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US Foreign Policy Headed for Millennial Shiftby webdesk@voanews.com (Cecily Hilleary)

Saturday July 11th, 2015 at 11:12 AM

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Move over, baby boomers: Millennials now outnumber you as America’s largest living generation. And their very different views of themselves and their place in the world will likely reshape U.S. foreign policy for decades to come. Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1965, came of age during a period of unprecedented American prosperity – and peril: The omnipresent nuclear threat created in boomers a sense of unease and uncertainty that made the world seem a very threatening place, experts say. Millennials, roughly defined as those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, came of age after the Cold War and, therefore, see the world as less menacing despite 9/11 and the rise of global terrorism. Sense of danger “It’s not to say that they don’t appreciate danger,” said Trevor Thrall, an associate professor at George Mason University and co-author of a recent CATO Institute white paper on Millennials and foreign policy. “It’s just that compared to the danger that older people feel, it’s just markedly less.” Thrall said he wasn’t surprised to learn that Millennials were not more affected by 9/11 than they appear to have been. Most were too young to understand events at the time, and their understanding of the attacks is based on how the discussion on terror has evolved since that time.   ​“Older people think, ‘We’re a great people, we got attacked by these crazy people, and now we are dealing with it and we have to be careful,’ ” Thrall said. “Millennials are the only generation the majority of which think the U.S. must have done something to provoke 9/11.” His finding is based in part on a 2011 Pew Research poll that found 52 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds in the U.S. believed U.S. actions might have motivated the 9/11 attacks. Changing world view Indeed, millennials take a dim view of American exceptionalism. A Pew poll in 2011 found that only a 32 percent of them perceive the United States as superior to other countries, as compared to 64 percent of boomers. The study also found that although most millennials say they are patriotic, they express that patriotism far less fervently than older Americans. Millennials also showed that being patriotic does not mean they are uncomfortable criticizing government policies nor do they believe in an aggressive foreign policy. “But they are very strong on human rights, and although they are more resistant to using military force around the world to solve problems, one way in which they are the most likely to be moved by arguments to use force is humanitarian intervention," Thrall said. "They are actually a little bit more supportive in most polls of humanitarian military intervention than older folks," he added. His study also shows that millennials view Asia, not Europe, as the most important region of the world, and China will figure strongly in U.S. foreign policy and perhaps push it in a less adversarial direction. This, he said, could work out well, if the Chinese are similarly inclined. It could fail, however, if millennials are misreading Beijing’s intentions. In general, Thrall predicts millennials will steer the U.S toward a more restrained “grand strategy” that relies less on unilateral force than on cooperative ventures.  The 'Thumb Tribe' Back in 2002, a researcher at Britain’s Warwick University noted that youngsters’ thumbs had evolved to become more dexterous than their other fingers due to their constant use of hand-held electronics.   Today, technology may be the single greatest factor shaping the “thumbers' ” – now millennials’ – world view. They are less likely to read newspapers because they find all the information they want online – even if they aren’t consciously looking for it. “Even if they are playing online, the amount of information that they are consuming and are exposed to, it’s probably difficult for them to have a large online presence and not be exposed to some perspective on key foreign policy issues,” said Jarrel “J.P.” Price, president of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, a nonpartisan group looking to groom the next generation of foreign-policy leaders and promote international relationships. “Technology also makes it easier for a millennial sitting at home in the United States to reach out and build a personal relationship with someone overseas,” Price said. "And to the extent that is used well by our generation, then I think the global partnerships that we could see could be transformative," he said.   ​           Census information Census data show another important factor contributing to millennials’ global view: More than 44 percent of them belong to a minority race or ethnic group. Price and Thrall both pointed out that millennials are not just the largest generation in the United States, but the largest in many regions of strategic interest to the U.S. Telecommunications giant Viacom estimates the global millennial population to be 2.5 billion, though this figure is higher than other estimates. Millennials account for about a quarter of the European Union’s population, according to Pew findings. And in the Middle East, they account for 40 percent of the population and are powering dramatic change from Tunisia to the Gulf States.  “Their critical periods of between the ages of 14 and 24 have been chock-a-block full of horrendous events that will shape their views for a lifetime,” Thrall said, “and many of those have some serious negative connotations for the United States.” Thrall points out that Arab youths’ view of the U.S. is so “horrible” right now that American millennials are going to be dealing with the fallout for the rest of their lives. 'Defining features' “How American millennials respond to that is going to be one of the defining features of American foreign policy for the next fifty years,” Thrall said. Thrall said it’s too soon to say whether millennials are having an impact on U.S. foreign policy. But Price said he can see already see their fingerprint on foreign affairs. “We see a rise in things like digital diplomacy, which the United States is eager to catch up with some of our world partners on,” he said. “Tools like Facebook and Twitter are used not just by individuals to affect global events, as we saw with the Arab Spring, but in how governments are communicating with their constituents on foreign policy and how governments are trying to highlight and explain their decision making through the use of technology – to reach predominantly millennials," Thrall said. None of this is to suggest that millennials all share the same viewpoints. “There are just as many big differences among Millennials as there are with any generation,” Thrall said. His study shows millennials are just as divided on core issues as their elders and that we can expect just as much debate over policy in coming years as we see today. Thrall’s study shows millennials, like boomers, are divided between political camps. However, despite their differences, Republican and Democratic millennials agree on the importance of firm policy to help prevent nuclear weapons proliferation, combat terror and reduce U.S. reliance on oil. Implications for 2016 He may not be the right age, but at least one observer suggested that President Barack Obama could be considered the first American “millennial president” – not only for his ability to connect with millennials electronically but for his policy of nonintervention in Syria and Iraq and his pursuit of a nuclear agreement with Iran. “I certainly think every candidate considering a run or already running knows the importance of the millennial generation and is trying to replicate President Obama’s success in connecting with them,” Price said.  Price predicts that foreign policy matters will figure more highly in the runup to the 2016 presidential vote than in previous elections and anyone wanting to get into the White House is going to have to know how to connect with millennials on their level. Does he see anyone in the current pool of announced candidates who has that ability? Price only laughs, saying: “I’ll probably have to take a pass on that.”

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Report: US Psychologists Colluded With Torture Programby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

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The top U.S. psychology association has apologized for the group's collusion with the U.S. Defense Department and the CIA to issue guidelines that supported torture, including waterboarding and sleep deprivation, following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the country 14 years ago. "We profoundly regret and apologize for the behavior and the consequences that ensued," said Dr. Nadine Kaslow, who led the committee that commissioned a report on the allegations. The American Psychological Association (APA) retained attorney David Hoffman to conduct an independent review that resulted in a 542-page report detailing the relationship between various activities of the APA and the Bush Administration policies on interrogation techniques. The Hoffman report said the intent of the people who participated in the collusion was to "curry favor" with the Defense Department, possibly enabling the government's use of abusive interrogation techniques. 'Unethical behavior' The report found the ethical guidelines "prioritized the protection of psychologists -- even those who might have engaged in unethical behavior -- above the protection of the public." The review also found that two former APA presidents sat on CIA advisory committees. One told the agency he did not think sleep deprivation constituted torture. The report "contains deeply disturbing findings that reveal previously unknown and troubling instances of collusion," said Dr. Susan McDaniel, a member of the APA's Independent Review's Special Committee. "The actions, policies and the lack of independence from government influence described in the Hoffman report represented a failure to live up to our core values, Kaslow said. "Our members, our profession and our organization expected and deserved better," she said.

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Minsk 2 Documents Undermine Ukrainian Sovereignty, Illarionov Says by paul goble (noreply@blogger.com)

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            Staunton, July 11 – Speaking in Kremenchug this week, Andrey Illarionov said that Ukraine should continue to negotiate in its quest for peace but that it should reject the documents known as Minsk-2 because “the essence of this document is that the Ukrainian authorities are rejecting their sovereignty over the Ukrainian-Russian border.”

            Moreover, the Russian analyst said, “the sooner it does this, the better it will be” for Ukraine (telegraf.in.ua/yandex/2015/07/07/andrey-illarionov-ob-iyulskom-defolte-i-potere-suvereniteta-ukrainy_10046522.html).

                                                                 

            Some do not understand that this is what the Minsk-2 documents do because they couch this retreat in other words, he says. That is, they make Ukraine’s sovereignty in that region “dependent on the conduct in the east of Ukraine of local elections according to rules which must be agreed upon with representatives of ‘special regions of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts,’” a euphemism for the Moscow-backed LNR and DNR.

            Moreover, Illarionov continues, Minsk-2 requires that the Constitution of Ukraine b changed so that “the domestic and foreign policy of Ukraine will become a hostage of the decisions taken by separatists in the DNR and LNR” and by implication of those in Moscow who are supporting them.

            Both those provisions represent a direct threat to Ukraine’s sovereignty, he says. While not all the details are filled in, Minsk-2 uses terms like “autonomy” in ways that will permit “the legalization” of the illegal forces in eastern Ukraine, a step that will “seriously influence the resolution of such issues” as Ukraine’s joining the European Union of NATO.

            Illarionov pointed out that what this means is that Minsk-2 is “a document about the liquidation of the sovereignty of Ukraine,” and he added that immediately after it was signed, he and Andrey Piontkovsky drew that conclusion but “not everyone in the Ukrainian authorities agreed with our assessments.”

            Among those who were upset by their analysis was Ukraine’s presidential administration, he says, but he said he had “no comment” in response to a question as to why President Petro Poroshenko nonetheless signed the Minsk-2 agreements.

