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Investigation of Foreign Interference in 2016 US Presidential Elections - Google Search
Thursday March 30th, 2017 at 7:26 PM

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Thursday March 30th, 2017 at 6:56 PM

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Putin on US election hack charge: 'Read my lips: No'

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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday emphatically denied allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election and said Moscow would maintain hopes of improving relations while waiting for political infighting in Washington to stop.

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Senate intel hearing details Russian social media disinformation tactics
Thursday March 30th, 2017 at 6:41 PM

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The first half of Thursday’s Senate Select Intelligence Committee’s hearing on Russian disinformation campaigns wasn’t quite as fun as watching James Comey squirm his way around classified intel in the House, but it did provide some valuable context on Russian cyber methods and social media campaigns.
The morning hearing  lacked the big names that are a little further down the pike, including former Trump campaign members Paul Manfort and Roger Stone and Trump son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner, focusing instead on academics and researchers.
While most of the hearing was scene-setting, including a thorough Russian counterintelligence history lesson, some of its more compelling insights came from Clint Watts, a senior fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s program on national security. Watts, a former FBI special agent who specializes in terrorism and online influence campaigns, spelled out some of the methods Russia uses to create and optimize its disinformation efforts.
“The first thing we need to understand is it’s not all automated and it’s not all human, it’s a combination of the two,” Watts explained to the committee. “You can have someone engaging with you as an individual and using a bot to amplify their message… or [they] can create more personas on Twitter, for example.” This sort of thing saw an uptick in 2014, but Watts says it wasn’t until 2015 that “they tied hacking and influence together for the first time.”
He went on to explain how Russia state actors create believable sock puppet accounts by insinuating themselves into the middle of a demographic they wish to influence. Using Wisconsin as an example, Watts described how such an actor would first “inhale” all of the accounts from a given slice of the population, parsing out details so they can then replicate the prevailing qualities in an average account. “They look exactly like you. It looks like an American from the Midwest or the South.”
They go on to build an audience within that target group, but they run into a bit of a problem when they wish to rebrand the sock puppet with a different identity. “They build an audience they don’t want to get rid of it,” Watts explained. “These accounts are reprogrammed strategically. Then when they play both sides the audience will go with them once they have them.”
Those strategic accounts then work together to create the news of the day. Accounts associated with Russian intelligence “tweet heavily at Trump during times they know he’s online [in order] to push conspiracy theories.”
After pushing coordinated waves of the propaganda du jour, such a high volume of content usually ends up trending. “Once it pushes to the top of the feed, mainstream news pays attention.”
When established news organizations must weigh in in order to debunk those fake news pushes, it still sets the national conversation for the day and distracts from other news that might work against Russia’s interests, continuing the story’s spread “organically.”
To combat this, Watts thinks that news stories need warning labels or certifications, not unlike nutrition labels on food, “a trusted integer that you can go to” so news consumers would know what they’re getting.
The Senate committee stands in sharp contrast to the corresponding investigation in the House, which this week stalled after erratic behavior from its chair led to a full-fledged partisan meltdown. In the Senate, Republican Chairman Richard Burr and Democratic Vice Chairman Mark Warner appeared Wednesday to put their spirit of bipartisan cooperation on display, and led with opening remarks at Thursday’s hearing that were friendly and collaborative.
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NATO-Russia Council Holds First Session This Year As Tension Persists
Thursday March 30th, 2017 at 4:50 PM

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BRUSSELS -- Ambassadors from NATO nations and Russia gathered at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels for the first NATO-Russia Council session of 2017.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the talks on March 30 would focus on issues including the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the security situation in Afghanistan, and the "regional terrorist threat."
Amid persistent tension between NATO and Russia, Stoltenberg said another focus would be "military activities, transparency, and risk reduction."
He said the diplomats would have "reciprocal briefings on our military postures," discussing the deployment of three new divisions in western Russia and "the four battle groups that we are in the process of deploying in the Baltic countries and Poland.”
Stoltenberg described the talks as "an important step toward more predictability, more transparency, which is especially in need now when we have increased military activity along our borders."
State-run Russian news agency TASS quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksei Meshkov as saying Moscow plans to discuss "NATO's military buildup along our borders."
NATO has deployed thousands of soldiers and heavy weaponry to Poland, the Baltic states, and southeastern Europe, moving to provide extra security and reassurances to members close to Russia following its aggression in Ukraine.
Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 and backs separatists in a war against government forces that has killed more than 9,900 people in eastern Ukraine since that April.
Russia has also caused concern among NATO nations with snap military exercises in its Western regions and by buzzing the alliance's ships and aircraft with fighter jets, as well as the aggressive use of propaganda.
NATO suspended all practical cooperation with Russia after Moscow's annexation of Crimea in March 2014, but political channels remain open via the NATO-Russia Council, which held three similar gatherings last year.
The March 30 meeting comes a day before a meeting of the 28-nation alliance’s foreign ministers, including U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previewed the agenda of this week’s meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in a press conference on Thursday (30 March 2017). On Friday, ministers will address topics including defence spending and the fight against terrorism, and pave the way for the Brussels meeting of NATO leaders on 25 May. The Secretary General also gave a read-out of discussions in the NATO-Russia Council. The Secretary General noted that Allies and Russia had a substantial meeting on topics of common concern, including the situation in and around Ukraine, the security situation in Afghanistan and risk reduction and transparency. “When tensions run high, it is even more important to keep talking with each other,” he added.
Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of meetings of NATO Foreign Ministers and following a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council

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Thursday March 30th, 2017 at 4:31 PM

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James Comey: I know when I'm going to cause a 'storm'
Thursday March 30th, 2017 at 12:28 AM

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"I know that when I make a hard decision, a storm is going to follow," Comey said at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance Leadership dinner. "Honestly, I don't care."
During a question-and-answer session, Comey said he regretted that the FBI confused people with decisions like announcing the reopening of an investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's email practices as secretary of state, but attributed their confusion to partisan blinders.
"People sometimes look at me and say, 'Look at what you did, look at what you did,'" Comey said. "Most people are wearing glasses that filter the world according to (their) side."
Comey has become a lightning rod for controversy over the past year. During the presidential campaign, he publicly announced he would not recommend the Department of Justice move to prosecute Clinton, although he did criticize her at length. Then, shortly before the election, Comey sent a letter to Congress saying the FBI was reopening its investigation.
He then sent another letter days after that, confirming the FBI was still not recommending prosecution.
Last week, Comey appeared before the House intelligence committee for a public hearing and confirmed the FBI was investigating Donald Trump's campaign for potential collusion with Russia to bolster Trump's electoral effort.
The FBI was party to a joint intelligence community assessment accusing Russia of attempting to influence the election. Russia has denied wrongdoing, as has Trump, who recently said on Twitter that the entire story was a "hoax."
Asked about the House and Senate intelligence committees tasked with oversight of the FBI, Comey said it was important the FBI communicate with them as best it could and said that despite partisan flareups, the process worked "very well."
He defended the FBI, which has been criticized by both Democrats and Republicans in the past year.
"We're not on anybody's side ever," Comey said. "The FBI made these decisions in a high quality way."

Vetting

Appointed to his post in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama, before becoming an unlikely but significant figure in the 2016 presidential race, Comey has spent the past few weeks navigating the waters of the nascent Trump administration.
Trump has issued two executive orders imposing what he has called "extreme vetting" by restricting travel from several majority-Muslim nations and suspending the refugee program. Both orders have been stalled in the court system.
Comey declined to comment on specific policies, but said the government was always looking to improve its vetting system and that it is more difficult to vet people coming from places where the United States hadn't established "robust" relationships.
"The challenge of people coming from places where we don't have those relationships is, as good as our systems might be, we're not going to have any dots to connect," Comey said.
Speaking about acts of individual violence in the United States such vetting is meant to prevent, Comey called the individuals "wingnuts" and said they were troubled people the FBI was doing its best to investigate.
CNN's Artemis Moshtaghian and Mary Kay Mallonee contributed to this report.
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Texas church bus crash: 13 killed, 2 injured in collision with pickup truck
Thursday March 30th, 2017 at 12:23 AM

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At least 13 people were killed and two others injured in a head-on crash Wednesday between a church bus and pickup truck in southwest Texas, officials said.
All of the victims who died were senior adults who attended First Baptist Church of New Braunfels, Texas, including the driver.
A total of 14 senior adults were on the bus and the driver was the only person in the pickup when the vehicles collided about 12:30 p.m. on U.S. 83 outside Garner State Park in northern Uvalde County, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Conrad Hein and a church statement.
The area is about 75 miles west of San Antonio.
Hein said two other bus passengers and the pickup driver were injured and hospitalized. One of those passengers died at a San Antonio hospital late Wednesday, DPS Lt. Johnny Hernandez said. The lone surviving passenger was hospitalized in critical condition, while the truck driver was hospitalized in stable condition, he said.
Photographs and video from the scene showed heavy damage to the front drivers' sides of the small white bus and pickup truck, which are the portions of the vehicles where they appear to have collided.
The back of the bus was up on a guardrail and debris was scattered onto the grass below.
An area resident told the Uvalde Leader-News she was behind one of the vehicles involved in the crash, and had contacted law enforcement to report reckless driving. Before help arrived, she had the crash took place.
The First Baptist New Braunfels church asked for those to "please be in prayer for all involved" in a series of statements on its Facebook page. 
Pastor Brad McLean addressed members of the media Wednesday night as the congregation gathered at the church for prayer and support, KABB/WOAI-TV reported 
"As a church, we're waiting for some official news from authorities before we can speak to anything," McLean said.
The church needs prayer more than anything else during this time, according to McLean, and members of the church gathered to do "what church families do."
"They're coming together, they're crying together, praying together and of course there's anxiousness as to who was on the bus and what their condition is," McLean said. 
"You never know what the day is going to bring," he added. "The Lord tells us that we have today, tomorrow is not promised."
The Uvalde County Sheriff's Office said that Highway 83 North is closed South of Garner State Park, and will be closed for several hours.
The Uvalde County Fire Marshals told KABB/WOAI-TV DPS and EMS units, as well as Airlife, were on the scene.
A representative from Airlife said two people were transported to University Hospital.
"We are saddened by the loss of life and our hearts go out to all those affected," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement. "We thank the first responders working on the scene in the wake of this unimaginable tragedy, and ask that all Texans join us in offering their thoughts and prayers.”
The National Transportation Safety Board said in a tweet Wednesday night, "The NTSB is investigating today’s highway accident in Concan, Texas."
Hein said the small bus was a 2004 Turtle Top, though he did not know the specific model. Turtle Top's website features shuttle buses with capacities ranging from 17 to 51 passengers, which they bill as "a great alternative to the standard 15-passenger van."
Safety concerns have long surrounded the 15-passenger vans, also frequently used by churches and other groups, with advocates saying they can be difficult to control in an emergency.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Trump’s Silence on Russia’s Corruption Protests Shows Just How Big Putin Won
Wednesday March 29th, 2017 at 10:12 PM

