U.S. Considers Harder Line on Russia

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June 06, 2015

U.S. Considers Harder Line on Russia
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:06 AM

Obama administration officials are discussing new deterrence strategies to rein in Russian meddling in Europe, in what some say would amount to an updated version of Cold War-era containment.

Surveillance vs. Privacy Rages On, 2 Years After Snowdenby VOAvideo
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It’s been exactly two years since the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden stole and leaked hundreds of documents to the media about the United States’ spy and surveillance programs. Since then, the debate over security versus privacy has raged across the globe. VOA’s Henry Ridgwell looks at the continuing fallout from the revelations.

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Officials Seek Source of Massive Cyber Attackby webdesk@voanews.com (Pamela Dockins)
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:06 AM

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The White House says the U.S. government will on Monday begin notifying individuals affected by the massive cyber attack on the Office of Personnel Management. Publicly, federal officials have been hesitant to assign blame as the investigation into the data breach continues. VOA State Department correspondent Pam Dockins reports.

U.S. Says Russia Fails to Correct Violation of Landmark 1987 Arms Control Deal by MICHAEL R. GORDON
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:05 AM

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At issue is the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, known as the I.N.F. Treaty, which the Obama administration says the Russians breached by testing a cruise missile.

Obama Reaffirmed Support For Ukraine In Call To Poroshenko
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:05 AM

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U.S. President Barack Obama "reaffirmed the strong support of the United States for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity" in a telephone call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the White House said June 5.

Carter: New Steps Needed To Counter Russian Aggression In Ukraine
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:05 AM

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The United States needs to take new steps to respond to the Ukraine conflict because economic sanctions and other Western actions have failed to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to reverse course, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said June 5.

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FBI may have talked with more than one victim in Hastert case
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:05 AM

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CBS News' Jeff Pegues reports on multiple victims the FBI may have interviewed in its investigation of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert

U.S., allies target Islamic State with 19 air strikes: task force
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:04 AM

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have conducted 15 air strikes targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq since early on Thursday and an additional four targeting them in Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force carrying out the operations said on Friday.

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Israel’s Allies in U.S. Challenge Boycott by RICK GLADSTONE
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:04 AM

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Israel’s advocates in the United States, mirroring the reaction among many in Israel, are scrambling to respond to the pro-Palestinian economic and disinvestment campaign.

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Leonid Plyushch, Ukrainian Mathematician and Soviet Dissident, Dies by DAVID STOUT
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:03 AM

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Mr. Plyushch, a Ukrainian mathematician, became a leading political dissident, prompting the Kremlin to commit him to a mental asylum for a nightmarish three years of drugs and deprivation.

Thousands march against Honduran president over corruption scandal
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:03 AM

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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - About 8,000 protesters marched through the Honduran capital on Friday calling on President Juan Orlando Hernandez to resign after he admitted his 2013 presidential campaign took money from companies linked to a major corruption scandal.

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A look at some of hacking accusations against China
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:02 AM

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BEIJING (AP) -- Accusations of hacking by China and Beijing's counterclaims of such activity by the U.S. government have strained U.S.-Chinese relations....

Putin tells Italian paper Russia backs Ukraine peace deal
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:02 AM

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday.

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Life in Jeopardy as Broken Bat Hits Boston Fan - New York Times
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:02 AM

Police: Life-threatening injury to fan hit by bat at Fenwayby By HOWARD ULMAN
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:02 AM

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BOSTON (AP) -- A woman bleeding from the head was carried out of the Fenway Park stands after being hit by a broken bat Friday night, and police said her injuries were life threatening....

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U.S. Military Counters Criticism That Airstrikes Aren't Stopping Islamic State
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:01 AM

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The Pentagon took aim June 5 at a growing chorus of critics who say a 10-month campaign of airstrikes by the United States and allies has been ineffective at preventing the Islamic State from gaining more territory in Iraq and Syria.

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Russia backs Ukraine peace deal but Kiev is blocking progress, says Putin by Reuters
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:01 AM

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Moscow fully supports the Minsk peace agreements, but is being held back by Ukraine, says the Russian president, Vladimir Putin

Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday.

“Russia is interested in and will strive to ensure the full and unconditional implementation of the Minsk Agreements,” he said, according to a transcript released by the Kremlin, calling the February deal “right, just and feasible”.

Putin Cites 'No Regrets' Amid Latest Thinking On Ukraine, World Matters
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:00 AM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told an Italian newspaper that he has "nothing to regret" in life while he fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, though progress is being stalled by Kiev.

In Russia, Dutch foreign minister pushes for MH17 prosecution
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 10:00 AM

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has discussed with his Russian counterpart efforts to prosecute suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flights MH17, his office said in a statement late on Friday.

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US considering harder stance on Russia, report says - Fox News
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 9:59 AM

Kiev to allow foreign armed forces in Ukraine, incl. ‘potential carriers of nukes’ by The European Union Times
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 9:58 AM

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The Ukrainian parliament has adopted amendments to state law allowing “admission of the armed forces of other states on the territory of Ukraine.” The possible hosting of foreign weapons of mass destruction is also mentioned in the documents.

Amendments to Ukrainian law were adopted on Thursday by the Verkhovna Rada, receiving a majority of 240 votes (the required minimum being 226). The bill was submitted to the parliament in May by PM Arseny Yatsenyuk. It focuses on the provision of “international peacekeeping and security” assistance to Ukraine at its request.

Peacekeeping missions are to be deployed “on the basis of decision of the UN and/or the EU,” the bill published on the parliament’s official website says.

Previously, the presence of any international military forces on the territory of Ukraine not specifically sanctioned by state law was only possible by adopting a special law initiated by the president. Implementation of the new amendments “will create necessary conditions for deployment on the territory of Ukraine international peacekeeping and security” missions without the need for additional legal authorization, the explanatory note to the draft bill said.

The presence of such armed forces in Ukraine “should ensure an early normalization of situation” in Donbass, the note added, saying that they would help “restore law and order and life, constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens” in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

In a comparative table, published among the accompanying documents to the bill, “potential carriers of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction are permitted under international agreement with Ukraine for short-term accommodation,” with Kiev providing proper control during the period that such forces were stationed there.

Implementation of the law “will not require additional expenditures from the State Budget of Ukraine,” its documents say.

The previous law also required that the length of time temporary peacekeeping forces were to be deployed in Ukraine be stipulated, while the new amendments allow an indefinite period, long enough “to achieve the goal of the stay.”

A separate amendment banned the presence of “armed forces of states that unleash military aggression against Ukraine.” This appears to be a clear reference to the Rada’s January statement calling Russia an “aggressor” – although the body has been reluctant to approve a legally binding law saying exactly that.

Moscow denies being part of the conflict, stressing that Kiev is fighting a civil war with eastern Ukrainians, not Russian forces. The Kremlin has consistently and adamantly denied any presence of Russian troops or hardware in eastern Ukraine, pointing out that there is no evidence proving otherwise.

With violence in south-eastern Ukraine on the rise again, it is “very important to avoid any actions or steps that provoke escalation of tension,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, as quoted by RIA Novosti. Saying that there is “no shortage” of provocative actions from Kiev’s side, Peskov said the main point is “to concentrate on implementation of [Minsk] agreements.”“This is what Moscow expects the most,” he added.

The new bill on international peacekeeping missions in Ukraine contradicts the Minsk agreements, Russian State Duma MP Leonid Slutsky said. “Minsk-2 did not provide for peacekeepers in resolution of the national conflict,” Slutsky said, as quoted by TASS.

The new legal act is “doomed for inaction,” a member of the Russian Duma’s defense committee, Franz Klintsevich, said, adding that the bill is “pure PR and propaganda.” “I cannot simulate a situation in which the United Nations will vote to deploy international military to Ukraine,” Klintsevich told journalists, as cited by RIA Novosti.

The Lugansk People’s Republic’s envoy to the so-called Contact Group on Ukraine in Minsk, Vladislav Dainego, commented that the law was adopted to “justify the presence” of foreign military that are “already operating in Ukraine.” “There are some 20,000 [troops], primarily from Hungary and Poland,” Dainego claimed when speaking to Interfax, adding that the status of those forces was unclear.