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AP Top News at 10:58 p.m. EDT Greek lawmakers back bailout reform planATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's parliament backed the government's reform plan containing austerity measures to win a third bailout early Saturday, but with the government suffering significant losses from dissenting lawmakers. The motion sought to authorize the government to use the proposal as a basis for negotiation with international creditors during the weekend. It passed with 251 votes in favor, 32 against and 8 voting `present' - a form of abstention - in the 300-member parliament. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina pulled the Confederate flag from its place of honor at the Statehouse on Friday, marking a milestone in how America commemorates the war that tore the United States apart 150 years ago. Many people believed the rebel banner would fly forever in the first state to leave the Union, despite bitter feelings that remained after the flag was demoted from atop the Capitol dome to a Confederate monument out front 15 years ago. The Latest: Paraguayans say the popemobile went by too fast WASHINGTON (AP) - The gunman charged in the Charleston, South Carolina, church massacre should not have been allowed to purchase the weapon used in the attack, FBI Director James Comey said Friday as he outlined a series of "heartbreaking" missed opportunities and background check flaws that allowed the transaction to take place. "We are all sick that this has happened," Comey told reporters at an unusual, hastily scheduled meeting at FBI headquarters. "We wish we could turn back time, because from this vantage point, everything seems obvious. But we cannot." Trump's Phoenix visit to highlight GOP immigration splitPHOENIX (AP) - Donald Trump is stepping into the heart of the nation's battle over immigration when he visits Arizona, and the Republican presidential candidate is coming face to face not only with immigrant-rights advocates but a Republican Party that is trying to move beyond the divisive issue. The state's major Chamber of Commerce group, both U.S. senators and a host of other GOP backers heaped their ire on Trump as Saturday's visit drew near. Democrats and Republicans who run the city government blasted him even as they supported his right to rent the city-owned Phoenix Convention Center for what is expected to be an overflow crowd. And GOP Gov. Doug Ducey, who met Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker when they were recently in the state, is snubbing the real estate mogul. New Harper Lee novel presents an unsaintly Atticus FinchNEW YORK (AP) - Harper Lee's unexpected new novel offers an unexpected and startling take on an American literary saint, Atticus Finch. "Go Set a Watchman" is set in the 1950s, 20 years after Lee's celebrated "To Kill a Mockingbird," and finds Atticus hostile to the growing civil rights movement. In one particularly dramatic encounter with his now-adult daughter, Scout, the upright Alabama lawyer who famously defended a black man in "Mockingbird" condemns the NAACP as opportunists and troublemakers and labels blacks as too "backward" to "share fully in the responsibilities of citizenship." Jury to 50 Cent: Pay $5M to woman who sued over sex tapeNEW YORK (AP) - Someone else's sex tape is proving to be costly for 50 Cent: A jury ordered the rapper-actor Friday to pay $5 million to a woman who said he acquired a video she made with her boyfriend, added himself as a crude commentator and posted it online without her permission. And the Manhattan jurors are set to continue deliberating next week on possible further, punitive damages in Lastonia Leviston's invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against the multiplatinum-selling "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" artist. Journey drummer, facing rape charge, ordered to treatmentSALEM, Ore. (AP) - Journey drummer Deen Castronovo will have to wear an ankle monitoring device and go directly to drug treatment when he is released from jail as he awaits trial on rape and other felony charges. Marion County Judge Thomas Hart issued the stipulations for Castronovo at a court hearing on Friday, KATU-TV reported (http://bit.ly/1RpgLli ).

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AP Top News at 3:05 a.m. EDT Greece heads to negotiation for bailout reform proposalsATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's negotiators head to Brussels on Saturday armed with their reform proposals and parliamentary backing to seek a third bailout, but with the shadow of severe dissent from governing lawmakers hanging over them. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos was to meet with his 18 colleagues from the other eurozone countries Saturday afternoon to discuss the Greek proposals, which contain tax hikes and deep spending cuts, including on pensions, that the six-month-old left-wing government had so far resisted. Thousands await papal Mass at Caacupe shrine in ParaguayCAACUPE, Paraguay (AP) - When Marta Noella was a girl, she says she was frequently beaten by her strict father. At 14, she was so depressed she planned to kill herself by stepping in front of a car. What happened next she attributes to a miracle from the Virgin of Caacupe, whose shrine is the most important pilgrimage site in Paraguay and will be the site of Pope Francis' Mass on Saturday. At least 1 killed by blast at Italian Consulate in CairoCAIRO (AP) - A large explosion struck the Italian Consulate in Egypt's capital Cairo early Saturday, severely damaging the building and killing one civilian, and injuring four others, officials said. An Italian diplomat said the consulate was closed at the time and no staff members were wounded in the blast. Heath Ministry official Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar told The Associated Press that at least one person was killed in the blast. The identity of victim was not clear, Abdel-Ghaffar said, adding that the victim's limbs were severed, suggesting he was close to the explosion. South Carolina's Confederate flag is gone, but others remainCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The Confederate battle flag no longer flies at South Carolina's Statehouse, now relegated to a room filled with other relics of the state's secession. Other vestiges of the Civil War-era South are unlikely to vanish so soon. Several states have taken or are considering action to remove the flag and other Confederate symbols and monuments since the massacre of nine people at a Bible study inside a black church; police have charged a man shown in pictures with the flag who they say was motivated by hate. It has been banished from Alabama's Capitol and federal cemeteries, and Memphis officials are working to move the remains and a statue of slave trader and Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest out of a prominent park. Donald Trump's immigration stance dividing GOP in ArizonaPHOENIX (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is drawing larger crowds as he continues to criticize immigration policies in stark language that has revealed a deep divide between immigration hawks and moderates who are trying to avoid alienating Hispanic voters. On Saturday, Trump was scheduled to campaign in Nevada and then in Arizona, a hub of immigrant and drug smuggling where the real estate developer and reality TV star has developed a large following. A rally in Phoenix was first planned at a posh resort that could handle about 1,000 guests, but organizers moved it to the city's convention center. Tens of thousands mark 20 years of the Srebrenica massacreSREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Tens of thousands of people are pouring into Srebrenica to mark the 20th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since the Holocaust and to attend the funeral of 136 newly found victims. Dozens of foreign dignitaries - including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Britain's Princess Anne and Jordan's Queen Noor - will join Saturday's ceremony mourning the 8,000 Muslim men and boys killed in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica after Bosnian Serb troops overran the U.N. protected enclave in July 1995. The crime was later defined as an act of genocide by two international courts. As habitats vanish, migratory birds flock to N. Korea shoresTOKYO (AP) - To the untrained eye, it's just a lot of birds on an otherwise deserted stretch of muddy, flat coastline. But for ornithologists, North Korea's west coast is a little piece of paradise each spring - and both the birds and a dedicated group of birdwatchers travel a long way to get there. While North Korea is wary of letting foreigners inside its borders, a recent trip by a New Zealand research team to the mudflats near Nampo, southwest of the capital, Pyongyang, underscores some tentative but significant progress by outside scientists to conduct small-scale research projects - as long as they don't rub up against sensitive topics and are seen as useful to North Korea itself. US women's soccer team joins Taylor Swift onstage at concertEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Taylor Swift was a true all-American girl at her concert Friday night as she honored the U.S. women's soccer team by bringing them onstage. Fresh off their World Cup championship, the players joined Swift during "Style" at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Four of the players are from New Jersey. Wimbledon Lookahead: Williams seeks 21st major, Muguruza 1stLONDON (AP) - Turn back the calendar more than a year, to June 28, 2014, when Serena Williams lost to Alize Cornet in the third round at Wimbledon. It was Williams' earliest exit from the All England Club in nearly a decade. It also marked the fourth time in five Grand Slam tournaments she was beaten before the quarterfinals.

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AP Top News at 8:40 a.m. EDT Serbia PM attacks at Srebrenica ceremoniesSREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Anger boiled over Saturday at a massive commemoration of the Srebrenica slaughter 20 years ago as people pelted Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic with water bottles and other objects. Vucic's associate, Suzana Vasiljevic, told The Associated Press that he was hit in the face with a stone and his glasses were broken. Vasiljevic said she was behind Vucic when "masses broke the fences and turned against us." Iran nuke talks pass two-week mark, Monday deadline loomsVIENNA (AP) - Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program blew past the two-week mark in Vienna on Saturday ahead of a new deadline for a deal, with the United States and Iran both threatening to walk away. Despite hints of progress since U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traded accusations of backtracking on Thursday, diplomats said it remained unclear whether negotiators would be able to meet the Monday deadline, the fourth since talks began 15 days ago. The Latest: Ireland's Noonan urges Greece to enact reformsBRUSSELS (AP) - The latest from Greece's financial crisis (all times local): --- Greeks in Brussels for crucial talks with creditorsBRUSSELS (AP) - Greek government negotiators headed into bailout talks Saturday after both parliament and Athens' international creditors gave the proposals enough backing to set up a weekend of crucial negotiations to stave off financial collapse. The Greek parliament early Saturday passed the bailout proposals package with 251 votes in favor and 32 against. The Latest: Blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo kills 1CAIRO (AP) - The latest news on the blast outside the Italian Consulate in Cairo early Saturday morning (all times local): --- Trump's immigration stance dividing GOP in Arizona _ again Typhoon hits China with heavy rains; 1.1 million evacuatedBEIJING (AP) - Typhoon Chan-hom hit the Chinese coast south of Shanghai on Saturday with winds of up to 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour, forcing the evacuation of 1.1 million people and the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The storm made landfall in Zhoushan, a city east of the port of Ningbo in Zhejiang province, dumping more than 100 millimeters (4 inches) of rain since late Friday, China Central Television and the Xinhua News Agency reported. Xinhua said no deaths or injuries had been reported by Saturday evening. Roger Rees, Tony winner and Robin Colcord on 'Cheers,' diesNEW YORK (AP) - Roger Rees, the lanky Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who made his mark onstage as Nicholas Nickleby and became a mainstay on Broadway playing Gomez in "The Addams Family" and Chita Rivera's doomed lover in "The Visit," has died. He was 71. Rees died Friday night at his home in New York after a brief illness, said his representative, Rick Miramontez. Rees had abruptly left "The Visit" in late May to undergo a medical procedure.

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Can Obama shield millions from deportation? Arguments play out in court

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Lawyers for the Obama administration and a coalition of states squared off in federal court Friday over whether President Barack Obama has the authority to launch programs that would shield millions of people from deportation. Texas and 25 other states have filed suit to halt the programs.

