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» ‘The Unraveling,’ by Emma Sky
12/07/15 00:00 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
In this memoir, a British Arabist who had opposed the invasion of Iraq recounts her time advising American forces after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
» Background Check Flaw Let Dylann Roof Buy Gun, F.B.I. Says
11/07/15 00:00 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
A loophole cleared Mr. Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun despite his having previously admitted to drug possession, the bureau said.
» The Dinosaurs Of Cybersecurity Are Planes, Power Grids And Hospitals - TechCrunch
10/07/15 14:01 from cybersecurity - Google News
TechCrunch The Dinosaurs Of Cybersecurity Are Planes, Power Grids And Hospitals TechCrunch As we continue down the path toward complete connectivity — in which all devices, appliances and networks connect to each other and the Internet —...
» Experts: Emerging Nuke Deal Makes War With Iran More Likely - TheTower.org
10/07/15 13:49 from anti-Americanism - Google News
TheTower.org Experts: Emerging Nuke Deal Makes War With Iran More Likely TheTower.org Mark Dubowitz and Reuel Marc Gerecht, respectively the executive director and a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, argued that...
» Ex-CIA Analyst: Russia-NATO Standoff 'Extraordinarily Dangerous' - Newsmax
10/07/15 13:45 from Nato Russia - Google News
Businessinsider India Ex-CIA Analyst: Russia - NATO Standoff 'Extraordinarily Dangerous' Newsmax "We are in an extraordinarily dangerous time right now because both Russia and NATO are starting to exercise substantial milita...
» Defense Secretary Says Iran Nuclear Deal Must Be Verifiable
10/07/15 13:40 from Washington Free Beacon
The international nuclear deal with Iran now in the final stages of negotiation must be verifiable and cannot be based on trust, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Friday.
» In Resignation Statement, OPM Director Lauds Hacked Agency’s IT Plan
10/07/15 13:40 from Washington Free Beacon
After resigning from her position as director of the Office of Personnel Management on Friday in the wake of the largest government data breach in U.S. history, Katherine Archuleta said she was particularly proud of the agency’s strategi...
» Yellen expects rate hike this year, but cites labor weakness
10/07/15 13:33 from Search Results
Yellen expects rate hike this year, but cites labor weakness Wall St. rises; Yellen expects Fed to raise rates this year U.S. wholesale inventories rise more than expected Fed rate hike possible this year; Greece looms: Rosengren Stocks,...
» Splunk Spikes After Cyber-Security Acquisition - Wall Street Journal (blog)
10/07/15 13:30 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
Wall Street Journal (blog) Splunk Spikes After Cyber - Security Acquisition Wall Street Journal (blog) Splunk Inc.'s stock jumped nearly 4% Friday, after the big-data firm announced a $190 million deal to buy Caspida Inc. to bolster ...
» Company That Dodged Iran Sanctions Gave to Clinton Foundation
10/07/15 13:18 from Washington Free Beacon
A businessman whose company was accused of selling 747s to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions is also a major donor to the Clinton Foundation, the Daily Beast reported Friday.
» Oregon Subsidizing Sex-Change Operations for 15-Year-Olds
10/07/15 13:18 from Washington Free Beacon
An Oregon policy enacted in January allows individuals as young as age 15 get sex-change operations that are covered by the state's Medicaid program.
» FBI: Breakdown in background check system allowed Dylann Roof to buy gun
10/07/15 13:18 from National Security: National Security, Pentagon & Defense Department News - The Washington Post
Dylann Roof, who is accused of killing nine people at a church in South Carolina, should not have been able to purchase the gun used in the attack and was allowed to buy the weapon only because of breakdowns in the FBI’s background-check...
» FBI Director Says Background Check System Failed, Allowing Alleged SC ... - ABC News
10/07/15 13:04 from fbi - Google News
ABC News FBI Director Says Background Check System Failed, Allowing Alleged SC ... ABC News The FBI says its background-check system failed, allowing the man who allegedly opened fire inside a South Carolina church last month to purchase...
» FBI chief says accused shooter shouldn't have been able to buy gun - USA TODAY
10/07/15 13:00 from fbi - Google News
USA TODAY FBI chief says accused shooter shouldn't have been able to buy gun USA TODAY WASHINGTON — FBI director James Comey said Friday that Dylann Roof should not have been able to purchase the gun used in the June 17 Charleston ma...