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On Twitter this weekend, people joked darkly about the silence from the Trump administration as large protests — and mass arrests — took place across Russia. The amoral, mercantilist nationalism of Trump’s so-called “America first” policy had already lowered expectations and opinions of the United States. Jokes aside, the administration’s silence — echoing that on Russia’s state-controlled TV — has weakened the United States. Every president in recent history except Donald Trump has understood (as Russian President Vladimir Putin surely does) that America has a strategic as well as a moral interest in standing with democrats around the world, and that America grows stronger and more powerful the more successfully it represents universal values on the world stage.
The silence of Trump and his team on Sunday was exactly what Putin wanted — his investment in Trump’s election paying dividends in the form of what Jake Sullivan, in a piece for Foreign Policy, called Trump’s “unilateral moral disarmament.” Eventually, the State Department put out a statement in the middle of the night Moscow time, only after sharp words from Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebr.) and others about the administration’s damning silence. Press Secretary Sean Spicer leaned on the State Department statement at Monday’s White House press briefing, without addition or embellishment.
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The counterfactual of what could have been, of a Hillary Clinton administration’s public response to these protests, is painfully easy to imagine: a statement of solidarity — in the name of the president or the secretary of state — with those calling for an end to corruption in Russia and everywhere; reference to the America’s commitment to universal principles inscribed in international law and to the Russian government’s international obligations to protect human rights; a nod to the role of peaceful protest in driving progress in many societies around the world, including the United States.
As information about potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin continues to come to light, the contrast between the muted response that was and the principled, confident response that could have been is an opportunity to reflect on Putin’s reasons for intervening in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Last week, FBI Director James Comey’s statements to the House Intelligence Committee, paired with leaks about investigations of potential liaisons between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence during the 2016 election, have understandably refocused attention on the Russia-Trump connection. And while we must know more about this connection — or rather, these connections — we should also not let this distort our understanding of Putin’s motives, because we need to understand why he did what he did in order to understand what’s at stake.
In January, the director of national intelligence released the assessment of U.S. intelligence agencies that Putin had ordered interference in the U.S. presidential election. Putin put a thumb on the scale for Trump. But Putin was most likely equally interested — if not more so — in putting a thumb in Clinton’s eye. And his reasons for doing so are likely linked not only or even principally to a grudge or personal antipathy, as a number of commentators have suggested, but to what she represents and the values she has stood up for in her career.
A caveat here: Anyone who claims to know exactly what Putin is or was thinking is pretending. That said, the intervention in the U.S. election is consistent with a broader pattern of behavior in which Putin’s Kremlin seeks to undermine and reverse democratic progress (see Georgia, 2008), attack the rules-based international system of law (see attempted illegal annexation of Crimea, 2014), and especially international accountability (see Russia’s repeated defense of war criminal and Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, or Putin’s outrage at FIFA President Sepp Blatter getting nailed for corruption).
Putin appears motivated to defend impunity, authoritarianism, and corruption because the system from which he benefits oversees and seeks to preserve these forces in Russia.
Putin appears motivated to defend impunity, authoritarianism, and corruption because the system from which he benefits oversees and seeks to preserve these forces in Russia.
Preservation of the regime is the primary strategic objective and motive from which all Russian policy, foreign and domestic, flows. A subsidiary objective is to weaken the United States and other actors on the world stage — the EU and NATO, for example — that are grounded in and defend rule of law and liberal democracy. Putin attacked Clinton’s campaign because he saw it as the one most likely to continue American leadership of a values-based world order. To say that Putin simply disliked Clinton or sought personal revenge is to oversimplify and miss the broader implications.
It is true that Clinton angered Putin in 2011 when she told an assembly of foreign ministers from Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe member states that the Russian parliamentary elections had been marred by widespread fraud and abuse, which was true. The public protests that followed in Moscow’s Bolotnaya square — along with the toppling of autocrats in the Arab Spring — rattled the man who was nearing the end of his four years as prime minister. He would soon tag out Dmitry Mevedev and re-assume his role as Russia’s strongman president. It was implausible and silly when Putin claimed that Clinton’s comments — rather than the fraud itself and the thousands of ordinary Russians who captured evidence on their smartphones and discussed it on social media — instigated the protests. Nonetheless, for Putin, Clinton’s public rebuke, and especially her statement that the Russian people deserve “free, fair, transparent elections and leaders who are accountable to them,” was unsettling.
It would be wrong, however, to see Putin’s antipathy for Clinton as linked exclusively to this incident, rather than to see the incident as an example of Clinton upholding a tradition of American foreign policy that is consistent with principles espoused by Republican and Democratic administrations over the last seven decades. Putin is threatened not only by a few sentences uttered six years ago, but also by so much else that Clinton did in her career and what her prospective presidency would have meant for his corrupt and autocratic ambitions. Clinton’s wonkish interest in doing the spadework necessary to develop a fair, rules-based system that could enhance global cooperation on economic and trade issues, the environment, security threats, and countering corruption threatened Putin’s zero-sum thinking and strong-arm approach to his neighbors. Clinton’s track record as a fierce advocate for human rights, including her dedication to lifting up women and girls, her speaking out for religious minorities, and her landmark speech on the human rights of LGBT persons, were a threat to Putin’s exploitative and abusive regime.
It’s also possible that his hatred of Clinton is driven in part by misogyny and sexism.
It’s also possible that his hatred of Clinton is driven in part by misogyny and sexism. This isn’t about Clinton personally as much as it is about what she, as a powerful woman, represents: a challenge to Putin’s constructed machismo. This doesn’t make Putin unique; many a weak man finds it uncomfortable to encounter a strong woman. It’s important to remember that in Putin’s self-preservation script, the U.S. president plays an important role as a foil. Putin encourages narratives that frame the United States and Russia in opposition to one another because that makes him look like the equal of the U.S. president. Everyone knows the U.S. president is mighty and strong, so if Putin stands in opposition to him, he must be strong too. Perhaps Putin’s sexism made him worry that a female U.S. president couldn’t lend him the toughness he lacks the way a man could.
In deciding to try to take down Clinton, Putin likely wasn’t thinking chiefly about his lingering anger surrounding the 2011 Russian elections. He wasn’t even thinking about the Russian 2018 presidential elections in which he will “run” for a fourth term — elections that we already know will be neither free nor fair, in a country where Putin controls the press and opposition figures are harassed, poisoned, and killed with alarming frequency. Clinton represented the American tradition of pursuing a rules-based order grounded in universal values — and that rules-based order is something Putin correctly sees as anathema to the kleptocratic authoritarianism over which he presides.
I worked for Clinton. I learned from her and worked with her to write several speeches about human rights. I admire her and respect her, and I think she would have been a terrific president. But my point here is not that she is exceptional, but rather that she recognized and embraced the idea that America has an exceptional role to play in building and defending world order that is governed by rules grounded in human dignity. She saw and forcefully articulated her conviction on this, just as Ronald Reagan, both Bushes, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama each did. Putin wasn’t principally trying to inflict revenge on someone he sees as a personal foe. He was trying to disrupt a longstanding principle in American foreign policy — that the United States stands with the billions of individuals around the world who are still yearning to be free. That is why Putin saw derailing Clinton’s White House bid as a way of tightening his own grip on the Kremlin.
As I stated in testimony for the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this month, we need an independent investigation into Russia’s intervention into the U.S. elections so that we can address vulnerabilities and deliver consequences for such actions in the future, and so that American voters have the opportunity to understand how Russia sabotaged their democratic rights. A commission would provide useful detail of the nature and scope of the Russian interference in our democratic process. But we must also guard against the notion that this was chiefly about the two candidates in the last election — one helped and one hindered by Putin.
Clinton’s liberal internationalism would not have been unique among American presidents — her foreign policy views are centrist and generally accord with the mainstream of both Republicans and Democrats — and there will be future candidates who also stand strong for universal principles. We must not let Putin or any other foreign leader have a veto on U.S. values.
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FBI Director James Comey Tried To Reveal Russian Tampering Months Before Election
Wednesday March 29th, 2017 at 9:16 PM

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Updated | FBI Director James Comey attempted to go public as early as the summer of 2016 with information on Russia’s campaign to influence the U.S. presidential election, but Obama administration officials blocked him from doing so, two sources with knowledge of the matter tell Newsweek.
Well before the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence accused the Russian government of tampering with the U.S. election in an October 7 statement, Comey pitched the idea of writing an op-ed about the Russian campaign during a meeting in the White House’s situation room in June or July.
“He had a draft of it or an outline. He held up a piece of paper in a meeting and said, ‘I want to go forward, what do people think of this?’” says a source with knowledge of the meeting, which included Secretary of State John Kerry, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Department of Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson and the national security adviser Susan Rice.
The other national security officials didn’t like the idea, and White House officials thought the announcement should be a coordinated message backed by multiple agencies, the source says. “An op-ed doesn’t have the same stature, it comes from one person.”
The op-ed would not have mentioned whether the FBI was investigating Donald Trump’s campaign workers or others close to him for links to the Russians’ interference in the election, a second source with knowledge of the request tells Newsweek. Comey would likely have tried to publish the op-ed in The New York Times, and it would have included much of the same information as the bombshell declassified intelligence report released January 6, which said Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to influence the presidential election, the source said.
FBI Director James Comey speaks about the FBI’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion with Donald Trump's associates at a March 20 hearing before the House Intelligence Committee. Sources tell Newsweek that Comey wanted to reveal news about the Russians' election meddling months before federal intelligence agencies disclosed that information. Joshua Roberts/REUTERS
“Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the U.S. democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton and harm her electability and potential presidency,” the report stated, adding that the U.S. intelligence community had “high confidence” in its judgments. “We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.”
While news outlets reported in June that Russian hackers accessed Democratic National Committee emails, U.S. intelligence agencies didn’t confirm that the Russian government was trying to influence the election until months later. On March 20, Comey told the House Intelligence Committee that the FBI has, since July, been investigating Russian interference in the election and whether there was collusion between Moscow and associates of Trump.
Comey has previously written to a major news outlet. In 2014, when the FBI was facing criticism because an agent had posed as an Associated Press reporter as part of an investigation, Comey wrote a letter for publication in The New York Times defending the agent.
“It falls in line with his willingness or his determination to be transparent,” says Frank Montoya Jr., a former special agent in charge of the FBI’s Seattle division and the former head of national counterintelligence.
For supporters of Hillary Clinton, news of the op-ed adds to the frustration over Comey’s public disclosure of details about the investigation into her emails, including at a July press conference, but not about the probe involving Russia and Trump, which began that same month.
“This raises a lot of questions,” says Jarad Geldner, a senior adviser for the Democratic Coalition Against Trump, which filed a complaint with the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility over Comey’s disclosures about the Clinton investigation. “That raises the question of why Comey or [the Department of Justice] or the White House felt that it was OK to hold that [July] press conference on Hillary Clinton’s emails but not to go public with this.”
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But the source with knowledge of Comey’s request says that the FBI director wanted the Russian interference made public earlier and that it was a sluggish White House that denied Comey and delayed the announcement. “The White House shut it down,” that source says. “They did their usual—nothing.” Both sources spoke to Newsweek on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak to the press.
Asked about Comey’s push to write an op-ed over the summer, a spokesperson for the FBI said by email, “In general we have not been adding to the director’s comments regarding Russia at the March 20 hearing.” A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment. A spokesman for Barack Obama could not immediately be reached.
This story has been updated to include the names of the Department of Homeland Security secretary and national security adviser at the meeting in question.
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Russian Military Deal with Serbia Counters Influence of NATO and EU in Balkans
Wednesday March 29th, 2017 at 11:21 AM

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Russia's defense ministry was prepared to deliver warplanes, tanks and armored vehicles to Serbia, countering the influence of Western organizations such as NATO and EU in the Balkans.
During a visit to Moscow, Serbian Defense Minister Zoran Djordjevic said Monday that President Vladimir Putin himself approved a free supply of six MiG-29 fighter jets, 30 T-72 tanks and 30 BRDM-2 armored vehicles to the Balkan country sometime in the near future. Russia would reportedly charge only for refurbishing and modernizing the vehicles, using technicians in Serbia. In order to get the aircraft to Serbia they would either have to fly over NATO airspace or be taken apart and flown separately. Djordjevic said officials were still determining how the military equipment would be transported.
"The president of the Russian Federation said he will sign that decree, and when it's signed, we will act accordingly," Djordjevic said, according to the Associated Press. "We are waiting for the process to be finalized in Russia and see how [the equipment] will be delivered to Serbia."
Serbia formally applied to become a member of the EU in 2009 and entered negotiations for entry in 2014, but Moscow has attempted to counter its path to becoming a NATO member. NATO's intervention in the region's decade-long ethnic wars following the collapse of the Soviet Union has left the Western military alliance with a controversial history in the Western Balkans, and Moscow has admitted Serbia into its rival coalition, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, as a non-member observer state.
Last year, Russia, Serbia and Belarus held joint military drills called "Slavic Brotherhood" that coincided with nearby NATO emergency drills in Montenegro, raising fears of a military escalation at a period of heightened tension between Moscow and the West. Montenegro, which split from Serbia in 2006, has accused Russia of sponsoring a failed coup of its government and assassination attempt of its prime minister in October. The Senate voted Monday in favor of allowing Montenegro to join NATO, according to Deutsche Welle.
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Correction 3/29, 7:45 am EST: The headline on this story was changed to reflect that other Balkan nations are in the EU and NATO.

