Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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Laser technology fights unwanted geese in Canada
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:38 AM

BBC News - World
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Star Wars-style research project hopes to take battle to birds where scarecrows have failed.

President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil to Face Trial in Impeachment Process by REUTERS
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:38 AM

NYT > World
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The Senate voted to indict the president, who is accused of breaking budget laws

Turkey: 4 soldiers killed in PKK attack on military vehicleby Associated Press
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:38 AM

World
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Turkey’s state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have attacked soldiers near the border with Iraq, killing four of them.

Norway police formally ID corpse as missing Utah attorneyby Associated Press
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:37 AM

World
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Police in Norway say the body of a man recovered from a Norwegian waterfall has been formally identified as missing Utah attorney Kent Richard Hart.

Ukrainian official says judge kept bribes in a jarby Associated Press
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:37 AM

World
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A top Ukrainian prosecutor says a judge has been caught taking a $150,000 bribe and that he stashed his money in a humble glass jar, a phot of which went viral on social media.

Australia's Online Census Brought Down by Cyberattacks
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:36 AM

WSJ.Com: World News
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Australia has ordered intelligence agencies to investigate a series of cyberattacks likely launched from overseas that shut down the country’s first attempt at carrying out an online census.

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Brazil's Senate Votes to Advance Rouseff Trial to Final Stage
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:36 AM

WSJ.Com: World News
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Brazil’s Senate voted to move the impeachment trial against suspended President Dilma Rousseff to its final phase, as expected, setting the stage for a final vote that could oust her later in August.

Imam killed in Morocco after mentally ill man attacks mosqueby Associated Press
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:35 AM

World
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Morocco’s state news agency says a man who attacked a mosque in the Moroccan city of Tetouan has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of an imam.

Oman criticizes newspaper after editor-in-chief detainedby Associated Press
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:34 AM

World
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Oman’s government has criticized a newspaper for publishing a story alleging improper interference in a court case, its first official comment since authorities detained the paper’s editor-in-chief.

Turkish, Russian officials to discuss solution for Syriaby Associated Press
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:33 AM

World
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Turkey’s foreign minister says Turkish foreign ministry, military and intelligence officials will travel to Russia for discussions on finding a solution to the Syria conflict.

Oman closes down newspaper, accuses it of insulting judiciary
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:32 AM

Reuters: World News
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DUBAI (Reuters) - A privately owned newspaper in Oman said on its website on Wednesday it had been suspended from publishing, a day after the government said it had "taken measures" against a paper for insulting the judiciary, without naming the publication.
  

Serbia's First Openly Gay Minister Makes History
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 at 7:32 AM

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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Ana Brnabic is making waves. She is one of six new ministers in the Serbian government, but has been getting all the public attention, as she is poised to become the first openly gay minister to serve in any Balkan country.

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» Donald Trump tries to clarify Hillary Clinton Second Amendment comment
10/08/16 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Signed in as mikenova Share this story on NewsBlur Shared stories are on their way...
» Trump Suggests Gun Rights Supporters Could Stop Clinton
10/08/16 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused the media of distorting a comment he made Tuesday about gun rights that many took to mean he was suggesting violence against his Dem...
» British steamship lost in Siberia discovered by Russian explorers after almost 140 years
10/08/16 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. 'We did a few dives. And there it was, the stern section, about maybe half a metre coming up from the sand,' says an Arctic historian on the expedition
» Trump Implies Guns Rights Activists Could Stop Clinton Judges
10/08/16 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that gun rights activists could prevent his Democratic Party rival, Hillary Clinton, from altering the b...
» A look at China's foreign policy challenges
10/08/16 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. BEIJING (AP) - China's simmering feud with South Korea over the deployment of an American missile defense system is the latest in a string of foreign policy chall...
» NATO says Turkey 'valued ally'
10/08/16 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. NATO is responding to what it calls "speculative" reports in the Turkish press, saying Turkey has the support of its NATO allies and that its membership in the alliance is not in question.
» The Early Edition: August 10, 2016
10/08/16 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Zoë Chapman zoeadmin 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 Rebels f...
» FBI special agent to be in charge of OKC division named - kfor.com
10/08/16 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. kfor.com FBI special agent to be in charge of OKC division named kfor.com Kathryn Peterson has been named as the special agent in charge of the Oklahoma City Division of the F...
» What Intelligence Briefings Can Tell Us About Candidates - New York Times
10/08/16 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. New York Times What Intelligence Briefings Can Tell Us About Candidates New York Times Probably not. After meetings with Henry A. Kissinger and James A. Baker III, prominent R...
» Notorious Russian arms dealer ‘refused US offer for lighter sentence’
10/08/16 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. The wife of Viktor Bout, the imprisoned Russian arms dealer dubbed ‘the merchant of death’, said he rejected an offer by his American captors who asked him to testify against a senior Russia...
» Top Dem Fears Putin's Hackers May Target America's Voting Machines - Daily Caller
10/08/16 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. Top Dem Fears Putin's Hackers May Target America's Voting Machines Daily Caller A top Democrat worries that July's hack of the Democratic National Committee's compu...
» Iraqi defense minister survives assassination attempt
10/08/16 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi has survived an assassination attempt during a trip to the county's northern regions.
» Justice Department to Streamline Tracking of Police Killings
10/08/16 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department will ask law enforcement agencies and medical medial examiner’s offices to fill out forms when a person dies in police custody.
» Federal police investigations part of Obama legacy - Baltimore Sun
10/08/16 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Baltimore Sun Federal police investigations part of Obama legacy Baltimore Sun The long-awaited long-anticipated Justice Department report on Baltimore, which comes more than...
» FBI whistleblower who made sex claims against colleagues headed back to court - McClatchy Washington Bureau
10/08/16 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. McClatchy Washington Bureau FBI whistleblower who made sex claims against colleagues headed back to court McClatchy Washington Bureau The move marks the latest turn for Parkinson, a Mari...
» Ex-CIA chief: Trump comment would get someone else a ride in ... - The Hill (blog)
10/08/16 08:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Hill (blog) Ex-CIA Ex- CIA chief: Trump comment would get someone else a ride in ... 'police wagon' The Hill (blog) "If someone else had said that outside the hall, he'd be in the ba...
» Independent Presidential Candidate Evan McMullin on Same-Sex Marriage, CIA, Goldman Sachs - Bloomberg
10/08/16 08:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Bloomberg Independent Presidential Candidate Evan McMullin on Same-Sex Marriage, CIA , Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin sat down with Mark Halperi...
» Former CIA Chief Points Out Huge Hypocrisy Of Trump's 2nd Amendment Threat - Huffington Post
10/08/16 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Huffington Post Former CIA Chief Points Out Huge Hypocrisy Of Trump's 2nd Amendment Threat Huffington Post Donald Trump has tried to walk back his suggestion that gun rights supporters s...
» Recording Catches Russian Police Scheming And Bumbling
10/08/16 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. When Moscow police detained Yan Katelevsky, he turned on his phone's audio recorder -- and the officers who confiscated it failed to turn it off. Katelevsky's activist gr...
» Turkish Officials to Discuss Syria Solutions with Russian Counterparts
10/08/16 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said officials from the foreign ministry and military will travel to Russia Wednesday to discuss potential solutions to the conflict in Syria. Th...
» Germany to Launch New Anti-Terrorism Policies after Repeated Attacks
10/08/16 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere is set to announce several new measures aimed at curbing terrorism after Islamic State claimed two attacks in the country last month. According...
» German doctors skeptical about reported confidentiality plan
10/08/16 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A German doctors’ association is expressing skepticism at reported government plans to loosen patient confidentiality obligations in an effort to tighten security laws following recent attacks.
» Russian opposition leader is attacked on the campaign trail
10/08/16 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Russian opposition Parnas Party says its leader, Mikhail Kasyanov, has been attacked while on the campaign trail in southern Russia.
» What Intelligence Briefings Can Tell Us About Candidates
10/08/16 08:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The no-longer-presumptive nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties will soon start receiving periodic classified intelligence briefings, with the first one coming perhaps this week. Rarely has this r...
» Laser technology fights unwanted geese in Canada
10/08/16 07:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Star Wars-style research project hopes to take battle to birds where scarecrows have failed.
» President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil to Face Trial in Impeachment Process
10/08/16 07:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Senate voted to indict the president, who is accused of breaking budget laws

» Turkey: 4 soldiers killed in PKK attack on military vehicle
10/08/16 07:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkey’s state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have attacked soldiers near the border with Iraq, killing four of them.

