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Balance, Trump and Lies - The New York Times
U.S. suspending all contact with Russia as White House declares there is ‘nothing more to talk about’
Lobbyist advised Trump campaign while promoting Russian pipeline - POLITICO
Global security frayed under Obama | Albuquerque Journal
FBI agents are ready to revolt over the cozy Clinton probe | New York Post
How the FBI wound up destroying evidence | New York Post
Jim Comey | New York Post
Politicization of the FBI Threatens American Democracy | The XX Committee
undue powers of former fbi agents - Google Search
Sky Views: Political opposition in Russia is near enough dead
In the USA detained the Russians on suspicion of smuggling technologies | Latest news
3 Charged With Unlawfully Shipping Military Tech to Russia - ABC News
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Russian Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obama orders review of diversity...
Obama orders diversity measures for national security agencies
Governments Researched Fentanyls as Weapons for Decades - ABC News
Clinton preps final-stage blitz against Trump - POLITICO
Fake IRS Collection Job Lands India ‘Scam Center’ Workers in Jail - Google Search
Fake IRS Collection Job Lands India ‘Scam Center’ Workers in Jail - WSJ
Russian Military Considers Return to...
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Brooklyn Man And Two Others Allegedly...
Posts - 10.7.16 The U.S. and Global Security Review: Harold Thomas Martin III, federal contractor, arrested, charged with stealing classified material - Washington Times | FBI agents are ready to revolt over the cozy Clinton probe - New York Post The U.S. and Global Security Review: Dozens of Afghan soldiers have gone AWOL in the US in the past two years The U.S. and Global Security Review: » Joint Chiefs of Staff, CIA director, White House Convene: Threat of US-Russia Clash Grows After Washington Cuts Off ... - Center for Research on Globalization 07/10/16 05:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks News Reviews and Opinions: Pentagon Refuses To Bend To Russian Threats, Will Continue Air Strikes In Syria - Daily Caller | Fake IRS Collection Job Lands India ‘Scam Center’ Workers in Jail RUSSIA and THE WEST - РОССИЯ и ЗАПАД: Путин появился одновременно в Нью-Йорке, Дрездене, Армавире и Москве - Вести.Ru

Putin To Meet With Erdogan In Istanbul
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:49 AM

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on October 10.

Next Generation Leaders by TIME Staff
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:48 AM

World – TIME

Ten pioneers are daring to cross boundaries, forge new paths, take their crafts to unexpected places and also improve the world. These are the creators, storytellers and advocates whose work will influence others in generations to come. Their lives reflect the promise of tomorrow.

Kurdish militant group claims motorbike bombing in Istanbul: website
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:48 AM

Reuters: World News

ANKARA (Reuters) - The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group, said on Friday it carried out a bomb attack near a police station in Istanbul on Thursday that injured 10 people.

Pentagon Asked To Explain Reports Of Afghan 'Ghost Soldiers' On Payrolls
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:48 AM

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

A U.S. government watchdog is asking the Pentagon to explain reports about tens of thousands of nonexistent troops on the payrolls of Afghanistan's security forces.

John Kerry Calls for War Crimes Investigation Against Russia and Syria by Bradley Klapper / AP
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:47 AM

World – TIME

(WASHINGTON)— Secretary of State John Kerry
called Friday for Russia and Syria to face a war crimes investigation for their attacks on Syrian

civilians, further illustrating the downward spiral in relations between Washington and Moscow.Kerry said Syrian forces hit a

hospital overnight, killing 20 people and wounding

100, describing what would be the latest strike by Moscow or its ally in Damascus on a civilian target.“Russia and the regime

owe the world
more than an explanation about why they keep hitting
hospitals, and medical facilities,and women and

children,” Kerry told reporters alongside French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who arrived in Washington directly from meeting Russian officials in Moscow.

Kerry said such acts

“beg for an appropriate investigation of war crimes.”

“They are beyond the accidental now, way beyond,” Kerry said in some of his toughest criticism to date. He accused Russia and Syria of undertaking a targeted strategy to “terrorize civilians.”

Ayrault, for his part, spoke of a new French effort for a cease-fire in Syria. But it’s unclear what advantages his plan would have over the U.S.-Russian led process that collapsed last month.

Kerry’s Sept. 9 agreement with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would have created a new counterterrorism alliance in Syria, had fighting stopped for a week and aid deliveries been permitted to reach desperate civilians in rebel-held parts of Aleppo and other besieged areas.

Neither condition was ever met.

The truce then broke completely when Syria and Russia renewed their military offensive in Aleppo. Kerry ended bilateral discussions with Russia on the military partnership earlier this week.

The war has killed as many as a half-million people since 2011, contributed to Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II and allowed the Islamic State group to carve out territory for itself and emerge as a global terror threat.

As Kerry and Ayrault spoke at the State Department, Russia’s lower house of parliament ratified a new treaty with Syria that would allow Russia’s military to remain indefinitely in the Arab country. The vote was unanimous, a show of support for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.

Russia launched its air campaign in Syria a year ago, reversing the tide of war and helping Assad’s forces make significant territorial gains.

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The Latest: Russia ratifies deal on military base in Syriaby Associated Press
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:46 AM

World

Russia’s lower house of parliament has ratified a treaty with Syria that allows the Russian military to stay indefinitely in the Mideast country.

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New phone app tracks forced disappearances in Egyptby Sudarsan Raghavan
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:46 AM

World

I-Protect gives victims a quick way to send an alert when picked up by security forces.

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Syria conflict: US calls for Russia and Syria war crimes probe
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:45 AM

BBC News - World

An investigation into war crimes should be carried out over the actions of Russia and the Syrian government, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.

A military view on climate change: It's eroding our national security and we should prepare for it - SFGate
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:45 AM

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A military view on climate change: It's eroding our national security and we should prepare for it
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They might be surprised to learn that U.S. military leaders and defense planners agree. The armed forces have been studying climate change for years from a perspective that rarely is mentioned in the news: as a national security threat. And they agree ...

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American Military Culture and Civil-Military Relations Todayby Charlie Dunlap
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:44 AM

Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices

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A review of Rosa Brooks' How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales From the Pentagon(Simon and Schuster 2016).

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If you’re like me, you may dread long plane trips, not out of anxiety about flying, but rather out of fear of being stuck next to a loquacious but studiously uninformed traveler. But if your seatmate happens to be Rosa Brooks, you know you’re going to have an interesting and thoughtful ride. If you aren’t sure that’s going to happen anytime soon, however, consider bringing along her new book, How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon. (Full disclosure, my friend Rosa—I’ll refer to her in this review as Rosa, rather than Professor Brooks—very kindly listed me in her book’s acknowledgements.)

Though subtitled “Tales from the Pentagon,” this book is not some sort of mindless "tell-all" by a former government official. Instead it’s a thoughtful analysis of national security in a capacious sense, as seen by a former journalist turned Georgetown law professor turned Pentagon official turned defense thinker.How Everything Became War is one of those rare books in which there is no part not worth reading; moreover, it addresses an astonishing number of issues for a volume of this length. You’ll learn about such diverse security issues as piracy, military detention, our strategic deafness about Africa, stability operations, drones, covert operations, cyber, nonlethal weapons, the militarization of foreign policy, and much more.

The wide range of topics in the How Everything Became War is perhaps less for its own sake than to point to the interconnections between them, and also to show the structure of national security decision-making on a day-to-day basis and the many offices of government and officials—far beyond simply the Department of Defense and a handful of intelligence agencies—involved in making them. These are weighty topics, but the book proceeds in a deceptively easy narrative tone, revealing Rosa’s skill’s as a journalist. It opens, for example, with an account of sitting in an “anonymous Pentagon conference room … listening as briefers from the military’s Special Operations command went over plans for an impending strike against a terrorist operative.”

I say “deceptively easy” narrative, because although How Everything Became War often uses Rosa’s own experiences working in the Pentagon for a little over two years—not, interestingly, as a practicing lawyer, but instead as a senior advisor to Under Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy—its point is not memoir as such. Rather, Rosa uses her experiences, set against her own self-described background as the product of a family of “left-wing antiwar activists” with many prior assumptions about the US military, to probe into the interior functioning of the American national security apparatus and American military culture.

As she says, the two years she spent in the Pentagon were “strange, almost surreal in their intensity” and she was simply too busy while in the job to be able to contemplate or analyze deeper questions about the structure of America’s national security institutions. That’s the point of this book—to undertake the the serious analysis—and it might be thought of as an exercise in "deep" journalism or perhaps anthropology. Especially strong are Rosa’s observations as to how and why contemporary civil-military relations are marred by mistrust and misunderstandings at the senior levels of government, and how this plays out on a day-to-day basis.

Her account of dealing with a civilian counterpart on the National Security Council, for example, who simply called up one day asking—telling—the Pentagon to shift a surveillance drone platform from whatever it was doing for Central Command, to monitor political events in Kyrgyzstan bears reading in full (pp. 307-311). The NSC staffer evidently thought calling for shifting a surveillance drone and its support was something akin to ordering up a Big Mac; moreover, he seemed not to understand that neither he nor Rosa had the authority to order Central Command to do this. Her experience illustrates that there are civilian officials who should (and need to) know better—not only clueless as to how the military works but also having a skewed understanding of what “civil-military relations” really is supposed to mean. And that’s just within the national security community of the executive branch; the gaps in understanding and trust are often even larger when extended to the whole of government.

