Washington Examiner (blog)
27/07/16 21:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. LawNewz Senator demands probe of FBI's mistakes leading up to Orlando attack Washington Examiner (blog) "The FBI's decision to remove an individual from the TSDB after closing an in...

» The Latest: Ex-CIA chief says Trump taking Russia's side - news9.com KWTV
27/07/16 21:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. news9.com KWTV The Latest: Ex- CIA chief says Trump taking Russia's side news9.com KWTV PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times EDT): 8:50 p.m.. F...

» Courts at odds with NH AG over reporting mental illness for gun-buyer background checks - The Union Leader
27/07/16 21:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. The Union Leader Courts at odds with NH AG over reporting mental illness for gun-buyer background checks The Union Leader CONCORD — The state Attorney General believes a new ...

» Leon Panetta's DNC speech disrupted by 'no more war' chants
27/07/16 21:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. PHILADELPHIA — The deep divisions within the Democratic Party erupted at their convention Wednesday as chants of "No more war" disrupted former Defense Secr...

» Pope Says 'World Is at War'
27/07/16 21:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Pope Francis denounced recent terrorist attacks as part of a “piecemeal war” comparable to the previous century’s world wars, saying that “the world is at war because it has lost the p...

» Venezuelans Again Call for a Recall Vote on President Maduro
27/07/16 21:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Demonstrators took to the streets in Venezuela Wednesday to demand a recall referendum on President Nicolás Maduro, accusing election officials of dragging their feet.

» Attacks in Germany Amplify Fears of Refugees, Helpers
27/07/16 21:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The recent string of attacks by migrants in Germany has rattled many refugees and the Germans who work with them. The concerns underscore the stakes behind Germany’s decision to welcom...

» U.S. Adds Forces in Afghanistan to Fight Islamic State
27/07/16 21:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The U.S. military is adding troops in Afghanistan for an offensive against Islamic State, a move intended to roll back the group’s recent gains in hard-hit eastern areas.

» Afghan Special Forces Feeling Not So Special Anymore
27/07/16 21:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Morale among Afghan special forces is wearing thin as they are increasingly called upon to lead the fight against the Taliban, with teams feeling exploited by their leadership and miss...

» Terror Spree Unsettles European Leaders
27/07/16 21:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A drumbeat of terror attacks in Western Europe is forcing a political reckoning on the continent’s two main powers, Germany and France.

» US general says IS in Afghanistan linked to parent group
27/07/16 21:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The U.S. Army general in charge of American and NATO troops in Afghanistan says the Islamic State group presence in the country is directly linked to the parent organization in Iraq and Syria.

» Kuwait Shiite lawmaker sentenced to jail for Saudi ‘insults’
27/07/16 21:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A lawyer in Kuwait says a criminal court there has sentenced an outspoken Shiite lawmaker to more than 14 years prison for insulting the governments of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

» Turkish state media says close to 1,700 officers discharged from military following failed military coup
27/07/16 21:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkish state media says close to 1,700 officers discharged from military following failed military coup.

» Is Vladimir Putin Taking Sides in the Presidential Election?
27/07/16 21:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. The nation has been here before: Operatives apparently working undercover for a paranoid President break into the Washington headquarters of the Democratic National Committee months before th...

» Turkish crackdown on press continues with journalists' arrest - Irish Times
27/07/16 21:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Turkish crackdown on press continues with journalists' arrest Irish Times A number of Turkish journalists accused of involvement in the Fethullah Gulen organisation have been arrested ...

» Turkey shuts down 130 media outlets after failed military coup - Fox News
27/07/16 21:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Irish Independent WTOP Turkey shuts down 130 media outlets after failed military coup Fox News DEVELOPING: Turkey's government has decided to close down dozens of media outlets, includ...

» All Charges Dropped Against Baltimore Police in Freddie Gray Trial
27/07/16 21:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Prosecutors in the Mid-Atlantic state of Maryland have dropped all remaining charges against Baltimore city police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, bringing a high-pr...