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» NATO to Spend Billions on Massive Cybersecurity, Defense Communications Boost - Newsweek
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mikenova shared this story from Nato Russia - Google News. Newsweek NATO to Spend Billions on Massive Cybersecurity, Defense Communications Boost Newsweek Since Russia's 2014 annexation of the former Ukrainian territory of Crimea and bac...
» The US and Russia: Perpetual Enemies or Potential Allies?
27/03/17 21:09 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . A flag with the portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin waves over a Moscow crowd during a festival March 18, 2017, commemorating the third anniversary of Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula f...
» The US and Russia: Perpetual Enemies or Potential Allies? - Military.com
27/03/17 21:09 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia influence in Eastern Europe - Google News. Military.com The US and Russia : Perpetual Enemies or Potential Allies? Military.com More likely, it would precipitate a Yalta-like agreement under which t...
» Stalin's Great Terror Wasn't So Bad, Putin TV Suggests - StopFake.org
27/03/17 21:08 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin personal dictatorship - Google News. StopFake.org Stalin's Great Terror Wasn't So Bad, Putin TV Suggests StopFake.org He is no longer a tyrant nor is he an effective manager who may have occasionally...
» The Case for Deploying American Ground Forces in Syria - News Deeply
27/03/17 21:08 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from US military options in Syria - Google News. News Deeply The Case for Deploying American Ground Forces in Syria News Deeply Another option would be for Raqqa to be taken by Turkish forces, perhaps in the co...
» How To Protect Average Americans From Russian Hacks - Fortune
27/03/17 21:07 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from US - Russia relations - Google News. Fortune How To Protect Average Americans From Russian Hacks Fortune Kimberly Marten is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia ...
» The Michael Flynn Scandal Just Got A Lot Worse - Fortune
27/03/17 21:07 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Turkey and Russia - Google News. Chicago Tribune The Michael Flynn Scandal Just Got A Lot Worse Fortune But now it is not just Russia ties that are dogging Flynn and, by extension, his former boss, the Pre...
» Devin Nunes is making it very hard for Republicans to claim they can run an impartial investigation on Russia - Washington Post
27/03/17 21:06 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from russia analysis - Google News. Washington Post Devin Nunes is making it very hard for Republicans to claim they can run an impartial investigation on Russia Washington Post From the perspective of impartia...
» Can Russia and the United States be allies?
27/03/17 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Troy Media Marketplace. PORTLAND, Ore. Mar. 26, 2017 /Troy Media/ – During the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump roiled the foreign policy establishment by praising Russian President Vladimir ...
» A new kind of Russian spring - Deutsche Welle
27/03/17 20:40 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia influence in Eastern Europe - Google News. Deutsche Welle A new kind of Russian spring Deutsche Welle Pro- Russian separatists called their armed movements in Crimea and eastern Ukraine a " Rus...
» Trump's Russian Mafia Ties. - YouTube
27/03/17 18:30 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Feb 21, 2016 Donald Trump lied to investigators about ties with Russian mafia.
» Why FBI Can’t Tell All on Trump, Russia
27/03/17 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from WhoWhatWhy. Reporters: Jonathan Z. Larsen is the former editor of The Village Voice, whose reporting team included the late Wayne Barrett and Robert I. Friedman. These people and the paper produced many of...
» Why FBI Can't Tell All on Trump, Russia - WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog)
27/03/17 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from russia as mafia state - Google News. WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog) Why FBI Can't Tell All on Trump, Russia WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog) It is an organization comprised of state actors, oligarc...
» Putin Endorses Serbia's Vucic in Visit Overshadowed by Protests - Bloomberg
27/03/17 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin and Putinism - News Review. Bloomberg Putin Endorses Serbia's Vucic in Visit Overshadowed by Protests Bloomberg President Vladimir Putin wished Aleksandar Vucic luck before Sunday's presidential elec...
» Russia's Protests Explained: Why Rubber Ducks, Sneakers Are at Demonstrations - NBCNews.com
27/03/17 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. NBCNews.com Russia's Protests Explained: Why Rubber Ducks, Sneakers Are at Demonstrations NBCNews.com And yet police detained more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Sunday during an unex...
» Nato to spend £2.6 billion on satellites, cyber security and drones - The Independent
27/03/17 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Nato Russia - Google News. The Independent Nato to spend £2.6 billion on satellites, cyber security and drones The Independent ... the protection of Nato's 32 main locations from cyber attacks and another ...
» Sanctions, spies, and oligarchs: Putin's pet bank and its meeting with Jared Kushner - Quartz
27/03/17 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin and Putinism - News Review. Raw Story Sanctions, spies, and oligarchs: Putin's pet bank and its meeting with Jared Kushner Quartz VEB is a state financial firm long entrusted with carrying out Russia...
» Montenegro's bid to join NATO faces US Senate test - Stars and Stripes
27/03/17 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia influence in Eastern Europe - Google News. Stars and Stripes Montenegro's bid to join NATO faces US Senate test Stars and Stripes Ratification of the tiny Balkan nation's admission into the alliance...
» Iran's Rouhani seeks deals with new friend Russia - Reuters
27/03/17 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Iran's Rouhani seeks deals with new friend Russia Reuters MOSCOW Iran's president met Russia's prime minister on Monday in a bid to develop a warming relationship that has bee...
» Путин: Росгвардия должна "реагировать" на "попытки дестабилизации" - Радіо Свобода
27/03/17 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin and Putinism - News Review. Радіо Свобода Путин : Росгвардия должна "реагировать" на "попытки дестабилизации" Радіо Свобода Президент России Владимир Путин призвал военнослужащих ...
» COLUMN: More Republicans should stand up to Donald Trump - The Chief News
27/03/17 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin personal dictatorship - Google News. COLUMN: More Republicans should stand up to Donald Trump The Chief News He mustered up the courage to stand up to what Trump is doing, instead of saying Trump is ...
» Top Shots
27/03/17 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond for the 13th week of 2017.
» Запад критикует Россию за массовые задержания на митингах (видео) - Deutsche Welle
27/03/17 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from россия и запад - Google News. Deutsche Welle Запад критикует Россию за массовые задержания на митингах (видео) Deutsche Welle Немецкое правительство раскритиковало российские власти за массовые задержания ...
» For Its Own Citizens, ‘Russia is Now an Occupied Country’
27/03/17 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, March 27 – The vocabulary people use to describe a situation not only reflects but o...
» What Russia Has To Do With the Protests in Belarus - STRATFOR
27/03/17 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from russia and the west - Google News. Sputnik International What Russia Has To Do With the Protests in Belarus STRATFOR The Belarusian economy has been stuck in a recession for more than two years, thanks in ...
» Iranian President In Moscow For Arms, Energy Talks
27/03/17 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iranian President Hassan Rohani is in Moscow for talks with top Russian leaders aimed at bolstering relations between the two allies.
» No evidence London attacker was linked to Islamic State, police say
27/03/17 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. Khalid Masood killed four people in an 82-second rampage outside Britain’s Parliament.
» Лидер дальнобойщиков Петербурга получил 14 суток ареста - Фонтанка.Ру
27/03/17 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Lenta.ru Лидер дальнобойщиков Петербурга получил 14 суток ареста Фонтанка.Ру Лидер петербургского Объединения перевозчиков России (ОПР) Андрей Бажутин получил 14 суток администрати...
» Cheney: Russian interference in election could be 'an act of war' - Washington Examiner
27/03/17 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia influence in Eastern Europe - Google News. Washington Examiner Cheney: Russian interference in election could be 'an act of war' Washington Examiner He said Eastern Europe had only recently become i...
» Russian protests are 'significant,' KU international relations scholar says - KU Today
27/03/17 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia international behavior - Google News. Russian protests are 'significant,' KU international relations scholar says KU Today LAWRENCE — A wave of rallies and protests on the corruption of Vladimir Put...
» Vladimir Putin's government will face fresh wave of discontent, says arrested Russian opposition leader - Telegraph.co.uk
27/03/17 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from putin's face - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Vladimir Putin's government will face fresh wave of discontent, says arrested Russian opposition leader Telegraph.co.uk Alexei Navalny, 40, was jailed for 15...
» Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson postpones planned visit to Russia - The Independent
27/03/17 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Independent Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson postpones planned visit to Russia The Independent A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We have unfortunately had to postpone the Fore...
» Dick Cheney: Putin Interfering in Election 'Could Be Considered an Act of War' - Mediaite
27/03/17 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin and Putinism - News Review. Mediaite Dick Cheney: Putin Interfering in Election 'Could Be Considered an Act of War' Mediaite Former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney had strong words ab...
» How Putin Keeps Protesters at Bay in Russia
27/03/17 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The largest protests in several years broke out across Russia over the weekend and scores were beaten and arrested by the police. Here's President Vladimir V. Putin’s go-to tactics for cla...
» New Kids On The Block: A Younger Generation Invigorates Anti-Kremlin Protests
27/03/17 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. As Russia's opposition burst back onto the scene with huge anti-Kremlin rallies, a new kind of protester has emerged: young idealistic Russians who came of age under Vlad...
» Trump son-in-law to testify on foreign contacts in Russia probe - Reuters
27/03/17 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia and US Presidential Elections of 2016 - Google News. Reuters Trump son-in-law to testify on foreign contacts in Russia probe Reuters WASHINGTON Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and...
» What the Russian Protests Mean for Putin - The New Yorker
27/03/17 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The New Yorker What the Russian Protests Mean for Putin The New Yorker But Sunday's demonstrations were also about a creeping mood of public dissatisfaction and fatigue, a sense that, ...
» Trump son-in-law to testify in Senate committee Russia probe - FRANCE 24
27/03/17 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from russia france - Google News. FRANCE 24 Trump son-in-law to testify in Senate committee Russia probe FRANCE 24 Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a top White House adviser, has volunteer...
» DICK CHENEY: 'No question' Russia meddled in the US election, and it could be 'an act of war' - Business Insider
27/03/17 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from US elections and russia - Google News. Business Insider DICK CHENEY: 'No question' Russia meddled in the US election , and it could be 'an act of war' Business Insider In a wide-ranging speech at the Econo...
» Jared Kushner to be questioned over alleged Trump-Russia ties - BBC News
27/03/17 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from trump and russia - Google News. BBC News Jared Kushner to be questioned over alleged Trump - Russia ties BBC News President Donald Trump's son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, will be questioned by a US com...
» Donald Trump's golfing is a political problem thanks to Donald Trump - Washington Post
27/03/17 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Donald Trump - Google News. Washington Post Donald Trump's golfing is a political problem thanks to Donald Trump Washington Post But we don't really know that, because the Trump White House is unusually co...
» Merkel's Re-Election Chances Just Grew - U.S. News & World Report
27/03/17 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from us elections - Google News. U.S. News & World Report Merkel's Re- Election Chances Just Grew U.S. News & World Report A day after elections , German Chancellor and the leader of the Christian Democratic Un...