     

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Russia says it's developing "carrier killer" submarines - Business Insider Business Insider The Russian Navy is investing in two new submarines, one of which is being described by the head of Russia's state-owned shipbuilding corporation as a “carrier killer,” according to the independent Moscow Times. The second boat would be designed to ... and more »

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India, Pakistan to join China, Russia in security group - Yahoo News - Yahoo News

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India, Pakistan to join China, Russia in security group - Yahoo News Yahoo News UFA, Russia (Reuters) - India and Pakistan began accession to a regional security group led by China and Russia on Friday after two days of summits which President Vladimir Putin held up as evidence Moscow is not isolated in the world. The Shanghai ... India, Pakistan to join China, Russia in security group | ReutersReuters  US welcomes PM Modi-Nawaz Sharif meeting in Ufa, Russia | The Indian ExpressThe Indian Express  India, Pakistan to join China, Russia in security group - Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning Herald all 1,540 news articles »

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U.S. Strike Is Said to Kill Senior ISIS Militant in Afghanistanby By MUJIB MASHAL

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The death of the senior militant, Hafiz Saeed Khan, in an airstrike Friday was reported by Afghan officials but could not be confirmed independently.

The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post by Quinta Jurecic

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Lawfare kicked off the week with a post from FBI Director James Comey on encryption and “going dark,” following up on his conversation with Ben on the topic last week. “My job,” Director Comey wrote, “is to try and keep people safe,” and he sees a potential danger in the trend toward universal strong encryption that law enforcement can’t crack. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) disagreed, and his office commented in detail on Director Comey’s post (with the use of the annotation site Genius, most often used for rap lyrics).

Debate over “going dark” continued on Lawfare over the course of the week. Susan Landau added to her earlier commentary on the subject, critiquing the push for built-in “backdoors” allowing decryption. In Susan’s view, these backdoors will unavoidably represent a security risk. Paul alsoweighed in with some thoughts on the rapid changes in encryption technology that have brought on Director Comey's concern, and suggested mandatory biometric encryption as a solution that would bring us back to the status quo ante of encryption in the 1990s. He continued his thoughts with a suggestion that “encryption providers may be required to adopt a government sponsored ‘backdoor’ technology if, and only if, the methodology for that technology has been published publicly for more than 12 months and no efforts to subvert or defeat it have been successful.” Herb Lin posted a quick response.

Director Comey brought his concerns on encryption to the Hill on Wednesday, testifying before both the Senate Judiciary Committee and in a rare public hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Cody linked us to video of the Senate hearings along with the prepared statements of both witnesses and members of the committees. Ben pondered Comey’s testimony and theorized that, while the Director has presented his concerns primarily in terms of “merely describing an emergent problem,” the path ahead will probably lead to a proposal for legislation mandating “backdoors.”

Over at Rational Security, “going dark” was the week’s topic du jour:

Bruce Schneier commented on Wikileaks’ new release of information on NSA surveillance of German officials, noting that a crucial spreadsheet of surveillance targets and selectors gave us a rare “glimpse… into the bureaucracy of surveillance.” Bruce also examined the recently released documents on the NSA’s XKEYSCORE program, which show the mechanics behind NSA surveillance.

Michael Knapp brought us news of the Second Circuit’s grant of an en banc rehearing in United States v. Ganias, concerning whether the retention of digital files outside the scope of a warrant constitutes a Fourth Amendment violation. The rehearing, Michael suggests, might lead the courts to reconsider what constitutes a “search” versus a “seizure” in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence as applies to digital duplication and retention.

Paul continued the week’s coverage of privacy and surveillance issues with an excerpt from his soon-to-be lecture series on the aforementioned topics. His post compares two “parables” on privacy: Jeremy Bentham’s famous Panopticon and the Ring of Gyges from Plato’s Republic. 

Ben acknowledged some possible errors in his post last week on the OPM hack, as pointed out by a senior intelligence official. Perhaps, he says, the intelligence community wasn’t aware of the weakness of OPM’s security systems prior to the data breach—but nevertheless, some agency other than OPM must bear a degree of responsibility for the breach.

Stewart Baker posted the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, this week featuring cyberlaw expert Catherine Lotrionte:

Bobby considered the recent resurgence of “preventative prosecution,” used by law enforcement to arrest suspects at comparatively early stages of potential plots—a tactic used commonly in the months and years immediately after 9/11. “The wheel,” Bobby writes, “has come round again.”

Speaking of domestic terrorism, Daniel Byman reviewed Bryan Burrough’s book Days of Rage: America’s Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence.

Wells alerted us to two recent developments in Mukhtar al Warafi’s challenge to his continued detention in Guantanamo, on the grounds that the conflict between the United States and the Taliban has come to an end. A date for a hearing has been set for July 14 (this coming Tuesday). In addition, Al Warafi’s lawyers have filed a brief in response to the United States’ earlier filing as to the continuation of U.S. efforts against the Taliban and al Qaeda, which reiterates Al Warafi’s reliance on President Obama’s public statements indicating the end of armed conflict in Afghanistan.

On that note, in the Foreign Policy Essay, Stephen Watts and Sean Mann pondered the topic of “Afghanistan after the Drawdown.” They argue that the United States should prepare to settle in for the “long haul,” and go on to consider what that long haul might look like.

This week’s Lawfare Podcast also featured discussion on the question of U.S. military deployment to the Middle East and South Asia. Check out the podcast for audio of the first-ever Brookings Debate, on that oh-so-crucial question: “Should the U.S. put boots on the ground to fight ISIS?”

Aaron Zelin posted translations of an article by Dr. Abdullah bin Muhammad al Muhaysini and a briefstatement from the Taliban. Meanwhile, Yishai Schwartz and Jennifer Williams provided the Middle East Ticker.

Finally, as nuclear negotiations with Iran drag on over the weekend, Suzanne Maloney offers a detailed consideration of the five main issues at the center of any prospective deal. Sanctions, the regional reaction in the Middle East, and U.S. domestic politics all feature prominently. 

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Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (July 4–10)by Just Security

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I. Defense Department Law of War Manual

Adil Ahmad Haque, Guest Post: DOD’s Unbalanced Stance on Precautions Against Harming Civilians (Tuesday, July 7) Geoffrey S. Corn, Guest Post: Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm are a Fundamental Principle of the Law of War (Wednesday, July 8) Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., Guest Post: Let’s Balance the Argument About the DOD Law of War Manual and Targeting (Friday, July 10)

II. Surveillance & Privacy

Albert Gidari, Guest Post: Wiretap Numbers Don’t Add Up (Monday, July 6) Kevin Bankston, Guest Post: It’s Time to End the “Debate” on Encryption Backdoors (Tuesday, July 7) Eileen Donahoe, Guest Post: Bold Step on Privacy and Digital Rights (Wednesday, July 8)

III. Detention

Jonathan Horowitz, Guest Post: The US Must Ensure Umm Sayyaf Is Not Subjected to Human Rights Abuses (Thursday, July 9)

IV. Drones & Lethal Force

Jennifer Daskal, Germany’s Highest-Ranking Prosecutor on the Legality of Drone Strikes – and Much More (Monday, July 6)

V. The Forever War

John Reed, It’s Time for a Review of the Forever War (Monday, July 6)

VI. Definitions of Terrorism

Faiza Patel, Describing Violence: The Charleston Shootings and the Label of Terrorism (Thursday, July 9)

VII. The Fourth Amendment and Extraterritorial Reach

Steve Vladeck, Cross-Border Shootings as a Test Case for the Extraterritorial Fourth Amendment (Friday, July 10)

VIII. Congressional Hearings

Just Security, National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 6–10 (Monday, July 6)

IX. Miscellaneous

Ryan Goodman, My Leave-of-Absence from Just Security (Tuesday, July 7) Read on Just Security »

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Middle class women lead surge in heroin usage

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Greek Crisis Poses Military, Political Fallout

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ROME — As politicians and finance ministers work to keep crisis-hit Greece within the Euro-zone, analysts have warned of far-reaching consequences for security in the Mediterranean if the country is cut loose.

       

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WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) –– The controversy over the computer breach of 21 million federal employment records ballooned Friday as the director of the government’s personnel office resigned and the Navy Department warned that pirated information included the fingerprints of more than 1 million people.

Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta, who had resisted demands that she quit, submitted her resignation to President Barack Obama, who accepted it.

Late in the day, the Navy Department sent a notice to its more than 436,000 active and reserve personnel and more than 195,000 civilian employees warning them that the stolen information included “the findings of interviews conducted by background investigators and approximately 1.1 million included fingerprints.”

“Significant numbers of current, former, and prospective military members and government civilians, as well as contractors, have been affected,” said the notice, which added that advisories would be sent out in the coming weeks to Navy personnel affected by the hack.

The Navy Department “continues to assess the risks associated with these data breaches. It is prudent to assume that we are all affected by the compromise of this information,” it said.

The Navy statement was the most explicit warning so far of the seriousness of the breach, which, combined with a smaller but related hack of a database that was revealed last month, showed the vulnerabilities of government computers.

The Navy statement was likely to increase the fears that the pilfered personal data could be used to blackmail federal workers and contractors with top-secret clearances.

U.S. officials have said that the attacks on the OBM computer system appeared to have originated in China, although the investigation is expected to take some time to complete.

The pilfered data, which was not encrypted, included Social Security numbers, residency, health, employment and education histories and information on family members and friends. In the cases of 19.7 million people who had applied for security clearances, the data also included material on criminal records, drug use and love lives. Information on about 1.8 million non-applicants, mostly spouses or cohabitants of applicants, also was stolen.

Most of the background checks stolen by the hack took place in 2000 or later, but individuals who underwent checks before 2000 could also have been affected, the Navy said.

“It will … take years before the full security repercussions may be known, and the intelligence community is already taking steps to address any new vulnerabilities posed by the compromise of this data,” said Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest insisted that Archuleta had resigned “of her own volition.” He declined to say whether any of Obama’s personal data was swept up and who the administration suspects was responsible for the breach. He also refused to discuss what the administration believes the hackers intend to do with the stolen information.