Kiev came up with the initiative to employ peacekeeping missions in Donbass earlier this year. Moscow has insisted that deployment of such forces in Ukraine would be relevant only after all points of the Minsk agreement have been fully implemented, and only if both sides of the conflict – Kiev and the rebel republics – agree to the measure.

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Jerry Seinfeld lashes out at Political Correct society we live in these days by The European Union Times
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 9:57 AM

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“They just want to use these words. ‘That’s racist. That’s sexist. That’s prejudice.’ They don’t even know what they’re talking about”.

During an appearance on ESPN Radio’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” Thursday comedian Jerry Seinfeld revealed that an increasing number of stand-up comics are avoiding college campuses because they’ve become “so pc.”

After being questioned on the current climate in comedy, Seinfeld stated that fellow comedians warn him “all the time” about performing at universities.

“I don’t play colleges but I hear a lot of people tell me, ‘Don’t go near colleges, they’re so pc,’” Seinfeld said.

Using a personal story involving his 14-year-old daughter, Seinfeld explained how the politically correct-obsessed youth regularly parrots buzzwords they know little to nothing about.

“My daughter’s 14. My wife says to her, ‘Well, you know, in the next couple of years, I think maybe you’re going to want to hang around the city more on the weekends so you can see boys.’ You know, my daughter says, ‘That’s sexist,’” Seinfeld said.

“They just want to use these words. ‘That’s racist. That’s sexist. That’s prejudice.’ They don’t even know what they’re talking about.”

Seinfeld, like many other comedians, has long argued that comedy itself has been harmed by such attempts to stifle free speech.

During an interview with Buzzfeed last year Seinfeld made similar comments after being confronted about the number of “white males” on his show “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

“This really pisses me off…” Seinfeld said. “I mean, people think it’s the census or something? Does this got to represent the actual pie chart of America? Who cares… If you’re funny, I’m interested. If you’re not funny, I’m not interested. I have no interest in gender or race or anything like that.”

Former late night talk show host and stand-up comedian Jay Leno also revealed during an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” last March that he had been called racist by a college student for saying that he didn’t like guacamole.

“No it’s not racist. Being anti-guacamole is not racist,” Leno said. “You have no idea what racism is. That’s not racist, you idiot! You moron!”

The year prior comedian Chris Rock announced to New York Magazine that he had stopped playing college campuses altogether over students’ social views.

“It was just like, this is not as much fun as it used to be,” Rock said. “I remember talking to George Carlin before he died and him saying the exact same thing.”

Unsurprisingly, radical leftist news outlets who perpetuate this toxic mentality, such as Salon, haveattempted to belittle comedians who highlight the absurdity of political correctness.

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Five Police Injured In Kyiv Gay Pride Clashes
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 9:53 AM

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The Ukrainian Interior Ministry says five police officers were injured -- one seriously -- when members of Ukraine's Right Sector extremist organization threw firecrackers at the participants in a gay pride parade in Kyiv on June 6.

One Ukrainian serviceman killed, ten wounded in past 24 hours: Ukraine military
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 9:51 AM

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KIEV (Reuters) - One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and ten others have been wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a briefing on Saturday.

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Bowing Out, NATO's Man In Moscow Talks Deteriorating Tiesby noreply@rferl.org (RFE/RL)
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 9:51 AM

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Robert Pszczel, the outgoing head of NATO's information bureau in Moscow, looks back at the sharp decline in the alliance's relations with Russia during his four-year tenure.

President Vladimir Putin tells West not to fear Russia - BBC News
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 9:50 AM

Violent clashes at Ukrainian gay rights march by Agencies
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 9:49 AM

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Several people on march and police officers injured as far-right groups attack parade in Kiev

Dozens of unknown assailants have attacked a gay rights march in Kiev, injuring several marchers and police officers.

The attackers hurled teargas and smoke bombs at the 300 marchers as they walked along along the Dnipro river bank in the Ukrainian capital on Saturday morning.

In Moscow, Plans For Statue Of Kyiv Prince Vladimir Face Opposition by noreply@rferl.org (Tom Balmforth)
Saturday June 6th, 2015 at 9:49 AM

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A giant statue of the ruler of Kyivan Rus is to be built this year at a prominent spot above the Moscow River in Russia's capital. The plan has plenty of opponents -- some of whom say Russian President Vladimir Putin is coopting a symbol of Kyiv at a time of great strife between Russia and Ukraine.

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U.S. Considers Harder Line on Russia
Friday June 5th, 2015 at 9:22 PM

Obama administration officials are considering new deterrence strategies to rein in Russian meddling in Europe, in what some say would amount to an updated version of Cold War-era containment.

The proposed approach involves beefing up the militaries of allies and would-be partners and rooting out government corruption, which they see Moscow exploiting to gain more influence.

Some administration officials also want to expand the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to limit Moscow’s orbit. Membership for Ukraine or Georgia remains off the table, but some Pentagon and administration officials are advocating admitting the small Balkan country of Montenegro to solidify the country’s ties to the West and show that Mr. Putin doesn’t have a veto over alliance expansion.

The latest policy discussions come as President Barack Obama meets this weekend with leaders of the world’s largest industrialized democracies in Germany, where he is expected to push European allies to extend sanctions on Russia against a backdrop of escalating violence in Ukraine.

‘It is about hardening before the crisis occurs. Once the crisis occurs you get into this debate about what is escalatory and what is not escalatory. This is about acting precrisis to deter and prevent crisis.’
—Gen. Martin , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

U.S. officials have acknowledged that economic sanctions haven’t compelled Russian President Vladimir Putin to change his calculus, and they voiced concerns about both an uptick in violence in Ukraine and the use of heavy weaponry that was restricted by the cease-fire deal.

“It’s clear the sanctions are working on the Russian economy, but what is not apparent is that that effect on his economy is deterring Putin from following the course that was evidenced in Crimea last year,” said Defense Secretary Ash Carter, noting that Russian aggression would be “an enduring challenge.”

The longer-term measures under discussion, officials say, stem from a recognition that Moscow has refused to moderate its posture after its territorial grab last year in Ukraine, and that U.S. and European attempts at diplomacy and sanctions alone won’t be enough to force a change. Those measures would include stepping up training for European allies to help partner militaries resist the kinds of so-called hybrid tactics—like training surrogate forces and conducting snap border exercises—that Russia has used effectively in Ukraine.

The impetus toward a policy shift also is driven by the conclusion that U.S. steps to reassure regional allies must be bolstered by other measures against possible Russian intrusions.

The Pentagon also is drafting plans for where to position new stocks of military equipment for use in a crisis or for stepped-up training exercises. That would entail additional U.S. troops assigned to rotating duty in the region. But Washington remains opposed, for now, to rebuilding permanent U.S. troop formations in Europe.

The administration is accelerating work on new military technologies to better counter Russian military advances and try to offset advances by Moscow, and deter Russia from using its increasing military prowess.

The policy deliberations are gaining momentum. On Friday, Mr. Carter gathered a group of military leaders in Stuttgart, Germany, to discuss the broader U.S. strategy to Russia. While officials were expected to talk about increasing military exercises and other assistance, the goal of the meeting was to work on the broader strategy rather than assessing specific military moves.

Inside the White House, meanwhile, the National Security Council is at work on an overhaul of its Russia strategy that formally casts aside the policy of “reset” that dominated Mr. Obama’s first term.

Officials and analysts acknowledge there are disparate views in Europe, and even within NATO, on the best approach toward Russia—and whether stepped-up deterrence would be the correct approach. Elements of the emerging strategy—including expansion of the Atlantic alliance and increased training exercises—are likely to be discussed further at a meeting of NATO defense ministers at the end of the month.

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, one of the most influential presidential advisers, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Russia has developed a host of capabilities and tactics that can be used to threaten its neighbors, including NATO members the U.S. is treaty-bound to protect.

“On certain issues, President Putin has actually stated his intent,” Gen. Dempsey said. “One of his clearer statements is that he considers NATO to be a threat to him and will look for opportunities to discredit and eventually undermine the alliance.”

