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Jason Amerine, Green Beret aiming to free U.S. hostages, caught in FBI web

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When Lt. Col. Jason Amerine, a decorated Green Beret, took the big step last summer of contacting a member of Congress on the gnawing question of freeing American hostages, he never suspected the bureaucratic minefield that awaited him, especially from the FBI.
The decision proved just as life-changing as his prominent role in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and the famous union of a young A-team captain and future Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Col. Amerine now finds himself banished from the Pentagon, where he sought to shake up theObama administration to do a better job of rescuing captives.
In the spotlight last week, he told a Senate panel that he, in effect, feels betrayed by the FBI, which he said filed false accusations against him with his Army superiors. A congressional staffer said theFBI played hardball in a turf battle to force the officer “back into his lane.” Col. Amerine believes theArmy is bent on court-martialing him once the Criminal Investigation Command finishes its probe.
His exile has its roots in his frustration with what he considered a “dysfunctional” hostage-freeing process scattered among multiple agencies, including the FBI, the Pentagon and the State Department.
He began a communications stream with a man known for action, Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican and former Marine officer who has gone to bat for a number of service members he believed were mistreated by the top brass.
Out of those discussions came progress. Mr. Hunter persuaded the Pentagon to appoint a senior civilian to oversee hostage negotiations or military actions. He is winning votes for a bill that would direct the administration to appoint a hostage czar. The White House agreed to review the entire process whose flaws, Republicans say, became obvious when President Obama traded five Taliban chieftains for one Army sergeant — Bowe Bergdahl, an accused deserter.
In the course of trying to jolt the system, Col. Amerine became a casualty. Mr. Hunter set up a meeting for him with FBI officials last summer. The officer later described the meeting as “cordial.”
But the next thing he knew, the FBI filed a formal complaint with Army headquarters, accusing him of sharing classified information with Mr. Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
In January, the Army escorted him from his office, stripped his security clearance, stuck him in a desk job in Crystal City and unleashed a criminal investigation.
Mr. Hunter’s staff viewed it as the kind of snafu that could have been worked out inside the Army. Instead, Joe Kasper, chief of staff, said the Army is getting back at the congressman for the battles he has waged against a defective intelligence network system and on behalf of soldiers punished byArmy Secretary John McHugh.
At last week’s hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,Mr. Hunter seated himself directly behind the Green Beret at the witness table.
The officer testified that he believed the Army was violating his rights under the Military Whistleblower Protection Act.
He told of having high hopes that the FBI would join him in consolidating the hostage-freeing business.
“I continued to work with Rep. Hunter’s office to repair our dysfunctional hostage recovery efforts,” he said. “He set up a meeting between my office and the FBI. The meeting appeared to be cordial, but the FBI formally complained to the Army that information I was sharing with Rep. Hunter was classified. It was not.”
Then Col. Amerine told of the FBI’s motive. Basically, it did not like him playing on its turf.
“After my criminal investigation began, the FBI admitted to Rep. Hunter that they had the utmost respect for our work but they had to put me in my place,” he testified. “Again, the FBI made serious allegations of misconduct to the Army in order to put me in my place and readily admitted that to a U.S. congressman.”
An FBI spokesman at Washington headquarters declined to comment to The Washington Times.
Its complaint sparked political intrigue inside Army headquarters as officials debated what to do withCol. Amerine, one of its better-known soldiers who was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, with a combat V for valor, for leading his troops on a drive to Kandahar.
He testified that “one party” in particular wanted him investigated.
A source said he identified that officer as Lt. Gen. Mary A. Legere, head of Army intelligence, in a complaint to the Pentagon inspector general. She had butted heads with Mr. Hunter on the service’s development of a faulty intelligence computer network.
Grating the FBI further was the fact that during Mr. Hunter’s communications with Col. Amerine, the congressman accused the administration — thus the FBI — of paying ransom for Sgt. Bergdahl. He asked the inspector general to investigate.
“So part of what lit the fuse was the same folks in the FBI that were basically implicated in the DOD I.G. complaint of 1 December were the ones that later complained to the Army that I was sharing sensitive information with Representative Hunter,” Col. Amerine said. “Another aspect of it on theFBI’s side was, I think, just the general frustration with Representative Hunter pushing them hard on civilian hostages and their awareness that I was speaking to Representative Hunter about all of this.”
Col. Amerine said that at one point, the FBI threatened the father of a captive not to speak to Mr. Hunter.
“I mean, just atrocious treatment of family,” he testified.
He also gave the public an inside look at internal hostage release debates.
He said his office was working on a blockbuster trade that would release Bergdahl and four others in exchange for Haji Bashar Noorzai, a notorious Afghan heroin smuggler whom the U.S. enticed to enter the U.S. in 2005 and then arrested him. Imprisoned for life, he had worked with U.S. forces fighting the Taliban.
“So we were able to reach out to the Noorzai tribe itself that we believed could free the hostages, and we made a lot of progress on it,” he testified. “I briefed it widely, but in the end, when the Taliban came to the table, the State Department basically said it must be the five for one. That’s the only viable option we have. And that’s what we went with.”
Ironically, on the same day Col. Amerine was evicted from his office, the U.S. mistakenly killed American hostage Warren Weinstein via a missile strike on an al Qaeda hideout in Pakistan.
Five Americans have been killed in captivity since 2001, four at the hands of extremists.
“We were the only DOD effort actively trying to free the civilian hostages in Pakistan, and the FBIsucceeded in ending our efforts the day the dysfunction they sought to protect killed Warren Weinstein,” Col. Amerine testified.