» Amtrak Train Derails Near Chicago's Union Station - NBC Chicago
27/03/17 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from train derailed near New York - Google News. NBC Chicago Amtrak Train Derails Near Chicago's Union Station NBC Chicago The train was traveling from Boston and New York City before arriving in Chicago. There...
» Auburn baseball makes moves in latest national polls - AL.com
27/03/17 16:56 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from polls - Google News. AL.com Auburn baseball makes moves in latest national polls AL.com Following the Tigers' series win against Georgia over the weekend, Butch Thompson's club was again rewarded on the na...
» Why Russian protests are making the Kremlin rethink 2018 presidential elections - Christian Science Monitor
27/03/17 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from elections - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Why Russian protests are making the Kremlin rethink 2018 presidential elections Christian Science Monitor The anti-corruption blogger-turned-politician wa...
» Amtrak Train Derails in Chicago, No Injuries Reported: Local Media - U.S. News & World Report
27/03/17 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from train derailed near New York - Google News. Chicago Tribune Amtrak Train Derails in Chicago, No Injuries Reported: Local Media U.S. News & World Report It was the second derailment involving an Amtrak trai...
» Fox News said Trump spent the weekend 'working at the White House.' He was at his golf club. - Washington Post
27/03/17 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from trump - Google News. Washington Post Fox News said Trump spent the weekend 'working at the White House.' He was at his golf club. Washington Post The alert from Fox News went out at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. “PRES...
» Syrian Battleground: Why Russo-Israeli Relations are 'Essential' for Tel-Aviv - Sputnik International
27/03/17 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from russia in syria - Google News. Sputnik International Syrian Battleground: Why Russo-Israeli Relations are 'Essential' for Tel-Aviv Sputnik International However, speaking to Sputnik last Monday, Ambassador...
» Montenegro's bid to join NATO faces US Senate test - The Republic
27/03/17 16:40 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia influence in Eastern Europe - Google News. Montenegro's bid to join NATO faces US Senate test The Republic Montenegro is in the middle of a clash between the West and Russia over influence in the Ba...
» Amtrak train derails in Chicago, no injuries reported - Daily Republic
27/03/17 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from train derailed near New York - Google News. Daily Republic Amtrak train derails in Chicago, no injuries reported Daily Republic On Friday, an Amtrak Acela train derailed and sideswiped a New Jersey commute...
» Unexpected deaths of six Russian diplomats in four months triggers conspiracy theories
27/03/17 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . When Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations died suddenly in New York last week, he became the sixth Russian diplomat to die unexpectedly since November, leaving internet conspiracy theorists trying ...
» Russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin’s cause of death is unclear
27/03/17 15:13 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from NYDN Rss Article only. The cause and manner of death of Russia's ambassador to the United Nations needs to be studied further, the city medical examiner said Tuesday, a day after the diplomat fell ill at h...
» Trump-Russia conspirator Alex Oronov dies suspiciously; he lived in Donald Trump's building
27/03/17 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Palmer Report. Yet another individual directly involved in Donald Trump’s Russia scandal has dropped dead under suspicious circumstances, and for the first time, the deceased is a United States citiz...
» Meet the nine Russian operatives who have dropped dead during Donald Trump-Russia scandal
27/03/17 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Palmer Report. Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has dropped dead in New York of an apparent heart attack. That may not stand out as suspicious on its own, until one consider...
» Donald Trump administration suppresses cause of death of Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin
27/03/17 14:49 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Palmer Report. Last month Vitaly Churkin, the longtime Russian Ambassador to the United Nations, suddenly dropped dead in New York. His death was only suspicious in the sense that he was the seventh Russia...
» Statement by President Donald J. Trump on the Death of Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin
27/03/17 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release February 21, 2017 President Donald J. Trump was saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Russia’s Permanent Representative to the ...
» Autopsy Report Reveals Russia’s UN Envoy Churkin Was Poisoned – Mega News360
27/03/17 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Mega News360. Share Share Share Email A preliminary autopsy report done by medical experts revealed that Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin had poison in his kidneys. The leake...
» Was Russia's Ambassador to UN Churkin poisoned?
27/03/17 14:42 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. US media stir up rumors about the poisoning of Russian diplomat Vitaly Churkin. Reportedly, there was poison found in the kidneys of Russia’s late Ambassador ...
» 7 Russian Diplomats Have Unexpectedly Since November
27/03/17 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from The Daily Caller. 5508661 Seven Russian diplomats have died unexpectedly since the start of November, with “brief illness” and “heart failure” being the usual causes of death. The s...
» 8th Suspicious Death of Russian Diplomat or Official in 5 months: Denis Voronenkov - Santa monica Observed
27/03/17 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from russian consulate nyc death - Google News. Santa monica Observed 8th Suspicious Death of Russian Diplomat or Official in 5 months: Denis Voronenkov Santa monica Observed For the fifth time in 3 months, a R...
» Comey, Rogers appearance before House Intelligence Committee postponed - Fox News
27/03/17 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from comey - Google News. Fox News Comey , Rogers appearance before House Intelligence Committee postponed Fox News FBI Director James Comey and NSA chief Mike Rogers are not expected to appear Tuesday at a clo...
» Markets and Business News Review: Capitol Report: Kushner’s attempt to tame bureaucracy may run into same difficulties Clinton faced
27/03/17 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Donald Trump on Monday tapped his son in law, Jared Kushner, to run a new White House office to streamline the federal bureaucracy - a goal with a long and checkered hi...
» The National Interest: The U.S. Army's Master Plan to Win the Wars of the Future
27/03/17 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. US Security from mikenova (70 sites). Kris Osborn Security, Super networked soliders  The technology also uses a technique called a “chem light,” wherein a Soldier can highlight or “light up” a location...
» Trump and Russia - Google News: For Trump, Russia just won't go away - The Boston Globe
27/03/17 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). The Boston Globe For Trump , Russia just won't go away The Boston Globe Every day brings fresh revelations about the possible links between President Donald J. Trump's c...
» Nato - Russia News: Boris Johnson postpones Russia visit to attend Nato meeting - Swindon Advertiser
27/03/17 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Swindon Advertiser Boris Johnson postpones Russia visit to attend Nato meeting Swindon Advertiser Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has postponed a planned visit to Russi...
» Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: It's All Downhill (Skiing) For Medvedev Amid Protests
27/03/17 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Russia from mikenova (90 sites). On a day of nationwide protests in which the Russian prime minister came under intense fire for alleged corruption, Dmitry Medvedev apparently took to the slopes. Radio ...
» Ukraine - Google News: Trump's Visit With Czech President Helps Putin In Ukraine - Daily Caller
27/03/17 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia Review by Topics from mikenova (28 sites). Trump's Visit With Czech President Helps Putin In Ukraine Daily Caller Ukrainians struggling against continued Russian aggression should be devastated that...
» World: UK postpones Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s Russia trip
27/03/17 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. World from mikenova (18 sites). Britain says a planned trip to Russia by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson this week has been postponed. World
» US military options in Syria - Google News: The Case for Deploying American Ground Forces in Syria - News Deeply
27/03/17 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia Review by Topics from mikenova (28 sites). The Case for Deploying American Ground Forces in Syria News Deeply Another option would be for Raqqa to be taken by Turkish forces, perhaps in the company ...
» Israel's Netanyahu pledges to work with Trump on peace efforts
27/03/17 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was committed to working with U.S. President Donald Trump to advance peace efforts with the Palestini...
» Can Michael Flynn Testimony Bring Down Donald Trump Presidency?
27/03/17 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from The Inquisitr News. As reported by Law Newz , rumors are flying that a Michael Flynn FBI deal might be in the works. If this turns out to be true, many are wondering if the former national security advisor...
» Russia, Putin and Putinism: Trump to Russia-Linked Ex-Advisors: Keep Your Distance
27/03/17 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). The Trump administration is going to great lengths to distance itself from former associates in the face of an F.B.I. investigation into whether there were connections ...
» Will Kushner Family Israel Investments Impact Future Peace Negotiations? - Forward
27/03/17 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Forward Will Kushner Family Israel Investments Impact Future Peace Negotiations? Forward Jared Kushner's family has financial investments in Israel that could potentially affect ...
» Trump vs. Congress: Now What? - New York Times
27/03/17 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times Trump vs. Congress: Now What? New York Times On Monday, Jan. 9, less than two weeks before President Trump's inauguration, the House speaker, Paul Ryan, hosted a d...
» Roger Stone: 'I have had no contacts or collusions with the Russians' - Politico
27/03/17 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Politico Roger Stone: 'I have had no contacts or collusions with the Russians' Politico Longtime Trump confidant and adviser Roger Stone dismissed allegations of collusion with R...
» Senate Committee to Question Jared Kushner Over Meetings With Russians
27/03/17 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . A White House spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, confirmed those meetings, saying in an interview that nothing of consequence was discussed and that they went nowhere. Mr. Gorkov, who previously served as deputy chairm...
» Roger Stone - Google Search
27/03/17 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Roger Stone : 'They have no proof' Politico - 4 hours ago Roger Stone says he's apologized to Paul Manafort for getting him involved in all the inquiries about possible Russian connections to Donald ... ...
» roger stone claims he was poisoned - Google Search
27/03/17 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Poison , spies and lies: a lunch with Trump's old friend Roger Stone Spectator.co.uk - Mar 14, 2017 'I've had way too many death threats,' he explains. He says he's recovering from poisoning by polonium, a ra...
» sergey ivanov - Google News: A timeline of events that unfolded during the election appears to support the FBI's investigation into Trump-Russia ... - Business Insider
26/03/17 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia Review by Topics from mikenova (28 sites). Business Insider A timeline of events that unfolded during the election appears to support the FBI's investigation into Trump-Russia ... Business Insider A...
» SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos: Протестующие пытались отбить автозак с Навальным
26/03/17 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Russia from mikenova (90 sites). From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 05:22 Оппозиционер Алексей Навальный был задержан на Тверской улице во время антикоррупционной акции в Москве. Автозак, куда был брошен оппо...
» SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos: Полицейские избивают задержанного на акции "Он нам не Димон"
26/03/17 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Russia from mikenova (90 sites). From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 01:07 Кадры задержания одного из участников протестной акции "Он нам не Димон" на Пушкинской площади в Москве Ссылка на источник - http://ww...
» ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos: Several injured when car drives into bicycle race in Germany
26/03/17 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. VIDEO NEWS from mikenova (64 sites). From: ReutersVideo Duration: 00:45 Several people were injured on Sunday (March 26), some severely, when a car drove into the bike lane at a bicycle race in Berlin, ...
