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Russia’s Post-Crimea Enthusiasm Wearing Off

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Opinion: Stalinist Nostalgia in Vladimir Putin’s Russiaby ALEC LUHN

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The gulag is a distant memory. In today’s Russia, people pine for an era of order and superpower status.

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Stalin, Russia's New Hero New York Times And yet views like Zhenya's are becoming more common in Russia. Polls show a gradual improvement in perceptions of Stalin, who led the Soviet Union from the late 1920s until his death in 1953. A survey released on March 1 by the Levada Center, ...

Afghan Air Force Not Ready Until 2020, Top US General Saysby webdesk@voanews.com (Carla Babb)

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:31 AM

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The Afghan air force will not reach necessary strength levels until 2020, according to a top U.S. general. General John Campbell, who ended his command of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan last week, told reporters Friday that some aircraft procured for the force would not arrive in Afghanistan until 2018. The force would then need an additional two to three years to train the pilots needed for the new aircraft, he explained. "2020 is probably a good guess," Campbell said.  Afghan aviation capabilities saw significant progress in the 18 months in which the general led international forces there, although, he said, the United States "started way too late" in developing the nation's air force. For example, in 2014, the Afghan air force conducted 85 aerial support missions; in 2015, that number increased to 4,485. Future improvements The force will double the number of A-29 turboprop attack aircraft in the next couple of weeks, according to Campbell. It will also add eight to 10 MD-530 armed helicopters — which the general referred to as "little birds" — to the Afghan air arsenal this fighting season. "Those have made a difference in Nangahar, in Helmand," he said. However, the United States and NATO must still build, train and advise Afghan attack controllers needed to direct the action of their combat aircraft during offensive operations. These controllers are required to positively identify targets and help prevent civilian casualties.

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As UN Prepares to Resume Syrian Talks, US Condemns Cease-Fire Violations by webdesk@voanews.com (Pamela Dockins)

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:31 AM

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The United States on Friday condemned the Syrian government for hampering deliveries of humanitarian aid and for launching airstrikes that have reportedly hit civilians. The strongly worded condemnation from the State Department came as the U.N.’s Syria envoy plans to resume “substantive” talks between the Syrian government and the opposition in Geneva on Monday. State Department spokesman John Kirby said the Syrian regime was guilty of an “ongoing practice of removing badly needed medical supplies” from emergency humanitarian aid deliveries. He also said there were reports that regime airstrikes had struck civilians, in areas including Aleppo. In one case, he said, a strike hit civilians who were part of a congregation leaving a mosque. “Attacks against civilians and the denial of humanitarian aid needs to stop immediately,” said Kirby, who added that the U.S. was urging Russia and other parties with ties to the Syrian regime to use their influence to try to persuade it to stop. Clashes reported Although the overall level of fighting has dropped since a partial cessation of hostilities took effect two weeks ago, there have been reports of violations on both sides. Despite of those reported violations, the U.S. said the Syrian opposition, which initially agreed to a two-week cessation, is now willing to allow the cease-fire to continue as the U.N. moves forward with proximity talks. “None of the armed factions nor the [opposition] High Negotiations Committee itself has indicated they want the cessation to end,” Kirby said. Earlier Friday, the High Negotiations Committee umbrella group confirmed that it was ready to participate in the second round of U.N.-facilitated talks in Geneva. However, it said opposition leader Riyad Hijab thought the chances of reaching an agreement on a political transition were “slim.” In a statement, the group said the Syrian regime and its allies had carried out unlawful detentions and bombings over civilian areas and had blocked aid access to besieged areas. Syrian, Russian targets The first round of proximity talks broke off in early February, partly because of opposition complaints that the Syrian and Russian governments were bombing Syrian rebels instead of the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. Russia said the Syrian government, which has accused rebels of violations, had confirmed it would participate in the second round of political talks. Also, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem scheduled a Saturday news conference that may shed more light on his government’s intentions. Some U.S. analysts have expressed doubt about the prospects for ending Syria’s civil war through dialogue. “The prospects for a political agreement in Syria have long been dim to negligible,” said Daniel Serwer, a Middle East Institute analyst and professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. “The current momentum comes from putting aside the central issue: whether [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad will continue in power,” he said in an article in peacefare.net. Kerry, Saudis confer As the U.N. prepares to relaunch negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with officials in Saudi Arabia on Friday. “Kerry emphasized that now is the time to keep moving forward toward ending the conflicts in Syria and Yemen,” the State Department said. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are part of the 17-nation International Syria Support Group, which has been backing plans for a political transition in Syria. Also, the U.S. has been backing a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, which has been carrying out airstrikes against Houthi rebels. Syria will likely be a focal point for Kerry when he travels to Paris for meetings with his counterparts from France, Germany, Britain and Italy as well as EU High Representative Federica Mogherini. Syria’s five-year civil war has resulted in 400,000 deaths, according to some reports, and has left millions displaced. “No one wants to see a sixth year of conflict start on March 15,” said officials in a Friday statement from the U.N. and a group of nongovernmental organizations.

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Israeli Security Agents Shut Down Palestinian Media Operationby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:30 AM

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Israeli police shut down a Palestinian media outlet in Ramallah on Friday, accusing it of using television and the Internet to incite violence. The Shin Bet security agency said the station, Palestine Today, "served the Islamic Jihad as a central means to incite the West Bank population, calling for terror attacks against Israel and its citizens." Police and security forces raided the station before dawn and arrested its manager, Farook Aliat. Shin Bet described him as "an Islamic Jihad operative who had been imprisoned in Israel for his activities." Islamic Jihad condemned the Israeli raid as "another episode in the long saga of oppression by the occupation." A six-month surge of Palestinian violence against Israelis has killed 28 Israelis, two Americans and an Eritrean. More than 180 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli police, soldiers and bystanders while trying to stab Israelis or run them over with cars. Rumors that Israel was planning to take over an East Jerusalem holy site revered by Jews and Muslims set off the violence. Israel fiercely denies the rumors and accuses Palestinian leaders of inciting young people to riot. Palestinians deny this and say they are fed up with what they call Israeli oppression, little economic opportunity and a dim outlook for peace.

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Drone Technology Opens Up New Options for Photographersby webdesk@voanews.com (Sarah Zaman)

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:29 AM

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An interest in remote-controlled helicopters and a lot of practice helped Skye De Moya and Ross Shafer get their business off the ground in 2013. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, their company, SkyeCam Productions, specializes exclusively in drone photography and videography. “I started out years ago as a kid and I just loved remote controlled toys," Shafer said. "It’s really hard to control some of that stuff compared to the newer drones. The older ones, that I used to fly, if the wind came in, it would go off in the distance.” “I actually began as an assistant camera for someone who was flying professionally," De Moya said. "I bought myself a cheap drone and practiced for hours, crashing it.” Once in the field, they quickly assemble the drone, mount the camera and then calibrate the device so its internal compass can determine direction and the Global Positioning System can detect the drone’s location. Unlike many amateur drone photographers, these two professionals work as a team. De Moya operates the camera while Shaffer flies the drone. De Moya says this allows for better joint maneuvers and more creativity. Keep talking This also means that it's not just the communication between the devices that's important but also the communication between the operators. “If I wanted to go up, I had to tell Skye that I was going up," Shafer said. "And I had to say, 'I'm going up!' So the camera, if you don’t do anything, it’s just going to keep going up." While drones have taken photography to a new height, there are still certain limitations. “You cannot fly over big crowds," De Moya said, "because if, God forbid, something were to happen, they could really hurt someone below. In certain highly populated areas — for example, in the city — if there’s too much concrete, sometimes it can interfere with the GPS.” In the U.S., for the protection of air traffic, it’s also not permissible to fly a drone within an eight-kilometer radius of an airport or more than 122 meters above the ground. For De Moya, the biggest challenge is keeping up with constantly changing technology and rules and regulations. Shaffer, however, has more immediate concerns.   “Biggest challenge is to not hit trees," he said. The Federal Aviation Administration now requires all professional and hobbyist drone fliers in the United States to register their devices with the agency so they are traceable in case of an incident and can be returned to the owner if lost.