Although much of How Everything Became War is about these “processes” internal to the US national security community—ways decisions are reached and policies and actions taken—it also has many interesting discussions about substantive policies themselves. The development of autonomous weapons is one, and it is another area where I find myself in violent agreement with the book. Arguing that autonomous weapons might “be more capable of behaving far more humanely than we might assume” (and possibly more humanely than humans in many situations), she demonstrates her readiness to risk her street cred with the human rights community with which she has long been associated, and particularly Human Rights Watch’s “killer robot” campaign calling for an outright ban on these weapons.

This is not to say that everyone will agree with everything she has to say. I disagreed with her on more than a few of the issues. For example, she speaks regretfully (as do many others), of not being able to close Guantanamo. Although I think the President ought to have the authority to do so, I also believe the evidence is scant that its closure would markedly change anyone’s opinion of the U.S., or alter terrorist behavior one scintilla, and may even create a whole new set of issues.

Apart from straight-up disagreement on several issues, in some cases I found myself disappointed with the one-sidedness of her treatment of some topics. Her hostility to drone warfare is one example; it’s not that her arguments don’t have merit, rather it’s the failure to articulate the other side of the argument with the same rigor. In fairness to the book, however, it takes up so many topics that I finally came to realize that it was simply not possible for her to address every aspect (to include all opposing views and interpretations) of every issue. That said, the reader needs to understand that there are other perspectives and interpretations.

How Everything Became War has one theme, indicated by the book’s title, of special importance in both civil-military affairs and regarding American society more broadly. This is her observation (often made but given an especially shrewd discussion in this book) that more and more matters are being given to the military to solve, even though it may not be the best entity to attempt to do so or an entity that even has the capability of doing so. This handover, or desire to hand tasks over, arises in no small part because military is seemingly the only institution of government left standing in the public mind with any serious credibility.

Several other reviews of this book have appeared to take the view that this phenomenon is a product of 9/11 and the public embrace of the US military in the years following. It seems unlikely that it would have happened following 9/11 if that public credibility had not grown in earlier years. And in a 1991 seminal essay in The Atlantic (“Military Efficiency”) James Fallows mused on the many things the military seemed able to accomplish and said: “I’m beginning to think that the only way to get the national government to do anything worthwhile is to invent a security threat and turn the job over to the military.” This important aspect of American civil-military affairs has a long pedigree. Moreover, a journalist, justly lauding Rosa’s book, reminded me of a futuristic article I myself wrote in 1992 that was deeply influenced by Fallow’s essay. In describing what I thought the world would be like twenty years hence (i.e., 2012), I said that the “one institution of government in which the people retained faith was the military. Buoyed by the military’s obvious competence in the First Gulf War, the public increasingly turned to it for solutions to the country’s problems.”

Fast forward from 1992 to 2016 and Rosa says Americans view the military “as the only reasonably well-functioning public institution we have these days [and,] as a result, Americans increasingly treat the military as an all-purpose tool for fixing anything that happens to be broken.” True, but it would be an interesting discussion to address that phenomenon more broadly, as it so clearly predates 9/11.How Everything Became War also makes, however, a number of critiques of the U.S. military establishment. It offers a catalogue of prescriptions to radically change its organization; most of these are proposals familiar to Lawfare readers as they are frequent topics of discussion in Washington think tanks. While agreeing with much she has to say regarding reform, I still would counsel caution, given the current popularity just noted of the military among Americans (polls show the public has overwhelmingly more confidence in it that any other entity in our society), and the fact that virtually all analysts believe it to be the world’s strongest. It’s axiomatic that any change in the existing formula that has produced an institution so popular at home and so respected abroad needs powerful justification to overcome the maxim of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

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Of course, even the best organizations need to evolve, but change can produce unintended, negative consequences. For example, Rosa criticizes the military’s fitness and age requirements as keeping people with high-tech skills out of the military. But in a nation of 310 million people, enlisting a fit, young, and skilled cadre for the relatively small number of people (less than 1% of population) the military requires is hardly an impossibility. The strategic costs—both at home and abroad—of a force perceived as unfit, aged, and potentially out-of-touch could be very great. (Parenthetically, in today’s combat theaters, every soldier can find him or herself in a physically-demanding situation, regardless of job title.)

She also suggests that the military ought to send its “ten brightest young officers off to Silicon Valley for a few years.” Obviously, there could be benefits in learning the ways of the byte barons. But Silicon Valley is not only one of the poshest and wealthiest places on the planet, it’s also imbued with what one writer calls a culture of “self-importance and greed”—the very antipathy of the values the military wants to inculcate into its “brightest young officers.” On a more practical level, how confident are we that a soldier’s family (which so often dictates whether a soldier stays or leaves the military), having enjoyed the privileges and luxuries of Silicon Valley life, will be satisfied with the working-class environs and the torrid summers of, say, a dusty and remote (but inexplicably named) Ft. Bliss, TX?

How Everything Became Warfurther contends that, since relatively few positions in the military involve direct combat, they could be filled—à la World War II—with persons drawn from civilian life, costumed in a uniform, and awarded a rank that ordinarily requires years to earn. One of the examples she uses is that of a lawyer. Though this might smack of special pleading, I would suggest that the legal environment has changed markedly since World War II, and it takes a lot of time to fully understand the intricacies and difficulties of the “business” of this highly unusual and unique “client.” (Indeed, the most sophisticated civilian lawyers these days focus their practices narrowly, and take years to acquire their special expertise; few would say that an outsider could practice competently via occasional forays, even if endowed with a “partner” appellation.)

Even more important are the intangibles that can only be acquired by being part of the armed forces themselves for an extended period. It is easy for civilians to think that military occupations are interchangeable with a seemingly similar job in civilian life. However, the eminent military historianJohn Keegan (who, though without military experience himself, taught for years at the British military academy Sandhurst) relates something worth pondering, based on his “life cast among warriors.” Soldiers, he said,

are not as other men…[that] lesson has taught me to view with extreme suspicion all theories and representations of war that equate it with any other activity in human affairs…Connection does not amount to identity or even to similarity …. War…must be fought by men whose values and skills [differ]….They are those of a world apart, a very ancient world, which exists in parallel with the everyday world but does not belong to it.

One may argue whether lawyers and the many others specialties Rosa believes are readily substitutable with civilians are “warriors,” but the real point is that in order to be truly effective at these putatively “civilian” endeavors within military culture, one must embrace a “life cast among warriors.” It really is that simple. Apart from everything else, it is a mistake for a civilian to think that a military member, especially at the senior levels, will usually—or, maybe, “ever”—trust them as much as a fellow career servicemember. The bond of shared experience is real, and means much in the military context.

One of the great strengths of the book—and the underpinning of its theme—is her cogent tutorial on the evolution of efforts to use law to “tame” war. She includes in that account a discussion of the role of military lawyers (she calls them, affectionately—I think—“Boy Scouts”) since 9/11. What was especially revealing—intriguing—to me was the degree of hostility some Bush-era civilian lawyers evinced towards attorneys in uniform, mainly, it seems, because those military lawyers did not share the then-Administration’s views on certain fundamental law of war and other issues.

How Everything Became War'scentral premise here is that, historically, the human condition has typically been a binary state, that is, at either war or peace. This circumstance, she contends, is fundamentally different today because of the rise of potent non-state belligerents and technology-empowered terrorists. She makes the not-implausible argument that since today we live in a world that is not quite peace and not quite war, current law is inadequate, because it grounded in an unrealistic binary. She contends that today nations seek to implement mechanistically either the peacetime legal regime or the war convention, despite neither paradigm quite applying to contemporary reality. This leads her to advocate some sort of new, hybrid set of laws to address this blurriness.

I suspect that military historians will take issue with her as there are plenty of examples of conflicts that involved irregular fighter, terrorists, and exploitative criminals. There has always been a mixture of threats and enemy capabilities. The history of armed engagements, small or large, involving US military forces over the past, say, 100 years shows, if anything, that small scale engagements and uses of military force or its threat, is a long-running feature of the American experience of “peacetime.” The Cold War was conducted with many hot encounters and conflicts, fought through proxy forces and using tools of covert action and deliberately blurred conditions of attribution, on both sides, in part because both sides wished to avoid a nuclear confrontation.

The “peacetime” of the Cold War is perhaps the norm that the present most resembles; including not just transnational terrorists and non-state armies, but also the re-entry of Russia into the military history of the world—and not in a good way. Perhaps, too, the clean bright lines of the “binary” legal conception should be considered as a temporary construction made possible during the golden years following the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union, in which international great power struggles were muted under the umbrella of US power. If so, then some form of the “hybrid” legal regime that Rosa proposes is not so much as novelty as a reversion to the historical mean of just how messy ordinary “peace” can be.

And in any case, the law of war is itself evolutionary. The International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg concluded that the “law is not static, but by continual adaption follows the needs of a changing world.” True today? Consider how quickly the international community has gone from eschewing attacks against economic targets to virtually carpet bombing Islamic State oil fields. Cyber? We now have the Tallinn Manual—which is a testament to the feasibility of applying existing law to new technology. (And Tallinn 2.0 is on the way.)

How Everything Became War also seems to believe that the law of war paradigm has come at the cost of human rights. Putting aside what occurred in the aftermath of 9/11, the fact is that todaymilitary operations, at least as conducted by the US and its allies, are far more constrained than the law of war would permit. Indeed, if there is a criticism to be leveled (and both Presidential candidates seem to have done so), it’s that the air war against the Islamic State has not been prosecuted to the fullest extent that the law would permit. The real human rights and moral issue today is not too-aggressive military action on the part of the US and its allies, but rather policy-driven inaction.