The officer testified that the Army “will not uphold this soldier’s right to speak to Congress” under the whistleblower act.
“The outpouring of support from fellow service members has been humbling,” he said. “Worst for me is that the cadets I taught at West Point, now officers rising in the ranks, are reaching out to see if I’m OK. I feared for their safety when they went to war, and now they fear for my safety in Washington.”
Col. Amerine has filed a whistleblower retaliation complaint with the Defense Department inspector general. In the complaint, he listed the pieces of information he provided Mr. Hunter. He said thePentagon’s Joint Staff, which works for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff, concluded that there was no classified information.
Mr. Kasper, the congressman’s chief of state, said, “The Joint Staff already determined that all the information and sources within Amerine’s coordination with Rep. Hunter and Congress is unclassified. McHugh and his team have shown that they retaliate, and hide behind process, so there’s no confidence that the Army will actually do the right thing.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Hunter has asked the same inspector general to investigate whether the Army is springing accusations against personnel as pure retaliation.
Mr. Hunter wrote to Jon T. Rymer, the inspector general, about three soldiers, including Col. Amerine, against whom he believed Mr. McHugh retaliated. He asked for an inspector general’s investigation into Mr. McHugh’s use of the Criminal Investigation Command (CID).
“Specifically, my concern is that the Army — under the leadership of Secretary of the Army — has used CID for the purpose of influencing actions/outcomes and retaliating against soldiers,” he wrote.
“I have personally met with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the developments leading up to the Army investigation,” Mr. Hunter told Mr. Rymer. “An investigation, I firmly believe, was not warranted but continues to be unjustifiably delayed.”
The Army referred The Times to CID to answer Mr. Hunter’s charge against Mr. McHugh.
Chris Grey, a spokesman for CID, said, “We reject any notion that Army CID initiates felony criminal investigations for any other purpose than to fairly and impartially investigate credible criminal allegations that have been discovered or brought forward.”
An Army spokesman has said, “As a matter of policy, we do not confirm the names of individuals who may or may not be under investigation to protect the integrity of a possible ongoing investigation, as well as the privacy rights of all involved. However, I note that both the law and Army policy would prohibit initiating an investigation based solely on a soldier’s protected communications withCongress.”
The Army told Mr. Hunter in a letter that it was investigating Col. Amerine for the unauthorized release of classified information, the charge leveled by the FBI.
“Am I right? Is the system broken?” Col. Amerine asked last week. “I believe we all failed the commander in chief by not getting critical advice to him. I believe we all failed the secretary of defense who likely never knew the extent of the interagency dysfunction that was our recovery effort.”
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Jason Amerine, Green Beret aiming to free U.S. hostages, caught in FBI web

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When Lt. Col. Jason Amerine, a decorated Green Beret, took the big step last summer of contacting a member of Congress on the gnawing question of freeing American hostages, he never suspected the bureaucratic minefield that awaited him, especially from the FBI.
The decision proved just as life-changing as his prominent role in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and the famous union of a young A-team captain and future Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Col. Amerine now finds himself banished from the Pentagon, where he sought to shake up theObama administration to do a better job of rescuing captives.
In the spotlight last week, he told a Senate panel that he, in effect, feels betrayed by the FBI, which he said filed false accusations against him with his Army superiors. A congressional staffer said theFBI played hardball in a turf battle to force the officer “back into his lane.” Col. Amerine believes theArmy is bent on court-martialing him once the Criminal Investigation Command finishes its probe.
His exile has its roots in his frustration with what he considered a “dysfunctional” hostage-freeing process scattered among multiple agencies, including the FBI, the Pentagon and the State Department.
He began a communications stream with a man known for action, Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican and former Marine officer who has gone to bat for a number of service members he believed were mistreated by the top brass.
Out of those discussions came progress. Mr. Hunter persuaded the Pentagon to appoint a senior civilian to oversee hostage negotiations or military actions. He is winning votes for a bill that would direct the administration to appoint a hostage czar. The White House agreed to review the entire process whose flaws, Republicans say, became obvious when President Obama traded five Taliban chieftains for one Army sergeant — Bowe Bergdahl, an accused deserter.
In the course of trying to jolt the system, Col. Amerine became a casualty. Mr. Hunter set up a meeting for him with FBI officials last summer. The officer later described the meeting as “cordial.”
But the next thing he knew, the FBI filed a formal complaint with Army headquarters, accusing him of sharing classified information with Mr. Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
In January, the Army escorted him from his office, stripped his security clearance, stuck him in a desk job in Crystal City and unleashed a criminal investigation.
Mr. Hunter’s staff viewed it as the kind of snafu that could have been worked out inside the Army. Instead, Joe Kasper, chief of staff, said the Army is getting back at the congressman for the battles he has waged against a defective intelligence network system and on behalf of soldiers punished byArmy Secretary John McHugh.
At last week’s hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,Mr. Hunter seated himself directly behind the Green Beret at the witness table.
The officer testified that he believed the Army was violating his rights under the Military Whistleblower Protection Act.
He told of having high hopes that the FBI would join him in consolidating the hostage-freeing business.
“I continued to work with Rep. Hunter’s office to repair our dysfunctional hostage recovery efforts,” he said. “He set up a meeting between my office and the FBI. The meeting appeared to be cordial, but the FBI formally complained to the Army that information I was sharing with Rep. Hunter was classified. It was not.”