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ЕС опубликовал решение о продлении санкций против России - ОРЕАНДА

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:29 AM

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ЕС опубликовал решение о продлении санкций против России ОРЕАНДА ОРЕАНДА-НОВОСТИ. Решение о продлении до 15 сентября индивидуальных санкций против граждан и юридических лиц России и Украины опубликовано в Официальном журнале Евросоюза. «Решение вступит в силу в день, следующий за публикацией в Официальном журнале», ... и другие »

Сноуден вновь рассказал о желании вернуться в США - Lenta.ru

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Сноуден вновь рассказал о желании вернуться в США Lenta.ru Бывший сотрудник американских спецслужб Эдвард Сноуден заявил, что намерен продолжать заниматься разоблачениями вне зависимости от своего местонахождения, однако хотел бы вернуться в США. Как сообщает в субботу, 12 марта, РИА Новости, об этом он рассказал во время ... Сноуден заявил о желании вернуться в СШАНТВ.ru Сноуден хочет вернуться в США и продолжить разоблаченияВести.Ru Сноуден хочет вернуться в СШАИзвестия Деловой Петербург Все похожие статьи: 104 »

Russia, China oppose US missile-defense in South Korea - KMOV.com

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Russia, China oppose US missile-defense in South Korea KMOV.com Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a news conference Friday after meeting with Russiancounterpart Sergey Lavrov that putting the system in South Korea would "inflict direct harm to the strategic security interests of China and Russia." Lavrov said ... China-Russia Talks Focus on North KoreaVoice of America China, Russia coordinating foreign policy: Chinese FM The BRICS Post all 68 news articles »

As Ankara Eyes Tougher Visa Rules, Neighbors Fretby support@pangea-cms.com (Charles Recknagel)

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:28 AM

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The EU's drive to get Turkey to toughen its visa regulations to help resolve the migrant crisis is giving regional businessmen reason to worry.

Poland Still Refuses To Honor Constitutional Court Ruling

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:27 AM

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Poland's government says it is still refusing to publish a ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal, which struck down key legislation that has blocked the work of the court.

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Two Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Eastern Ukraine

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:27 AM

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The Ukrainian military says two of its soldiers were killed in clashes between government forces and pro-Russia separatists in southeast Ukraine over the past 24 hours.

Turkish President Erdogan threatens court's 'existence' after it releases two journalists by Charlotte Beale

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:26 AM

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The court's ruling was 'against the country', he said

Turkish Air Strikes Kills 67 Kurdish Militants in Iraqby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:26 AM

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Turkey's air force has carried out air strikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, killing at least 67 militants, the military said Saturday. The March 9 raids were carried out by 14 F-16 and F-4 fighter jets, and targeted camps, ammunition depots and other installations run by the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK. The military says the offensive targeted sites in five areas: Qandil, Metina, Avasin, Haftanin and Basyan. The Turkish Air Force has been conducting strikes on PKK sites in northern Iraq since July when peace efforts between the government and the rebels collapsed. The PKK is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey and its Western allies. The group says it is fighting for greater autonomy and rights for the country's largest ethnic minority.

Italy avalanche: Six dead and others injured in mountain slides in Alps by Harriet Sinclair

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 11:25 AM

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Rescue teams are currently searching for others trapped in the snow

Today's Headlines and Commentary by Alex R. McQuade

Saturday March 12th, 2016 at 9:19 AM

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Yesterday, news broke that an Islamic State defector has been disclosing inside information about the terrorist group’s inner bureaucracy. The New York Times shares that German authorities have obtained documents that are said to list foreigners who have traveled to Syria to fight for the pseudo-state. Germany’s Interior Ministry confirmed that officials believed that the documents are authentic.

However,some U.S. officials doubt the value of these leaked documents. Intelligence officials remain skeptical that the files contain any new revelations about the terror group. The Daily Beast reportsthat although they have not yet obtained copies of the documents, U.S. officials cautioned that similar files may have been obtained and analyzed previously. Additionally, the Beast tells us that the documents appear to be as much as three years old,diminishing the value for planning military strikes. The Guardian has more on “the Islamic State’s good book-keeping.”

Speaking of Islamic State leaks, Sleiman Daoud al Afari, one of the Islamic State’s top chemical weapons experts captured in a raid last month, has been transferredfrom U.S. custody to the Iraqi government. Yesterday, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook stressed that the United States would keep Islamic State detainees only for the “short term,” handled on a “case by case” basis. Al Afari provided U.S. military officials with key information regarding the Islamic State’s chemical weapons program which led to Allied airstrikes against alleged chemical weapon facilities. The Associated Press adds that the United States has “disrupted and degraded” the Islamic State’s ability to produce chemical weapons as a result of the airstrikes.

The Islamic State continues to greatly expandits control over territory in Libya. Reuters reports that U.N. sanctions monitors said that Islamic State militants are claiming to be the key defense for Libya against foreign militaries. In their annual report to the U.N. Security Council, the monitors also stated that Libya has become more attractive to foreign fighters.

Back in Syria, Reuters tells us that Russian warplanes have launched heavy strikes on the Islamic State-held city of Palmyra yesterday. The strikes may signify the Syrian government’s attempt to recapture the historic city, which fell to the Islamic State in May of 2015. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights indicated that dozens of Islamic State fighters were killed or wounded in the airstrikes that came after the heavy air raids in Palmyra.

Additionally, the Obama administration is facing mounting pressure by the Knights of Columbus, one of the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organizations, to declare the Islamic State’s torture, murder, and rape of Christians as genocide. You can read the full report here.

Some major powers close to the U.N. peace talks on the Syrian civil war are discussing the possibility of a federal division of Syria. According to Reuters, Syria would maintain its unity as a single state while granting broad autonomy to regional authorities. As rumors of a possible division of Syria flourish, the Syrian opposition has agreedto attend the continued peace talks in Geneva set to resume on Monday. However, the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) has downplayed the chances of reaching an agreement with Bashar al Assad’s government. In a statement, the HNC said it would be in attendance in Geneva as part of its “commitment to international efforts to stop the spilling of Syrian blood and find a political solution.”

European Union officials raised legal and practical questions about a deal with Turkey concerning the E.U.’s migrant crisis yesterday. The Wall Street Journal reports that “the draft deal obliging Turkey to take back all migrants crossing illegally into Greece, including Syrian refugees, agreed to on Monday, still needs final approval by the bloc’s leaders at a summit next week.” The plan will allegedly outline that for each Syrian refugee returned to Turkey, European countries will take one Syrian refugee directly out of Turkish camps. Human rights groups and the United Nations’ refugee agency have raised concerns regarding Turkey’s mixed record on abiding by international refugee law.

During a clash between rival Taliban factions, dozens have been killed in the latest uprising against the insurgent group’s leader, Mullah Mansoor. The Guardian shares that “up to 100 fighters were killed in the Shindand district of Herat in western Afghanistan when followers of Mullah Mohammad Rasool clashed with Mansoor supporters.” Last year, the Taliban’s founder Mullah Mohammad Omar was announced dead, leading to mounting insurrections against his successor.

In the latest news from Pakistan, Pakistani officials have announced that India is no longer the country's sole focus. The Indian Express tells us that instead, Pakistani officials said that it was “time to concentrate on economic revival of the country rather than have any expectations from India.” Read more on the announcement from the Indian Express.

Former Russian Press Minister Mikhail Lesin—found dead in a Washington, DC hotel room last year—died of blunt force injuries to the head, U.S. authorities announced yesterday. However, reports in Russia had indicated that  Vladimir Putin’s former press secretary died of a heart attack. Reuters tells us that Mr. Lesin, Putin’s press secretary from 1999-2004, had blunt force injuries to the neck, torso, arms, and legs and that a possible murder probe into his death has not yet been ruled out.

In other Russia news, the FBI eavesdropped on a meeting involving Russian intelligence personnel in New York City. Reuters reports that “the hours of covert recordings from 2013 were disclosed in papers filed in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday in the case of Evgeny Buryakov.” Buryakov is a Russian citizen who had posed as a banker to participate in a “Cold War-style” spy ring. The spy ring included two more Russians, Igor Sporyshev and Victor Podobnyy. “The trio conspired to gather economic intelligence for Russia, including information about U.S. sanctions against the country, and to recruit intelligence sources in New York City.”

CNN tells us that the Obama administration is preparing to attribute a 2013 cyber attack against a New York dam to Iranian hackers. According to CNN, “the intrusion at the Bowman Avenue Dam, around 30 miles north of New York City in suburban Rye Brook, New York, isn’t considered sophisticated—the hackers managed only to get access to some back office systems, not the operational systems of the dam.” However, the attack alarmed the Obama administration about the vulnerability of U.S. infrastructure to cyber attacks. Reuters has more on the newly attributed attack.

Over in North Korea, Kim Jung Un orderedhis country to improve its nuclear attack capability by conducting more tests, after watching a ballistic missile launch test this week. Kim Jung Un’s announcement comes as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula after the Hermit Kingdom tested a nuclear weapon earlier this year. During a state-run media news broadcast, reporters told North Koreans that Kim Jung Un said that work “must be strengthened to improve nuclear attack capability and issued combat tasks to continue nuclear explosion tests to assess the power of newly developed nuclear warheads and tests to improve nuclear capability.” Earlier this week, North Korea had announced that it had developed a nuclear warhead capable of being mounted on a ballistic missile.

Foreign Policy sharesa piece on the new measure in the Senate aimed at making it harder for cyber attackers to take down the nation’s electrical grid. But will the plan do more harm than good?

In other cyber news, the Financial Times covers how a typo ... yes a typo, tripped the alarm in a $101 million cyber bank heist. Check that story out here.