In addition to the international legal scene, a major portion of the book is spent enumerating what Rosa sees as flaws in the domestic legal scheme that, in her opinion, yields too often to the perceived needs of security. Her criticisms generally (but not always) track those of privacy advocates, human rights organizations, and left-of-center progressives. Her perspective in this area is unapologetically one of an advocate, not a dispassionate elucidator of opposing sides. That understood, is she right that we need real change in both international and domestic law?

A guarded “maybe” is all I can muster. Caution is (again) indicated as international law regulating conflict is already under stress (see here and here). Moreover, almost every initiative for change—largely coming from the human rights community—is aimed at further endowing non-state actors with additional legal rights and privileges (despite their utter contempt for the law), rather than enhancing the ability of states to protect their citizenry, as that citizenry seems to want. We need to be very careful not to reinforce the notion that the law is drifting into seeming impotence and irrelevance—not just from newly empowered non-state actors, but also from rising or re-emerging Great Powers as, for example, Russia conducts an air war in Aleppo that one might be forgiven for mistaking to be a World War II leveling of cities.

Domestic law? Let’s not forget that a very recent poll (before the bombings in New York) found that only 32% of Americans thought that the government’s anti-terrorism policies “have gone too far in restricting the average person’s civil liberties” while a whopping 53% believe “they have not gone far enough to adequately protect the country.” As terrorist incidents persist, any attempt to adjust the domestic legal framework may end with something much at odds with what Rosa and the human rights-centered community would seem to want.

Frankly, it also isn’t clear to me that creating in essence a third legal regime either international or domestically will result in the clarity and simplicity Rosa desires, at least not if it’s supposed to be a genuinely new kind of law and not simply a return, especially in international law, to the ways states have actually understood things and acted and regarded as lawful, under existing paradigms of law. The problem with the binary legal view—including thinking that it creates problems that require solving through a genuinely new legal paradigm—is that the law was never cleanly binary in the first place. And more law doesn’t necessary produce better solutions. “Grey area” cases will continue to arise, and their resolution will always be fact-specific. Is it hard to divine the applicable law and to apply it appropriately in many (most?) circumstances? Of course, but that’s what lawyers do. And let’s keep in mind that in a high-technology era, there are many extraordinarily complicated security tasks, so lawyers shouldn’t feel themselves entitled to exemption from the problems of complexity and blurred lines.

Taken as a whole, it’s pretty clear that Rosa wants to start a much-needed dialogue with How Everything Became Warand not necessarily to definitively resolve each concern raised. Indeed, a central purpose of the book seems to be to alert the reader to the very fact that the issues exist and provide some context to think about them. I could easily envision this book being a platform for a graduate or law school seminar where students were assigned to critique (or confirm) the matters she raises.

How Everything Became War could hardly be richer in raising critically important issues; it’s a must-read conversation-starter par excellence. What makes it especially engaging is her constructive tenor and tone. It isn’t dictatorial or condescending as so many of the books of this genre tend to be. Rather, when you come to the end, it’s almost as if she turns to you—sitting side by side in your airplane seats—and says, “Ok, that’s what I think; what do you think? I’m listening.” And, really, isn’t that what the best airplane seat partners—er, books—do?

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Russia warns US on airstrikes; Pentagon preps for hurricane help; B-2s test-drop fake nukes; Army seeks pocket-sized drones; and just a bit more... by Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:44 AM

Defense One - All Content

Watch Insiders, National Security Official Warns - Courthouse News Service
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

Harold Thomas Martin - Google News

Watch Insiders, National Security Official Warns
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NSA case highlights growing concerns over insider threatsby In Homeland Security Staff
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

In Homeland Security

The arrest of an NSA contractor charged with stealing highly classified material is the latest example of a new dangerous trend: the insider threat.

The Great Russia-China South China Sea Naval Hook Up (and Why It Matters) by Huiyun Feng
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

The National Interest

Huiyun Feng

Security, Asia

More than meets the eye.

In September 2016, Russia and China started their routine naval drill, ‘Joint Sea-2016’, off the coast of China’s Guangdong province. This was the fifth joint naval drill between the two nations since 2012, but the first to take place in the South China Sea. The decision to carry out this exercise in the South China Sea was announced after The Hague ruling in July, which China has strongly rejected.

If Moscow and Beijing have been careful in stating their positions on the South China Sea ruling and the Ukraine crisis, the joint military exercises certainly presented to the rest of the world a posture of support for each other. As the Financial Times put it, the naval drill can be seen as “a sign of increasingly tight links between the world’s second and third largest militaries as they seek to counter US influence in the region.”

Facing a common threat from the United States, Russia and China have strengthened their strategic partnership through military cooperation Since 2009, China has perceived the United States’ ‘pivot’ and later ‘rebalance’ to Asia as a containment strategy against China’s rise. The US involvement in the South China Sea through freedom of navigation operations has further intensified the deterioration of bilateral relations between the two nations.

In Europe, Russia has felt similar pressure from NATO’s continued expansion to the Baltic States as a threat to its traditional sphere of influence in the region. According to the official announcement, the military drills are not targeted at any third parties. But the Chinese spokesman from the Ministry of National Defense pointed out that China and Russia need to strengthen their military capabilities to jointly handle “security threats from the sea.”

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Where are the Terrorist WMD Attacks? by Glynn Cosker
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

In Homeland Security

State Dept: "The nexus of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism poses one of the gravest potential risks to the national security of the United States and its global partners."

America's Neverending Budget Battle: Raising the Debt Limit and Other Budget Mischief by Lame Ducks by Romina Boccia
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:42 AM

The National Interest

Romina Boccia

Economics,

Another sad chapter.

Congress is up to no good.

Lawmakers passed a continuing resolution before the end of the fiscal year that will fund the government only until Dec. 9. This means Congress most likely will enact another spending package in a lame-duck session, with the strong temptation to bust the budget yet again.

With a $600 billion deficit already projected for fiscal year 2017, which began Oct. 1, that’s bad news for taxpayers.

The lame-duck session refers to the period every two years between the November election and Jan. 3, when a new Congress convenes. Lawmakers who know their time in the House or Senate has come to an end may be more prone to making controversial decisions without the discipline of looming elections.

For lawmakers planning mischief, the lame-duck session presents the ideal opportunity to carry out their plot.

On the budget side, watchful taxpayers should keep an eye out for at least two major risks: the spending caps set by the Budget Control Act and the end of the current suspension of the debt limit.

Although Congress still must concern itself with the overall spending level for fiscal year 2017, lawmakers also are keenly aware that their discretionary budget is scheduled to revert in fiscal 2018 to the lower levels set by the Budget Control Act of 2011.

If Congress adopts the Obama-Boehner level of $1.070 trillion in spending,lawmakers will set themselves up to break the budget caps again in fiscal 2018.

For lawmakers planning mischief, the lame-duck session presents the ideal opportunity to carry out their plot.

On the budget side, watchful taxpayers should keep an eye out for at least two major risks: the spending caps set by the Budget Control Act and the end of the current suspension of the debt limit.

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A General’s New Mission: Leading a Charge Against PTSDby By DIONNE SEARCEY
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:42 AM

United States Defense And Military Forces

It took 12 years for Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc to deal with the mental trauma he sustained in eight combat tours. He doesn’t want others to wait.

What If Arming Syrian Proxies Doesn’t Work?by Christopher A. Preble
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:41 AM

The National Interest

Christopher A. Preble

Security, Middle East

Why the Wall Street Journal's Daniel Heninger Is Wrong on Syria

A new poll finds that 55 percent of registered voters want soldiers in Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS while 36 percent are opposed. Support is strongest among Republicans (71 percent vs. 44 percent for Democrats, and 52 percent for Independents) and self-described Tea Party supporters (74 percent vs. 38 percent).

As with most polls, the question asked leads to answers that beget more questions. What exactly would the U.S. military do to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria? What would it do that it is not doing already? How many troops? For how long? Did respondents know that there are several thousand U.S. troops already engaged in the fight? Probably not, since the Pentagon refuses to divulge the number publicly.

Another complication: the poll question focused on U.S. troops fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria, but would respondents have favored working with Russia and the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad to defeat ISIS?

We may never know. The prospect of such a collaborative arrangement seems more remote than ever, following the collapse of an abortive ceasefire last month. The fate of the besieged Syrian town of Aleppo has soured U.S.-Russia relations, and it, not ISIS, is now the main focus for many outside commentators.

For the Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Henninger, Aleppo has become “Obama’s Sarajevo,” a humanitarian catastrophe that occurred on his watch, similar to the assault on the predominantly Muslim city in Bosnia in the early-1990s. Henninger concludes “the least we can do is arm people willing to fight to defend themselves.”

He attributes Obama’s reluctance to provide more assistance to the Syrian rebels to the Iran nuclear deal. That is where the president “spent all [his] political capital” “forestalling a long-term apocalypse in return for near-term disorders in the region.”

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Will Obama's Aimless Drifting Lead to War in Syria?by Robert W. Merry
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:40 AM

The National Interest

Robert W. Merry

Security, Middle East

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office. Flickr/The White House

His foreign-policy actions have gone in all kinds of different directions at different times.

The Washington Post headline on October 4 was stark: “Obama administration considering strikes on Assad, again.” The story under it, written by the peripatetic foreign-policy reporter Josh Rogin, was less stark. After the lede, which said military strikes in Syria soon would be “back on the table,” Rogin announced, “But there’s little prospect President Obama will ultimately approve them.”

This dichotomy reflects a central reality of America’s anguish over the tragic Syrian Civil War—and particularly, now, the heart-rending carnage in Aleppo, under siege from Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his Russian allies. What we have is an increasingly urgent call for action based on a foreign-policy philosophy—humanitarian interventionism—versus a presidential reluctance to get involved based on political fear, bereft of any foreign policy philosophy at all.

