"Deploying American troops in Anbar Province may accomplish little in the long run, if past is prologue." - Sending More Troops to Iraq - NYT Editorial | Speaking to reporters aboard his plane during a trip to Italy, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, described a possible future campaign entailing the establishment of what he called “lily pads” — American military bases around the country from which trainers would work with Iraqi security forces and local tribesmen in the fight against the Islamic State. - U.S. Weighing More Military Bases in Iraq to Fight ISIS, Top General Says | OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: Up to 14 million exposed in federal hack

June 11, 2015

During the troop surge of 2007, which included roughly 30,000 troops, American commanders argued that empowering Sunni tribesmen, and beating back insurgent groups, would give politicians in Baghdad breathing room to govern more inclusively. But they have consistently demonstrated an inability or unwillingness to do that.

The new troops will bring the American force in Iraq to 3,550. With each increase, the United States is being dragged more deeply into a war that lawmakers have been unwilling to authorize formally. And each step makes Congress’s irresponsibility more outrageous.

Deploying American troops in Anbar Province may accomplish little in the long run, if past is prologue. -

Sending More Troops to Iraq - NYT Editorial

Speaking to reporters aboard his plane during a trip to Italy, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, described a possible future campaign entailing the establishment of what he called “lily pads” — American military bases around the country from which trainers would work with Iraqi security forces and local tribesmen in the fight against the Islamic State. -

U.S. Weighing More Military Bases in Iraq to Fight ISIS, Top General Says

OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: Up to 14 million exposed in federal hack
Thursday June 11th, 2015 at 8:24 PM

Welcome to OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY, your daily rundown of the biggest news in the world of hacking and data privacy. We're here to connect the dots as leaders in government, policy and industry wrap their arms around cyberthreats. What lies ahead for Congress, the administration and the latest company under siege? Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ...

THE BIG STORIES:

--KA-BOOM: The massive hack of federal government data may have compromised the personal information on 9 million to 14 million people, far more than was initially believed. Multiple sources on Capitol Hill, within the federal workforce and around Washington have estimated that the final tally of people affected by the hack could easily eclipse the 4 million reported by the Obama administration. Already, the theft of data from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the largest data breach ever at the federal government. With an increase in the scope of the attack -- which officials, speaking privately, have traced back to China -- the Obama administration's response will face further scrutiny and more questions about the state of the nation's digital security. To read our full piece, click here.

--YOU AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE:

Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked Republicans from linking a cybersecurity amendment to a defense bill. The upper chamber fell four votes shy of the 60 votes needed to move forward with attaching the anti-hacking measure to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). While six Democrats broke with the party line to support limiting debate, three Republicans joined the Democrats in opposition. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) withdrew the amendment after the vote, making the path forward for the amendment unclear. While the cyber measure itself, known as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), isn't controversial, the maneuver to attach it to the NDAA irked Democrats. Democrats want the chance to offer privacy-enhancing amendments to CISA, which they would not be able to do if the language became an NDAA add-on. To read our full piece, click

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. To read about Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) berating the Democrats after the vote, click

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--RAND WATCH: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who boosted the profile of his presidential campaign by breaking with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) during the recent fight over surveillance reform, sided with the Democrats in voting to block the amendment.

UPDATE ON CYBER POLICY:

--AND SO WE BEAT ON: House lawmakers voted to further rein in the nation's spies on Thursday, in a signal that legislators aren't yet done reforming surveillance law.

A bipartisan amendment to add new limits to the National Security Agency (NSA) passed 255-174, slightly more than a week after President Obama signed legislation ending the agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records.

While the move appears largely symbolic, given the overwhelming opposition to further spy reforms from leadership in the Senate, it nonetheless makes clear that a significant bloc of lawmakers aren't settling with that first batch of reforms, called the USA Freedom Act. To read our full piece, click here.

A LIGHTER CLICK:

--YOU WOULD, TOO. A 23-year-old Virginia man, upon discovering he had been robbed of about 300 "Magic: The Gathering" playing cards worth roughly $8,000:

"I went in the house, cracked open a beer, had a few sips and promptly started screaming expletives as I waited for the police to arrive," he told The Washington Post. "I'd been collecting these cards since I was a kid and over the years they've only increased in value. I was horrified."

Read on, at The Washington Post.

WHO'S IN THE SPOTLIGHT:

--THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, which announced Thursday a new round of steps to better protect against identity theft and fraud before the 2016 tax filing season.

The measures are an effort to reassure taxpayers following a data breach that exposed 100,000 taxpayers' data.

The IRS said it has agreed to collaborate with tax preparation firms and state officials to boost the authentication process before giving out refunds and taxpayer data. The group will also swap more data on potential tax fraud. To read our full piece, click here.

U.S. Weighing More Military Bases in Iraq to Fight ISIS, Top General Says
Thursday June 11th, 2015 at 8:17 PM

NAPLES, Italy — The United States is considering establishing a new network of American military bases in Iraq to aid in the fight against the Islamic State, senior military and administration officials said Thursday, potentially deepening American involvement in the country amid setbacks for Iraqi forces on the battlefield.

General Dempsey’s framework was confirmed by senior Obama administration officials, and comes after an earlier decision this week to send 450 trainers to establish a new military base to help Iraqi forces retake the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province. The general said that base could be the model for a new network of American training bases in other parts of the country.