» FBI: Accused Charleston shooter should not have been able to buy gun
10/07/15 12:56 from National Security: National Security, Pentagon & Defense Department News - The Washington Post
Dylann Roof, who is accused of killing nine people at a church in South Carolina, should not have been able to purchase the gun used in the attack and was only allowed to buy the weapon because of breakdowns in the FBI’s background check...
» OPM Chief Katherine Archuleta Resigns After Admitting Massive Data Breach
10/07/15 12:51 from Washington Free Beacon
Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, resigned Friday after the government agency admitted to suffering a massive data breach.
» Man accused of posing as FBI agent during car theft broke in to house while on ... - MLive.com
10/07/15 12:50 from fbi - Google News
MLive.com Man accused of posing as FBI agent during car theft broke in to house while on ... MLive.com Lane Benjamin Lesko was arraigned Tuesday on one count of first-degree home invasion, a count of lying to a police officer and false p...
» 5 reasons NATO fears a Grexit - Politico
10/07/15 12:47 from nato - Google News
Politico 5 reasons NATO fears a Grexit Politico Even in the face of Putin's territorial grabs in Ukraine, still only four of NATO's 28 members meet its required 2 percent of GDP defense spending requirement (the United States, Br...
» Hillary’s Specific Guide On How To Throw A House Party In Her Honor
10/07/15 12:42 from Washington Free Beacon
Whether it’s roping off reporters or not taking questions from media for extended periods of time, Hillary Clinton has ushered plenty of criticism upon herself for being controlling, cautious, and scripted.
» Russia Navy Developing ‘Carrier Killer’ Submarines
10/07/15 12:40 from Washington Free Beacon
The Russian Navy is investing in two new submarines, one of which is being described by the head of Russia’s state-owned shipbuilding corporation as a “carrier killer,” according to the independent Moscow Times.
» The 13 best universities in the UK if you want a job in cyber security - Business Insider
10/07/15 12:27 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
Business Insider The 13 best universities in the UK if you want a job in cyber security Business Insider Here to help, we've made a list of the the only 13 universities in the UK to have received the government's hallowed Academi...
» Labour query George Osborne's 2% Nato defence pledge - BBC News
10/07/15 12:23 from nato - Google News
BBC News Labour query George Osborne's 2% Nato defence pledge BBC News George Osborne will have to resort to "creative accounting" to fulfil his pledge of spending 2% of national income on defence, Labour says. Tory MPs wel...
» Israeli sentenced to 14 months in jail for hacking Madonna - Jerusalem Post Israel News
10/07/15 12:21 from Cyberwar - Google News
Jerusalem Post Israel News Israeli sentenced to 14 months in jail for hacking Madonna Jerusalem Post Israel News Hacking and leaking Madonna's unreleased recordings online does not pay, as Adi Lederman learned upon receiving a 14-mon...
» FBI raids Reading City Hall days after Allentown raid - Allentown Morning Call
10/07/15 12:16 from fbi - Google News
Allentown Morning Call FBI raids Reading City Hall days after Allentown raid Allentown Morning Call On July 2, FBI agents served a search warrant on Allentown City Hall, gathering city documents and interviewing city workers, including M...
» Federal Data Breach Reveals Weaknesses Of US Cybersecurity - Here And Now
10/07/15 12:15 from cybersecurity - Google News
Here And Now Federal Data Breach Reveals Weaknesses Of US Cybersecurity Here And Now The data breach of the U.S. government's Office of Personnel Management revealed the weakness of the agency's cybersecurity and raises questions...
» [Opinion] Europe must play stronger role in cyber security - EUobserver
10/07/15 12:15 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
EUobserver [Opinion] Europe must play stronger role in cyber security EUobserver The personal data of an estimated 18 million federal employees of the United States were recently affected by a cyber breach at the Office of Personnel Mana...
» What US must do -- right now -- to combat growing cyber threat - Fox News
10/07/15 12:07 from CyberWar - Google News
Fox News What US must do -- right now -- to combat growing cyber threat Fox News The cyberattacks just keep coming. Our enemies are inflicting real damage on our national security and the American economy. Make no mistake, the United Sta...