Assad is going for a major strategic victory in Aleppo, and he doesn’t care what the ultimate human cost will be. That inevitably intensifies the call for action from governmental officials and opinion leaders who see a national imperative for action whenever prospects emerge to salve the wounds of humanity and to further the cause of democracy. This is understandable; humanitarian interventionism is a powerful impulse.

Thus do we see, as Rogin points out, officials from the White House, State Department, CIA and military Joint Chiefs of Staff engaging in a flurry of meetings aimed at forging military options to present to the president on how he might strike at the Assad regime and turn the tide of battle.

“There’s an increased mood in support of kinetic actions against the regime,” one senior administration official told Rogin. The reporter even added a humorous touch (though perhaps inadvertently) when he quoted another official as revealing that strategists were pondering ways to get around White House objections to striking Assad without a UN Security Council resolution. One possibility, revealed this official, would be to carry out the strikes covertly “and without public acknowledgement” (not counting, presumably, the prior revelation from this official that such an approach was being contemplated).

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Kerry says Russia, Syria should face war crimes probe
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Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday for Russia and Syria to face a war crimes investigation for their attacks on Syrian civilians, further illustrating the downward spiral in relations between Washington and Moscow.

Russian Duma ratifies military treaty with Syria
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:39 AM

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October 7, 2016, 6:15 PM (IDT)

Russian Lower House unanimously ratified the treaty with Syria that enables the Russian military to stay there indefinitely. The measure formalized Russia’s military presence at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria's coastal province of Latakia free of charge and for as long as it requires. The move is seen as a show of support for Bashar Assad.

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A spokesman for an al-Qaida-linked militant faction in Syria has rejected a proposal by a U.N. envoy to withdraw their fighters from eastern Aleppo, where an estimated 275,000 people are trapped in a government siege.

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Kerry calls for war crimes probe against Russia and Syria
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October 7, 2016, 6:16 PM (IDT)

Secretary of State John Kerry Friday said Russia and Syria should face a war crimes investigation for their attacks on Syrian civilians, accusing Syrian forces of striking another Aleppo hospital overnight, killing 20 people and wounding 100. Russia and Syria owed the world "more than an explanation" about why they keep hitting hospitals and women and children, he said, accusing “the pair” of undertaking a "targeted strategy ... to terrorize civilians."

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07/10/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:22 a.m. EDT. SHANGHAI (AP) -- For a few thousand dollars, Chinese companies offer to export a powerful chemical that has been killing unsuspecting drug users and is so lethal that it prese...

» AP EXPLAINS: How Colombia's conflict evolved over decades
07/10/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:22 a.m. EDT. The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos is likely to give a boost to the country's efforts to end a half-century of hostilit...

» 94,184,000 Americans Not Participating in Labor Force
07/10/16 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. There were 94,184,000 Americans not participating in the labor force in September, a decline of 201,000 people from the previous month, according to data released by the Bureau of L...

» APNewsBreak: Barely Half of Illegal Border Crossers Caught
07/10/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for National Security. Barely half of people who entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico last year were caught, according to a report commissioned by the Department of Homeland Security that also shows ...

» Former NSA and CIA Honcho Michael Hayden Dishes in Dallas - Dallas Observer
07/10/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Dallas Observer Former NSA and CIA Honcho Michael Hayden Dishes in Dallas Dallas Observer But added on to that personal responsibility is a responsibility that he's taking on behalf of t...

» Russia considers military bases in Vietnam and Cuba: agencies - Reuters
07/10/16 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Russia considers military bases in Vietnam and Cuba: agencies Reuters Russia lowered its flag at the Lourdes signals intelligence base in Cuba and the deepwater...

» Record High Number of Foreign-Born Workers Employed in U.S.
07/10/16 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The number of foreign-born workers employed in the United States hit a record high in September, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The number of foreign-b...

» Dozens of Afghan soldiers have gone AWOL in the US in the past two years
07/10/16 06:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Forty-five Afghan soldiers have disappeared during training on U.S. military installations in the past two years, Pentagon officials said, exposing a hole in security as many presumably ...

» Russian-US calls to guarantee flight safety over Syria could stop
07/10/16 06:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The Pentagon said Thursday that the United States would protect coalition and U.S. aircraft over Syria, hours after Russia warned it might stop the flight-safety calls used to avoid inci...

» 6 Fort Campbell soldiers charged in theft of restricted Army equipment sold online
07/10/16 06:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Six Fort Campbell soldiers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $1 million worth of sensitive military gear that was sold on the Interne...

» Justice Dept. curtailing election observers inside polling places
07/10/16 06:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. U.S. officials say that a 2013 Supreme Court decision now limits the federal government's role inside polling places on Election Day.

» The US Army Equipment That Ended Up on eBay - The Atlantic
07/10/16 06:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Harold Thomas Martin - Google News. The Atlantic The US Army Equipment That Ended Up on eBay The Atlantic NEWS BRIEF Eight people, including six U.S. soldiers, have been charged with conspiring to steal eq...

» Russia strongly warns US against striking Syrian army
07/10/16 06:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The statement underlined high tensions between Moscow and Washington after the collapse of a U.S.-Russia-brokered Syria truce and the Syrian army's offensive on Aleppo backed by Russian ...

» Nagorno-Karabakh Is Ready for Another War
07/10/16 06:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The National Interest. Micah Spangler Security, Eurasia The breakaway republic won't be caught by surprise again. It takes a lot to surprise someone in the rogue republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. This tiny nat...

» The Weird Logic Behind Russia's Alleged Hacking
07/10/16 06:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The National Interest. Eugene Scherbakov Security, Eurasia The reason is counterintuitive, but perfectly clear. One of the biggest stories of the U.S. election cycle has been the allegedly Russian hack int...

» China firms happy to sell killer opioid "weapon" to anyone in US - CBS News
07/10/16 06:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. CBS News China firms happy to sell killer opioid "weapon" to anyone in US CBS News SHANGHAI -- It's one of the strongest opioids in circulation, so deadly an amount s...

» The Latest: Russia lauds its military experience in Syria
07/10/16 06:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. BEIRUT (AP) - The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 12:45 p.m. The Russian defense minister says the military will rely on its experience in the ...

» Inside Russian 'spy base' in the Balkans
07/10/16 06:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. NIS, Serbia (AP) - In the command room there are large surveillance screens, in the warehouse rescue equipment; an unfinished gray concrete building serves as a t...

» White House says latest alleged NSA leak case is 'unique'
07/10/16 06:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Responding to the latest major leak of sensitive government documents, the White House said Thursday the case of a National Security Agency contractor charged wit...

» Relentless hackers may have manipulated medical records of Olympic athletes, WADA says
07/10/16 06:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Hacked documents recently stolen from a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) database may have been manipulated before being leaked online, the organization said Wedne...

» NSA Contractor Arrested in Possible Theft of Top Secret Materials
07/10/16 06:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The FBI recently arrested a National Security Agency contractor on suspicions that he stole highly classified computer codes used to hack into foreign government networks, senior in...

» DHS: Half of U.S. States Seeking Federal Help to Stop Election Hackers
07/10/16 06:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Half of the states in the country have sought help from the Obama administration in efforts to stop potential election hackers, Politico reports . According to an official from th...

» Top Pentagon Aide Used Govt Credit Card to Charge $1800 at ‘Cica Cica Boom’ Strip Club
07/10/16 06:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A top aide to Defense Secretary Ash Carter used his government-issued charge card to pay for personal expenses at a strip club and engaged in “unbecoming” behavior like drinking too...

» More Than 40 Afghan Troops Missing From Military Training in U.S.
07/10/16 06:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. At least 44 Afghan troops who were in the United States for military training have gone missing over the last year, likely in an attempt to find work and live illegally in the count...

» 30 Former Republican Lawmakers Denounce Donald Trump
07/10/16 06:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Thirty former Republican members of Congress announced their opposition to Donald Trump on Thursday, calling his “disgraceful candidacy indefensible.” “As Republican members of Cong...

» Russia Indicates It Will Shoot Down Coalition Jets That Strike Assad Forces
07/10/16 06:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Russian Defense Ministry indicated Thursday that it would shoot down U.S.-led coalition jets that target Bashar al Assad’s forces with air strikes in Syria. The warning followed...

» NSA contractor arrested for alleged theft of top secret classified information
07/10/16 06:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from US national security | The Guardian. Harold Thomas Martin, who worked at same consulting firm as Edward Snowden, may have stolen codes developed to hack foreign governments The FBI has arrested a National ...

» U.S. national security experts warn of threats to military space ... - SpaceNews
07/10/16 06:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from us national security - Google News. SpaceNews U.S. national security experts warn of threats to military space ... SpaceNews “The threat has outpaced our creation of policy and strategy appropriate to the ...

» US VP debate: Trump a danger to national security, Kaine takes aim at Republican nominee - Daily News & Analysis
07/10/16 06:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from us national security - Google News. Daily News & Analysis US VP debate: Trump a danger to national security , Kaine takes aim at Republican nominee Daily News & Analysis Democrat Tim Kaine tried to make th...

» Obama orders diversity measures for national security agencies - USA TODAY
07/10/16 06:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from us national security - Google News. USA TODAY Obama orders diversity measures for national security agencies USA TODAY But the White House said national security agencies have their own unique challenges. ...

» National Security Agency Contractor Arrest Highlights Challenge of Insider Threat - U.S. News & World Report
07/10/16 06:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from us national security - Google News. U.S. News & World Report National Security Agency Contractor Arrest Highlights Challenge of Insider Threat U.S. News & World Report The arrest of a National Security Age...