“You could see one in the corridor from Baghdad to Tikrit to Kirkuk to Mosul,” General Dempsey said. Such sites, he said, could require troops in addition to the 3,550 that the president has authorized so far in the latest Iraq campaign, although he said later some of the troops at the new bases could come from forces already in Iraq.

For President Obama, who spent much of his first term orchestrating the total withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq and for the past year has publicly resisted making major troop commitments there, establishing new American bases within Iraq would be another step toward deeper entanglement in the country.

Further, the creation of persistent American-staffed bases in the Iraqi countryside would give the Islamic State obvious new targets, allowing it to expand its fight directly against American forces — a possibility the group’s propaganda operation has publicly reveled in.

Military officials acknowledge that the more Americans troops there are on the ground in Iraq, the greater the incentive for Islamic State militants to attack them.

There is already precedent: In February, eight suicide bombers who Defense Department officials said were with the Islamic State managed to get into an air base west of Baghdad where hundreds of American Marines were training Iraqi counterparts. Though officials said the bombers were killed almost immediately by Iraqi forces, the assault was a reminder that even circumscribed training missions create a risk for American casualties.

One Obama administration official, who would discuss the issue only on the condition of anonymity, called General Dempsey’s description “entirely consistent” with the president’s strategy in Iraq, but noted that Iraqi officials would have to sign off.

“If there is a request from the Iraqi government and the president’s military advisers recommend additional venues to further the train, advice and assist mission, the president would certainly consider that,” the official said.

The model for a potential new network of American bases in Iraq is already being built: at Taqqadum, an Iraqi base near the town of Habbaniya in eastern Anbar. The American troops being sent are to set up the hub primarily to advise and assist Iraqi forces and to engage and reach out to Sunni tribes in Anbar, officials said. One focus for the Americans will be to try to accelerate the integration of Sunni fighters into the Iraqi Army, which is dominated by Shiites.

While retaking the city of Ramadi, which fell to the Islamic State last month, is the goal of the training hub at Taqqadum, General Dempsey indicated that that effort may be months away. While declining to put a timetable on when the battle to retake Ramadi will begin, he said that it would take several weeks for the initial command and control center at Taqqadum to be set up.

“Timetables are fragile,” General Dempsey said. “They are dependent on so many different factors.”

For the Pentagon, the timetable issue has been a tense one, as the United States Central Command and the Iraqi government have clashed in the past about the pace of efforts by the Iraqi security forces to retake areas captured by the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.

Some of President Obama’s statements about the American strategy to confront ISIS and its effectiveness.

An official from Central Command told reporters in February that an assault to capture Mosul, which fell to the Islamic State a year ago, was planned for this spring. But some Iraqi officials bridled at that, and plans to mount an offensive on the city have been delayed indefinitely. The fall of Ramadi, about 70 miles from Baghdad, put that city higher on the priority list.

Mr. Obama has been loath to commit a large number of American ground troops to Iraq. Administration officials say that it is up to the Iraqi government to lead the way in reclaiming its territory and cities from the extremists, and that the Shiite-dominated government can do so only by being more inclusive toward the country’s Sunni minority.

General Dempsey said the United States was still hoping the Iraqi government would find a way to engage Sunnis to beat back the Islamic State, but he also talked of what he called a “Plan B” in case that never happens.

“We have not given up on the possibility that the Iraqi government could absolutely be whole,” he said, but added that “the game changers are going to have to come from the Iraqi government itself.”

“If we reach a point where we don’t think those game changers are successful, then we will have to look for other avenues to maintain pressure on ISIL, and we will have to look at other partners,” he said.

General Dempsey said that he did not envision another military base in Anbar, but that Pentagon planners were already looking at more northern areas for additional sites.

The Obama administration is hoping that reaching out to Sunnis will reduce the Iraqi military’s reliance on Shiite militias to take back territory lost to the Islamic State.

To that end, the Americans will be sending arms and equipment — including AK-47s and communications equipment — directly to Taqqadum. The supplies are to be transferred to Iraqi Army units, who are then supposed to give them to Sunni fighters. United States military officials said American soldiers would be there to ensure the transfer to Sunni fighters.

Officials said the Iraqi Security Forces were expected to do the bulk of the work to retake Ramadi once that campaign gets going. But once the city is reclaimed, it will probably be the Sunni fighters who will have to hold them.

“What the tribes are going to provide is not only thickening of the ranks of those fighting ISIL, but at some point the I.S.F. will want to protect” the cities that have been liberated, General Dempsey said. “The responsibility of defending the cities that are liberated — that will fall to the local tribes.

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Sending More Troops to Iraq
Thursday June 11th, 2015 at 8:11 PM

It’s hard not to draw parallels between the Obama administration’s decision to deploy 450 troops to Iraq’s Anbar Province and the effort to empower Sunni fighters during the 2007 troop surge that became known as the “Awakening.” And it’s hard not to be skeptical that the latest move, which appears to be a micro version of the old one, will change Iraq’s dysfunctional politics any more than its predecessor.

The escalation of the American military effort in Iraq comes after a jarring setback in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province, which fell to the Islamic State last month. Expelling the group from the city is seen as an urgent priority because it lies just 70 miles from Baghdad. The city is also symbolically powerful for American veterans because it was among the deadliest battlefields in the war that began with the American invasion in 2003.

The tactic could be effective in the short run. The Americans will try to vet and train Sunni Arab tribesmen to fight in concert with conventional units of the beleaguered Iraqi Army. In the past, American troops have played an essential trust-building role when they’ve sought to get Iraqi factions that are suspicious of each other to work together.