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CIA Reorganizes to Target Islamic State

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McLEAN, Va.—Top Central Intelligence Agency officials are pressing spies, analysts, scientists and even economists into new teams as they broaden their efforts against Islamic State militants and other global threats.
The reorganization is part of a broader effort by director John Brennan to break down CIA “stove pipes” that have been in place for decades, which some felt isolated the agency’s secretive spy network from its internal religious experts, computer hackers, linguists, and others.
“As our analysts gain better insight into how ISIL is operating, that will inform the efforts of the people in the [spy division] who are charged with collecting additional information and intelligence about ISIL,” CIA Deputy Director David Cohen said in an interview, using another name for Islamic State. “It will help steer them into areas where we have gaps.”
The White House, Pentagon, and numerous intelligence agencies are re-evaluating how they combat Islamic State, which has expanded its reach and influence in the past year into more corners of Iraq and Syria, as well as North Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
After Islamic State seized the Iraqi city of Ramadi in recent weeks and expanded into Anbar province, the Pentagon said it would send 450 additional U.S. troops to the area to accelerate the training of security forces. The State Department is pressing to keep an international coalition intact. But the CIA’s strategy largely has been secret.
Islamic State militants pose a much different terror threat than al Qaeda did in the early 2000s, using social media to win converts and a harder-to-stop financial strategy that uses extortion and war gains to fund operations, instead of tapping wealthy donors.
This model has made it a more difficult terror organization to stop, said current and former U.S. officials. The officials are hopeful that the CIA’s burgeoning structure will better prepare the agency to thwart the expanding terror group.
The CIA traditionally had dealt with organizations such as Islamic State through its Counterterrorism Center, a group of spies and analysts who worked to prevent imminent threats.
Mr. Brennan, however, wants to use the agency’s redesign to confront Islamic State through numerous new divisions, each of which has its own network of spies, analysts, linguists, computer and cultural experts.
For example, of the CIA’s 10 “mission centers”—it previously had just two—at least five will be tasked with combating Islamic State, including groups called “Near East,” “Europe and Eurasia,” “South and Central Asia,” and “Global Issues.”
CIA officials will be scrutinizing Islamic State’s foothold in Mosul, Iraq, its communication among fighters who return from Syria to Europe, as well as a group of religious experts who specialize in radical extremism.
A network of computer analysts will be assigned to each team to provide support, screen social media and develop spyware.
Such collaboration will help with “targeting our operations against the areas in ISIL where we think there are vulnerabilities,” Mr. Cohen said. As the agency’s spies “develop other information, [it] will feed back to our analysts.”
The restructuring so far is going well, he said, though the reviews from several former agency officials have been more mixed. Some said the changes were overdue, as the CIA largely had been operating under a personnel model put in place in the 1960s. But others said it would take much more time for the agency’s spies to feel comfortable working so closely with analysts and computer experts, as they tend to be more independent.
“I see it as a reflection of how the U.S. is reacting to the post-Arab spring world where the threats are multiplying and becoming more intractable,” said Bruce Hoffman, director of the security studies program at Georgetown University.
He said the various threats “aren’t so easily compartmentalized as they once were” and require more coordination among intelligence agencies.
Congress and the White House realigned intelligence agencies after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, pressing them to work more closely together and share information. But much of the focus was on preventing attacks and killing militant leaders.
CIA officials, however, believed more internal changes were necessary to maximize cooperation given the diverse threats, including Islamic State, but also Russia, China, and Iran.
These changes are unfolding as the CIA works to regain its footing after a series of scandals and setbacks.
Congressional Democrats blasted the agency last year over allegations that detainees had been abused while in CIA custody after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
And in May, the White House revealed that U.S. officials errantly had killed two hostages, including a U.S. citizen, during a drone strike in Pakistan. The White House didn’t identify the drone strike as a CIA program, but officials familiar with the incident confirmed it was carried out by the agency.
Much of the agency’s operations still remain covert and secret. Two unnamed CIA officials were killed in the line of duty last year, the agency recently revealed, though it wouldn’t say what they were doing or where they were killed.
Mr. Cohen, who joined the agency in February after spending six years at the Treasury Department, has already visited CIA stations in Asia and Africa, in addition to one “domestic station” that he would not identify, talking to officials about the changes and checking on staff morale.
Mr. Brennan and Mr. Cohen have stressed that the CIA reorganization is about much more than combating Islamic State because it would impact the agency’s teams focused on China, North Korea, and even South and Central America.
Islamic State, however, could pose the biggest near-term test for the CIA realignment, particularly given congressional pressure on the Obama administration to rethink its approach to battling the militants.
Write to Damian Paletta at damian.paletta@wsj.com
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U.S. Airstrike Targets Qaeda Operative in Libya

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The Indian Express Cyber terrorism a threat to border security : Defence Minister Zee News " Cyber attack or cyber terrorism poses a threat to border security . Now this border is not imaginary, you do not know where it starts from....
» Thoughts on Zivotofsky, Part Seven: “Curtiss-Wright–out of sight,” and the fate of the argument for an exclusive executive diplomatic authority
14/06/15 12:56 from Just Security
Marty Lederman At the oral argument in Zivotofsky , Justice Kagan asked plaintiff’s counsel whether it would be constitutional for Congress to enact a law requiring the Secretary of State to send an official letter to all foreign ministe...
» In White House's Iraq debate, military brass pushed for doing less
14/06/15 12:51 from News - Stripes
In White House's Iraq debate, military brass pushed for doing less As President Barack Obama was weighing how to halt Islamic State advances in Iraq, some of the strongest resistance to boosting U.S. involvement came from a surprising pl...
