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Syrian officials have confirmed that President Vladimir Putin has sent more troops to support the embattled Assad regime

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» Russia sends ships, aircraft and forces to Syria: U.S. officials
09/09/15 11:49 from Reuters: International
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has sent two tank landing ships and additional aircraft to Syria in the past day or so and has deployed a small number of forces there, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in the latest signs of a military bui...

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Blog: Intelligence suggests Russians building air base in Syria
U.S. Moves to Block Russian Military Buildup in Syria - The New York Times
Russia Confirms It Has Military Advisers in Syria - The New York Times
Russia Says 'No Secret' It Has Military Specialists in Syria - The New York Times
Moscow says Russian military experts present in Syria: Foreign Ministry | Reuters
Syrian official says Russian experts expand their presence | Reuters
US, NATO Leery of Russian Actions in Syria
Mr. Putin makes moves in Syria, exploiting America’s inaction - The Washington Post
Iranian leader: No wider talks with Washington after nuclear deal - The Washington Post
Russian hacker group exploits satellites to steal data, hide tracks - The Washington Post
Russia's Airborne Units Put On Full Alert Amid NATO Tensions, Combat Readiness Inspections
The Surprising Resurgence of Russia as a Great Power | Jonathan Adelman
ISIS chief's slave tells how he beat her, raped hostage - CNN.com
ISIS chief's slave tells how he beat her, raped hostage - CNN.com
Harshest criticism yet for Obama comes from - the Washington Post? | Washington Examiner
Obama's Syria policy led directly to refugee crisis, Republican critics charge - Washington Times
Iran Attacks the U.S. and Israel In Spite of Nuclear Deal
Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Data Access - The New York Times
Police fear protests sparking backlash against law enforcers
Heading to London, Netanyahu urges Europe to stop pressuring Israel | Reuters
Dick Cheney’s and Hillary Clinton’s Competing Versions of U.S.-Iran History - The New York Times
How Putin’s Russia is erasing the memory of Stalin’s crimes - The Washington Post
Emirates Defends Its Response to Syria's Refugee Crisis - ABC News
TV Camerawoman Fired After Tripping Migrants Fleeing Hungary Cops - NBC News
Spanish refugees: When Spaniards were the refugees | In English | EL PAÍS
In China, a Forceful Crackdown in Response to Stock Market Crisis - The New York Times
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Russians in Syria

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Exposing Russia’s Secret Army in Syria - The Daily Beast

Russians in Syria - 9.5.15

Russian Moves in Syria Pose Concerns for U.S. - NYTimes.com
Putin says Syria’s president is ready for elections, compromise - The Washington Post
Russia may be escalating military role in Syria - LA Times
Vladimir Putin confirms Russian military involvement in Syria's civil war - Telegraph
Putin confirms Russian military involvement in Syria's civil war
Syrian President Bashar Assad Ready To Share Power With 'Healthy' Opposition: Putin
Washington notes Russian military engagement in Syria
How Russia's move to send a military advance team to Syria poses concerns for US - The Economic Times on Mobile
Is Russia ramping up its presence in Syria? - CBS News

Russians in Syria - 9.3.15


Russia emerges as key player in new round of Syria diplomacy - Washington Times
Suicide bombing shakes Assad stronghold town of Latakia
Russian jets in Syrian skies - Israel News, Ynetnews
Russia's involvement in Syria might be ramping up - Middle East - Stripes
Kremlin: No Russian Jets Participating in Anti-ISIL Airstrikes in Syria

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Cyber Security - 9.3.15


U.S. Considers Cyberwar Sanctions Against Russia, China
Cyberthefts: U.S. Developing Sanctions Against China
China, Russia building database - CNNPolitics.com
U.S. officials claim spies at risk as China, Russia review hacked data from OPM, Anthem breach - Washington Times
Why China, Russia care if you cheated
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Video: Keith Alexander and Glenn Greenwald on Security, Privacy, and Edward Snowden - Lawfare

War on police


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Video Sheriff David Clarke Obama Started This War On Police | The Daily Caller
NEWS: The World and Security Review: 58% Think There's A War on Police in America Today
NEWS: The World and Security Review: A look at recent law enforcement deaths across the US | Attorney General: 'Sad Fact' That 'No One Is Safe' Now From Gun Violence | Incidents, Accidents and Crime Review
NEWS: The World and Security Review: Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities - NYT
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Obama’s Lies Matter. Sheriff: President “Started This War on Police” - The New American Mobile
Revenge Motive Suspected in Houston Police Officer's Murder - The New American Mobile
Armed Black Panthers to Texas Cops: ‘We Will Start Creeping Up on You in the Darkness’
NY Times' Charles Blow: ‘All of America Is Arrayed Against Black People’ - Breitbart
Vester Lee Flanagan: a hate crimes anomaly?
Welcome to the masquerade
The Guardian view on the latest Ukraine ceasefire call: why this could be the one that works | Editorial | Comment is free | The Guardian
Negotiating the Russian relationship - The Washington Post
Russia’s truncheon - The Washington Post
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Scientific studies were tarred with too broad a brush - The Washington Post
Homeland Security’s Peculiar Prosecution of Rentboy - NYTimes.com
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Police Searching for Suspects After Cop Shot and Killed in Chicago Suburb - Breitbart
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Moldovan Police Chief Briefly Detained At Moscow Airport

War on Police - 9.3.15


Cruz Blames Obama for Climate of Violence Against Police - ABC News
Police wait for Obama support as rhetoric turns against blue lines - Washington Times
Why police departments are struggling with recruiting | Fox News Video
What’s New About Bill Bratton’s N.Y.P.D.? - The New Yorker

9.2.15


President Obama: Violence against police ‘is completely unacceptable’ - The Washington Post
August heat: 6 cops shot, 103 people killed by police in US — RT USA
Off-duty Abilene officer found dead; Texas Rangers, FBI investigate
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Russia and Eurasia


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Brain drain and capital flight from Russia


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News Review - September 2015


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Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
News Roundup and Notes: September 8, 2015 | Just Security
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, September 8–11 | Just Security
Reconceptualizing the Link between Energy and Security - Lawfare
Cyber War: a guide to state-sponsored digital assaults
National security cited in crackdown on journalism worldwide - TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com
Ousted as Gay, Aging Veterans Are Battling Again for Honorable Discharges - The New York Times
Will Subdrones Cause World War III? - Defense One
Hillary Clinton boosts small donors in campaign finance reform plan - CNNPolitics.com
Bernie Sanders Surge Reflects US Shift on Socialism
US Congress Returns to Final Stage of Iran Nuclear Deal Review
Former CIA Officer Just EXPOSED OBAMA…What She Says Might Shock You | JEWSNEWS
Gov. Cuomo calls for 'national gun policy' after lawyer shot - CNNPolitics.com
Queen reflects on 'a remarkable life' as she prepares to become longest-reigning monarch - Telegraph

Russians and Syria - 9.8.15


Giant Russian transport aircraft in Syria raise concerns - CBS News
Russia Constructing Military Base in Syria - WFB
Putin jockeying for deal with US on Syria
Russia Dismisses U.S. Concern About Military Buildup In Syria
Pentagon Reportedly Preparing to Overhaul Syrian Rebel Force
Syria: Russia Provides Hope For The Hopeless
Report: Russia purchased ten Israeli drones - The Jerusalem Post
Болгария отказалась пропустить российские самолеты с гумпомощью для Сирии :: Политика :: РБК
US Concern Over Russian Military Buildup In Syria
Analysts Link Syria to Latest US Sanctions on Russia
Is the Russian-Arab Partnership Sustainable?
Russia Dismisses U.S. Concern About Military Buildup In Syria
Russia says its arms deliveries to Syria aimed at fighting terrorism: RIA Novosti | Reuters
U.S. asks Greece to deny Russian flights to Syria | Reuters

Russia and Eurasia - 9.8.15


Putin won his war in Ukraine - The Washington Post
Battle rages, but Putin won in Ukraine - Opinion - Stripes
Russia Building Nuclear-Armed Drone Submarine - Washington Free Beacon
Why do Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin cronies look so nervous?
A Putin Crony's Unrequited Love for Europe - Bloomberg View
Ukraine still faces threat of Russian military offensive: Poroshenko | Reuters
Ukraine and DPR to swap prisoners this afternoon
Ukrainian Paratroopers Found 'Fraternizing' in Crimea | News | The Moscow Times
Задержанных десантников пообещали передать Украине «в ближайшее время» :: Политика :: РБК
Задержанных в Крыму украинских десантников обеспечили всем необходимым | РИА Новости
Власти Крыма: диверсантов могут перебрасывать в Крым «под видом пьяного солдата в семейных трусах» - последние новости за сегодня от BFM.ru
СМИ: Порошенко рассмотрит петицию о назначении Саакашвили премьером | РИА Новости
Ъ-Новости - Премьер-министром Украины может стать министр финансов Наталия Яресько
Яценюка в состоянии истерики увезли на скорой - Zilv.ru
West Uses European Union As ‘Carrot’ For Ukraine; Russian Speaker Says Ukraine Won't Become EU Member In Near Future
Lukashenka Foe Detained Upon Return To Belarus
Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Does Putin have ‘Secret Plan’ to Return Karabakh to Azerbaijan?
Armenian Leader Gets $200 Million Loan, Gas Price Cut From Russia
Путину не стоит наступать на прежние «карабахские грабли» - ИА REGNUM
Moscow Exchange Down After Technical Problems - ABC News
Farmers, Hit By Russia Sanctions, Say EU Aid Package Not Enough
Russia Steps Up Pressure On Ukraine Over Debt
What spawned Russia's 'troll army'? Experts on the red web answer your questions | World news | The Guardian
Inside the Red Web: Russia's back door onto the internet – extract | World news | The Guardian
Russian Thugs vs. The Avant-Garde - NYTimes.com
Russian Journalist Names Alleged Attackers In 2010 Beating
Why Russia keeps pumping crude even as oil prices plummet - CSMonitor.com

Middle East, ISIS, Migration


The ‘kill list’: RAF drones have been hunting UK jihadis for months | UK news | The Guardian
At choke points on way to Western Europe, chaos and growing frustration - The Washington Post
Refugee crisis: Europe takes many; Gulf states take none - CNN.com
Obama sold inaction as a policy on Syria - Opinion - Stripes
U.S. Revamping Rebel Force Fighting ISIS in Syria - The New York Times
Pentagon Reportedly Preparing to Overhaul Syrian Rebel Force
U.S. rethinks strategy for battling Islamic State in Syria: NYT | Reuters
Syrian army, Islamic State battle for central oilfield | Reuters
Europe Braces for New Wave of Refugees
Europe’s Migration Crisis a Boon for Organized Crime
Which countries are taking in Syrian refugees? - Europe - Stripes
Austria plans to end measures allowing migrants from Hungary and move 'towards normality' | Reuters
Report: Germany Confirms Mustard Gas Use By Islamic State In Iraq

Iraq - 9.8.15


A New Wave of Migrants Flees Iraq, Yearning for Europe - The New York Times
Iraqi defense minister unharmed after sniper hits convoy: spokesman | Reuters
Iraq Defense Minister Unharmed In Sniper Attack
Gunmen kidnap Iraq deputy justice minister - Telegraph
Gunmen kidnap senior Iraqi official in Baghdad - Middle East - Stripes

Turkey and Kurds - 9.8.15


Bomb kills 14 Turkish police officers as jets strike PKK in Iraq | Reuters
Turkish military crosses into northern Iraq, launches ground assault on PKK | News | DW.COM | 08.09.2015

9.7.15 M - Labor Day - 6.44 pm


Russia Answers U.S. Criticism Over Military Aid to Syria - The New York Times
Oil Extends Decline as Russia Rules Out Deal With OPEC on Output - Bloomberg Business
Oil falls more than 3 percent on oversupply, China equity losses | Reuters
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Putin scrambles military units near Ukraine - CBS News
Briefing: Putin Plays The Syria Card
Putin Jockeying for Deal With US on Syria - ABC News
Russia dismisses US concerns over Syria military build-up - Yahoo News
No Reason for Russia to Deploy Troops to Syria, Experts Say | News | The Moscow Times
Russian submarine with 20 ICBMs and 200 nuclear warheads is sailing to Syria
Владимир Путин провёл оперативное совещание с постоянными членами Совета Безопасности - Первый канал
How to Prevent Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Becoming a Frozen Conflict
Cyber War and the deficiences of cyber weapons | ITProPortal.com
Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Access to Data - The New York Times
Melting Ice Isn’t Opening Arctic to Oil Bonanza - The New York Times
Russia's war on western food is leading to a national cheese revival | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian
Germany’s love-hate relationship with the US - Opinion - Stripes
Sexual Attraction and Fluidity - The New York Times
Teens using e-cigarettes to "vape" pot - CBS News

1 pm - World


​ISIS captures last oil field under Syrian government control - CBS News
Islamic State seizes last Syrian oilfield under government control, monitor says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Officials: Iraqi Defense Minister Unharmed in Sniper Attack - ABC News
Qatar sends 1,000 ground troops to Yemen conflict: al Jazeera | Reuters
What happens when migrants get to Germany? - BBC News
Palestinian President to Make Major Announcement at U.N., Official Says | TheBlaze.com
Israel Building Jordan Border Fence, Won't Accept Refugees: Netanyahu - NBC News
Iguala student massacre: Hidden heroin stash may have been behind Iguala student massacre | In English | EL PAÍS
Report: Cuomo staffer wounded in violence ahead of NYC West Indian Day parade - CBS News
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 1st Deputy Counsel Shot in Brooklyn - ABC News
Sanders Leads Clinton In New Marist Poll « CBS New York
Biden: The Gap Between Wealthy, Poor Is Hurting the Nation - ABC News
The many motivations behind Obama's paid sick leave plan - CSMonitor.com
Military Selects Rarely Used Charge for Bergdahl Case - ABC News
Across the Arctic Ocean Photos - ABC News