Yesterday, the FBI threatened to raise the stakes in its legal battle with Apple. Yahoo News tells usthat the FBI suggested that it might “demand access to Apple’s source code and secret electronic signature used to verify the legitimacy of its software updates.” The Verge adds that the tone between the FBI and Apple just became openly hostile;read that report here.

Defense News reports that yesterday, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to advance Eric Fanning’s nomination to become the new Army secretary to the full Senate. Fanning’s nomination has been in limbo for months. If confirmed, Mr. Fanning would become the first openly gay civilian to lead a U.S. armed service.

In the latest Guantanamo Bay news, over a dozen Republican senators introduced a resolution on Thursday to send detained Islamic State fighters to the detention center in Cuba. The Hill writes that “the resolution comes a day after the Pentagon announced that U.S. forces had captured an Islamic State leader on the ground sparking new questions about how to handle such prisoners.” The Hillhas more.

Parting Shot: The next president will face many foreign policy challenges from the fight against terrorism to Chinese and Russian aggressions. However, few of the presidential candidates have offered much sense on how they would actually take on these issues, so says the New York Times’ editorial board. Check out their piece on filling in the foreign policy blanks.

ICYMI: Yesterday, on Lawfare

Ben suggested DC  area readers donate to Lawfare because we're less annoying at fundraising than WAMU.

Ben also shared the government’s response to Apple.

Robert Chesney provided us with an update on an ISIS detainee being transferred from the U.S. to Iraqi custody.

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Paris attackers 'named in IS files'

Friday March 11th, 2016 at 6:44 PM

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The names of three men who carried out the Paris attacks in November appear in files leaked from the Islamic State militant group, according to German media.

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EU refugee deal hits setback as Cyprus objects to Turkey bidby Leo Cendrowicz

Friday March 11th, 2016 at 6:43 PM

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Under the planned deal, Turkey would take back Syrian refugees who land in Greece in exchange for €6bn in aid

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11/03/16 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Cuba and the European Union have signed a deal normalizing their relations after years of tensions spawned by disagreement over human rights on the island.

» Why the U.S.-U.K. Relationship Is Less Special than Ever
11/03/16 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Almost 70 years to the day since Winston Churchill immortalized the term in his historic ‘ Sinews of Peace ’ address, the “special relationship” between the U.K. and U...

» Non-aligned countries reject US sanctions on Venezuela
11/03/16 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Venezuela’s U.N. ambassador has read out a statement from a group of 120 developing countries rejecting President Barack Obama’s decision to renew sanctions on several of his country’s top officials.

» Russia seeks details on aide's US death
11/03/16 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russian officials criticise a lack of communication by the US authorities over the death of Mikhail Lesin, a former aide to President Putin.

» Kerry arrives in Saudi for talks on Syria, Yemen wars
11/03/16 18:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. HAFR AL-BATIN, Saudi Arabia (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry landed Friday at a sprawling military facility in northeastern Saudi Arabia where the kingdo...

» Iran to Be Blamed for Cyberattack on New York Dam, U.S. Official Says
11/03/16 18:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A criminal probe by the Justice Department has concluded that Iran was behind a cyberattack on a dam outside of New York City in 2013. According to the  Associated Press , a U.S. of...

» Pentagon Won’t Hold Captured ISIS Fighters Beyond 30 Days
11/03/16 18:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Pentagon said Friday that it will not hold captured ISIS operatives beyond 30 days, after which they will be turned over to the Iraqi government. “Fourteen to 30 days is a ballp...

» Poland turns from model of democracy into European problem
11/03/16 18:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. For years, Poland was considered a model of democratic transformation, with Lech Walesa's peaceful revolution heralding a new era based on the rule of law.

» Purported banker in New York admits he was actually a Russian spy
11/03/16 18:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A man posing as a banker in the United States admitted Friday he was actually a Russian spy helping run a conspiracy that could have been ripped from the headlines of the Cold War era, p...

» Moscow’s Desire to Micro-Manage the North Caucasus Causing Multiple Inefficiencies
11/03/16 18:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from North Caucasus Analysis - The Jamestown Foundation. On February 19, the governor of North Ossetia–Alania, Tamerlan Aguzarov, suddenly died at a Moscow hospital from complications of pneumonia. The 52-year-...

» Chechens Fighting in Syria Increasingly Joining Forces With Islamic State
11/03/16 18:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from North Caucasus Analysis - The Jamestown Foundation. Chechen militants in Syria have been going through organizational changes since last summer. The position of the Chechen militants in the Middle East was...

» Kadyrov at Loggerheads With Chechen Diaspora in Europe
11/03/16 18:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from North Caucasus Analysis - The Jamestown Foundation. Ramzan Kadyrov has repeatedly voiced discontent with the actions of Chechens who reside in Europe. During the first years of his rule in Chechnya, he man...

» Chechnya’s Planned New Oil Refinery Marks a Victory Over Rosneft
11/03/16 18:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from North Caucasus Analysis - The Jamestown Foundation. Many analysts say the two wars in Chechnya in the 1990s were caused by the republic’s oil. These analysts, however, have tended to overlook the fact that...

» FBI channels Kafka with new rules on slurping Americans' private ... - The Register
11/03/16 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Register FBI channels Kafka with new rules on slurping Americans' private ... The Register Comment The murky world of surveillance turned a little more Kafkaesque this week. The FBI ...

» Minister of Defense of Georgia Continues to ‘Knock at NATO’s Door’
11/03/16 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Georgia’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze recently visited the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), where he h...

» Berlin, Paris Side With Moscow Against Kyiv In Normandy Group’s Meeting
11/03/16 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. As anticipated (see EDM , February 26), the “Normandy” meeting on March 3–4, in Paris, cornered Ukraine to extract its acceptance of “elections” in the Rus...

» Death of Top Chechen IS Commander May Change the Face of the Syrian Insurgency
11/03/16 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. On March 5, in the fighting for the city of al-Shaddadi in eastern Syria, one of the most influential commanders of the so-called Islamic State (IS), Tarkh...

» Germany, Norway Eye Joint Submarine Procurement
11/03/16 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Norway plans to complete the definition phase for procurement of submarines in the first half of this year and may consider a joint purchase with another country.       ...

» NATO, European Commission Chiefs Hail Cooperation on Security, Migrant Crisis
11/03/16 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker have discussed ways to increase joint work to counter hybrid threats in several areas, inc...

» Two Israelis injured in shooting attack on car on Rte 443
11/03/16 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. March 11, 2016, 10:26 PM (IDT) A Palestinian drive-by vehicle opened fire on an Israeli car driving on Rte 443 near the Beit Horon checkpoint Friday night. Two young men in the car were inj...

» Missile alert in Israel locations around Gaza Strip
11/03/16 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. March 11, 2016, 10:38 PM (IDT) Palestinian rocket fire sets off red alert in Israeli locations around the Gaza Strip Friday night, according to first reports.  

» Chicago Psychiatrist Who Took Kickbacks to Prescribe Mental Health Medication Sentenced to Nine Months in Federal Prison
11/03/16 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Current. — Chicago

» Ex-CIA director: Apple 'generally in the right' on encryption, FBI not 'very good telephone designers' - 9 to 5 Mac
11/03/16 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. 9 to 5 Mac Ex- CIA director: Apple 'generally in the right' on encryption, FBI not 'very good telephone designers' 9 to 5 Mac Speaking with CNBC's Squawk Box, former CIA director James W...

» Ex-CIA director: Apple 'generally in the right' on encryption, FBI not ...
11/03/16 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. Speaking with CNBC's Squawk Box, former CIA director James Woolsey gave his personal thoughts on the FBI's request to have Apple unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino...

» Russia seeks US documents in millionaire's death - USA TODAY
11/03/16 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. USA TODAY Russia seeks US documents in millionaire's death USA TODAY Russia's prosecutor general has asked U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch for documents regarding the mysterious d...

» Russia to disarm world's largest nuclear ballistic missile submarine - RT
11/03/16 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Russia to disarm world's largest nuclear ballistic missile submarine RT Working in accordance with the New START treaty between Russia and US, the country's leading Zvezdochka ship...

» Mikhail Lesin death: Vladimir Putin's propaganda chief died from 'blunt force' – not heart attack as was suggested
11/03/16 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. An autopsy found Mikhail Lesin suffered head injuries

» Russian spy pleads guilty in New York to posing as a banker
11/03/16 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Evgeny Buryakov faces a decade in prison after admitting working for the Russian secret service

» Mystery Of Lesin's Death Deepens As Russia Asks US For More Information
11/03/16 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The mystery surrounding Mikhail Lesin, the former Russian press minister who died in Washington after suffering blunt force trauma to the head, deepened as news reports s...

» German broadcaster: Islamic State files refer to some Paris attackers
11/03/16 14:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A cache of leaked documents containing the names of recruits into the Islamic State group includes references to several of the men who carried out the November attacks in Paris, a Germa...