To counter Russian aggression, the U.S. must work to help allies and partners better fend off pressure from Moscow and counter Mr. Putin’s “subversive activities”, Gen. Dempsey said.

“It is about hardening before the crisis occurs,” said Gen. Dempsey. “Once the crisis occurs you get into this debate about what is escalatory and what is not escalatory. This is about acting precrisis to deter and prevent crisis.”

Views aren’t uniform within the Obama administration, with some officials seeing Russia as a declining power while others see a more serious challenge.

Mr. Obama, according to current and former officials, is more skeptical that Moscow represents a long-term challenge and is wary of inadvertently making Russia more of an enemy than it has to be.

Secretary of State John Kerry signaled after a meeting last month with Mr. Putin that the U.S. will continue to work with Russia on issues of common interest. Administration officials said that is unlikely to change even under a hardened U.S. approach.

“There are still national security issues we will work with Russia on,” said an administration official, naming Iran, Syria, and terrorism.

Other officials insist there is growing unity around the idea that Mr. Putin and his view of Russia represent a serious problem.

Inside the Pentagon, officials have begun to refrain from using words such as “reassurance” and instead have begun to embrace harder military terms such as deterrence, officials said.

Although some officials see the emerging policy as a new version of containment, others are wary of conceding that a new Cold War has broken out with Russia. Still, even those officials acknowledge the U.S. must counter Russian moves in Europe.

“We have to deal with Russia’s aggression against its neighbors and its apparent intention to reforge a sphere of domination,” said a senior U.S. official.

Sanctions and economic isolation remain a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s approach to Russia, imposing costs for its annexation of Crimea and destabilization of Russia. And senior officials in Washington said Friday that Europe appears likely to agree to an extension of the current sanction regime, set to expire this month.

But officials said a broader strategy for Russia must weaken Moscow’s ability to use economic leverage or control of energy supplies to gain influence in Eastern and southern Europe.

The U.S. believes if it can strengthen democratic institutions, professionalize the military and curb corruption in countries, Russian oligarchs will have fewer ways to extend their—and the Kremlin’s—influence.

“You can’t just use sanctions to impose costs,” said a senior administration official. “You also have to mitigate and eliminate the sources of vulnerability and the leverage for coercion. That means making countries in Russia’s neighborhood more integrated and less corrupt.”

To further limit Moscow’s leverage, U.S. officials have also begun prodding countries, particularly Baltic NATO members with large Russia speaking populations, to address the needs of minority ethnic populations.

Others believe expanding the alliance can also demonstrate to Moscow that the West has more allies, while Mr. Putin has far fewer friends.

The emerging U.S. approach has put the small country of Montenegro—far from the fighting in Ukraine—near the center of the debate over how to respond to the Kremlin.

Milica Pejanovic-Djurisic, Montenegro’s defense minister, said in an interview her country has shown its readiness to join the alliance and continuing the expansion of NATO would help bring additional stability to Europe.

“In the face of all the instability that is appearing in the East of Europe, strengthening security in the Balkans is part of the solution for the overall situation we are all in right now,” she said.

While some in Europe and in Washington remain cautious about further NATO expansion, many U.S. officials agree that Montenegro has made advances in cleaning up its intelligence service, professionalizing its military and reducing corruption, and taken steps to minimize Russian influence.

Overall, Pentagon officials said the emerging approach—from building up allies to investing in new technologies—is one that seeks to deter Russia in order to help restore the post-Cold War security in Europe.

“We are dedicated first to deterrence,” said a senior Pentagon official. “It is clear the Russians see us as an adversary. And so we have to ask: How do we inject stability into an environment that looks volatile.”

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Ukraine grateful for ‘non-lethal assistance’ from Canada
Friday June 5th, 2015 at 9:21 PM

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KYIV—Stephen Harper arrived in Kyiv early Saturday as Ukraine’s envoy urged the prime minister to push his fellow G7 leaders into a strong political stand against the latest Russian aggression.

But Marko Shevchenko, Ukraine chargé d’affaires to Canada, said his country can make do without weapons from the West as he heaped effusive praise on the Canadian efforts to train its military.

“The Canadian government, led by Stephen Harper, is the world leader in providing such non-lethal assistance to Ukraine,” said Shevchenko, referring to the 200 Canadian Forces trainers in Ukraine.

Harper is in a country gripped by renewed violence after 15 months of conflict with neighbouring Russia, which has unilaterally annexed its Crimea region, but his visit won’t take him anywhere near the conflict zone. The crisis is set to dominate discussion between the prime minister and his fellow G7 leaders at their summit in Germany’s secluded Bavarian Alps starting Sunday.

Harper begins a week of European travel in a country that holds domestic political implications for him in an election year with 1.2 million Canadians claiming Ukrainian heritage. The president of the influential Ukrainian Canadian Congress travelled on Harper’s plane to Kyiv.

Harper will be in Poland next week, a country that has a Canadian diaspora of about one million.

Shevchenko said more sanctions would be one measure that Harper and his fellow G7 leaders might come up with in response to Russia’s latest provocation.

But he said it isn’t necessary for Canada or its allies to provide lethal military assistance to Ukraine forces.

“We understand this is a sensitive question. We understand it should be a consensus among our western allies and partners,” Shevchenko said.

Five Ukrainian troops were killed Wednesday in a violent outbreak that witnesses say involved the deployment of heavy artillery by the rebels — an apparent violation of the earlier Minsk ceasefire agreement between the two sides.

Reports on the number of Russian-backed rebels killed vary considerably. Donetsk-based rebels reportedly said 14 of their troops were killed; the Ukrainian military said their enemy’s death toll was 80.

Shevchenko said the expertise of Canadian military trainers comes from the country’s extensive combat experience in Afghanistan, and far outstrips the capability of his country’s own forces.

“The Canadian Armed Forces has big experience in contemporary war,” he said. “Ukrainian forces didn’t have such experience until last year.”

The Ukrainian military needed tactical training to overcome initial problems in that area, said Shevchenko.

“We need to instruct many soldiers, who yesterday were businessmen, managers, lawyers, etc.”

Ukraine is experiencing a new flashpoint in what has been an uneasy ceasefire with the outbreak of hostilities between Ukraine forces and Russian-backed rebels this week.

Harper meets Saturday with President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on what will be his third visit to Ukraine since the outbreak of violence last year.

Poroshenko told his country’s parliament this week that a “colossal threat of the resumption of large-scale hostilities by Russian and terrorist forces” loomed in his country’s east.

He said there are now 9,000 Russian troops in the rebel-controlled area.

Harper and his fellow G7 leaders will discuss how to best continue supporting Ukraine, including helping it meet its energy security needs, said Harper’s spokesman Stephen Lecce.

Canada is also giving financial assistance to Ukraine to help it build its struggling economy, which has been beset by corruption. Canada’s help includes $202 million in development assistance and $400 million in low-interest loans.

“We see a necessity to support Ukraine financially, and it’s not only just paying for their gas bill, the economy is a mess,” said one senior European G7 government official, who spoke on the condition that they or their government not be named.

The official said the way Russia acts has contributed to problems in Ukraine, but the country needs to clean up its own corruption and mismanagement problems.

“The problems in Ukraine were there long before. They messed up this Orange Revolution and Mr. Poroshenko finds it very difficult.”

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also planned his own pre-G7 visit to Ukraine.

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US Data Breach Shows Lacking Cyber Security
Friday June 5th, 2015 at 5:24 PM

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New questions are emerging following Thursday’s announcement of a massive cyber-attack that targeted the private records of some four million current and former U.S. federal employees.

Analysts are asking why it took the U.S. government so long to make it public. U.S. officials say they are investigating whether Chinese-based hackers are behind the attack.

Investigators say it appears the attack began sometime late in 2014, possibly in December, and continued until it was first detected in April 2015. The hackers reportedly used what’s called a “zero-day exploit” — a previously undetected vulnerability that often presents serious security risks, but once detected can be permanently patched.

But it wasn’t until Thursday that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, or OPM, announced the breach. Among the information in those files: details such as names, addresses, family members, education, Social Security numbers, security clearances, medical and other histories.