11.46 am


Putin’s Gamble: An End to NATO and Restoration of Russian Might
Putin Orders Snap Combat Drills In Central Military District
France proposes leaders' summit on Ukraine to push peace process | Reuters
Russia’s opposition faces an uphill struggle against Kremlin and Vladimir Putin - Telegraph
Turkish jets strike PKK targets after deadly militant attack | Reuters
Turkey, Responding to Deadly Attack, Launches Airstrikes on Kurdish Rebels - NYTimes.com
Palestinian Toddler Killed in Suspected Jewish Extremist Attack: Police - NBC News
Police: American woman - CNN.com
Greece considers U.S. request to close airspace to Russian aid flights | Reuters
Islamic State takes Syrian state's last oilfield: monitor | Reuters
Ousted as Gay, Aging Veterans Are Battling Again for Honorable Discharges - NYTimes.com
Mexico missing students: Damning report discredits government's account of alleged massacre - Americas - World - The Independent

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Migration crisis tears at EU's cohesion and tarnishes its image - The Economic Times on Mobile
Russia vs. West: Internet Troll War
US State Dept. nervous about ‘press reports’ of Russian military in Syria — RT News
The real reason Donald Trump is so rich - The Washington Post
Obama has destroyed the Democrats
Disturbing: Is this evidence Obama is building his own military unit?
Panetta: Iran Deal Is Bad. Pass It and Prepare for War
China and Russia Sharing Stolen Data to Identify U.S. Assets
5 Growing Cyber-Security Epicenters Around the World
Russia’s turn to China: A gap between rhetoric and reality - The Washington Post
Will the U.S. be forced to face Russia in… Syria? - Al Arabiya News
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post - Lawfare
US warns Vladimir Putin against dangers of aiding Assad's Syrian regime | Daily Mail Online
Vladimir Putin’s Soviet Dream by Shlomo Ben-Ami - Project Syndicate
Press Digest: How realistic are Putin’s aims to forge close ties with Egypt? | Russia Beyond The Headlines
Iran Has Controlled Iraq For Years. Now It May Be Pushed Out.
Obama Iran Deal: Kill It | National Review Online
Former military officials fear surge of cash, weaponry to Iran | TheHill
ISIS or Kurdish rebels: Who is Turkey really fighting? - CNN.com
The Turkish Kurds who want peace – but not at any price | World news | The Guardian
Is Iraq too broke to fight ISIS? | The Wichita Eagle
Russia’s Military Is a Paper Tiger in the Baltic - Institute of Modern Russia

The Legacy of the Russian Empire in the Baltics


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ALLRUSSIAS - Peter's Motivation
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Map of the Russian Empire in 1914 | NZHistory, New Zealand history online
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9.5.15 Sa


NEWS: The World and Security Review: » 2000 Cases May Be Overturned Because of Unlawful Police and Prosecutor Collusion - Truthdig 05/09/15 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
U.S. Warns Russia Over Military Support for Assad - The New York Times
ISIS is making the biggest threat to oil prices even worse - Business Insider
Inside Islamic State’s oil empire: how captured oilfields fuel Isis insurgency | World news | The Guardian
Sales of black market oil surge in Middle East - Al Arabiya News
ISIS Makes Three Times as Much from Oil Smuggling as Previously Thought: Officials - NBC News
10 experts give their opinions on the war on ISIS - Business Insider
To Stop ISIS, Stop Its Ability to Sell Oil | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
Obama Wins Saudi Endorsement of Iran Nuclear Deal
Carter Reaffirms U.S.-Saudi Strategic Relationship’s Importance > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Article View
Federal cellphone surveillance now requires a warrant. Why now? - CSMonitor.com
Fiat Chrysler Recalls 7,800 SUVs Over Hacking Concerns - NBC News
BBC director general set to make case for international expansion | Media | The Guardian
Houston union asks FBI to investigate videos inciting violence against cops
Love in the time of surveillance: FBI agents tracked Gabriel García Márquez - The Washington Post
Chinese hacking: Xi Jinping's visit
US elite military academy annual pillowfight ends in broken bones and concussions - Telegraph
UAE troops killed in Yemen in ′deadliest attack′ yet on Saudi coalition | News | DW.COM | 05.09.2015
Hedge Funds Misjudged Puerto Rico Bond Risk, Democrats Say - Bloomberg Politics
Syria conflict: Ministers to 'argue for UK military action' - BBC News
Snowden attacks Russia rights curbs - Business Insider
Russia 'is building military base in Syria' - Telegraph
Ambassador Pyatt says US financial, technical aid to Ukraine depends on success in corruption fight
Американские эксперты считают, что США и союзникам по НАТО нужно возобновить диалог с Россией / Новости / Независимая газета
Putin’s War: A Year of Living Dangerously
A New Global War Front is Taking Shape in Cyberspace - NBC News
The Narcissist in Chief - The New York Times
Syria crisis: US concern over Russia 'military build-up' - BBC News
I can't back gay rights, said Putin... Russians will stop having babies: How Cameron fell out with strongman president despite Olympic friendship | Daily Mail Online

Russia - 9.5.15


Russia Said To Be Recreating Soviet Spy Network In Europe
Russia: New NATO Hubs Aim To Foster Confrontation
‘Putin’s Brain’ and the Future of Russia - Washington Free Beacon
Russia Bows to Cheap Oil as Putin Aide Sees $50 Price for Budget - Bloomberg Business
Venezuela's Maduro, Russia's Putin come together on idea of controlling oil prices | Fox News Latino
Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Moscow Creating ‘New Komintern’ in Europe Based on Dugin’s Ideas, Prague Says
Window on Eurasia -- New Series: An Earlier Russian ‘Turn to the East’ Didn’t Work Out So Well for Moscow or the World
Several North Caucasus Human Rights Organizations Labeled ‘Foreign Agents’ | The Jamestown Foundation
China backs Putin's idea of developing Russia's Far East | Reuters
U.S. Sanctions Bring Russia Closer To China
BBC to face down Vladimir Putin with plan for new World Service Russian TV channel - Media - News - The Independent
FSU intelligentsia find refuge, and freedom, in Israel | The Times of Israel
Пушков о Яценюке и его конфликте с Саакашвили: ну и премьер... | РИА Новости
Глава правительства Финляндии отдаст свой дом беженцам - ИА REGNUM
UK minister: To solve migrant crisis, Assad, IS must be crushed | The Times of Israel

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Moscow Trying Every Middle Eastern Door | The Jamestown Foundation
Obama: US Shares Saudi Concerns About Yemen, Syria
Exodus of Syrians Highlights Political Failure of the West - The New York Times
Key lawmaker opposes Iran nuclear deal in blow to Obama | Reuters
Clinton: I Didn't 'Stop and Think' About Email System - ABC News
Saudi king meets Obama amid concerns over Iran deal - BBC News
News Roundup and Notes: September 4, 2015 | Just Security
Friendship Between Putin and Xi Becomes Strained as Economies Falter - The New York Times
An Arms Deal Is Aimed at Saudis’ Iran Worries - The New York Times
Between Iraq and a Hawk Base - NYTimes.com
Foiling the Islamic State - NYTimes.com
The Latest: Report: Over 364,000 migrants reach Europe - The Washington Post
Private Government Report: Iran Spending Billions to Pay Terrorist Salaries - Washington Free Beacon
Will U.S.-Iran Diplomacy Go Beyond the Nuclear Deal? - Defense One
Pentagon discloses new problems in widening anthrax investigation - The Washington Post
FBI, IMPD team up to target violent Indy criminal organizations | Fox 59
Copter was taking part in ropes exercise when it landed hard, killing Marine - U.S. - Stripes
Exodus of Syrians Highlights Political Failure of the West - NYTimes.com
Emerging Cyber Security Threats | WTNH Connecticut News
Cambridge spy’s last years in Russia are detailed in new biography | intelNews.org
Putin's China Energy Deals May Hide Paper Tigers as Growth Slows - Bloomberg Business
Assad could share power with opposition: Putin - The Times of India
New Federal Requirements on Cellphone Surveillance - ABC News
Hillary Clinton’s Puerto Rican play for Florida
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Drone crashes into stands at U.S. Open - NY Daily News
Путин отказался выйти на ринг со Стивеном Сигалом :: Политика :: РБК
Владимир Путин предложил объединить усилия в борьбе с терроризмом — Кира Латухина — Российская газета
Putin Talks Up Anti-Extremist Coalition, But Says Russia Not Ready To Fight IS
The 'Chinafication' Of Siberia
Putin says he wants to create an international coalition on extremism with Obama and other leaders - Business Insider
ТАСС: Экономика и бизнес - Путин: экономика РФ уже практически приспособилась к низким ценам на нефть
Russia says Syria's Assad ready to share power - Yahoo News
Путин: экономика РФ уже приспособилась к новым ценам на нефть - BBC Русская служба
Цены на нефть в среду продолжили снижение после рекордного роста - BBC Русская служба
Новые санкции США против компаний из России: кто под ударом? - BBC Русская служба
Russia says Syria's Assad ready to share power | Reuters
G20 reforms important in light of low growth: Canada | Reuters
Suspect In Imam's Shooting In Sweden Linked To Uzbek Soccer Club
Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies | Intelligence Analysis and Reporting
Concern grows over Pentagon’s handling of anthrax
Pentagon halts work with bioterror germs at 9 labs
Sharpton Signs Off, Acknowledges Free Beacon Criticism

9.3.15 Th


Capitol Hill Buzz: Polishing Senators' Images on Wikipedia - ABC News
Migrant Smuggling in Europe Is Now Worth ‘Billions’ - NYTimes.com
Trump pledges loyalty to Republicans | News | DW.COM | 03.09.2015
Army Suspends Operations at Labs Due to Anthrax Probe - ABC News
Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis in Jail but Deputies Expected to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses - ABC News

Reviews - 9.3.15


Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
News Roundup and Notes: September 3, 2015 | Just Security

Helicopter Hard Landing


Helicopter Hard Landing - Google Search
1 Marine Killed, 9 Hurt in Helicopter Hard Landing - ABC News
Marine Corps helicopter makes deadly hard landing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina - CBS News
One Marine Killed, 9 Hurt in Helicopter Landing in North Carolina - Washington Free Beacon
1 Marine killed, 11 hurt in helicopter crash - U.S. - Stripes
Army Special Operations soldier injured in Montana parachute jump - U.S. - Stripes
Two soldiers injured in Fort Carson helicopter crash during training mission - Army - Stripes

Putin at Chinese parade, economy rains


Putin at Chinese parade - Google Search
Putin Is Waking Up From Chinese Pipe Dream | Opinion | The Moscow Times
Putin Statements Belie China Problem
Putin Touts ‘Peak’ for Russia-China Relations As Two Countries Develop Military, Economic Ties - Washington Free Beacon
China: Xi Jinping greets Putin and other world leaders on Chinese V-Day - YouTube
Who's who (and who isn't) at China's big parade - LA Times
Putin’s Pivot to China: Profit-Free, but Problem-Rich | The Jamestown Foundation

Russia


U.S. Shadowing Russian Ship in Atlantic Near Nuclear Submarine Areas - Washington Free Beacon
US Sanctions Rosoboronexport, Other Russian Firms
U.S., EU Widen Sanctions On Russia
Russia vows 'boomerang' retaliation as US widens sanctions - Europe - Stripes
Underwhelming Business Results at MAKS Air Show
There's No Contest. Russia and ISIS Are Most Threatening - NYTimes.com
Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Hoping to Influence West, Putin Again Plays ‘Medvedev Card,’ Piontkovsky Says
Rampaging Pseudoscience Turning Russia into 'Medieval State' — Q&A | News | The Moscow Times
Курс на Восток и борьба с Западом – старая бредовая идея | Пятая колонка | Статьи | Каспаров.Ru
Possible Introduction of Russian Peacekeeping Forces Into Karabakh Opposed by Armenia | The Jamestown Foundation
congress baku 1920 - Google Search
Congress of the Peoples of the East - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Will Russia and China beat the US in the Arctic? - Opinion - Stripes
Russia, China Expand Ties With Largest Naval Exercise Yet - Washington Free Beacon
Wikileaks is a Front for Russian Intelligence | The XX Committee

Russia - NATO


US F-22s Arrive In Europe
Georgia-NATO Relations In Thrall To Previous Miscalculations
Georgia’s New Foreign Minister to Continue Along NATO Integration Track
Nordic, Baltic States Call on Russia to Release Estonian Policeman
US/NATO Embrace Psy-ops and Info-War | Consortiumnews
Russia Hosts CSTO Exercises in Western Military District | The Jamestown Foundation

Ukraine


Ukraine Officially Declares Russia The Enemy, Vows To Join NATO
Kyiv Dispatches: Ukraine’s Volunteer Battalions - Lawfare
Ukraine just published detailed intelligence of Russian troop movements and equipment - Business Insider
Ukraine needs radical reforms not Soviet bans | World news | The Guardian
U.S., Ukraine kick off annual Black Sea exercise
Russia to Build Protective Fence on Border With Ukraine
Information Warfare: An Inconvenient Truth In Ukraine
Порошенко: политика "умиротворения" России не дала результатов

ISIS


U.S. Launches Secret Drone Campaign to Combat ISIS
Report: CIA, US Special Ops Launch Drone Campaign In Syria
Obama authorizes Special Forces, CIA, to conduct assassinations in Syria | intelNews.org
News Wrap: CIA, Special Ops launch drone campaign against Islamic State
Civilian deaths claimed in 71 US-led airstrikes on Isis | World news | The Guardian
Street battles rage as ISIL inches...
Militant cells are carrying out more brazen attacks across Egypt - The Washington Post
ISIL Brandishes US Weapons in Iraq
Worldview: A shocking silence on ISIS's sex slavery
Report: 2,000 fleeing Syrians drowned in Mediterranean - Europe - Stripes

ISIS and Northern Caucases


Counter-Terrorism: Is This The End Of The Caucasus Emirate
ISIS claims attack on a Russian military base in Dagestan
Islamic State Group Attacks Russian Military Base In Dagestan Region Of The Northern Caucasus?