“Obviously we want to make sure that those who may be affected by this breach get as much protection and support that we can offer them,” Earnest said.

“I conveyed to the president that I believe it is best for me to step aside and allow new leadership to step in, enabling the agency to move beyond the current challenges and allowing the employees at OPM to continue their important work,'” Archuleta said in a statement.

OPM will provide those affected with credit reporting and identity theft prevention services, and it is setting up a call center from which they could obtain advice, he said.

An administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for lack of authorization to discuss the issue publicly, said “multiple attempts” had been made to contact all 4.2 million people affected by the first breach.

Of that number, more than 850,000 have enrolled to receive free 18-month subscriptions to identity protection services.

About 3.6 million people affected by the first breach also lost personal data in the second, bigger hack, he said.

Archuleta resigned a day after she disclosed the theft of the personal information of 21.5 million federal job applicants and current and past employees whose backgrounds her agency reviewed. At that time, she said she had no intention of submitting to calls for her to quit from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

Her disclosure of the breach followed the revelation last month of a separate but related theft of the Social Security numbers and other information of 4.2 million current and former federal workers that was stored in a database maintained at the Department of the Interior.

Word of Archuleta’s resignation was applauded by members of Congress who had been pushing for her departure, charging that she had ignored warnings from her agency’s own inspector general to implement protective upgrades to OPM’s computer systems.

“This is the absolute right call,” said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “OPM needs a competent, technically savvy leader to manage the biggest cybersecurity crisis in this nation’s history.”

Republicans have sought to use the cyberattacks to accuse Obama of poor management, with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a leading GOP presidential candidate, last month charging that if he had been president, Archuleta would have been fired.

The head of the country’s largest federal employees union, however, blamed the breaches on deep cost-cutting by Congress.

“Budget austerity has consequences and we are seeing one of them right now,” said J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees. “OPM could and should have done a better job of cybersecurity with the resources they had. But going forward, I hope one lesson learned from these breaches is that when you refuse to fund the operations of government you will have hugely consequential failures.”

Archuleta will be replaced temporarily by Beth Colbert, a deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget, until a successor can be found.

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Greek Parliament Backs Bailout Proposals

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Greece's parliament has backed the government's reform proposals, aimed at securing another crucial bailout.

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Tourists are continuing to flock to Greece despite the fears of economic catastrophe if there is no bailout agreement with international lenders. Officials say bookings this year are holding up well, but they warn some of the tax increases proposed as part of the bailout could severely affect the industry. From Athens, VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports.

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Puerto Rico: The Other Debt Crisisby webdesk@voanews.com (Molly McKitterick)

Friday July 10th, 2015 at 8:28 PM

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While Greece has center stage in the arena of on-the-brink finance, the precarious situation in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico may actually take a greater toll on the American economy. Last month, Puerto Rico’s governor, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, announced that the island’s public debt of $72 billion was not payable. This includes debts owed not just by the central government, but also those of public corporations, like utility companies, and cities. An archipelago of islands that lie off the tip of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico is the third-largest issuer of state and local debt in the United States, behind California and New York. Much of the island's debt is held by individual U.S. investors in hedge funds, mutual funds or other investment accounts, raising questions about how the U.S. economy might be affected were Puerto Rico to fall behind on its debt payments. That could happen as early as mid-July, which raises the possibility that investors might sue for their funds. Chronic economic woes Yet, Puerto Rico’s plight is lost among the reports of the economic crisis in Greece. In part, this is because economic troubles in Puerto Rico are not new. The territory's economy has been in recession since 2005, when the U.S. Congress ended a tax credit designed to attract businesses to Puerto Rico. Since then, the territory has borrowed to stay afloat. “Puerto Rico’s illness is a chronic condition.” Puerto Rican congressional representative Pedro Pierluishi wrote Friday in The New York Times. “The unemployment rate, poverty rate and median household income have always been far worse than any state’s. The main cause is inequality.” Pierluishi was making the case that Puerto Rico’s status as a territory, rather than a state, has led to second-class treatment. Residents of Puerto Rico cannot vote for the president or senators, and Pierluishi is a nonvoting member of the House of Representatives. “Congress routinely treats Puerto Rico and the other territories worse than it does the states,” said Pierluishi, pointing out that medical and other benefits paid to the territory are considerably less than those provided to states. "It is little wonder then that Puerto Rico is in recession, has excessive debt and is bleeding population. Unequal treatment at the federal level, combined with mismanagement at the local level, has a debilitating effect on the island's economy." No bankruptcy protection Pierluisi has sponsored a bill in the House asking that Puerto Rico be granted bankruptcy protection, the ability to restructure in order to pay off debt. Bankruptcy is open to U.S. municipalities — the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy in 2013 — but not to territories. “The alternative is a legal no-man’s land that benefits neither Puerto Rico nor those who have loaned the territory money,” Pierluisi said. His bill is still in committee, but bankruptcy protection for Puerto Rico has gained support from some presidential candidates. “We’re not talking about a bailout. We are talking about a fair shot at success,” Democrat Hillary Clinton said in a statement Tuesday. "I think that Puerto Rico ought to be treated as other states are treated as it relates to restructuring," Republican Jeb Bush said during a visit to the island in late April. While Puerto Rico has a population of 3.5 million, almost 5 million Puerto Ricans and their descendants now live in the States, many of them in the swing state of Florida where they are voters to be courted.

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India, Pakistan to join expanding security organization led by Russia and ... Fox News Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Ufa, Russia, Friday, July 10, 2015. (Host photo agency/RIA Novosti Pool Photo ... The new Eastern Bloc: China, Russia and India are joining forces - NewsweekNewsweek India, Pakistan to join security group led by Russia, China - US NewsU.S. News & World Report BRICS Holds Summit In Russia - Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The Hindu -SunHerald.com -ABC Online all 2,221 news articles »

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India, Pakistan to join China, Russia in security group | Reuters Reuters Those words will have pleased Putin, who says the United States has an outdated vision of a "uni-polar" world dominated by Washington and wants to show Russia has not been weakened by Western sanctions over its role in the Ukraine crisis. India, Pakistan to join security group led by Russia, China - Yahoo NewsYahoo News BRICS, SCO, EAEU can define new world order: China, Russia - The HinduThe Hindu India, Pakistan to join security group led by Russia, China - US NewsU.S. News & World Report Fox News -Newsweek all 2,538 news articles »

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» U.N. Arms Ban on Iran Remains a Hurdle to Nuclear Deal
10/07/15 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The sanctions, first passed in 2006, ban the shipment of conventional arms into and out of Iran and appeared to have been resolved months ago.

» Turkey Arrests 21 Suspected of Ties to ISIS
10/07/15 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. In early morning raids Friday in Istanbul and Sanliurfa Province, which borders Syria, the police also seized automatic rifles, ammunition and military uniforms.

» Rio de Janeiro subway assailants shoot man dead, force shutdown
10/07/15 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Assailants shot and killed a man beside a subway-station ticket counter in central Rio de Janeiro Friday afternoon, prompting a shutdown of the station and r...

» AP EXPLAINS: Confederate battle flag, flown around US South
10/07/15 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:19 p.m. EDT. The Confederate battle flag has been removed from South Carolina's Statehouse grounds, in the wake of the massacre of nine African-Americans - including a state senator -...

» 'Communist crucifix' gift to pope in Bolivia raises eyebrows
10/07/15 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Euronews's YouTube Videos. From: Euronews Duration: 01:33 Pope Francis in Bolivia on his South American tour looked somewhat bemused when his host President Evo Morales handed him an unusual gift : a w...

» Vienna talks on Iran nuclear deal will continue over weekend
10/07/15 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Euronews's YouTube Videos. From: Euronews Duration: 00:56 Talks in Vienna to reach an agreement on the Iran nuclear question will continue into the weekend. As another deadline passed, Britain's foreig...

» Omar Sharif has died aged 83
10/07/15 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Euronews's YouTube Videos. From: Euronews Duration: 00:46 Actor Omar Sharif, best known for his title role as Doctor Zhivago in the Oscar-winning film, has died, Egyptian state television said. He was ...

» Palmyra Empties as Bombs Rain Down
10/07/15 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Syria regime’s air campaign to loosen Islamic State’s grip on the historic city has sent its residents fleeing and further endangered its famed antiquities.

» Srebrenica Burials to Continue, 20 Years On --- Photos
10/07/15 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Photographer Pablo Cobos has documented the past two burial ceremonies for victims of the Srebrenica massacre, which have become an annual ritual as victims’ remains are identified two...

» U.S.-Canada Dairy Spat Sours Trade Talks
10/07/15 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A dairy spat between the U.S. and Canada is emerging as the thorniest issue souring final talks to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.

» The Holy Land's Surprising Wave of Tourism
10/07/15 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Despite the violence rattling the Middle East, religious tourists are flocking to Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories.

» WorldViews: That look you get when you give the pope a crucifix shaped like a hammer and sickle
10/07/15 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. It's the kind of gaze you see when a relative hands a present to a child after not seeing them for a few years.They don't qui...

» Inside The Cartels: Business Of Cooking Crack
10/07/15 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Sky News gains unprecedented access to the most notorious Mexican drug cartels and meets crack cooks who claim to be "the best".

» Cancer Doctor Jailed For 'Huge, Horrific' Fraud
10/07/15 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The oncologist, who subjected hundreds of victims to thousands of unnecessary treatments, tearfully blames his "quest for power".

» Iran nuclear talks deadline missed due to split between US, Russia, China over ... - CBS News
10/07/15 17:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CBS News Iran nuclear talks deadline missed due to split between US, Russia , China over ... CBS News VIENNA -- Iran has blamed bickering between the U.S. and its negotiating partners...