 » Norway police formally ID corpse as missing Utah attorney
10/08/16 07:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Police in Norway say the body of a man recovered from a Norwegian waterfall has been formally identified as missing Utah attorney Kent Richard Hart.
» Ukrainian official says judge kept bribes in a jar
10/08/16 07:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A top Ukrainian prosecutor says a judge has been caught taking a $150,000 bribe and that he stashed his money in a humble glass jar, a phot of which went viral on social media.
» Australia's Online Census Brought Down by Cyberattacks
10/08/16 07:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Australia has ordered intelligence agencies to investigate a series of cyberattacks likely launched from overseas that shut down the country’s first attempt at carrying out an online c...
» Brazil's Senate Votes to Advance Rouseff Trial to Final Stage
10/08/16 07:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Brazil’s Senate voted to move the impeachment trial against suspended President Dilma Rousseff to its final phase, as expected, setting the stage for a final vote that could oust her l...
» Imam killed in Morocco after mentally ill man attacks mosque
10/08/16 07:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Morocco’s state news agency says a man who attacked a mosque in the Moroccan city of Tetouan has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of an imam.
» Oman criticizes newspaper after editor-in-chief detained
10/08/16 07:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Oman’s government has criticized a newspaper for publishing a story alleging improper interference in a court case, its first official comment since authorities detained the paper’s editor-in-chief.
» Turkish, Russian officials to discuss solution for Syria
10/08/16 07:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkey’s foreign minister says Turkish foreign ministry, military and intelligence officials will travel to Russia for discussions on finding a solution to the Syria conflict.
» Oman closes down newspaper, accuses it of insulting judiciary
10/08/16 07:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - A privately owned newspaper in Oman said on its website on Wednesday it had been suspended from publishing, a day after the government said it had "taken measures" ag...
» Serbia's First Openly Gay Minister Makes History
10/08/16 07:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ana Brnabic is making waves. She is one of six new ministers in the Serbian government, but has been getting all the public attention, as she is poised to become the firs...
» Turkish admiral 'claims asylum in US' after failed coup
10/08/16 07:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A Turkish military officer posted with Nato claims asylum in the US after authorities in Turkey link him to the failed coup, reports say.
» Hopes Dashed for Venezuela’s Opposition as Presidential Recall Vote Unlikely to Happen This Year
10/08/16 07:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (CARACAS, Venezuela) — Electoral officials on Tuesday set a timetable for a recall drive against President Nicolas Maduro that makes it unlikely Venezuela will have an early presidentia...
» Thailand Plans to Track Foreign Tourists Through Their Cell Phones
10/08/16 07:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Thailand announced plans Tuesday that would require foreigners visiting the popular Southeast Asian country to have location-tracking SIM cards in their phones so authorities can easily monit...
» Brazil Rules in Favor of Impeachment Trial for Suspended President
10/08/16 07:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. An impeachment trial for Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff will go ahead, after the Senate voted Wednesday to approve the measure in a move that could see her removal from office. T...
» Philippine President Duterte Threatens ‘Martial Law’ if His Drugs War is Hindered
10/08/16 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened on Tuesday to declare “martial law” in the country if its judiciary gets in the way of his national war on illegal drugs, the Phili...
» Indian villagers rescue terrified leopard trapped in well – video
10/08/16 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. A leopard, clinging to a pile of sticks deep inside a well in India, is rescued from drowning by a group of villagers. The footage, published by Wildlife SOS, shows the g...
» Out of sight, out of mind? Europe's migrant crisis still simmers
10/08/16 07:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ATHENS/ZAGREB (Reuters) - A year after hundreds of thousands of refugees snaked their way across southeastern Europe and onto global television screens, the roads through the Balkans a...
» U.S. says 300 Islamic State fighters killed in Afghan operation
10/08/16 07:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Afghan forces, backed by the United States, have killed an estimated 300 Islamic State fighters in an operation mounted two weeks ago, the top U.S. and NATO comma...
» Passenger Reports Hearing Gunshots Hitting an Olympic Media Bus in Rio - People Magazine
10/08/16 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. People Magazine Passenger Reports Hearing Gunshots Hitting an Olympic Media Bus in Rio People Magazine A media bus at the Olympics in Rio was vandalized on Tuesday night, possibly by g...
» Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, dies aged 64 - BBC News
10/08/16 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, dies aged 64 BBC News Billionaire landowner the Duke of Westminster has died aged 64, his estate said. Gerald Cavendish Grosve...
» Brazil Senate votes for Rousseff impeachment trial - BBC News
10/08/16 07:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Brazil Senate votes for Rousseff impeachment trial BBC News The Brazilian Senate has voted to hold an impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who is accused o...
» Russia-UK relations: May and Putin pledge to improve ties - BBC News
10/08/16 07:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Russia-UK relations: May and Putin pledge to improve ties BBC News Theresa May has spoken on the phone to Russia's President Vladimir Putin for the first time since she became...
» Thailand Plans to Track Foreign Tourists Through Their Cell Phones - TIME
10/08/16 07:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. TIME Thailand Plans to Track Foreign Tourists Through Their Cell Phones TIME Thailand announced plans Tuesday that would require foreigners visiting the popular Southeast Asian country...
» Scottish Leader Reaches Out to Germany in Bid to Stay in EU - New York Times
10/08/16 07:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Scottish Leader Reaches Out to Germany in Bid to Stay in EU New York Times BERLIN — The head of the Scottish government has reached out to Germany, the European Union's most p...
» The Latest: Ex-US military: Rio media bus was hit by gunfire - Chron.com
10/08/16 07:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Chron.com The Latest: Ex-US military: Rio media bus was hit by gunfire Chron.com RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 5:25 ...
» Turkish, Russian officials to discuss solution for Syria - Washington Post
10/08/16 06:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post Turkish, Russian officials to discuss solution for Syria Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — A delegation of Turkish foreign ministry, military and intelligence officials ...
» Saudi Arabia Intercepts Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen - ABC News
10/08/16 06:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. ABC News Saudi Arabia Intercepts Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen ABC News Smoke rises after Saudi-led airstrikes hit a food factory in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. A Yemeni...
» Trump Suggests Gun Owners Could Act Against Clinton
10/08/16 06:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Three small words — "maybe there is " — uttered by Republican Donald Trump as an off-the-cuff comment have shaken up the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Speaking Tuesday in Wilmington, N...
» Statehood Movement Grows in District of Columbia
10/08/16 06:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Despite several failed attempts in the past, a new movement to turn Washington , D.C., into a state is gaining support among residents of America’s capital. VOA's Rosie Brown reports.
» Vice President Biden to Travel to Serbia, Kosovo
10/08/16 06:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will travel next week to Serbia and Kosovo, where the government recently named a highway after one of the vice president's sons. Beau Biden, who died May 30...
» Analysts: Putin, Erdogan Meeting Largely a Show
10/08/16 06:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Russia less than a month after a coup attempt against his government is attracting the world's attention. Ankara and Moscow have been at ...
» U.S. Says Abandoned Weapons Seized By IS In Afghanistan
10/08/16 06:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. soldiers helping Afghan troops fight the Islamic State extremist group in Afghanistan were forced to abandon equipment and weapons when their position came under fir...
» Prominent Russian-American Sculptor Ernst Neizvestny Dead At 91
10/08/16 06:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The prominent Russian-American sculptor Ernst Neizvestny has died in New York City at the age of 91.
» Georgian Man Jailed For Fighting Alongside IS Militants In Syria
10/08/16 06:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A court in Tbilisi has sentenced a Georgian citizen to 12 years in jail on charges of fighting alongside Islamic State militants in Syria.
» Tennessee law enforcement agent shot and killed - USA TODAY
10/08/16 06:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Tennessee law enforcement agent shot and killed USA TODAY MEMPHIS — An agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was shot to death Tuesday afternoon during an in...
» Clinton Republicans are 2016 trend - The Hill
10/08/16 06:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Hill Clinton Republicans are 2016 trend The Hill Just as Reagan Democrats emerged three decades ago to catapult Ronald Reagan to the White House, a crop of unexpected cross-p...
» Venezuela sets recall referendum timetable
10/08/16 06:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Venezuela officials have set out the timetable for a recall referendum on whether President Nicolas Maduro should remain in power.
» U.S. Vice President Biden to visit Serbia, Kosovo next week
10/08/16 06:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Serbia and Kosovo next week, the White House said on Tuesday.
» Turkey unlikely to drop Syria rebels in latest realignment
10/08/16 06:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 6:12 a.m. EDT. BEIRUT (AP) -- Minutes after news broke of a coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, government-held areas in Syria broke out in celebratory gunfire, heralding wh...
» Trump Looks to Reset Campaign as More Republicans Abandon Him
09/08/16 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Less than three months before election day, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is trying to reset rest his struggling campaign and regain momentum after a difficult period mar...
» Putin’s ‘Neo-Nomenklatura System’ Shifts from Brezhnevite toward Stalinist Model, Nikolay Petrov Says
09/08/16 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 9 – Vladimir Putin is currently transforming the nomenklatura that he had res...
» Controversial photos inside the homes of Russia's ultra-rich show the country's problem with wealth inequality - Business Insider
09/08/16 17:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Controversial photos inside the homes of Russia's ultra-rich show the country's problem with wealth inequality Business Insider Russia has greater economic disparity ...
» Revealed: Russia's 'Secret Syria Mercenaries' - Sky News
09/08/16 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sky News Revealed: Russia's 'Secret Syria Mercenaries' Sky News The Russian narrative of low-cost conflict has been seriously challenged however by a group of young Russian men who cl...
» Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Clinton Extends Lead Over Trump
09/08/16 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's lead over Republican rival Donald Trump increased to more than 7 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday, from less...
» Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan agree on steps to mend relations
09/08/16 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says after talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin that the two nations can rebuil...
» FBI chief Comey: “We have never had absolute privacy” - Ars Technica
09/08/16 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Ars Technica FBI chief Comey: “We have never had absolute privacy” Ars Technica SAN FRANCISCO— FBI Director James Comey has some phones—650 of them, to be exact—that he'd really, really ...
» Trump Hits Back at GOP National Security Critics
09/08/16 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Donald Trump and friends have fired back at a group of GOP national security officials who signed a letter saying he would be “a dangerous President” and “unqualified” for the Oval Off...
» Ex-CIA official explains how Trump has already done Putin's bidding - Raw Story
09/08/16 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Raw Story Ex- CIA official explains how Trump has already done Putin's bidding Raw Story A former top CIA official who publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton said he believes Vladimir Putin i...