» Putin and Putinism - News Review: Эйдман: Все понимают, что "Димон" – только предлог. Участники дружно скандируют: "Путин – вор!" - GORDONUA.COM
26/03/17 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Russia from mikenova (90 sites). GORDONUA.COM Эйдман: Все понимают, что "Димон" – только предлог. Участники дружно скандируют: " Путин – вор!" GORDONUA.COM "Шизологика некоторых...
» Stars and Stripes: Rouhani to visit Putin in Moscow as Iran and Russia move closer
26/03/17 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. US Security from mikenova (70 sites). As U.S. influence wanes across the Middle East, Iran and Russia have joined forces to expand their power in the region, strengthening political and diplomatic ties ...
» RussiaToday's YouTube Videos: RAW: 500 people detained as anti-corruption protest hits Moscow
26/03/17 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. VIDEO NEWS from mikenova (64 sites). From: RussiaToday Duration: 04:49 Several opposition rallies, most of which were unsanctioned, took place in Russia on Sunday. A number of people were detained for d...
» bus on las vegas boulevard - Google Search
26/03/17 07:17 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Suspect arrested after deadly shooting, barricade on Las Vegas ... News3LV - 11 hours ago 1:43 p.m. UPDATE: The suspect remains barricaded on the bus at this time. Las Vegas Boulevard between East Flamingo Ro...
» National Security: U.S. needs to stop Russian electoral interference, NSA’s top civilian leader says
26/03/17 00:10 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. US Security from mikenova (70 sites). Richard Ledgett, the deputy director who dealt with the Snowden disclosures, will retire in April. National Security
» fbi - Google News: Did Michael Flynn Strike A Deal With The FBI? CNN Analyst Claims He Might Have - Daily Caller
26/03/17 00:10 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. US Security from mikenova (70 sites). Did Michael Flynn Strike A Deal With The FBI ? CNN Analyst Claims He Might Have Daily Caller Social media erupted on Saturday after a CNN analyst and former Homelan...
» Russia News Review: Kavkazcenter.com: ПОСОБНИЧЕСТВО. Власти Германии выдали ФСБ для убийства чеченского беженца Хусейна Гадамаури
25/03/17 23:27 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Хусейн Гадамаури был депортирован властями Германии в Россию 23 марта 2017 года. В Москве сразу же заявили, что уроженец Ачхой-Мартановского[...] Kavkazcenter.com Russi...
» cyberattacks - Google News: Russian cyber attacks is a threat to democracy says NSA - Express.co.uk
25/03/17 23:23 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Recent Events Review from mikenova (87 sites). Express.co.uk Russian cyber attacks is a threat to democracy says NSA Express.co.uk Russian cyber attacks is a threat to democracy says NSA. RUSSIA is usin...
» michael flynn - Google News: CNN analyst: Sources say Mike Flynn has turned on Trump and become a witness for the FBI - Raw Story
25/03/17 23:18 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). Raw Story CNN analyst: Sources say Mike Flynn has turned on Trump and become a witness for the FBI Raw Story As of Saturday evening, rumors are swirling that Pres. Donal...
» Russia News Review: Sputnik International - Breaking News & Analysis - Radio, Photos, Videos, Infographics: Total of 30 People Injured in Suspected Gas Explosion in North West England
25/03/17 23:16 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). A total of 30 people were injured in what is suspected to be a gas explosion in North West England. Sputnik International - Breaking News & Analysis - Radio, Photos, Vi...
» Anthony Weiner - Google News: Huma Abedin is giving marriage with Anthony Weiner another try ... - New York Post
25/03/17 23:13 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). New York Post Huma Abedin is giving marriage with Anthony Weiner another try ... New York Post Fool me once, shame on you. Fool Huma Abedin four times, and she'll still ...
» Global Opinions: Why Europe's last dictatorship keeps surprising everyone
25/03/17 23:13 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Opinions from mikenova (37 sites). The former Soviet republic of Belarus has been a dictatorship for almost a quarter of a century. Yet the demonstrations keep happening. Global Opinions
» Russia News Review: Газета.Ru - Хроника дня: Число пострадавших при взрыве газа под Ливерпулем возросло до 32 человек
25/03/17 23:13 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Число пострадавших в результате взрыва газа в пригороде Ливерпуля - Нью-Ферри, графство Мерсисайд, возросло до 32 человек. Об этом сообщает местная служба скорой помощи...
» Abedin has to resign - Google News: Huma Abedin 'working hard' on marriage with Anthony Weiner - New York Post
25/03/17 23:08 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). New York Post Huma Abedin 'working hard' on marriage with Anthony Weiner New York Post Two weeks later, Weiner resigned from Congress as more women with more photos emer...
» Stars and Stripes: 3 soldiers dead as armed men attack northern Mali army base
25/03/17 23:08 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. US Security from mikenova (70 sites). Local officials in Mali say three soldiers have been killed and four others injured in an attack by armed men on a military post in the country's north. Stars and S...
» Ukraine News: Из-за ошибки навигатора девушка едва не погибла в пустыне
25/03/17 23:07 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Американка застряла посреди Гранд-Каньона без еды и воды Ukraine News
» trump as danger to National Security - Google News: Commentary: Ivanka's a danger in the West Wing - Santa Fe New Mexican
25/03/17 23:07 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). Commentary: Ivanka's a danger in the West Wing Santa Fe New Mexican The potential compromises of foreign business relationships run both ways, and the Trumps ' myriad fo...
» Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Iran Denies It Harassed U.S. Warship Flotilla In Gulf
25/03/17 23:06 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Russia from mikenova (90 sites). Iran has denied claims by the United States that Iranian fast-attack boats were "harassing" warships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
» Germans in tiny Saarland vote in big test for Merkel
25/03/17 23:05 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN/SAARBRUECKEN (Reuters) - Germans in the small western state of Saarland vote on Sunday in a regional election that could deliver an upset to Chancellor Angela Merkel and hurt he...
» U.S. strike kills an al Qaeda 'leader' in Afghanistan: Pentagon
25/03/17 22:28 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Saturday a U.S. strike in Afghanistan this week killed an al Qaeda militant who was responsible for the death of two American service member...
» Russia News Review: Khalid Masood: Everything we know about the London attacker
25/03/17 22:27 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Russia News Review
» analysis of trump electorate - Google News: Analysis: Reality catching up with Trump on Russia - Concord Register
25/03/17 22:27 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). Analysis : Reality catching up with Trump on Russia Concord Register Hours after Trump dismissed reports that his campaign associates were being scrutinized for colludin...
» trump criminal investigation - Google News: Doyle McManus: If Trump wants to end the Russia investigation quickly, he should try cooperating - Arizona Daily Star
25/03/17 22:26 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). Arizona Daily Star Doyle McManus: If Trump wants to end the Russia investigation quickly, he should try cooperating Arizona Daily Star At the end of the House Intelligen...
» FOX News: Saudi general: My country supports America's tough stance against ISIS, terror and Iran
25/03/17 22:25 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Opinions from mikenova (37 sites). Leaders from 68 countries gatherED in Washington for a meeting of the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh (ISIL) hosted by President Trump’s administration this past wee...
» Israel News Review: London terrorist visited Saudi Arabia three times – the kingdom’s embassy
25/03/17 22:24 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). March 25, 2017, 9:51 PM (IDT) The Saudi embassy in London reported that Khalid Masood, the terrorist responsible for killing 4 people and injuring 40 at the UK parliame...
» cia - Google News: Ex-CIA director: Michael Flynn's firm discussed removing Turkish cleric from US - Syracuse.com
25/03/17 22:23 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. US Security from mikenova (70 sites). Syracuse.com Ex- CIA director: Michael Flynn's firm discussed removing Turkish cleric from US Syracuse.com WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former CIA Director James Woolsey has ...
» Ukraine News: В Крым прибыла делегация из Германии - СМИ
25/03/17 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). В состав делегации вошли 10 человек – бизнесмены, которые занимаются вопросами недвижимости, и политики регионального уровня Ukraine News
» Opinions Review In Brief: Maureen Dowd: Donald, This I Will Tell You
25/03/17 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Dear President Trump: Are we going to lose so much, we’ll get tired of losing? Maureen Dowd Opinions Review In Brief
» Opinions Review In Brief: Donald, This I Will Tell You
25/03/17 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Dear President Trump: Are we going to lose so much, we’ll get tired of losing? Opinions Review In Brief
» Maureen Dowd: Donald, This I Will Tell You
25/03/17 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Opinions from mikenova (37 sites). Dear President Trump: Are we going to lose so much, we’ll get tired of losing? Maureen Dowd
» Russia, Putin and Putinism: Don’t Fight Their Lies With Lies of Your Own
25/03/17 20:42 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). We don’t need to traffic in conspiracy theories to realize how outrageous Trump is. Russia, Putin and Putinism
» Russian Intelligence services and international mafia - Google News: Balkan Gambit: Part 2. The Montenegro Zugzwang - bellingcat
25/03/17 20:42 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). bellingcat Balkan Gambit: Part 2. The Montenegro Zugzwang bellingcat Despite all the warning signals, when on October 16 th 2016 – the day of general elections in Monten...
» Comey - Google News: Time for 'J. Edgar' Comey to take his leave - The Hill (blog)
25/03/17 20:40 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). The Hill (blog) Time for 'J. Edgar' Comey to take his leave The Hill (blog) Notably, when pressed, FBI Director James Comey refused to confirm or promise an investigatio...
» Emails Investigation Reopening - Google News: Time for 'J. Edgar' Comey to take his leave - The Hill (blog)
25/03/17 20:39 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). The Hill (blog) Time for 'J. Edgar' Comey to take his leave The Hill (blog) The political pressure on the director after his bungling of the investigation into Hillary C...
» trump and republican party - Google News: Trump is caught in battle within Republican Party - The Boston Globe
25/03/17 20:39 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). The Boston Globe Trump is caught in battle within Republican Party The Boston Globe President Donald Trump ignites a lot of fights, but the biggest defeat in his short t...
» www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security: Khalid Masood, London attacker, had worked in Saudi Arabia teaching English
25/03/17 20:38 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. US Security from mikenova (70 sites). LONDON (AP) — The British man who killed four people during a London rampage had made three trips to Saudi Arabia: He taught English there twice on a work vis...
» Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Voronenkov Murder and Arms Dump Explosion Suggests Putin is Getting Ready to Attack, Shmulyevich Says
25/03/17 20:36 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Russia from mikenova (90 sites). Paul Goble             Staunton, March 25 – “Two terrible events in one day” – the murder in Kyiv of former Russia...
» russia and the west - Google News: The west condemned Russia's bombs – now coalition attacks are killing civilians in Mosul - The Guardian
25/03/17 20:34 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Russia from mikenova (90 sites). The Sydney Morning Herald The west condemned Russia's bombs – now coalition attacks are killing civilians in Mosul The Guardian America and the UK condemned Russian airs...
» West Russia Putin - Google News: The west condemned Russia's bombs – now coalition attacks are killing civilians in Mosul - The Guardian
25/03/17 20:34 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Russia from mikenova (90 sites). The west condemned Russia's bombs – now coalition attacks are killing civilians in Mosul The Guardian America and the UK condemned Russian airstrikes that killed or inju...
» Ukraine News: В Чечне прошли массовые задержания после нападения "смертников" на воинскую часть
25/03/17 20:33 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Нападавшие были задержаны живыми, а потом убиты выстрелом в голову Ukraine News
» Gunman in Houston - Google News: Vegas Strip shut down with gunman on bus - Houston Chronicle
25/03/17 20:19 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Recent Events Review from mikenova (87 sites). Houston Chronicle Vegas Strip shut down with gunman on bus Houston Chronicle LAS VEGAS (AP) — A gunman barricaded himself inside a bus Saturday along the L...