» Russian Spy Pleads Guilty, Walked Into FBI 'Trap' - ABC News
11/03/16 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Russian Spy Pleads Guilty, Walked Into FBI 'Trap' ABC News A Russian spy, who posed as a banker in New York City, today pleaded guilty to espionage-related ch...

» Arab League says Hezbollah 'terrorists'
11/03/16 14:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The Arab League declares the Lebanese Shia Muslim movement Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, following a move by Arab Gulf states a week ago.

» Зика продолжает наступление
11/03/16 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 01:23 Эпидемию лихорадки Зика пока остановить не удается, но определенный прогресс уже заметен – во всяком случае, в лабораториях.

» Death of former Putin aide: conspiracy theories abound back home in Russia
11/03/16 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Some bloggers suggest Mikhail Lesin could be in US witness protection and faked his own death while others say it could have happened as a result of a fight The announcement that a f...

» U.S. Secretary of State Kerry arrives in Saudi Arabia, to meet King Salman
11/03/16 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HAFR AL-BATIN, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday and was due to hold talks with King Salman and other senior Saudi officials...

» Police hunt for 2 gunmen behind cookout ambush that killed 6
11/03/16 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 1:23 p.m. EST. WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Police on Friday sought to identify the two men who ambushed a backyard cookout and methodically shot and killed six people, including a pregnant woma...

» Puerto Rico reports 201 confirmed Zika cases
11/03/16 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Puerto Rico’s Health Department is reporting 201 confirmed Zika cases amid warnings the U.S. territory could face an epidemic of the mosquito-borne virus.

» Arab League brands Hezbollah group a terrorist organization
11/03/16 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Egypt's state news agency says the Arab League has formally branded Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group a terrorist organization.

» Islamic State’s terror against Christians is genocide, groups charge
11/03/16 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The U.S. State Department has until March 17 to decide whether the terror being waged by the Islamic State against Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East meets...

» Russia's military is recruiting dolphins, and their mission is a mystery
11/03/16 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Russia's military is looking for a few good dolphins to join its navy — five, to be exact, with perfect teeth, average length and a willingness to "display motor activity."

» Learning to Fight Like an Israeli
11/03/16 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. On December 27, 1985, gunfire and explosions erupted at the El Al ticket counter inside the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome. Four gunmen from the Palestinian terrorist g...

» Путин, "исключительно вежливый" с Обамой
11/03/16 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 00:00 Президент США Барак Обама в интервью журналу "Атлантик", посвященном вопросам внешней политики, дал оценку российскому президенту Влади...

» Обама поменял командующего силами НАТО в Европе - РБК
11/03/16 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Обама поменял командующего силами НАТО в Европе РБК На посту командующего Объединенными силами НАТО в Европе, по традиции также руководящего Европейским командованием вооруженн...

» Russia in Review
11/03/16 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism. March 11, 2016 Russia in Review: a digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nucl...

» Turkish TV station aims to switch views
11/03/16 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Slick English-language channel at forefront of efforts by President Erdogan to alter perceptions

» Reports: North Korean Leader Orders More Nuclear Tests
11/03/16 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the country to improve its nuclear attack capability after watching a recent ballistic missile launch test, the country's state media reports. Nort...

» Plan Approved to Shift Control of Internet From US
11/03/16 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Members of ICANN, the U.S.-based non-profit agency that has managed oversight of the international Internet since its creation, agreed upon a final framework agreement that would shift ov...

» Uncomfortable truths over Libya
11/03/16 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. President Obama is right to lament the Anglo-French failure to follow through

» Russia's military wants to buy five dolphins for $25000 and no, they don't want to disclose why - Business Insider
11/03/16 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Russia's military wants to buy five dolphins for $25000 and no, they don't want to disclose why Business Insider The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced plans t...

» Is Vladimir Putin's 'lover' Russia's secret weapon in Maria Sharapova scandal? - Daily Mail
11/03/16 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Mail Is Vladimir Putin's 'lover' Russia's secret weapon in Maria Sharapova scandal? Daily Mail The glamorous former gymnast believed to be Vladimir Putin's secret lover has land...

» Main Syrian opposition groups to attend Geneva peace talks
11/03/16 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Syria's main, Western-backed opposition groups said Friday they will attend the U.N.-sponsored indirect peace talks with the Damascus government in Geneva, starting in two days' time, am...

» David Cameron rebuts Johnson's Canada model for UK – video
11/03/16 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. David Cameron, speaking to the Welsh conservatives on Friday, criticises Boris Johnson’s suggestion that the UK could follow a Canadian-style free-trade agreement system....

» Arab League brands Hezbollah group a terrorist organization - Washington Post
11/03/16 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Daily News & Analysis Arab League brands Hezbollah group a terrorist organization Washington Post CAIRO — Egypt's state news agency says the Arab League has formally branded Lebanon's ...

» Investigators scour Islamic State group documents
11/03/16 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Counterterrorism investigators say they are beginning to pour through a cache of documents detailing what could be the most comprehensive look into the recruiting networks luring fighters into the I...

» Evgeny Buryakov Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court in Connection with Conspiracy to Work for Russian Intelligence
11/03/16 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Current. — New York

» US Government Hits Back, Calls Apple's Security Stance 'False' - State of the State KS (subscription)
11/03/16 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. US Government Hits Back, Calls Apple's Security Stance 'False' State of the State KS (subscription) In its filing, the federal government again insisted that the order in this...

» Obama NATO Pick Has Wrong Approach to Russia, Some Republicans Warn
11/03/16 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Some Republicans believe that the Obama administration’s choice for NATO’s next deputy secretary general has not had the right approach to Russia. According to a report in Bloomberg...

» Лицом к событию. Новое в деле Лесина - 11 марта, 2016
11/03/16 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Радиопрограммы и подкасты - Радио Свобода. Почему обстоятельства смерти Михаила Лесина вызвали такой переполох? Какое место он занимал в российской политике и за что его называют одним из главных врагов не...

» На Украине улучшилось отношение к России, показал опрос - РИА Новости
11/03/16 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости На Украине улучшилось отношение к России, показал опрос РИА Новости Число украинцев, которые хорошо относятся к России, выросло за год и составило 28,4%, одновременно с...

» Telephone Justice: Russian Prankster Says His Phone Calls Changed Verdicts
11/03/16 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian prankster Sergei Davydov says he has influenced numerous court decisions by phoning judges in the guise of an influential official and instructing them to rule in...

» Why the OPM Hack Is Far Worse Than You Imagine
11/03/16 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. The Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) data breach involves the greatest theft of sensitive personnel data in history. But, to date, neither the scope nor scal...

» Russia scolds Britain for saying the Kremlin dreams of Brexit
11/03/16 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Reuters) - Russia scolded Britain on Friday for saying that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin dreamed of weakening the West with a British exit from the European Union.

» Egypt’s news agency: Arab League brands Lebanese Hezbollah group a terrorist organization
11/03/16 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Egypt’s news agency: Arab League brands Lebanese Hezbollah group a terrorist organization.

» Poland’s Government Is Accused of Violating Separation of Powers
11/03/16 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A European watchdog group on Friday said Poland’s right-wing government had blunted the functions of the country’s constitutional court.

» IS commander 'limped away' from attack
11/03/16 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A top commander of so-called Islamic State (IS) may have survived a recent US air strike in north-eastern Syria, US defence officials in Baghdad say.

» London Mayor Launches 'Brexit' Campaign With Nod to Canada
11/03/16 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Boris Johnson said Britain should adopt a model similar to Canada to trade with the European Union, in his first major campaign speech in favor of the U.K.’s exit from the EU.

» The real loser in Barack Obama's worldview? David Cameron.
11/03/16 12:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A new article suggests that Obama's view of his British counterpart is remarkably bleak.

» Germany's Nationalist Party Set for Gains as Three States Vote
11/03/16 12:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A rising nationalist party is expected to ride unease about Chancellor Angela Merkel's migrant policy to perform strongly in three German state elections this weekend, the first significa...

» Taliban Assassinate Pakistani Army Officer
11/03/16 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Taliban militants have shot dead a Pakistani military officer in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Officials say Lieutenant Colonel Tariq Ghafoor was returning from a mosque after Friday...

» Tymoshenko: Ukraine a ‘corruption conglomerate’
11/03/16 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Ukraine’s vehement former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, says the leaders who came to power following 2014’s bloody upheavals are stifling the country by tolerating corruption.

» Arab League labels Hezbollah a terrorist organization
11/03/16 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League labeled Shi'ite Hezbollah a terrorist organization at its meeting on Friday, Egyptian state news agency MENA said.

» Arkansas Drug Trafficking Enterprise Dismantled
11/03/16 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from All Stories. Drug trafficking enterprise dismantled, leader gets 20 years after multi-agency investigation.