» Greece is flirting with Russia to make Europe jealous - Business Insider - Business Insider
10/07/15 16:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Greece is flirting with Russia to make Europe jealous - Business Insider Business Insider Over the past few months, Greece and Russia have exhibited a serious case of...

» Western Toughness Causing Putin to Pursue De Facto Annexation of Donbas Rather than New Aggression in Ukraine, Piontkovsky Says
10/07/15 16:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, July 10 – Because the Western powers have made it clear that they will react harshly to any further Russian advance into Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has sh...

» 'Let's just swap Greece for Puerto Rico', suggests German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble
10/07/15 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. What's the best way to mend Greece's financial problems? By playing swapsies with the US, at least according to Germany's Wolfgang Schäuble.

» Four Ways Ukraine Isn't Greece
10/07/15 16:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The simultaneous debt crises faced by Ukraine and Greece have spawned comparisons between the two countries’ financial situations. But their predicaments differ in severa...

» Pope Speaks Out Against Greed, Apologizes for Colonialism
10/07/15 16:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pope Francis spoke out against corporate greed and apologized for colonialism in the Americas in a speech Thursday in a meeting of groups working for the unemployed, landless and impoveri...

» US Personnel Chief Resists Calls to Resign Amid Data Hack
10/07/15 16:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The head of the U.S. government's personnel office, OPM, is rejecting bipartisan calls for her resignation following revelations that hackers stole the personal information of more than 2...

» Kerry Setting Records with Long Vienna Stay
10/07/15 16:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been locked in this round of Iran nuclear talks for a longer period than any top American official has devoted to a single international negotiation...

» Министр финансов Германии предложил США обменять Грецию на Пуэрто-Рико - РБК
10/07/15 16:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Коммерсантъ Министр финансов Германии предложил США обменять Грецию на Пуэрто-Рико РБК Министр финансов Германии Вольфганг Шойбле предложил своему американскому коллеге Джеку Л...

» Putin's China Syndrome
10/07/15 16:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The new Sino-Russian partnership was on display this week. And it's clear who's boss.

» VOA Video: Pentagon's Warren Discusses Islamic State
10/07/15 16:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. It’s been one year since the Islamic State announced the territory it had seized in Syria and Iraq constituted an Islamic caliphate, and the Pentagon is settling in for a years-long battl...

» High-ranking Vatican official Jozef Wesolowski set to stand trial for child abuse
10/07/15 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Jozef Wesolowski, the first important Vatican official to be charged with paedophilia, is set to stand trial in a Holy See court tomorrow.

» FBI: Church Shootings Suspect Got Past Background Check
10/07/15 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The FBI said Friday that the man accused of shooting nine parishioners at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, last month should not have been allowed to buy a gun. The FBI said Dylann...

» In Athens, Greeks Muse on Tsipras’s Abrupt Reversal
10/07/15 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Greeks were struggling to process the news, gird themselves for further budget cutbacks and assess what they had gotten for their efforts to stand against the European orthodoxy.

» Moscow creates taskforce to identify suspected remains of tsar's children
10/07/15 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Remains have been in state archives for nearly a decade, since being discovered by a builder more than 40 miles away from the burial site of their family Russia has launched a new dr...

» Russia unveils 'straight' flag, internet responds | euronews, world news - euronews
10/07/15 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. PRI TIME Russia unveils 'straight' flag, internet responds | euronews, world news euronews Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party has unveiled a 'straight flag' in an effort to countera...

» Greek energy minister unveils plan for €2bn gas deal with Russia - FT.com - Financial Times
10/07/15 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Financial Times Greek energy minister unveils plan for €2bn gas deal with Russia - FT.com Financial Times EU policy makers are concerned that Russia could take advantage of the crisis...

» The new Eastern Bloc: China, Russia and India are joining forces - Newsweek - Newsweek
10/07/15 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Newsweek The new Eastern Bloc: China, Russia and India are joining forces - Newsweek Newsweek the world's population. If the hopes of its leading backers – particularly Russia – are r...

» Russia Doubling Military Troops on Novaya Zemlya In Arctic by 2020 - International Business Times
10/07/15 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times Russia Doubling Military Troops on Novaya Zemlya In Arctic by 2020 International Business Times Russian President Vladimir Putin observes exercises in the...

» Greece finally admits €2bn gas pipeline deal with Russia - Telegraph - Telegraph.co.uk
10/07/15 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Greece finally admits €2bn gas pipeline deal with Russia - Telegraph Telegraph.co.uk Greece has admitted for the first time it is planning a €2bn gas pipeline with Rus...

» Putin in the middle as Russian spies meddle in Greece - Business Insider - Business Insider
10/07/15 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Putin in the middle as Russian spies meddle in Greece - Business Insider Business Insider This financial and political uncertainty in Athens — and across Europe in ge...

» Joint Chiefs Nominee Says Russia Could Pose 'Existential Threat' To U.S. : The ... - NPR
10/07/15 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. NPR Joint Chiefs Nominee Says Russia Could Pose 'Existential Threat' To U.S. : The ... NPR The Obama administration's nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ...

» Russia Cracks Down on Moscow Election Monitors - Newsweek
10/07/15 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Newsweek Russia Cracks Down on Moscow Election Monitors Newsweek Russian authorities on July 7 searched the Moscow office of the Golos Association, the country's leading election-moni...

» Russia Says Its Economy Is Fine - Daily Beast
10/07/15 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Beast Russia Says Its Economy Is Fine Daily Beast When the European Union extended economic sanctions on Russia until January 31, 2016, it caused little kerfuffle among pro-Krem...

» PETER HANNAFORD: How Russia threatens Internet freedom - Washington Times - Washington Times
10/07/15 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Times PETER HANNAFORD: How Russia threatens Internet freedom - Washington Times Washington Times Paranoia apparently played a role in the legislation. Russian leader Vladim...

» Big loser in any nuclear deal with Iran may be Russia - Reuters - Reuters Blogs (blog)
10/07/15 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Blogs (blog) Big loser in any nuclear deal with Iran may be Russia - Reuters Reuters Blogs (blog) A general view of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, built by Russia , Octob...

» Malaysia Airlines MH17: Russia rebukes push for UN tribunal - World - CBC News - CBC.ca
10/07/15 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CBC.ca Malaysia Airlines MH17: Russia rebukes push for UN tribunal - World - CBC News CBC.ca "I don't see any future for" this resolution, Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said in...

» ISIS Comes to Russia - The Daily Beast - Daily Beast
10/07/15 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Beast ISIS Comes to Russia - The Daily Beast Daily Beast Estimates of the size of the insurgency are hard to come by, as Russian official statistics are notoriously unreliable, ...

» Russia must not be allowed to rewrite Srebrenica's history | Natalie ... - The Guardian
10/07/15 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Russia must not be allowed to rewrite Srebrenica's history | Natalie ... The Guardian Russia must not be allowed to rewrite Srebrenica's history. In denying the term geno...

» The Russian Air Force is falling out of the sky - The Week - The Week Magazine
10/07/15 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Week Magazine The Russian Air Force is falling out of the sky - The Week The Week Magazine Now, after months of aggressive flying, Russia's overworked air force is falling out of ...

» US beating drums of war against Russia to increase European defense ... - RT.com - RT
10/07/15 15:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT US beating drums of war against Russia to increase European defense ... - RT.com RT Several senior American officials say Russia is the greatest threat to their country's national ...

» Joint Chiefs Nominee Warns of Threat of Russian Aggression
10/07/15 15:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., at his Senate confirmation hearing, pointed to the Russian government’s aggressive behavior and its nuclear arsenal.

» Incoming Joint Chiefs Chairman Calls Russia, China Top Threats
10/07/15 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. In Senate testimony, Gen. Joseph Dunford puts the two countries ahead of the Islamic State group on his list of national security concerns.             

» AF: Next-Gen Bomber Award Could Slip Into Fall
10/07/15 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The Air Force award of a contract for the long-range strike bomber, originally expected last spring, could take up to three more months, Air Force officials said.       ...

» OSCE Condemns Russia's Actions In Ukraine
10/07/15 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) passed a resolution at its summit meeting in Helsinki Thursday roundly condemning Russia's actions and military intervent...

» OPM hack hit potentially millions of troops, vets
10/07/15 15:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. A defense official confirmed that records of current and former service members dating back to at least 2000 were breached.             

» US Army Cuts Would Hit Nearly Every Base
10/07/15 15:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The US Army announced a plan to cut 40,000 troops that would impact nearly every Army installation, warning that the reductions could grow if Congress cannot reach a deal to avert sequ...

» Russia in Review
10/07/15 15:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - The US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism. July 10, 2015 Russia in Review: a digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent N...

» Russia’s economic crunch puts pain drugs out of reach, even for the sickest
10/07/15 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News: News and Headlines from Europe - The Washington Post. NAKHABINO, Russia — For the five years that doctors have battled the cancerous tumor pressing on her son’s spine, Elena Knyazeva has faced...

» Epic murder trial tests Austrian justice
10/07/15 15:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. How claims of Kazakh intrigue have tested Austrian justice

» Islamic State fighters attack troops in Iraq's Anbar province
10/07/15 15:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants attacked Iraqi security forces on Friday near the two main cities of the western province of Anbar, where authorities plan a counter-offensi...

» Russia says Srebrenica perpetrators should be brought to justice
10/07/15 15:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia called on Friday for all people responsible for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys to be brought to justice.

» Interim Agreement With Iran Is Extended as Negotiations Continue
10/07/15 15:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The extension of the interim agreement will maintain a freeze on much of Iran’s nuclear program in return for modest sanctions relief while negotiators continue to meet.

» US Govt Agency Chief Quits After Huge Hack
10/07/15 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The US has accused China of the attack, but the Beijing foreign ministry said the allegation was "absurd logic".

» U.S. Army Plans Steps to Reinforce Europe
10/07/15 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The head of the U.S. Army says he is taking steps to mitigate the reduction of American forces in Europe, moves that would allow the U.S. more easily to rotate additional forces to the...