Iran


Iran’s Supreme Leader Orders Lawmakers to Vote on Nuclear Deal - The New York Times
Khamenei: No Nuclear Deal Unless Sanctions Are Lifted
Could Iran Be Following a Soviet Model Toward Downfall? - Washington Wire - WSJ
Fox: Nuclear Deal ‘The Fulfillment of An Iranian Wish List’ - Washington Free Beacon
Biden: 'Totally Legitimate Argument' That Iran Can Use Sanctions Relief to Fund Terror - Washington Free Beacon
Kerry Promises Israel, Saudis Money In Wake of Iran Nuclear Deal - Washington Free Beacon
Retired Military Leaders: Iran Nuke Deal Makes War More Likely - Washington Free Beacon

Turkey


Turkish Official: 2 Vice News Journalists Freed From Jail - The New York Times
Turkey Shifts to Anti-Terror Gear as Kurd Violence Renews

Other News - 9.3.15


Carter, in folksy talks, describes US military of future - Washington Times
Analyzing Intelligence | Intelligence Analysis and Reporting
Child abuse, neglect cases among military families rose sharply in 2014 - U.S. - Stripes
Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal - NBC News
U.S. Ranks No.1 In Most Mass Shootings | MadameNoire
AP Sues US Gov't over Fake FBI News Article Booby Trapped with Surveillance Virus | The Daily Sheeple
Associated Press sues FBI - Business Insider
Courthouse News Service
Kate Steinle Lawsuit Has Political Reverberations in Washington Over Illegal Immigration - ABC News
Parents of women killed on San Francisco pier file claims - Washington Times
Why Donald Trump Dominates GOP Race
Seoul prosecutors seek 15-year term for US envoy attacker - Pacific - Stripes
Obama a 'dictator,' says ex-Ohio congressman after Mount McKinley name change - U.S. - Stripes
Michigan imam meets with Marine veteran Hekmati in Iranian prison - Middle East - Stripes
Israeli nuclear whistleblower recalls his 1986 capture by the Mossad | intelNews.org

9.2.15 W


Hillary Clinton backed by high profile Puerto Rican politician - CNNPolitics.com
Are More Police Getting Killed? A Look at Officer Deaths - ABC News
U.S. officials may impose sanctions against Russia, China for cyber attacks - SC Magazine
Inside the Ring: Russia's nuclear weapons buildup challenges Obama's policy directive - Washington Times
2016 campaign: Louche, Demagoguery, and Misogyny -- the 2016 words befuddling Americans
Syria civil war: Russians filmed fighting alongside President Assad's forces - Middle East - World - The Independent
U.S. police slayings raise pressure on officers at time of tension - Yahoo News
Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
Former CIA Agent Warns The World Is At Its Most Dangerous Point In History
Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities - The New York Times
Report: Murder Rates Sharply Rising Across US
Our Radical Islamic BFF, Saudi Arabia - NYTimes.com
Turkey: Journalists Held in Terror Case - The New York Times
Russia: Security Council Addressing Europe's Migrant Crisis - The New York Times
Migrant crisis: Six charts that show where refugees are coming from, where they are going and how they are getting to Europe - Europe - World - The Independent
Wikipedia sting snares hundreds of accounts used for paid editing - The Washington Post
The number of child abuse cases in the military hits a decade high - The Washington Post
The FBI infiltrates Burning Man festival, collects intelligence, documents show - CBS News
China's Economy Seen as Key Topic at G20 Meetings
Obama, Saudi King to Meet Against Backdrop of War, Iran Deal
Special Operations: The Mysterious UAE Commandos
CIA, JSOC Running Secret Drone Strike Program Against ISIS In Syria: Report
‘A Better Iran Deal’ Is Just Wishful Thinking - Defense One
Cheney: Obama Will Regret ‘Train Wreck’ Nuclear Deal | Washington Free Beacon
State Media: Car Bomb in Syrian Port City Kills 10 - ABC News
Oldest Fragments of Koran May Pre-Date Prophet Mohammed | Washington Free Beacon
Pentagon to probe over-optimistic assessment of war on ISIS
How ISIS Turns the Economy Into A Recruiting Tactic - Defense One
Armor: Poland Enters The Export Market
Hillary Clinton proposes $10 billion plan to combat drug and alcohol addiction - CNNPolitics.com
Reporters face subpoenas in case over CIA head's resignation - Business Insider
Panic at the FBI? | Power Line
Restoring American Exceptionalism | RealClearPolitics
RealClearWorld
America and Russia locked in race control the Arctic Circle - Telegraph
New Ukraine Doctrine Declares Russia Military Foe
Ukraine Aims To Rebuild Navy - Defense One
The CIA and the Media - Google Search
What Should Obama Do Next on Iran? - NYTimes.com

Russia - 9.2.15


U.S., EU Widen Sanctions On Russia
Putin Says Sanctions Have Spurred Russian Shift To China
NATO Activates Six New Hubs On Eastern Flank With Russia
Putin's Got a New Problem With China - Bloomberg Business
Западные СМИ оценили масштаб проблем у Путина с Китаем :: Экономика :: РБК
Bloomberg: Китай стал новой проблемой для Путина - Газета.Ru | Новости
New sanctions: US targets scores of Russian, Chinese, Syrian firms over Iran — RT News
US extends sanctions list against Russian companies over Ukraine - read on - uatoday.tv
US To Impose Sanction Against More Russian Individuals, Companies Over Ukraine Ceasefire
Russia bans Western internet companies
Ъ-Новости - Владимир Путин прибыл в Пекин
Ъ-Газета - Дружба двух площадей
Москва надеется на то, что при продаже «Мистралей» Франция учтет интересы России - Газета.Ru | Новости
Минобороны отрицает участие военных РФ в боевых действиях в Сирии - Газета.Ru | Политика
Мнение: США уже почти исчерпали свой ресурс антироссийских санкций | РИА Новости
Ъ-Новости - ЕС продлит до марта санкции в отношении граждан России и Украины
Президент Эстонии подцепил неизлечимую болезнь Лайма после укуса клеща
Зачем Лавров летал к Алиеву? - Росбалт.ру
Ляшко подтвердил выход Радикальной партии из коалиции: теперь официально - ИА REGNUM
Президент Армении: «С каждым днем растет международный авторитет Арцаха» - ИА REGNUM
Ukraine gas imports up 72%, Slovakia reverse flow only - read on - uatoday.tv
Poroshenko Blames Russia For Police Deaths
Bloomberg: EU to extend curbs on Russian officials, Ukraine separatists
Accused Kyiv Grenade Thrower Described As 'Brave' Soldier
Attorney General: 'Sad Fact' That 'No One Is Safe' Now From Gun Violence - ABC News
New Russian Internet Data Law Raises Questions About Privacy, Compliance
Pressure Points » Putin in Syria
Russia Puts Boots on the Ground in Syria - The Daily Beast
Obama’s Arctic Itinerary - The New York Times
Swedes Lean Toward NATO, Await Moscow’s Response | Foreign Policy
NATO Activates Six Command Units On Eastern Flank With Russia
Behind Russia’s TV propaganda machine | News | DW.COM | 02.09.2015
For Russia, Oil Collapse Has Soviet Echoes - WSJ
Ukraine’s Defense Doctrine Names Russia Military Adversary | Washington Free Beacon
Ukraine Military Doctrine Declares Russia The Enemy And NATO Membership A Top Goal
NATO, Russia and Baltic vulnerability

9.1.15 Tu


The Red Web by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan review – Russia’s attack on internet freedoms | Books | The Guardian
Islamic State battles Syrian rebel forces in Damascus - BBC News
We're at Cyberwar: A Global Guide to Nation-State Digital Attacks | WIRED
As Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish China’s Image - The New York Times
Siberian Miners Ask Putin to Intervene in Hunger Strike | Business | The Moscow Times
Экс-главный политтехнолог Кремля рассказал о том, как изменился Путин, и о его культе личности - Новости Украины - Новини України - Сводка.не
At halfway mark, Mexican president's approval sinks to new low | Reuters
Mr. Erdogan’s War Against the Kurds - NYTimes.com
Two More Ukrainian Guardsman Die From Grenade Attack Near Parliament
В Киеве сообщили о 131 раненом в ходе столкновений у Рады - BBC Русская служба
Three and a half reasons why Russia might be planning to withdraw from Ukraine (or some of it, anyway) - The Washington Post
On the frontlines in Ukraine, a technological gap - The Washington Post
Russia Ready for Equal Partnerships With US, EU, NATO
Лавров: отказ Запада от требования отставки Асада поможет борьбе с ИГ | РИА Новости
If we do nothing about Syria, then the refugees will keep on coming - Telegraph
Report: What is the U.S. Government’s Role in Cybersecurity?
China Allegedly Hacked Top Former FBI Lawyer
Leadership: Putin The Overhyped Spy Lover
These brothers were born in Toronto, but their parents were Russian spies, so they cannot be Canadian
rsute.ru/v-mire/31329.html
FBI looking for man who robbed Doral bank | Miami Herald
OPINION: Impeach President Obama over Iran deal - Daily Inter Lake: Members
David Beckham lets out Brooklyn Beckham tattoo secret says SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE | Daily Mail Online
Defense Secretary Carter: ISIS and Russia Are Our Greatest Threats | National Review Online
Petraeus: Use Al Qaeda Fighters to Beat ISIS - The Daily Beast
В.Путин в преддверии визита в Пекин дал интервью российскому ТАСС и китайскому `Синьхуа` - Первый канал
Интервью информационным агентствам ТАСС и «Синьхуа» • Президент России
The fear and insecurity behind Putin’s bizarre new workout video - Vox
Is Putin Dating This Knockout Boxer? - The Daily Beast
Путин едет в Нью-Йорк. Как это будет выглядеть? / Slon.ru
Пародия на тандем. Зачем Путин пил чай с Медведевым? / Slon.ru
Obama does nothing to stop ISIS
Why U.S. generals don’t want advisers on the front lines in Iraq - The Washington Post
Report: Threats Against Israel Made It a Cybersecurity Superpower | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
Police Officer Shot and Killed in Illinois, Manhunt Underway for 3 Suspects | Washington Free Beacon
FBI names counterintelligence expert to head Boston division - Washington Times
Russia gearing up to be first world power to insert ground forces into Syria
D.C. crimefighter takes over Detroit’s FBI office
What Russian Intelligence Knows About Hillary Clinton | The XX Committee
Russia Deploying Air Force Contingent to Syria | Washington Free Beacon
NATO activates six command units on eastern flank with Russia - The Express Tribune
Russia Exploits US Weakness in Foreign Policy

Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review

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» The 5 Big Questions About Europe’s Migrant Crisis
09/09/15 17:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. In recent weeks, chaos at border crossings and train stations, squalid conditions in makeshift refugee camps and a heartbreaking photograph of a drowned Syrian toddler have all helped bring Europe’s ...
» Baltimore Approves $6.4M Settlement in Freddie Gray Case
09/09/15 17:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Baltimore city officials on Wednesday approved a $6.4 million payment to settle a wrongful-death claim by the family of Freddie Gray, the young African-American man who was fatally injure...
» Zero Dark Thirty producers tempted CIA agents with jewellery and tequila
09/09/15 17:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Documents show the exceptionally close level of cooperation between the intelligence services and producers of the Oscar-winning film
» Photos of the Day: Sept. 9
09/09/15 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Dancers perform at the Pacific Islands Forum in Papua New Guinea, Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, and more.
» Turkey Follows Up Vice News Arrests by Planning to Deport Dutch Reporter
09/09/15 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Frederike Geerdink faces fast-track deportation after reporting on Kurdish PKK militants.
» Why compassion is the last thing this refugee crisis needs
09/09/15 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Faced with a Biblical exodus, migrants require military help to provide them with food - and a safe zone on the Syrian border
» Obama polishes off dinner left by an Alaskan bear
09/09/15 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. US president finishes a meal left by a bear during television appearance with British explorer, Bear Grylls
» Bangkok suspect admits giving explosive device to bomber
09/09/15 17:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Thai police say Chinese suspect Yusufu Mierili has confessed to giving bomb to "yellow-shirt man", as police re-enactments staged by investigators in Bangkok
» The last person in the queue should be served first, scientific research suggests
09/09/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Us Brits love queueing, so this research from Denmark is sure to raise a few eyebrows
» German homoeopathy conference ends in mass psychedelic overdose
09/09/15 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Police suspect foul play after 29 delegates at an alternative medicine seminar in Germany started staggering suffering from violent convulsions, delusions and hallucinations
» West turns on Moscow over Russian troops in Syria
09/09/15 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Increased Russian support for Assad regime "will complicate search for peace" say Nato leaders
» Kansas Jury Recommends Death Penalty for White Supremacist Killer
09/09/15 17:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A jury in Kansas recommended Tuesday that a white supremacist be put to death for killing three people outside two Jewish centers in April 2014. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., 74, threw the ju...
» ICC Granted Wider Authority on Ukraine Probe
09/09/15 17:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine granted wider jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday that will enable ICC prosecutors to investigate possible war crimes committed during Russia's annexation ...
» Refugee Pressure Builds on Serbia, Hungary
09/09/15 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pressure is building in Serbia and Hungary as officials brace for a new influx of refugees this week. U.N. officials in Serbia said they expect 7,000 refugees to cross from Macedonia into...
» US, NATO Leery of Russian Actions in Syria
09/09/15 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. suspicions about Russian activity in Syria are not confined to Syria’s borders. Officials in Washington are concerned the moves could be part of a broader strategy by Moscow to exten...
» Former Guatemalan President to Be Tried on Fraud Charges
09/09/15 17:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Guatemalan judge has ordered former President Otto Perez Molina to stand trial on corruption charges, days after he resigned over a customs fraud scandal that has stoked outrage in the ...
» In Shift, Clinton Apologizes for Use of Private Email Server
09/09/15 17:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton conceded Tuesday that her use of a private email server when she was U.S. secretary of state was “a mistake.” Clinton apologized directly...
» California Wildfire Threatens Forest Homes
09/09/15 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A wildfire raging in California's Kings Canyon National Park forced the evacuation of about 20 homes and a heat wave prompted concern that the blaze will continue to spread, authorities s...
» Iran Nuclear Pact Front and Center at US Congress
09/09/15 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The nuclear accord with Iran has won enough support to prevent the U.S. Congress from blocking the deal, and – possibly – to prevent a resolution of disapproval from reaching President Ba...
» China Aims to be First to Land Probe on Moon's Far Side
09/09/15 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. China's space program says it plans to attempt the first-ever landing of a lunar probe on the moon's far side. Zou Yongliao from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' moon exploration departme...
» US Presidential Hopefuls to Hold Dueling Events on Iran
09/09/15 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Presidential candidates from both major U.S. political parties on Wednesday will hold dueling events in Washington to discuss the merits of the Iran nuclear deal, which appears to now be ...
» Indian Muslims Condemn Islamic State as 'Un-Islamic'
09/09/15 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. More than 1,000 Muslim clerics in India have ratified a religious ruling condemning the Islamic State, calling the extremist group's actions “un-Islamic.” Religious leaders from hundreds ...
» Khamenei: No Iran Talks With US Outside Nuclear Deal
09/09/15 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said any future talks with the U.S. will only deal with issues related to the nuclear deal reached with world powers, and not any other areas....
» Al-Qaida-Led Rebels Seize Airport From Syrian Military
09/09/15 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Islamist rebels have captured a major airbase from government forces in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, expelling all of President Bashar al-Assad’s military, according to Syrian sta...
» US Issues New Requirements on Cellphone Surveillance
09/09/15 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Federal law enforcement officials will be routinely required to get a search warrant before using secretive and intrusive cellphone-tracking technology under a new Justice Department poli...
» Migrants on Serbian Border
09/09/15 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Raw video footage of migrants on the Serbian border, Sept. 9, 2015.
» Fire Grounds British Airways Jet in Las Vegas
09/09/15 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Passengers and crew aboard a British Airways jet bound for London had a close call after an engine caught fire shortly before taking off from Las Vegas late Tuesday afternoon. "All of a s...
» Europe Migrant Crisis - Sept. 9, 2015
09/09/15 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In pictures: A Look at Europe migrant crisis
» Queen Elizabeth Becomes Longest-Reigning British Monarch
09/09/15 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Britain's Queen Elizabeth made history Wednesday, surpassing her great-great-grandmother to become Britain's longest-ruling monarch. The queen marks the day in an understated fashion, mak...
» Pressure Builds at Serbia Refugee Camp as More Migrants Expected
09/09/15 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.N. officials expect 7,000 migrants to cross the border from Macedonia into Serbia, continuing the massive flow of mostly Middle Eastern refugees into Europe. VOA Europe Correspondent Lu...
» McDonald's to Switch to Cage-free Eggs Over Next Decade
09/09/15 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. McDonald's says it will switch to cage-free eggs in the U.S. and Canada over the next decade, marking the latest push under CEO Steve Easterbrook to try and reinvent the Big Mac maker as ...
» Protests in Turkey Stoke Fears of Ethnic Tensions
09/09/15 16:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Nationalist protests erupted Wednesday across Turkey after Kurdish PKK rebels killed more than 30 members of Turkey's security forces in the days since Sunday. Many pro-Kurdish HDP office...
» Europe Calls for Compulsory Resettlement of 160,000 Refugees
09/09/15 16:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. European Commission Chief Jean-Claude Juncker has called for the resettlement of 160,000 refugees across the 28 members of the European Union – and a permanent asylum mechanism to cope wi...
» Clinton Campaign Reset Comes as Biden Contemplates Run
09/09/15 16:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is in the midst of a major campaign reset, hoping voters will turn the page on an email controversy that has raised questions about ...
» September 9, 2015
09/09/15 16:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A look at the best news photos from around the world.
» US Targets Iran Proxies
09/09/15 16:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it is adding several top Hamas and Hezbollah operatives to its terrorism list. The timing of the announcement - just days before Congress ...
» Health Professionals Using Social Media in Europe’s 'Slow-Moving Disaster'
09/09/15 16:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. For the thousands of Syrian refugees attempting to escape their war-torn nation in favor of safe haven in European nations like Germany, their needs often are simple: food, water, clothin...
» Venezuela Extends Border Closing With Colombia
09/09/15 16:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Venezuela’s government extended its closing of the border with Colombia, saying it was deploying 3,000 more troops to border towns to fight the smuggling it blames for the country’s ec...
» China Slowdown Could Be Good for U.S.
09/09/15 16:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. China’s economic slowdown and Beijing’s fumbling policy response have battered U.S. markets recently. But a slower-growing China, over the long haul, could be a plus for the U.S. in se...
» Mexican Officials Push Back at Report on Student Investigation
09/09/15 16:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Two senior Mexican prosecutors pushed back against a independent report critical of their investigation into the disappearance and presumed killing last year of 43 teaching students in...
» Guatemalan Judge Orders Former President to Remain in Prison
09/09/15 16:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Otto Pérez Molina is awaiting trial on corruption charges linked to an alleged customs-fraud ring.
» In Thailand, Blinged-Out Dolls Bring Good Luck
09/09/15 16:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Adults carry life-like American dolls that have been blessed by Buddhist monks, hoping that they bring good fortune.
» U.S., Allies Focus on Targeting ISIS in Syria
09/09/15 16:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.S. and European officials said there is a growing consensus that the multinational military campaign against Islamic State must focus more on targeting the group’s nerve centers in S...
» Japan Mob Finds Crime No Longer Pays
09/09/15 16:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest and most powerful yakuza crime syndicate, is undergoing a major split on its 100th anniversary after years of police crackdowns and financial strains.
» EU's Proposes New Refugee Quota Plan
09/09/15 16:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The European Union has proposed the redistribution of 160,000 refugees and the speeding up of the repatriation of migrants who do not qualify for asylum.
» Iran Supreme Leader: Won't Negotiate With U.S. Beyond Nuclear Issues
09/09/15 16:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country wouldn’t negotiate with the U.S. beyond nuclear issues.
» Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Britain's Longest Serving Monarch
09/09/15 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Queen Elizabeth II arrived at an engagement in Edinburgh to cheering crowds on the day she is set to become Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.
» China's Movie Executives Cry Foul Over Propaganda Film's Success
09/09/15 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Chinese movie executives are taking aim at a patriotic state-backed film they claim has stolen box-office thunder.
» Economic Issues Top Obama-Xi Agenda
09/09/15 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. China’s recent market turmoil and growing concern about the strength of its economy have thrust fiscal issues to the fore of President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington later this...
» Syria's Neighbors Pare Back Support for Refugees
09/09/15 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. After more than four years of conflict, Syria’s neighbors, under severe financial strain, are paring back support from bulging refugee populations.
» Iraq's Abadi dismisses 123 senior officials as part of reforms: statement
09/09/15 15:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has dismissed 123 deputy ministers and general managers as part of a reform push aimed at reducing corruption and mismanagement...
» Lula throws weight behind Scioli's bid for Argentina presidency
09/09/15 15:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Brazil's popular but scandal-weary former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva endorsed Argentina's ruling party presidential candidate on Wednesday, shoring up Da...
» Battle shaping up in European Union over migrant quotas
09/09/15 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:44 p.m. EDT. BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union implored its member countries Wednesday to better share the burden of refugees flooding the continent, but the numbers involved were s...
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09/09/15 15:39 from Mike Nova - Google+
3,487,606 3,487,606 2015-09-09 Today's Headlines and Commentary Today's Headlines and Commentary by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin Wednesday September 9 th , 2015  at  2:41 PM Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices 1 Share Earlier today,...