» US general in Korea nominated as next NATO supreme commander
11/03/16 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO's chief decision-making body says it has approved the nomination of the U.S. Army general currently in charge of American forces in Korea to ...

» Food Stamp Beneficiaries Exceed 45 Million for 56 Straight Months
11/03/16 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The number of individuals receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as food stamps, has exceeded 45 million for 56 straight months, acco...

» Nancy Reagan's funeral draws political heavyweights, stars from bygone era
11/03/16 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Political and Hollywood heavyweights from past and present were gathering Friday for the funeral of Nancy Reagan — a reflection of the unique and enduring cultural sway held by the ...

» The FBI Wants Schools to Spy on Their Students' Thoughts | Just ... - Just Security
11/03/16 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. The FBI Wants Schools to Spy on Their Students' Thoughts | Just ... Just Security Imagine you're a high school principal. An FBI document lands on your desk. It's called “Pre...

» Банды Нью-Йорка
11/03/16 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 01:04 Полиция Нью-Йорка провела крупномасштабную операцию, арестовав несколько десятков членов преступных сообществ.

» Is Moscow squeezing Moody's out of Russia? - CNBC
11/03/16 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNBC Is Moscow squeezing Moody's out of Russia ? CNBC The Kremlin is set to usher in rules next year that will require agencies to create new, Russia -regulated subsidiaries. Under th...

» Reports Suggest Former Putin Aide Involved in Fight Before Mysterious Death
11/03/16 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The mysterious death of Mikhail Lesin, former presidential aide and media tycoon, took a new turn on Thursday when U.S. forensic specialists reported new evidence that he died...

» Russian Banker Accused Of Spying In U.S. Pleads Guilty
11/03/16 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian banker accused in the United States of participating in a spy ring has pleaded guilty to conspiracy.

» FBI 'could force Apple to hand over private key' - The Guardian
11/03/16 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Guardian FBI 'could force Apple to hand over private key' The Guardian The department wrote in a footnote to its filing: “The FBI cannot itself modify the software on Farook's iPhone...

» U.S. nominates Scaparrotti as top NATO commander
11/03/16 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama nominated U.S. Army General Curtis Scaparrotti on Friday to become NATO's top military commander, the Pentagon said, a key role as NATO bu...

» Chilling Glimpse Into Islamic State War Machine
11/03/16 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Sky News finds booby-trapped bombs, a "rape house" and a makeshift gallows in a Syrian town liberated by Kurdish fighters.

» Two Gunmen Killed In Russia's Daghestan
11/03/16 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Police in Russia's North Caucasus region of Daghestan have killed two gunmen.

» Oil Price Crash Was Not Saudi Arabia’s Fault
11/03/16 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Quite simply, the Saudis want to maintain their market share, but their means to control that are dwindling. The whole internet is jam-packed with analysis portraying Saudi Arabia and OPEC as...

» Obama Turns His Attention to Diapers
11/03/16 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. President Obama’s latest priority as he winds down his final months in the White House is solving America’s “diaper divide” using technology. The White House is “getting creative” t...

» Escalating the War on Looting
11/03/16 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The international community is focusing on the marketplace to scare off demand for stolen artifacts.

» D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue Takes $7 Million From Taxpayers’ Bank Accounts
11/03/16 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue withdrew $7 million from 581 taxpayers’ bank accounts because of a ‘computer error’, the Washington Post reported . According to officials, the ta...

» Accused Russian spy pleads guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge
11/03/16 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Evgeny Buryakov’s plea comes less than a month before his federal trial for failing to register as an agent and not notifying US authorities A Russian citizen whom US authorities acc...

» Есть ли жизнь после Путина?
11/03/16 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 30:01 Что будет со страной после Путина? После его вынужденного или добровольного ухода из российской политики. В программе Александра Подраб...

» The Show Trial Must Go On
11/03/16 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. The actors change, but the stage always looks the same. The wood-paneled courtroom. The officious judge robed in black. The stern prosecutor. That creepy cage for the accused and the stone...

» Apple Accuses US Government of 'Smear' Campaign
11/03/16 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Apple has accused the U.S. federal government of intending to 'smear' it as the fight over whether it can be forced to help law enforcement access the iPhone owned by San Bernardino gunma...

» Moscow Asks Washington For Information Regarding Lesin Death
11/03/16 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's Prosecutor-General Yury Chaika has made an official request to Washington for information concerning the death of former Russian press minister and presidential ...

» They’ve escaped war and crossed the sea. Now Europe wants to send them back.
11/03/16 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. On the Greek island of Lesbos, refugee boats keep rolling in. But the flows could soon be reversed.

» Op-Ed Columnist: Chappatte on Europe’s Deal With Turkey
11/03/16 11:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. European Union leaders and Turkey reached a tentative deal this week to help stem the flow of migrants to the Continent.

» Scaparrotti nominated to replace Breedlove at EUCOM, NATO
11/03/16 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti was tapped Friday to command U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, where he will face a once tranquil security environment transformed by old Cold War tension...

» Chappatte on Europe’s Deal With Turkey - The New York Times
11/03/16 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Advertisement Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Share Tweet Save more Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story European Union leaders...

» Low Oil Prices Force Russian Defense Cuts
11/03/16 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Russian defense procurement will drop by about 10% this year as low oil-and-gas prices drain income from the state budget, according to the head of the conglomerate that controls much ...

» IEA Sees Signs Oil Prices Might Have Bottomed Out
11/03/16 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Crude-oil prices may have “bottomed out” as Iran’s return to the market has been less dramatic than the country promised, the IEA said.

» Russia, China oppose US missile-defense in South Korea
11/03/16 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The foreign ministers of China and Russia are opposing the possible deployment of an advanced American missile-defense system in South Korea.

» Cologne: 4th man arrested over New Year crimes
11/03/16 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Cologne police say a fourth man has been taken into custody after they released a series of photos of people suspected of sexual harassment and assaults in the city on New Year’s Eve.

» Putin: Russian arms upgrade won’t be affected by budget cuts
11/03/16 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. President Vladimir Putin says the Russian military’s arms modernization program won’t be affected by budget cuts prompted by the country’s economic problems.

» German Chancellor Angela Merkel Condemns Closure of the Balkan Route to Refugees
11/03/16 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized other European countries for shutting the door to refugees and migrants hoping to reach Europe via the Balkan route, the BBC reports. European U...

» Russian Media Mogul Mikhail Lesin Died From Blunt Force Trauma
11/03/16 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. A Russian media magnate and former aide to President Vladimir Putin who died in Washington last November was killed by blunt force trauma to the head, a medical examiner has ruled, contradict...

» Obama Blasts David Cameron for U.K.’s Role in Libya
11/03/16 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. President Barack Obama made biting remarks about U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, blaming him for Libya’s descent into chaos after the ouster of long-serving autocrat Muammar Gaddafi ...

» Venezuelan Congress Gives Preliminary Approval to Recall Bill
11/03/16 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Venezuela's opposition-controlled Congress has given preliminary approval to a bill that would put the country on the road to a presidential recall referendum. During floor debate Thursda...

» 'You won't get rid of me!' Venezuela's Maduro tells foes
11/03/16 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro insisted on Thursday his opponents would fail in a new push to oust him this year and end 17 years of socialist rule in the OPE...

» Syrian army aims for eastward advance with Palmyra attack
11/03/16 10:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army backed by Russian air strikes is aiming to capture the historic city of Palmyra from Islamic State to open a road to the eastern province of Deir al-...

» U.S. Said Ready To Blame Iran For Cyberattack On Dam In New York
11/03/16 10:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. news media are reporting that the Obama administration will publicly blame Iranian hackers for a 2013 cyberattack against a small dam in New York state.

» Russia To Deliver First Antimissile Systems To Iran Later This Year
11/03/16 10:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia says the first delivery of its S-300 missile-defense system to Iran will take place in August or September this year.

» Russian, Iranian Ministers To Discuss Oil-Output Freeze
11/03/16 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Alexander Novak will meet with Iranian Oil Minister oil minister Bijan Zanganeh on March 14 in Tehran to discuss how an oil-output oil o...

» Justin Trudeau’s White House Dinner Has the Air of a Family Reunion
11/03/16 10:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The state dinner for Canada’s prime minister included celebrity guests born in his country, such as Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Oh, Michael J. Fox and Mike Myers.

» Civility favours Trump as he eyes victory
11/03/16 10:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Only one winner from the latest US Republican debate

» VIDEO: How the BBC's world news channel evolved
11/03/16 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. As BBC World News marks its 25th anniversary, we look back at the way it has evolved.

» Obama trip to Cuba shows move away from focus on dissidents
11/03/16 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 10:02 a.m. EST. HAVANA (AP) -- Dozens of uniformed and plainclothes police watch silently every Sunday morning as white-clad dissidents file into Mass at Santa Rita Church in a leafy Havana ...