» China's cyber and trade war has US firms, national security in crosshairs - The Hill (blog)
07/10/16 06:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from us national security - Google News. The Hill (blog) China's cyber and trade war has US firms, national security in crosshairs The Hill (blog) One assistant attorney for U.S. National Security describes the...

» Politicization of the FBI Threatens American Democracy
07/10/16 06:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The XX Committee. Obama and Hillary have allowed our secret police to become a tool of the Democrats—which should trouble all Americans During the presidency of George W. Bush, Americans heard a lot about ...

» Has the Russian Mole Inside NSA Finally Been Arrested?
07/10/16 06:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The XX Committee. The FBI has a yet another defense contractor in custody on espionage charges—what did he really do? Six weeks ago in this column I explained that the National Security Agency, our nation’...

» 3 charged with unlawfully shipping military tech to Russia
07/10/16 05:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A New York City man and two Russian nationals have been arrested and charged after federal authorities say they were involved in a scheme to unlawfully export advanced military technolog...

» Lobbyist advised Trump campaign while promoting Russian pipeline
07/10/16 05:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A Republican lobbyist was earning hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote one of Vladimir Putin’s top geopolitical priorities at the same time he was helping to shape Donald Trump’s first majo...

» NSA Contractor Arrested for Stealing Classified Info
07/10/16 05:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Hot on the heels of a New York Times story revealing that an NSA contractor was arrested in August for theft of classified info, DOJ has just released some initial...

» Prepare For Electoral Chaos
07/10/16 05:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. It is now clear to effectively everybody except those blindly following Donald Trump that the Russians are actively tampering with the U.S. election. It may have s...

» Joint Chiefs of Staff, CIA director, White House Convene: Threat of US-Russia Clash Grows After Washington Cuts Off ... - Center for Research on Globalization
07/10/16 05:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. RT Joint Chiefs of Staff, CIA director, White House Convene: Threat of US-Russia Clash Grows After Washington Cuts Off ... Center for Research on Globalization According to the official ...

» CIA Poke at DoD Intelligence Was Not “Substantiated” - Secrecy News (blog)
07/10/16 05:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CIA Poke at DoD Intelligence Was Not “Substantiated” Secrecy News (blog) In a dispute that pitted member agencies of the U.S. intelligence community against each other, the Central Intel...

» The CIA Says It Can Predict Social Unrest as Early as 3 to 5 Days Out - Defense One
07/10/16 05:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Defense One The CIA Says It Can Predict Social Unrest as Early as 3 to 5 Days Out Defense One While intelligence analysts have access to CIA 's own classified data stores to sift through...

» The Broken Policy Promises of W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama
07/10/16 05:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - International Security And Defense. "...[I]n American politics, when a well-positioned minority believes strongly in a particular approach and the publ...

» What Russia wants
07/10/16 05:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - International Security And Defense. September 20, 2016 Putin and his government seek respect, stability from next U.S. administration, panel says.

» The Three Ages of NATO: An Evolving Alliance
07/10/16 05:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - International Security And Defense. September 23, 2016 Jens Stoltenberg,NATO Secretary General, discussed the future of the NATO alliance during this s...

» Cryptography and Sovereignty
07/10/16 05:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - International Security And Defense. Encryption's new normal is changing the way in which states assert their sovereignty at home and abroad. Cryptograp...

» Why Are We So Sure Hillary Will Be a Hawk?
07/10/16 05:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - International Security And Defense. "... [I]f she can win over some of the people during her first term, her popularity will soar and re-election would...

» Douglas Alexander Discusses the Future of European Security
07/10/16 05:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - International Security And Defense. September 27, 2016 The Right Honourable Douglas Alexander offered his views on European security in a discussion mo...

» The Culture of Strategic Thought Behind Russia’s Modern Approaches to Warfare
07/10/16 05:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - International Security And Defense. In September of 1991, I met with Russian general officers in Minsk at a military reform seminar. Our discussions to...

» Tim Kaine Criticizes Gary Johnson Over Syria Remarks
07/10/16 05:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. Mr. Kaine took issue with Mr. Johnson’s equating the deaths of civilians by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad with those killed in accidental bombings by U.S.-backe...

» Another Breach Shines a Light on Booz Allen’s Ubiquitous Spy Business
07/10/16 05:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. Booz Allen Hamilton, the firm that employed the contractor accused of stealing secrets from the National Security Agency, earns billions of dollars each year in i...

» Army General Used Government Credit Card at Strip Clubs, Pentagon Says
07/10/16 05:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. A report by the Defense Department inspector general alleges that Maj. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis visited strip clubs overseas and had improper interactions with women.

» Girding to Retake Mosul, Obama Faces Bush’s Deadly Pitfall
07/10/16 05:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. Some former officials and aid groups worry that President Obama will begin a ground campaign without a comprehensive plan for what happens afterward.

» FBI agents are ready to revolt over the cozy Clinton probe
07/10/16 05:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Paul Sperry – New York Post. Veteran FBI agents say FBI Director James Comey has permanently damaged the bureau’s reputation for uncompromising investigations with his “cowardly” whitewas...

» Harold Thomas Martin III, federal contractor, arrested, charged with stealing classified material - Washington Times
07/10/16 04:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Harold Thomas Martin - Google News. Washington Times Harold Thomas Martin III, federal contractor, arrested, charged with stealing classified material Washington Times In a five-page criminal complaint uns...

» NSA contractor arrest highlights challenge of insider threat - Houston Chronicle
07/10/16 04:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Harold Thomas Martin - Google News. Houston Chronicle NSA contractor arrest highlights challenge of insider threat Houston Chronicle Debbie the wife of Harold Thomas Martin III, talks to reporters outside ...

» The 10-Point. - Wall Street Journal
07/10/16 04:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Harold Thomas Martin - Google News. Wall Street Journal The 10-Point. Wall Street Journal Authorities unsealed court papers Wednesday charging Harold Thomas Martin , 51 years old, of Glen Burnie, Md., with...

» N.S.A. Contractor Arrested in Possible New Theft of Secrets
07/10/16 04:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. The F.B.I. is investigating whether Harold T. Martin III, a National Security Agency contractor, stole and disclosed highly classified computer code, officials said.

» Yahoo Said to Have Aided U.S. Email Surveillance by Adapting Spam Filter
07/10/16 04:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. A system built to scan emails for spam, child pornography and malware allowed Yahoo to search for a terrorist organization’s “signature” to satisfy a secret court order, se...

» A ‘Sad Case’ Suspect, Scared Pale as Police Swarmed His House in N.S.A. Case
07/10/16 04:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. The F.B.I. seized papers and digital devices from Harold T. Martin III’s home in Maryland, but found no indication that he had passed classified information to anyone else.

» N.S.A. Suspect Is a Hoarder. But a Leaker? Investigators Aren’t Sure.
07/10/16 04:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. Harold T. Martin III, described by his ex-wife as a hoarder, broke rules by taking home top-secret material, officials said, but they struggled to connect him to leaked doc...

» Colorado ACLU questions Denver Police Department's social media surveillance - The Denver Post
07/10/16 04:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. The Denver Post Colorado ACLU questions Denver Police Department's social media surveillance The Denver Post The ACLU of Colorado is raising concerns over the Denver Police D...

» Republicans blast FBI for 'astonishing' agreement to destroy Clinton aides' laptops - Fox News
07/10/16 04:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fox News Republicans blast FBI for 'astonishing' agreement to destroy Clinton aides' laptops Fox News Top-ranking Republicans on Wednesday escalated their inquiry into a controversial FB...

» Ex-FBI director receives Thayer Award - Times Herald-Record
07/10/16 04:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Ex- FBI director receives Thayer Award Times Herald-Record WEST POINT – Former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III was honored with West Point's Thayer Award on Thursday evening. The awar...

» The surprising ways the Justice Department found to help diversify police forces - Washington Post
07/10/16 04:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post The surprising ways the Justice Department found to help diversify police forces Washington Post FBI Director James B . Comey said recently that 83 percent of ...

» McCaul: Recent Arrests Show Terrorist Threat 'Not Diminished' - HSToday
07/10/16 04:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. McCaul: Recent Arrests Show Terrorist Threat 'Not Diminished' HSToday A 24-year old Maryland man was arrested this week for allegedly plotting attacks targeting US military me...

» How the Justice Department wants to help diversify police forces - Meridian Star
07/10/16 04:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. How the Justice Department wants to help diversify police forces Meridian Star FBI Director James B . Comey said recently that 83 percent of the bureau's agents are white and ...

» Neither Kaine nor Pence was 'absolutely' correct about Clinton emails and court-martial - Washington Post
07/10/16 04:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post Neither Kaine nor Pence was 'absolutely' correct about Clinton emails and court-martial Washington Post FBI Director James B . Comey decided not to recommend c...

» Yahoo scanned emails at behest of NSA, FBI, report says - SFGate
07/10/16 04:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Vanity Fair PC Magazine Yahoo scanned emails at behest of NSA, FBI , report says SFGate The report by the Reuters news agency said Yahoo complied with a classified directive ...

» NSA contractor charged with stealing secret data - AOL News
07/10/16 04:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. AOL News NSA contractor charged with stealing secret data AOL News Booz Allen said in a statement that when the company "learned of the arrest of one of its employees by...

» Hard National Security Choices - Lawfare (blog)
07/10/16 04:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Hard National Security Choices Lawfare (blog) It remains unclear whether Harold Thomas Martin III, a Booz Allen employee, leaked the information, and the FBI is investigating...