» OPM Director Eats Her Words After Security Breach
10/07/15 12:05 from Washington Free Beacon
Katherine Archuleta, Office of Personnel Management director and 2012 national political director for Obama's re-election campaign, has been an outspoken critic of 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
» Human Rights Lawyers Abducted in China
10/07/15 12:02 from Washington Free Beacon
A Chinese human rights lawyer was reportedly abducted on Friday just a day after another lawyer went missing, the latest evidence of a widening crackdown by Beijing, according to the website ChinaChange.org.
» FBI investigating after Island Co. jail inmate dies of thirst - KOMO News
10/07/15 11:58 from fbi - Google News
FBI investigating after Island Co. jail inmate dies of thirst KOMO News COUPEVILLE, Wash. (AP) - The FBI is reviewing the investigation into the April dehydration death of an inmate at the Island County Jail. FBI spokeswoman Ayn Dietrich...
» Secret Document Shows CIA Reaction to Finding No WMD in Iraq - Center for Research on Globalization
10/07/15 11:51 from cia - Google News
Center for Research on Globalization Secret Document Shows CIA Reaction to Finding No WMD in Iraq Center for Research on Globalization Duelfer was appointed by CIA Director George Tenet to lead a massive search after an earlier massive s...
» Evolving Terrorist Threats to the Homeland: From al-Qaida to ISIS
10/07/15 11:48 from InHomelandSecurity.com - News & Analysis of Critical Issues in Terrorism & Homeland Defense
By Jeff Gardner Faculty Member, Homeland Security at American Military University For the next decade plus the U.S. focused on fighting the away game by aggressively going after AQ overseas while strengthening our home game to prevent an...
» LGBTQ Icon Bored By Bruce Jenner
10/07/15 11:45 from Washington Free Beacon
John Waters, the iconic director whose films are widely considered hallmarks of American gay culture, questioned the “radical” nature of Bruce Jenner’s male-to-female transition in an interview in published in the Spectator on London on ...
» LGBTQ Icon Bored by ‘Bruce Jenner/Caitlyn’
10/07/15 11:45 from Washington Free Beacon
John Waters, the iconic director whose films are widely considered hallmarks of American gay culture, questioned the “radical” nature of Bruce Jenner’s male-to-female transition in an interview in published in the Spectator on London on ...
» EX-CIA GOLDMAN ANALYST: 'We are in an extraordinarily dangerous time right ... - Business Insider
10/07/15 11:44 from cia - Google News
Business Insider EX- CIA GOLDMAN ANALYST: 'We are in an extraordinarily dangerous time right ... Business Insider Robert Dannenberg, who is also a 24-year CIA veteran, believes that Russia is the top strategic threat from a US perspe...
» Russia in Review
10/07/15 11:41 from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - The US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
July 10, 2015 Russia in Review: a digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism for July 3-10, 2015
» Greece to Keep NATO Ties If It Exits Euro, Stoltenberg Says - Bloomberg
10/07/15 11:38 from nato - Google News
Greek Reporter Greece to Keep NATO Ties If It Exits Euro, Stoltenberg Says Bloomberg Greece will remain an ally of NATO if it tumbles out of the euro area, the head of the military alliance said, even as the group's members warn the ...
» Former CIA bureau chief: Putin is 'perfectly willing' to use nuclear weapons ... - Business Insider
10/07/15 11:36 from cia - Google News
Business Insider Former CIA bureau chief: Putin is 'perfectly willing' to use nuclear weapons ... Business Insider Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to use tactical nuclear weapons in Europe to stop any NATO expansion,...
» Atop military heap, spotlight feels bright, power seems dim
10/07/15 11:35 from News - Stripes
Atop military heap, spotlight feels bright, power seems dim The man often called America's top military officer, the most powerful person in uniform, actually commands nothing. No tanks, no planes, no ships, no troops. His voice carries ...
» Let’s Balance the Argument About the DOD Law of War Manual and Targeting
10/07/15 11:30 from Just Security
Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “ mini forum ” on the new Defense Department Law of War Manual. This series includes posts from Sean Watts , Eric Jensen , Adil Ahmad Haque , Geoffrey Corn , and more to co...
» State Department Slammed for Weak Overseas Security Practices in GAO Report
10/07/15 11:14 from Washington Free Beacon
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a study Thursday criticizing the State Department’s weak security practices to protect diplomatic personnel and their families overseas.
» Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 could go public very soon - Boston Business Journal (blog)
10/07/15 11:14 from cybersecurity - Google News
Boston Business Journal (blog) Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 could go public very soon Boston Business Journal (blog) Boston-based IT security firm Rapid7 recently filed plans to go public, and its IPO could happen as soon as next week. Acco...
» The CIA tweeted a crazy, true story about Julia Child and the invention of ... - Quartz
10/07/15 11:11 from cia - Google News
Quartz The CIA tweeted a crazy, true story about Julia Child and the invention of ... Quartz Today, in recognition of the national event that Discovery Channel's annual Shark Week has become, the CIA detailed the invention of “shark ...
» Have Russian Researchers Eliminated US Edge In Advanced Weaponry?
10/07/15 11:09 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
[SEE: Russian Advances In Electronic Warfare and Encryption Have NATO Worried] Russia developing system capable of ‘switching off’ foreign military satellites “The system will be used against cruise missiles and will suppress satel...
» GOLDMAN ANALYST AND EX-CIA AGENT: 'We are in an extraordinarily ... - Business Insider
10/07/15 10:47 from cia - Google News
Business Insider GOLDMAN ANALYST AND EX- CIA AGENT: 'We are in an extraordinarily ... Business Insider Robert Dannenberg, who is also a 24-year CIA veteran, believes that Russia is the top strategic threat from a US perspective. &quo...
» New 'Homeland' trailer: Will Carrie return to the CIA? - New York Post
10/07/15 10:34 from cia - Google News
New York Post New 'Homeland' trailer: Will Carrie return to the CIA ? New York Post Season Five of “Homeland” finds Carrie (Claire Danes) estranged from the CIA , struggling to reconcile her guilt from years fighting the “war on ...
» NYT Blocks Cruz’s Book From Bestseller List That Housed Clinton’s ‘Hard Choices’ for 13 Straight Weeks
10/07/15 10:19 from Washington Free Beacon
The New York Times blocked Ted Cruz’s book A Time For Truth from its upcoming bestsellers list even as sales of hard cover copies of the biography reached 11,854 in its first week on shelves.
» Cross-Border Shootings as a Test Case for the Extraterritorial Fourth Amendment
10/07/15 10:03 from Just Security
Steve Vladeck Ever since the Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in  Boumediene  v.  Bush , courts and commentators alike have wondered about the relationship between the functional approach to the extraterritorial application of the Sus...
» Iranians Burn US Flag, Chant ‘Death to Israel’
10/07/15 10:00 from Washington Free Beacon
VIENNA—Millions of Iranians took to the streets on Friday to rally against the United States and Israel, burning the flags of both countries and chanting, “Death to Israel,” according to multiple regional reports.
» Hacked Hacking Team team - like everyone in the security world - read The ... - The Register
10/07/15 09:58 from Cyberwar - Google News
The Register Hacked Hacking Team team - like everyone in the security world - read The ... The Register Hacking Team CEO David Vincenzetti and his staff were avid readers of The Register, frequently recommending our articles to one anoth...
» Hacked Hacking Team team - like everyone in security - read The Register - The Register
10/07/15 09:58 from Cyberwar - Google News
The Register Hacked Hacking Team team - like everyone in security - read The Register The Register Hacking Team CEO David Vincenzetti and his staff were avid readers of The Register, frequently recommending our articles to one another. A...
» FBI head: Potential violence plots stopped ahead of July 4 - KXAN.com
10/07/15 09:46 from fbi - Google News
KXAN.com FBI head: Potential violence plots stopped ahead of July 4 KXAN.com FBI Director James Comey testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. U.S. federal law enforc...
» The Insurance Industry's Unique Vantage Point On Cyber Security - Forbes
10/07/15 09:46 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
Forbes The Insurance Industry's Unique Vantage Point On Cyber Security Forbes Scott Kannry is the Chief Executive Officer of Axio Global. Scott's entire career has been in the commercial insurance industry with a focus on cyber a...
» Why the new Army pistol will use deadlier hollow-point ammunition
10/07/15 09:31 from National Security: National Security, Pentagon & Defense Department News - The Washington Post
The Army moved a step closer to adopting a new standard-issue sidearm Wednesday after presenting the most detailed requirements to-date for to more than 20 interested companies at the Picatinny Arsenal in Wharton, N.J.Read full article &...