But any victories will be short-term as long as the Shiite-dominated political elite in Baghdad continues to disenfranchise Sunnis at every turn. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, a Shiite politician, is far less overtly sectarian than his predecessor, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. But he is just one of many power brokers in the capital, where influence continues to be wielded primarily by Shiite leaders with access to cash and the loyalty of militias.

During the troop surge of 2007, which included roughly 30,000 troops, American commanders argued that empowering Sunni tribesmen, and beating back insurgent groups, would give politicians in Baghdad breathing room to govern more inclusively. But they have consistently demonstrated an inability or unwillingness to do that.

The new troops will bring the American force in Iraq to 3,550. With each increase, the United States is being dragged more deeply into a war that lawmakers have been unwilling to authorize formally. And each step makes Congress’s irresponsibility more outrageous.

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11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says a final nuclear deal between Tehran and the P5+1 group of world powers is "achievable" by the end of the June 30 deadline, Press TV reports.

» Chinese professor seeks bail in suspected espionage case
11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
Chinese professor Hao Zhang who was accused of economic espionage by the US government is seeking release from custody on bail Wednesday in North California.

» Over 20 fake mobile phone towers found in UK
11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
More than 20 fake phone poles, which are said to be tools to spy on public communications, have been found in the United Kingdom, according to a new investigation.

» Switzerland, Austria probe reports of spying on Iran nuclear talks
11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
Switzerland and Austria say they are investigating reports that spyware linked to Israel targeted the hotels hosting the closed-door nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 states.

» Switzerland, Austria Investigate Alleged Spying At Iran Nuclear Talks
11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
Authorities in Switzerland and Austria say they have started investigating possible espionage at nuclear talks involving Iran and six major powers that were hosted by both countries.

» Stigma leaves Liberia's Ebola workers high and dry
11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
Liberia's Ebola outbreak has been over for a while, so what has happened to all those burial teams, contact tracers, Ebola Treatment Unit health workers, community mobilisers, ambulance drivers? What are they doing now?

» MERS infections rise to 122, 1 Chinese infected in S. Korea
11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
The number of South Koreans diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) increased to 122 since the first case was reported on May 20, while the first case of Chinese infection was reported, the health ministry said on Thur...

» Australia's Abbott Warns of Islamic State's 'Global Ambitions'
11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned Thursday of the Islamic State group's 'global ambitions' and said more must be done to combat the organization's extremist mass appeal.

» US Teen Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to IS
11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
An American teenager has admitted in court that he tried to help Islamic State militants recruit supporters and raise funds.

» Moscow is concerned about possible US use of force in space - Russian Foreign Ministry
11/06/15 16:38 from GlobalSecurity.org
Moscow is concerned about the persistent refusal of the United States to participate in the negotiation of international agreements on the prevention of the deployment of weapons in space, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in...

» China Cybersecurity Defense Outlook: China Still Less Vulnerable To Attacks ... - International Business Times
11/06/15 16:36 from cybersecurity - Google News
International Business Times China Cybersecurity Defense Outlook: China Still Less Vulnerable To Attacks ... International Business Times A new defense outlook report says the China is one of a handful of countries that can still develop...

» Trophies for Losers
11/06/15 16:30 from Washington Free Beacon
Americans today, and especially young Americans, think much more highly of themselves yet know much less about the world around them than previous generations, according to a panel at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday afterno...

» World Class Shooter Jerry Miculek Hunts Raptors With a SPAS-12
11/06/15 16:21 from Washington Free Beacon

» Hacker Dumps Up to 23000 Government Emails on the Dark Web - Motherboard
11/06/15 16:16 from Cyberwar - Google News
Motherboard Hacker Dumps Up to 23000 Government Emails on the Dark Web Motherboard A hacker dumped a database containing what appear to be around 23,000 email addresses of US government workers on a dark web hacking forum on Thursday. Th...

» None of us is safe: Major cybersecurity company hacked - CNET
11/06/15 16:15 from cybersecurity - Google News
Food World News None of us is safe: Major cybersecurity company hacked CNET Laura writes about cybersecurity and privacy. She joined CNET News from the San Francisco Daily Journal, where she covered securities fraud, corporate misdeeds, ...

» After 10 Years And 30 Deaths, Georgia Question It's NATO Ambitions - ValueWalk
11/06/15 16:10 from Nato Russia - Google News
ValueWalk After 10 Years And 30 Deaths, Georgia Question It's NATO Ambitions ValueWalk In a poll released on June 10 by the U.S.-based Pew Research Center, more than half of those surveyed in Germany, France, and Italy said that if R...

» HUD Has Spent $1.6 Trillion Since Its Creation
11/06/15 16:10 from Washington Free Beacon
The federal government has spent more than $1.6 trillion in its war on poverty through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) since 1965.

» FBI allocated $78 million for Redstone Arsenal programs - AL.com
11/06/15 16:07 from fbi - Google News
AL.com FBI allocated $78 million for Redstone Arsenal programs AL.com FBI's Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC): Provides no less than $57 million for TEDAC. Maintains $25 million for TEDAC operations and rejects the...

» Hillary Clinton’s Instagram Account Bombarded by Critics
11/06/15 16:01 from Washington Free Beacon
Hillary Clinton’s new Instagram account is being flooded with comments from critics of the presidential candidate, many of them blasting her for being “old,” “corrupt,” and failing to prevent the 2012 attack in Benghazi that killed four ...