» Eulogy for the Death of American Capitalism–Pravda, 2009
14/06/15 12:32 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
American capitalism gone with a whimper 27.04.2009 It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excus...
» Civic Hacking Day in Bangor - WABI
14/06/15 12:16 from Cyberwar - Google News
Civic Hacking Day in Bangor WABI Members of the group Hacktivate gathered at Eastern Maine Community College for a 30 hour hacking marathon. The group works together to try and solve problems for their community. Many projects revolve ar...
» Russian jet flies close to Nato ships in the Baltic Sea in a show of military ... - The Independent
14/06/15 12:08 from nato - Google News
The Independent Russian jet flies close to Nato ships in the Baltic Sea in a show of military ... The Independent Although no one was injured and no weapons were fired, representatives from Nato reportedly saw the incident as an attempt ...
» Saudi Arabia Afghan Terrorist Leader Hekmatyar To Assassinate Pakistani Leaders
14/06/15 12:04 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
Saudi Arabia Asks Militants to Assassinate Pakistani Officials TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabia has sent a secret letter to leader of the Hezb-e Islami political party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to assassinate Pakistani officials, an Arab media repor...
» Saudi Arabia Asks Afghan Terrorist Leader Hekmatyar To Assassinate Pakistani Leaders
14/06/15 12:04 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
Saudi Arabia Asks Militants to Assassinate Pakistani Officials TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabia has sent a secret letter to leader of the Hezb-e Islami political party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to assassinate Pakistani officials, an Arab media repor...
» Germany says grappling with hacker threat - Eyewitness News
14/06/15 11:57 from Cyberwar - Google News
Eyewitness News Germany says grappling with hacker threat Eyewitness News Germany says grappling with hacker threat. Defence Minister said that cyber attacks were one of the biggest challenges for international security. FILE: An individ...
» Update: FBI thanks public for help nabbing bank robber - fox8.com
14/06/15 11:35 from fbi - Google News
fox8.com Update: FBI thanks public for help nabbing bank robber fox8.com Michael Webb, 37, was taken into custody by Cleveland Police and the FBI this morning at approximately 9:15a.m. in Parma Heights. A local arrest warrant was issued ...
» Germany must accept NATO bases in Poland - president-elect's aide - Channel News Asia
14/06/15 11:17 from nato - Google News
Channel News Asia Germany must accept NATO bases in Poland - president-elect's aide Channel News Asia WARSAW: The foreign policy adviser to Poland's president-elect has signalled a more assertive approach to Germany, saying Berli...
» Exclusive: China to extend economic diplomacy to EU infrastructure
14/06/15 11:03 from Search Results
Exclusive: China to extend economic diplomacy to EU infrastructure fund Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files: report One Ukrainian serviceman killed as eastern attacks intensify Alibaba to launch Netflix-like vide...
» Syrian Kurdish Forces Conquer ISIS Territory Around Raqqa
14/06/15 10:59 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
[SEE: Erdogan blasts West for destabilizing Syria by supporting Kurdish ‘terrorists’] ISIS capital in Syria under Kurdish fire Kurdish fighters of the YPG and YPJ gather during a break from anti-ISIS battles in northeastern Syria. Photo:...
» Fraunhofer SIT: German-Israeli Platform for Defensive Cybersecurity Research - Jewish Business News
14/06/15 10:55 from cybersecurity - Google News
Jewish Business News Fraunhofer SIT: German-Israeli Platform for Defensive Cybersecurity Research Jewish Business News German-Israeli research activities aim at improving security of the Internet, Critical Infrastructures, Cyberphysical ...
» India’s state-sponsored terrorism–AN ADMISSION OF GUILT
14/06/15 10:27 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
[SEE:  Remember the Ikhwan? Parrikar’s ‘kanta se kanta nikalna’ approach to terrorism is a terrible idea] Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar “We have to neutralise terrorists through terrorists only. Why can...
» German tanks enter Poland in major Nato exercise - International Business Times UK
14/06/15 10:08 from nato - Google News
International Business Times UK German tanks enter Poland in major Nato exercise International Business Times UK Russia, which is also currently conducting large-scale manoeuvres within its borders, is claiming the text of the 1997 Found...
» NJ's top FBI agent on the trouble with swatting, bank robberies - MyCentralJersey.com
14/06/15 09:51 from fbi - Google News
MyCentralJersey.com NJ's top FBI agent on the trouble with swatting, bank robberies MyCentralJersey.com NEWARK – Richard Frankel began his career as a special agent in the FBI's New York Field Office in 1995. He has worked in a v...
» Retired CIA operative becomes breakout spy novelist - KRQE News 13
14/06/15 09:41 from cia - Google News
KRQE News 13 Retired CIA operative becomes breakout spy novelist KRQE News 13 In this June 4, 2015, photo, CIA operative turned best-selling author, Jason Matthews, a 30-year CIA veteran and author of the new novel, "Palace of Treas...
» Former CIA operative turns experience into bestselling novels - Sentinel & Enterprise
14/06/15 09:15 from cia - Google News
KRQE News 13 Former CIA operative turns experience into bestselling novels Sentinel & Enterprise WASHINGTON -- When Jason Matthews retired after more than three decades as a CIA operative, writing fiction proved a form of therapy. Living...
» Obama under pressure to retaliate for hack - The Hill
14/06/15 09:00 from CyberWar - Google News
The Hill Obama under pressure to retaliate for hack The Hill The massive digital theft of millions of federal workers' data is mounting pressure on President Obama to take a tougher stand against state-sponsored cyberattacks. Since t...