» Obama Former Top Intel Official: ISIS Is Already in America
09/08/16 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Affiliates of the Islamic State terror organization are already residing in the United States, though exact numbers are unclear due to the Obama administration’s efforts to downplay...
» FBI Contacted As Trump Could Face Criminal Charges For Violent Threat Against Clinton - PoliticusUSA
09/08/16 17:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. PoliticusUSA FBI Contacted As Trump Could Face Criminal Charges For Violent Threat Against Clinton PoliticusUSA The Democratic Coalition Against Trump today reached out to high-level con...
» Putin and Erdogan Make-Up and Begin To Create New Paradigm For Next US President
09/08/16 17:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. [Putin senses Syria victory to empower Assad, confound US] Turkey, Russia may ‘develop Turkish Stream infrastructure together’ ANKARA – Anadolu Agency The Turkish Stream natural gas l...
» Former CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell Can't Keep His Stories Straight - PJ Media
09/08/16 17:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. PJ Media Former CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell Can't Keep His Stories Straight PJ Media Just last Friday, former CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell opined in the pages of the New York Time...
» Germany Turning Away More Undocumented Migrants
09/08/16 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The German government is working to curb the influx of migrants into the country despite its welcoming discourse on refugees, statistics released on Tuesday suggest.
» Turkey-Russia Rapprochement Spells Bad News for Azerbaijan
09/08/16 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Word that Russia and Turkey will resuscitate the development of a natural-gas pipeline between them could undermine European efforts to reduce reliance on Russian energy with fuel pipe...
» Gas blast in Russian restaurant kills 8, 12 hospitalized
09/08/16 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A gas explosion in a restaurant in southern Russia during preparations for a wedding dinner has now led to the deaths of eight of the 28 restaurant workers injured in the blast.
» ISIS and its allies were responsible for 26 percent of terror deaths in 13 years
09/08/16 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Figures include not only acts committed by the core Islamic State but also precursor groups, as well as affiliates and individuals inspired by the group who came after.
» The Future Problems For Oil Stripper Wells
09/08/16 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. There were a lot of predictions last year that 2016 would lead to the disappearance of many strippers – the oil well producers who take nearly depleted “stripper” wells and ...
» Witnessing a ‘Complete Collapse of Society’ in Venezuela
09/08/16 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Alvaro Ybarra Zavala puts it bluntly: “Venezuela has become hell.” The photographer had just returned from one of his latest trips to the South American nation when he talked to TIME, and he ...
» Erdoğan and Putin agree better relations between Turkey and Russia – video
09/08/16 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. The Russian and Turkish presidents hold a press conference after a summit in St Petersburg on Tuesday, which marked their first meeting since a Russian fighter jet was sh...
» Mass. police urge caution; hunt for NYC jogger's killer continues - New York Daily News
09/08/16 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Mass. police urge caution; hunt for NYC jogger's killer continues New York Daily News Family and friends of the New York City Google employee killed as she jo...
» Next step in Venezuela recall referendum likely to be October: official
09/08/16 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans will likely be able hold a signature drive in October for a recall referendum against the rule of President Nicolas Maduro, the head of the country's el...
» British Prime Minister Presses Rohani Over Detained British-Iranian Woman
09/08/16 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. British Prime Minister Theresa May has urged the Iranian president to resolve the case of a British-Iranian aid worker who faces trial in Iran.
» Hundreds Protest Against Russia's New Antiterror Law
09/08/16 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Several hundred people have protested in a wooded park in northeastern Moscow against new antiterrorism legislation that critics have denounced as a massive state encroac...
» Putin and Erdogan Vow to Repair Ties as West Watches Nervously
09/08/16 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, right, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey arriving on Tuesday for talks at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg.
» Vladimir Putin is losing control of the narrative in the Syrian conflict
09/08/16 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. None
» His hair now white, Blagojevich appears for resentencing
09/08/16 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:10 p.m. EDT. CHICAGO (AP) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared on a courtroom video Tuesday in prison-issued clothing, his once dark hair now white, as a judge weighed whether ...
» Judge denies Blagojevich's bid to lighten 14-year sentence
09/08/16 17:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:10 p.m. EDT. CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday upheld Rod Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence on corruption counts, setting aside pleas for leniency by the former Illin...
» The Latest: Blagojevich lawyer: Supreme Court appeal likely
09/08/16 17:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:10 p.m. EDT. CHICAGO (AP) -- The Latest on the resentencing of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (all times local):...
» If Trump can't get along with GOP, how will he govern?
09/08/16 17:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:10 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Beyond the immediate fallout from his rocky relationship with party elders, there's a longer-term reality for Donald Trump: Should he win the presi...
» FBI Agent Goaded Garland Shooter to...
09/08/16 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Google News. FBI Agent Goaded Garland Shooter to "Tear Up Texas," Raising New Alarms About Bureau's Methods The Intercept  - ‎2 hours ago‎ The revelation that an undercover FBI agent encou...
» FBI Agent Goaded Garland Shooter to “Tear Up Texas,” Raising New Alarms About Bureau’s Methods
09/08/16 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The revelation that an undercover FBI agent  encouraged a would-be terrorist to “Tear up Texas” shortly before he opened fire on a “Draw Muhammad” cartoon contest in Garland, Texa...
» Putin and Erdogan Meet to Restore Ties After Jet Shot Down
09/08/16 12:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia to forge renewed ties after months of strained relations between Moscow and Ankara.
» Turkey’s Erdogan Sits Down With Russia’s Putin to Repair Ties
09/08/16 12:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — On his first foreign visit after Turkey’s failed coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for inviting him ...
» Britain's May, Iran's Rouhani agree to work on closer ties: IRNA
09/08/16 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May agreed in a telephone call on Tuesday to work on forming closer ties at various levels, a to...
» India summons Pakistan high commissioner over militant infiltration
09/08/16 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Tuesday summoned Pakistan's high commissioner in New Delhi to protest against what it said was the continued infiltration of militants from across the bo...
» U.S. approves $1.15 billion sale of tanks, other equipment to Saudi Arabia
09/08/16 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armored recovery vehicles, and other equipment to Saudi Arabia...
» Turkey's Erdogan sits down with Russia's Putin for talks
09/08/16 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 11:52 a.m. EDT. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- On his first foreign visit after Turkey's failed coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin...
» Judge may cut ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's prison term
09/08/16 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 11:52 a.m. EDT. CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal judge will decide Tuesday whether to cut ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence on more than a dozen convictions upheld...
» Vladimir Putin says Russia and Turkey have every opportunity to restore full-fledged cooperation
09/08/16 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Vladimir Putin says Russia and Turkey have every opportunity to restore full-fledged cooperation.
» Trump: I Don’t Think It’s Appropriate to Change Campaign Approach When I’ve Been Winning
09/08/16 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Donald Trump told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo Tuesday that he does not plan on changing his temperament in the last three months of his campaign because of his earlier primary...
» Turkey Chides U.S., Europe as Erdogan Meets Russia’s Putin
09/08/16 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. By Seda Sezer and Tuvan Gumrukcu ISTANBUL (Reuters)–Turkey on Tuesday warned of rising anti-American sentiment and risks to a migrant deal with the European Union, ramping up the rh...
» ISIS Captured U.S. Equipment in Afghanistan Left Behind During Gun Battle
09/08/16 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Islamic State militants captured U.S. equipment and weapons that American troops helping Afghan soldiers had to abandon after coming under fire in eastern Afghanistan, a U.S. milita...
» Newly declassified papers reveal U.S. tensions regarding Argentina’s ‘dirty war’
09/08/16 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The Obama administration on Monday released more than 1,000 pages of newly declassified documents relating to U.S. policy toward Argentina's "dirty war" of the late 1970s and early 19...
» 6 things to know about independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin
09/08/16 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. If you're one of the many people who had never heard of Evan McMullin, here are six things you should know about the new Conservative presidential candidate.
» Complexity makes airline computer systems vulnerable
09/08/16 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Twice in less than a month, a major airline was paralyzed by a computer outage that prevented passengers from checking in and flights from taking off.
» Why The Military Is The Best Entrepreneurship Training Program In America
09/08/16 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. One organization has produced more business owners than any other single institution in the nation: The U.S. Military.
» FBI Agent Goaded Garland Shooter to "Tear Up Texas," Raising New Alarms About Bureau's Methods - The Intercept
09/08/16 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Intercept NL Times FBI Agent Goaded Garland Shooter to "Tear Up Texas," Raising New Alarms About Bureau's Methods The Intercept The revelation that an undercover FBI agent encouraged...
» US sends $50 m worth of army equipment to Lebanon
09/08/16 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 9, 2016, 5:18 PM (IDT) The United States delivered $50 million worth of equipment, including 50 armored vehicles, 40 pieces of artillery and 50 grenade launchers, to the Lebanese army on ...
» Former CIA deputy director on why he endorsed Clinton - CBS News
09/08/16 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CBS News Former CIA deputy director on why he endorsed Clinton CBS News August 9, 2016, 8:04 AM |Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell endorsed Hillary Clinton in Friday's New York T...
» Iran Sentences Prominent Journalist to 3 Years in Prison
09/08/16 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The lawyer of prominent Iranian journalist says a court has sentenced his client to three years in prison on charges of insulting authorities and spreading propaganda against the ruling s...
» 'Discovery of the year': sunken British ship found in Russian Arctic
09/08/16 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Russians find wreck of The Thames, which sank in 1878 in attempt to open a sea route between the UK and Siberia Researchers have discovered the wreck of a pioneering British steamshi...
» What in the World|Who's Got a Carrier to Rival the US Navy's? (Hint: Not Russia.) - New York Times
09/08/16 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times What in the World|Who's Got a Carrier to Rival the US Navy's? (Hint: Not Russia .) New York Times Russia has the Admiral Kuznetsov, but that ship has been plagued with ...
» Guns Of August: Fears Of Full-Scale War Return As Casualties Mount In Ukraine
09/08/16 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Fighting is flaring this summer in eastern Ukraine, where government forces and Russia-backed separatists are locked in a deadly standoff that is escalating two years aft...
» Iraqi Court Closes Corruption Case Against Speaker
09/08/16 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. An Iraqi court has dropped corruption charges against parliament speaker Salim al-Jaburi.
» Putin Signals Thaw In Relations With Turkey During Erdogan Visit