» Iran Blames U.S. for Delays on Nuclear Deal
10/07/15 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Iranian officials have begun a campaign to assure citizens that the government has done everything possible to reach an agreement that lifts economic sanctions.

» Defense in Colorado theater shooting trial rests its case
10/07/15 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:14 p.m. EDT. CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- The defense in the Colorado theater shooting trial rested its case Friday after trying to show James Holmes was legally insane when he opened fi...

» Secretary Kerry does not believe Russia is existential threat: State Department
10/07/15 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry does not agree with Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford that Russia poses an existential threat to the United States, the Stat...

» San Francisco shooting: a game-changer for immigration policy?
10/07/15 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | USA. New York — After a seven-time felon and five-time deportee from Mexico apparently shot and killed a California woman at random last week, the nation’s long-stan...

» Katherine Archuleta, Director of Office of Personnel Management, Resigns
10/07/15 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, resigned Friday, one day after it was revealed that sweeping cyberintrusions at the agency resulted in the theft of ...

» Statehood Is the Only Antidote for What Ails Puerto Rico - The New York Times
10/07/15 13:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Advertisement Continue reading the main story Advertisement Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Share Tweet Save more Continue reading the main story Continue...

» cyberattacks on us chronology - Google Search
10/07/15 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The history of cyber attacks - a timeline - Nato <a href="http://www.nato.int/.../" rel="nofollow">www.nato.int/.../</a> timeline /.../i... Cached Similar North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...

» cyberattacks on us - Google Search
10/07/15 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In the news Prepare for more cyber attacks on US Financial Times ‎ - 1 day ago Washington needs to answer the question that Kissinger once asked of Europe: 'Who do I ... Report: The Trillion-Dollar...

» cyberwar on us - Google Search
10/07/15 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Reality of Cyberwar Politico - 17 hours ago A surprise attack, the beginning of long feared “ cyber war ” or the “cyber Pearl ... (Cows, meanwhile, killed 22 people in the U.S. last year...

» OPM Director Resigns After Devastating Hacks
10/07/15 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Politics. Embattled Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta has resigned, officials said today. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that Archuleta offered ...

» Illegal Defiance on Same-Sex Marriage
10/07/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Supreme Court could not have been clearer when it ruled late last month that states may not refuse to marry same-sex couples. “The right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of th...

» Volcanic Ash Shuts Airports in Bali
10/07/15 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Drifting ash from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia shut down airports on Bali and Lombok, stranding passengers and disrupting local businesses at the peak of the summer holiday season.

» Pope Francis' Visit to Bolivian Prison Highlights Abuses Within
10/07/15 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Like prisons across Latin America, extortion, drug abuse, gang violence and sexual assault are commonplace in the penitentiary the pontiff will visit

» Sexually abused girls face pipeline to prison in U.S.: report
10/07/15 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - What landed Mia Paz in jail was the sexual abuse she had suffered as a child.

» Russia's Putin upbeat on Ukraine crisis solution
10/07/15 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UFA, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there were more chances for Ukraine crisis to be successfully resolved rather than for it to fail.

» After BRICS, Putin Hosts Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit In Ufa
10/07/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted regional leaders at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on July 10, a second day of meetings meant to show the...

» Austria Court Acquits Late Kazakh Presidential Son-In-Law's Associates
10/07/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Two associates of Rakhat Aliev, the deceased ex-son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, have been acquitted of double murder.

» Putin Says Greece Has Not Asked Russia For Aid
10/07/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Greece has not asked Moscow for aid to overcome its debt problems.

» Greek Crisis Threatens To Become Crisis In Georgia, Too
10/07/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The economic crisis in Greece is sending painful shock waves through Georgia. The flow of as much as $20 million a month in remittances from the tens of thousands of Geor...

» Sinosphere Blog: Kenneth G. Lieberthal on the Political Effects of China’s Stock Market Plunge
10/07/15 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Mr. Lieberthal, an observer of Chinese politics and a former policy maker in Washington, discusses the implications for President Xi Jinping, who until now had benefited from an aura of omn...

» Putin Criticizes U.S. Role in Afghanistan
10/07/15 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. At a gathering of regional leaders, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said a decade of Western military intervention had failed to improve security in the war-torn nation.

» Chinese Authorities Appear to Detain 4 Human Rights Lawyers
10/07/15 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The reasons for the The reason for moves against the lawyers remained unclear, but several lawyers and activists suspected an effort it could be the start of a campaign to crush China’s “ri...

» 'Cannabis island' found in Crimea
10/07/15 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Police find haul of cannabis plants on a manmade island.

» In Bolivian prison visited by pope, money buys survival
10/07/15 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10:48 a.m. EDT. SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Two years after 36 people died in a fierce battle between rival gangs, not much has changed inside Bolivia's biggest prison: Inmates still ru...

» IS offers a mix of brutality, charity during Ramadan
10/07/15 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10:48 a.m. EDT. BEIRUT (AP) -- During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Islamic State group is showing two faces to the millions who live under its rule in Iraq and Syria - handing ...

» Saud al-Faisal, Saudi Foreign Minister for 40 Years, Dies at 75
09/07/15 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Former Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal died Thursday, Saudi Arabian sources and media close to the kingdom's ruling family reported, two months after he was replaced followin...

» Russia Makes Veiled Threat To Veto MH17 Tribunal Plan At UN
09/07/15 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia said it will oppose a draft United Nations resolution establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those who shot down Malaysian Flight MH17 over Ukraine.

» US hacking breach hit more than 21 million people
09/07/15 21:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Obama administration says scale of cyber attack far bigger than first admitted

» FBI Says ISIS Arrests Helped Prevent July 4th Attacks
09/07/15 21:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. FBI Director James Comey said that the agency arrested more than 10 ISIS related suspects and possibly foiled plots related to July 4.

» Pope calls for new economic order, criticizes capitalism
09/07/15 21:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order, denouncing a "new colonialism" by agencies that impose austerity prog...

» New Tensions Emerge in Iran Nuclear Talks
09/07/15 19:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Heated exchanges took place among foreign ministers as Washington and Tehran struggled to overcome remaining hurdles to a final agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program.

» ECB Forced to Contemplate 'Grexit'
09/07/15 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The European Central Bank has insisted since the beginning of the Greek crisis that membership of the currency bloc is irreversible. But recently a change of mood has become palpable a...

» US foiled Fourth of July terrorist attack says FBI
09/07/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Islamic State-inspired terror plots had been planned around the US for the Fourth of July holiday weekend

» FBI Chief: Agents Stopped Multiple Terror Plots Ahead of July 4
09/07/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that agents broke up a number of terror plots in the weeks leading up to the Independence Day holiday. "I do believe our...

» Greece Offers Up Proposals In Hopes of a $59 Billion Bailout
09/07/15 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. ATHENS — Greece finally met a deadline that counted on Thursday and made a series of sweeping proposals that its creditors needed by midnight to set off a mad rush toward a weekend deal to stav...

» Greece seeks bailout totaling $55 billion, offers painful spending cuts - Washington Post
09/07/15 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Indian Express Greece seeks bailout totaling $55 billion, offers painful spending cuts Washington Post ATHENS — Greece is seeking another bailout totaling at least 50 billion euros...

» The Latest: Greece Seeks 53.5B Euros in New Bailout Package - New York Times
09/07/15 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times The Latest: Greece Seeks 53.5B Euros in New Bailout Package New York Times ATHENS, Greece — The latest from the Greece's financial crisis (all times local): ___. 1:34 a....

» Kim Jong-Un's 'Reign Of Terror': 70 Executed
09/07/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The killings include the execution of the country's defence chief with an anti-aircraft gun for falling asleep in a meeting.

» Fourth Of July Terror Plots Thwarted In US
09/07/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Authorities arrest more than 10 people allegedly inspired by Islamic State to carry out attacks close to the Independence holiday.

» Hackers Stole Government Data On 21.5m People
09/07/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Hackers stole information on 21.5 million people in a June cyber-attack on a US federal government database, it has emerged.

» Prince Saud al-Faisal, Longtime Saudi Foreign Minister, Dies at 75 - New York Times
09/07/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times Prince Saud al-Faisal, Longtime Saudi Foreign Minister, Dies at 75 New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Prince Saud al-Faisal, the urbane diplomat who used quiet diplo...

» Russia is greatest threat to the US, says Joint Chiefs chairman nominee Gen ... - Washington Post
09/07/15 19:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Fox News Russia is greatest threat to the US, says Joint Chiefs chairman nominee Gen ... Washington Post Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, the nominee to serve as the next chairm...

» AP Top News at 5:39 p.m. EDT
09/07/15 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com. AP Top News at 5:39 p.m. EDT Hopes for Greek deal rise as creditors open to debt relief ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece finally met a deadline that counted on Thursday and m...

» Thousands of birds leave ‘dead zone’ after abandoning Florida Gulf Coast
09/07/15 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. A 150-acre portion of the Florida Gulf Coast is being described as a “dead zone” by scientists after thousands of birds mysteriously abandoned their ty...

» US spies on almost all Latin America
09/07/15 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. US National Security Agency (NSA) intercepts nearly all communications in the South American continent, WikiLeaks revealed. Founder of whistleblower we...

» BRICS Economic Agenda: Participants to Discuss Greek Debt Crisis
09/07/15 19:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. The Greek debt crisis, the expected lifting of sanctions on Iran and oil and stock market volatility will dominate the agenda of the BRICS summit which...

» The Hackers Waging Russia's Internal Cyberwarfare
09/07/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from International News, Opinion and Analysis - Newsweek World. The Hackers Waging Russia's Internal Cyberwarfare Sergei Maksimov, a.k.a. Hacker Hell, had been terrorizing the Russian blogosphere for years—poss...

» BRICS Summit Firms Up Plans for New Development Bank
09/07/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from International News, Opinion and Analysis - Newsweek World. BRICS Summit Firms Up Plans for New Development Bank Meeting in Russia, the world's emerging economies also discussed Greece and the Chinese stock...