» Germany says grappling with hacker threat - Business Insider
14/06/15 08:47 from Cyberwar - Google News
Business Insider Germany says grappling with hacker threat Business Insider BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's defense minister warned of the growing threat of cyber attacks as a newspaper reported that malware had been found on the parlia...
» Germany says grappling with hacker threat - Reuters UK
14/06/15 08:37 from Cyberwar - Google News
Reuters UK Germany says grappling with hacker threat Reuters UK BERLIN Germany's defence minister warned of the growing threat of cyber attacks as a newspaper reported that malware had been found on the parliamentary-office computer ...
» Germany says grappling with hacker threat - Reuters
14/06/15 08:36 from Cyberwar - Google News
Reuters Germany says grappling with hacker threat Reuters BERLIN Germany's defense minister warned of the growing threat of cyber attacks as a newspaper reported that malware had been found on the parliamentary-office computer of Cha...
» Thoughts on Zivotofsky, Part Seven: The fate of an exclusive diplomatic authority (and the “sole organ” argument)
14/06/15 08:28 from Just Security
Marty Lederman At the oral argument in Zivotofsky , Justice Kagan asked plaintiff’s counsel whether it would be constitutional for Congress to enact a law requiring the Secretary of State to send an official letter to all foreign ministe...
» Thoughts on Zivotofsky, Part Seven: “Curtiss-Wright–out of sight,” and the fate of the argument for an exclusive executive authority concerning diplomacy
14/06/15 08:28 from Just Security
Marty Lederman At the oral argument in Zivotofsky , Justice Kagan asked plaintiff’s counsel whether it would be constitutional for Congress to enact a law requiring the Secretary of State to send an official letter to all foreign ministe...
» 2 Stocks to Watch in Cyber Security - Motley Fool
14/06/15 08:20 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
Motley Fool 2 Stocks to Watch in Cyber Security Motley Fool It's not difficult to see why: FireEye's business has enjoyed booming demand in the face of rising cyber security threats, but its business model remains somewhat specul...



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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....
» U.S. Airstrike Targets Qaeda Operative in Libya
15/06/15 00:00 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
The Pentagon provided few details about the strike, the first American aerial operation in Libya since the NATO operation in 2011.
» U.S. Airstrike in Libya Targets Al Qaeda Leader Behind Algerian Attack
15/06/15 00:00 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
Libyan officials said the strike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a former Al Qaeda leader and the mastermind of a 2013 attack in Algeria that left 38 dead.
» U.S. Airstrike in Libya Targets Al Qaeda Leader
15/06/15 00:00 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
Libyan officials said the strike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a former Al Qaeda leader and the mastermind of a 2013 attack in Algeria that left 38 dead.
» U.S. Airstrike in Libya Targets Planner of 2013 Algeria Attack
15/06/15 00:00 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
Libyan officials said the strike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a former Al Qaeda leader and the mastermind of a 2013 attack in Algeria that left 38 dead.
» Thousands Flee Syria as Kurds Gain on ISIS
15/06/15 00:00 from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Refugees who had been gathering on the Syrian side of the border with Turkey broke through the crossing, passing babies and their belongings through a barbed-wire fence.
» A Palestinian fighting with ISIS killed in Syria
14/06/15 23:19 from DEBKAFile
Celebratory gunfire resonated across the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh on the outskirts of Sidon, over the weekend after news emerged that one of its residents was killed fighting with ISIS in Syria. Megaphones in Ain al...
» Asian shares and euro slip as Greece fails to reach debt deal
14/06/15 23:16 from Search Results
Asian shares and euro slip as Greece fails to reach debt deal Oil prices fall on oversupply, but U.S. crude supported by Gulf of Mexico storm Euro on the defensive as Greek debt talks break down U.S. plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, ...
» Cybersecurity: Another Pearl Harbor? - Richmond.com
14/06/15 22:44 from cybersecurity - Google News
Richmond.com Cybersecurity : Another Pearl Harbor? Richmond.com Has the cyber Pearl Harbor that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned of in 2012 already happened? Earlier this month, the Office of Personnel Management, which manages p...
» Jason Amerine, Green Beret aiming to free U.S. hostages, caught in FBI web - Washington Times
14/06/15 22:07 from fbi - Google News
Washington Times Jason Amerine, Green Beret aiming to free U.S. hostages, caught in FBI web Washington Times Jason Amerine, a decorated Green Beret, took the big step last summer of contacting a member of Congress on the gnawing question...
» 69462Search 69,462 Articles:
14/06/15 21:24 from United States Defense and Military Forces - News - Times Topics - The New York Times
69462 Search 69,462 Articles: U.S. Airstrike in Libya Targets Al Qaeda Leader By ERIC SCHMITT Libyan officials said the strike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a former Al Qaeda leader and the mastermind of a 2013 attack in Algeria that left 3...
» Navy chief with brain injury fights back after losing promotion
14/06/15 21:02 from News - Stripes
Navy chief with brain injury fights back after losing promotion June 14, 2015 Navy ship christened for Gabrielle Giffords, wounded in 2011 shooting June 13, 2015 This post has been generated by Page2RSS
» Cyber-warfare victims lack a system of deterrents and responses - The Australian
14/06/15 20:53 from cyber warfare - Google News
Cyber-warfare victims lack a system of deterrents and responses The Australian In 2011, t he Pentagon determined that computer sabotage coming from another country could constitute an act of cyber-war , which could trigger a US governmen...