» Iran nuclear talks press ahead after U.S. warning time is limited
10/07/15 09:26 from National Security: National Security, Pentagon & Defense Department News - The Washington Post
VIENNA — Iran nuclear talks are likely to stretch into the weekend, the Iranian foreign minister said Friday, suggesting that gaps still remain following two weeks of intensive negotiations.The latest rounds took shape a day after Secret...
» Iran nuclear talks press ahead after U.S. warning that time is limited
10/07/15 09:26 from National Security: National Security, Pentagon & Defense Department News - The Washington Post
VIENNA —The Iran nuclear talks are being extended through the weekend, as officials said on Friday that an interim agreement will remain in place until midnight Monday while the negotiations continue.Read full article >>
» Wall St. set to open higher on Greek hopes, China bounce
10/07/15 09:24 from Search Results
Wall St. set to open higher on Greek hopes, China bounce Fragmented markets shrug off global seizures Oil steady as demand worries offset China, Greece optimism Iran says Western powers backtracking as nuclear deadline expires Iraq's Shi...
» Army cutbacks detailed, Cyberwar is hell, and all eyes still on Iran - Washington Post
10/07/15 09:07 from cyber warfare - Google News
Army cutbacks detailed, Cyberwar is hell, and all eyes still on Iran Washington Post ARMY CUTBACKS, OUTLINED The Army released new information Thursday about how it plans to slash 40,000 positions by 2018, and the biggest cuts are coming...
» Palestinian Envoy Recalled After Anti-Semitic Remarks
10/07/15 09:06 from Washington Free Beacon
The Palestinian Authority’s ambassador to Chile was recalled on Thursday after he read from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and made other anti-Semitic remarks during a conference, prompting calls for his resignation.
» FACING A POWER THAT CAN MAKE YOU BELIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE
10/07/15 08:55 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
Mankind cannot evolve until we confront the evil which overpowers us with our own fears. THERE IS NO WAR ON TERROR, THERE IS ONLY US TERRORIZING THE WORLD.  IF WE COULD DO THIS TO OURSELVES, THEN IMAGINE WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THE REST...
» Being proactive about security is the best defense against cyber attacks - BetaNews
10/07/15 08:41 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
BetaNews Being proactive about security is the best defense against cyber attacks BetaNews robot security shield Edinburgh council was the target of a cyberattack this week, and the details of more than 13,000 email addresses were stolen...
» SCO: Missile defense networks expanded by certain countries destabilize world - Russia Beyond the Headlines
10/07/15 08:35 from missile defense - Google News
SCO: Missile defense networks expanded by certain countries destabilize world Russia Beyond the Headlines "We are positive that unilateral and unrestrained expansion of missile defense systems by individual states or groups of state...
» FBI, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office ask questions about Beachwood ... - cleveland.com
10/07/15 08:28 from fbi - Google News
cleveland.com FBI , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office ask questions about Beachwood ... cleveland.com He said the subpoena asked him for campaign checks he's written to Beachwood Mayor Merle Gorden (pictured above). The FBI and...
» Trusting hackers with your security? You'd better be able to sort the ... - Phys.Org
10/07/15 08:10 from CyberWar - Google News
Phys.Org Trusting hackers with your security? You'd better be able to sort the ... Phys.Org Governments and intelligence services may favour a similar approach, allowing them to operate outside various constraints. But in the long ru...
» News Roundup and Notes: July 10, 2015
10/07/15 08:00 from Just Security
Nadia O'Mara Before the start of business,  Just Security  provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAN Nuclear talks to resume. Negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program passed a...
» NATO Secretary General to visit Slovenia
10/07/15 08:00 from NATO Latest News
NATO Secretary General Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will visit Ljubljana on Monday, 13 July 2015.
» Deception-based cyber security firm TrapX raises $9m Series B - SiliconANGLE (blog)
10/07/15 07:53 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
Deception-based cyber security firm TrapX raises $9m Series B SiliconANGLE (blog) Deception-based cyber security firm TrapX Security , Inc. has raised $9 million Series B in a round led by investors Intel Capital and Liberty Venture Capi...