» Arrest of Malawi's 'Hyena' Man Highlights Clash of Ritual, Health and Women's Rights
27/07/16 21:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Malawi police have arrested a man who practices the custom of deflowering young girls who have reached puberty. It is a ritual observed in some remote southern regions of the country as ...

» Trump Invites Russia to Hack Clinton's Computer to Find 'Missing' Emails
27/07/16 21:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump encouraged Russia on Wednesday to hack into the email server of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, to find "the 30,000 emails th...

» How Much More Can France Take?
27/07/16 21:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. French President Francois Hollande appears as shaken as those he has tried to comfort one terror attack after another. Following the slaying Monday by two jihadists of a beloved 86-year...

» What Is in the Democratic Party Platform?
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mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Here's a look at some of the highlights of the Democratic Party platform adopted at the party convention in Philadelphia: The Economy: Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour Make c...

» Silicon Valley: More Than A Place, It's a Culture
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mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Silicon Valley is a technology powerhouse and a place that companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple call home. It is a region in northern California that stretches from San Francisco ...

» Obama on Trump winning: 'Anything's possible' - CNN
27/07/16 20:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Obama on Trump winning: 'Anything's possible' CNN (CNN) Barack Obama has long insisted that Donald Trump will be defeated in November. But these days, the President won't rul...

» Obama says he's worried about Trump's knowledge of issues - USA TODAY
27/07/16 20:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Obama says he's worried about Trump's knowledge of issues USA TODAY President Obama is worried about Donald Trump becoming president because there are a lot of things “...

» Obama and Biden tag-team to slam Trump on foreign policy - Politico
27/07/16 20:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Newsweek Obama and Biden tag-team to slam Trump on foreign policy Politico With both men set to take the stage Democratic National Convention stage Wednesday night in Philadelphi...

» Bill Clinton Defends His Wife's Greatest Criticisms: Trust, Selfishness - NPR
27/07/16 20:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NPR Bill Clinton Defends His Wife's Greatest Criticisms: Trust, Selfishness NPR Bill Clinton had a formidable challenge on Tuesday: to sell the American people on one of the most...

» Court of Appeals: Slender Man stabbing defendants stay in adult court - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Court of Appeals: Slender Man stabbing defendants stay in adult court Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Morgan Geyser (left) and Anissa Weier (right) will rem...

» Explosion near migration reception centre in Germany, say reports - The Guardian
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Guardian Explosion near migration reception centre in Germany, say reports The Guardian Bayerischer Rundfunk said it was not yet known whether there were any casualties. Phot...

» Trump urges Russia to hack Clinton's emails - Washington Post
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Democratic National Convention: Trump urges Russia to hack Clinton's emails Washington Post PHILADELPHIA — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesd...

» Bill Clinton Presents His Wife as an Object of Desire - New York Times
27/07/16 20:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times Bill Clinton Presents His Wife as an Object of Desire New York Times Former President Bill Clinton spoke about Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Conventio...

» Turkish state media says close to 1700 officers discharged from military following failed military coup - Lynchburg News and Advance
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» Post-convention, Clinton to make her case on Fox News - USA TODAY
27/07/16 20:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Post-convention, Clinton to make her case on Fox News USA TODAY With the Democratic nomination in hand, Hillary Clinton is looking to appeal to a new audience: Fox News...

» What If Russia Invaded the Baltics—and Donald Trump Was President? - The Atlantic
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Atlantic What If Russia Invaded the Baltics—and Donald Trump Was President? The Atlantic In 2014, shortly after Russia forcefully intervened in Ukraine and admitted Crimea in...

» Donald Trump's Crimean Gambit - The Atlantic
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Atlantic Donald Trump's Crimean Gambit The Atlantic Donald Trump's call on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's emails Wednesday resulted in widespread criticism. But his comment...