» CNN's YouTube Videos: Suspected gunman barricaded in bus
25/03/17 20:17 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. VIDEO NEWS from mikenova (64 sites). From: CNN Duration: 01:41 One person is dead and one has been injured in a shooting that occurred on a bus parked in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel on the Las Vegas...
» Top Stories - Google News: Robbers Wearing Pig Masks Broke Into a Jewelry Store at Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel - TIME
25/03/17 20:17 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Recent Events Review from mikenova (87 sites). TIME Robbers Wearing Pig Masks Broke Into a Jewelry Store at Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel TIME Several robbers wearing pig masks broke into a high-end jewelry...
» 1tv's YouTube Videos: Путин раскритиковал хамство в поликлиниках и потребовал увеличить продолжительность жизни.
25/03/17 20:16 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. VIDEO NEWS from mikenova (64 sites). From: 1tv Duration: 07:41 Президент РФ Владимир Путин раскритиковал очереди и хамство в поликлиниках и потребовал увеличить среднюю продолжительность жизни россиян н...
» US - Russia relations reassessment - Google News: Answering the Kremlin's Challenge - Eesti elu, Estonian World Review
25/03/17 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia Review by Topics from mikenova (28 sites). Answering the Kremlin's Challenge Eesti elu, Estonian World Review “We consider these relations [with NATO] to be very serious and wish to develop this dia...
» Top Stories - Google News: 1 killed in Las Vegas Strip shooting; suspect barricaded in bus - WLS-TV
25/03/17 20:10 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Recent Events Review from mikenova (87 sites). WLS-TV 1 killed in Las Vegas Strip shooting; suspect barricaded in bus WLS-TV A 2009 file photo of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken,...
» Top Stories - Google News: The Latest: 3 anti-Trump protesters arrested in California - Washington Post
25/03/17 20:08 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Recent Events Review from mikenova (87 sites). Washington Post The Latest: 3 anti-Trump protesters arrested in California Washington Post HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — The Latest on violence at a pro-Trump...
» Simon Tisdall | The Guardian: The west condemned Russia’s bombs, but now coalition attacks on Mosul are killing innocents | Simon Tisdall
25/03/17 20:07 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Opinions from mikenova (37 sites). The leaders who denounced Putin for deadly airstrikes in Syria are not speaking out over the siege of the Iraqi city America and the UK condemned Russian airstrikes th...
» russian consulate nyc death - Google News: Five Months, Eight Prominent Russians Dead - 5newsonline.com
25/03/17 20:07 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Recent Events Review from mikenova (87 sites). Five Months, Eight Prominent Russians Dead 5newsonline.com Russian consular officials first said Krivov fell from the roof. Then, they said he died of a he...
» anti-trump protests - Google News: Dueling Trump protests in Houston: Anti-Trump protesters outnumber supporters - CW39
25/03/17 20:07 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Recent Events Review from mikenova (87 sites). CW39 Dueling Trump protests in Houston: Anti-Trump protesters outnumber supporters CW39 HOUSTON -- In Texas, there are certain types of rivalries: Cowboys ...
» trump russia treason - Google News: Was a Murdered Russian Ex-Politician to Testify Against Paul Manafort in Treason Trial? - snopes.com
25/03/17 20:06 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). snopes.com Was a Murdered Russian Ex-Politician to Testify Against Paul Manafort in Treason Trial? snopes.com Yesterday, documents surfaced showing that former Trump Cam...
» Opinions: Americans are dying ‘deaths of despair.’ Will Trump help?
25/03/17 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Opinions from mikenova (37 sites). The president must continue the policy shift on opioid prescriptions that began, belatedly, under his predecessor. Opinions
» Opinions Review In Brief: Americans are dying ‘deaths of despair.’ Will Trump help?
25/03/17 20:04 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). The president must continue the policy shift on opioid prescriptions that began, belatedly, under his predecessor. Opinions Review In Brief
» Middle East News: Jerusalem mayor, Trump’s peace envoy meet in White House
25/03/17 20:03 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Digests from mikenova (32 sites). Nir Barkat releases laconic statement after meeting Jason Greenblatt amid larger US-Israel talks over settlement construction Middle East News
» trump under federal investigation - Google News: GOP feels betrayed by White House: Trump's 'heart was not in the healthcare battle' - Raw Story
25/03/17 20:03 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). Raw Story GOP feels betrayed by White House: Trump's 'heart was not in the healthcare battle' Raw Story On Monday, FBI Director James Comey announced that the administra...
» Hosni Mubarak Is Freed, to Dismay of Many in Egypt - New York Times
25/03/17 20:01 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times Hosni Mubarak Is Freed, to Dismay of Many in Egypt New York Times Former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt was taken back to Maadi Military Hospital in southern Cai...
» 'Pizzagate' gunman pleads guilty to federal and local weapons charges - New York Daily News
25/03/17 20:01 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News 'Pizzagate' gunman pleads guilty to federal and local weapons charges New York Daily News The North Carolina man who fired an assault-style rifle into a Washi...
» US, Turkey's Coup And The Death Of Extradition Request - Leadership Newspapers
25/03/17 20:00 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. US, Turkey's Coup And The Death Of Extradition Request Leadership Newspapers When Marxist-Leninist theorist, Mao Zedong defined politics as “war without bloodshed,” several decad...
» EU summit: Leaders meet for Rome anniversary - BBC News
25/03/17 19:39 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Newsweek EU summit: Leaders meet for Rome anniversary BBC News Leaders of 27 European Union countries, not including the UK, are meeting in the Italian capital to celebrate 60 ye...
» 'It's scary here right now' in Las Vegas: Bellagio store burglary and gunfire, then police standoff - Sacramento Bee
25/03/17 19:38 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Sacramento Bee 'It's scary here right now' in Las Vegas: Bellagio store burglary and gunfire, then police standoff Sacramento Bee Las Vegas police say they are investigating a bu...
» Violence erupts at pro-Trump rally in Huntington Beach - Los Angeles Times
25/03/17 19:38 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Los Angeles Times Violence erupts at pro-Trump rally in Huntington Beach Los Angeles Times Violence erupted at a Make America Great Again rally in Huntington Beach on Saturday wh...
» Las Vegas Strip shooting leaves one dead and one wounded - CNN
25/03/17 19:37 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Las Vegas Strip shooting leaves one dead and one wounded CNN (CNN) Two people were shot, one fatally, on a bus on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday, police spokesman Officer La...
» 1 killed in Las Vegas Strip shooting; suspect barricaded in bus - WLS-TV
25/03/17 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. WLS-TV 1 killed in Las Vegas Strip shooting; suspect barricaded in bus WLS-TV A 2009 file photo of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File). CNN. Saturday, ...
» Pig-masked gunman tries to rob jewelry store at Bellagio casino in Las Vegas, reports of shots fired - New York Daily News
25/03/17 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Pig-masked gunman tries to rob jewelry store at Bellagio casino in Las Vegas, reports of shots fired New York Daily News A suspected robber wearing a pig mask...
» Самоубийство топ-менеджера Роскосмоса вызывает сомнения у экспертов - YouTube
25/03/17 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 25, 2017 Подпишитесь на канал Россия24: https:/...
» trump and russia cartoon - Google Search
25/03/17 07:58 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story .
» Russia's Trump Problem | The Daily Caller
25/03/17 07:30 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from The Daily Caller. 5549312 Since well before Donald Trump was elected president, the media have been obsessed with his supposed Russia problem—stemming from the Putin regime’s alleged interferen...
» Trump and Devin Nunes on National Puppy Day: Darcy cartoon | cleveland.com
25/03/17 06:28 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from Editorial Cartoons by Jeff Darcy. Rep. Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee investigating connections between the Trump campaign and Russia, tipped off Trump about information he had o...
» Lapdog Nunes - Google Search
25/03/17 06:27 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . cleveland.com Rep. Nunes Is a Lapdog in a Watchdog Role New York Times - Mar 23, 2017 Representative Devin Nunes looked uneasy. Mr. Nunes , the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was struggling on ...
» March 28 2017 Congressional Hearing - Google Search
25/03/17 06:25 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Partisan split at House intel committee over canceled open hearing CNN - 18 hours ago The committee is also delaying its March 28 hearing , a decision infuriating ... Somebody less constructive inside than Co...
» Demands for independent investigation - Google Search
25/03/17 06:20 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Adam Schiff demands an independent commission after Devin ... Washington Examiner - Mar 22, 2017 Adam Schiff demands an independent commission after Devin ... unrelated to an investigation into Russian activi...
» demands for special prosecutor - Google Search
25/03/17 06:13 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Virginian-Pilot The New York Times demands a Trump special prosecutor World Socialist Web Site - Mar 21, 2017 An editorial in the newspaper's Tuesday edition demands the appointment of an independent counsel ...
» Former Trump associates volunteer - Google Search
25/03/17 06:11 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Former Trump associates volunteer to appear before House Intel ... CBS News - 8 hours ago March 24, 2017, 8:05 PM | Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has volunteered to testify before the House Inte...
» Former Trump associates volunteer to appear before House Intel Committee - YouTube
25/03/17 06:08 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 24, 2017 Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has volunteered to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in their investigation into President's Trump alleged ties to Russia. F...
» PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos: PBS NewsHour full episode March 24, 2017
25/03/17 00:16 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. VIDEO NEWS from mikenova (64 sites). From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 53:43 Friday on the NewsHour, Republicans suffer a defeat as President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan pull the GOP's health care bill,...
» The National Interest: Is Germany Getting Ready to Build Its Very Own Stealth Fighter?
25/03/17 00:16 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. US Security from mikenova (70 sites). Dave Majumdar Security, Europe Is Berlin going to build a 5th generation fighter?  Germany and Airbus Defense and Space are working on the initial stages of a new p...
» В мире – Новости Google: Меркель призвала исправить ошибки Евросоюза - Lenta.ru
25/03/17 00:15 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Russia from mikenova (90 sites). Lenta.ru Меркель призвала исправить ошибки Евросоюза Lenta.ru Канцлер ФРГ Ангела Меркель признала, что Евросоюз (ЕС) совершал ошибки, однако наступило время закончить не...
» trump - Google News: Trump's Triumph of Incompetence - New York Times
25/03/17 00:13 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Recent Events Review from mikenova (87 sites). New York Times Trump's Triumph of Incompetence New York Times One of President Trump's rare strengths has been his ability to project competence. The Dow J...
» FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos: Is President Trump's agenda in jeopardy?
25/03/17 00:05 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. VIDEO NEWS from mikenova (64 sites). From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 04:15 'The O'Reilly Factor' examines the political ramifications of the healthcare debate FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos
» Comey - Google News: Former Intel committee chief: Comey needs to tell rest of story - WND.com
25/03/17 00:00 from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks
mikenova shared this story from 1. Trump from mikenova (130 sites). WND.com Former Intel committee chief: Comey needs to tell rest of story WND.com The former chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence says it would...
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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Read his lips: YES! "It's the wrong game, with the wrong chips / Though your lips are tempting, they're the wrong lips" - Putin on U.S. election hack charge: "Read my lips: No!" | Would you buy a used car from this man? I wouldn't. - M.N.: Putin denies meddling in US election