» Wiehl: Is the FBI ready to prevent Putin's Russia from rigging the 2016 election? - Fox News
07/10/16 04:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fox News Wiehl: Is the FBI ready to prevent Putin's Russia from rigging the 2016 election? Fox News Like millions of Americans, I'm profoundly disturbed that, according to the FBI , the ...

» FBI director Comey (left) and Attorney General Lynch (Reuters photos: Joshua Roberts, Nancy Wiechec) - National Review Online
07/10/16 04:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. National Review Online FBI director Comey (left) and Attorney General Lynch (Reuters photos: Joshua Roberts, Nancy Wiechec) National Review Online According to House Judiciary Committee ...

» A Computer Guy of Interest to the FBI Walks Into a Bar, in Siberia - New York Times
07/10/16 04:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. New York Times A Computer Guy of Interest to the FBI Walks Into a Bar, in Siberia New York Times Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion com...

» How the FBI wound up destroying evidence - New York Post
07/10/16 04:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. New York Post How the FBI wound up destroying evidence New York Post Welcome to the Twilight Zone: Under immunity deals given to two key Hillary Clinton aides in the e-mail probe, the FB...

» The creepy clown crisis: White House defers to FBI. Stephen King hits 'hysteria'. - Washington Post
07/10/16 04:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Washington Post The creepy clown crisis: White House defers to FBI . Stephen King hits 'hysteria'. Washington Post It is a strange thing when Stephen King must defend the world from tale...

» Ed Klein Reveals Bombshell Facts About Hillary FBI Investigation - Townhall
07/10/16 04:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Townhall Ed Klein Reveals Bombshell Facts About Hillary FBI Investigation Townhall In our “Part One” bombshell interview with author Ed Klein, he reveals stunning secrets about what real...

» Yahoo reportedly scanned emails for NSA, FBI - CBS News
07/10/16 04:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. CBS News Yahoo reportedly scanned emails for NSA, FBI CBS News According to Reuters, it allegedly "scanned hundreds of millions of Yahoo mail accounts at the behest of the National Secur...

» What keeps the deputy director of the FBI up at night - CNBC
07/10/16 04:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. CNBC What keeps the deputy director of the FBI up at night CNBC Earlier this year, Apple fought against a government order to help hack the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists...

» Another Snowden? FBI secretly arrests NSA contractor in code theft, report says - Fox News
07/10/16 04:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fox News Another Snowden? FBI secretly arrests NSA contractor in code theft, report says Fox News A contractor who worked for the same cyberoperations firm as infamous leaker Edward Snow...

» Former US Prosecutor: Please Tell Me The FBI's 'Side Deal' With Clinton Aides is a Joke - Townhall
07/10/16 04:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Townhall Former US Prosecutor: Please Tell Me The FBI's 'Side Deal' With Clinton Aides is a Joke Townhall We quoted Andy McCarthy extensively in our original post about this revelation e...

» Banner of Russia's Putin hung from New York City bridge - Reuters
06/10/16 20:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Reuters Banner of Russia's Putin hung from New York City bridge Reuters The 20 by 30 feet banner appeared on the side of the bridge between lower Manhattan and the borough of Brooklyn,...

» Russian determination, U.S. waffling as Syria burns
06/10/16 20:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. ANALYSIS/OPINION: Tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Syria have risen significantly over the last several weeks, and it's pretty clear why. Take the well-t...

» Russia threatens to kill pact to share skies over Syria
06/10/16 20:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Russian military leaders are threatening to call off the longstanding agreement with the U.S. to share the skies above Syria, potentially putting American aircraf...

» Finland says suspects Russian aircraft violated airspace
06/10/16 19:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's defense ministry said on Thursday it suspected a Russian fighter jet violated Finnish airspace earlier in the day, after it scrambled jets to identify th...

» Russia Warns It May Shoot Down U.S. Aircraft If They Attack Syrian Forces
06/10/16 19:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russia Defense Ministry spokesman suggested that Russian antiaircraft systems may shoot down U.S. or U.S.-led coalition aircraft if they attack Syrian forces.

» APNewsBreak: Report faults top Pentagon aide's behavior
06/10/16 19:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 7:59 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Pentagon investigation has concluded that Defense Secretary Ash Carter's former senior military aide used his government credit card at strip clu...

» Despite attention on Aleppo, Syria aflame on several fronts
06/10/16 19:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 7:59 p.m. EDT. BEIRUT (AP) -- The battle for Aleppo has gripped the world, but it is hardly the only major front among the tangle of adversaries clashing across war-torn Syria....

» In Syria Crisis, Russia Expands Alliance With Iran, Increases Missile Presence
06/10/16 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Russian officials intensified their rhetoric over the Syria crisis, saying Moscow was stepping up cooperation with Iran and boosting its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean.

» Putin's Chechen crony launches his own version of Trump's 'Apprentice'
06/10/16 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Ramzan Kadyrov is looking for an aide to help him run Chechnya.

» Israel rejects latest US criticism of settlement policy - Washington Post
06/10/16 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post Israel rejects latest US criticism of settlement policy Washington Post JERUSALEM — The Israeli government pushed back Thursday against the latest U.S. condemnation of ...

» Giant Putin banner appears on New York's Manhattan Bridge
06/10/16 18:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A large, mysterious banner of Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the word "peacemaker" printed on it, appears on New York's Manhattan Bridge.

» Giant Vladimir Putin banner unveiled on New York's Manhattan Bridge
06/10/16 18:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. None

» Russia strongly warns US against striking Syrian army - Colorado Springs Gazette
06/10/16 18:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Russia strongly warns US against striking Syrian army Colorado Springs Gazette 26, 2016 file photo Russian defense ministry spokesman Maj.-Gen . Ig...

» Russia warns US against striking Syrian regime - The Hill
06/10/16 18:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov - Google News. The Hill Russia warns US against striking Syrian regime The Hill “A number of influential Western media published leaks on discussion in the White House administra...

» Top Foreign Relations Dem: US needs to 'revisit' approach to Russia - The Hill
06/10/16 18:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from US - Russia relations - Google News. The Hill Top Foreign Relations Dem: US needs to 'revisit' approach to Russia The Hill I will continue to explore options the Congress can employ to hold Russia accounta...

» In Fight for Aleppo, Tangled Alliances Add to Chaos
06/10/16 18:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. The Syrian war is often cast as a contest between competing rebel groups and the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The truth is even messier.

» 'We'll shoot down US warplanes': Russia warns coalition jets carrying out air strikes over Syria will be targeted - Mirror.co.uk
06/10/16 18:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Mirror.co.uk 'We'll shoot down US warplanes': Russia warns coalition jets carrying out air strikes over Syria will be targeted Mirror.co.uk Russia has ordered the US not to carry out ...

» Russia posts provocative tweet warning US on Syria, mocking Earnest - Fox News
06/10/16 18:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Fox News Russia posts provocative tweet warning US on Syria, mocking Earnest Fox News The Russian government is ratcheting up warnings – on Twitter – to the U.S. government not to int...

» Russia Makes Veiled Threat To U.S. Aircraft In Syria - YouTube
06/10/16 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Oct 6, 2016 A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman has made a veiled threat that its air-defense units could shoot down U.S. aircraft in Syria if they attack Syrian army positions. Igor Kamashenkov...

» Russia Warns US Not to Intervene in Syria, Threatens to Shoot Down Any Airstrike Attempts - ABC News
06/10/16 13:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from russia in syria - Google News. ABC News Russia Warns US Not to Intervene in Syria , Threatens to Shoot Down Any Airstrike Attempts ABC News FILE In this Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 file photo Russian defense mi...

» 7 октября 2016 года исполняется 10 лет с момента заказного убийства журналистки Анны Политковской
06/10/16 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 01:42 7 октября 2016 года исполняется 10 лет с момента заказного убийства журналистки Анны Политковской

» The new UN secretary-general’s biggest priority must be Syria | Mark Seddon
06/10/16 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. António Guterres is a worthy successor to Ban Ki-moon. But where Ban’s focus was climate change, Guterres’s will be war Today the United Nations security council has confirmed the fo...

» 2016 Presidential Campaign Presents Unusual Media Challenges
06/10/16 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The 2016 U.S. presidential campaign has presented unusual challenges to the reporters and media outlets covering it. One of the tenets of serious journalism in America is balance, but con...

» Islamic State Hold on Eastern Syria Still Strong
06/10/16 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Losing territory in northern Syria and north-west Iraq, and with assaults looming on the Islamic State’s city strongholds of Raqqa and Mosul, the terror group may be left next year with c...

» Russian Government Reportedly Approves Bashneft Sale: Bloomberg
06/10/16 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. LIVE UPDATES: The Russian government has reportedly approved the purchase of the oil company Bashneft by Rosneft, Russia’s leading state oil producer headed by Igor Sechin, Bloomberg...

» Зачем тасуется кремлевская колода?
06/10/16 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 54:01 За путинские годы к числу главных архитекторов нынешнего авторитаризма можно причислить главу администрации президента РФ Александра Во...

» Attacks on Russian Journalists Indicate Return to Soviet Practices, New Forms of Repression in the Internet Age
06/10/16 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Kadyrov’s Time has ‘Really Passed,’ Moscow Paper Says
06/10/16 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter.

» The Daily Vertical: Putin’s Unilateral Cold War
06/10/16 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers ...

» Election 2016: Russia and Putin
06/10/16 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. Can you remember a time when a foreign leader was talked about as frequently as Vladimir Putin has been during election 2016? Kennan Institute Director, Matt Rojansky says th...