» Louis Armstrong Ochi Chernyie (Dark eyes) - YouTube
09/09/15 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Uploaded on Jul 25, 2010 In my opinion, the best jazz song ever!!!
» DoD Must Sharpen Focus on Adapting Commercial Tech
09/09/15 15:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The Pentagon must adapt its approach to technology to incorporate commercial developments more fluidly into defense             
» 7 Middle East crises that are a bigger problem than Iran's nuclear program
09/09/15 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The Middle East's most vexing challenges have little to do with Iran's capacity to build a nuclear weapon — one that a consensus of arms control experts believes will be curtailed b...
» How Anwar al-Awlaki Came to Be Targeted With an Armed Drone
09/09/15 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Objective Troy: A Terrorist, a President, and the Rise of the Drone By Scott Shane Published by Tim Duggan Books (2015) Reviewed by Benjamin Wittes Nearly three ye...
» Khamenei: Israel will not survive next 25 years, wont negotiate with U.S. beyond nuclear deal
09/09/15 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Iran's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a series of threatening tweets Wednesday, said Israel would not survive the next 25 years and Iran woul...
» Iran's top leader: No talks with US outside nuclear deal
09/09/15 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that Tehran will not expand talks with the United States beyond the international negotiations over its n...
» CIA to release John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson intelligence briefings - Washington Times
09/09/15 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Washington Times CIA to release John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson intelligence briefings Washington Times The CIA announced Wednesday that it will be releasing previously classified Pre...
» Hillary Clinton Addresses the Iran Deal at Brookings
09/09/15 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. At the Brookings Institution, Hillary Clinton addressed  is currently addressing the Iran deal and its implications for the future of national security and U.S. fo...
» FBI: Gun Sales Surged to Record Levels in August - National Review Online
09/09/15 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. National Review Online FBI : Gun Sales Surged to Record Levels in August National Review Online FBI data suggests gun sales in the U.S. shot up in August after a barrage of high-profile ...
» Hillary Clinton breaks with Obama, threatens war to enforce Iran deal
09/09/15 15:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday declared her support for President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran but pledged to back up ...
» Russian nuclear sub Dmitri Donskoy Crosses Dardanelles
09/09/15 15:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. September 9, 2015, 5:01 PM (IDT) Military sources of DEBKAfile report that the Russian nuclear submarine Dmitri Donskoy TK-208, which is headed to Syrian territorial waters, crossed the Dardanel...
» US Lawmakers Still Wrangling Over Defense Bill
09/09/15 15:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are still in negotiations over the National Defense Authorization Act, the chairmen of the House and Senate armed services committees told reporters yesterday. &...
» Report: Hillary Clinton to Begin Being Spontaneous, Fun
09/09/15 15:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Hillary Clinton’s campaign is planning to showcase a more spontaneous and fun side of Clinton in a strategy shift. “In extensive interviews by telephone and at their Brooklyn headqu...
» PM: Israel is Europe's only protection from extremist Islam in Middle East
09/09/15 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. September 9, 2015, 5:28 PM (IDT) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife Sara, departed for London on Wednesday in order to hold talks aimed at strengthening security ...
» UK Air Strike in Syria (with France and Australia Not Far Behind)
09/09/15 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Bobby posted  on Monday about the UK decision to target and kill a UK national in Syria who was part of ISIS.  (Another UK national also died in the stri...
» AF: Spatial disorientation caused fatal F-16 crash near Fla.
09/09/15 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - An Air Force report says spatial disorientation caused an F-16 pilot to fatally crash his plane in November in the Gulf of Mexico. Fifty-eight...
» Former CIA leaders release book defending brutal tactics
09/09/15 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - Former senior CIA officials instrumental in extracting information from al-Qaida prisoners through what most Americans consider to have been tor...
» Former CIA Leaders Release Book Defending Brutal Tactics - ABC News
09/09/15 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Minneapolis Star Tribune Former CIA Leaders Release Book Defending Brutal Tactics ABC News Former senior CIA officials instrumental in extracting information from al-Qaida prisoners thro...
» Cruz Blasts Iran Nuclear Deal at Capitol Hill Rally
09/09/15 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) excoriated the Iran nuclear deal made by the Obama administration in a speech on Capitol Hill Wednesday, saying it made the White House in effect a leading...
» The terrifying weapon you can now easily buy online
09/09/15 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Mark Hoffman's YouTube channel was mostly focused on shotguns and pistols until he got his hands on an XM42, one of two personal flamethrowers put on the market this year and the su...
» Today's Headlines and Commentary
09/09/15 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Earlier today, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed Russian military presence in Syria , claiming that military experts were assisting in the delivery of arms sh...
» Official: US beefing up protection for Sinai peacekeepers
09/09/15 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A Pentagon official says the U.S. is sending extra troops and support equipment to improve protection for U.S. peacekeepers in the northern Sinai Peninsula, in the aftermath of a roadsid...
» Agents say just 40 percent of U.S.-Mexico border under control
09/09/15 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Less than half of the U.S.-Mexico border is under "operational control" at this point, the chief of the Border Patrol agents testified to Congress Thursday, detai...
» Britain to UN: Syrian drone strike was in self-defense
09/09/15 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Kingdom has written to the U.N. Security Council president to say its drone strike over Syria in August that killed three Islamic...
» OPM, email hacking, phishing scams can be avoided, intel officials warn
09/09/15 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. More than 90 percent of significant data breaches in the last few years started when someone opened a malicious link or attachment sent via email, intelligence of...
» Retired Air Force General: Iran Nuclear Deal Could Encourage Allies to Align With Russia, China
09/09/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. John Kerry / AP BY: Morgan Chalfant The chair of a council of prominent military leaders argued in testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday that the Iranian nuclear deal could encourage ...
» James Clapper: Islamic State could infiltrate U.S., West through migrants fleeing from Syria
09/09/15 14:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. America's top spy said Wednesday that U.S. intelligence officials have a "huge concern" about Islamic State's ability to infiltrate waves of Syrian war refugees f...
» Clinton: Putin’s Ability to Say ‘I Will Be Your Next President’ Has a ‘Certain Attraction To It’
09/09/15 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Hillary Clinton joked that Russian president Vladimir Putin’s ability to effectively decide when he was in office had a “certain attraction to it” during a question-and-answer...
» In Defense of Bulk Surveillance: It Works
09/09/15 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. I personally believe the NSA's systems for bulk surveillance represent a direct attack on the Internet and everyone who uses it.  The mere presence of these s...
» Why Are Universities Hacked?
09/09/15 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. The Los Angeles Times reports that information concerning 80,000 students across eight Cal State campuses who took a mandatory online course on sexual harassment, ...
» Exclusive: Russia building major military base near Ukrainian border
09/09/15 13:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SOLOTI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia has started to build a huge military base housing ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers near the Ukrainian border, a project th...
» Exclusive: Russian troops join combat in Syria - sources
09/09/15 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. By Gabriela Baczynska, Tom Perry, Laila Bassam and Phil Stewart
» Naked sunbather distracts staff at Salford office block
09/09/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Nicknamed 'naked guy', pictured, in a nod to 'ugly naked guy' from the American sitcom, the man has been baring all to staff at the office on Trinity Way, Salford, for the last three mo...
» VIDEO: Mueller killed by IS, says ex-sex slave
09/09/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. US hostage Kayla Mueller was murdered by the so-called Islamic State, and not killed in a coalition airstrike as IS claims, according to a Yazidi woman who escaped the group.
» Trump, Cruz pair up against Iran deal at Capitol rally
09/09/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:23 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Wednesday predicted the murder of "countless" Americans and Israelis should the proposed nuclear agreemen...
» U.S., allies launch 17 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: statement
09/09/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition targeted Islamic State with 17 air strikes in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday, including one that destroyed the militant group's operating base ...
» Israeli Embassy Reopens in Cairo, 4 Years After Attack
09/09/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Israeli Embassy reopens in Cairo, 4 years after previous site was attacked by Egyptian rioters
» Lebanon 'stink' protests resume
09/09/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Protesters return to the streets of the Lebanese capital Beirut angered by the continued political paralysis in the country and lack of basic services.
» Migrants finding little sympathy in Hungary for their plight
09/09/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:23 p.m. EDT. BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- A makeshift camp of thousands from the Middle East, Asia and Africa has been dismantled at Budapest's Keleti train station, and its inhabitants ...
» Regime change not aim of possible UK strikes on Syria, says defence secretary
09/09/15 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Philip Hammond says any British involvement in military action would be to limited to disrupting Isis leadership in Raqqa Bashar al-Assad could remain as Syrian president for ...
» Amnesia patient who thinks it is 2014 is stripped of her benefits
09/09/15 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Nikki Pegram (pictured) smashed her head off a pole on October 15 last year. Ever since, the young mother, from Northamptonshire, can't create new memories - but is still expected to work.
» Headmaster and female chemistry tutor who were recorded having sex in his office by pupils beg disciplinary board to let them keep teaching
09/09/15 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Head Graham Daniels (pictured outside today's hearing) and Bethan Thomas committed 'professional misconduct' by fornicating at Bryntawe Comprehensive School in Swansea.
» Moscow Confirms Presence of Russian 'Military Experts' in Syria
09/09/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russia has confirmed that members of its military are present in Syria, amid growing concerns in the West that the Russian military is becoming more deeply involved in supporting the emba...
» Russia marines spotted at Syria airfield near Latakia, U.S. officials say
09/09/15 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The U.S. has learned of more indications that Russia is setting up a forward operating base for air operations in Syria, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports. About 100 Russian marine...
» U.S. finds more signs of Russia setting up Syria base
09/09/15 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Officials say about 100 Russian marines have been spotted at Syrian airfield
» Police fear protests sparking backlash against law enforcers
09/09/15 13:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A hearse carrying Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz passes through in Antioch, Ill., on Sept. 7, 2015. (Photo: Patrick Kunzer, AP) Police officials are voicing fear that anti-cop protests across th...
» Puerto Rico Unveils Fiscal Reform Plan, Braces for Cuts
09/09/15 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: International. Puerto Rico is bracing for widespread spending cuts after the government released a long-awaited fiscal reform plan on Wednesday that would reduce much of the island's $72 billion ...
» Coalition air strikes destroy Islamic State base: U.S. military
09/09/15 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition air strikes destroyed an Islamic State operating base at a stadium near Ramadi that was a key supply hub used to store weapons and explosives,...
» Russia sends ships, aircraft and forces to Syria: US officials
09/09/15 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has sent two tank landing ships and additional aircraft to Syria in the past day or so and has deployed a small number of naval infantry forces, U.S. offi...
» Israel bans Palestinian activists behind Jerusalem shrine protests
09/09/15 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel outlawed two grassroots Palestinian Islamist groups involved in vocal protests at a flashpoint Jerusalem shrine against stepped-up visits by religious Jews...
» U.S. House mulls canceling vote on Iran disapproval bill-aide
09/09/15 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are weighing the possibility of abandoning a disapproval resolution for the Iran nuclear deal, as doubt...
» Egypt sends up to 800 ground troops to Yemen's war: Egyptian security sources
09/09/15 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SANAA (Reuters) - As many as 800 Egyptian soldiers arrived in Yemen late on Tuesday, Egyptian security sources said, swelling the ranks of a Gulf Arab military contingent which aims to...
» Trade Center steel almost gone, but demand remains strong
09/09/15 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:25 p.m. EDT. In an airplane hangar at New York's Kennedy Airport, fewer than 30 pieces of steel remain from the debris recovered after terrorists flew hijacked planes into the World ...
» The Latest: Apple investors hope for stock boost
09/09/15 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:25 p.m. EDT. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The latest news on iPhones and other products from Apple's event in San Francisco, which is expected to start at 10 a.m. PDT on Wednesday....
» The Latest: Cruz denounces Iran deal
09/09/15 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:25 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The latest as debate on the Iran nuclear deal opens in Congress and grips the 2016 presidential campaign. All times local (EDT):...
» EU strikes data-sharing deal with U.S. for security, terrorism cases
09/09/15 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has struck a deal with the United States on protecting personal data shared for law enforcement purposes in criminal and terrorism investigation...
» ICC gets wider scope to probe possible war crimes in Ukraine
09/09/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ukraine granted wider jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday that will enable ICC prosecutors to investigate possible war crimes committed du...
» Kerry reaffirms U.S. commitment to Israel security in call with Netanyahu: State Department
09/09/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry discussed Iran with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a weekend telephone call and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Isr...
» Guatemala judge orders ex-president Perez to face trial on fraud charges
09/09/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan judge on Tuesday ordered fallen former president Otto Molina to stand trial on charges of criminal association, taking bribes and customs fraud,...
» Turkish pro-Kurdish party says office in Ankara under attack
09/09/15 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - A crowd attacked the headquarters of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) in the capital Ankara on Tuesday night, the party said.
» U.S. sees continued international support for Ukraine: senior official
09/09/15 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A debt deal between Ukraine and creditors marks a way forward and the United States expects the International Monetary Fund and international community to keep s...
» U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe this year and next
09/09/15 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said on Tuesday, giving estimates tha...
» Moscow says Russian military experts present in Syria: Foreign Ministry
09/09/15 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Russian military experts were present in Syria, the first official confirmation that the Russian military is on the ...
» Syrian air base falls to rebels, troops exit: Syrian state TV
09/09/15 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops have pulled out of a major air base in the northwestern Syria after a two-year siege by Islamist-led insurgents, Syrian state television said on Wednesday.
» Turkish polls 'becoming impossible' due to unrest: head of pro-Kurdish party
09/09/15 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A deteriorating security situation in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast where a ceasefire between government forces and Kurdish insurgents has broken dow...
» U.S. military to investigate strike that Afghans say killed 11 police
09/09/15 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it would launch an investigation into an airstrike last week that Afghan officials say killed 11 members of Afghanistan's elite counter-narcoti...
» Syrian official says Russian experts expand their presence
09/09/15 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW/BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Russian military experts have expanded their presence in Syria over the last year, a Syrian military official said on Wednesday, pointing to a deepening...
» Al Qaeda chief rejects Islamic State as illegitimate in audio tape
09/09/15 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri dismissed the Islamic State movement and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as illegitimate but said his followers would join them in fi...
» Islamic State group loyalists eye a presence in Afghanistan
09/09/15 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:51 a.m. EDT. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Homegrown militants loyal to the Islamic State group are making inroads into Afghanistan, controlling territory in some parts of the country an...
» British Airways plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway
09/09/15 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:51 a.m. EDT. LAS VEGAS (AP) -- An engine on a London-bound British Airways jet caught fire Tuesday while the plane was preparing to take off from Las Vegas, shooting flames from the s...
» China Stocks Stabilize as Market Controls Tighten
09/09/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A massive operation to steady China’s stock market appears to be finding its footing as shares rebounded again on Wednesday, with Shanghai’s main index closing up nearly 2.3 percent.   Bu...
» U.S. hostage Kayla Mueller had her fingernails pulled out before being repeatedly raped by ISIS leader: Yazidi sex slave reveals torment of aid worker's harrowing final months after she was forced to be the secret wife of Al-Baghdadi
09/09/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. EXCLUSIVE - WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Speaking to MailOnline, blue-eyed Muna revealed that Baghdadi informed U.S. hostage Kayla Mueller that he planned to take her as his wife 'by force'.
» Eye Opener: British Airways jet catches fire in Las Vegas
09/09/15 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Your world in 90 seconds
» Pentagon: Russian aid to Syria’s Assad would be 'counterproductive'
09/09/15 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Any Russian military attempt to bolster the Syrian regime in its fight against anti-government groups would further destabilize the country that’s been locked in civil war for four-plus ...
» Deputy Director of CIA to Speak at Cornell - ithaca.com
09/09/15 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. ithaca.com Deputy Director of CIA to Speak at Cornell ithaca.com The CIA's efforts to protect and promote U.S. national security continue to reap both praise and controversy. As part of ...
