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» Briton Arrested for Hacking US Military Computers
29/10/13 18:52 from Voice of America
A British man is free on bail after being charged with hacking into U.S. government military and civilian computer systems.  The case highlights the difficulty of securing sensitive data, and could be complicated by anger in Europe over ...

» Obamacare blamed for millions knocked off health insurance - WXIX
29/10/13 18:50 from Top Stories - Google News
Chicago Tribune Obamacare blamed for millions knocked off health insurance WXIX Four people are apprehended after police chase a vehicle in Warren County that was reported stolen. On Tuesday afternoon, Warren County deputies attempted to...

» Obamacare official apologizes for website glitches - Reuters
29/10/13 18:47 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington Post Obamacare official apologizes for website glitches Reuters By David Morgan and Susan Heavey. WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:44pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. agency responsible for the troubled new go...

» Health Policies Canceled in Latest Hurdle for Obamacare - Bloomberg
29/10/13 18:41 from Top Stories - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle Health Policies Canceled in Latest Hurdle for Obamacare Bloomberg The Obamacare rollout is leading to the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of health insurance plans nationwide, contradicting President Barack ...

» Medicare chief apologizes for HealthCare.gov problems - CBS News
29/10/13 18:39 from Top Stories - Google News
Politico Medicare chief apologizes for HealthCare.gov problems CBS News The American people received a formal apology Tuesday from the first Obama administration official to testify before Congress about the botched Obamacare website. &q...

» We're sorry and we'll fix website, health officials promise - NBCNews.com
29/10/13 18:14 from Top Stories - Google News
NPR We're sorry and we'll fix website, health officials promise NBCNews.com Photographers surround Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as she prepares to testify on Capitol Hill. ...

» U.S. Says France, Spain Aided NSA Spying

29/10/13 20:52 from WSJ.com: World News

U.S. officials say phone records collected by the Europeans—in war zones and other areas outside their borders—were shared with the NSA as part of efforts to protect allied troops and civilians.

» Intelligence Officials Defend Operations on Capitol Hill
29/10/13 20:45 from NYT > International
James R. Clapper and Gen. Keith B. Alexander testified before a House committee amid growing criticism of the nation’s surveillance efforts.

Doug Mills/The New York Times

From left,  Chris Inglis, Deputy Director of the National Security Agency; General Keith B. Alexander, the National Security Agency director; James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence, and Deputy United States Attorney General James Cole appeared before the House Select Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

Published: October 29, 2013

» NSA chief defends its spying programs - USA TODAY
29/10/13 19:41 from Top Stories - Google News
NPR NSA chief defends its spying programs USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Army Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, defended his agency, saying what his staff does "is bring back more U.S. soldiers, airmen and Mari...

» WorldViews: Why America spies on its allies (and probably should)
29/10/13 18:30 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
A week now after the initial revelation that the United States may have monitored the cellphone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, there's little doubt that the story has been damaging for this country and for the National Security Agen...

» US spying: Senate intelligence committee orders review - BBC News
29/10/13 11:00 from Top Stories - Google News
BBC News US spying: Senate intelligence committee orders review BBC News The US Senate's intelligence committee has announced a major review of the country's surveillance operations. The committee's chair, Diane Feinstein, sa...

» Senate to Review All U.S. Spying
29/10/13 10:47 from WSJ.com: World News
Sen. Dianne Feinstein also said she expected that the White House would end all spying on leaders of allied countries. The moves follow revelations the U.S. has been spying on world leaders such as Germany's Angela Merkel.

» NSA surveillance: Spain demands US explains 'monitoring' - BBC News
29/10/13 09:36 from Top Stories - Google News
BBC News NSA surveillance: Spain demands US explains 'monitoring' BBC News Spain has urged the US to give details of any eavesdropping, amid reports it monitored 60 million Spanish telephone calls in a month. The US ambassador to...

» Obama sidesteps questions on NSA spying and what he knew – video
29/10/13 09:33 from World news: World news + Video | guardian.co.uk
President Barack Obama sidesteps questions over whether he knew the cellphones of world leaders were being monitored by the National Security Agency

» Spain Summons American Ambassador on New Reports of NSA Spying - New York Times
29/10/13 08:14 from Top Stories - Google News
New York Times Spain Summons American Ambassador on New Reports of NSA Spying New York Times MADRID — The Spanish government on Monday summoned the American ambassador to address allegations that the National Security Agency had recently...

» Reports: Obama Considers Ending Spying on Allied Leaders
29/10/13 07:55 from Voice of America
U.S. officials say the Obama administration weighing whether to order the National Security Agency to stop spying on leaders of American allies. California Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued a...