It's (NOT!) All Right With Me - Ella Fitzgerald
Lyrics:

It's the wrong time, and the wrong place
Though your face is charming, it's the wrong face
It's not her face, but such a charming face
That it's all right with me

It's the wrong song, in the wrong style
Though your smile is lovely, it's the wrong smile
It's not her smile, but such a lovely smile
That it's all right with me

You can't know how happy I am that we met
I'm strangely attracted to you
There's someone I'm trying so hard to forget
Don't you want to forget someone, too?

It's the wrong game, with the wrong chips
Though your lips are tempting, they're the wrong lips
They're not her lips, but they're such tempting lips

That, if some night, you are free
Then it's all right, yes, it's all right with me 

http://www.stlyrics.com

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 Would you buy a used car from this man? I wouldn't. M.N. 







"Рачик, Рачик, а где твоя левая уха?
- А вот она!
- Молодец, правильно. Услышал..."

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Vovchick "The Tarantula", why were you so "loud"?!



Published and Updated on 3.21-24-30.17

Snow falls as Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking the Defenders of the Fatherland Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Feb 2017

Nice snow job, Vovchick! But why do you look so sad? 
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"HECK: ...please, explain briefly to me, and more importantly to the American public, why we should care about Russia's use of U.S. persons of Americans helping Russia destabilize our democracy.

 COMEY: Well, like Admiral Rogers, 

 I truly believe we are shining city on a hill, to quote a great American. And one of the things we radiate to the world is the importance of our wonderful, often messy, but free and fair Democratic system and the elections that undergird it. And so when there's something by a foreign nation state to mess with that, to destroy that, to corrupt that, it's very, very serious, threatens what is America.

 And if any Americans are part of that effort, it's a very serious matter. And so you would expect the FBI to want to understand, is that so? And if so, who did what? But again, I want to be very careful to people who overinterpret my words, to preserve our ability to answer those questions, we're not talking about our work."



 Vovchick "The Tarantula", why were you so "loud"?!

Russian Election Interference - Congressional Hearing

The "Tarantula" is an imaginative term introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-California) in her discussion of the "hybrid warfare" and the "spider web" presided over by Mr. Putin at "the center" (2:41:00 on C-SPAN tape). 
"SPEIER: All right, well, thank you both. I actually think that their engagement was an act of war, an act of hybrid warfare and I think that's why the American people should be concerned about it.
Now, in -- in terms of trying to understand this, I -- I think of a spider web, with a tarantula in the middle. And the tarantula, in my view, is Vladimir Putin, who is entrapping many people to do his bidding and to engage with him. And I would include those like Roger Stone and Carter Page and Michael Caputo and Wilbur Ross and Paul Manafort and Rex Tillerson."
There were a lot of "questions that aren't really questions: This hearing was absolutely lousy with these sorts of questions — from members on both sides of the aisle." Against this backdrop however, some of the questions did really shine.

 Responding to the Rep. Ileana Ros-Lentinen (R-Florida) good question (I think, probably one of the best questions asked), what was different in this election compared with the previous ones, with regard to the Russian interference, Adm. Mike Rogers answered: "the use of cyber and hacking...", and Dir. Comey made quite an astute, although quite an obvious observation, one of the most valuable and notable ones during this hearing (often a times the most obvious things are the most helpful for the understanding, as strange as it sounds): "They were unusually loud in their intervention. It is as almost they didn't care that we knew, or they wanted us to see what they do. They were very noisy in their interventions..." (2:48:55 on C-SPAN tape) 
It's never acceptable, we can all agree, for any foreign power to interfere with our electoral process and this committee has long been focused on Russia's reprehensible conduct. And we will remain focused on the threat emanating from Moscow. And I agree with you Director Comey, when you say this investigation that is ongoing, we will follow the facts wherever they lead on a bipartisan level and there will be no sacred cows.
There are many important issues at stake, as you gentlemen have heard. There is bipartisan agreement on the danger of illegal leaks and our ability to reauthorize important programs upon which our intelligence community relies. But I want to assure the American people that there's also bipartisan agreement on getting to the bottom of Russian meddling in our election which must remain the focus of this investigation and yours.
So Admiral Rogers, I agree in what you said that a public acknowledgement of this foreign meddling to be a problem is important as we move forward. And following on Congressman LoBiondo's questions and based on this theme, I'd like to ask you gentlemen if you could describe what, if anything, Russia did in this election that to your knowledge they did or they didn't do in previous elections, how -- how it was -- were their actions different in this election than -- than in previous ones.
ROGERS: I'd say the biggest difference from my perspective was both the use of cyber, the hacking as a vehicle to physically gain access to information to extract that information and then to make it widely, publicly available without any alteration or change. COMEY: The only thing I'd add is they were unusually loud in their intervention. It's almost as if they didn't care that we knew what they were doing or that they wanted us to see what they were doing. It was very noisy, their intrusions in different institutions.
ROS-LEHTINEN: And what specifically based on this loudness did the FBI or the NSA do to prevent or counter this Russian active measure that we read about in the intelligence community assessment? As loud as they were, what did we do to counter that?
COMEY: Well, among other things, we alerted people who had been victims of intrusions to permit them to tighten their systems to see if they couldn't kick the Russian actors out. We also, as a government, supplied information to all the states so they could equip themselves to make sure there was no successful effort to affect the vote and there was none, as we said earlier.
And then the government as a whole in October called it out. And I believe it was Director Clapper and then-secretary Jeh Johnson issued a statement saying this is what the Russians are doing, sort of an inoculation.
ROS-LEHTINEN: And the loudness to which you refer, perhaps they were doing these kinds of actions previously in other elections but they were not doing it as loudly. What -- why do you think that they did not mind being loud and being found out?
COMEY: I don't know the answer for sure. I think part -- their number one mission is to undermine the credibility of our entire democracy enterprise of this nation and so it might be that they wanted us to help them by telling people what they were doing.
Their loudness, in a way, would be counting on us to amplify it by telling the American people what we saw and freaking people out about how the Russians might be undermining our elections successfully. And so that might have been part of their plan, I don't know for sure.
ROGERS: I've -- I agree with Director Comey. I mean, a big difference to me in the past was while there was cyber activity, we never saw in previous presidential elections information being published on such a massive scale that had been illegally removed both from private individuals as well as organizations associated with the democratic process both inside the government and outside the government.
ROS-LEHTINEN: And this massive amount and this loudness, now that it's become public knowledge, now that we have perhaps satisfied their -- their -- their thirst that it has become such a huge deal, do you expect their interference to be amplified in future U.S. elections?
Do you see any evidence of that in European elections or do you think that this public acknowledgment would -- would tamper down the volatility?
COMEY: I'll let my -- maybe I'll just say as initial matter they'll be back. And they'll be in 2020, they may be back in 2018 and one of the lessons they may draw from this is that they were successful because they introduced chaos and division and discord and sewed doubt about the nature of this amazing country of ours and our democratic process.
It's possible they're misreading that as it worked and so we'll come back and hit them again in 2020. I don't know but we have to assume they're coming back.
ROGERS: I fully expect them to continue this -- this level of activity because I -- our sense is that they have come to the conclusion that it generated a positive outcome for them in the sense that calling into question the democratic process for example is one element of the strategy.
We're working closely, we -- our FBI teammates, others working closely with our European teammates to provide the insights that we have seen to try to assist them as they, themselves, France and Germany for example, about to undergo significant national leadership elections over the course of the next two months." 

M.N.: Another interesting exchange at the Hearing, which might or might not have the direct relevance to the subject at hand is quoted below: 

"QUIGLEY: Admiral Rogers, would you give other examples of what you witnessed in your career?

 ROGERS: Sometimes, U.S. individuals would be approached by other individuals connected with -- with foreign connections who will misrepresent what not just the researcher, they'll assume an identity if you will, hey I want you to think that I'm actually working for a business, exploring commercial interests, those kinds of things. Create a relationship and then it turns out, there really is no commercial interest, here they're acting as a direct extension of a foreign government...

 (CROSSTALK)

 COMEY: And romance can be a feature. Somebody dating someone to create a close relationship and the U.S. government person thinks that they're in love with this person and -- and vice versa and the other person's actually an agent of a foreign power, that's sort of a classic example.

 QUIGLEY: You describe this as naive acquiescence?

 COMEY: I don't -- I'm not sure I know what that means, exactly (ph).

 ROGERS: I don't know what that really means (ph).

 QUIGLEY: You're -- you're going along with it and without really acknowledging, understanding in your mind or being naive about the issue.

 COMEY: Sure, that can happen.

 ROGERS: Yeah, you see that at times.
QUIGLEY: OK." 

See the full transcript. 

 In my opinion, these parts were the highlights of the hearing, they came as close to the attempt at understanding and the analysis of the issues, as they possibly could in the unclassified setting. 

 Mr. Comey admitted that he "did not know" the reasons for this unusual "loudnes" and provided his, one of the possible hypothetical explanations: they tried to make a point of being evident, open, even obvious, to display the Russian powers of interference (possibly in the demonstrative response to the putative US, allegedly Mrs. Clinton's interventions in Russian elections of 2012), to impress, to intimidate, and to warn. 

Another possible explanation: some third party, in this case, Germany, as I wrote about these issues previously, carefully, methodically arranged and "assisted" Russia with this "loudness" and demonstrativeness. 
All or many of the implied "pro-Russia" actors in Trump's circle might have been (and/or some still are now, hypothetically) the double Russian - German agents, or the German agents under the Russian covers, and the whole operation was directed by Germany, or jointly with some elements in Russia. 

 For Russia (or any other state), this extraordinary, unusual, demonstrative, primitive, blatant "loudness" was like digging her own grave with regard to the US - Russian relations, especially at the time when their improvement and the relief of sanctions is so desired by them, and no doubts, they would understand this very well. Besides, this primitive style is not characteristic of the usually refined and cautious Russian diplomacy, other interventions, or Putin's style of interactions per se. This peculiarity in this affair points to the possible deliberate set-up from the third party. The massive public release (as a massive, blatant, crude, demonstrative attack) of the unaltered hacked information, described by Adm. Rogers, also points in this direction. 

 Interestingly enough, the perception of the Russian interference in 2016 as excessively "loud", according to the "Steele's Dossier", existed within the Kremlin walls themselves and was expressed by none less than Sergey Ivanov,  a former Putin's chief of staff, "The Regent", and one of the most powerful and sober-minded Kremlin officials. 

 "August 5, 2016: The chief of Putin’s administration, Sergei Ivanov, expresses doubts about the "black PR" campaign being run by Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, in favor of Trump and against Clinton. Says it's been managed like "an elephant in a china shop" and advises Kremlin to now "sit tight and deny everything," but advises Putin that pro-Trump operation will ultimately be successful." 

 It is of note that Sergey Ivanov and, soon after, Mikhail Fradkov, former SVR chief, resigned their official positions during the 2016 US Presidential campaign: Ivanov on August 12, 2016, apparently, soon after he registered his complaint, according to the "dossier", and Fradkov on September 22, 2016 (exactly 40 days later, the symbolism of this number - the traditional mourning period in both Jewish and Russian Orthodox Christian customs is also of note). According to my observations, they appeared to be close to each other, most likely the teammates (once were absent simultaneously from the Russian Security Council meeting together, possibly taking a vacation together or for some other reason). It is unlikely, in my view, that Sergey Ivanov's power share was diminished or affected by this "resignation", and it might have been even enhanced since it relieved him from the everyday routine and gave him more time to devote to his more important and meaningful interests and tasks. He retained his seat on the Russian Security Council and attends its meetings regularly, although appears to avoid the excessive limelight and attention, wisely and probably also out of his natural modesty, as a part of his character. See more on his resignation in this post. S. Ivanov's meeting with Pamela Anderson, who apparently has some sort of the relationship with Assange, is also of note. 

 Fradkov was appointed by Putin (on November 2, 2016) and became the Director of the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies as of January 4, 2017, and met with Putin relatively recently, on January 31, 2017 (see also this post). He also does not appear to lose much of his influence, although it might be more informal now. 

 Both of them appear to be brainy, experienced, efficient, and utterly professional, and probably used to work well together as a team, maybe even functioning as the power behind the throne. 
My subjective impression (completely independently from the information in the "dossier"), and whatever it is worth, is that both S. Ivanov and M. Fradkov, working as a team, and utilizing their not inconsiderable resources, rich creative imagination and the "strategic vision", might have been intimately and ultimately involved with the "pro-Trump operation" and project, possibly being its coauthors, conductors, directors, coordinators, and managers. Their resignation might have been for the purposes of providing them with the "covers" and also as the marks of their most remarkable, spectacular, and crowning achievements. This is, again, my own, strictly subjective impression, based on the open sources only and exclusively. (I do not have any access and do not feel any particular need for any other sources.) Another reason for their resignations might be their disappointment with the unprofessional or deliberate "loudness" of this affair. 