» CIA shares a bizarre Shark Week history lesson starring the Navy and Julia Child - Washington Post
10/07/15 07:48 from cia - Google News
CIA shares a bizarre Shark Week history lesson starring the Navy and Julia Child Washington Post “This was years before she became the culinary icon of French cuisine that she is known for today,” the CIA said in a news release posted wi...
» Two killed in drive-by shooting in Ansbach, Germany
10/07/15 07:45 from DEBKAFile
July 10, 2015, 2:45 PM (IDT) German police report that at least two men opened fire Friday from a silver convertible Mercedes Cabrio while driving through Ansbach, in southern Germany. They killed a woman and a cyclist. Police caught bot...
» NATO’s Never-Ending War Games On Russian Border Since 2014
10/07/15 07:34 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
THIS IS NOT RUSSIAN FORCES STAGING PROVOCATIVE WAR GAMES ON THE MEXICAN OR CANADIAN BORDER, IT IS AMERICANS TRYING TO PUSH-IN RUSSIA’S FRONT DOOR. AMERICANS WANT MORE WAR, MORE KILLERS TO BE PROUD OF AND TO MOURN. ..WE CANNOT LIVE ...
» US-Israeli-Egyptian mobile sensor-fence projects to block further ISIS Mid East expansion 
10/07/15 07:32 from DEBKAFile
July 10, 2015, 2:32 PM (IDT) American experts are overseeing a lightning operation for setting up mobile sensor towers and electronic fences in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Israel in a desperate bid to seal their borders off against the fa...
» New cyber security law will allow Chinese government to SHUT DOWN the internet - Daily Mail
10/07/15 07:31 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
Daily Mail New cyber security law will allow Chinese government to SHUT DOWN the internet Daily Mail The Chinese government could shut down the internet if a new cyber security law is passed. The proposal, currently released for public o...
» Islamic State offers mix of brutality, charity during Ramadan 
10/07/15 07:30 from News - Stripes
Islamic State offers mix of brutality, charity during Ramadan During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Islamic State group is showing two faces to the millions who live under its rule in Iraq and Syria — handing out food and alms to ...
» Unit 8200: Israel's cyber spy agency - Financial Times
10/07/15 07:17 from CyberWar - Google News
Financial Times Unit 8200: Israel's cyber spy agency Financial Times Last year, Israel's export of cyber security products — designed to protect companies, banks and governments from the growing “dark web” of hackers, fraudsters ...
» CIA: Repeat After Me. The NYPD Is NOT A REAL Intelligence Agency. - Techdirt
10/07/15 07:13 from cia - Google News
CIA : Repeat After Me. The NYPD Is NOT A REAL Intelligence Agency. Techdirt [T]he law limits sharing of collected information about American citizens, resident aliens and other “US persons.” As one question on the quiz highlights, the CI...
» Iran nuclear talks move toward weekend round with gaps remaining
10/07/15 07:13 from National Security: National Security, Pentagon & Defense Department News - The Washington Post
VIENNA — Iran nuclear talks are likely to stretch into the weekend, the Iranian foreign minister said Friday, suggesting that gaps still remain following two weeks of intensive negotiations.The latest extension took shape a day after Sec...
» Hacking Team Shows the World How Not to Stockpile Exploits - Wired
10/07/15 07:10 from Cyberwar - Google News
Wired Hacking Team Shows the World How Not to Stockpile Exploits Wired Bank robber Willie Sutton's famous line about why he robs banks—“because that's where the money is”—was particularly apt this week after the Italian firm Hack...
» Japan 'interested' in joining NATO missile building consortium – report - RT
10/07/15 06:51 from nato - Google News
RT Japan 'interested' in joining NATO missile building consortium – report RT In May, Japanese naval officers traveled to a NATO meeting in The Hague to get more information about the 12-country consortium, which oversees develop...
» Man on shooting spree kills at least two in Ansbach, Germany
10/07/15 06:42 from DEBKAFile
July 10, 2015, 1:42 PM (IDT) German police report that a man in a silver convertible Mercedes Cabrio fired at a woman in Ansbach, in southern Germany, killing her on the spot, and a cyclist nearby a short time after. The killer then shot...