Earlier this year, at a meeting with tech executives in Silicon Valley, President Barack Obama urged private firms to be more transparent in announcing cyber-attacks, and to make such attacks public within 30 days of detection.

When asked why authorities waited until June 4 to disclose the attack, OPM spokesperson Samuel Schumach cited the due diligence required for publicaly responding to an attack of this magnitude.

“With any such event, it takes time to conduct a thorough investigation, and identify the affected individuals,” he told VOA via email.

Despite its impact, the hack isn’t notable for its size. Indianapolis-based Anthem health insurance announced earlier this year that medical records of nearly 80 million patients had been breached by hackers. Those attacks were later traced back to equipment in China, and Bloomberg News is reporting that those same servers and digital infrastructure were involved in the OPM hack.

U.S. officials say the attack appears to have originated within China, but have not yet linked the attack directly to the Chinese government. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei called the accusations “irresponsible” and noted that China also is a victim of cyber-attacks.

But unlike data hacks that clearly target financial or credit records — such as the breach of customer credit card numbers shopping at Target stores in 2013 — analysts say the OPM attack appears to be more closely related to espionage than financial gain.

“This doesn’t look like cyber-fraud, this looks like espionage,” said Kobi Freedman, founder and CEO of the cyber-security intelligence-sharing firm Comilion.

“Crime tends to address concrete data, like financial records or credit cards," he added. "The magnitude and the target indicate that it’s reasonable to assume that this was a state-sponsored attack.”

OPM has not yet disclosed the full range of information collected, saying only that targets appeared to be Social Security numbers and “other personal data.”

These are not the first large-scale cyber-attacks traced to China.

In 2014, the FBI indicted five officers in China’s People’s Liberation Army, or PLA, for coordinating hacks on six U.S.-based corporations such as U.S. Steel and Alcoa.

Chinese officials have repeatedly denied any involvement in such attacks, saying the U.S. has never offered definitive proof of a hack directly traced back to Beijing.

“It’s actually very hard to trace attacks,” said Bruce Schneier, a leading cryptographer and author of the book Schneier on Security.

“When we can, it’s often because hackers have made mistakes in hiding their tracks and it’s not something we can do quickly. In other cases, we’ve known with reasonable assurance the attacks came from certain buildings and offices in China and that the government knew about it and approved it,” Schneier told VOA in an interview earlier this year.

Analyst Freedman compares digital forensics — tracking the source of a hack — to a police investigation.

“When you’re doing the forensics of an attack, there is a trace of fingerprints left behind starting from the hacked device or servers, deciphering which are the real and the fake clues, and then tracing the breadcrumbs back through the communications networks, hopefully right back to the source,” he said.

Brigham Young law professors Eric Talbot Jensen, a former Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army, says tracking cyber-attacks is not all that different than identifying the source of a physical attack.

“Some people view attribution as a yes or no switch, [and] I don’t think it’s that way,” said Jensen, one of numerous contributors to the Tallinn Manual, a rulebook of sorts on cyber espionage.

“I think attribution’s a spectrum,” he said. “What a government really has to worry about is [whether] they have enough attribution to take the kind of action they want to take. If I’m at 70-percent attribution, I can be comfortable taking certain actions. If I’m at 80 percent, I might be comfortable taking even more actions.”

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05/06/15 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: feed-explorer. Edward Snowden has penned a new op-ed celebrating recent reforms of the National Security Administration. President Barack Obama this week signed into law tighter restrictions f...

» Chauffeur Investigated In DC Mansion Murders
05/06/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Sky News US Team Police investigating last month's quadruple murder at a Washington DC mansion have turned their focus on the family's chauffeur. Investigators have obtained a search warrant for the phone ...

» Chinese Hacking of U.S. Data May Extend to Insurance Companies
05/06/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SAN FRANCISCO — The same Chinese hackers who breached the records of at least four million government workers through the Office of Personnel Management appear to have been responsible for similar theft...

» Steven Reinboldt named victim of alleged Hastert abuse
05/06/15 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Washington (CNN) Dennis Hastert sexually abused a student who had worked as his equipment manager while Hastert coached a high school wrestling team, the student's sister tells ABC News. It's the first name t...

» Hacking Linked to China Exposes Millions of U.S. Workers
05/06/15 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday announced what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of federal employees’ data, involving at least four million current and former governmen...

» Anti-corruption agency investigating Romania's PM
05/06/15 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Story highlights Romanian anti-corruption unit investigates Prime Minister Victor Ponta They allege he used cash to buy apartments, not do work, then tried to cover it up Ponta says he won't resign, claiming ...

» FDA panel approves ‘female Viagra’ despite side effects and warning it could be the new date rape drug
05/06/15 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: FDA panel approves ‘female Viagra’ despite side effects and warning it could be the new date rape drug. WASHINGTON — The first “female Viagra” came one step closer to coming ...

» Saddam's Former Foreign Minister Dies
05/06/15 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Jailed former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz, who served in Saddam Hussein's government, has died, officials say. Aziz, who was the international face of the Iraqi regime for many years, died in hospital a...

» Carter Calls Meeting to Discuss Ukraine Strategy, Sanctions On Russia
05/06/15 00:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is summoning top U.S. defense and diplomatic officials to Germany June 4 to assess the effectiveness of NATO's strategy toward Moscow in resp...

» Argentine president met Edward Snowden in Moscow: lawyer
05/06/15 00:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez held talks with U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden during a visit to Russia in April, Anthony Romero, director of the A...

» Saudi Arabia and Israel Share a Common Opposition
05/06/15 00:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Two rivals in the Middle East share a similar concern about Iranian interests, and have quietly exchanged intelligence about Iran for years.

» Hardening of Positions Undercuts Ukraine Peace Accord
05/06/15 00:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A hardening of positions on both sides of the Ukraine conflict is undermining the Minsk peace accord and could lead to another war, military experts and politicians say.

» FIFA president Sepp Blatter among FBI probe targets - report
04/06/15 19:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ESPN FC - World Cup News. The FBI and U.S. prosecutors were investigating Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president who announced his resignation on Tuesday, as part of the probe that led to last week's stunning in...

» FBI 'Imploring Congress to Help' in Fighting ISIS Recruitment in US
04/06/15 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Politics. The man leading FBI efforts to stop ISIS -inspired attacks in the United States is “imploring” Congress to help give authorities access to some of Americans’ private c...

» Someone Is Pretending to Be an FBI Shell Company
04/06/15 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Motherboard RSS Feed. Image: Pixelbat/Imgur Yesterday, a new report confirmed that the FBI is flying unmarked surveillance planes over major US cities, using the cover of fake companies with names like ...

» FBI calls for new wiretap law covering social media
04/06/15 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Computerworld Grant Gross. Encrypted social networking tools are hindering the FBI's ability to track terrorists and recruiters who are appealing to young people in the U.S., an FBI official told lawmakers...

» On Allen Ginsberg's 89th birthday, read his FBI file
04/06/15 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Boing Boing. Mike from Muckrock sez, "'My name is Allen Ginsberg and I sleep with whoever I want.' So noted the FBI, in its 89 pages tracking the life, lovers, and political activism of the American poet, ...

» Russia And Qatar World Cup Bids Caught In FBI Dragnet
04/06/15 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Just what Vladimir Putin feared. His 2018 World Cup is threatened by an FBI investigation into corruption at the world soccer organization FIFA. While it is unclear whether any of this means that a host...

» ACLU: FBI Using Planes Formerly Used On Enemies To Conduct Surveillance Missions Over U.S. | Video
04/06/15 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RealClearPolitics Videos. &amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Please enable Javascript to watch this video&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; JOHN ROBERTS, MSNBC: We'll bring in David Brock...

» FBI’s FIFA Mole Took Bribes Ahead of French, South African World Cups
04/06/15 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Sports. Copy The secret insider the FBI used to help indict high-level FIFA officials himself admitted to having taken bribes from two countries in their push to host the World Cup , according to...

» 10 questions from Sen. Franken on FBI surveillance flights
04/06/15 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - U.S. Sen. Al Franken is pressing the FBI and Department of Justice for answers about the scope and legality of surveillance flights over more than 30 cities, including Minneapolis. The sp...