» In China, a Forceful Crackdown in Response to Stock Market Crisis - New York Times
09/09/15 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times In China , a Forceful Crackdown in Response to Stock Market Crisis New York Times BEIJING — The police have been dropping in on investment firms and downloading ...
» CIA says Hillary Clinton's emails contained 'Top Secret' info (+video) - Christian Science Monitor
09/09/15 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. AOL News CIA says Hillary Clinton's emails contained 'Top Secret' info (+video) Christian Science Monitor The CIA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency “concluded that the emai...
» Governors vow to keep state sanctions in place against Iran, undercutting Obama deal
09/09/15 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Republican governors are rallying to stop state money from flowing to Iran, vowing to do what they can to stymie the lifting of sanctions on the Islamic Republic,...
» Pentagon: US looking for ways to fix Syrian rebel program
09/09/15 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is considering ways to fix the problems in supporting moderate Syrian rebels in the fight against the Islamic State in ...
» Obama's Syria policy led directly to refugee crisis, Republican critics charge
09/09/15 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The White House acknowledged Tuesday that the U.S., along with other nations across the Middle East and Europe, must do more to alleviate the worsening Syrian ref...
» Hillary Clinton Facebook post addresses email controversy
09/09/15 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton tried Tuesday evening to halt the damage her use of a private email server is doing to her White House camp...
» Donald Trump: 'I will renegotiate with Iran' when I'm president
09/09/15 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said a Trump presidency will force the Iranians back to the negotiating table as he prepares to head to Washingt...
» Dem Sen. Joe Manchin: Iran Nuclear Deal Endangers American Security
09/09/15 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) declared his opposition to the nuclear agreement with Iran Tuesday, explaining that the deal effectively rewards the country for sponsoring terrorism fo...
» Buffett: Clinton Made Mistake Having a Private Email Server
09/09/15 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Billionaire business magnate and Hillary Clinton supporter Warren Buffett called the Democratic Democrat presidential candidate’s use of a private email server a “mistake” while sit...
» Hillary Clinton Has Lost A Third of Support Among Democrats Since Email Controversy
09/09/15 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Hillary Clinton has sacrificed nearly one-third of her support among likely Democratic primary voters since news broke of her use of a private email system while at the State Depart...
» Gertz Addresses Story on Russia Building Nuclear-Armed Drone Submarine: ‘It’s Certainly an Alarming Development’
09/09/15 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Washington Free Beacon  senior editor Bill Gertz was interviewed by radio host Sam Sorbo Tuesday on his story about Russia building a drone submarine to deliver large-scale nuclear ...
» New GITMO Recidivism Report Shows Increase in Detainees Suspected of Reengaging
09/09/15 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. The latest ODNI recidivism report can be found here . Its predecessor, which was released in March, is available here .  A few brief takeaways:  Since th...
» An American family saved their son from joining the Islamic State. Now he ... - Washington Post
09/09/15 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. An American family saved their son from joining the Islamic State. Now he ... Washington Post FBI Director James B . Comey has called on Muslim families and religious leaders ...
» Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With US Over Data Access - New York Times
09/09/15 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. New York Times Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With US Over Data Access Access to Data New York Times The businesses say they are seeing greater demand than ever for bui...
» Islamic State forces are engaging in chemical warfare, says German intelligence
09/09/15 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. Germany’s foreign intelligence agency says it has evidence that the Islamic State is making use of chemical weapons in northern Iraq, according to media reports.
» Stingray surveillance now legally requires search warrant per DOJ guidelines - International Business Times AU
09/09/15 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Stingray surveillance now legally requires search warrant per DOJ guidelines International Business Times AU The rules also apply when the FBI is helping out state or local l...
» F.B.I. considered taking Apple to court over encryption fears
09/09/15 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. The F.B.I. and Department of Justice are so concerned about Apple's pro-privacy iOS encryption that senior officials advocated taking Apple to court over t.
» Slavic Brotherhood 2015 Rehearses Anti–Color Revolution Operations
09/09/15 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Russia’s Armed Forces conducted a military exercise indicating Moscow’s intent and planning to use military force to thwart future “color revolutions.” Eli...
» 8 September 2015
09/09/15 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Drones (military) | World news | The Guardian. 8 September 2015 Live UK 'would not hesitate' to kill more British jihadis with drones, says Fallon - Politics live 7:31 AM UK 'would not hesitate' to kill mo...
» Drone strike in Syria won’t make the UK a safer place
09/09/15 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Drones (military) | World news | The Guardian. Drone strike in Syria won’t make the UK a safer place Letters: Each time we abandon the belief that deliberate killing is wrong under any circumstances, we re...
» The ‘kill list’: RAF drones have been hunting UK jihadis for months
09/09/15 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Drones (military) | World news | The Guardian. The ‘kill list’: RAF drones have been hunting UK jihadis for months Jeremy Corbyn leads cross-party group of MPs warning government has no legal basis for mov...
» Poll: Washington Insiders Expect Full-Year CR
09/09/15 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Congress’ budget morass will be solved with a full-year continuing resolution, according to a think thank poll             
» Pakistan Surprises Many With First Use of Armed Drone
09/09/15 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Pakistan makes first acknowledged use of armed drone By Usman Ansari   ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has made its first acknowledged operational strike using its Burraq armed UAV, which analysts...
» Moscow asks Bulgaria to clarify denial of Russian over-flights
09/09/15 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. September 9, 2015, 9:05 AM (IDT) Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Bogdanov demanded clarifications from Sofia on its decision to block Bulgarian airspace to Russian planes. Las...
» Khamenei: Israel will not exist in 25 years, US is Great Satan
09/09/15 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. September 9, 2015, 2:55 PM (IDT) "God willing there will be nothing left of the Zionist regime in 25 years," Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a series of twee...
» China just gave the game away - Business Insider
09/09/15 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Business Insider China just gave the game away Business Insider xi jinping, jiang zemin, hu jintao ReutersChinese President Xi Jinping, left, with former President Jiang Zemin ...
» In Russia, A 'Show Of Force' As The Military Tries To Modernize - NPR
09/09/15 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. NPR In Russia, A 'Show Of Force' As The Military Tries To Modernize NPR Russia has been displaying its military might lately, with war games and weapons shows. Even though his ...
» US Cyber Command Chief Details Plans to Meet Cyberspace Threats - Department of Defense
09/09/15 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. US Cyber Command Chief Details Plans to Meet Cyberspace Threats Department of Defense All military missions and personnel are affected by the cyber realm. Cyberspace is a new w...
» Oil Prices Rise on China Hopes - Wall Street Journal
09/09/15 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Rise on China Hopes Wall Street Journal LONDON—Oil prices were up slightly on Wednesday, nudged higher by comments from Chinese officials that ra...
» The real ticking time bomb in China's economy - Fortune
09/09/15 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Fortune The real ticking time bomb in China's economy Fortune Real estate debt might do to China's economy what it did to the United States'. As more bad economic news continue...
» Russia Confirms It Has Military Advisers in Syria - New York Times
09/09/15 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Fox News Russia Confirms It Has Military Advisers in Syria New York Times MOSCOW — The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that Russian military advisers were in Syria, but...
» News Roundup and Notes: September 9, 2015
09/09/15 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story 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. IRAQ and SYRIA Russian presenc...
» Mystery Surrounds Wealthy Tajik General Accused Of Attacks
09/09/15 08:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. At age 51, Tajik General Abduhalim Nazarzoda seemed to have everything going for him.
» Encryption Battle Between Apple and FBI Heats Up | Digital Trends
09/09/15 08:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. The best excuse for failing to comply with federal regulations? Simply shrugging and saying “no can do.” Literally. At least, that's the strategy being taken by Apple and a number...
» New details on FBI's lavish spending in 'Shrimp Boy' case - San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)
09/09/15 08:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. San Francisco Chronicle (subscription) New details on FBI's lavish spending in 'Shrimp Boy' case San Francisco Chronicle (subscription) We don't know how the criminal case against Raymon...
» US Moves to Block Russian Military Buildup in Syria - New York Times
09/09/15 08:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times US Moves to Block Russian Military Buildup in Syria New York Times WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday moved to head off preparations for a suspected Russi...
» Is the Georgian Government Turning Toward China and Russia?
09/09/15 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili presented his government’s newly appointed minister of foreign affairs, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, at the annual gat...
» Insurgents capture army air base in northwestern Syria
09/09/15 07:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian state television is reporting insurgents have captured an army air base northwest of the country after a two-year siege. The TV report Wednes...
» Russia eludes US ban on NATO airspace by roundabout route to Syria via Iraq and Iran
09/09/15 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. September 9, 2015, 1:47 PM (IDT) Moscow opened a new route for flying military shipments from Sevastopol in Crimea and other South Russian bases to Syria, debka file discloses. To circ...
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2015-09-08 Recent Posts on G+ Mike Nova Shared publicly   -   2:24 PM   Elizabeth II to Become U.K.'s Longest-Serving Monarch - Tuesday September 8th, 2015 at 2:21 PM Elizabeth II to Become U.K.'s Longest-Serving Monarch Tuesday Septembe...
» Putin won his war in Ukraine
08/09/15 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russian President Vladimir Putin signs autographs in the Siberian city of Chita, Russia. (Michael Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images) By Marvin Kalb September 7 at 7:48 PM The war in Ukraine has slipped off the ...
» Giant Russian transport aircraft in Syria raise concerns
08/09/15 16:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Three giant Russian Condor transport aircraft have flown into the Assad International Airport near Latakia, Syria , over the past few days. They have unloaded large containers but it's not known yet what's in...
» Today's Headlines and Commentary
08/09/15 15:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. This Labor Day weekend saw a flurry of activity as European leaders attempted to grapple with the growing migration and refugee crisis . German Chancellor Angela M...
» 2015-09-08Europe’s Migration Crisis a Boon for Organized Crimeby webdesk
08/09/15 14:34 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-09-08 Europe’s Migration Crisis a Boon for Organized Crimeby webdesk@voanews.com (Jamie Dettmer) Europe’s Migration Crisis a Boon for Organized Crime by webdesk@voanews.com (Jamie Dettmer) Tuesday September 8 th , 2015  at  2:31 PM ...
» Europe’s Migration Crisis a Boon for Organized Crime
08/09/15 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. European police units responsible for monitoring social media sites for terrorist activity are expanding their focus to find people traffickers.  They are looking for traffickers advertis...
» Turkey Detains Dutch Journalist
08/09/15 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Turkey detained on Sunday a Dutch journalist covering the escalating war between the state and Kurdish insurgents, signaling an expansion of the government’s clampdown on reports from ...
» Rights Experts Challenge Mexico's Probe of Student Killings
08/09/15 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Critical parts of Mexico’s investigation into the abduction and probable killing of 43 teaching students a year ago are being challenged by the Inter-American Commission on Human Right...
» Airstrikes Pound Yemen's Capital
08/09/15 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Airstrikes by a Saudi-led military coalition pounded targets in Yemen’s capital, intensifying a retaliatory campaign against the country’s Houthi rebels following the death of 60 coali...
» Cameron a Hostage in Migrant Crisis
08/09/15 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. EUROPE FILE: The migration crisis is a challenge for the European Union like no other, says Simon Nixon
» Germany Feels Backlash for Welcoming Migrants
08/09/15 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Praise for Germany’s handling of the thousands of refugees still pouring into the country Sunday is giving way to domestic and international criticism of Berlin’s open-arms policy.
» Pope Calls On Catholics to Shelter Refugees
08/09/15 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Pope Francis responded to Europe’s burgeoning immigration crisis Sunday, asking every Catholic church on the continent to set an example of Christian mercy by taking in a family of ref...
» France's Hollande Says Country to Accept 24,000 Refugees
08/09/15 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. France will accept 24,000 refugees from other nations under a plan to deal with the Continent’s biggest refugee crisis in a generation, French President François Hollande said.
» China's Forex Reserves Fall by Record $93.9 Billion
08/09/15 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. China’s foreign-exchange reserves fell by a record $93.9 billion in August, a result of aggressive intervention in the currency market by the country’s central bank to prevent the yuan...
» World's Forests Slashed by Area the Size of South Africa Since 1990
08/09/15 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. 129 million hectares slashed in 25 years, with Africa and South America bearing the brunt.
» Angry Farmers Block Brussels Streets Over Falling Produce Prices
08/09/15 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Thousands of farmers blocked roads into central Brussels on Monday with tractors to protest plummeting milk and meat prices, ahead of a meeting by European Union agricultural ministers.
» Turkey Launches Airstrikes Against Kurdish Insurgents
08/09/15 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Turkey launched airstrikes against Kurdish insurgents in the country’s southeast as the deadliest terrorist attack on Turkish troops in recent months triggered nationwide protests.
» Pakistan's Burraq Drone Kills Three Militants, Officials Say
08/09/15 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. An indigenously-developed drone killed three militants in Pakistan on Monday, marking the first use of the missile-firing aircraft in combat, the military said.
» U.S. Airstrike Kills At Least 11 Afghan Police
08/09/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. At least 11 Afghan police were killed by a U.S. airstrike in southern Afghanistan, its Ministry of Interior said, in one of the deadliest friendly-fire incidents in the country in rece...
» NATO Chief to Visit Ukraine
08/09/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will make his first visit to Ukraine later this month, as that country enters a critical period which is supposed to see Russia and Ukraine full...
» Ukraine Urged to Stick to Terms of Bailout
08/09/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.S. and IMF officials are stepping up pressure on the pro-Western government here to stick with the terms of its $40 billion bailout, amid signs of mounting friction in the ruling coa...
» Photos of the Day: Sept. 7
08/09/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. In photographs selected on Monday by editors of The Wall Street Journal, a tiger cub takes a walk in Australia, farmers demonstrate in Brussels, a sandstorm obscures the streets of Hom...
» Colombia Seizes 1 Ton of Cocaine
08/09/15 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The drug was disguised as printer ink and loaded on a flight bound for Mexico.
» Migrant Wave Inspires Others to Try to Reach Europe
08/09/15 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Images of migrants pouring into Europe are inspiring thousands more, from Iraq to Nigeria, to rush out on their own risky journeys, posing a burgeoning problem for policy makers focuse...
» U.K. Prime Minister Suffers Setback on EU Referendum
08/09/15 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. David Cameron’s overall bill on the European Union membership referendum moved forward, but an effort to loosen some of the rules surrounding the nationwide vote failed.
» Drone Strike Kills Two British Members of ISIS in Syria
08/09/15 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A British drone strike killed two U.K. nationals who had joined Islamic State, striking a vehicle near the Syrian city of Raqqa on Aug. 21, Prime Minister David Cameron said.
» Kurdish Insurgents Kill at Least 14 Police in Eastern Turkey
08/09/15 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, killed at least 14 policemen by Turkey’s eastern border with Iran and Armenia, as a war between Kurdish insurgents and the Turkish state ...
» Nationalism Gives Xi a Boost, but Comes With Risk
08/09/15 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. If President Xi Jinping needed a boost, a military extravaganza on Tiananmen Square gave him one. But rising nationalism and sinking growth could prove an unstable mix.
» France Tries to Attract Talent Back from Israel
08/09/15 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Israel has become the nesting ground of precisely the kind of talent that France’s economy desperately needs: budding tech entrepreneurs.
» Elizabeth II to Become U.K.'s Longest-Serving Monarch
08/09/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. When Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest-serving monarch in British history on Wednesday, she doesn’t want any fuss, royal aides say.
» Panel Rejects Mexican Government's Probe of Missing Students
08/09/15 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. International experts reviewing the Mexican government's probe of the 2014 abduction and disappearance of 43 students have rejected the government's official narrative, accusing investiga...
» Kurds Say Attack on Turkish Military Convoy Kills 15
08/09/15 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Kurdish militants attacked a convoy of Turkish troops Sunday near the borders with Iran and Iraq, putting hopes for peace even further out of reach. Guerrillas from the outlawed Kurdistan...
» Europe Braces for New Wave of Refugees
08/09/15 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Europe is preparing for a new wave of refugees as word filters back to others that the passage through Hungary is now easier. Hundreds arrived Sunday at Vienna’s Westbahnhof station aboar...
» Rights Group Report Discredits Mexico Case Over 43 Missing Students
08/09/15 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An independent report released Sunday dismantles the Mexican government's investigation into last year's disappearance of 43 teachers' college students, starting with the assertion that t...
» Tajik Leader Blames Attacks on IS Sympathizers
08/09/15 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Tajikistan's leader said on Sunday attacks on police had been staged by militants sharing the views of the Islamic State group and aimed to undermine his rule of the Muslim nation, local ...