» Director Meets with New Zealand Law Enforcement Leaders - Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog)
11/03/16 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Director Meets with New Zealand Law Enforcement Leaders Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) FBI Director James B . Comey met this week with our partners in ...

» Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump
11/03/16 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. March 11, 2016, 5:30 PM (IDT) Former presidential hopeful, the neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Friday endorsed Donald Trump for the Republican nomination call him “very cerebral” and &...

» Nationalist party set for gains as 3 German states vote
11/03/16 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) - A rising nationalist party is expected to ride unease about Chancellor Angela Merkel's migrant policy to perform strongly in three Germa...

» Officership and the English Language
11/03/16 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. To speak of “the profession of arms” is to imply that military officers don’t just have jobs, but—like doctors, lawyers, and members of the clergy—are members of a community of lear...

» Trump: ‘I Think There Are Two Donald Trumps’
11/03/16 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. After Dr. Ben Carson’s endorsement of him that included saying that there are “two Donald Trumps,” Trump confirmed that was indeed true during a press conference Friday in Pal...

» AIR TRANSPORTATION: Russia Does Damage Control
11/03/16 10:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» The Early Edition: March 11, 2016
11/03/16 10:24 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. SURVEILLANCE, PRIVACY and TECH...

» Why Black Lives Matter activists are siding with Apple in its fight with the FBI - Washington Post
11/03/16 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post Why Black Lives Matter activists are siding with Apple in its fight with the FBI Washington Post Current FBI Director James B . Comey even keeps a copy of the ...

» UCSC Students Arrested for Drug Trafficking Charges | City on a Hill ...
11/03/16 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from international drug trafficking organizations - Google Blog Search. Six UC Santa Cruz students were arrested on March 4 for drug trafficking charges, including conspiracy and possession of a controlled subs...

» A huge leaked list of Islamic State fighters sounds too good to be true. Is it?
11/03/16 10:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. A huge list of Islamic State fighters, leaked from inside the organization's own internal security division, represents representing a treasure trove of detailed information.

» U.S. Attorney General defends FBI case against Apple on Stephen Colbert's show - TechCrunch
11/03/16 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. TechCrunch U.S. Attorney General defends FBI case against Apple on Stephen Colbert's show TechCrunch As the iPhone unlocking case becomes more heated, United States Attorney General Lore...

» Apple irony: Can you trust the FBI if conspiracy claims Hoover ordered the assassination of Kennedy? - BGR
11/03/16 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. BGR Apple irony: Can you trust the FBI if conspiracy claims Hoover ordered the assassination of Kennedy? BGR The Department of Justice on Thursday sent a strongly worded message to Apple...

» When FBI employees behave badly, the bureau lets their co-workers know - Washington Post
11/03/16 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Washington Post When FBI employees behave badly, the bureau lets their co-workers know Washington Post In a recent two-year stretch, 126 FBI agents or employees were disciplined for offe...

» Obama Pushes Back at Critics of His Foreign Policy, Diplomacy Moves
11/03/16 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. In a series of interviews with The Atlantic magazine released this week, US President Barack Obama says his reluctance to use military power shouldn’t be seen as weakness.    ...

» 'Shadow CIA' Using 'Boogeyman Scare Tactics' to Make Money - Sputnik International
11/03/16 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Sputnik International 'Shadow CIA ' Using 'Boogeyman Scare Tactics' to Make Money Sputnik International Stratfor's founder George Friedman has recently claimed that the world should get ...

» FBI wants to change iPhone's iOS: Fmr CIA chief - CNBC
11/03/16 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CNBC FBI wants to change iPhone's iOS: Fmr CIA chief CNBC The FBI's attempts to force Apple to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists is not just about accessing i...

» North Korea Lacks Skills to Miniaturize Nukes for Warheads - Ex-CIA ...
11/03/16 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. Former CIA analyst and whistleblower John Kiriakou claims that North Korea still lacks the capability to miniaturize any of its nuclear weapons and mount them on intercontinental ...

» Putin aide who died mysteriously in Washington suffered blow to head
11/03/16 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Russia complains of being kept in the dark after medical examiner finds Mikhail Lesin's death in a Washington hotel was due to blunt force injuries to...

» How Russia Saw the 'Red Line' Crisis - The Atlantic
11/03/16 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Atlantic How Russia Saw the 'Red Line' Crisis The Atlantic That is, Russia sees itself as a power on par with America, and simply doesn't group itself with a minor regional power ...

» Pro-Democracy Nonprofit Is Banned in Russia
11/03/16 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The prosecutor general’s office outlawed the National Democratic Institute, saying it posed “a threat to the foundations of Russia’s constitutional order and national security.”

» Zika outbreak: ‘The more we learn, the worse things seem to get’
11/03/16 06:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from PowerPost. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free...

» Iran Missile Launches Prompt Sanctions Push in US Congress - Voice of America
10/03/16 19:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Voice of America Iran Missile Launches Prompt Sanctions Push in US Congress Voice of America March 10, 2016 2:41 PM. CAPITOL HILL—. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committ...

» US to blame Iran for cyber attack on small NY dam -CNN - Reuters Africa
10/03/16 19:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. US to blame Iran for cyber attack on small NY dam -CNN Reuters Africa WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The Obama administration is planning to publicly blame Iranian hackers for a 2013...

» DOJ expected to charge 5 Iranians in 2013 hacking of New York dam - Fox News
10/03/16 19:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News DOJ expected to charge 5 Iranians in 2013 hacking of New York dam Fox News The Department of Justice is expected to announce charges against up to five Iranians believed...

» In Germany, a rising voice on the right
10/03/16 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Elections Sunday could be a referendum on Angela Merkel’s open-door policy for asylum seekers.

» Small plane crashes in New York – video
10/03/16 19:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. A small aeroplane plummets to earth after its engine cut out mid-flight on 5 March over Hauppauge, New York. The aircraft and its passengers were saved only by the emerge...

» Islamic State leaks reveals banned cleric Omar Bakri recruited British jihadists
10/03/16 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Omar Bakri Mohammad, Omar Bakri Mohammed, exiled from the UK since 2005, has been named as a sponsor by British jihadists attempting to join enter Isil

» Islamic State files leak: The 'good British Christian' who turned to jihad
10/03/16 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. The full story of Fasil Towalde's short life can be told for the first time after his Isil recruitment forms and those of thousands of other fighters were leaked

» Islamic State files leak: Who is banned cleric Omar Bakri who recruited British jihadists?
10/03/16 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Tolerated by the British authorities until July 7 attacks, the "Tottenham Ayatollah" and his message has grown increasingly sinister. Now he is linked to recruiting for Isil

» Captured IS Operative Provided US With Chemical Weapons Information
10/03/16 19:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. defense officials say a key Islamic State operative captured by American forces last month has been transferred to Iraqi custody, after providing the U.S.-led coalition with valuable...

» Recovered Isis documents may not damage group: security expert explains – video
10/03/16 19:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Raffaello Pantucco, the director of the International Security Studies programme at the Roy United Services Institute (RUSI) discusses the significance of the leaked ISIS...

» Family 'Massacred' in Backyard Shooting Near Pittsburgh, Mother Says - ABC News
10/03/16 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Post Family 'Massacred' in Backyard Shooting Near Pittsburgh, Mother Says ABC News A grieving Pennsylvania mother is speaking out about the murders of her three children...

» Justice Department: Locked iPhone May Have Evidence of San Bernardino Attack - NBC4 Washington
10/03/16 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBC4 Washington Justice Department: Locked iPhone May Have Evidence of San Bernardino Attack NBC4 Washington FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tue...

» Brazil prosecutors seek Lula's arrest for money laundering
10/03/16 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SAO PAULO (Reuters) - State prosecutors in Brazil are seeking the arrest of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on charges of money laundering and identity fraud for concealing ...

» Former Putin Aide, Found in Washington, Died From Blows to Head
10/03/16 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The medical examiner’s report, which found that Mikhail Y. Lesin had died of blunt force injuries, conflicted with Russian news reports that Mr. Lesin had died of a heart attack.

» Netanyahu's Office Ties Canceled Obama Meeting to Unresolved U.S.-Israel Aid
10/03/16 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday that he canceled a trip to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington later this month partly because of unres...

» Brazil prosecutors 'seek Lula arrest'
10/03/16 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Brazilian prosecutors are reported to be calling for the arrest of ex-President Lula da Silva over a corruption investigation.

» Ex-Putin Aide Died in D.C. Hotel After Blunt Force Injuries - Daily Beast
10/03/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Daily Beast Ex-Putin Aide Died in D.C. Hotel After Blunt Force Injuries Daily Beast One of the founders of Kremlin-backed RT, Mikhail Lesin's cause of death had been a mystery for mont...

» California lawmakers vote to raise smoking, vaping age to 21 - Washington Post
10/03/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post California lawmakers vote to raise smoking, vaping age to 21 Washington Post SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age for p...