» FBI says privacy must take backseat to national security in online fight against ISIS — RT USA
04/06/15 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RT - Daily news. Published time: June 03, 2015 21:41 Reuters / Stringer One of the United States government’s top counterterrorism officials says Congress must help investigators crack the encrypted ...

» FBI Spy Planes Online Tracking: How to discover FBI planes
04/06/15 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BGR. The Associated Press revealed earlier this week that the FBI appears to be the intelligence agency that’s flying spy planes in America for surveillance operations. Even though the FBI trie...

» Grassley wants answers on FBI surveillance protections
04/06/15 19:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Search Results - Mason City Globe Gazette. DES MOINES | The FBI ought to be embarrassed by revelations it is using aircraft registered to dummy companies to spy on American communities, Sen. Chuck Grassley...

» US officials: Encryption hinders monitoring extremists
04/06/15 19:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NewsAdvance.com - lifestyles,lifestyles/. WASHINGTON (AP) — The growing use of encrypted communications and private messaging by supporters of the Islamic State group is complicating efforts to monit...

» FBI Extends FIFA Scrutiny to Russia's 2018 World Cup Host Bid | News
04/06/15 19:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters Chuck Blazer, left, shown here with Sepp Blatter, has been a key part of the F.B.I.'s investigation into FIFA. The FBI's investigation of bribery and corruption at ...

» FBI — FBI Aviation Program: Purpose and Scope
04/06/15 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Press Releases. The FBI routinely uses aviation assets in support of predicated investigations targeting specific individuals and, when requested and appropriate, in support of state and local law enforcem...

» Sen. Franken demands information from FBI on surveillance flights
04/06/15 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . U.S. Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday asked for more information about government surveillance flights in cities across the country, including Minneapolis. In particular, Franken wants to know what spy technology...

» FBI extends FIFA scrutiny to World Cup host bids of Russia, Qatar
04/06/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . NEW YORK/ZURICH The FBI's investigation of bribery and corruption at FIFA includes scrutiny of how soccer's governing body awarded World Cup hosting rights to Russia and Qatar, a U.S. law enforcement official...

» FBI director tells Greens Farms grads money not true measure of success
04/06/15 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Homepage Feat P Photos. From left,Class President Martin Brennan and Student Council Chair Claire Comey present the Senior Class gift during commencement exercises at Greens Farm Academy in Westport, Conn....

» FBI official: Companies should help us ‘prevent encryption above all else’
04/06/15 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The debate over encryption erupted on Capitol Hill again Wednesday, with an FBI official testifying that law enforcement's challenge is working with tech companies "to build technological solutions to pr...

» How the FBI’s aerial surveillance program was unmasked | NewsCut
04/06/15 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NewsCut. The Associated Press got a lot of credit — deservedly so — for its story this week that the plane flying over Minneapolis last week (and planes flying over other cities) are part of an...

» Former FBI agent accused of pocketing $100,000 in cash during drug raids in California
04/06/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . LOS ANGELES – A former FBI special agent is accused of pocketing more than $100,000 while executing search warrants during drug investigations in California, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Sc...

» ’ Jihadist Propaganda Creating New Frontline in Battle against Extremists
04/06/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By: Amanda Vicinanzo, Senior Editor 06/04/2015 ( 2:07pm) In the wake of the Garland, Texas ISIS-inspired jihad attack , which was preceded by calls for an attack via Twitter, US officials are growing increasi...

» Lawmakers Probe FBI’s ‘Disturbing’ Use of Spy Planes
04/06/15 19:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . June 4, 2015 Members of Congress are demanding that the FBI turn over more information about its use of airplanes to conduct surveillance of Americans. The FBI is using at least 50 planes to conduct surveilla...

» FBI Director to GFA Grads: ‘Success is Life of Joy and Meaning’ - WestportNow.com
04/06/15 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WestportNow. News Thursday, June 04, 2015 FBI Director to GFA Grads: ‘Success is Life of Joy and Meaning’ By James Lomuscio As Westporter and FBI Director James B. Comey took to the podium toda...

» Barack Obama, Re-Founding Father - WSJ
04/06/15 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . To the list of questions Hillary Clinton will never answer, add one more: Would a second Clinton presidency continue and expand Barack Obama ’s revision of the American system of government that existed...

» Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says G-7 will never welcome back Putin | Fox News
04/06/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Associated Press Facebook 1 Twitter 16 Email Print FILE - In this May 2, 2011 file photo Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces a federal election at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Canada. Harper said Thursday, June...

» War flares in Ukraine. Who's lighting the fuse?
04/06/15 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Moscow — Four months ago, the signing of a cease-fire put a halt to all-out fighting in eastern Ukraine. While fighting never completely stopped, the cease-fir...

» Rahim's Boston terror plot: Police bugged phone
04/06/15 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Story highlights The family of Usaamah Rahim calls for a complete and transparent investigation Terror suspect called father to say goodbye, says law enforcement official Clergy who watched surveillance foota...

» Pentagon chief Ashton Carter gathers diplomats, military chiefs for Russia strategy talk
04/06/15 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . STUTTGART: US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday the situation with Russia had taken a "sad turn" and he was gathering US military leaders and diplomats to assess the effectiveness of NAT...

» Obama works to get Europe behind him on Ukraine
04/06/15 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Washington (CNN) A year after the G7 major world powers forced Russia from their ranks, western leaders will convene again this weekend in Germany facing unabated violence in Ukraine and an entrenched Russian...

» U.S. Suspects Hackers in China Breached About 4 Million People’s Records, Officials Say
04/06/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON—The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing an apparently far-reaching penetration of data held by the Office of Personnel Management, in which the records of approximately four million in...

» How Cameron’s Wish List Might Be Accommodated
04/06/15 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Since he won last month’s general election, British Prime Minister David Cameron has been sounding out fellow leaders for their views of his plan to renegotiate the U.K.’s relationship with the Eu...

» Russia's Putin shut out of G-7 meeting over Ukraine crisis - The Denver Post
04/06/15 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Nation World Russia's Putin shut out of G-7 meeting over Ukraine crisis By Julie Pace The Associated Press Posted: 05/31/2015 12:01:00 AM MDT Add a Comment A Ukrainian serviceman Saturday fires a grena...

» No return to a G8 with Russia - ever | World | DW.DE
04/06/15 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . As the G7 leaders prepare to gather at the Elmau mountain retreat on Sunday , Russia's absence is fueling debate. Eckhard Cordes, chairman of the German business association representing companies with signif...

» Why Russia Is Missing Out at the G7
04/06/15 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russia was arguably the least popular world power in 2014. According to new data from the Gallup World Poll, Russian leadership has a median international approval rating of 22 percent and a 36 percent disapp...

» Isis and g-7 - Google Search
04/06/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . General Wesley Clark: "ISIS Got Started Through Funding ... <a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/.../wesley-clark-" rel="nofollow">www.zerohedge.com/.../wesley-clark-</a> isis -got-started-through......

» Terror financing to top agenda of this week’s G7 meeting
04/06/15 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Group of Seven leading industrialised countries are planning to tighten the squeeze on international terrorist financing by improving cross-border co-ordination on asset freezes and closing loopholes. The...

» G7 in Schloss Elmau: summit without Russia
04/06/15 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Vestnik Kavkaza. 2 June 2015 - 11:51am Orkhan Sattarov, the head of the European office of Vestnik Kavkaza Leaders of the G7 countries (that’s the number of members of the informal organization of le...

» Press Digest: ‘Undesirable’ Putin left out as G7 readies for Bavaria summit | Russia Beyond The Headlines
04/06/15 14:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia Beyond The Headlines. Press Digest: ‘Undesirable’ Putin left out as G7 readies for Bavaria summit June 3, 2015 Darya Lyubinskaya , RBTH RBTH presents a selection of views from leading Ru...

» Merkel: G7 must be ‘engine’ of world
04/06/15 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Local. Writing in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) on Wednesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the role of the G7 group of developed nations, saying it must be ‘the engine of a world ...