» Thoughts on Zivotofsky, Part Four: Justice Thomas as constitutional iconoclast (or, “What was so terrible about King George III, anyway?”)
11/06/15 15:59 from Just Security
Marty Lederman In my previous post , I described the principles of constitutional foreign affairs authority on which almost all of the Justices agreed in Zivotofsky . In the posts that follow, I'll discuss their principal areas of disa...

» **PHOTOS**Coast Guard Station Montauk crew holds change of command, retirement ceremonies
11/06/15 15:58 from Recent Updates for U.S. Coast Guard Digital Newsroom

» Azerbaijan Increases Gas Production for Export
11/06/15 15:58 from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation
On June 3, the president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), Rovnag...

» Bringing Belarus Back in From the Cold (Part Two)
11/06/15 15:55 from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation
*To read Part One, please click here. Its membership in the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union...

» Salafist-Sufi Tensions Threaten Greater Instability in North Caucasus
11/06/15 15:51 from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation
Muslims in the North Caucasus anxiously watched the incident at a mosque in Ingushetia’s Nasyr-Kort...

» Moscow Moves to Strengthen Iran in Its Standoff With West
11/06/15 15:49 from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation
Moscow and Tehran have been preparing an agreement to barter Iranian oil for Russian goods. This...

» Senate Rejects Measure to Strengthen Cybersecurity - New York Times
11/06/15 15:34 from cybersecurity - Google News
Fox News Senate Rejects Measure to Strengthen Cybersecurity New York Times WASHINGTON — On the heels of a massive breach of personnel records of federal employees, the Senate failed Thursday to advance a cybersecurity measure, the third ...

» The Syrian War in Numbers, 4 Years On
11/06/15 15:32 from Defense One - All Content
After 51 months of fighting, more than 230,000 Syrians--including roughly 14,000 children and 30,000 opposition fighters--have lost their lives in war with the Assad regime.

» NoW journalist challenged in court over account of hacking Daniel Craig's phone - The Guardian
11/06/15 15:27 from Cyberwar - Google News
The Guardian NoW journalist challenged in court over account of hacking Daniel Craig's phone The Guardian Evans, who joined the tabloid from the rival Sunday Mirror, had told the court Wallis congratulated him on hacking a message le...

» Rockets fired from Gaza Strip at Ashkelon
11/06/15 15:22 from DEBKAFile
The Ashkelon area came under rocket fire from the Gaza Strip Thursday night, the fourth attack in three weeks. Explosions were heard in open areas and also in the Lachish district.

» Spies Having Fun: CIA Gets Playful on One-Year 'Twitterversary' - People Magazine
11/06/15 15:15 from cia - Google News
People Magazine Spies Having Fun: CIA Gets Playful on One-Year 'Twitterversary' People Magazine Spies Having Fun: CIA Gets Playful on One-Year 'Twitterversary'. 0SHARES. Reprint. subscribe now. CIA on Twitter: Agency Cele...

» The Decline of Russian Innovation - STRATFOR
11/06/15 15:06 from stratfor russia - Google News
STRATFOR The Decline of Russian Innovation STRATFOR Russian innovation seems poised to continue its gradual decline into obsolescence through neglect. Even if Russia's economy were healthy, it would be an uphill struggle for Russian ...

» FBI offers up to $5000 reward for wanted BGF member - Baltimore Sun (blog)
11/06/15 15:06 from fbi - Google News
Baltimore Sun (blog) FBI offers up to $5000 reward for wanted BGF member Baltimore Sun (blog) The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for help finding a BGF member indicted on racketeering charges. The FBI is offering up to $5,000 for help i...

» After Pamela Geller is Silenced, Who's Next? - Algemeiner
11/06/15 15:04 from anti-Americanism - Google News
Algemeiner After Pamela Geller is Silenced, Who's Next? Algemeiner I took pictures of the protesters and their signs to document what local newspapers and television stations would not cover – a reservoir of anti-Americanism , anti-Z...

» To Beat Boko Haram, Nigeria Must Craft a Future for Its Child Soldiers
11/06/15 15:04 from Defense One - All Content
Boko Haram has anywhere between 7,000 and 10,0000 regular fighters, and no military campaign against them can—or should—envisage killing them all.

» 69458Search 69,458 Articles:
11/06/15 14:51 from United States Defense and Military Forces - News - Times Topics - The New York Times
69458 Search 69,458 Articles: Heroes or Killers? A Secret History of SEAL Team 6 Draws a Range of Reader Reaction By NANCY WARTIK A Times article on the secret history of SEAL Team 6, the Navy unit best known for killing Osama bin Laden,...

» Political power and a hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch's rise and fall in Britain - CNNMoney
11/06/15 14:42 from Cyberwar - Google News
CNNMoney Political power and a hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch's rise and fall in Britain CNNMoney But the aura of influence surrounding Britain's most powerful media proprietor served his business interests well for decades -- u...

» An American fighting with Kurdish forces against Islamic State
11/06/15 14:41 from News - Stripes
An American fighting with Kurdish forces against Islamic State militants has been killed in northern Syria, according to the State Department. Police warn of counterfeit euros in Kaiserslautern area June 10, 2015 Dempsey urges NATO allie...

» CIA operative-turned-author celebrates old-fashioned espionage against ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
11/06/15 14:32 from cia - Google News
U.S. News & World Report CIA operative-turned-author celebrates old-fashioned espionage against ... Minneapolis Star Tribune WASHINGTON — Jason Matthews spent 33 years as a CIA operations officer before retiring to write spy novels. With...