» U.S. planes target al-Qaeda veteran in Libya
14/06/15 20:37 from National Security: National Security, Pentagon & Defense Department News - The Washington Post
The U.S. military launched an airstrike in Libya targeting Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed al-Qaeda veteran believed to be the mastermind of a 2013 hostage attack on an international energy plant in Algeria, Libyan and U.S. officials sa...
» US Cyber Attack: Hackers May Have Stolen Applications For Security ... - International Business Times AU
14/06/15 20:27 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
International Business Times AU US Cyber Attack: Hackers May Have Stolen Applications For Security ... International Business Times AU IN PHOTO: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management building in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest i...
» What the OPM Hack Means for the Future of Warfare
14/06/15 20:22 from Defense One - All Content
It's not the first time the U.S. government's systems have been breached, and it won't be the last time either.
» White House Orders Agencies To Beef Up Cyber Defenses 'Immediately'
14/06/15 20:13 from Defense One - All Content
In the wake of a devastating hack on OPM, the Obama administration is directing agencies to lock down government systems.
» CIA Reorganizes to Target Islamic State - Wall Street Journal
14/06/15 20:05 from cia - Google News
Wall Street Journal CIA Reorganizes to Target Islamic State Wall Street Journal The reorganization is part of a broader effort by director John Brennan to break down CIA “stove pipes” that have been in place for decades, which some felt ...
» North Korea threatens to 'wage a cyber war' against United States - TweakTown
14/06/15 20:03 from cyber warfare - Google News
TweakTown North Korea threatens to 'wage a cyber war ' against United States TweakTown North Korea threatens to 'wage a cyber war ' against United States. North Korea wants cyberwar against the United States? (NYSE:SNE). ...
» Cheer up ‘Bifo’—history hasn’t ended yet
14/06/15 20:00 from openDemocracy
What’s the relationship between capitalism and mental health? A review of Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi’s Heroes: Mass Murder and Suicide. Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi. Credit: http://versobooks.tumblr.com/page/4 . All rights reserved. Verso’s new Futu...
» Greece and creditors fail in 'last attempt' to reach deal
14/06/15 19:13 from Search Results
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» From the city to the villages!
14/06/15 17:41 from openDemocracy
Xu Hongjie’s achingly beautiful film On the Rim of the Sky traces the texture of China’s everyday life, at the borders of modernization. At the Open City Documentary Festival on 21 June 2015 . “The period of ‘from the city to the village...
» Prosthetics with pizazz for female veterans spotlighted at D.C
14/06/15 16:54 from News - Stripes
Prosthetics with pizazz for female veterans spotlighted at D.C. festival Amputee Dan Horkey said he felt better the day he threw away his dull, flesh-hued prosthetic leg for one he had cast himself and decorated with wild flames streamin...
» Ukraine, Parasite State, Wants Western Backers To Eat National Debt
14/06/15 16:49 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
Ukrainian government exploited the war Florian Rötzer   Because you stand in the war with nuclear power Russia, should the restructuring of the debt according to the wishes of Kiev to go, so Prime Minister Yatsenyuk The Ukrainian go...
» Relationship remembered
14/06/15 16:22 from openDemocracy
Andrea Luka Zimmerman’s film Estate, a Reverie , is an unruly celebration of extraordinary everyday humanity. At the Open City Documentary Festival on 21 June 2015. Writing up my doctoral research on Samuel Richardson in the 1980s I was ...
» Hacking A Wireless AC Power Outlet - Hackaday
14/06/15 16:05 from Cyberwar - Google News
Hackaday Hacking A Wireless AC Power Outlet Hackaday It's always nice to see hackers pick up stuff headed for the landfill and put it back in action with a quick repair and upgrade. [Septillion] found a wireless remote controlled AC ...
» Khamenei’s illness puts nuclear deal at risk
14/06/15 15:57 from DEBKAFile
The frail health of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has set off a power struggle in Tehran that may derail the nuclear deal which he must ratify. This is reported bt the London Daily Telegraph’s Con Coughlin. The 75-year old ...
» CIA's 9/11 Report Declassified: CIA Investigation Unsatisfactory, No Evidence ... - The Inquisitr
14/06/15 15:53 from cia - Google News
The Inquisitr CIA's 9/11 Report Declassified: CIA Investigation Unsatisfactory, No Evidence ... The Inquisitr CNN is reporting that the Office of the Inspector General of the CIA , who investigated the CIA's handling of the inves...
» 1 dead after drive-by shooting in Fort Duchesne; FBI investigating - fox13now.com
14/06/15 15:44 from fbi - Google News
fox13now.com 1 dead after drive-by shooting in Fort Duchesne; FBI investigating fox13now.com The Buearu of Indian Affairs confirmed an incident occurred but would not elaborate on the situation. The reservation is located in Fort Duchesn...
» Israeli Gaza report charges Hamas with war crimes
14/06/15 15:41 from DEBKAFile
The inter-ministerial report published by Israel Sunday contains documentary evidence rebutting Palestinian charges that Israel violated the rules of war in its Gaza operation last summer. It lists as the causes for a defensive war the l...
» Strict Cyber Security Act on the cards - Prothom Alo (English)
14/06/15 15:39 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
Prothom Alo (English) Strict Cyber Security Act on the cards Prothom Alo (English) Besides keeping the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act 2006 in effect, the government has decided to enact a cyber security law to ensure ...
» The Coming War with China?