09/08/16 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Russian and Turkish presidents have said their countries were entering a new phase in their relations after recent disputes. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted T...
» How Turkey’s Accusations Against Academics in Wake of Coup Attempt Echo Iran’s Practices
09/08/16 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. Turkey has contracted Iran’s paranoia. Unable or unwilling to believe that Turkish citizens might independently act against their government, authorities in Istanbul have  ac...
» Turkey’s Erdogan pivots to Putin as tensions rise with the West
09/08/16 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. The Turkish leader has been unhappy with the response to the recent coup attempt.
» Goldwater rule - Google Search
09/08/16 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Goldwater rule is the informal name for a precept of medical ethics promulgated by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). It forbids psychiatrists from commenting on individuals' mental state without...
» Goldwater rules - Google Search
09/08/16 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Goldwater rule is the informal name for a precept of medical ethics promulgated by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). It forbids psychiatrists from commenting on individuals' mental state without...
» Goldwater Rule: Don't Discuss Trump's Mental State
09/08/16 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from LawNewz.  With all of the controversial statements that  Donald Trump has made during his Presidential campaign, people have begun to speculate about his mental health. Not just jests, like, R...
» Trump, the Goldwater Rule, and Trading on Authority
09/08/16 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PrawfsBlawg. « Law, Psychology, and Impartiality | Main | Veep, S5E8 » Friday, June 10, 2016 Trump, the Goldwater Rule, and Trading on Authority It has become a truism that a significant change i...
» Psychiatric Insights, and Ethics, Blurred From Afar
09/08/16 11:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . No sooner had Dominique Strauss-Kahn been arrested on sexual assault charges in New York than a parade of psychiatrists stepped forward to offer their expert opinion in the news media. Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who s...
» The Goldwater Rule | Psychology Today
09/08/16 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Question: How frankly can psychiatrists speak about the mental health of public figures? Answer (in part): Psychiatrists who belong to the American Psychiatric Association are constrained in their public comm...
» Psychiatrists Can’t Tell Us What They Think About Trump
09/08/16 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Maggie Koerth-Baker – FiveThirtyEight. In a speech last week, Hillary Clinton took her befuddlement with Donald Trump and dropped it squarely at the feet of America’s mental health professionals. ...
» Why breaking it is Unethical and Irresponsible
09/08/16 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Every four years, the United States goes through a protracted elections process for the highest office in the land. This year, the election seems like anything but a normal contest, that has at times devolved...
» Trump, in series of scathing personal attacks, questions Clinton’s mental health - The Washington Post
09/08/16 09:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story .
» Hundreds of mental health deaths may not have been investigated
09/08/16 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. None
» Putin tells Erdogan he hopes Ankara can restore order after failed coup
09/08/16 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his visiting Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan he hoped Ankara could fully restore order after a failed militar...
» Germany has curbed open-door policy for migrants, government data shows
09/08/16 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany appears to have drastically curtailed its open-door policy for migrants in 2016, turning away 13,000 people without valid documentation in the first six mont...
» Pakistan investigators to hold American for 3 more days
09/08/16 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A Pakistani court has allowed federal investigators to hold an American for another three days to investigate how he re-entered Pakistan despite being barred from the country.
» US gives Lebanon $50 million of new military assistance
09/08/16 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The United States on Tuesday delivered $50 million worth of military assistance to Lebanon's army to help it battle against Muslim extremists near the border with Syria.
» For Putin, Diplomacy is a Form of ‘Information Terrorism,’ Yakovenko Says
09/08/16 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 7 – Vladimir Putin’s attempt to impose a longtime Kremlin loyalist as his amb...
» Leader Of Self-Declared “Lugansk People’s Republic” Injured In Possible Assassination Attempt
09/08/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Ukraine Day 901: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty...
» Rumors Swirl About Imminent Russian Attack On Ukraine As Military Movements Spike
09/08/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Ukraine Day 902: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War i...
» The Briefing: Putin’s New Pals
09/08/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. A  big week of diplomacy is on tap with Vladimir Putin scheduled to meet the Iranian and Turkish presidents. On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, we look ahead to Putin’s su...
» AM News: Putin Meets with Erdogan; Spanish Police Allege Russian Banker is Mobster
09/08/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. LIVE UPDATES: President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met today in St. Petersburg, the first time since the Turkish downing of the Russian fighter jet near the ...
» Macedonia floods kill 17 in 'catastrophe of unprecedented proportion'
09/08/16 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. At least 17 people have died in flash floods in the Macedonian capital, Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Todorov has said amid warnings that the death toll could rise further.
» The Observer view on events in Syria
09/08/16 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Only united international action can end the carnage in Syria International diplomacy is a dry, unexciting and complicated business conducted behind closed doors. But when things go ...
» Pity Aleppo as Putin drops his bombs to salvage Russia’s pride | Natalie Nougayrède
09/08/16 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. The president has never forgotten the Afghan debacle of the 1980s and demands redemption in Syria A few days after Russia launched its military intervention in Syria in September 201...
» Erdoğan meets Putin as leaders seek to mend ties after jet downing
09/08/16 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Turkish president holds talks with Russian counterpart in St Petersburg in first meeting since breakdown in relations A meeting between Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin is und...
» Foreign Policy Expert: 'Russia Has Won The Proxy War' In Syria - Daily Caller
09/08/16 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Aljazeera.com Foreign Policy Expert: ' Russia Has Won The Proxy War' In Syria Daily Caller It's not secret that Russia and the U.S. have been in a concerted proxy war in Syria for the...
» Russia, not Hezbollah, sent drone into Israel -- report - The Times of Israel
09/08/16 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Times of Israel Russia , not Hezbollah, sent drone into Israel -- report The Times of Israel In November, then-defense minister Moshe Ya'alon said a Russian plane had breached Isr...
» Turkey moves toward Russia as coup strains ties with West - The Japan Times
09/08/16 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Japan Times Turkey moves toward Russia as coup strains ties with West The Japan Times ISTANBUL/MOSCOW – As Turkey's relations with Europe and the United States are strained by the...
» Russia Admits It Mistakenly Flew Drone Over Golan Heights Into Israel - Haaretz
09/08/16 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Haaretz Russia Admits It Mistakenly Flew Drone Over Golan Heights Into Israel Haaretz According to senior Jerusalem official, Russians said infiltration of Israeli airspace three week...
» Obama in tough spot with Russia - The Hill
09/08/16 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Hill Obama in tough spot with Russia The Hill Pressure is growing on the White House to respond to Russia's apparent hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), placing Presi...
» Russia poses 'existential threat' to US national security, Air Force secretary says - RT
09/08/16 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Russia poses 'existential threat' to US national security, Air Force secretary says RT “I think the number one threat is Russia . [ Russia ] is one of the handful of [countries] th...
» New spyware detected targeting firms in Russia, China: Symantec - Reuters
09/08/16 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters New spyware detected targeting firms in Russia , China: Symantec Reuters The newly discovered group's targets include four organizations and individuals located in Russia , an...
» Russia moves tanks to European border amid reports of deadly Crimea shooting - Express.co.uk
09/08/16 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Express.co.uk Russia moves tanks to European border amid reports of deadly Crimea shooting Express.co.uk It has been reported that Russian tanks have been spotted moving into occupied...
» The New Russia by the Old Russia - Huffington Post
09/08/16 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Huffington Post The New Russia by the Old Russia Huffington Post Following his 1996 book Memoires, Mikhail Gorbachev's new book The New Russia is the most recent account of his politi...
» Suicide Bomber Targets Crowded Afghan Market
09/08/16 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Police in Afghanistan say a suicide attack in a crowded market in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif has killed at least one person and wounded more than a dozen.
» Rebel Offensive in Syria Challenges Government Siege of Aleppo
09/08/16 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. A coalition including the jihadist group formerly known as the Nusra Front seized military facilities and tentatively opened a road into rebel-held districts.
» Once Foes Over Syria, Erdogan and Putin Look to Patch Things Up
09/08/16 09:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will visit his Russian counterpart, Vladimir V. Putin, on Tuesday to show mutual admiration and to discuss Syria and trade.
» Activists: Russian Military Hardware Sighted Along Northern Crimea Border
09/08/16 09:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Crimean Tatar activists have reported armed checkpoints being erected at scattered sites around the Russian-occupied peninsula, and unusually large concentrations of Russ...
» Erdogan Goes To Russia: Turkish Leader Seeks To Mend Fences With Kremlin
09/08/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. After months of frosty relations between Moscow and Ankara following the downing of a Russian jet in November, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to St. Peter...
» Russian Central Bank Forecasts Meager Growth For 2016
09/08/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's central bank has forecast meager growth for 2016, as the country's economy continues to be hobbled by low oil prices and Western sanctions.
» Presidents Of Azerbaijan, Iran, And Russia Meet In Baku
09/08/16 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's eager to discuss new energy and transportation projects in the Caspian Sea region with his counterparts from Azerbaijan and Iran.
» Tensions High Amid Russian Military Buildup In Crimea
09/08/16 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Tensions are reportedly high among residents of northern Crimea as long convoys of heavy Russian weaponry continue to be sighted not far from the occupied peninsula's bor...
» Fifty Republican National Security Officials Reject Trump
09/08/16 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Fifty top Republican national security officials have declared that their party’s candidate, Donald Trump, “lacks the character, values, and experience” to be president, ...
» Издана обзорная брошюра по итогам V Московской конференции по международной безопасности
09/08/16 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. Она выпущена на русском и английском языках и будет направлена участникам форума, в аппараты военных атташе, различные организации, занимающиеся вопросами безопасности.
» One Ukrainian Soldier Killed, Five Wounded After Intense Artillery Barrage Near Mariupol
09/08/16 08:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Ukraine Day 904: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty...
» UN Gaza worker abetted Hamas military wing
09/08/16 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 9, 2016, 3:49 PM (IDT) Wahid Abdullah Borsh, 38, from Jabalya, in the Gaza Strip was charged before the Beersheba district court Tuesday with misusing his position as an engineer at the U...
» UN urges Aleppo ceasefire to repair water system, stem outbreaks - Reuters
09/08/16 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters UN urges Aleppo ceasefire to repair water system, stem outbreaks Reuters GENEVA The United Nations called on Tuesday for an urgent ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Alepp...
» Philippine leader links 150 judges, politicians to drugs