» On gender and migration
11/06/15 14:30 from openDemocracy
More than through any other lens, migration foregrounds gender as a construct that is also at once a process in the making. Bombo. UNU-GCM. All rights reserved. There is a curious tendency to conflate gender with women. In the context of...

» Gurkhas Lead UK Contribution To Latvia NATO Exercise - Forces TV
11/06/15 14:25 from nato - Google News
Forces TV Gurkhas Lead UK Contribution To Latvia NATO Exercise Forces TV UK-based Gurkhas are to join soldiers from over 10 NATO countries in military training in Latvia over the coming month. Exercise Saber Strike, a NATO exercise in it...

» Dempsey urges NATO allies to boost military spending - Stars and Stripes
11/06/15 14:14 from nato - Google News
Stars and Stripes Dempsey urges NATO allies to boost military spending Stars and Stripes Adm. Mark Ferguson, left, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, says goodbye to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ...

» Matt Lee Asks State Spox Why He Thinks FOIA Requests Have Skyrocketed Since Obama Took Office
11/06/15 14:12 from Washington Free Beacon

» FBI warns consumers about phony gift cards - CBS News
11/06/15 14:06 from fbi - Google News
CBS News FBI warns consumers about phony gift cards CBS News In addition, the FBI warns of social media posts offering what appear to be free gift cards for various promotions or contests. Even though they might appear to have been share...

» How Top Cyber Security Firm Kaspersky Labs Fell Victim to Hackers - ABC News
11/06/15 14:05 from Cyberwar - Google News
ABC News How Top Cyber Security Firm Kaspersky Labs Fell Victim to Hackers ABC News It's one of the last groups one would expect to be hacked, but Kaspersky Labs, a top cyber security firm, said it was the victim of a sophisticated a...

» Obamacare Rates Jump an Average 12 Percent for 2016
11/06/15 13:50 from Washington Free Beacon
Obamacare insurers have proposed rates for 2016 that would be an average of a 12 percent increase over last year and up to 20 percent depending on health care provider, according to data released by HealthPocket.

» Heroes or Killers? A Secret History of SEAL Team 6 Draws a Range of Reader Reaction
11/06/15 13:48 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
A Times article on the secret history of SEAL Team 6, the Navy unit best known for killing Osama bin Laden, drew a range of reactions from readers in the comments section. While some lauded the team, others expressed cynicism about the s...

» Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane receives new commanding officer
11/06/15 13:47 from Recent Updates for U.S. Coast Guard Digital Newsroom

» 1 Shark, 1,000 Piglets Dead in Unrelated Road Accidents
11/06/15 13:46 from Washington Free Beacon
A sandbar shark was killed on Thursday when a semi-trailer truck traveling from Orlando, Florida to Coney Island Aquarium in New York blew blew out a tire, hurling the shark on to the highway, WESH Orlando reported.

» Years of Secret Saudi-Israeli Dialogue Ripens into Common Policy Against Iran
11/06/15 13:45 from DEBKAFile
Saudi-Israeli meetings have been going on for at least four years in secret. They have ripened into a weighty factor in Middle East affairs, especially with regard to Iran and Syria.

» ISIS Is Unstoppable in the Foreseeable Future - even if Obama Does Deliver a Complete Strategy
11/06/15 13:45 from DEBKAFile
While all the experts agree that Obama has been too slow to stop ISIS, some ask whether this was not a devious ploy to let the Islamists curtail Iran’s imperial aspirations.

» Israel Must Opt between Defending Syria’s Druze against ISIS - or Accept a Refugee Flood
11/06/15 13:45 from DEBKAFile
Israel fears that responding to the Syrian Druze distress call against ISIS will force its entanglement for the first time in the Syrian conflict. A flood of Druze refugees from Jabal Druze would also be hard to absorb.

» Syrian and Hizballah Forces Driven out of Strongholds – with No Iranian Troops Coming to Their Aid
11/06/15 13:45 from DEBKAFile
Syrian and Hizballah forces are being driven out of their strongholds by ISIS and rebel forces. Iran has not followed through on its promised of reinforcements.

» A Digest of DEBKAfile Round-the-Clock Exclusives in Week Ending June 11, 2015
11/06/15 13:45 from DEBKAFile
A Digest of debka file Round-the-Clock Exclusives in Week Ending June 11, 2015

» Sitting Pretty on Hormuz, Iran is Ready to Grab the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb Too
11/06/15 13:45 from DEBKAFile
Iran is sitting pretty on the Strait of Hormuz since Washington refrained from slapping down its attacks on commercial vessels. Now the Iranian navy is eyeing the Red Sea’s Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

» Would Russia Really Invade a NATO Country? Ex-US Ambassador to Ukraine ... - VICE News
11/06/15 13:42 from Nato Russia - Google News
VICE News Would Russia Really Invade a NATO Country? Ex-US Ambassador to Ukraine ... VICE News This week, NATO readies itself. On Tuesday the alliance launched the final part of NOBLE JUMP: a 10-day military exercise mostly in Poland whi...

» Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver near Tacoma, Wash.
11/06/15 13:41 from Recent Updates for U.S. Coast Guard Digital Newsroom

» Does FBI use no-fly list to pressure Muslims to become informants? - Al Jazeera America
11/06/15 13:31 from fbi - Google News
Al Jazeera America Does FBI use no-fly list to pressure Muslims to become informants? Al Jazeera America The U.S. government recently removed four law-abiding Muslim men from the no-fly list just days before a New York federal district c...