» Angela Merkel to meet with President Barack Obama on Sunday before G7 summit starts
04/06/15 14:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold bilateral talks with US President Barack Obama on Sunday morning before the start of a Group of Seven ( G7 ) summit in Bavaria, a senior German official who r...

» US army bans soldiers from area of G7 summit
04/06/15 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from German news, all the latest and breaking Germany news. • German city braced for protests as G7 foreign ministers meet The town is also home to a US army garrison. “The restrictions have been se...

» Obama to Urge Extending Anti-Russia Sanctions at G7 Meeting / Sputnik International
04/06/15 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Sputnik International. Politics Get short URL WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US President Barack Obama will raise the question of prolonging sanctions against Russia during the Group of&#...

» Obama Confronts Test of Soft Power Approach in Summit With G-7
04/06/15 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . President Barack Obama’s reliance on soft power and engagement as his principle foreign policy tools faces a test, as he joins a summit of world leaders in Germany this weekend with multiple unfolding i...

» US-German relations need a reboot – POLITICO
04/06/15 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Feed his sheep. Alex Wong/Getty Opinion US-German relations need a reboot Berlin is becoming the ally that Washington wants it to be. By DEREK CHOLLET Updated When President Obama travels to G...

» In Germany, a tale of two summits
04/06/15 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBS NewsHour » In Germany, a tale of two summits. G7 opponents settle in a tent camp near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, on June 3, ahead of the G7 economic summit. Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reut...

» Merkel to meet with Obama on Sunday before G7 summit starts
04/06/15 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Obama to meet Iraqi prime minister at G7
04/06/15 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . President Obama will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at this weekend’s Group of Seven (G7) summit in Germany amid tensions over the administration’s strategy in fighting the Islamic...

» Opinion: Schloss Elmau is the last chance for the G7 | Germany | DW.DE
04/06/15 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Genoa, July 20, 2001: Silvio Berlusconi, then the Italian prime minister, had invited the Group of Eight to the venerable port city, but tens of thousands of demonstrators also came to protest the summit. The...

» Obama to press EU on Russia sanctions, meet Abadi at G7
04/06/15 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» G-7 summit expected to lead to fresh admonishment of Russia
04/06/15 13:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON (AP) — Western leaders at their weekend summit in Germany are expected to further condemn, but not more strictly punish Russia for its suspected role in the escalating violence in Ukraine. Uk...

» West 'must hike forces over Russia'
04/06/15 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The West urgently needs to strengthen its conventional military forces in the face of continued aggression by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a leading foreign affairs think-tank is warning. A major study b...

» West 'must strengthen forces in face of Russia'
04/06/15 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Russia’s continued aggression means the West should now begin arming the Ukrainian government so it can defend itself, a former Nato secretary g...

» The West Must Stand Up To Vladimir Putin Or Risk Moscow’s Use Of Tactical Nuclear Weapons, British Intelligence Experts Warn
04/06/15 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Inquisitr News. If the West fails to stand up to Vladimir Putin and Moscow, then it could initiate a chain of events which would lead to World War 3, British intelligence experts have warned. The U.K&#...

» NATO and EU 'Could Collapse' if Ukraine Falls
04/06/15 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Report: If Russia Wins, the EU Could Collapse. YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images by Oliver Lane 4 Jun 2015 59 In what should be a sharp wake-up call for Western leaders, Chatham House’s ...

» 'The West must face up to Putin – or Nato and the EU could collapse' | World | News
04/06/15 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Daily Express :: World Feed. Foreign affairs think-tank Chatham House warned that the conflict in Ukraine would be a "defining factor" for the future security of Europe – and suggested Moscow could u...

» Viewpoint: The Russian challenge for the West
04/06/15 13:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. A report from the Chatham House think tank makes the case for a very different strategy for dealing with Russia - one based on the reality of that country's leadership, rather than unworka...

» West Can't Wait Out Putin on Ukraine
04/06/15 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Bloomberg View. Who said the West lost its Russian expertise after the Cold War? Chatham House, the U.K. Royal Institute of International Affairs, has published a 58-page report on "T...

» Nato and EU face collapse if they fail to stop Russian aggression, warn experts - World Politics - World
04/06/15 13:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A major study by Chatham House found the conflict in Ukraine – where Moscow is backing separatist rebels – represented a “defining” moment for the future of Europe. It called for the W...

» chatham house - Google Search
04/06/15 13:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Chatham House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Chatham _ House Cached Similar Wikipedia Loading... Chatham House , the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-profit, non- ...

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» Questionable anthrax sent to 51 labs - YouTube
03/06/15 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jun 3, 2015 CNN's Barbara Starr reports that anthrax that may be alive was sent to dozens of labs across the United States.

» Spectacular footage shows Wolf volcano erupting - YouTube
03/06/15 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jun 3, 2015 Lava flows into the ocean as the volcano continued its activity after erupting for the first time in 33 years. Report by Cara Legg.

» FBI Behind Mysterious Surveillance Aircraft - YouTube
03/06/15 17:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jun 1, 2015 ONLY ON AP: An AP analysis has revealed the FBI is operating a fleet of small planes, all hidden by fictitious companies, that carry video and, at times, cell phone surveillance techn...

» Dozens of Labs Received Potentially Live Anthrax - YouTube
03/06/15 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jun 3, 2015 At least 51 laboratories in 17 states and three foreign countries received potentially live anthrax spores from the Defense Department over the past decade, and the number is likely t...

» AP Reporter: 'New Phase in Holmes Trial in Colo' - YouTube
03/06/15 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jun 3, 2015 AP Reporter Sadie Gurman says the trial of James Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 and injuring 70 others in a theater shooting in Colo. three years ago, is entering a new phase, w...

» Two civilians killed, market destroyed in fresh fighting in Ukraine - YouTube
03/06/15 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jun 3, 2015 PLEASE NOTE: THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES Civilians caught in the crossfire, in the latest round of fighting in Ukraine. A couple driving through the Luhansk region of eastern U...

» AP Top Stories June 3 P - YouTube
03/06/15 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jun 3, 2015 Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Here's the latest for Wednesday June 3rd: Boston police review video of shooting; Bus carrying Italian tourists co...

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» Pennsylvania Bus-Truck Collision Leaves 2 Dead, 17 Hurt - Wall Street Journal
03/06/15 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Pennsylvania Bus-Truck Collision Leaves 2 Dead, 17 Hurt Wall Street Journal MOUNT POCONO, Pa.—Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a head-on crash between ...

» Two dead, 17 injured after head-on crash between bus, tractor-trailer in Pa.: video - PennLive.com
03/06/15 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. PennLive.com Two dead, 17 injured after head-on crash between bus, tractor-trailer in Pa.: video PennLive.com MOUNT POCONO, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a h...

» Afghanistan Arrests Suspects in Kabul Guesthouse Attack
03/06/15 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Afghanistan’s intelligence agency says it has arrested two of the alleged organizers and planners of a deadly attack on a Kabul guesthouse that killed 14, including nine foreigners. The...

» Blatter under pressure to go immediately
03/06/15 15:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Despite his resignation questions remain about timing of Fifa president’s departure

» Protester Disrupts News Conference with Egypt's el-Sissi
03/06/15 15:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi defended his government's human rights track record Wednesday, saying he was operating “amid very difficult circumstances” after Chancellor Angela...

» Potentially Live Anthrax Sent to Dozens of Labs Around the World
03/06/15 15:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. (WASHINGTON)—The problem of unintended shipments of potentially live anthrax spores over the past decade is worse than first believed, officials said Wednesday. Officials said it’s possible that ship...

» WikiLeaks releases documents related to controversial US trade pact
03/06/15 15:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Document dump regarding Trade in Services Agreement comes day after organization put $100,000 bounty on documents from series of US trade treaties WikiLeaks on Wednesday relea...

» Immigrants try to board moving trains to the USA while carrying their CHILDREN
03/06/15 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. These pictures were taken in Huehuetoca, near of Mexico City, immigrants from countries such as Guatemala and El Salvador cross the Mexican border en route to a new life.

» What next for Greece? A look at its options in coming days
03/06/15 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3 p.m. EDT. ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's bailout talks are going down to the wire....