» Obama administration tight-lipped on NSA surveillance of allies - CBS News
29/10/13 05:37 from Top Stories - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle Obama administration tight-lipped on NSA surveillance of allies CBS News The White House is under fire to explain exactly how much President Obama knows about U.S. surveillance programs in the wake of a Wall Stree...

» White House OKd spying on allies, US intelligence officials say - Los Angeles Times
29/10/13 04:11 from Top Stories - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle White House OKd spying on allies, US intelligence officials say Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — The White House and State Department signed off on surveillance targeting phone conversations of friendly foreign lead...

» Obama didn't know about surveillance of US-allied world leaders until summer ... - Washington Post
29/10/13 02:55 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington Post Obama didn't know about surveillance of US-allied world leaders until summer ... Washington Post In the midst of the controversy over U.S. surveillance this summer, top intelligence officials held a briefing for Presi...

» EU Confronting US Over Surveillance
29/10/13 02:07 from Voice of America
European Union lawmakers have begun a series of meetings aimed at confronting U.S. officials about allegations of widespread American spying on their allies. The 23-member European Parliament delegation met Monday with U.S. lawmakers and...

» Obama May Ban Spying on Heads of Allied States
29/10/13 01:36 from NYT > International
President Obama was poised to order the ban in response to a deepening diplomatic crisis over reports that the National Security Agency had for years targeted the cellphone of Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany.

» NSA spying claims: Five things you need to know - CNN
29/10/13 00:53 from Top Stories - Google News
Firstpost NSA spying claims: Five things you need to know CNN (CNN) -- It may not be as gripping as a spy novel, but things are heating up after the latest reports of espionage by the U.S. National Security Agency. International leaders ...

» Key Senator Wants 'Total Review' Of Intel Programs - NPR
29/10/13 00:45 from Top Stories - Google News
Wall Street Journal Key Senator Wants 'Total Review' Of Intel Programs NPR WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Diane Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Monday called for a "total review of all intelligence pro...
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M.N.: 

I say, IMVHASPO: Spy now, spy tomorrow and spy always! It always was this way and always will be. The more and better you spy, the more efficient and more powerful you are. The key words, though, are: "more and better" - this has to be defined, conceptualized and codified rationally, without too much fuss and hullabaloo, and pragmatically. They will always spy on you, no matter what. Let them (and everyone) protect themselves from spying as well as they can: this becomes their issue and their problem. If you do not spy well, you will not know the truth and will not be able to establish efficient policies and will not be able to practice efficient politics. The ethical matters in international contexts become the subject to fair and mutually agreed upon principles. The call for the unilateral "intelligence disarmament", how this well orchestrated campaign might be called, is hypocritical and hostile; it is the extension of wars and inevitable competition by the means of hostile "soft power": public relations and skillful manipulation of public opinion. Keep your cool and keep going on, with the habitual stiff upper lip and condescending stare. Politics are cynical; they are not based on morals but on the mechanical balances of various types of powers. It is cynical and takes a lot of brazen chutzpah to expect that anyone will diminish, submit and reject their own powers voluntarily, just because their adversaries demand it, shrewdly and maliciously. That's what I think.  

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» China suspects Tiananmen crash a suicide attack: sources
29/10/13 10:41 from Reuters: International
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities suspect what initially appeared to be a car crash at Tiananmen Square on Monday was a suicide attack carried out by three men from the restive Xinjiang region who drove a vehicle into a crowd of by...

» Tiananmen crash: China police 'seek Xinjiang suspects' - BBC News
29/10/13 10:18 from Top Stories - Google News
BBC News Tiananmen crash: China police 'seek Xinjiang suspects' BBC News Police in China have named two suspects linked to a "major incident" in Beijing, after a deadly car crash in Tiananmen Square, state media report....

» Tiananmen Crash Probe Expands to Restive Region
29/10/13 10:15 from WSJ.com: World News
Chinese police are investigating whether people from the restive western region of Xinjiang were involved in the fiery car crash on Monday that killed at least five people near Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

» China suspects Tiananmen crash a suicide attack: sources - Reuters
29/10/13 09:43 from Top Stories - Google News
AFP China suspects Tiananmen crash a suicide attack: sources Reuters By Benjamin Kang Lim and Ben Blanchard. BEIJING | Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:41am EDT. BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities suspect what initially appeared to be a car crash...

» More charges possible in NC fair ride injuries case; ride operator faces assault ... - Washington Post
29/10/13 07:57 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington Post More charges possible in NC fair ride injuries case; ride operator faces assault ... Washington Post RALEIGH, N.C. — A prosecutor says more charges could come in an investigation into what happened when a ride at the Nort...