» Europe Joins Middle East as Battleground for US Missile Defense Sales - National Defense Magazine (blog)
11/06/15 13:28 from missile defense - Google News
National Defense Magazine (blog) Europe Joins Middle East as Battleground for US Missile Defense Sales National Defense Magazine (blog) For U.S. missile defense powerhouses Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, the fight for overseas deals has p...

» Sylvia Mathews Burwell: 'Time to move on' if admin wins Obamacare case - Washington Times
11/06/15 13:24 from anti-Americanism - Google News
Washington Times Sylvia Mathews Burwell: 'Time to move on' if admin wins Obamacare case Washington Times Appearing on Fox News recently, the spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Ibrahim Hooper, said tha...

» After Pamela Geller is Destroyed, Who's Next? - Algemeiner
11/06/15 13:21 from anti-Americanism - Google News
Algemeiner After Pamela Geller is Destroyed, Who's Next? Algemeiner I took pictures of the protesters and their signs to document what local newspapers and television stations would not cover – a reservoir of anti-Americanism , anti-...

» Latvian troops learn to receive NATO support in military exercise - GlobalPost
11/06/15 13:21 from nato - Google News
Latvian troops learn to receive NATO support in military exercise GlobalPost Graube indicated that this year's drill had two significant aspects -- the Baltic Battalion was undergoing certification for participation in the NATO Respo...

» After 10 Years and 30 Deaths, Georgians Question Their NATO Ambitions - EurasiaNet
11/06/15 13:17 from nato - Google News
AzerNews After 10 Years and 30 Deaths, Georgians Question Their NATO Ambitions EurasiaNet For the last decade, joining NATO has been a stated priority of the Georgian government, and the country has become the alliance's most reliabl...

» Cybersecurity Discussions at the 2015 G-7 Summit - The National Law Review
11/06/15 13:11 from cybersecurity - Google News
Cybersecurity Discussions at the 2015 G-7 Summit The National Law Review On Monday, the 2015 G-7 Summit ended with the President and other Leaders of the G-7 focused generally on a wide range of economic, security, and development issues...

» Report: CIA head was in Israel to argue for closure of IAEA nuclear probe of Iran - Jerusalem Post Israel News
11/06/15 13:11 from cia - Google News
Jerusalem Post Israel News Report: CIA head was in Israel to argue for closure of IAEA nuclear probe of Iran Jerusalem Post Israel News CIA Director John Brennan likely came to Israel last week to tell Israeli officials that a final nucl...

» The Bilderberg Group - Background and Criticism - FriedlNews (registration)
11/06/15 13:04 from anti-Americanism - Google News
FriedlNews (registration) The Bilderberg Group - Background and Criticism FriedlNews (registration) It was initiated by several people, including Polish politician-in-exile Józef Retinger, concerned about the growth of anti-Americanism i...

» Andrea Mitchell: NYT’s Stories on Rubio ‘Look Like an Opposition Dump,’ Make Him More Relatable
11/06/15 13:03 from Washington Free Beacon

» Strong U.S. retail sales boost growth outlook
11/06/15 12:58 from Search Results
Strong U.S. retail sales boost growth outlook Rupert Murdoch to hand over Fox reins to son James Wall St. off session highs as IMF quits Greece talks IMF quits Greek talks; EU tells Tsipras: stop gambling | U.S. household net worth incre...

» Patriot Act Reform Curbed NSA; Cybersecurity Bill Would Empower It - The Intercept - First Look Media
11/06/15 12:53 from cybersecurity - Google News
The Intercept - First Look Media Patriot Act Reform Curbed NSA; Cybersecurity Bill Would Empower It The Intercept - First Look Media CISA is essentially a cyber-surveillance bill that would empower the NSA and FBI by giving them access t...

» American Killer Elite Unleashed Upon the Entire Human Race
11/06/15 12:52 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
“Besides eliminating undesired humans, killing makes things simple. It purges the mind of all the difficult challenges of diplomacy. Plus, if things go off the rails, the militarist never admits making a mistake and always has a re...

» Cybersecurity job fair and roundtable - Pensacola News Journal
11/06/15 12:52 from cybersecurity - Google News
Cybersecurity job fair and roundtable Pensacola News Journal The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will host a two-day cybersecurity job fair on Monday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Tuesday, June 23, from 9 a.m....

» Boston cybersecurity firm Rapid7 files for IPO - Boston Business Journal (blog)
11/06/15 12:49 from cybersecurity - Google News
Boston Business Journal (blog) Boston cybersecurity firm Rapid7 files for IPO Boston Business Journal (blog) Rapid7, a Boston-based cybersecurity firm, on Thursday filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission about its int...

» N.D. Guard general takes command of NATO forces in Sarajevo - Military Times
11/06/15 12:46 from nato - Google News
N.D. Guard general takes command of NATO forces in Sarajevo Military Times BISMARCK, N.D. — The first female general in the North Dakota Army National Guard has taken command of NATO forces operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Giselle &q...

» MEPs' mounting TTIP opposition scandalously silenced ahead of knife-edge US vote
11/06/15 12:39 from openDemocracy
Faced with a possible shock rejection of TTIP by MEPs, Brussels simply cancelled the vote this week - and now Washington moves swiftly to speed up the publicly unpopular trade deal. Image: Wikipedia For a while there , it looked like the...