» Union Station Evacuated Due to Suspicious Package - NBC4 Washington
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBC4 Washington Union Station Evacuated Due to Suspicious Package NBC4 Washington Scene outside Union station. A few cop cars making their way up; you keep hearing more sirens. p...

» U.S. diplomatic strategy on South China Sea appears to founder - TODAYonline
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. TODAYonline U.S. diplomatic strategy on South China Sea appears to founder TODAYonline Still image from United States Navy video purportedly shows Chinese dredging vessels in the...

» Donald Trump claims Vladimir Putin used 'N-Word'
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» Conspiracy theories flourish after Turkey's failed coup
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mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's failed coup was financed by the CIA and directed by a retired U.S. army general using a cell in Afghanistan, said one Turkish pro-government newspa...

» Fighters battling Islamic State gather trove of documents
27/07/16 20:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-backed forces fighting to drive Islamic State out of northern Syria have gathered a massive trove of documents and data belonging to the militant group, pot...

» Indian activist wins Asia's Nobel prize for fighting manual disposal of faeces
27/07/16 20:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An Indian activist who helped to set up a human rights group campaigning for the eradication of manual scavenging, a euphemism for disposi...

» Mortar, bombing in Baghdad kill six, including four children
27/07/16 20:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A mortar attack south of Baghdad at a camp for people displaced from the war with Islamic State killed four children and a woman on Wednesday, while a separate suic...

» U.S. looking into reports of Iranian-American detained in Iran
27/07/16 20:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it is looking into reports that Iran has detained a third U.S. citizen of Iranian descent but declined to provide det...

» U.S. diplomatic strategy on South China Sea appears to founder
27/07/16 20:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the lead-up to an international court ruling on China's claims in the South China Sea this month, United States officials talked about rallying a coalition to...

» Polish leader rejects EU critique, sees no exit referendum: Bild
27/07/16 20:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of Poland's ruling eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party on Thursday rejected a European Union disciplinary procedure that is pressuring the government,...

» What's Behind The Armed Standoff In Armenia's Capital?
27/07/16 20:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Gunmen stormed a police station in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, and have kept control of it for the past 10 days two weeks amid a tense standoff with security forces. W...

» Controversial Orthodox March Arrives In Kyiv
27/07/16 20:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Around 9,000 Orthodox Christians arrived in Kyiv amid tight security, after threats of violence from Ukrainian nationalists. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)

» Baku Says Munitions Plant Explosion Involved Stockpile Of Old Ammunition
27/07/16 20:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry and Prosecutor-General's Office said on July 27 that a deadly explosion in a munitions plant involved a stockpile of old ammunition that wa...

» Trump Calls On Russia To 'Find' Hillary Clinton's Missing E-Mails
27/07/16 20:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency, has made an extraordinary plea for Russia to find 30,000 e-mails missing from the private e-mail server us...

» Russian Lawmaker Proposes Decriminalizing Domestic Violence
27/07/16 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Russian lawmaker responsible for the country's notorious "gay propaganda" law has proposed new legislation that would decriminalize domestic violence.

» Trump Says Russia Should Find Clinton's E-Mail
27/07/16 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested Russia should find missing e-mails belonging to his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. He made the comm...

» Defeat of ISIS Could Send ‘Terrorist Diaspora’ to West, F.B.I. Chief Says
27/07/16 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. James B. Comey warned that eventual victory over the Islamic State could lead to an uptick of terrorist attacks in Europe and possibly the United States.

» Polish Court Limits World War II-Era Restitution Claims in Warsaw
27/07/16 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The constitutional court in Warsaw upheld a 2015 law that substantially restricts potential claims by former property owners.

» U.S. Secures Vast New Trove of Intelligence on ISIS
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mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A fighter with an American-backed militia blindfolded a reputed Islamic State prisoner last month in the northern Syrian town of Manbij, where the intelligence was found.

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