14/06/15 15:24 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
The Coming War with China By Bill Bonner, Chairman, Bonner & Partners Editor’s Note: Bill is still up on the family ranch in northern Argentina. And his satellite Internet link is down. So there’s no update from him today. Instead, w...
» Cybersecurity threats plague energy groups - TheNewsTribune.com
14/06/15 15:13 from cybersecurity - Google News
Cybersecurity threats plague energy groups TheNewsTribune.com CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming energy firms need to be aware of the growing cybersecurity threats and take precautions against them, an FBI expert in the field said. Michael Bobbitt...
» Greeks seek debt relief as Europe turns toward confrontation
14/06/15 15:12 from Search Results
Greeks seek debt relief as Europe turns toward confrontation U.S. plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe - source South Africa court bars indicted Sudan leader from leaving Islamic State turns to widescreen TV propaganda in ...
» Nato to 'name and shame' member countries over defence spending - Telegraph.co.uk
14/06/15 15:06 from nato - Google News
Telegraph.co.uk Nato to 'name and shame' member countries over defence spending Telegraph.co.uk Ministers are hoping that a new Nato defence spending league table, to be published next week before a meeting of Nato defence minist...
» Ministers change categories to blow up defence budget for Nato - Financial Times
14/06/15 15:02 from nato - Google News
Telegraph.co.uk Ministers change categories to blow up defence budget for Nato Financial Times The talks come ahead of a league table of Nato members' military spending, which UK officials say will be published on a “comparable basis...
» Cybersecurity threats plague energy groups - Washington Times
14/06/15 15:02 from cybersecurity - Google News
Cybersecurity threats plague energy groups Washington Times CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A FBI expert says Wyoming energy firms need to be aware of the growing cybersecurity threats and take precautions against them, an FBI expert in the field ...
» Major European Scientific Organization to Open Cybersecurity Center in Israel - TheTower.org
14/06/15 14:25 from cybersecurity - Google News
Jewish Business News Major European Scientific Organization to Open Cybersecurity Center in Israel TheTower.org Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Security (SIT), Europe's largest private organization dedicated...
» Ottawa considering joining NATO high readiness task force - Globalnews.ca
14/06/15 14:24 from nato - Google News
Globalnews.ca Ottawa considering joining NATO high readiness task force Globalnews.ca WATCH: Defence Minister Jason Kenney talks about the possibility of Canada joining a special NATO task force and what that would look like. OTTAWA — Th...
» Cyber terrorism a threat to border security: Defence Minister - Zee News
14/06/15 13:52 from Cyberwarfare - Google News
The Indian Express Cyber terrorism a threat to border security : Defence Minister Zee News " Cyber attack or cyber terrorism poses a threat to border security . Now this border is not imaginary, you do not know where it starts from....
» Thoughts on Zivotofsky, Part Seven: “Curtiss-Wright–out of sight,” and the fate of the argument for an exclusive executive diplomatic authority
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Marty Lederman At the oral argument in Zivotofsky , Justice Kagan asked plaintiff’s counsel whether it would be constitutional for Congress to enact a law requiring the Secretary of State to send an official letter to all foreign ministe...
» In White House's Iraq debate, military brass pushed for doing less
14/06/15 12:51 from News - Stripes
In White House's Iraq debate, military brass pushed for doing less As President Barack Obama was weighing how to halt Islamic State advances in Iraq, some of the strongest resistance to boosting U.S. involvement came from a surprising pl...
» Eulogy for the Death of American Capitalism–Pravda, 2009
14/06/15 12:32 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
American capitalism gone with a whimper 27.04.2009 It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excus...
» Civic Hacking Day in Bangor - WABI
14/06/15 12:16 from Cyberwar - Google News
Civic Hacking Day in Bangor WABI Members of the group Hacktivate gathered at Eastern Maine Community College for a 30 hour hacking marathon. The group works together to try and solve problems for their community. Many projects revolve ar...
» Russian jet flies close to Nato ships in the Baltic Sea in a show of military ... - The Independent
14/06/15 12:08 from nato - Google News
The Independent Russian jet flies close to Nato ships in the Baltic Sea in a show of military ... The Independent Although no one was injured and no weapons were fired, representatives from Nato reportedly saw the incident as an attempt ...
» Saudi Arabia Afghan Terrorist Leader Hekmatyar To Assassinate Pakistani Leaders
14/06/15 12:04 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
Saudi Arabia Asks Militants to Assassinate Pakistani Officials TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabia has sent a secret letter to leader of the Hezb-e Islami political party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to assassinate Pakistani officials, an Arab media repor...
» Saudi Arabia Asks Afghan Terrorist Leader Hekmatyar To Assassinate Pakistani Leaders
14/06/15 12:04 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
Saudi Arabia Asks Militants to Assassinate Pakistani Officials TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabia has sent a secret letter to leader of the Hezb-e Islami political party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to assassinate Pakistani officials, an Arab media repor...
» Germany says grappling with hacker threat - Eyewitness News
14/06/15 11:57 from Cyberwar - Google News
Eyewitness News Germany says grappling with hacker threat Eyewitness News Germany says grappling with hacker threat. Defence Minister said that cyber attacks were one of the biggest challenges for international security. FILE: An individ...
» Update: FBI thanks public for help nabbing bank robber - fox8.com
14/06/15 11:35 from fbi - Google News
fox8.com Update: FBI thanks public for help nabbing bank robber fox8.com Michael Webb, 37, was taken into custody by Cleveland Police and the FBI this morning at approximately 9:15a.m. in Parma Heights. A local arrest warrant was issued ...