» ON THE SCENE: Syrians Refugees Struggle to Get Back Home, Too
08/09/15 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. For Syrian refugees in Turkey, it is often as difficult to get back into Syria as it was to get out. This morning I took a taxi to a village with a main road along the barbed-wire border ...
» Turkey-PKK Violence Continues With Airstrikes, Bus Bombing
08/09/15 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkish fighter jets carried out more airstrikes Tuesday morning targeting Kurdish militants, while a bomb attack on a minibus in eastern Turkey killed at least 10 police officers. Turkis...
» Pentagon Reportedly Preparing to Overhaul Syrian Rebel Force
08/09/15 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The New York Times says U.S. defense officials are drawing up plans to revise the training of moderate Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State in Syria following “significant shortcoming...
» US-Israel Spat Over Iran Deal May Sideline Palestinians
08/09/15 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In recent months, many in the Middle East had assumed — some in hope, others with concern — that once the Iranian nuclear issue was resolved, the United States would make another push for...
» Thousands of Migrants Remain in Greece, Macedonia
08/09/15 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. As refugees from Syria and other war-torn nations make their way from Hungary to Germany and other western European destinations, thousands more are stuck in Greece and Macedonia, with no...
» Europe Migrant Crisis - Sept. 8, 2015
08/09/15 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In pictures: A look at Europe migrant crisis.
» Expectations of Saudi Oil Shake-up Stir Uncertainty
08/09/15 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A shake-up of Saudi Arabia's oil leadership by King Salman has introduced a new element of unpredictability to its energy policymaking at a moment when Riyadh is grappling with slumping c...
» Israel Wary of Russian Military Build-up in Syria
08/09/15 13:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Indications of increased Russian involvement in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad are prompting a reassessment in Israel about how to handle fall-out from the conflict without...
» UN: Killings, Violations on Increase in Ukraine Conflict
08/09/15 13:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A new U.N. report finds an increase in civilian casualties and widespread human rights violations in conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine. The U.N. Human Rights Office reports nearly 8,000 peo...
» U.S., allies conduct 19 air strikes in Syria and Iraq: military
08/09/15 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition led by the United States bombarded the Islamic State militant group on Monday with 14 air strikes in Iraq and five in Syria, according to a statement...
» Karzai Addresses Pakistan Border Issue
08/09/15 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. At a conference in Kabul on September 8, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that Afghanistan will not give in to what he described as Pakistani pressure to recogni...
» Afghans Demand Jobs
08/09/15 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. With an estimated 3.6 million people in Afghanistan out of work, protesters demonstrated to demand more jobs.
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08/09/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond. For more photo galleries, see our "Picture This" archive by clicking on the banner above.
» Hunt For Renegade Tajik Leader Continues For Third Day In Gorge Area
08/09/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Tajikistan’s security forces were continuing to search for a renegade former deputy minister and his followers early on September 7, three days after clashes in and aroun...
» France Proposes Leaders' Summit On Ukraine
08/09/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. French President Francois Hollande has proposed a meeting of the leaders of Germany, Russia, and Ukraine later this month as a cease-fire appeared to be largely holding i...
» Merkel: Migrant Influx Will 'Change' Germany
08/09/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the flow of migrants into Germany will "occupy and change" the country in the coming years.
» Commentary: The Syrian Refugee Crisis -- Where Is Everybody?
08/09/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Where have the rich Arab countries been over the last few years, as the Syrian civil war has raged and millions of refugees have fled to neighboring countries?
» Kyiv Seen As Using A Bit Of Street Smarts To Rankle Russia
08/09/15 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Officials in Kyiv have renamed the street hosting the Russian consulate in honor of volunteer battalions fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The move is ...
» Russian Journalist Names Alleged Attackers In 2010 Beating
08/09/15 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian journalist Oleg Kashin has released the names of three men who have been charged with severely beating him in a 2010 attack in which he nearly died.
» Russia Dismisses U.S. Concern About Military Buildup In Syria
08/09/15 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moscow has dismissed U.S. concerns Moscow dismissed U.S. concern about a Russian military buildup in Syria, saying its military aid to President Bashar al-Assad was nothi...
» Russia Criticizes EU Over Refugee Crisis
08/09/15 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia has criticized the European Union's handling of the refugee crisis and hinted that the bloc was guilty for fomenting conflicts that have triggered the mass migration.
» European Farmers Demand Aid as Produce Prices Sag
08/09/15 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Farmers pushing a trailer toward a police line as they are sprayed with a water cannon during a demonstration in Brussels on Monday.
» Russia Answers U.S. Criticism Over Military Aid to Syria
08/09/15 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Sharp exchanges between the U.S. and Russia over Russian military aid to the Syrian government appeared to have dampened a brief spirit of cooperation.
» Op-Ed Columnist: Germany Opens Its Doors to Refugees
08/09/15 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. And the rest of Europe looks on.
» A New Wave of Migrants Flees Iraq, Yearning for Europe
08/09/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Emboldened by media coverage showing their countrymen and fellow Arabs fleeing the war in Syria, many who had resisted leaving during past crises now see a chance to go.
» IMF chief urges Ukraine's creditors to accept debt restructuring program
08/09/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday voiced support for Ukraine's economic progress and urged its creditors to take full advantage of a deal t...
» International experts reject Mexico's account of apparent student massacre
08/09/15 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government's account of the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 students last year does not add up, a team of international experts said on Sunday...
» PKK claims to have killed 15 Turkish soldiers in ambush
08/09/15 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - The Kurdish militant group PKK said on Sunday it had killed 15 Turkish soldiers in an attack on a convoy of armored vehicles in southeast Turkey, in what could be th...
» Austria to revoke measures that let migrants cross from Hungary
08/09/15 13:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VIENNA/MUNICH (Reuters) - Austria said on Sunday it planned to end emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees stranded in Hungary into Austria and Germany since Saturda...
» Turkish military says jets strike PKK targets after deadly militant attack
08/09/15 13:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's armed forces said on Monday its F-16 and F-14 jets had struck 13 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets, a day after the militants detonated explosives on ...
» Failure of Syria diplomacy exposes enduring divisions over Assad
08/09/15 13:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - While the desperate flight of Syrians from their country's war was dominating news bulletins this summer, yet another diplomatic push to end the four-year-old...
» Pakistan deploys first homemade drone, kills three militants
08/09/15 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A missile-firing Pakistani drone has killed at least three suspected militants in the first ever reported use of the indigenously developed aircraft in combat, th...
» Russia says its arms deliveries to Syria aimed at fighting terrorism: RIA Novosti
08/09/15 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has never concealed the fact that it has been supplying military equipment to Syria aimed at fighting terrorism, RIA Novosti news agency cited a foreign minis...
» Russian experts in Syria inspect, expand air bases: report
08/09/15 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russian military experts who arrived in Syria weeks ago have been inspecting air bases and working to enlarge some runways, particularly in the north, though Moscow ...
» BBC plans new services for North Korea and Russia
08/09/15 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Reuters) - The BBC plans to launch short-wave radio broadcasts to North Korea for the first time and start new TV or digital services in Russia to address "democratic deficits"...
» NATO chief to make first visit to Ukraine amid strains with Moscow
08/09/15 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's secretary general will make his first visit to Ukraine this month, Ukraine's foreign minister said on Monday, dismissing the idea that this would provoke Mo...
» Iraqi defense minister unharmed after convoy hit by sniper: spokesman
08/09/15 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi was unharmed after his convoy came under sniper fire near the town of Baiji, 190 kilometers (120 miles) north of Baghdad, du...
» Seven Libyan soldiers killed fighting off Islamists near Benghazi: source
08/09/15 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - At least seven Libyan soldiers were killed repelling an attack on their post by Islamist militants eight km (five miles) southwest of the eastern city of Be...
» Tajikistan hunts renegade minister after clashes stir instability
08/09/15 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW/ALMATY (Reuters) - Tajikistan said it had arrested 14 members of a criminal group loyal to the country's sacked deputy defense minister in a special operation on Monday, followi...
» U.S. rethinks strategy for battling Islamic State in Syria: NYT
08/09/15 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is rethinking its strategy for battling the Islamic State in Syria, the New York Times reported on Monday, with the Pentagon looking into movin...
» 'Glaring errors' led court to annul Knox murder conviction
08/09/15 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top court threw out a conviction of American Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of her British flatmate due to "glaring errors" in the case against her, a documen...
» EU to give 500 mln euros to farmers hit by Russia sanctions
08/09/15 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission announced a 500 million euro ($557 million) package of measures on Monday to provide relief for farmers stung by slumping prices, triggered...
» U.S., allies conduct 15 air strikes in Syria and Iraq against: military
08/09/15 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-led coalition conducted 11 air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq on Sunday, as well as four strikes targeting the militant group in Syria, accordi...
» UK PM Cameron loses parliamentary vote over EU referendum rules
08/09/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament on Monday after Euroskeptic members of his Conservatives joined forces with opposi...
» Hit by new wave of refugees, Germany warns EU partners
08/09/15 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) - Struggling to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers, Germany told its European partners on Monday they too must take in more refugees, as police in Hunga...
» Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in northern Iraq: security source
08/09/15 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Dozens of Turkish warplanes struck militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq overnight, killing tens of the group's fighters, a security sour...
» Officials deny Syria oil field captured by Islamic State
08/09/15 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government officials have denied that Islamic State fighters captured an oil field which a monitoring group reported had been seized from government forces.
» Bomb attack in eastern Turkey kills 10 police officers- official
08/09/15 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Ten Turkish police officers were killed in a bomb attack on a minibus in the eastern Turkish province of Igdir on Tuesday, a government official told Reuters.
» Austrian president expects growing trade with Iran
08/09/15 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Austria's bilateral trade with Iran will grow to 300 million euros this year, and continue to increase in the coming years, President Heinz Fischer said on Tuesday d...
» UN says close to 8,000 killed in east Ukraine
08/09/15 12:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 7,962 people have been killed and 17,811 wounded in violence in eastern Ukraine since mid-April 2014, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on Tuesday, as it pu...
» Ukraine still faces threat of Russian military offensive: Poroshenko
08/09/15 12:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine still faces the threat of a full-scale Russian military attack despite several days of relative calm on the front-lines of the east where government forces con...
» Tajikistan charges renegade general with high treason: agencies
08/09/15 12:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in Tajikistan on Tuesday charged the country's renegade ex-deputy defense minister with high treason following bloody gun battles that killed 22 and stok...
» In EU and US, virulent immigration debate strains solidarity
08/09/15 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:28 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- The United States and the European Union project themselves as models for the world when it comes to democracy and human rights. Yet a common issue - mi...
» Independent group rejects Mexican gov't case on 43 missing
08/09/15 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:28 p.m. EDT. MEXICO CITY (AP) -- An independent report released Sunday dismantles the Mexican government's investigation into last year's disappearance of 43 teachers' college studen...
» Migrants in the Balkans: Everyone wants to be Syrian
08/09/15 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:28 p.m. EDT. HAJDUKOVO, Serbia (AP) -- A Pakistani identity card in the bushes, a Bangladeshi one in a cornfield. A torn Iraqi driver's license bearing the photo of a man with a Sadd...
» Contradictions in Mexican government probe into missing 43
08/09/15 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:28 p.m. EDT. MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The main points of a comprehensive report about the disappearance in Mexico of 43 college students released Sunday by an independent group of experts...
» A guide to Congress' upside-down vote on Iran
08/09/15 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:28 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional proceedings are routinely convoluted, often inscrutable and sometimes bizarre. Even by those standards, the upcoming vote on the Iran nu...
» Across much of US, a serious shortage of psychiatrists
08/09/15 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:28 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- It is an irony that troubles health care providers and policymakers nationwide: Even as public awareness of mental illness increases, a shortage of psyc...
» Italy top court: Amanda Knox conviction based on poor case
08/09/15 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:28 p.m. EDT. ROME (AP) -- Italy's top criminal court has scathingly faulted prosecutors for presenting a flawed and hastily constructed case against Amanda Knox and her former Italia...
» National security cited in crackdown on journalism worldwide
08/09/15 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:28 p.m. EDT. BERLIN (AP) -- The detention of three Vice News journalists in Turkey last month came with all-too-familiar charges of terror-related crimes. Similar allegations were le...
» Ted Cruz cozies up to Donald Trump, aims for his supporters
08/09/15 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 12:28 p.m. EDT. ATLANTA (AP) -- As other Republican presidential candidates go after Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is getting cozy with him. The two men are in a so-far cordial comp...
» National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, September 8–11
08/09/15 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Just Security Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, September 8, 2015 9:00am – House Homeland Security – Field Hearing: Beyond Bi...
» Iran Readies Construction of New Nuke Plant
08/09/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Iran is gearing up to begin construction this year on a second nuclear reactor that will be built with the help of the Russians, according to regional media reports. The nuclear pla...
» Syria’s Near-Neighbors Paying Price for European Inaction
08/09/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Europeans are struggling to cope with refugees and migrants landing on their shores or having to be rescued from overcrowded unseaworthy craft amid the swells and troughs of the Mediter...
» Arab Media Report: Syria, Russia Reviving 1980 'Friendship' Treaty
08/09/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Arab media are reporting that the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reactivated a 1980 “friendship” treaty between Damascus and Mosco
» French President Urges Four-way Talks on Ukraine Peace Deal
08/09/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. French President Francois Hollande has called for a meeting with his German, Russian and Ukrainian counterparts to ensure the peace agreement for eastern Ukraine is carried out.
» U.S. Denies NATO Air Strike Killed Afghan Police
08/09/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. A U.S. military spokesman says neither NATO nor U.S. forces were involved in an air strike that reportedly killed 11 Afghan police and counternarcotics officials in southern Afghanistan.
» More Detained In Tajikistan As Manhunt Continues For Ousted Defense Official
08/09/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Authorities in Tajikistan say they have detained 14 more followers of an ousted deputy defense minister who has been on the run since an eruption of deadly violence on September 4.
» Ukraine, US stage live-fire joint war games
08/09/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. US troopers have held joint live-fire military exercises with Ukrainian soldiers in western Ukraine.
» Officials: Iraqi defense minister unharmed in sniper attack
08/09/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. BAGHDAD (AP) - Officials say Iraq's defense minister has escaped a sniper attack unharmed while traveling in a convoy north of the capital, Baghdad. A statement M...
» Iraq mounts air operation with F-16s
08/09/15 12:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says Iraq's air force has gone after the Islamic State group for the first time using F-16 fighter planes bought from the U.S. Pent...
» Islamic State mounts bombs on U.S. military vehicles; Kurdish peshmerga plead for arms
08/09/15 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. IRBIL, Iraq — Gen. Dedawa Khurshid, a commander of the Kurdish peshmerga forces battling the Islamic State militants, faces a unique terrorist-style of warf...
» Gulf states stiffen determination in wake of troop deaths in Yemen
08/09/15 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — - A deadly attack late last week on soldiers from oil-rich Gulf states deployed in Yemen as part of a Saudi-led coalition fight...
» Putin jockeying for deal with US on Syria
08/09/15 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. MOSCOW (AP) - Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn U.S. concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter the conflict. P...
» Iran wants in on Syria peace talks
08/09/15 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The president of Iran — the top international backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad — said Tuesday that if asked, his nation would willingly join in...
» Russian drone submarine would threaten U.S. coast; nuclear vessel in development
08/09/15 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Russia is building a drone submarine designed to launch nuclear weapons against U.S. harbors and coastal cities, according to Pentagon officials. The developmenta...
» Harry Reid declares victory in Iran, says Obama deal will be upheld
08/09/15 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The deal President Obama and other world leaders struck with Iran is the "best chance" to stop the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, Senate Minority Leader Harr...