» Crazed Chechen Islamist Battalions Under Command of Nazis, Slaughtering Ukraine’s Enemies
10/07/15 06:37 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
Ukraine Merges Nazis and Islamists Exclusive: Ukraine’s post-coup regime is now melding neo-Nazi storm troopers with Islamic militants – called “brothers” of the hyper-violent Islamic State – stirring up a hellish “death squad” brew to k...
» Controversy as GQ magazine erases all mention of phone-hacking article - The Guardian
10/07/15 06:26 from Cyberwar - Google News
The Guardian Controversy as GQ magazine erases all mention of phone- hacking article The Guardian Andrew Caldecott QC, representing the attorney general, said the jury could have got the impression from the article that the newspaper'...
» Markets toast Greek bid to clinch debt deal
10/07/15 05:05 from Search Results
Markets toast Greek bid to clinch debt deal Greek PM Tsipras seeks party backing after abrupt concessions Uber pushes back against California driver lawsuit China stocks jump again as emergency measures bite Oil rises on hopes for China,...
» Gun Rights Groups Criticize Ban on Gun Carry on DC Metro in Wake of Murder
10/07/15 05:00 from Washington Free Beacon
Gun rights groups are criticizing part of the Washington, D.C., gun carry law that bans firearms on public transit within the city after a man was stabbed to death on a Metro train on Saturday.
» Two Cheers for Capitalism at the Smithsonian
10/07/15 05:00 from Washington Free Beacon
Just past the threshold of the National Museum of American History’s new permanent exhibit on business in America, these words of George Washington are displayed on the wall.
» President to Get ‘Full Range of Options’ For Response to OPM Cyber Attack
10/07/15 05:00 from Washington Free Beacon
The president will be offered a “full range of options” in response to China’s cyber attack that stole tens of millions of records on government workers, the nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday.
» U.S. Military Unprepared for Multiplying Threats Abroad
10/07/15 05:00 from Washington Free Beacon
A new report on U.S. military strategy strikes a different tone toward a number of foreign adversaries compared to the previous version, suggesting the extent to which the Obama administration has been unprepared for crises overseas, ana...
» NLRB Halts Effort to Undermine Right to Work
10/07/15 05:00 from Washington Free Beacon
The National Labor Relations Board has dropped its reexamination of right to work laws and coercive unionism after the union at the center of its case settled. The nation’s top labor arbiter submitted a request for legal briefs asking la...
» ‘The Gallows’ Review
10/07/15 05:00 from Washington Free Beacon
I wouldn’t want to definitively say The Gallows is the nadir of the found footage genre—never underestimate the film industry’s ability to lower the bar—but I have to hope we’re nearing rock bottom.
» China Tightens Its Control Of The Internet With Draft Cybersecurity Law - TechCrunch
10/07/15 04:39 from cybersecurity - Google News
TechCrunch China Tightens Its Control Of The Internet With Draft Cybersecurity Law TechCrunch China's government is tightening its grip on the internet in the country after it released a new draft cybersecurity law this week. The dra...
» Greece to keep NATO ties even if it exits euro, Stoltenberg says - Kathimerini
10/07/15 04:18 from nato - Google News
Wall Street Journal Greece to keep NATO ties even if it exits euro, Stoltenberg says Kathimerini “They have not linked the problems within the European Union and with the euro with their strong commitment to NATO ,” Stoltenberg, 56, said...
» FBI facing accusations of favoring Motorola - Press Herald
10/07/15 04:00 from fbi - Google News
FBI facing accusations of favoring Motorola Press Herald WASHINGTON — For the second time in a year, the FBI's attempt to replace its 30-year-old two-way radio network could be stalled because of accusations that the bureau is skewin...
» Prince Saud al-Faisal, former Saudi foreign minister, dies at 75
10/07/15 02:41 from News - Stripes
Prince Saud al-Faisal, former Saudi foreign minister, dies at 75 The tall, stately Prince Saud al-Faisal was a fixture of Mideast diplomacy, representing the oil-rich Gulf powerhouse of Saudi Arabia for 40 years as it wielded its influen...
» NATO Needs to Invest in the Common Defense - American Thinker
10/07/15 02:22 from nato - Google News
Stars and Stripes NATO Needs to Invest in the Common Defense American Thinker Regrettably, many of NATO's political leaders -- and the populations that keep them in office -- are widening the window of miscalculation and sending Mosc...