» US ends NSA's phone snooping, ,passes USA Freedom Act - Hindustan Times
03/06/15 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com Newsweek US ends NSA's phone snooping, ,passes USA Freedom Act Hindustan Times Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R) speaks to the press in Washington. McConnell...

» Harvard Gets $400 Million Gift, Biggest Ever
03/06/15 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. America's prestigious Harvard University said Wednesday it has received its biggest gift ever - $400 million from Wall Street hedge fund billionaire John Paulson. The university said the ...

» US passes NSA surveillance reform - The Hindu
03/06/15 15:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Hindu US passes NSA surveillance reform The Hindu It was a historic moment for civil liberty advocates as much as it was for libertarians of the American right when the U.S. ...

» Boston police say terrorism suspect was not shot in the back – video
03/06/15 15:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Boston police commissioner William Evans described to reporters the video that reportedly captured a fatal police shooting of a terrorism investigation suspect the day be...

» Four batches of anthrax to military labs contained live spores - USA TODAY
03/06/15 15:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Four batches of anthrax to military labs contained live spores USA TODAY WASHINGTON — At least four batches of anthrax samples shipped from a military lab to labs in 12 state...

» Fed survey sees growth return to US
03/06/15 15:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Beige Book points to second-quarter second quarter expansion after slow winter

» Canada police missed chances to stop Parliament attacker: probe
03/06/15 15:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian police missed chances to stop a gunman who stormed into Parliament last October after killing a soldier, an official probe said on Wednesday, adding that th...

» June 7th Turkey Election to Be Closely Scrutinized
03/06/15 15:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkey's June 7th general election is set to be closely monitored amid growing concerns among opposition parties. But civic society in Turkey is mobilizing in an unprecedented way to ens...

» How FIFA’s Leader Has Clung to Power Despite Corruption Scandal
03/06/15 15:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. There aren’t many venues in global politics these days where developing nations, especially from Africa, can overrule their wealthy European peers. But FIFA is surely one of them. Such are the rules ...

» Cop Accused Of Using Dead Man's Credit Card
03/06/15 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The officer allegedly stole the card after finding the victim's body and later used it to buy a $3,200 diamond ring.

» FBI Investigates Russia And Qatar World Cups
03/06/15 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The FBI investigation into corruption at FIFA is looking into the awarding of the World Cup to Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022.

» Saudi Officials Identify Mosque Bomber
03/06/15 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A suicide bomber who killed four people in an attack on a Shiite mosque last week was a Saudi teenager, the country’s interior ministry said.

» Sheryl Sandberg on husband's death: 'I have lived 30 years in these 30 days'
03/06/15 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Facebook’s chief operating officer writes an emotional post about the ‘void’ of the month since her husband, David Goldberg, died in an accident Sheryl Sandberg, the chief ope...

» U.S. Defense Secretary Visits India to Build Military Ties
03/06/15 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Ashton B. Carter met with senior officials in a country that the United States sees as a crucial future partner in Asia, although neither side made any big announcements.

» Ангела Меркель перечислила угрожающие мировому сообществу основные проблемы - Коммерсантъ
03/06/15 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Gazeta.ua Ангела Меркель перечислила угрожающие мировому сообществу основные проблемы Коммерсантъ Канцлер Германии Ангела Меркель в преддверии саммита G7, намеченного на 7-8 июня в...

» Congress Passes, Obama Signs Pared Back Domestic Spying Bill
03/06/15 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The U.S. Congress has approved sweeping changes to surveillance laws enacted after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, eliminating the bulk collection of phone rec...

» Russian Delegation Banned from EU Parliament in Retaliatory Move
03/06/15 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The European Parliament has restricted the Russian delegation's ambassador's access to the assembly in a jab at Moscow for banning 89 EU politicians from entering Russia.

» Ukraine Live Day 471: Russian-Backed Forces Launch Major Assault Near Donetsk
03/06/15 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . An archive of our liveblogs can be found here . For an overview and analysis of this developing story s...

» Chinese Corporations Show New Patterns of Investment in Australia
03/06/15 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. For the first time, almost half of all Chinese investment in Australia is concentrated in real estate, while spending on infrastructure has also increased significantly. Chinese private...

» Спецслужбы США ограничили сотрудничество с немецкой разведкой - Российская Газета
03/06/15 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета Спецслужбы США ограничили сотрудничество с немецкой разведкой Российская Газета Защиту своих солдат в северо-иракском Эрбиле Германия теперь должна осуществлять с...

» Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Greece’s Runaway Train
03/06/15 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. No one is focusing on the day after a deal or a default, and on which outcome will offer the least pain.

» Russia’s Online Assault Evaporates Internet Freedom
03/06/15 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The recent threats by Russian authorities to block access to popular U.S.-based websites such as Google come amid a larger and growing effort by the Kremlin to wall off sections of the In...

» Russia's Online Assault Evaporates Internet Freedom - Voice of America
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mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Voice of America Russia's Online Assault Evaporates Internet Freedom Voice of America WASHINGTON—. The recent threats by Russian authorities to block access to popular U.S.-based webs...

» New US Law Puts Curbs on Surveillance Programs
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mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The bill signed into law by President Barack Obama ends the government's massive collection of telephone call data intended to prevent terrorist attacks, part of a national security progr...

» Russia, China Get Energy Deals Under Way - Forbes
03/06/15 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Forbes Russia , China Get Energy Deals Under Way Forbes China is moving quickly on its $400 billion deal to get Gazprom natural gas out of Russia and into northern China. The Chinese ...

» Fearing Repeat of Crimea, Baltic States Prepare for 'Hybrid War' With Russia
03/06/15 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. From sabotage of energy installations to cyber attacks and declarations of "independence" by Russian-speaking border villages, the Baltics are preparing for possible flashpoin...

» В генштабе заявили о применении украинскими силовиками тяжелой артиллерии - Газета.Ru
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mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Украина В генштабе заявили о применении украинскими силовиками тяжелой артиллерии Газета.Ru В генштабе Украины заявили, что украинские военные применили против ополченцев в Дон...

» Chechnya Rights Activists' Office Attacked by Mob
03/06/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Human rights activists in Chechnya say that masked men bashed their way into the group's office, sending the occupants fleeing through the windows. The Committee against Torture wrote on ...

» Turkey’s Erdogan borrows some bad habits
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mikenova shared this story from Europe News. The president The controversial Turkish president now seems to combine many vices in a single leadership

» Will FIFA's Mounting Scandal Affect Russia?
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mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The sudden resignation of FIFA President Sepp Blatter amid a widening scandal at soccer's world governing body could leave Russians jittery as the spotlight turns to thei...

» Russian Finance Ministry Rebuffs Rosneft Oil Firm's Request for State Aid
03/06/15 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russia's Finance Ministry has rejected an application by oil giant Rosneft for a multibillion-dollar cash injection from one of the country's reserve funds, the Vedomosti news...

» District Near Donetsk Comes Under Attack
03/06/15 15:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Tekstilshik District on the outskirts of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine appears to have come under artillery fire. Emergency workers rushed to the market in the territory...

» В Грозном разгромили офис правозащитной организации
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mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 01:06 Люди в масках разгромили в среду офис правозащитной организации "Комитет против пыток" в столице Чеченской республики. Это уже второе н...

» Gunmen Kill 2 Egyptian Policemen Near Pyramids
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mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed two policemen Wednesday, near Egypt's iconic pyramids. The attack came a day after a hearing to confirm death sentences against top Muslim Brotherhoo...

» Бои на окраине Донецка
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mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 00:44 Район "Текстильщик" на окраине Донецка попал под огонь артеллерии. Пожарные работают на рынке, находящемся на контролируемой сепаратист...

» Ukraine Crisis Torpedoes Russia's Naval Expansion
03/06/15 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Moscow's breakup with Ukraine has forced the Russian navy to suspend construction of a variety of next-generation warships, throwing the future of Russia's naval rearmament ca...

» Reports Paint Mixed Picture of US Economy
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mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Reports published Wednesday show a mixed picture of the U.S. economy, and a top official of the U.S. central bank says slow economic growth may continue for a while. A measure of the serv...