» Key powers mulling possibility of federal division of Syria
10/03/16 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Major powers close to U.N.-brokered peace talks on Syria are discussing the possibility of a federal division of the war-torn country that would maintain its...

» Electricity cut off for Puerto Rico hospital that owes $4M
10/03/16 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Puerto Rico’s power company has cut off electricity to a hospital over nearly $4 million in unpaid bills, part of a stepped-up effort by the heavily indebted agency to collect money amid the island’...

» Former Russian press minister died in U.S. of blunt force injuries
10/03/16 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Russian Press Minister Mikhail Lesin, who was found dead in a Washington hotel room last year, died of blunt force injuries to the head, authorities said ...

» Former Putin Aide Died of Blunt Force in Washington
10/03/16 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A former top adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin died of “blunt force injuries of the head” in a Washington D.C. hotel four months ago, according to the office of the Chief Med...

» Ex-aide to Putin died of blunt force trauma at D.C. hotel, medical examiner says
10/03/16 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Police are still investigating the circumstances of Mikhail Lesin’s death in November.

» CDC Chief: Puerto Rico Facing 'Hundreds of Thousands' of Zika Cases
10/03/16 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The top U.S. disease prevention official said Thursday that there could be "hundreds of thousands" of Zika cases in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico in the coming months if precautions a...

» FBI infiltrated Russian spy ring with hidden recorders, prosecutors say - The Guardian
10/03/16 19:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Guardian FBI infiltrated Russian spy ring with hidden recorders, prosecutors say The Guardian The FBI eavesdropped on meetings involving Russian intelligence personnel in New York Ci...

» Savage echoes Enquirer: Scalia killed by CIA prostitute - TRUNEWS
10/03/16 19:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. TRUNEWS Savage echoes Enquirer: Scalia killed by CIA prostitute TRUNEWS (TRUNEWS) Michael Savage, the talk radio host of The Savage Nation said Monday that there may be validity behind T...

» FBI Says Threat From 'Ransomware' Is Expected to Grow - Wall Street Journal
10/03/16 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI Says Threat From 'Ransomware' Is Expected to Grow Wall Street Journal Chris Stangl, a section chief at the FBI's Cyber Division, described the increasing urgency and scope of the cha...

» Viola Beach: Indie band's driver 'plunged off bridge intentionally', say Swedish police
10/03/16 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. 'We can't find any secondary explanation,' officer says

» Взрыв газа в Москве
10/03/16 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 00:56 Как передает "Интерфакс", жильцы дома на 2-й Кабельной улице в Москве, в котором произошел пожар, расселяются по близлежащим гостиницам...

» Antibiotics May Get New Life Against Lethal Bacteria
10/03/16 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Antibiotics that have become ineffective against a lethal bacterial infection may get new life, thanks to the discovery of compounds that weaken the pathogen. Staphylococcus aureus has be...

» Obama, Seen as Reluctant Warrior, Addresses Limits of US Power
10/03/16 18:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. With less than a year left in his White House tenure, U.S. President Barack Obama says he has reached an overriding conclusion that the United States can be a force for good in world affa...

» Medical Examiner Says Ex-Kremlin Press Minister Died Of 'Blunt Force' To Head
10/03/16 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. City officials in Washington D.C. say they have determined that Russia's former Press Minister Mikhail Lesin, a longtime close ally of Vladimir Putin who was found dead i...

» Free Range Data Reveals All
10/03/16 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. March 10, 2016: National intelligence services (like the CIA and MI6) continue to find themselves relying more and more on civilian sources for the best data and analysis. A recent exampl...

» Russian Activists, Western Journalists Attacked Trying To Enter Chechnya
09/03/16 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian rights group says two Western journalists and two rights activists were hospitalized after masked men with knives and clubs attacked them as the group tried to ...

» Special Reports
09/03/16 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Special Reports Nadiya Savchenko – Victim of a Modern Show Trial A Ukrainian prisoner of war is now on the fifth day of a dry hunger strike, accepting neither food nor water, and nearing t...

» Iraqi Kurds Say IS Militants Shelled Village With 'Poisonous Substances'
09/03/16 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iraqi Kurdish officials have accused Islamic State militants of using “poisonous substances” in the shelling of a village in northern Iraq.

» How Japan and Russia Cooperate in the Arctic | The Diplomat - The Diplomat
09/03/16 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Diplomat How Japan and Russia Cooperate in the Arctic | The Diplomat The Diplomat Japanese policymakers expressed diplomatic interest in the Arctic – a region rapidly being transf...

» Putin Signs Law Outlawing Unregistered 'Road Rallies,' Tent Cities
09/03/16 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that classifies motorcades and tent cities as forms of protest that must be registered and approved by authorities at le...

» Роль НАТО в новых геополитических условиях
09/03/16 17:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 02:46 Эксперты констатируют, что на данном этапе альянс сталкивается в принципиально новым типом угрозы – многоуровневой и асимметричной ...

» Russian hostility 'partly caused by west', claims former US defence ... - The Guardian
09/03/16 17:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Russian hostility 'partly caused by west', claims former US defence ... The Guardian William Perry says US contempt toward Russia as 'third-rate power' after end of Cold ...

» Two Faces of Russia’s Foreign Policy
09/03/16 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. To receive an email when a new post becomes available, please subscribe  here. Originally many in the West tended to view Russia’s Syrian adventure as yet another one of “Mos...

» Balkan Nations Shut Down March of Migrants
09/03/16 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Since Tuesday, countries in southeastern Europe have moved to close the migrant trail, even as the European Union continues talks with Turkey.

» The U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Newsletter: December 2015 - February 2016 - Harvard
09/03/16 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - Latest Publications. Newsletter March 9, 2016 Author: Simon Saradzhyan , Director, Russia Matters Project; Assistant Director, U.S.-Russia Initiative t...

» The U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Newsletter: December 2015 - February 2016
09/03/16 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism. March 9, 2016 Members of the U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism weigh in on the Nuc...

» Russia may be running out of oil — RT Business
09/03/16 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RT - Daily news. Oil production in Russia will inevitably decline by 2035 according to an Energy Ministry report seen by the Vedomosti business daily. The different scenarios predict an output drop from 1....

» СМИ узнали о решении ЕС продлить персональные санкции против России - РБК
09/03/16 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК СМИ узнали о решении ЕС продлить персональные санкции против России РБК Постпреды стран Евросоюза согласовали продление индивидуальных санкций против граждан России, узнали ТАС...

» Австрия отказывается выдать России сына бывшего главы Башкирии - Росбалт.RU
09/03/16 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Вести.Ru Австрия отказывается выдать России сына бывшего главы Башкирии Росбалт.RU Суд Австрии отказался дать разрешение на экстрадицию в Россию экс-главы «Башнефти», сына первого ...

» Политолог: прогноз Stratfor о новых войнах выглядит странновато - РИА Новости
09/03/16 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Политолог: прогноз Stratfor о новых войнах выглядит странновато РИА Новости Основатель Stratfor Джордж Фридман предсказал конфликты в Восточной Европе и войну между Япо...

» Разведка Эстонии назвала Россию главным источником киберугроз - РИА Новости
09/03/16 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Разведка Эстонии назвала Россию главным источником киберугроз РИА Новости В ежегодном отчете эстонского департамента информации говорится о том, что "Россия являет...

» US Holds Islamic State Agent Tied to Chemical Weapons
09/03/16 14:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. defense officials say an Islamic State operative captured by American special-operations forces is a key figure in the militant group's chemical-weapons program in Iraq, where new ga...

» NATO Secretary General Says Russia Trying to Split Alliance
09/03/16 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia has made "numerous attempts" to intimidate its neighbors and split NATO, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Tuesday.

» Russian-Iranian S-300 Missile-Deal Reportedly Delayed
09/03/16 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russian officials conceded some problems with supplying S-300 missiles to Iran but maintained the deal was still in place, the Kommersant newspaper reported Wednesday.

» At Least Three Russians Injured in Tel Aviv Terrorist Attack
09/03/16 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. At least three Russian citizens were wounded in a terrorist attack in Israel on Tuesday evening, as a Palestinian man went on a stabbing rampage near Tel Aviv's Jaffa Port, RI...

» Building a New Russia Means Rooting Out Stalin’s Destructive Soviet Legacy
09/03/16 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. The following is an excerpt from Paula Chertok’s East-West Blog : Historian Andrei Zubov presents a powerful lecture on the roots of the Soviet mentality and the resurgence of Stalin so ja...

» Russia warns North Korea over threats of nuclear strike
09/03/16 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. One of Pyongyang’s few remaining allies says country is in danger of creating legal grounds for international military intervention. NK News reports Russia has warned North Korea tha...

» Is Putin dragging the west into the next cold war?
09/03/16 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Nato has accused Russia of undermining stability in Europe while the prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned of a new cold war. At a Guardian Live event, an expert panel discussed ...