09/08/16 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte The Philippine president has publicly linked more than 150 judges, mayors, lawmakers, police lawma...
» Putin's return to power ended Clinton's 'Moscow Spring'
09/08/16 08:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton basked in a diplomatic "Moscow Spring," seizing on Vladimir Putin's break from the presidency to help sea...
» Customs officers find meth in hollowed-out religious candle
09/08/16 08:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found crystal methamphetamine concealed in a hollowed-out religious candle inspected at a Southern ...
» Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua selects wife Rosario Murillo as running mate in power-couple first
09/08/16 08:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Not even Bill and Hillary dared to go as far as Daniel and Rosario. In what is believed to be a first in modern electoral politics, Nicaragua's leftist president,...
» France sells 30 Caracal military helicopters to Kuwait
09/08/16 08:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. PARIS (AP) - France has agreed to sell 30 Caracal military helicopters to Kuwait as part of the countries' strategic partnership. France defense ministry said in ...
» Obama: I’m Being ‘Forced Out’ of the White House
09/08/16 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. President Obama quipped he was being “forced out” of the White House during an interview that aired Sunday on the Golf Channel after it was suggested that he would soon be “quitting...
» 'Dangerous' Trump: 50 key Republicans sign letter warning against candidate
09/08/16 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from US national security | The Guardian. National security and foreign policy officials from GOP administrations dating back decades say candidate would be history’s ‘most reckless’ US president Many longtime ...
» A Nuclear Legacy Within Reach
09/08/16 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. President Obama still can and should take steps to advance his vision of a safer world.
» Afghans Who Translated for the U.S. Military Are Stuck in Limbo on Visas
09/08/16 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. Thousands of Afghans who helped Americans are now threatened by the Taliban and hope to immigrate, but a visa program for them is in jeopardy.
» Did NSA Try to Destroy Hillary Clinton?
09/08/16 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The XX Committee. The mega-hack of the Democratic National Committee’s emails, as exposed by Wikileaks last month, is one of the most politically consequential cyber-thefts of all time. Its revelations of ...
» The Early Edition: August 9, 2016
09/08/16 08:43 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 The Syrian gover...
» US weak again on Russia-Syria issue - Bowling Green Daily News
09/08/16 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. US weak again on Russia-Syria issue Bowling Green Daily News This cave-in to Putin would be so sweeping that some senior Obama administration officials have not conceale...
» Trump, in series of scathing personal attacks, questions Clinton's mental health - Washington Post
09/08/16 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post Trump, in series of scathing personal attacks, questions Clinton's mental health Washington Post Clinton was blasted by reporters for recently mischaracterizin...
» New information points to previously unknown ISIS intelligence agency
09/08/16 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. The Islamic State has set up a secretive intelligence agency whose task is to set up sleeper cells abroad and has already sent “hundreds of operatives” to Europe and Asia, according to infor...
» US discloses more conditions for lethal drone strikes
09/08/16 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The White House has released a version of President Barack Obama's 3-year-old guidance on the use of lethal force against terrorists overseas.
» 50 Top GOP Security Experts: 'None of Us Will Vote for Donald Trump'
09/08/16 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Fifty former Republican national security advisers, intelligence chiefs and trade representatives have signed a letter saying, "None of us will vote for Donald Trump."
» Washington Grills Manila's Envoy About Alleged Insulting of US Ambassador
09/08/16 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. The United States summoned the envoy of its close Asian ally, the Philippines, on Monday to clarify insulting and "inappropriate comments" made by President Rodrigo Duterte about U.S. A...
» A ‘Short-Circuit’ on F.B.I. Inquiry? Hillary Clinton Seeks to Explain
09/08/16 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. Before a convention of minority journalists, the Democratic nominee said she “may have short-circuited” when asked about her private email use in two recent interviews.
» A look inside Obama's drone 'playbook' - Politico
09/08/16 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Politico A look inside Obama's drone 'playbook' Politico The document, released late Friday in response to a FOIA request from the ACLU , shows that President Barack Obama mu...
» Inside The Government Centers Where The FBI Shares Intel With Police - Vocativ - Vocativ
09/08/16 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Vocativ Inside The Government Centers Where The FBI Shares Intel With Police - Vocativ Vocativ Mondays usually see between 15 to 20 people from agencies like the West Virgini...
» Here's how the FBI justified spying on Black Lives Matter - Fusion
09/08/16 08:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fusion Here's how the FBI justified spying on Black Lives Matter Fusion When the FBI sent secret spy planes to capture surveillance footage of the Baltimore protests of Freddie Gray's de...
» Missile Defense Gap
09/08/16 08:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Thomas Karako, Director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses with Defense News Land Warfare Reporter Jen Judson CSIS's new rep...
» Russia's Military Defense Strategy
09/08/16 08:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Ruslan Pukhov, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies discusses Russia's goal to regain global super power status.             
» Russia's Defense Modernization
09/08/16 08:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Ruslan Pukhov, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies discusses Russia's military modernization.             
» Defense News TV: Russia's Military Strategy; Missile Defense Gap
09/08/16 08:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Defense News TV: Russia's Military Strategy; Missile Defense Gap             
» Missile Defense Agency Sees Its Research Focus Drop
09/08/16 08:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The Missile Defense Agency’s original mission was to conduct long-term research and development to outpace evolving missile threats, but the agency’s research and development account i...
» Israeli Defense Ministry (Sort Of) Apologizes to Obama
09/08/16 08:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. In its latest statement of clarification, MoD cited “the incorrect portrayal in the media” of its earlier statement from last Friday.             
» Israel’s let-down: Putin-Erdogan hook-up with Iran
09/08/16 08:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 9, 2016, 12:43 PM (IDT) The talks between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Reccep Erdogen in St. Petersburg scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 9, are causing trepidation among Israel’s policy...
» Ex-CIA chief endorses Clinton, labels Trump 'threat to national security' - CNN
09/08/16 08:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CNN Ex- CIA chief endorses Clinton, labels Trump 'threat to national security' CNN (CNN) Michael Morell, former acting director of the CIA , endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in a N...
» Former Acting CIA Chief: Trump Has Been Unwittingly 'Played' by Putin - ABC News
09/08/16 08:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. ABC News Former Acting CIA Chief: Trump Has Been Unwittingly 'Played' by Putin ABC News Speaking to Knotty Tie employees, Hillary Clinton remarks on Trump ties being manufactured in Chin...
» Former CIA Officer Evan McMullin Launches Independent Presidential Bid - ABC News
09/08/16 08:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. New York Post Former CIA Officer Evan McMullin Launches Independent Presidential Bid ABC News Evan McMullin, a former CIA counterterrorism officer, will run for president as a third-part...
» Former CIA deputy director: I want to scare Bashar al-Assad - CBS ... - CBS News
09/08/16 08:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CBS News Former CIA deputy director: I want to scare Bashar al-Assad - CBS ... CBS News Michael Morell, former deputy director of the CIA, CIA , suggested on Monday that the United State...
» Former CIA Officer Evan McMullin to Run as Independent - Bloomberg
09/08/16 08:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Bloomberg Former CIA Officer Evan McMullin to Run as Independent Bloomberg On “With All Due Respect,” Ian Tuttle, a fellow at the National Review Institute, discusses the candidacy of Ev...
» Milosevic 'Exonerated'? War-Crime Deniers Feed Receptive Audience
09/08/16 08:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. There are many reasons why Serbia has yet to shed the dangerous delusions that led to the catastrophic wars of the 1990s, including the sense of victimhood that is behind...
» Turkey's Erdogan says new chapter emerging in relations with Russia
09/08/16 08:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey was entering a "very different period" in relations with Russia, and that solidarity betw...
» Saudi coalition resumes airstrikes on Yemen's capital as peace talks collapse
09/08/16 08:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. None
» India Tackles Drug Smugglers Trafficking a New Product: Jihadists
09/08/16 08:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Indian antinarcotics and intelligence officials say overlapping groups of drug smugglers, criminals and Islamist fighters in Pakistan are ferrying Islamist extremists and weapons acros...
» 'Helpless' Chinese tourist ends up in German refugee camp after losing wallet
09/08/16 08:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. "He set the wheels of a machine in motion that he could not initially escape from."
» US destroyer visit latest twist in China-US military ties
09/08/16 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The visit of the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Benfold to the northern Chinese port of Qingdao this week is the latest development in a long-term effort to build trust between the countries...
» Another Boxer Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault at Rio Olympics
09/08/16 08:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. An Olympic boxer has been arrested in Rio on sexual assault charges, Brazillian police said Monday. Jonas Junius of Namibia was arrested Sunday after the boxer “attempted to grab and ki...
» Turkey’s Erdogan Keen to Mend Russian Ties in Talks With Putin
09/08/16 08:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in St. Petersburg to mend a relationship that has suffered from several rifts in the last year, BB...
» Erdogan, Putin Work to Patch Ties as Economies Flag - Wall Street Journal
09/08/16 08:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Wall Street Journal Erdogan, Putin Work to Patch Ties as Economies Flag Wall Street Journal MOSCOW—In his first trip abroad since a failed coup last month, Turkish President Recep Tayy...
» The Body of Philippine Dictator Marcos Will Be Moved to a Hero's Cemetery - TIME
09/08/16 08:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. TIME The Body of Philippine Dictator Marcos Will Be Moved to a Hero's Cemetery TIME The embalmed body of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is to be buried in Manila's Heroes'...
» 50 GOP Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation's Security 'at Risk' - New York Times
09/08/16 08:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times 50 GOP Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation's Security 'at Risk' New York Times Donald J. Trump addressing a crowd in Windham, N.H., on Saturday. Credit Ilana Pa...
» Amid NATO Tensions, Russia And Serbia To Host Joint Military Training - International Business Times
09/08/16 08:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. International Business Times Amid NATO Tensions, Russia And Serbia To Host Joint Military Training International Business Times RTR4E6BU A Russian paratrooper descends to the ground du...
» Poll: Young Americans Fear Domestic, Foreign-Inspired Extremists
09/08/16 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. No matter their race or ethnicity, most young Americans worry about violence The potential for violence by people inspired by foreign extremists. But young people of color, especially Afr...
» Erdogan Praises Russian Cooperation During Putin Talks
09/08/16 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says cooperation with Russia will help solve issues in the region.
» EU Adds Two Russian Citizens To Terrorism-Linked Sanctions List
09/08/16 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The European Union (EU) has added two Russian citizens to its sanctions list of people with links to the Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) terrorist organizations.
» 5 Things to Know About Japan’s Emperor and Imperial Family
09/08/16 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The oldest continuous monarchy in the world, extending back to 600 B.C., has had an unbroken hereditary line of 125 emperors.