» President Barack Obama. Photo: Screenshot - Algemeiner
11/06/15 12:38 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
Algemeiner President Barack Obama. Photo: Screenshot Algemeiner John Bolton: President Obama Has Also Failed America on Cyber Security . June 11, 2015 12:28 ... China is the likely culprit, and its cyberwarfare — added to its near-bellig...

» As More US Troops Head to Iraq, New Congressional Approval Isn’t Going Anywhere
11/06/15 12:32 from Defense One - All Content
Despite some legal experts' claims that the U.S. shouldn't fight ISIS on the authority to fight al-Qaida, the issue is a political hot potato in almost every corner of Washington.

» Even the CIA posts cat pictures on Twitter - Columbus Dispatch
11/06/15 12:10 from cia - Google News
Columbus Dispatch Even the CIA posts cat pictures on Twitter Columbus Dispatch On Wednesday, the government agency posted five reasons to follow them in honor of their "Twitterversary," or their one-year anniversary on Twitter....

» WFB’s Bill Gertz Discusses Obama Support for Muslim Brotherhood on Newsmax
11/06/15 12:05 from Washington Free Beacon

» No. 2 Democrat Launches Standoff over Defense Spending ‘Gimmick’
11/06/15 12:03 from Defense One - All Content
Sen. Dick Durbin’s amendment would require a deal to lift the budget caps before the Pentagon could access $35.9 billion.

» The Ridiculous GTMO Counsel-Stripping Amendment: An Easy Vote
11/06/15 11:53 from Just Security
Jennifer Daskal Steve has already described the likely constitutional problems with the latest Guantanamo amendment designed to strip funding for military commission defendants. Were I a bit more cynical, I would think that the amendmen...

» Fresh Catalysts Can Continue Pushing This Cybersecurity ETF Higher - Seeking Alpha
11/06/15 11:44 from cybersecurity - Google News
Fresh Catalysts Can Continue Pushing This Cybersecurity ETF Higher Seeking Alpha The PureFunds ISE Cybersecurity ETF (NYSEARCA:HACK) was up more than 3% on Friday on news of yet another big data breach - Chinese cyber-criminals accessing...

» South Korea looks to buy $1.2B missile defense system - Washington Business Journal (blog)
11/06/15 11:42 from missile defense - Google News
UPI.com South Korea looks to buy $1.2B missile defense system Washington Business Journal (blog) ... Korea hopes to buy three Aegis Combat Systems through a $1.91 billion foreign… more. South Korea is the latest ally to turn to the Unite...

» North Korea Threatens U.S. with Cyber War - Headlines & Global News
11/06/15 11:41 from cyber warfare - Google News
Headlines & Global News North Korea Threatens U.S. with Cyber War Headlines & Global News North Korea Threatens U.S. with Cyber War . North Korea was blamed for large cyber attacks in South Korea and the U.S. in the past. By Kareen Liez ...

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» Human Rights Watch details abuse of mentally disabled prisoners
14/05/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In jails and prisons throughout the United States, correctional staff have sprayed mentally disabled prisoners with painful chemicals, shocked them with electric stun weapons, and strapped them for days in re...

» Iraq says Islamic State demolishes ruins to cover up looting - Middle East
14/05/15 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top news - (TEST). BAGHDAD — The videos of Islamic State militants destroying ancient artifacts in Iraq's museums and blowing up 3,000-year-old temples are chilling enough, but one of Iraq's top anti...

» Blackwater founder turns white-collar boss, aids China firms - Pacific
14/05/15 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top news - (TEST). HONG KONG — Almost five years after selling his notorious soldiers-for-hire business, the founder of Blackwater Worldwide is again running operations in some of the world's most ha...

» Jade Helm 15 explored on TV: Checkpoint challenges the conspiracy theories
14/05/15 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . As debate and conspiracy theories continue to percolate about the new military exercise Jade Helm 15, Checkpoint has been asked to help explain what the operation is — and is not. Above, a video providi...

» White House Hosts Teen Beaten by Israeli Police
14/05/15 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. AP BY: Adam Kredo A White House official confirmed that the Obama administration’s national security team recently met with a teenager who garnered international headlines aft...

» U.S. Marine Helicopter With Eight Aboard Missing in Nepal Quake Zone
14/05/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Nepalese service members load relief supplies into a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom from Joint Task Force 505 at Sindhuli, Nepal in this May 11 / Reuters BY: Reuters By David Alexand...

» Triple Whammy: Obama Makes Straw Man Argument, Rips Fox News And Jokes About His Coolness in One Breath
14/05/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. BY: David Rutz President Obama is fond of taking potshots at Fox News for its sin of criticizing his White House. He’s very fond of constructing straw man arguments that...

» Saudi Arabia Promises to Match Iran in Nuclear Capability
14/05/15 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — When President Obama began making the case for a deal with Iran that would delay its ability to assemble an atomic weapon, his first argument was that a nuclear-armed Iran would set off a &...

» The Best Way To Save Obama's Camp David Summit
14/05/15 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. In the wake of the P5+1- Iran nuclear framework agreement, U.S. officials are taking pains to reassure Middle East governments that worry that Tehran will increase its destabiliz...

» Pentagon recommends new Navy, Army chiefs - Navy
14/05/15 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top news - (TEST). Army Gen. Mark Milley and Navy Adm. John Richardson were nominated Wednesday to command their respective services, marking a shift at the top at a time of strategic and budgetary turbule...

» President Nominates Milley, Richardson to Lead Army, Navy
14/05/15 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Secretary of Defense Speeches. President Nominates Milley, Richardson to Lead Army, Navy By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, May 13, 2015 – President Barack Obama has nominat...