 Thus, we hypothesized two opposite but not the mutually exclusive versions of the possible Ivanov-Fradkov involvement: 1. They were the authors and managers, at least in part, 2. They were enraged by the unprofessional management and resigned in protest and 3. Both. 

 Do not get too mad at me, you, two guys; this is just my subjective impression, which might be completely wrong, and I do like you on a personal and human level intuitively, with all the differences in our outlooks. I have no problems saying this, and it might be even natural, after spending some time watching and observing you, apart from all the other issues. But do not misconstrue this statement. And also, there are simply not that many other suitable candidates for these imaginary or not so imaginary roles, at least on the visible horizon, except, of course, the Boss himself, our legendary (in all respects possible) Vovchick, who, of course, very likely, was the overall supervisor and the manager of this "operation". 

 The extent of the GRU involvement remains a question, but I started to doubt it, as of late: it is too specialized of an operation, and I do not know if they would be willing to get too closely involved with it, although some assistance is possible. Much, if not all of these speculations (thinking and hypothesizing) of mine are a guesswork, and should be viewed as such. 

 The issue of the "dossier" and the issue of the US - Germany - Russia triangle were addressed in this post. Paul Gregory argues, rather persuasively, that "The Trump Dossier Is Fake": 

 "The poor grammar and shaky spelling plus the author’s use of KGB-style intelligence reporting, however, do not fit the image of a high-end London security company run by highly connected former British intelligence figures... 
As someone who has worked for more than a decade with the microfilm collection of Soviet documents in the Hoover Institution Archives, I can say that the dossier itself was compiled by a Russian, whose command of English is far from perfect and who follows the KGB (now FSB) practice of writing intelligence reports, in particular the practice of capitalizing all names for easy reference." 

 Was Oleg Erovinkin the author of the "Trump dossier"? 

 "Mystery death of ex-KGB chief linked to MI6 spy's dossier on Donald Trump"

 "The death of Erovinkin has prompted speculation it is linked to Mr Steele’s explosive dossier, which was made public earlier this month [January 2017]... 
Christo Grozev, an expert on Russia-related security threats, believes Erovinkin is the key source to whom Mr Steele refers in his dossier." 
"The Russian state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported Erovinkin’s body was “found in a black Lexus..." 
["Lex - The Law - are us..." - M.N.]

See also: 

 Oleg Erovinkin - GS 

 Oleg Erovinkin - From Wikipedia 


Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections - From Wikipedia

 Donald Trump–Russia dossier - From Wikipedia: 

 "On December 26, 2016, Oleg Erovinkin, a former KGB/FSB general, was found dead in his car in Moscow. Erovinkin was a key liaison between Igor Sechin, head of Rosneft, and President Putin. Christopher Steele claimed much of the information came from a source close to Sechin. According to Christo Grozev, a journalist at Risk Management Lab, a think-tank based in Bulgaria, the circumstances of Erovinkin's death was "mysterious". Grozev suspected Erovinkin helped Christopher Steele compile the dossier on Trump and suggests the hypothesis that the death may have been part of a cover-up by the government of the Russian Federation.[37][38] Mark Galeotti, Senior research fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague, who specialises in Russian history and security, rejected Grozev's hypothesis.[39][37]"

 The useful FBI investigation timeline charts are cited in this article: 
"A timeline of events that unfolded during the election appears to support the FBI's investigation into Trump-Russia collusion"

 Igor Sechin's role in this affair remains largely unexplored, beyond of what we know about his interactions with Page (the offer of commission on the sale of 19,5% of Rosneft stock), and this role might be quite significant. 

 This hypothetical involvement of the Russian players does not exclude or rule out the "German theory", they might easily coexist. Furthermore, there are some parallels with the resignations, publicized as the "abrupt firing", of the BND chief Gerhard Schindler in April of 2017, possibly also for the reasons of obtaining the convenient and "paradoxical" cover, see more and the links in this post below.  

 No intelligence services, especially such sophisticated ones as the Russian, want to be "open, obvious, and loud", and the Russians would be certainly aware of the consequences of this foolish and "unprofessional" behavior. And this is exactly these negative effects that they are dealing with now. 

 The Russians were used as the German patsies, mostly for the German purposes and benefits. 

 It would be extremely, unforgivably naive, especially for such a seasoned politician as Putin, to suppose that he can install his puppet as the US President, and it is very unlikely that he would not calculate all the possible outcomes in advance. If it was indeed his own plan, it means that either his intellectual capacities are waning (possibly as a result of his illness), or he was heavily influenced, covertly or overtly, by the others. The third, and probably the most likely explanation is that this plan was conceived and carried out by the others, including his German "friends", from the beginning, and he was forced, unwittingly, to adopt it in the process; at first as some facetious joke and a "fishing expedition", and later more and more seriously, as Trump progressed through the elections. I think, that by now he realized how ill-conceived, foolish, and unrealistic this plan was. 

 The hypothetical insights into the always complex array (this issue of complexity was addressed at the Hearing) of possible motivations include the revenge and desire "to teach a lesson" for 1) Overthrow of Yanukovich and "taking away" of Ukraine, 2) Percieved meddling into the internal Russian politics and elections 3) Other, including personal factors on Putin's part. 

 One of the remarkable features of this spectacle is the abundance of the "telling names", starting with Trump and ending somewhere around Page. I could cite the whole long list, but feel it would be somewhat tactless, and also time-consuming. You can easily guess the meanings yourselves. This feature might correspond with the (Mr. Comey's, among the others) theory of the deliberate show-off performance. This might also be an indication that this affair was in preparation for quite a long time, which allowed to make these suitable selections: somewhere between 5 and 20 years. 

 However, much, if not all aspects of this affair are still unknown to us, and judging from the conduct of today's hearing, I completely concur with the Mr. Hall's (see next post) and others' opinion: the Independent Counsel and the independent investigation are needed, and this might be the only way to try to solve this complex puzzle.  

M.N. 

 Links: 

 C-SPAN MARCH 20, 2017

Russian Election Interference FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers were among the witnesses at a House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Regarding accusations made by President Trump in his tweets that President Obama wiretapped his New York City Trump Tower residence shortly before the November 2016 presidential election, Mr. Comey told committee members neither he nor his agency has any information to support such claims. He also said no president has the ability to unilaterally order a wiretap, and that such an operation must go through a court process and be ordered by a judge. 

 WATCH: Open Hearing On Russia’s Attempts To Influence U.S. Election 
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 3.21.17

 P.S. I would like to respectfully address Mr. Putin and the Russian leadership again, as a private citizen: If you really want the vital improvement in the US - Russian relations, if you want the really productive new era to start in honest, please, do share all the information that you have on this subject with the US intelligence agencies, if you have not done so already. All the information, in its entirety, in toto. It will only be for your own benefit. Everything will be understood correctly and everything will be put in their right places. 

 We will get to the very bottom of this, sooner or later, and, of course, it is much better for everyone, including Russia, if it happens sooner rather than later. 

 The same applies to the German side and their hypothetical involvement: do disclose voluntarily all the information now, it is much better than if it is dug out later and without your help. There is absolutely no bias against Germany, but all these developments have to be properly analyzed and understood. 

 The US - Russia - Germany triangle and the role of the revived German intelligence in it after the WW2 have to be examined under the most powerful microscope, in all their hidden details, and in the historical perspective. 

 With regard to the US, Ms. Merkel noted at the joint press-conference during her recent visit, somewhat off-handedly but meaningfully: "Well, I'm here as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. I represent German interests.  I speak with the President of the United States, who stands up for, as is right, American interests. That is our task, respectively." Apparently, the meaning of this was that for her these interests do not always and do not necessarily intersect and coincide, but might diverge, and sometimes, a great deal. This sentiment was echoed in the German Defense Minister's statement, in response to Mr. Trump's criticism of inadequate German contributions to NATO: "“NATO does not have a debt account,” von der Leyen said, according to her ministry."

 The phenomenon of the growing anti-Americanism in Germany was noted by many observers. 

The unusual, abrupt firing of the BND chief Gerhard Schindler by Ms. Merkel, without any explanations, in the spring of 2016 (note the timing), just two years before his retirement, still remains a mystery. The same Schindler who is credited with restoring the Germany's "security cooperation with Assad regime" just a couple of years earlier. Somewhat strange. 

 The role of the Deutsche Bank, a "Global Laundromat", with the long standing ties with the German Intelligence, is especially curious and deserves the closest attention. The most natural and logical question is: were any money laundered through the Deutsche Bank (from the proceeds, banking fees, etc., etc.) illegally diverted to the US Presidential campaign of 2016? 

 Were there any unregistered money, possibly in cash transactions? (Imagine the sacks of cash delivered to the Trump Tower...) If this is the case, who supplied them? German Intelligence, Russian Intelligence, Russian oligarchs, all of them together? 

 According to the cited "confidential interview", BND and the Russian Intelligence Services do maintain "a formal intelligence sharing agreement" (page 225). 

 See more on Merkel's visit in this post.

 Mr. Trump claims to spend twice less money on his campaign than Mrs. Clinton. Is this really true? Who and how counted this money, including the hypothetical cash? 

 After all, it might be the money that is at the heart of the issue. 

 "The president should be asked three questions: Number one, what do you own? Number two, what do you owe? And three, to whom you owe it? And if you resolve those issues, then you remove the cloud (as) we all want a better relationship with Russia," [a Former Defense Secretary] Cohen said." 

 Mr. Trump and his circle have nothing to fear from this investigation if nothing wrong was done. Disclose all the information that you have; this might lead to your exoneration and might resolve the issue of legitimacy. Your roles in this affair might be entirely "unwitting". However, if the violations did occur, it is a completely different matter. Whatever it is, the truth must come out, for the benefit of the country. 

 I think it would be much better for Mr. Trump if he initiates this independent investigation himself, and if he fully, unconditionally, wholeheartedly supports it. 

 This is the very complex, puzzling, confusing, and unprecedented situation. The only solution is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. A truth is a healing. 

 Did the foreign interference in 2016 US elections affect their outcome? 

 This question remains essentially unanswered. The US intelligence agencies do not address this question in principle because they feel that it is explicitly outside the scope of their duties, responsibilities, and the ethical frame of reference. This question is extremely difficult, maybe impossible to answer: how would you measure the effects of the hypothetical interference? We can only guess, within the broad range of the contradictory opinions, and your guess is just as good as mine. Apparently, the main thing we can do is to investigate the very facts and the extent of this hypothetical and unacceptable interference, with some inferences as to their putative effects. The free media, mainstream and otherwise, might play the leading role in these efforts.

 "The first amendment protects a free press for exactly this type of situation, 

 to be a check against the abuse of centralized power and to hold the government accountable. I can think of no matter more worthy of concerted press inquiry than the possible subverting of the democratic process by a foreign power to aid an American presidential candidate... 
Surely, the president will call this fake news. But an authoritative, scrupulously factual investigation by a collective of great news organizations could actually be the best antidote. If we can solve the Russia-Trump puzzle, trust in the news media might begin tracking up once again.

Democracy does die in darkness, as the Washington Post’s new motto says. The truth is more important now than ever, as the New York Times new ad says. Now is the time to prove it."

Michael Novakhov  

4.9 - 3.20-24-26.17

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