» Groundbreaking Ceremony for US Missile Defense Facility Held in Romania
29/10/13 04:27 from Voice of America
Romania and the United States have inaugurated a military site that will be part of the NATO missile defense system that protects Europe from attack. Russia has vigorously opposed having a U.S. missile system so close to its borders, and...

» U.S. to Hit Infosys With Record Fine
29/10/13 04:29 from WSJ.com: World News
The federal government is set to slap Infosys with the largest immigration fine ever, claiming the Indian outsourcing giant illegally placed workers on visitor, rather than work, visas at big corporate clients across the U.S.

» Thai Ex-Premier Charged With Murder
29/10/13 04:25 from WSJ.com: World News
Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his deputy were charged with murder in connection with a 2010 crackdown on protesters, potentially helping the ruling Puea Thai party force through a controversial amnesty bill.

» Penn State to Pay Nearly $60 Million to 26 Abuse Victims - New York Times
29/10/13 04:24 from Top Stories - Google News
New York Times Penn State to Pay Nearly $60 Million to 26 Abuse Victims New York Times Penn State has agreed to pay $59.7 million to 26 sexual abuse victims of the former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in exchange for an end to ...

» Penn State Settles With Sandusky Abuse Victims - Wall Street Journal
29/10/13 04:15 from Top Stories - Google News
U.S. News & World Report Penn State Settles With Sandusky Abuse Victims Wall Street Journal Jerry Sandusky was convicted in criminal court of sexually abusing 10 boys over a decade and a half. AP. Penn State will pay 26 sex-abuse victims...

» Mexican Cartel Retaliates Against Civilians
29/10/13 03:15 from WSJ.com: World News
Crime groups launched coordinated attacks on a regional electricity grid that left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and several dead in a rare case of civilians being deliberately targeted in Mexico's drug war.

» Mexico forces kill two suspects in state energy firm attacks
29/10/13 00:54 from Reuters: International
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican security forces killed two people believed to be involved in a string of attacks on electrical installations at the weekend and captured three more, the government said on Monday.

» World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Dispute with Azerbaijan Over Polo
29/10/13 02:28 from NYT > International
Iran said that it would oppose attempts by Azerbaijan to officially register polo with the United Nations as a purely indigenous sport, arguing that polo is an international game.

» Motive Remains Mystery for Man With Bomb Parts in Bag 
29/10/13 02:06 from NYT > International
When the suspect appeared in court, it was still unclear why he had tried to bring what the police described as all but one component needed to make a bomb aboard a Los Angeles-bound flight.

» Syria Weapons Inspections Hit Snag
29/10/13 01:44 from WSJ.com: World News
The international agency overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons said Monday security concerns have prevented its inspectors from reaching the last two of 23 declared sites.

» U.S. Disrupts Afghans’ Tack on Militants
29/10/13 01:43 from NYT > International
The seizure of a Pakistan Taliban leader from Afghan custody has led to a tactical dispute between the United States and Afghanistan.

» US drone strike in Somalia kills senior member of the Shabab - Los Angeles Times
29/10/13 00:56 from Top Stories - Google News
Sky News Australia US drone strike in Somalia kills senior member of the Shabab Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — A U.S. drone attacked a vehicle in southern Somalia on Monday and killed a senior member of the Shabab, the militant group tha...

» In Testimony, Michigan Governor Says Bankruptcy Was Right Call for Detroit - New York Times
29/10/13 00:48 from Top Stories - Google News
New York Times In Testimony, Michigan Governor Says Bankruptcy Was Right Call for Detroit New York Times DETROIT — Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan, in testimony on Monday, forcefully defended Detroit's bankruptcy filing as a last-ditch ...

» Gov. Snyder says he 'worked diligently' to avoid Detroit bankruptcy - Los Angeles Times
29/10/13 00:18 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington Post Gov. Snyder says he 'worked diligently' to avoid Detroit bankruptcy Los Angeles Times DETROIT — As protesters marched outside, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder testified in federal court Monday that he “worked very dilig...

» Canada scandal deepens as prime minister accused of cover-up
29/10/13 00:28 from Reuters: International
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian legislator at the heart of a spending scandal on Monday accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of being involved in a cover-up deal, deepening a crisis that has engulfed the Conservative government.

» Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
29/10/13 00:17 from Voice of America
October 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy slammed into coastal areas of the northeastern U.S., leaving thousands homeless and causing more than $65 billion in damage. Rebuilding efforts continue today. Experts suggest what might be done to minimi...

» Powerful Storm Reaches Mainland Europe
29/10/13 00:14 from WSJ.com: World News
Authorities began a giant cleanup operation after one of the biggest storms in the past decade battered England and Wales, killing four people and causing travel chaos, while reports of damage and fatalities in mainland Europe came in la...

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