» Germany must accept NATO bases in Poland - president-elect's aide - Channel News Asia
14/06/15 11:17 from nato - Google News
Channel News Asia Germany must accept NATO bases in Poland - president-elect's aide Channel News Asia WARSAW: The foreign policy adviser to Poland's president-elect has signalled a more assertive approach to Germany, saying Berli...
» Exclusive: China to extend economic diplomacy to EU infrastructure
14/06/15 11:03 from Search Results
Exclusive: China to extend economic diplomacy to EU infrastructure fund Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files: report One Ukrainian serviceman killed as eastern attacks intensify Alibaba to launch Netflix-like vide...
» Syrian Kurdish Forces Conquer ISIS Territory Around Raqqa
14/06/15 10:59 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
[SEE: Erdogan blasts West for destabilizing Syria by supporting Kurdish ‘terrorists’] ISIS capital in Syria under Kurdish fire Kurdish fighters of the YPG and YPJ gather during a break from anti-ISIS battles in northeastern Syria. Photo:...
» Fraunhofer SIT: German-Israeli Platform for Defensive Cybersecurity Research - Jewish Business News
14/06/15 10:55 from cybersecurity - Google News
Jewish Business News Fraunhofer SIT: German-Israeli Platform for Defensive Cybersecurity Research Jewish Business News German-Israeli research activities aim at improving security of the Internet, Critical Infrastructures, Cyberphysical ...
» India’s state-sponsored terrorism–AN ADMISSION OF GUILT
14/06/15 10:27 from ThereAreNoSunglasses
[SEE:  Remember the Ikhwan? Parrikar’s ‘kanta se kanta nikalna’ approach to terrorism is a terrible idea] Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar “We have to neutralise terrorists through terrorists only. Why can...
» German tanks enter Poland in major Nato exercise - International Business Times UK
14/06/15 10:08 from nato - Google News
International Business Times UK German tanks enter Poland in major Nato exercise International Business Times UK Russia, which is also currently conducting large-scale manoeuvres within its borders, is claiming the text of the 1997 Found...
» NJ's top FBI agent on the trouble with swatting, bank robberies - MyCentralJersey.com
14/06/15 09:51 from fbi - Google News
MyCentralJersey.com NJ's top FBI agent on the trouble with swatting, bank robberies MyCentralJersey.com NEWARK – Richard Frankel began his career as a special agent in the FBI's New York Field Office in 1995. He has worked in a v...
» Retired CIA operative becomes breakout spy novelist - KRQE News 13
14/06/15 09:41 from cia - Google News
KRQE News 13 Retired CIA operative becomes breakout spy novelist KRQE News 13 In this June 4, 2015, photo, CIA operative turned best-selling author, Jason Matthews, a 30-year CIA veteran and author of the new novel, "Palace of Treas...
» Former CIA operative turns experience into bestselling novels - Sentinel & Enterprise
14/06/15 09:15 from cia - Google News
KRQE News 13 Former CIA operative turns experience into bestselling novels Sentinel & Enterprise WASHINGTON -- When Jason Matthews retired after more than three decades as a CIA operative, writing fiction proved a form of therapy. Living...
» Obama under pressure to retaliate for hack - The Hill
14/06/15 09:00 from CyberWar - Google News
The Hill Obama under pressure to retaliate for hack The Hill The massive digital theft of millions of federal workers' data is mounting pressure on President Obama to take a tougher stand against state-sponsored cyberattacks. Since t...
» Germany says grappling with hacker threat - Business Insider
14/06/15 08:47 from Cyberwar - Google News
Business Insider Germany says grappling with hacker threat Business Insider BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's defense minister warned of the growing threat of cyber attacks as a newspaper reported that malware had been found on the parlia...
» Germany says grappling with hacker threat - Reuters UK
14/06/15 08:37 from Cyberwar - Google News
Reuters UK Germany says grappling with hacker threat Reuters UK BERLIN Germany's defence minister warned of the growing threat of cyber attacks as a newspaper reported that malware had been found on the parliamentary-office computer ...
» Germany says grappling with hacker threat - Reuters
14/06/15 08:36 from Cyberwar - Google News
Reuters Germany says grappling with hacker threat Reuters BERLIN Germany's defense minister warned of the growing threat of cyber attacks as a newspaper reported that malware had been found on the parliamentary-office computer of Cha...
» Thoughts on Zivotofsky, Part Seven: The fate of an exclusive diplomatic authority (and the “sole organ” argument)
14/06/15 08:28 from Just Security
Marty Lederman At the oral argument in Zivotofsky , Justice Kagan asked plaintiff’s counsel whether it would be constitutional for Congress to enact a law requiring the Secretary of State to send an official letter to all foreign ministe...
» Thoughts on Zivotofsky, Part Seven: “Curtiss-Wright–out of sight,” and the fate of the argument for an exclusive executive authority concerning diplomacy
14/06/15 08:28 from Just Security
Marty Lederman At the oral argument in Zivotofsky , Justice Kagan asked plaintiff’s counsel whether it would be constitutional for Congress to enact a law requiring the Secretary of State to send an official letter to all foreign ministe...
» 2 Stocks to Watch in Cyber Security - Motley Fool
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Motley Fool 2 Stocks to Watch in Cyber Security Motley Fool It's not difficult to see why: FireEye's business has enjoyed booming demand in the face of rising cyber security threats, but its business model remains somewhat specul...


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