» Baltimore police chief fired as city's homicide rate spikes
09/07/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Mayor fires Anthony Batts 2 1/2 months after city broke out into riots following the death of a man injured in police custody

» Whistleblower on how he exposed cancer doc's fraud
09/07/15 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. ​Dr. Soe Maunglay started working for ​Dr. Farid Fata at his private cancer practice in 2012, and realized something bizarre was going on

» Iran hits out at western negotiators after nuclear talks are pushed back again
09/07/15 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Senior Iranian official bitterly accuses west of changing stance and walking back from positions as negotiations in Vienna looks sure to pass US deadline The Iranian delegatio...

» ISIS massacre of 770 in Iraq was so bloody it could be seen from space
09/07/15 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Satellite imagery (pictured) and footage of the massacre in Tikrit, Iraq, helped convict 24 ISIS militants behind the mass slaughter of 770 Iraqi soldiers last ...

» Putin, Rohani Discuss Nuclear, Security Cooperation
09/07/15 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Kremlin says the presidents of Russia and Iran have discussed military and nuclear cooperation, as well as the fight against the Islamic State group.

» U.S. Joint Chiefs Nominee: Russia Is 'Greatest National Security Threat'
09/07/15 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The nominee to become chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff says Russia presents “the greatest threat” to national security and its behavior is "nothing short of ala...

» Tajik State News Agency Takes On IS In 'Information War'
09/07/15 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Tajikistan's official news agency has launched an "information war" against Islamic State, pushing back against the group's propaganda by reporting on its gory killings, ...

» Greece plans €2bn energy deal with Russia
09/07/15 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Project announced by Panayotis Lafazanis comes as Brussels is seeking to cut EU reliance on Gazprom

» Ex-Kremlin banker flees UK for France
09/07/15 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Sergei Pugachev cites harassment and fears for his life

» Isil militants 'kill four children' during destruction of historic Iraq church
09/07/15 19:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Isil militants reportedly kill four children during destruction of an ancient Christian church in the Iraqi city of Mosul

» Genetic Signatures Identify Crop Varieties Best Able to Withstand Stress
09/07/15 18:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Differences in a crop plant's genes can help predict how a particular variety will respond to a drier or hotter climate. Geneticist Geoff Morris of Kansas State University sampled the gen...

» A Conversation With White People On Race | Op-Docs | The New York Times
09/07/15 18:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 05:36 This short documentary features interviews with white people on the challenges of talking about race. Produced by: Michèle Stephe...

» US, UAE Launch Center to Counter Islamic State Message
09/07/15 18:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States and United Arab Emirates launched a new effort Wednesday to counter the Islamic State group using social media to confront the militants' ideology and present "moderate ...

» Pope Francis Continues South American Tour in Bolivia
09/07/15 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pope Francis was greeted by Bolivian President Evo Morales when he arrived Wednesday on the second leg of his three-nation tour of his home continent of South America.    The pontiff told...

» High-level Push Continues for Iran Nuclear Deal
09/07/15 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The high-level diplomatic efforts to finally seal a comprehensive international agreement on Iran's nuclear program continued on several fronts Thursday, Thursday in Vienna with one day l...

» BRICS Leaders Gather in Russia for Economic Summit
09/07/15 18:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Representatives of the five BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa -- are gathering in the Russian city of Ufa Thursday for their annual summit amid tight securit...

» US Lawmakers' Pessimism Grows on Iran Nuclear Deal
09/07/15 18:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. lawmakers of both parties appear to be souring on the prospects for a nuclear deal with Iran.   As another deadline approaches for negotiators in Vienna, even some of President Barac...

» Bush 2016 White House Campaign Rakes in Record $114 Mlillion
09/07/15 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Super PAC backing Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has raked in a record $103 million, the group, Right to Rise, said in a statement today, dispelling rumors that the outside ...

» US: More Than 21 Million Affected by Government Data Breach
09/07/15 18:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Hackers stole Social Security numbers, health histories and other highly sensitive data from more than 21 million people, the Obama administration said Thursday, acknowledging that the br...

» Greece submits economic reform proposal
09/07/15 18:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Eurozone officials to digest Greek government's plan ahead of crunch talks this weekend over bailout

» Joint Chiefs Chairman Nominee Says Russia Is Top Military Threat
09/07/15 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Gen. Joe Dunford, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become the Pentagon’s top military officer, said Thursday he believes Russia poses the biggest threat to U.S. national security.

» Naked man steals police car in New Mexico – video
09/07/15 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. A naked man steals a police officer's car in Curry County, New Mexico. In footage shot by police, Jesus Tarango, 37, is seen stumbling along the road without clothes. As ...

» Ukraine crisis needs a political solution to reinforce EU aid efforts | Christos Stylianides
09/07/15 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Though the EU has doubled its aid budget for Ukraine, where 1.5 million people have received vital humanitarian assistance, the conflict is blighting their future There is a h...

» The FBI doesn't want to have to force tech companies to weaken encryption | Trevor Timm
09/07/15 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. The director just wants every device and software manufacturer to volunteer to create backdoors for the government to snoop on Americans It’s never a good sign when you have t...

» The madness of drinking bottled water shipped halfway round the world
09/07/15 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. We can’t get enough of it, but the long-term environmental impacts of bottling and transporting water across countries are doing more damage than we realise Globally, we now d...

» LAPD 'opens investigation' into allegations of sexual abuse by Bill Cosby
09/07/15 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Despite Despite the statute of limitations for criminal charges, Los Angeles police tell ABC News they will now investigate the allegations no matter when the crimes took plac...

» Deathwish as lifestyle: why people run with the bulls | Miguel-Anxo Murado
09/07/15 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. They know it’s not an ancient tradition, or even typically Spanish. But veterans of Pamplona’s encierro still see it as much more than just another extreme sport In Pamplona, ...

» Former Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal dies
09/07/15 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Prince had overseen nation’s emergence as a major diplomatic player, facing successive regional crises and maintaining a focus on relations with the west Saudi Arabia’s Prince...

» Vatican bewildered by Bolivia's 'communist crucifix' gift to Pope Francis
09/07/15 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Bolivian president Evo Morales presented pontiff with crucifix depicting Jesus nailed to hammer and sickle, which pope returned after a brief examination Vatican officials app...

» Op-Ed Contributor: Germany’s Failure of Vision
09/07/15 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The European project rejects the consolidation of power in one country’s hands. Does Angela Merkel understand that?

» Prince Saud al-Faisal, Longtime Saudi Foreign Minister, Dies at 75
09/07/15 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Prince Saud, who served for four decades, was known for his behind-the-scenes, conservative diplomacy in a time of major changes.

» Saud al-Faisal, former Saudi foreign minister, dies
09/07/15 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 5:46 p.m. EDT. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal, who was the world's longest-serving foreign minister with 40 years in the post until his retirement thi...

» U.S. spy agency tapped German chancellery for decades: WikiLeaks
09/07/15 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency tapped phone calls involving German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her closest advisers for years and spied on the staff of her prede...

» Exclusive: Japan interested in joining NATO missile consortium - sources
09/07/15 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is interested in joining a NATO missile building consortium that would give Tokyo its first taste of a multinational defense project, a move the U.S. Navy is en...

» Office of Personnel Management Says Hackers Got Data of Millions of Individuals
09/07/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — The Office of Personnel Management revealed on Thursday that “sensitive information” about 21.5 million people was obtained last year by hackers who intruded into its computer n...

» In Iran Nuclear Talks, U.S. ‘Will Not Be Rushed,’ Kerry Says
09/07/15 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . VIENNA — Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that the United States would continue to negotiate on a nuclear agreement with Iran that could endure “for decades,” but cautioned tha...

» Baltimore's Next Police Chief Faces Demoralized Department
09/07/15 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. In Baltimore, new police commissioner will face a demoralized department, distrustful public

» Feds: Over 21 million affected by OPM hack
09/07/15 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The sensitive information of nearly 22 million Americans was stolen from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), according to the latest investigation by federal officials. The investigation concluded with ...

» Hack of security clearance system affected 21.5 million people, federal authorities say
09/07/15 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The massive hack last year of the Office of Personnel Management’s system containing security clearance information affected 21.5 million people, including current and former employees, contractors and ...

» Kerry warns U.S. could walk away from Iran nuclear talks
09/07/15 17:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Kerry: U.S. ‘will not rush’ Iran nuclear deal (1:25) Secretary of State John Kerry said "tough decision" remain, but negotiators are making progress on a nuclear deal with Iran. (Reuters) VIENNA &...

» James Comey, FBI chief, says his own info was hacked in OPM breach; it was 'enormous'
09/07/15 15:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The White House is expected to announce that the cyberhack into the Office of Personnel Management allowed a government adversary to obtain data on “millions and millions” of government background...

» OPM Breach Was Enormous, FBI Director Says
09/07/15 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON—Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said Wednesday the White House soon will announce that “millions and millions” of government background investigation records&...

» OPM Hackers Said to Have Access to 19.7 Million Background Clearance Forms
09/07/15 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON—Hackers who broke into the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s computer network had access to 19.7 million background investigation forms, people familiar with the matter said, potent...

» Lessons from the OPM Hack
09/07/15 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Net Politics. A U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee staff member enters the committee's offices with a secure case on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on July 31, 2014. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters). Brandon Val...

» Congress all but powerless to block Iran deal - Burgess Everett
09/07/15 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from POLITICO - TOP Stories. If President Barack Obama announces a nuclear containment deal with Iran this week, an army of critics led by Republican hawks in Congress will leap into action to kill it. ThatR...

» U.S. Senators Deplore Azerbaijan’s “Politically Motivated Arrests,” Call For Ismayilova’s Release
09/07/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. WASHINGTON -- A group of 16 U.S. Senators, led by Minority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), addressed Azeri President Ilham Aliyev with growing concern about “a systemati...

» Iran-flagged ship targets U.S. Navy with laser
09/07/15 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A U.S. Navy ship and helicopter were repeatedly targeted by a laser device on board an Iranian-flagged merchant ship beginning on Sunday in the Gulf of Aden, according to a U.S. defense of...