» Contributing Op-Ed Writer: America’s Dangerous ‘Putin Panic’
09/08/16 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A delegate’s sign at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last month.
» Britain's secretive and lethal force in Syria
09/08/16 07:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. BBC News has obtained exclusive photographic evidence, showing for the first time British special forces operating inside Syria.
» To Russia with love?
09/08/16 07:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chooses Russia for his first trip abroad since the failed coup, as the West watches nervously.
» Russia and Turkey's tricky relationship
09/08/16 07:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to hold talks in St Petersburg with President Vladimir Putin and says he wants to "reset" ties with Russia.
» Islamic State hits U.S.-backed Syrian rebel base near Iraq border
09/08/16 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State suicide bombers on Sunday attacked a military base for U.S.-backed fighters near the Syrian-Iraqi border, leaving several dead before blowing themselve...
» UAE warns that criminals may radicalize youths via video games
09/08/16 07:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have warned the public that "criminal groups propagating radical ideologies" could spread violent ideas and rebellious behavio...
» Saudi Arabia confirms cooperating with Germany to investigate attacks
09/08/16 07:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia made a rare comment on the nature of its security operations, confirming it was working with German investigators to track Islamist militants behind bom...
» Syrian government delivers supplies to Aleppo via alternative route: monitors
09/08/16 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces delivered food and fuel to neighborhoods they control in the divided city of Aleppo on Monday, using an alternative road after rebels cut of...
» U.S. air strikes show limits on Libya intervention
09/08/16 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TUNIS (Reuters) - While U.S. jets and drones are pounding Islamic State in the Libyan city of Sirte, Western powers are unlikely to expand their military involvement rapidly, anxious t...
» European intelligence database seen aiding fight against suspected militants
09/08/16 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN/AMSTERDAM(Reuters) - A European counter-terrorism intelligence database designed to generate greater intelligence sharing among allies to avert deadly Islamist attacks has gone ...
» Clinton's 'Moscow Spring' ended as Putin returned to power
09/08/16 07:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 7:21 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton basked in a diplomatic "Moscow Spring," seizing on Vladimir Putin's break from the preside...
» Delta grounds flights due to systems problems
09/08/16 07:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 7:21 a.m. EDT. LONDON (AP) -- Delta Airlines has grounded flights scheduled to leave Monday after experiencing unspecified systems issues....
» Trump critics urge RNC to replace Trump in special meeting
09/08/16 07:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 7:21 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Desperate conservatives have circulated a petition calling for the Republican National Committee to host a special meeting where Donald Trump could be repla...
» Putin would eat Trump’s lunch
07/08/16 20:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story .
» Vladimir Putin: Turkey's Recep Erdogan turns back on US and EU and reaches out to Russia | World | News
07/08/16 20:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . AFP/GETTY Turkey's Recep Erdogan is cosying up to Vladimir Putin The Islamist leader called the Russian despot his “friend” and called for increased cooperation between Ankara and Moscow as part o...
» The American Psychiatric Association issues a warning: No psychoanalyzing Donald Trump
07/08/16 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story .
» The Turkish Coup Attempt, Russia, and the West
07/08/16 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from EurasiaNet.org - Turkey. A EurasiaNet Partner Post from:  RFE/RL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to St. Petersburg on August 9 to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They will f...
» As Turkey's coup strains ties with West, detente with Russia gathers pace
07/08/16 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . ISTANBUL/MOSCOW As Turkey's relations with Europe and the United States are strained by the fallout from its failed coup, President Tayyip Erdogan travels to Russia on Tuesday to meet Vladimir Putin in a trip...
» Obama in tough spot with Russia
07/08/16 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Hill: Cybersecurity. Pressure is growing on the White House to respond to Russia’s apparent hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), placing President Obama in a delicate political positi...
» Orlando Gunman Was Shot at Least 8 Times, Autopsy Finds
07/08/16 06:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The authorities in Florida said Friday that Omar Mateen, whose June 12 rampage at an Orlando nightclub left 49 other people dead, was shot at least eight times by police officers who responded to the deadly m...
» US reportedly elevates the role of Cyber Command - Engadget
06/08/16 19:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Engadget US reportedly elevates the role of Cyber Command Engadget Military leaders are reportedly annoyed at the sluggish pace of Cyber Command's campaign against ISIS, and ha...
» Bomb Wounds Russian-Backed Leader of Ukraine Separatist Region
06/08/16 19:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. A blast tore apart a car carrying Igor V. Plotnitsky, the president of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic.
» Moscow Appears Likely to Exploit Its Involvement in US Politics Long After November
06/08/16 19:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 5 – Most Western commentators have focused on the ways in which Vladimir Puti...
» Ethnic Mix Changing Dramatically among North Caucasians
06/08/16 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 6 -- When analysts talk about changes in the ethnic mix in the North Caucasus...
» Russian Middle Class Now Consists of Siloviki and Bureaucrats Instead of Teachers and Doctors
06/08/16 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 6 – Not only is the gap between rich and power in Russia again beginning to g...
» Former CIA Chief: Trump an unwitting agent of Russia - Jerusalem Post Israel News
06/08/16 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Jerusalem Post Israel News Former CIA Chief: Trump an unwitting agent of Russia Jerusalem Post Israel News Trump referred to Putin as a "great leader" on the campaign trail,...
» Russia offers NATO an olive branch, but is reconciliation in NATO interests? - RT
06/08/16 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Russia offers NATO an olive branch, but is reconciliation in NATO interests? RT If you were a pessimist, you might write off Russia's move as all talk and no action — but it's actu...
» For Putin, Disinformation Is Power
06/08/16 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. When Americans gloated about winning the Cold War, they opened a door for Russians’ resentment — and Putin’s tactics.
» From a Dacha Wall, a Clue to Raoul Wallenberg’s Cold War Fate
06/08/16 19:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. The original K.G.B. chief’s diaries, long hidden, state outright for the first time that Mr. Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat and war hero, was executed in a Moscow prison.
» The “Bromance” between Trump and Putin, a Cyber Showdown, and How the American Media is Electing Putin President of the United States
06/08/16 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. In this week’s Western media highlights, David Remnick dissects the mutual affection between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, arguing the latter is essentially using the ...
» Washington Ticked Off by Russian Mission to Build 'New World Order of Equals' - Sputnik International
06/08/16 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sputnik International Washington Ticked Off by Russian Mission to Build 'New World Order of Equals' Sputnik International Last week, US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper...
» American Authorities Fear Terror Networks Already in US
06/08/16 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. After years of undercover work, the U.S. is starting to pull back the veil on what appear to be loose-knit, perhaps deeply rooted networks of would-be terrorists who support each other ev...
» Turkey arrests dozens of special forces in post-coup purge
06/08/16 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Nearly 90 staff members were detained as part of a crackdown after July’ s coup attempt.
» Separatist Leader in Eastern Ukraine Survives Assassination Attempt
06/08/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Russian-backed leader of a separatist region in eastern Ukraine was seriously wounded Saturday in an apparent assassination attempt, Russian and Ukrainian media reported. The pro-Russ...
» President Obama, Family in Martha's Vineyard for 2-week Vacation
06/08/16 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama's seventh summer vacation at Martha's Vineyard has begun with hopes of getting in some relaxing time with the first family before the busy fall leading up to Novemb...
» Syria rebels 'break government siege' of Aleppo
06/08/16 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Rebel groups in Syria say they have broken a government siege of the crucial northern city of Aleppo but the army says it has pushed them back.
» Ukraine crisis: Blast injures Luhansk rebel leader Plotnitsky
06/08/16 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The leader of a self-proclaimed separatist republic in eastern Ukraine, Igor Plotnitsky, has been injured in a bomb attack on his car, rebel officials confirm.
» Why did US launch airstrikes in Libya?
06/08/16 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The US launched airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Libya this week. How did Libya get to this point?
» Police attacker dies from his wounds after being shot: Belgian authorities
06/08/16 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) —Belgian police say a man who shouted "Allahu Akbar" while he attacked two female officers with a machete has died after being shot ...
» Republicans Among Foreign Policy Leaders to Condemn Trump’s ‘Disgraceful’ Policies
06/08/16 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Several Republicans joined former ambassadors, senior administration officials, and military officers to condemn Donald Trump on Thursday for his “disgraceful” comments regarding th...
» Report: Russia Working to Pick Off U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebels
06/08/16 19:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Russian government is working to pick off Syrian rebels armed and trained by the U.S. to fight against the Islamic State who have often been dissatisfied with Washington’s assis...
» A Failure of Intelligence
06/08/16 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Angel by Uri Bar-Joseph is a book that should be required reading—as a terrible warning—for everyone involved in intelligence. It is the tale of how an intelligence agency, desp...
» Clinton set to seize national security issue from GOP as endorsements roll in
06/08/16 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from US national security | The Guardian. Clinton campaign indicates effort not just to blunt Donald Trump on national security, who is fending off dissent from experts, but to own the issue outright Hillary Cl...
» Rosa Brooks Examines War’s Expanding Boundaries
06/08/16 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. The police have become more like soldiers, Rosa Brooks says, and soldiers more like the police.
» Why Was A Russian Officer and 6 Pakistani Officers 65 Miles Inside of Afghanistan?
06/08/16 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. LIST OF HOSTAGES Col Safdar (R) Lt Col Shafique (R) Maj Safdar (R) Russian navigator, Sergei Sevastianov Lt Col (R) Nasir Havaldar Kasur — Pakistan Defence (@defencepk) Pakistani heli...
» Yes, America Spies Really Think Trump is Putin’s Guy
06/08/16 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The XX Committee. The nominee’s Kremlin ties have become a scandal—and the GOP has nobody to blame but itself for this mess In today’s New York Times , former Central Intelligence Agency director Mike More...
» ELECTRONIC WEAPONS: Mutually Unexpected Interference
06/08/16 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None
» The Early Edition: August 5, 2016
06/08/16 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Zoë Chapman IRAQ and SYRIA The Islamic State may have captured up to 3,000 civilians fleeing Iraqi villages yesterday, subsequently executing 12 of them, the UNHCR – the UN’s refugee agency ...
» No wonder intelligence community is scared - Daily Democrat
06/08/16 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. No wonder intelligence community is scared Daily Democrat Donald Trump's disregard for facts and inability to let go of what most public officials consider everyday crit...
» EDITORIAL: Vladimir Putin and Syria - Harrison Daily (subscription)
06/08/16 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. EDITORIAL: Vladimir Putin and Syria Harrison Daily (subscription) This cave-in to Mr. Putin would be so sweeping that some senior Obama administration officials have not...
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