» Hacking Team weren't completely stoopid – they read El Reg! - The Register
10/07/15 02:15 from Cyberwar - Google News
The Register Hacking Team weren't completely stoopid – they read El Reg! The Register Hacking Team CEO David Vincenzetti and his staff were avid readers of The Register, regularly sharing our stories so the team could learn of misste...
» Trusting hackers with your security? You'd better be able to sort the ... - The Conversation UK
10/07/15 01:57 from CyberWar - Google News
The Conversation UK Trusting hackers with your security? You'd better be able to sort the ... The Conversation UK Governments and intelligence services may favour a similar approach, allowing them to operate outside various constrain...
» Joint Chiefs Nominee: Russia, China Biggest Threats to US
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
A U.S. general ranked Russia and China as the number one and two threats to the United States national security.
» African partners, proximity key to crisis response solutions
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
Ebola, piracy, illicit trafficking, violent extremist organizations, and attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities are not new occurrences on the African continent. In an effort to directly confront those issues and engage with partn...
» Yemen: UN chief welcomes announcement of humanitarian ceasefire
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the decision by Yemeni stakeholders to implement a humanitarian pause in the country's ongoing conflict and has reiterated his belief that the only sustainable solution to the crisis is through ...
» A week from presidential polls, Burundi on 'brink of devastating violence,' Security Council told
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
Two weeks after the contested legislative and communal elections that took place in Burundi and with presidential polls just days away, senior United Nations officials warned the Security Council today that situation prevailing in the Ce...
» UN: Burundi on Brink Again
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
A senior U.N. official is warning progress in Burundi is in danger of slipping away as President Pierre Nkurunziza presses ahead with controversial plans to seek a third term.
» Saud al-Faisal, Saudi Foreign Minister for 40 Years, Dies at 75
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
Former Saudi Arabian foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, one of the most prominent members of the Saudi royal family, has died.
» Updating the EU/P5+1 Ongoing Negotiations With Iran
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
Remarks by John Kerry, Secretary of State
» New Issues Threaten to Derail Iran Nuclear Deal
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
As hard deadlines for an Iran nuclear deal softened and extended talks among the six countries negotiating with Tehran stretched into a second week, new issues have surfaced that threaten to derail the process.
» Korean Complex Output Increases Despite Wage Dispute
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
South Korea said Thursday that the economic output of the Kaesong Industrial Complex had increased this year, despite a wage dispute.
» Some $3.2 billion needed for Ebola recovery efforts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - UN
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will call for continued solidarity with the three West African countries most impacted by the unprecedented Ebola outbreak at tomorrow's International Ebola Recovery Conference in New York, wh...
» Draft Cybersecurity Law Raises Concerns in China
10/07/15 01:45 from GlobalSecurity.org
China has published a draft cybersecurity law that consolidates Beijing's control over data, sparking concerns about speech, dissent and intellectual property rights.
» Ex-CIA: Cyber blackout shows what enemy could do - WND.com
10/07/15 01:28 from cia - Google News
WND.com Ex- CIA : Cyber blackout shows what enemy could do WND.com F. Michael Maloof, contributing writer for national security affairs for WND and G2Bulletin, is a former senior security policy analyst in the office of the secretary of ...
» NATO missile system hacked remotely by ‘foreign source’
10/07/15 01:25 from intelNews.org
A Patriot missile system stationed in Turkey by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was allegedly hacked by a remote source, according to reports.
» China, Russia: Interests Converge in Regional Blocs - STRATFOR
10/07/15 01:18 from stratfor russia - Google News
STRATFOR China, Russia : Interests Converge in Regional Blocs STRATFOR The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded a two-day meeting July 10 in Ufa, Russia , just two days after the BRICS (Brazil, Russia , India, China and Sout...
» Kerry on Iran Talks: 'We Will Not Wait Forever'
10/07/15 01:16 from GlobalSecurity.org
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday if difficult decisions are not made in Iran nuclear discussions, negotiators are ready to 'end this process.'
» P5+1: A Victory for Russia and China - theTrumpet.com
10/07/15 01:11 from anti-Americanism - Google News
P5+1: A Victory for Russia and China theTrumpet.com Driving Moscow's aspirations for relations with Tehran is Russia's (and Iran's) quest to marginalize, if not eradicate, American influence from their respective regions. … T...

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