» Moscow clears Rosneft to buy Bashneft
06/10/16 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Culmination of battle among Russian elites cements Sechin’s hold on oil sector

» Inside Russian 'spy base' in the Balkans - Fox News
06/10/16 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from russia and the west - Google News. Fox News Inside Russian 'spy base' in the Balkans Fox News The Western analysts say the base — jointly run by the Serbian and Russian governments and located near an airp...

» What Russia sending more air defense missiles to Syria means - USA TODAY
06/10/16 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. USA TODAY What Russia sending more air defense missiles to Syria means USA TODAY Russia on Wednesday turned to Twitter to justify its deployment of advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missil...

» Russia's Information Warfare Continues - Daily Signal
06/10/16 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Signal Russia's Information Warfare Continues Daily Signal Sowing confusion in the West and presenting Russia as an innocent victim of U.S. political infighting are key elements...

» US-Russia Relations Go from Reset to Retrograde - Voice of America
06/10/16 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Voice of America US- Russia Relations Go from Reset to Retrograde Voice of America The United States has halted Syria cease-fire direct talks with Russia amid continuing military atta...

» For The Eurasian State of Georgia, There's Economic Life Post-Russia - Forbes
06/10/16 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Forbes For The Eurasian State of Georgia, There's Economic Life Post- Russia Forbes Ukraine take note. This might be how you do it. Of the three ex-Soviet countries facing territorial...

» Montenegro in election tug-of-war between Russia and the West - Reuters
06/10/16 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Fox News Montenegro in election tug-of-war between Russia and the West Reuters The vote, its outcome very much in the balance, could be Montenegro's last before joining the Western NA...

» Let’s Get Putin’s Attention
06/10/16 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. The Russian leader’s rogue behavior threatens America and the E.U.

» Совещание с постоянными членами Совета Безопасности
06/10/16 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Сайт Президента России: Все материалы. Президент провёл оперативное совещание с постоянными членами Совета Безопасности. Наряду с текущими вопросами социально-экономической внутрироссийской повестки дня уч...

» В МИДе не видят оснований для новой холодной войны между Россией и Западом - RT на русском
06/10/16 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from россия и запад - Google News. RT на русском В МИДе не видят оснований для новой холодной войны между Россией и Западом RT на русском У нас (со странами Запада. — RT) одинаковые ценности, и тот, кто говорит...

» Chechen Leader Kadyrov Hosts ‘The Apprentice’-Style TV Show
06/10/16 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Taking a page from Donald Trump, Chechnya's authoritarian leader Ramzan Kadyrov is starring on reality TV to search for an assistant. Russian state television Rossiya on Wednesday broadca...

» Путин обсудил на Совбезе РФ ситуацию вокруг Алеппо - Российская Газета
06/10/16 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. РИА Новости Путин обсудил на Совбезе РФ ситуацию вокруг Алеппо Российская Газета На следующей неделе Владимир Путин отправляется в Стамбул: встретится с президентом Турции Реджепом ...

» Putin Hankers After a Lost Russian Empire - Newsweek
06/10/16 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from putin's health - Google News. Newsweek Putin Hankers After a Lost Russian Empire Newsweek In this sense, to quote the American publicist Randolph Bourne, war is the health of the state for Russia. Acco...

» Putin's empire project is threatened in the Balkans - Newsweek
06/10/16 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from putin's health - Google News. Newsweek Putin's empire project is threatened in the Balkans Newsweek ... Alexandra Fedorovna, and their four daughters, in Geneva, on November 29, 2012. Stephen Blank wri...

» In Syria, Putin seizing on window of opportunity before U.S. election - The Seattle Times
06/10/16 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from putin's face - Google News. The Seattle Times In Syria, Putin seizing on window of opportunity before U.S. election The Seattle Times The strategy of President Vladimir Putin of Russia, they say, is to...

» A History of Donald Trump's Bromance With Vladimir Putin - Mother Jones
06/10/16 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from putin's face - Google News. Mother Jones A History of Donald Trump's Bromance With Vladimir Putin Mother Jones October 2015: On CBS' Face the Nation, Trump talks about sharing air time with Putin on a ...

» Putin Appoints New Kremlin Domestic Policy Strategist - ABC News
06/10/16 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from putin's face - Google News. ABC News Putin Appoints New Kremlin Domestic Policy Strategist ABC News The 52-year-old has become known for his statement "there is no Russia without Putin ." In a speech W...

» Next US president, Putin's fourth, inherits sinking Russia ties - Reuters
06/10/16 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from putin's face - Google News. Reuters Next US president, Putin's fourth, inherits sinking Russia ties Reuters WASHINGTON Confronted by Russia in Syria, Ukraine and cyberspace, the next U.S. president wil...

» Путин отметил особый характер отношений РФ и Монако, а также их давнюю историю - ТАСС
06/10/16 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin and Putinism - News Review. Российская Газета Путин отметил особый характер отношений РФ и Монако, а также их давнюю историю ТАСС Президент России Владимир Путин отметил особый характер отношений РФ ...

» Путин встретится с Мадуро в Стамбуле - Российская Газета
06/10/16 12:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin and Putinism - News Review. Путин встретится с Мадуро в Стамбуле Российская Газета Ранее сегодня Мадуро сообщил, что намерен вскоре встретиться с Путиным и конкретизировать соглашения во всех сферах ...

» Совещание по социально-экономическим вопросам
06/10/16 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin and Putinism - News Review. Владимир Путин провёл совещание, в ходе которого обсуждались вопросы финансового обеспечения государственных обязательств в социальной сфере. В.Путин: Уважаемые коллеги, д...

» Путину на заметку. У Шойгу хотят удешевить похороны президента РФ - Главред
06/10/16 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin and Putinism - News Review. Главред Путину на заметку. У Шойгу хотят удешевить похороны президента РФ Главред Напомним, ранее оппозиционный российский политик Гарри Каспаров заявил, что проблемы со з...

» Obama Has No Plan to Save Aleppo From Putin and Assad - Daily Beast
06/10/16 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Daily Beast Obama Has No Plan to Save Aleppo From Putin and Assad Daily Beast Obama Has No Plan to Save Aleppo From Putin and Assad. The White House is weighing options to slow down th...

» Trump on Putin: 'Maybe we'll have a good relationship, maybe we'll have a horrible relationship' - Business Insider
06/10/16 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Business Insider Trump on Putin : 'Maybe we'll have a good relationship, maybe we'll have a horrible relationship' Business Insider Donald Trump backed off his praise for Russian Presi...

» Trump backs off praise of Russia's Putin after debate - Reuters
06/10/16 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Reuters Trump backs off praise of Russia's Putin after debate Reuters U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump backed off from praising Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying h...

» Soros slams Putin for 'heinous crimes against humanity' in Syria - CNBC
06/10/16 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. CNBC Soros slams Putin for 'heinous crimes against humanity' in Syria CNBC Billionaire investor George Soros has vehemently condemned Russia's bombing campaign in Syria, accusing Presi...

» What's Behind Time Magazine's Putin Demonizing? - CounterPunch
06/10/16 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Daily Times What's Behind Time Magazine's Putin Demonizing? CounterPunch “Russia Wants to Undermine Faith in the U.S. Election. Don't Fall For It.” Thus reads the cover ofTime magazine...

» The next US president's big problem: an emboldened Putin - The Globe and Mail
06/10/16 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The next US president's big problem: an emboldened Putin The Globe and Mail The naively vain Mr. Trump believes he can sit down with a like-minded Vladimir Putin , whose 82-per-cent ap...

» Consolidation of Religious Communities Necessary to Fight Terrorism – Putin - Sputnik International
06/10/16 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Sputnik International Consolidation of Religious Communities Necessary to Fight Terrorism – Putin Sputnik International That is why consolidation of religious communities' efforts, the...

» Vladimir Putin sends warship to MEDITERRANEAN for MILITARY OPERATION - Express.co.uk
06/10/16 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Express.co.uk Vladimir Putin sends warship to MEDITERRANEAN for MILITARY OPERATION Express.co.uk The move follows Putin's huge four-day “civil defence” drill, where 40 million people w...

» Vladimir Putin calls for an investigation into televised child fights - Daily Mail
06/10/16 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Daily Mail Vladimir Putin calls for an investigation into televised child fights Daily Mail President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that the fact that one fight betwe...

» 'Vladimir Putin's country retreat has grass roof to hide it from West's spy satellites' - Daily Mail
06/10/16 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Daily Mail 'Vladimir Putin's country retreat has grass roof to hide it from West's spy satellites' Daily Mail This sprawling complex hidden deep in the hills of northern Russia is Vlad...

» Putin to discuss Syria, Ukraine in Paris on Oct. 19 - reports - Channel NewsAsia
06/10/16 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Channel NewsAsia Putin to discuss Syria, Ukraine in Paris on Oct. 19 - reports Channel NewsAsia President Vladimir Putin will visit Paris on Oct. 19 to discuss the situation in Syria a...

» Former Putin Bodyguard-Turned-Governor Resigns Regional Post - ABC News
06/10/16 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Former Putin Bodyguard-Turned-Governor Resigns Regional Post ABC News Russian President Putin has accepted the resignation of a former bodyguard whom he appointed governor of Russia's ...

» Former Putin bodyguard-turned-governor resigns regional post - Fox News
06/10/16 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Former Putin bodyguard-turned-governor resigns regional post Fox News MOSCOW – Russian President Putin has accepted the resignation of a former bodyguard whom he appointed governor of ...