» Russian hostility 'partly caused by west', claims former US defence head
09/03/16 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. William Perry says US contempt toward Russia as ‘third-rate power’ after end of Cold War played a big role The current level of hostility in US-Russian relations was caused in part b...

» Why Ukraine needs Russia more than ever - The Guardian
09/03/16 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Why Ukraine needs Russia more than ever The Guardian This sums up the core problem facing the Ukrainian economy. It is not corruption, a serious issue about which little ...

» Russia warns North Korea over threats of nuclear strike - The Guardian
09/03/16 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Russia warns North Korea over threats of nuclear strike The Guardian Russia has warned North Korea that threats to deliver “preventive nuclear strikes” could create a leg...

» Growing the next generation of Russia experts - The Hill (blog)
09/03/16 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Hill (blog) Growing the next generation of Russia experts The Hill (blog) The Pentagon's newest reassessment that Russia is a top national security threat comes on the heels of re...

» US Concerned Russia-Iran Cooperation Turning Into Strategic Partnership - Sputnik International
09/03/16 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sputnik International US Concerned Russia -Iran Cooperation Turning Into Strategic Partnership Sputnik International WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States is worried that Russia's ...

» Russia's Communist Party is making a comeback — and it's bad news for Putin - Vox
09/03/16 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Vox Russia's Communist Party is making a comeback — and it's bad news for Putin Vox But in a sign of the growing divisions within the Russian elite and the rise of a new political gen...

» Russia's plunging military budget exposes a huge contradiction in Putin's policies - Business Insider
09/03/16 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Russia's plunging military budget exposes a huge contradiction in Putin's policies Business Insider putin Reuters/Yuri KochetkovAn honor guard opens the door as Russi...

» Ex-ambassador: No-fly zone in Syria would test Russia - The Hill
09/03/16 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Ex-ambassador: No-fly zone in Syria would test Russia The Hill Russia has been carrying out airstrikes in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Kremlin claims its main goal in...

» Russia's Slushy Oil Freeze - Bloomberg
09/03/16 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Russia's Slushy Oil Freeze Bloomberg Russia's oil bosses have signed up for a plan to freeze supply, or at least that was the message from a meeting they held with President...

» Ukraine and Turkey Launch Joint Naval Drill Amid Stand-Offs With Russia - Newsweek
09/03/16 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Newsweek Ukraine and Turkey Launch Joint Naval Drill Amid Stand-Offs With Russia Newsweek Soldier stands on Turkish Black Sea ship A soldier stands guard on the Turkish boat TCG Turgu...

» Russia Threatens Invasion If North Korea Nuclear Rhetoric Continues - Daily Caller
09/03/16 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sydney Morning Herald The Guardian Russia Threatens Invasion If North Korea Nuclear Rhetoric Continues Daily Caller Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and new North Korea Russian Pr...

» Russia's Evolving Role in the Caucasus - STRATFOR
09/03/16 14:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. STRATFOR Russia's Evolving Role in the Caucasus STRATFOR Despite its seemingly dominant position, Russia's regional clout has been seriously damaged since Ukraine's EuroMaidan uprisin...

» Russia may be running out of oil - RT
09/03/16 14:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Russia may be running out of oil RT The document, obtained by the newspaper and confirmed by a source in the ministry, says by 2035 existing oil fields will be able to provide Russ...

» Two Russians Accused of Taking Drug
09/03/16 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Russia. A world champion speedskater and a volleyball player are suspected of having taken meldonium — the same drug for which Maria Sharapova tested positive.

» America's former CIA chief: 'If we don't handle China well, it will be catastrophic' - The Guardian
09/03/16 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Guardian America's former CIA chief: 'If we don't handle China well, it will be catastrophic' The Guardian The only person to head both the CIA and the National Security Agency (NSA)...

» Kim Jong-un says North Korea has miniaturized nuclear warhead
09/03/16 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un issued his latest nuclear-program brag Wednesday, saying on state media that his country had developed a nuclear warhead. Accord...

» No, Trump supporters, size doesn’t matter
09/03/16 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. It’s no coincidence that this brawl over manhood is taking place in the year a woman has the best shot of any at being the other party’s nominee.

» Man Who Tried to Obtain Ricin Is Sentenced to 16 Years
09/03/16 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. Cheng Le, 22, was arrested in December 2014 after he tried to buy lethal doses of the toxin from an undercover F.B.I. employee on the Internet.

» South China Sea Buildup Brings Beijing Closer to Realizing Control - New York Times
09/03/16 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. New York Times South China Sea Buildup Brings Beijing Closer to Realizing Control New York Times Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee last month, Adm. H...

» The FBI and NYPD make peace, focusing on fighting terrorism and not each other - Washington Post
09/03/16 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post The FBI and NYPD make peace, focusing on fighting terrorism and not each other Washington Post FBI Director James B . Comey later said, “There is no doubt it w...

» FBI Statement on Director Comey's Visit to New Zealand - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
09/03/16 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Scoop.co.nz (press release) FBI Statement on Director Comey's Visit to New Zealand Scoop.co.nz (press release) FBI Director James B . Comey met this week with our partners in ...

» 5 dead in new Tunisia fighting near Libyan border
09/03/16 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Tunisian security forces killed five gunmen in new clashes Tuesday near the border with Libya and are hunting violent jihadists hiding out in the area.

» Tunisia: Death toll up to 55 in clashes near Libyan border
09/03/16 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The death toll from clashes between Tunisian forces and extremist attackers near the Libyan border has risen to 55.

» The Islamic State is degraded but far from being destroyed
09/03/16 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The Islamic State is gradually being degraded, but it still holds large swaths of Syria, Iraq and now Libya — and it maintains a global terror network.

» Comey's FBI makes waves | TheHill - The Hill
09/03/16 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Hill Comey's FBI makes waves | TheHill The Hill The aggressive posture of the FBI under Director James Comey is becoming a political problem for the White House. The FBI's demand tha...

» Gerasimov Calls for New Strategy to Counter Color Revolution
09/03/16 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Russia’s top brass has called on leading military theorists and specialists as well as the defense industry and the government to jointly develop a “soft p...

» Biden in Israel: 'It’s Good We’re Cooperating With Russia'
09/03/16 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. US Vice President Joe Biden touted military coordination the US and Israel are conducting with Russia             

» Pentagon Admits Deploying Military Spy Drones Over US
09/03/16 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The Pentagon has deployed drones to spy over US territory for non-military missions over the past decade, according to a new report.

» Commentary: NATO Must Reopen the Nuclear Dossier
09/03/16 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Months before the summit of NATO’s leaders in Warsaw in July, there is hesitance to tackle the issue of nuclear deterrence.             

» Head of ISIS chemical weapons development captured in Iraq: sources
09/03/16 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. March 9, 2016, 8:06 PM (IDT) Iraqi intelligence sources said Wednesday that Sleiman Daoud al-Afari, leader of the ISIS network for developing chemical weapons, was captured by US special forces ...

» Is the GOP really on the verge of breaking in two? Here's what history says. - Washington Post
09/03/16 13:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Is the GOP really on the verge of breaking in two? Here's what history says. Washington Post The strife and alarm inside the Republican Party cannot, at this poin...

» Pentagon admits it has deployed military spy drones over the U.S. - Military Times
09/03/16 13:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Military Times Pentagon admits it has deployed military spy drones over the U.S. Military Times The Pentagon has deployed drones to spy over U.S. territory for non-military missi...

» U.S. Attacks ISIS Chemical Weapons Program - Daily Beast
09/03/16 13:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Daily Beast U.S. Attacks ISIS Chemical Weapons Program Daily Beast Two facilities were destroyed in airstrikes thanks to intelligence provided by an Iraqi operative held in U.S. ...

» U.S. targets Islamic State chemical weapons sites near Mosul: CNN
09/03/16 13:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft have begun targeting Islamic State's chemical weapons sites near Mosul in Iraq in an initial round of air strikes aimed at diminishing the militant...

» Russian Mining City Grapples With Yet Another Tragedy
09/03/16 13:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A series of methane explosions in a coal mine in Russia's Far North recently left 36 people dead and the hardscrabble city of Vorkuta in mourning.

» EU Lawmakers Demand Sanctions On Putin, 28 Others Over Savchenko
09/03/16 13:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Members of the European Parliament have urged EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to impose personal sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and 28 othe...

» Turkey's Government Seizes Private News Agency, Cihan
09/03/16 13:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A privately owned Turkish news agency, Cihan, says Turkey's government has seized control of its offices amid a widening crackdown on supporters of Fethullah Gulen, a U.S...

» American Tourist Killed In Stabbing Spree As Biden Meets Peres Nearby
09/03/16 13:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Palestinian militants unleashed a series of shooting and stabbing attacks against Israelis on March 8 -- including a stabbing spree in the Mediterranean port city of Jaff...