» Russia Building Nuclear-Armed Drone Submarine
08/09/15 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Russia is building a drone submarine to deliver large-scale nuclear weapons against U.S. harbors and coastal cities, according to Pentagon officials. The developmental unmanned unde...
» Iranian Warships Confront U.S. Navy On ‘Daily Basis’
08/09/15 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. U.S. naval forces operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane, are “routinely approached by Iranian warships and aircraft” on a “nearly daily basis,” acco...
» Cheney Says Obama Won’t Stand Up to Iran’s Violence
08/09/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Cheney delivered a speech against the president’s nuclear deal at the American Enterprise Institute on Monday, calling it “madness” that will empower an anti-American and anti-Semit...
» Russia Constructing Military Base in Syria, US Intelligence Officials Say
08/09/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Russia is constructing a military base in the Syrian port city of Latakia, U.S. intelligence officials said last week, raising alarm about the country’s increasing support of Syrian...
» SPACE: The Russian Aerospace Force
08/09/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None
» WINNING: Islam And The Forever War
08/09/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None
» SYRIA: Russia Provides Hope For The Hopeless
08/09/15 12:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None
» Which countries are taking in Syrian refugees?
08/09/15 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there are nearly 4.1 million registered refugees from Syria. Some countries have opened their gates, hearts and pocke...
» Democrats clinch critical 41 votes for Iran nuclear deal
08/09/15 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Democrats clinched the crucial Senate votes Tuesday to block passage of a disapproval resolution against the Iran nuclear accord, an outcome that would be a major victory for Presid...
» Women in combat hampered by band-of-brother myth, author says
08/09/15 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. U.S. military branches have four months to meet the Pentagon’s deadline for opening all front-line combat positions to women, unless a service seeks exception to the policy before Oct. 1...
» France wants top-level Ukraine talks, hopes to end sanctions
08/09/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. France wants to hold a meeting among the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Germany in the coming weeks to resolve tensions around eastern Ukraine, in hopes of eventually lifting EU sanctions.
» Obama sold inaction as a policy on Syria - Opinion
08/09/15 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes Opinion. This may be the most surprising of President Barack Obama’s foreign-policy legacies: not just that he presided over a humanitarian and cultural disaster of epochal proporti...
» Obama sold inaction as a policy on Syria
08/09/15 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. This may be the most surprising of President Barack Obama’s foreign-policy legacies: not just that he presided over a humanitarian and cultural disaster of epochal proportions, but that ...
» Germany’s love-hate relationship with the US
08/09/15 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. There are few people in the world Europeans feel more similar to than North Americans. At the same time, quite a lot of them have grown skeptical of the “big brother” overseas.
» Turkey's military: 16 troops killed, 6 wounded in PKK attack
08/09/15 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The attack was the deadliest assault on Turkish troops since renewed fighting between the rebels and Turkey's security forces erupted in July, shattering an already fragile peace process.
» McChrystal 'floored' by his first tour of National Infantry Museum
08/09/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The McChrystal among visiting generals who are helping the National Infantry Foundation in its goal to raise $20 million. That campaign has been underway for a about a year and has produ...
» Putin orders Russian military drills amid Ukraine tensions
08/09/15 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Russian military units have been scrambled from their bases as part of snap drills ordered by President Vladimir Putin, the latest in a series of Russian war games amid tensions with the...
» In Syria, Assad's killers are more prolific than Islamic State's
08/09/15 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. President Bashar al-Assad's government has killed far more people in Syria this year than the Islamic State, monitoring organizations and analysts say, even as the extremist group grabs ...
» US builds up Arctic spy network as Russia, China increase presence
08/09/15 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. As China and Russia boost their military presence in the resource-rich far north, U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to study potential threats in the Arctic for the first time si...
» Poll shows most believe suicide can be prevented
08/09/15 11:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. When asked in a recent nationwide poll if suicide can be prevented, most Americans answered "yes" and 92 percent believe services for mental health should be included in every health car...
» Turkish forces cross into Iraq for short-term PKK operation
08/09/15 11:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Turkish ground forces crossed into northern Iraq on Tuesday for the first time since 2011 in a "short-term" operation to hunt down Kurdish rebels, a Turkish government official said, as ...
» Battle rages, but Putin won in Ukraine
08/09/15 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Whether we like it or not, Russia is the dominant power in Eastern Europe, and no solution to the current crisis can realistically emerge unless and until Russia and Ukraine work out an ...
» Gunmen kidnap senior Iraqi official in Baghdad
08/09/15 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Brig. Gen. Saad Maan says the gunmen intercepted the convoy of acting Deputy Minister Abdul-Karim al-Saadi in the mainly Shiite eastern part of the city on Tuesday, kidnapping him and tw...
» Gay Veterans Push for Honorable Discharges They Were Denied
08/09/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. Emboldened by recent advances for homosexuals in and out of the military, more gay veterans look to have their ousters reclassified.
» U.S. Denies an Airstrike Killed 11 Afghan Narcotics Officers
08/09/15 11:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. An Afghan official said that the strike came during an operation to arrest drug smugglers in Helmand Province on Sunday, and that four officers were also...
» U.S. to Revamp Training Program to Fight ISIS
08/09/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The proposed changes come after a Syrian affiliate of Al Qaeda attacked the rebel group of the first 54 Syrian graduates of the military’s training program.
» France Is Weighing Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria, François Hollande Says
08/09/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The French president linked the move to the threat from attackers radicalized by Syrian militants and to the Islamic State’s role in the migrant crisis.
» Britain Says It Killed 3 ISIS Suspects in First Drone Strike in Syria
08/09/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Crossing a threshold in its battle with jihadist groups, Britain said it had killed two of its own citizens, suspected members of the Islamic State.
» Britain ‘Wouldn’t Hesitate’ to Carry Out More Drone Strikes in Syria, Minister Says
08/09/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The defense minister said the terrorist threat against his country justified actions like the Aug. 21 strike strike on Aug. 21 that killed three people susp...
» Reconceptualizing the Link between Energy and Security
08/09/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Editor’s Note: Energy markets are at the core of many national security debates. Whether it’s a discussion about Iran’s nuclear program, the importance of Libya, o...
» Pakistani ex-troops speak about secret infiltration of Indian Kashmir
08/09/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. Fifty years after the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, Pakistani former soldiers have spoken for the first time about their role in a secret effort by Pakistan to infiltrate India and incite a Musli...
» Secret program gave CIA ‘unfiltered access’ to German communications
08/09/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. The United States Central Intelligence Agency had direct and unfiltered access to telecommunications data exchanged between German citizens, according to a new document that has surfaced in ...
» Iraq Puts New F-16s Into Action Against Islamic State
08/09/15 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Iraq has put F-16 warplanes acquired from the United States into action against the Islamic State group for the first time, the commander of the air force said Sunday.     &#...
» Pressure for Mistral Repayment May Affect French Defense Budget
08/09/15 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. France paid Moscow a total €949.7 million ($1.1 billion) for canceling the controversial sale of two Mistrals             
» Pending Elections Cast Uncertainty Over Top Turkish Programs
08/09/15 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Most of Turkey’s top priority, indigenous programs are being dragged into further delays as the country faces elections.             
» General Jean-Paul Paloméros, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
08/09/15 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. French Air Force General Jean-Paul Paloméros, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation discusses NATO's rapid response capability, innovations and strategic communication.    ...
» Sweden, Finland Sharpen Amphibious Readiness in Baltic
08/09/15 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The importance placed by Finland and Sweden on land and amphibious readiness was underlined by the BALTOPS exercises.             
» Is the Russian-Arab Partnership Sustainable?
08/09/15 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Russian-Arab relationships have grown since the Iran nuclear deal; questions are raised about its sustainability             
» Analysts Link Syria to Latest US Sanctions on Russia
08/09/15 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Amid reports that Russian forces are taking part in Syria’s civil war, the US has sanctioned 5 Russian defense entities             
» Russia & NATO
08/09/15 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Gen. Jean-Paul Palomeros, NATO supreme allied commander transformation, on the challenge Russia's agression poses to the alliance.             
» Defense News TV: Russia & NATO
08/09/15 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Defense News TV: Russia & NATO             
» E. Europe Developing Amphibious Vehicle Capabilities
08/09/15 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. E. European allies are benefiting from Western European know-how and tech to upgrade amphibious vehicle capabilities.             
» US Concern Over Russian Military Buildup In Syria
08/09/15 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The United States expressed concern to Moscow on Saturday about what it called reports of an imminent and enhanced Russian military buildup in war-torn Syria.       ...
» Reports: Gulf States Send More Troops To Yemen
08/09/15 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Gulf Arab monarchies sent thousands of heavily armed troops to reinforce loyalists in Yemen in the battle against Iran-backed rebels, media reported Monday.        ...
» Greece Examining US Request To Deny Russian Flights To Syria
08/09/15 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. ATHENS — Greece is "examining" a request by the United States to deny passage to Russian supply flights to Syria, a Greek foreign ministry source said Monday.       ...
» Iraq Defense Minister Unharmed In Sniper Attack
08/09/15 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obaidi escaped unharmed as a sniper fired on his convoy Monday near a town where security forces have been battling jihadists, the ministry said.  ...
» Turk Missile-Maker To Sell Rockets, Anti-Tank Missiles To Poland
08/09/15 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Turkey's state-controlled missile producer Roketsan has signed a deal with the Polish company WZL1 to make its debut in Poland.             
» Turkish Bases Becoming Hubs in Anti-ISIS Campaign
08/09/15 10:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Turkey's critical air bases in the country's south and southeast are becoming a hub in the allied campaign against radical Islamists in Syria and Iraq.         ...
» Resurgent Russia Drawing Northern Nations Closer
08/09/15 10:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Russian aircraft and ships are on the move again, flying and sailing provocative missions that challenge the security and territorial boundaries of many nations -- none more so than in...
» At least 14 Turkish police killed in PKK attack
08/09/15 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. September 8, 2015, 11:20 AM (IDT) An IED laid by the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) blew up a police bus in the eastern Turksih province of Igdir Tuesday, killing at least fourteen po...
» At least 10 Turkish police killed in PKK attack
08/09/15 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. September 8, 2015, 11:20 AM (IDT) An IED laid by the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) blew up a police bus in the eastern Turksih province of Igdir Tuesday, killing at least ten police offic...
» Fifty Turkish planes strike PKK bases in North Iraq
08/09/15 10:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. September 8, 2015, 12:09 PM (IDT) In retaliation for the PKK attack Monday which killed 16 Turkish soldiers, fifty Turkish warplanes Tuesday struck outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) headquart...
» New Israeli ambassador to Jordan presents credentials to king
08/09/15 10:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. September 8, 2015, 1:16 PM (IDT) Einat Shahin is the first female Israeli ambassador appointed to an Arab capital. Tuesday, she presented her credentials to Jordan’s King Abdullah, along w...
» Former CIA Officer Just EXPOSED OBAMA…What She Says Might ...
08/09/15 10:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. Clare Lopez is a former CIA officer, and she is risking her professional career to call out President Barack Obama in the biggest way possible. Lopez is well respected in the inte...
» News Roundup and Notes: September 8, 2015
08/09/15 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Megan Graham 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. IRAQ and SYRIA Two British mem...
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» 3,478,1143,478,1142015-09-07Oil Extends Decline as Russia Rules Out Deal With OPEC on Output
07/09/15 21:49 from Mike Nova - Google+
3,478,114 3,478,114 2015-09-07 Oil Extends Decline as Russia Rules Out Deal With OPEC on Output - Bloomberg Business News 9.7.15 M - Labor Day - 6.44 pm Oil Extends Decline as Russia Rules Out Deal With OPEC on Output - Bloomberg Busines...
» Melting Ice Isn’t Opening Arctic to Oil Bonanza
07/09/15 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . TERIBERKA, Russia — The warming Arctic should already have transformed this impoverished fishing village on the coast of the Barents Sea. The Kremlin spent billions in the last decade in hopes of turnin...
» Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Access to Data
07/09/15 19:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — In an investigation involving guns and drugs, the Justice Department obtained a court order this summer demanding that Apple turn over, in real time, text messages between suspects using iP...
» Sexual Attraction and Fluidity - The New York Times
07/09/15 19:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Recently, Miley Cyrus told Elle UK , “I’m very open about it — I’m pansexual.” In June, she’d told Paper Magazine : “I am literally open to every single thing that is...
» No Reason for Russia to Deploy Troops to Syria, Experts Say | News
07/09/15 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (SNC) Khaled Khoja (L) talks to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov before a meeting in Moscow. Med...
» 2015-09-07» Putin Jockeying for Deal With US on Syria 07/09/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared
07/09/15 17:40 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-09-07 » Putin Jockeying for Deal With US on Syria 07/09/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review   From The Major News Sources »   Oil falls more than 3 percent on oversupply, China equity losse...
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07/09/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» 2015-09-07​ISIS captures last oil field under Syrian government control 
07/09/15 13:34 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-09-07 ​ISIS captures last oil field under Syrian government control - CBS News 9.7.15 M - Labor Day 1 pm - World ​ISIS captures last oil field under Syrian government control - CBS News Islamic State seizes last Syrian oilfield unde...
» Putin Plays The Syria Card
07/09/15 13:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U .S. Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed "concern" to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Moscow was moving toward a major military buildup in Syria. ...
» An End to NATO and Restoration of Russian Might
07/09/15 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newsweek. This article first appeared on the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University site . In 1985, a Soviet leader came to powe...
» Putin Orders Snap Combat Drills In Central Military District
07/09/15 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . President Vladimir Putin has ordered snap combat-readiness drills in Russia's central military district. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on September 7 that the exercises involve paratroopers and military...
» France proposes leaders' summit on Ukraine to push peace process
07/09/15 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande on Monday proposed a meeting of the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine in Paris later this month to push ahead with peace talks after recent ce...
» Russia’s opposition faces an uphill struggle against Kremlin and Vladimir Putin
07/09/15 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. In late 2011, he was one of several leaders of a surge of anti-Kremlin protests - and endured the subsequent crackdown, which saw arrests, apartment s...
» Turkish jets strike PKK targets after deadly militant attack
07/09/15 11:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish insurgent targets overnight after the militants staged what appeared to be their deadliest attack since the collapse of a two-year-old ceasefire...
» Turkey, Responding to Attack, Launches Airstrikes on Kurdish Rebels
07/09/15 11:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . ISTANBUL — The Turkish military carried out airstrikes on Monday against Kurdish insurgents, a day after what appeared to be the deadliest assault since the breakdown in July of a fragile peace process ...
» Palestinian Toddler Killed in Suspected Jewish Extremist Attack: Police
07/09/15 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Israeli PM Netanyahu Reacts to Arson Attack on Palestinian Homes 0:59 autoplay autoplay DUMA, West Bank — Israel's prime minister made a rare call to the Palestinian Authority's chairman on Friday follo...
» Police: American woman - CNN.com
07/09/15 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Story highlights A man confessed to killing an American woman, police in Nepal say Her body has not been found (CNN) An American woman who went to Nepal to help in the aftermath of April's devastating earthqu...
» Greece considers U.S. request to close airspace to Russian aid flights
07/09/15 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece received a request from the United States to deny Russia the use of Greek airspace for aid flights to Syria, a spokesman for the foreign ministry in Athens said on Monday. The spokes...
» Islamic State takes Syrian state's last oilfield: monitor
07/09/15 11:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters have seized the last major oilfield under Syrian government control during battles over a vast central desert zone, a group monitoring the conflict said on Monday. The...
» Ousted as Gay, Aging Veterans Are Battling Again for Honorable Discharges
07/09/15 11:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the Army discharged Pvt. Donald Hallman in 1955 for being what it called a “Class II homosexual,” the 21-year-old was so scared of being an outcast that he burned all h...
» 2015-09-06Jim Hall - Concierto (Full Album)
07/09/15 09:29 from Mike Nova - Google+
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» 2015-09-06» Is Iraq too broke to fight ISIS? 06/09/15 10:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
06/09/15 12:45 from Mike Nova - Google+
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