» Министр обороны России генерал армии Сергей Шойгу провел военно-техническую конференцию
06/10/16 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. Во вступительном слове глава военного ведомства подчеркнул важность учета опыта применения российской группировки в Сирии при разработке раз-работке новых образцов ВВСТ, а также эксплуатации имеющейся...

» Election 2016: Russia and the Next US President
06/10/16 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. Beyond the campaign, a new US President will need to deal with Vladimir Putin’s Russia with more than rhetoric. Kennan Institute Director Director, Matt Rojanksy frames the c...

» Experts: Russia Is Not a “Brutal” Dictatorship, But Power Transfer Will Be Chaotic
06/10/16 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. On September 21, Center on Global Interests (CGI) held a discussion titled “Arrested Development: Rethinking Politics in Putin’s Russia” at the National Press Club in Was...

» Donald Trump Is the Ultimate Status Quo Candidate - TIME
06/10/16 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. TIME Donald Trump Is the Ultimate Status Quo Candidate TIME Robin Lakoff is a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of Language and W...

» Syria conflict: Bombing 'kills 20' at Turkey border crossing - BBC News
06/10/16 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Syria conflict: Bombing 'kills 20' at Turkey border crossing BBC News At least 20 people, most of them rebel fighters, have been killed and dozens injured in a bombing near Syria...

» Chef accused of killing gay men he met online 'tried to frame one victim for death of another in fake suicide note'
06/10/16 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. None

» Theresa May faces backlash from European leaders over plans to curb migration
06/10/16 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. None

» 'Honour killings': Pakistan closes loophole allowing killers to go free
06/10/16 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Pakistan's government closes a loophole allowing those behind so-called "honour" killings to go free if they are forgiven by the victim's family.

» Antonio Guterres Likely to Be Next U.N. Secretary-General
06/10/16 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The United Nations said its Security Council unanimously selected Portugal’s Antonio Guterres as the organization’s next secretary-general.

» Israel sends female naval cadets to stop women’s boat headed to Gaza
06/10/16 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. As the activist boat was intercepted, Israel pounded the coastal strip in response to rocket fire.

» Russia suspends cooperative nuclear research deal with US
06/10/16 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Russia has suspended an agreement with the United States on research cooperation in the nuclear and energy sectors, the latest move underlining worsening tensions between Washington and Moscow.

» As Saudis hold naval drill, Iran general suggests regicide
06/10/16 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. As Saudi Arabia holds a naval drill in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a powerful Iranian general has been quoted as suggesting the kingdom’s deputy crown prince is so “impatient” he may kill his ow...

» Stingray kills Singapore acquarium diver as barbed spine pierces his chest
06/10/16 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The extraordinarily rare incident marks the first such death in the country.

» Former Putin bodyguard-turned-governor resigns regional post
06/10/16 11:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Russian President Putin has accepted the resignation of a former bodyguard whom he appointed governor of Russia’s westernmost region earlier this year.

» Why Guterres won the race for U.N. secretary-general despite being a man
06/10/16 11:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The refugee crisis and the war in Syria will be the U.N.'s biggest challenges for years to come.

» Another NSA Contractor Accused Of Stealing Classified Information
06/10/16 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The New York Times has reported the arrest by the FBI of a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and an investigation into whether he stole and disclosed highly ...

» Trump Cools Some To Putin After Running Mate Calls Him A 'Bully'
06/10/16 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared to backtrack on his praise of Vladimir Putin, saying he is now unsure how his relationship with the Russian p...

» Kerry Confers With Lavrov About Syria, Ukraine, North Korea
06/10/16 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart resumed discussions on Syria on October 5, 5 despite a U.S. decision earlier this week to suspend direct ta...

» Pentagon Investigating Reports Air Strike Killed 19 Iraqi Fighters
06/10/16 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Pentagon said it is investigating reports that an air-strike in Iraq killed at least 19 pro-government Sunni fighters south of Mosul, where government forces are mass...

» Russia Sends Two More Warships From Black Sea To Mediterranean
06/10/16 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia says two of its warships are heading to the Mediterranean Sea to reinforce the country’s military presence in the region.

» Pentagon Says Dozens Of Afghan Soldiers Missing In U.S.
06/10/16 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Pentagon says dozens of Afghan troops who had been visiting the United States for military training have gone missing since January 2015, presumably to live and work ...

» Russia Returns Skull Of Kazakh National Liberation Leader To Kazakhstan
06/10/16 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia has returned the skull of a leader of the Kazakh national liberation movement to Kazakhstan for burial.

» Fascism: Russian Media’s Favorite Label
06/10/16 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Whether it is the United States, NATO, the EU, or the Paralympics, in Russian media, everyone’s getting called a "fascist." (By Andrey Chernakov/DIGIM)

» Outrage Over Chechnya's Child Fight Match
06/10/16 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has sparked outraged after putting his young children in the ring to fight in a Mixed Martial Arts match. Russia's deputy sports minister wa...

» Editorial: A New Voice for a Complicated World
06/10/16 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. António Guterres of Portugal should make an effective United Nations secretary general, when his nomination is approved by the General Assembly.

» Op-Ed Contributors: Don’t Intervene in Syria
06/10/16 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. With the cease-fire collapsed and horrific violence in Aleppo, American intervention might seem tempting. It’s still a bad idea.

» Train driver exceeds emergency speed limit by 70mph as he 'misunderstood' email, investigators reveal
06/10/16 11:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Eastern Aleppo faces 'total ruin'
06/10/16 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Eastern Aleppo may face "total destruction" in two-and-a half months, with thousands killed, UN's Syria envoy says

» Syrian army says it will reduce Aleppo air strikes
06/10/16 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's army will reduce air strikes and shelling on rebel-held eastern Aleppo on humanitarian grounds, it said on Wednesday, after mounting international criticism ...

» Russia despatches one more missile corvette to Mediterranean: agencies
06/10/16 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian missile corvette left its Black Sea Fleet base of Sevastopol on Thursday and is heading to join a group of Russian warships in the Mediterranean, Russian n...

» Philippines' Duterte says if EU, U.S. want to halt assistance 'go ahead'
06/10/16 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday told the United States and the European Union that if they were unhappy with his drugs war and wished to withdraw t...

» Security Council nominates Portugal's Guterres as U.N. chief
06/10/16 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next Secretary-General, rec...

» Lawsuit seeks to widen Dutch responsibility for Srebrenica deaths
06/10/16 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Relatives of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre told an appeals court on Thursday that the Dutch government should be held responsible for failing to protect...

» Trump, once a data skeptic, spending millions on data
06/10/16 11:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 10:55 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump once called data "overrated" in politics. But with Election Day swiftly approaching, the Republican presidential nominee is ...

» Soros slams Putin for 'heinous crimes against humanity' in Syria
06/10/16 09:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Donald Trump becomes the king of anti-endorsements
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Next Generation Leaders by TIME Staff Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:48 AM

John Kerry Calls for War Crimes Investigation Against Russia and Syria by Bradley Klapper / AP Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:47 AM

The Latest: Russia ratifies deal on military base in Syriaby Associated Press Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:46 AM

New phone app tracks forced disappearances in Egyptby Sudarsan Raghavan Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:46 AM

American Military Culture and Civil-Military Relations Todayby Charlie Dunlap Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:44 AM

Russia warns US on airstrikes; Pentagon preps for hurricane help; B-2s test-drop fake nukes; Army seeks pocket-sized drones; and just a bit more... by Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:44 AM

NSA case highlights growing concerns over insider threatsby In Homeland Security Staff Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

The Great Russia-China South China Sea Naval Hook Up (and Why It Matters) by Huiyun Feng Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

More than meets the eye.

Where are the Terrorist WMD Attacks? by Glynn Cosker Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

America's Neverending Budget Battle: Raising the Debt Limit and Other Budget Mischief by Lame Ducks by Romina Boccia Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:42 AM

Another sad chapter.

A General’s New Mission: Leading a Charge Against PTSDby By DIONNE SEARCEY Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:42 AM

What If Arming Syrian Proxies Doesn’t Work?by Christopher A. Preble Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:41 AM

Why the Wall Street Journal's Daniel Heninger Is Wrong on Syria

Will Obama's Aimless Drifting Lead to War in Syria?by Robert W. Merry Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:40 AM

His foreign-policy actions have gone in all kinds of different directions at different times.

Next Generation Leaders by TIME Staff
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:48 AM

John Kerry Calls for War Crimes Investigation Against Russia and Syria by Bradley Klapper / AP
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:47 AM

The Latest: Russia ratifies deal on military base in Syriaby Associated Press
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:46 AM

New phone app tracks forced disappearances in Egyptby Sudarsan Raghavan
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:46 AM

American Military Culture and Civil-Military Relations Todayby Charlie Dunlap
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:44 AM

Russia warns US on airstrikes; Pentagon preps for hurricane help; B-2s test-drop fake nukes; Army seeks pocket-sized drones; and just a bit more... by Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:44 AM

NSA case highlights growing concerns over insider threatsby In Homeland Security Staff
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

The Great Russia-China South China Sea Naval Hook Up (and Why It Matters) by Huiyun Feng
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

Where are the Terrorist WMD Attacks? by Glynn Cosker
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:43 AM

America's Neverending Budget Battle: Raising the Debt Limit and Other Budget Mischief by Lame Ducks by Romina Boccia
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:42 AM

A General’s New Mission: Leading a Charge Against PTSDby By DIONNE SEARCEY
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:42 AM

What If Arming Syrian Proxies Doesn’t Work?by Christopher A. Preble
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:41 AM

Will Obama's Aimless Drifting Lead to War in Syria?by Robert W. Merry
Friday October 7th, 2016 at 11:40 AM