» США возложили на Россию ответственность за возобновление боев в Донбассе - РБК
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mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК США возложили на Россию ответственность за возобновление боев в Донбассе РБК Госдеп США прокомментировал возобновление боевых действий на востоке Украины. Вашингтон считает, чт...

» Attack on NGO in Grozny Renews Concerns About Russian Control Over Chechnya
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mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The attack perpetrated Wednesday on the Grozny office of the Committee Against Torture, a prominent human rights NGO, adds to the long list of recent incidents in Russia's rep...

» Ukraine Battle Tests Cease-Fire to Breaking Point
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mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A major battle erupted Wednesday on the western edge of the main separatist rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, leaving more than a dozen dead and threatening to tip the coun...

» Europe's Seven Deadly Sins - Transitions Online
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mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Transitions Online Europe's Seven Deadly Sins Transitions Online France defends the Mistral contracts worth $1.7 billion, but Western companies have lost billions ...

» European parliament hits back at Russia blacklist - Yahoo News
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mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Yahoo News European parliament hits back at Russia blacklist Yahoo News Brussels (AFP) - European parliament head Martin Schulz on Tuesday said he was limiting access to the instituti...

» No return to a G8 with Russia - ever - Deutsche Welle
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mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Deutsche Welle No return to a G8 with Russia - ever Deutsche Welle Eckhard Cordes, chairman of the German business association representing companies with significant investments in R...

» Baltics eye flashpoints with Russia, guard against 'green men' - Reuters
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mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Baltics eye flashpoints with Russia , guard against 'green men' Reuters TALLINN/RIGA From sabotage of energy installations to cyber attacks and declarations of "independe...

» Baltics eye flashpoints with Russia, guard against 'green men' - Yahoo News
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mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Yahoo News Baltics eye flashpoints with Russia , guard against 'green men' Yahoo News TALLINN/RIGA (Reuters) - From sabotage of energy installations to cyber attacks and declarations ...

» EU Set to Roll Over Sanctions on Russia, Officials Say - Wall Street Journal
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mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Wall Street Journal EU Set to Roll Over Sanctions on Russia , Officials Say Wall Street Journal While the plans aren't finalized—some haven't even been formally discussed yet at EU le...

» Anti-ISIS Coalition Makes Little Progress at Paris Meeting
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mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The coalition of countries arrayed against the Islamic State has been hobbled by a variety of weaknesses.

» Media: “Browning of America” Good, “Bleaching Out” of San Fran Bad
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mikenova shared this story from rss. For people who once claimed the ideal is a colorblind attitude toward race, leftists talk an awful lot about race.

» Baltimore Is Now Paying the Price
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mikenova shared this story from rss. Baltimore is now paying the price for irresponsible words and actions, not only by young thugs in the streets, but also by its mayor and the state prosecutor, both of whom threw the police to the wolv...

» Shocking Interviews: The Muslims in America Who Want Sharia
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mikenova shared this story from rss. Shocking new interviews with Muslims in America reflect what polls have shown: A distressingly high number of them prefer sharia law to our Constitution.

» ISIS Seized $1 Billion of U.S. Military Aid, Iraqi Leader Admits
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» 11112015-06-02ISIS Advances in Syria & Iraq Upends US Strategy | Obama: 'We Have Put
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mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova - Google+. 11 11 2015-06-02 ISIS Advances in Syria & Iraq Upends US Strategy | Obama: 'We Have Put Our International Relationships on Very Strong Footing' ISIS Advances in Syria & Iraq Up...

» 2015-06-02Russia's economy contracts 4.2% in April - MarketWatch | » Are Americans
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mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova - Google+. 2015-06-02 Russia's economy contracts 4.2% in April - MarketWatch | » Are Americans blind to widening inequality? 02/06/15 16:03 Russia's economy contracts 4.2% in April - MarketWatch...

» 2015-06-03Obama: "I want to, I would love to, I am all for it, I am all itching
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mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova - Google+. 2015-06-03 Obama: "I want to, I would love to, I am all for it, I am all itching so bad, but my "Mommy", the Bundes-Chancellor wouldn't let me..." - Lethal aid to Ukraine, Obama and Me...

» Black Lives Matter Protesters Admit Plot to Bomb Police Station
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mikenova shared this story from Infowars. Pair planned Michael Brown revenge attack.

» San Francisco’s Median Rent Hits a Ridiculous $4,225
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mikenova shared this story from Infowars. The whole Bay Area shows a rental market on fire.

» How Deng Xiaoping Helped Create a Corrupt China - New York Times
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mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times How Deng Xiaoping Helped Create a Corrupt China New York Times The big news these days is the Communist Party's campaign against corruption. In the three years s...

» Jihad in Boston
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mikenova shared this story from Breitbart News Network. Jihad in Boston : Knife-Wielding Terrorists Plotted to Behead Cops Although early statements from the FBI and local authorities on Tuesday afternoon indicated Rahim was not consider...

» Chechen leader's show of strength muddies loyalty to Putin
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mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Ramzan Kadyrov’s show of loyalty to Putin could be warning of Chechen forces’ huge potential Chechnya’s macho leader Ramzan Kadyrov is the most loyal of Vladimir Putin’s regio...

» Official: Boston terror suspects wanted to behead cops
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mikenova shared this story . Last Updated Jun 3, 2015 1:55 PM EDT BOSTON - The terror suspects at the center of an investigation in the Boston area were actively plotting multiple attacks on law enforcement, including the possible behead...

» Official: Terror suspects wanted to behead cops
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mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. After one terror suspect killed by Mass. police, and another taken into custody, officials begin detailing the case against them

» US authorizes $300mln in lethal defensive aid and training to Ukraine
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mikenova shared this story from armenpress.am RSS -. 10:01, 15 May, 2015 YEREVAN, MAY 15, ARMENPRESS: The United States authorized providing Ukraine defensive lethal aid and training that the country needs to protect its sovereignty, US ...

» House defies Obama veto threat, passes defense policy bill with lethal aid for Ukraine - read on
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mikenova shared this story from Uatoday.tv. 10:33 May. 16, 2015 Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Joint Chiefs ChairmanGen. Martin Dempsey, left, arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 (AP photo) The House passed a n...

» DOD on ukraine - Google Search
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mikenova shared this story . Obama, Stoltenberg Discuss NATO Meeting Highlights Department of Defense - May 26, 2015 In what Obama called a “challenging and important time for NATO,” the two discussed Ukraine , NATO's role in...

» stoltenberg on ukraine - Google Search
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mikenova shared this story . Stoltenberg assures Obama that NATO is helping to strengthen ... Kyiv Post - May 26, 2015 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) during a meeting with US ... Since 1995, the Kyiv Post has been the world'...

» Obama's "Tough Talk" on Russia Grows Tedious
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mikenova shared this story from RealClearPolitics - Articles. I felt some sympathy for State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf the other day as she responded to questions from CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about the administration’s Ukr...

» stoltenberg on lethal aid to ukraine - Google Search
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mikenova shared this story . NATO Secretary General Reaffirms Support For Ukraine , But ... International Business Times - Jan 26, 2015 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Georgia is getting closer ... for lethal military aid fr...

» nato on lethal aid to ukraine - Google Search
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mikenova shared this story . Biden cracks door to lethal aid to Ukraine USA TODAY - May 27, 2015 American support to Ukraine , a non- NATO ally, has been limited to training its national guard and "non- lethal " aid , such as Humvees. Bi...

» Germany’s G7 Summit and Russia
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mikenova shared this story . The G7 summit in Germany this year will again convene in the shadow of the war in Ukraine—a war in Europe that is intractable and a vexing problem for German leadership, which will undoubtedly be center...

» Consider 'Lethal Aid' to Ukraine Through NATO
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mikenova shared this story . According to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey, it is time to consider arming Ukraine in its battle against pro-Moscow separatists. Dempsey told the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday that Wa...

» Former NATO Commander Stavridis: U.S. Should Provide Lethal Aid to Ukraine
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mikenova shared this story from USNI News. Soldiers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces Airborne Brigade stand in formation in 2012. US Army Photo “We ought to be providing lethal aid”—anti-tank, anti-armor weapons, unmanne...

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