» Senators Say China Diverted U.S. Nuclear Technology to Submarines in Violation of ’85 Accord
14/05/15 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A Chinese technician lays cables on a nuclear reactor built with the technologies of Hualong-1 reactor at Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant / AP BY: Bill Gertz China has illegally d...

» Passengers Accuse TSA Agents of Sexual Assault
14/05/15 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Airport security at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport / Wikimedia Commons BY: CJ Ciaramella Passengers at several of the busiest airports in the United States complained th...

» NATO to Keep Some Troops in Afghanistan After 2016
14/05/15 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers inspect the wreckage of vehicles at the site of a suicide attack that targeted a NATO convoy in Jalalabad city / Reuters BY: Reuters By Adrian Cr...

» Pentagon, U.S. Spy Chief Urge Use of More Russian Rocket Engines
14/05/15 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington / Reuters BY: Reuters By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretar...

» Russia Plans Army Training Exercises With China, India
14/05/15 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. AP BY: Reuters By Denis Dyomkin SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian land forces will join troops from China, India, Mongolia and Belarus in a series of joint military training e...

» Iraq Defense Ministry Says Second in Command of Islamic State Killed
14/05/15 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa / Reuters BY: Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Defense Ministry said on W...

» Azerbaijan Funded Trip for 10 U.S. Lawmakers
14/05/15 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Baroque fountain square at the old city of Baku, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia / AP BY: Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil company paid hundred...

» Meet Gen. Mark Milley and Adm. John Richardson, the new picks to lead the Army and Navy
14/05/15 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter announced Wednesday that President Obama has selected a career infantry officer with extensive experience in Iraq and Afghanistan and a naval officer who has commanded a var...

» Obama Nominates Nuclear Chief To Head Navy
14/05/15 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Adm. John Richardson, the head of the military’s nuclear-powered ship programs, to lead the Navy at a time when the sea service is...

» Senate Reaches Deal on Trade Vote After Democratic Revolt Against Obama
14/05/15 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. AP BY: Reuters By Krista Hughes and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators reached a deal on Wednesday to move forward this week with legislation key to the propos...

» Yoda’s replacement: Air Force veteran to lead legendary Pentagon office
14/05/15 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . There’s a new Yoda at the Pentagon. Jim Baker, a retired Air Force colonel, has been tapped to run the Pentagon’s legendary Office of Net Assessment, taking over from Andrew W. Marshall ...

» Obama Nominates Former Afghanistan War Deputy To Lead Army
14/05/15 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. President Barack Obama will nominate Gen . Mark Milley, a soldier with a background steeped in Special Forces and infantry command, to lead the Army. If confirmed as the ArmyR...

» Pentagon names military leaders selected to head Army, Navy
14/05/15 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, announced the nominations on Wednesday of Army General Mark Milley, center, to be the next Army chief of staff, and Admiral John Richardson, left, to be the chief of ...

» Top FBI official is appointed to take helm at the DEA
14/05/15 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Justice Department on Wednesday appointed a top FBI official and former U.S. attorney to be the new head of the embattled Drug Enforcement Administration. Chuck Rosenberg, chief of staff to the FBI direct...

» No. 2 Leader of ISIS Killed in U.S.-Led Airstrike, Iraq Says
14/05/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government said Wednesday that the second-in-command of the Islamic State had been killed in an airstrike carried out by the American-led coalition in northern Iraq , a claim America...

» Defense Secretary Nominates New Army and Navy Chiefs
14/05/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter on Wednesday recommended Gen. Mark Milley, the head of Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., to be the next Army chief of staff, and Adm. John Richardson, head of the Nav...

» NATO Worried By Russia Crimea Build-Up
14/05/15 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. NATO on Wednesday expressed alarm over a "wide-ranging" military build-up by Russia in Crimea, as well as talk that Moscow could even install nuclear weapons on the annexed Black Sea p...

» Everything China's doing isn't working - Business Insider
14/05/15 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Business Insider Everything China's doing isn't working Business Insider A bunch of data about the state of China's economy came out on Tuesday night, and all together it told ...

» This Pentagon map shows what's really driving China's military and diplomatic ... - Business Insider
14/05/15 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Business Insider This Pentagon map shows what's really driving China's military and diplomatic ... Business Insider Continued economic growth is imperative for China's leaders....

» Hearing: Advancing United States’ Interests at the United Nations
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» Subcommittee Hearing: Reviewing the Administration’s FY 2016 Budget Request for Europe and Eurasia
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» Sending More Troops to Iraq
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Deploying American troops in Anbar Province may accomplish little in the long run, if past is prologue.

» UPDATE: Search continues for missing diver near Makaha Beach Park
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» ***PHOTO RELEASE*** Coast Guard visits kindergarteners in Revere, Mass., teaches boating safety
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» Chicago woman sentenced for making hoax distress call in 2013
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» World Class Shooter Jerry Miculek Hunts Raptors With a SPAS-12
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» **PHOTOS**Coast Guard Station Montauk crew holds change of command, retirement ceremonies
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» Matt Lee Asks State Spox Why He Thinks FOIA Requests Have Skyrocketed Since Obama Took Office
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» Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane receives new commanding officer
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The new troops will bring the American force in Iraq to 3,550. With each increase, the United States is being dragged more deeply into a war that lawmakers have been unwilling to authorize formally. And each step makes Congress’s irresponsibility more outrageous.

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