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Senior Navy official charged with conspiracy in junk rifle silencers case

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A senior Navy intelligence official has been indicted on charges of theft and conspiracy as part of a long-running federal probe into a secretive operation featuring the Navy SEALs and untraceable rifle silencers.
     

Taliban Gain Momentum in Afghanistan’s North as Fight for Kunduz Continues 

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The militants’ latest push occurred in the remote and mountainous region of Badakhshan, and they have also made gains in the northern provinces of Takhar and Baghlan.

Putin’s Plan for Syria

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A reader describes the Russian president’s calculated moves under the guise of helping to fight ISIS.

Obama Condemns Russia’s Role in Bombing Syria

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The president said the United States would not cooperate in Russian military operations that he said would provide a recruiting tool for Islamic radicals.

Mexico Extraditing Drug Lord to US - The IUSB Preface

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Mexico Extraditing Drug Lord to US
The IUSB Preface
Caldwell of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James BComeyand Acting Director David Harlow of the U.S. Marshals Service ...

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Obama: Dueling Airstrikes in Syria, Not 'Proxy War'

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President Barack Obama says the Syrian civil war is not going to become a 'proxy war' between the U.S. and Russia, as the two countries conduct airstrikes on different groups inside Syria.

Obama criticizes Russia on Syria, defends his own strategy

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is vehemently rejecting Russia's military actions in Syria as self-defeating and dismissing the idea that Moscow is strengthening its hand in the region. He vows not to let the conflict become a U.S.-Russia "proxy war."
At a White House news conference Friday, Obama pledged ...

Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (September 26–October 2) 

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I. United Nations & International Criminal Court
Alex Whiting, The First Case for the ICC Prosecutor: Attacks on Cultural Heritage (Tuesday, September 29) Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, The Canary in the Coal Mine: Women and Reservations to Post-2015 Development Agenda (Wednesday, September 30) Sarah Knuckey, The UN Human Rights Council Supports Yemen’s “National Inquiry,” but Is It a Whitewash in the Making? (Friday, October 2) Brittany Benowitz, Letter to the Editor: To Combat Extremism, We Will Need More Than Words (Friday, October 2)
II. Guantánamo
Steve Vladeck, The Bass-Ackwards Detainee Transfer Provision in the FY2016 NDAA (Thursday, October 1)
III. Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Andrew K. Woods, Guest Post: A Proposal to Improve Foreign Law Enforcement Access to US-Held Data (Wednesday, September 30)
IV. Transparency
Steve Vladeck, The AUMF, ISIL, and… FOIA? (Wednesday, September 30)
V. US-China Relations
Kristen Eichensehr, The US-China Cyber Agreement: What’s In and What’s Out (Monday, September 28)
VI. UK Anti-Terror Laws
Clive Walker, Guest Post: A Short (Yet Still Forlorn) Reply in the Taliban Sources Project Debate (Monday, September 28)
VII. Law of Armed Conflict
Jason Coats, Guest Post: Rest Easy Professeurs de Trahison, You Are Not Targetable Under LOAC (Thursday, October 1)
VIII. Congressional Hearings
Just Security, National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, September 28–October 2 (Monday, September 28)
IX. Miscellaneous
Just Security, Video from The Going Dark Debate: Just Security’s Second Anniversary (Monday, September 28) Read on Just Security »
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Secret Service targeting of Chaffetz alarms lawmakers

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A Secret Service official’s allegedly deliberate decision to embarrass Rep. Jason Chaffetz could “give pause” to other lawmakers who have applied for federal jobs, cautioned former House Judiciary Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis.
     

US Kurdish allies welcome Russian airstrikes in Syria

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Three days into its bombing campaign in Syria, Russia on Friday at last targeted Islamic State positions, striking at the de facto capital of the terror organization and at least one other site.
     

Russia’s goal in Syria: Save Assad, secure key population centers

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Russia’s military intervention in Syria appears to be aimed at helping the government recover control of key population centers and ensure a role for President Bashar Assad in any peace process, undermining the U.S. demand that he give up power, according to U.S. officials and independent analysts.
     
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Russian air strikes hit nine ISIS positions on fourth day

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October 3, 2015, 6:50 PM (IDT)
The Russian defense ministry said that in the past 24 hours, the Russian air force had conducted 20 air strikes near Raqqa, ISIS headquarters in Syria – including nine Saturday. Targets destroyed included ammunition and oil depots and all-terrain vehicles.

 

The Latest: US defense chief promises Kunduz investigation

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The latest developments from Afghanistan, where the international charity Doctors Without Borders says that nine local staffers were killed when its clinic came under "sustained bombing" as government and international forces continue to battle Taliban fighters in the northern city of Kunduz (all times local):
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Experts: Drone market to hit $10 billion by 2024

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The market for military drones is expected to almost double by 2024 to beyond $10 billion (€8.9 billion), according to a report published Friday by specialist defense publication IHS Jane's Intelligence Review.
       

Several victims in Palestinian stabbing attack in Jerusalem

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October 3, 2015, 7:30 PM (IDT)
First report: Several people injured in a Palestinian stabbing attack on a group of Israelis near Lions Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem Saturday night.

Pentagon launches probe into deadly airstrike on charity hospital in Afghanistan 

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday ordered a full investigation into an airstrike on a hospital served by charity doctors in Afghanistan that killed at least 16, including 3 children, and created immediate outrage in the war-torn country,
"A full investigation into the tragic incident is under way in coordination ...

The FBI and the NYPD are collecting policing data—but only one of them is ... - Daily Kos

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The FBI and the NYPD are collecting policing data—but only one of them is ...
Daily Kos
On Monday, the FBI announced that it will begin to collect and release certain policing data to the public through their Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Specifically, the program will gather data on "the number of police officers who are slain, as ...