"The escalation of FBI tactics to actively encouraging violent actors in these investigations would be a dangerous step." - FBI Agent Goaded Garland Shooter to “Tear Up Texas,” Raising New Alarms About Bureau’s Methods

FBI Director James Comey has said there are active investigations of suspected ISIS sympathizers ongoing “in all 50 states.” But little is known about the nature of the individuals held under suspicion or what methods the FBI is using to investigate them.
The New York Times reported in June that since February 2015, two thirds of terrorism prosecutions related to Islamic State have involved undercover operatives.
And in recent years a number of plots have materialized involving seemingly unstable individuals interacting with government informants. This January, a 25-year-old man with a history of psychiatric problems was arrested after attempting to attack an upstate New York bar with a machete — with the assistance of a government informant who helped provide him with the machete. And in October 2014, a former army recruit was introduced to FBI informants after being released from of a mental institution. Months later, he was arrested for plotting to attack a military facility — with a fake bomb provided by the informants.
Although more than 100 alleged Islamic State plots have been documented in the United States since 2014, it’s unclear how many would have materialized without the involvement of informants or undercover agents. Such cases nevertheless help inflate the public fear of terrorism and feed the misconception that terrorist sleeper cells are ubiquitous in the United States.
The escalation of FBI tactics to actively encouraging violent actors in these investigations would be a dangerous step.
Many of the targets of prior terrorism investigations did not demonstrate any ability to prepare for an actual attack without the FBI providing their equipment. But the Garland shooters did.
And had they been more competent in their assault, the result could have been one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in recent U.S. history – an attack that was encouraged by the FBI.