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One of two Israeli victims of Palestinian stabbing attack dies

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October 3, 2015, 8:24 PM (IDT)
A Palestinian terrorist stabbed an Israeli family near the Lions Gate in Jerusalem Saturday night, critically injuring the father and mother, slightly injuring their 2-year old child and hurting a passing woman. The father died a short time ago. After the stabbing attack, the terrorist snatched the sidearm of the wounded man and opened fire on passing tourists before he was shot dead by Border Guard police. The family was attacked near Lions Gate on the main street to the Western Wall that was packed with people on their way to the Kotel. All the Old City streets leading to the Kotel and Western Wall have been shut down.

An Israeli couple knifed to death In Jerusalem. Beefed-up security fails to staunch spiraling Palestinian terror

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October 3, 2015, 9:13 PM (IDT)
In the space of 48 hours, during the Jewish festival season, two pairs of Israel parents were murdered by Palestinian terrorists. After gunmen killed the first couple Eitam and Na’ama Henkin in a drive-by ambush near Alon More Thursday night, a second couple and their two-year old child were knifed in the Old City of Jerusalem Saturday night, Oct. 3 by a another Palestinian terrorist on their way to the Western Wall. They were among a large crowd thronging through the main street to the Kotel. 

Controversial Nobel Prize winners - Washington Post

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Controversial Nobel Prize winners
Washington Post
STOCKHOLM — It's just a prize, right? Maybe so, but the Nobel Prizes have a way of sparking ferocious debate about whether the winners were worthy or whether the judges' decisions were politically biased. Prize founder Alfred Nobel gave only vague ...
Former Singapore detainee nominated for Nobel Peace PrizeGlobalPost
The Folly of Big Science AwardsNew York Times
How much for that Nobel prize in the window?MENAFN.COM
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Iraqi officials: Suicide bomber in Baghdad kills 10

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Iraqi officials say a suicide attack on a security checkpoint north of the capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 10 people.









Russia vows to intensify Syria strikes

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Russia pledges to intensify its air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, saying the bombing has significantly weakened the militants.

Criticism of Russian Airstrikes in Syria Builds

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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron added his voice to criticism of Russia’s military action in Syria, as Russian warplanes continued airstrikes.

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Controversial Nobel Prize winners 

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It’s just a prize, right? Maybe so, but the Nobel Prizes have a way of sparking ferocious debate about whether the winners were worthy or whether the judges’ decisions were politically biased.















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Netanyahu says Israel's relationship with Russia is good

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel wants to avoid an adversarial relationship with Moscow and is unsure how Russia's recent military intervention in Syria will affect the situation there.
  

Hillary Clinton Pledges to Defend LGBT Rights - TIME

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Hillary Clinton Pledges to Defend LGBT Rights
TIME
In one of the strongest statements ever from a presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton on Saturday pledged to defend gay and lesbian Americans against efforts to deny them of their rights. Speaking to the nation's largest gay rights group, the New York ...
With a nod to past positions, Clinton pledges sweeping action for LGBT AmericansCNN International
Clinton pitches herself as ally of gay rightsThe Hill (blog)
Clinton Credits HRC On Peronal Evolution Over Marriage EqualityTalk Radio News Service
Bloomberg -Allentown Morning Call -Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
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Baghdad hit by deadly suicide bombings

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At least 18 people are killed in two suicide car bomb attacks in a mainly Shia district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say.

Russia declares partial victory in bombing campaign in Syria

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Russia says it’s making gains against the Islamic State, but the West says it’s attacking other rebel groups.















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News Analysis: Syria Exposes Split Between Obama and Clinton 

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Hillary Rodham Clinton is arguing for a more robust approach to Syria, with the president dismissing her ideas as campaign politics.
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The West must hold its nerve in Afghanistan 

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Nato forces must stay the course in Afghanistan or risk creating another recruiting ground for the Islamic State











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Kunduz hospital bombing could be 'war crime'

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Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) demands full investigation after suspected US air-strike kills 16, including nine staff











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Airstrikes Kill Rescue Worker and Family of 5 in Syria

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The attack followed a pattern that has come to be known as the double tap, where warplanes bomb an area, then bomb again, often after rescuers have arrived.

Two Venezuelan ex-senior cops indicted in U.S. court over drugs

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Two former senior officials in the Venezuelan police were indicted on drugs charges in a U.S. court last month, documents seen by Reuters show, the latest case to involve Venezuela, a suspected major smuggling route for South American cocaine.
  

At Least 18 Dead In Baghdad Suicide Bombings

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Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in two of Baghdad’s mainly Shi’ite districts on October 3, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens, according to the police.

Vatican removes gay priest from post after coming out with his partner 

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Priest gives interview, holds demonstration on eve of synod to discuss family issues.















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Putin promised to use influence in Donbass for progress on Minsk deal: Kremlin

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin had promised to use his influence in Ukraine's eastern Donbass region to ensure progress in the Ukraine conflict's Minsk peace process, The Kremlin's spokesman said on Saturday according to Interfax.
  

Kurdish leader encourages coordination between Russia, coalition

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ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The president of Iraq's Kurdistan region said on Saturday that "better results" could be achieved in the war against Islamic State militants if Russia and the international coalition coordinated their efforts.









  

The Latest: Confusion over bombing of Afghanistan hospital

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The latest developments from Afghanistan, where the international charity Doctors Without Borders says that nine local staffers were killed when its clinic came under “sustained bombing” as government and international forces continue to battle Taliban fighters in the northern city of Kunduz (all times local):









VIDEO: Gay priest: 'This is the will of God'

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A senior priest at the Vatican who has revealed he is gay has said every gay person is "a son of God".

Live scorpions seized at Paris Airport 

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