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FBI Agent Goaded Garland Shooter to “Tear Up Texas,” Raising New Alarms About Bureau’s Methods
Tuesday August 9th, 2016 at 12:25 PM

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The revelation that an undercover FBI agent encouraged a would-be terrorist to “Tear up Texas” shortly before he opened fire on a “Draw Muhammad” cartoon contest in Garland, Texas, last year raises new concerns about FBI counterterrorism efforts that were already under fire for manufacturing terrorism cases rather than halting them.
According to an affidavit filed in a related case last week, Elton Simpson — one of two men who donned body armor and fired assault weapons before being shot dead by a Garland police officer — had been corresponding with an undercover FBI agent. And in a text message roughly a week before the attack, as they discussed the cartoon contest, the agent had exhorted Simpson to “Tear up Texas.”
The FBI, in the affidavit, explained the comment as “an effort to continue their dialogue” with the suspect.
But testing the willingness of suspects to take certain steps in a conspiracy is one thing; actively encouraging them to commit a violent, criminal act is another.
“The FBI uses informants and undercover agents to pressure suspected ISIS sympathizers into committing acts of violence, so that they can then be prosecuted. The Garland shooter case is the most striking illustration yet of the dangers of this approach,” says Arun Kundnani, a lecturer on terrorism studies at New York University. “Essentially, it suggests the government may be manufacturing the very threat it is supposed to be countering.”
Kundnani called for “an independent congressional investigation of the FBI’s tactics.”
The extensive role played by the undercover agent was first reported by the Daily Beast.
Though sting operations are generally seen as an appropriate tool for infiltrating criminal organizations or conspiracies, their use is more problematic in contemporary terrorism cases involving isolated individuals. In those cases, the concern is that the informant or undercover agent could plant the idea to actually conduct an attack in the mind of a suggestible or unstable person.
“These cases always have a lot of gray area and there has always been a question of how far the FBI should go when they get involved in these sting operations,” said Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School. “But if you’re going to target potentially unstable, vulnerable individuals in undercover sting operations, you have to examine the potential consequences of having these types of discussions with them.”
The utility of sting operations has changed in the era of Islamic State, Greenberg said. Terrorist groups in the past, including al Qaeda, tended to have more coherent plots and mature conspirators. “There are several factors which make it harder to control a situation with informants in ISIS cases, including the instability, vulnerability, and, frequently, the young age of most ISIS recruits,” Greenberg said. “Not only is there often a lack of a specific plot in mind, there tends to be a real sense of suicidal thinking and self-hatred in their motivations that can make it more difficult to control a situation.”
“We just don’t know what happened in this case, but it’s a real warning sign that the foreseeable consequences of acts are now unknown,” she adds. In none of the previous cases is the FBI known to have actively encouraged violence, nor dealt with anyone equipped and prepared to carry out an imminent, violent act. Here they seemingly did both.
FBI Director James Comey has said there are active investigations of suspected ISIS sympathizers ongoing “in all 50 states.” But little is known about the nature of the individuals held under suspicion or what methods the FBI is using to investigate them.
The New York Times reported in June that since February 2015, two thirds of terrorism prosecutions related to Islamic State have involved undercover operatives.
And in recent years a number of plots have materialized involving seemingly unstable individuals interacting with government informants. This January, a 25-year-old man with a history of psychiatric problems was arrested after attempting to attack an upstate New York bar with a machete — with the assistance of a government informant who helped provide him with the machete. And in October 2014, a former army recruit was introduced to FBI informants after being released from of a mental institution. Months later, he was arrested for plotting to attack a military facility — with a fake bomb provided by the informants.
Although more than 100 alleged Islamic State plots have been documented in the United States since 2014, it’s unclear how many would have materialized without the involvement of informants or undercover agents. Such cases nevertheless help inflate the public fear of terrorism and feed the misconception that terrorist sleeper cells are ubiquitous in the United States.
The escalation of FBI tactics to actively encouraging violent actors in these investigations would be a dangerous step.
Many of the targets of prior terrorism investigations did not demonstrate any ability to prepare for an actual attack without the FBI providing their equipment. But the Garland shooters did.
And had they been more competent in their assault, the result could have been one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in recent U.S. history – an attack that was encouraged by the FBI.
Top photo: FBI crime scene investigators document the area around two deceased gunmen and their vehicle outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, in May 2014.
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