» Drone 'kills' senior IS commander
09/07/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A third senior Islamic State commander is killed in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan intelligence officials and police say.

» Russia top threat, US general says
09/07/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A general in line for the highest US military post says Russia's recent actions are "nothing short of alarming".

» Bad day for geeks: Tech disruptions plague United, NYSE, WSJ
09/07/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:04 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- It was a rough day for tech: The nation's biggest airline, its oldest stock exchange, and its most prominent business newspaper all suffered technology p...

» Joint Chiefs nominee: Russia is top security threat to US
09/07/15 15:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:04 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday that Russia poses the greatest national security threat to the United St...

» Kremlin critics say 'climate of fear' grows in Russia
09/07/15 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critics say a climate of fear is growing in Russia after the upper house of parliament drew up a list of "undesirable" civil rights organizations and two sim...

» Russia is top U.S. national security threat - U.S. Gen. Dunford
09/07/15 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia presents the greatest threat to U.S. national security and its behavior is "nothing short of alarming," Marine General Joseph Dunford, the nominee to beco...

» New Documents Reveal What The IRS, DOJ, And FBI Had In Store For Obama Opponents
09/07/15 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Western Journalism. Documents obtained by the government accountability group Judicial Watch reveal that the Lois Lerner IRS scandal is worse than originally believed, extending beyond the walls of the age...

» Obama IRS Scandal Now IRS-FBI-Justice Department Scandal
09/07/15 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Investors.com. Lois Lerner, who headed the IRS unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status to groups, listens during a House Oversight and Government...  View Enlarged Image C orrup...

» Emails: Obama Admin. Discussed Prosecuting Nonprofit Orgs
09/07/15 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Daily Caller. 4631906 Newly released documents show Department of Justice officials, Internal Revenue Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials were discussing prosecuting nonprofit organiz...

» The IRS scandal just got even worse
09/07/15 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from | The IRS scandal just got even worseNew York Post. So the Obama IRS wasn’t just persecuting right-leaning nonprofits — it was out to prosecute them, too. And with the help of the Obama Departm...

» IRS Fails to Meet Deadline to Produce Lois Lerner’s Emails
09/07/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: IRS Fails to Meet Deadline to Produce Lois Lerner’s Emails. Emmet G. Sullivan, United States district judge for the District of Columbia, ordered the IRS last week to begin producing ever...

» BRICS Holds Summit In Russia
09/07/15 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. R ussian President Vladimir Putin has met with the leaders of emerging powers in the Russian city of Ufa for a summit widely seen as an attempt by Moscow to show it is no...

» Does Seeking to Jail Political Opponents Count as a 'Smidgen of Corruption'? — The Patriot Post
09/07/15 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Patriot Post — Current Articles. Government & Politics By Nate Jackson · Jul. 9, 2015 There was “not even a smidgen of corruption” at the IRS, Barack Obama told us in February 2014...

» opm hack - Google Search
09/07/15 13:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Federal Times OPM hack may have affected 32 million government employees ... MarketWatch - 19 hours ago The hacks at the Office of Personnel Management may have compromised the data of 32 million current, for...

» cyber - Google Search
09/07/15 13:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In the news Is This What The First World Cyber War Looks Like: Global Real Time Cyber Attack Map Zero Hedge ‎ - 14 hours ago After a series of cyber failures involving first UAL, then this website, then...

» Iran nuclear talks face US deadline
09/07/15 13:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. Pressure is mounting on world powers and Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear programme and avoid the issue becoming bogged down in the US Congress. If a final agreement is not reached by F...

» Keep It Quiet, Aide Tells Shouting Kerry and Iran Minister - Bloomberg Business
09/07/15 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story .

» judicial watch - Google Search
09/07/15 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Judicial Watch : Lois Lerner, DOJ Officials, and FBI Met to Plan ... Washington Free Beacon - Jul 7, 2015 Newly obtained documents from the conservative educational foundation Judicial Watch detail an officia...

» House warns White House on Iran deal
09/07/15 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . House lawmakers on Thursday issued a stern warning about the White House’s plans for a nuclear deal in Iran, as negotiators sprint towards a final deal half a globe away.  The U.S. and five other n...

» iran - Google Search
09/07/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Keep It Quiet, Aide Tells Shouting Kerry and Iran Minister - Bloomberg Bloomberg - 5 hours ago On the hottest day of the year in Vienna, emergency air-conditioning units were deployed at the Iran nuclear talk...

» brics - Google Search
09/07/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Times of India BRICS vow to coordinate actions to protect their economies | Reuters Reuters - 1 hour ago Russia hosts BRICS summit in Ufa. * Leaders launch development bank, currency pool. * Countries concern...

» obama and democrats - Google Search
09/07/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Wall Street Journal (blog) Obama Presses Senate Democrats to Withhold Judgment on Iran ... ABC News - 22 hours ago President Barack Obama downplayed chances for an Iran nuclear deal in a closed-door meeting w...

» Obama Works to Corral Support From Senate Democrats on Several Issues - Washington Wire
09/07/15 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Wire. By Colleen McCain Nelson CONNECT President Barack Obama met with Senate Democrats Tuesday. Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images President Barack Obama huddled with Senate Democrats ...

» Oil prices are poised to fall further as Iran talks continue
09/07/15 12:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . It’s just a matter of time before sanctions on Iran are lifted. And when they are lifted, oil is likely to tumble further as the Persian Gulf country boosts production and battles swing-producer Saudi A...

» The Long Summer Holiday Can Mean the Threat of Genital Mutilation For Some Girls
09/07/15 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. It was a summer vacation she’ll always remember. At the age of seven, Nimco Ali flew back from Manchester, England, to her parents’ home country of Djibouti. Once there, a woman she recal...

» WorldViews: The Syrian war has now created more than 4 million refugees, says U.N.
09/07/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. As Syria's hideous civil war enters its fifth year, the conflict has now led to more than 4 million Syrians fleeing the count...

» MH17 crash one year on: blame game continues over who shot down plane
09/07/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. One year on, there is no conclusive proof of who was responsible for shooting down the plane, though most evidence points to Ukraine’s separatist forces Truth no closer for families ...

» Malaysia Readies MH17 Tribunal Measure For UN As Russia Balks
09/07/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Malaysia July 8 circulated a draft United Nations resolution establishing an international tribunal guaranteeing an independent trial for those behind the downing of flig...

» В Москве, по некоторым данным, задержан один из руководителей вооруженных сил ДНР Дмитрий Лысаковский - Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ
09/07/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Кафа В Москве, по некоторым данным, задержан один из руководителей вооруженных сил ДНР Дмитрий Лысаковский Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ Его обвиняют в попытке рейдерского захвата здания...

» Is Another Bi-National Republic About to Come Apart in the North Caucasus?
09/07/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, July 9 – One of the most cynical methods the Soviet government employed to divide and rule non-Russian nations was the establishment of republics with ...

» Russian Archives Cast Doubt on Legends of Soviet War Heroes
09/07/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russia's archive service has published a secret memo by Stalin-era prosecutors arguing that legends credited with having heroically halted Nazi tanks headed for Moscow were in...

» Impasse Persists At Iran Nuclear Talks
09/07/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Negotiators at the Vienna talks on Iran's nuclear program say they hope for progress on a deal but there is little concrete sign of a breakthrough.

» Russia wants to make India a global hub for submarine upgrade, maintenance ... - Economic Times
09/07/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia wants to make India a global hub for submarine upgrade, maintenance ... Economic Times ST PETERSBURG: Russia says that it wants to make India a global hub for the upgrade, main...

» Pentagon Moves Money to Counter Russia - Defense One
09/07/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Defense One Pentagon Moves Money to Counter Russia Defense One Although Russia is not mentioned in either document, one of 74 pages and the other of 21 pages, several of the requested...

» Russia Signals Tighter Ruble Reins as Economy Braces for Shocks - Bloomberg ... - Bloomberg
09/07/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Russia Signals Tighter Ruble Reins as Economy Braces for Shocks - Bloomberg ... Bloomberg Russia is succeeding at keeping the ruble within an “acceptable corridor” while mai...

» Suicide Attempts Are Most Common in Newer Soldiers, a Study Says
09/07/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. War-time suicide attempts are most common in newer enlisted soldiers who have not been deployed, according to a study billed as the most comprehensive an...

» Thoughts on Encryption and Going Dark: Part I
09/07/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. FBI Director James Comey has been on a public offensive of late, arguing against end-to-end encryption that prevents law enforcement access to communications even ...

» Vietnamese Leader Predicts Closer US Military Ties
09/07/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. One of Vietnam's top leaders believes his country will continue to open up to the international community in coming years             

» Lawmakers Blast US Army Force Cuts
09/07/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Lawmakers are lining up to decry an US Army plan to cut 40,000 and shrink the size of the force from 490,000 to 450,000 by 2017.             

» Several big U.S. cities see homicide rates surge
09/07/15 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Police collect evidence at the scene of a shooting on in Chicago, Illinois. Several major metros--including Baltimore, Chicago and New York--have experience an increase in homicides during the first half of 2...

» Obama Unveils Stricter Rules Against Segregation in Housing
09/07/15 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced an aggressive effort on Wednesday to reduce the racial segregation of residential neighborhoods. It unveiled a new requirement that cities and localities ...

» Voices were raised at the Vienna nuclear talks Wednesday night against obdurate Iran
09/07/15 11:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Voices were raised at the Vienna nuclear talks Wednesday night against obdurate Iran European Union Foreign Executive Federica Mogherini is quoted by debka file ’s intelligence sources as shouting Wedne...

» U.S. and Iran resume talks after acrimonious meetings
09/07/15 11:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A night view of the Palais Coburg Hotel, where the Iran nuclear talks meetings are being held, in Vienna. Talks toward a historic nuclear deal between Iran and major powers go into overtime after stumbling ov...

» U.S., Ukraine Weigh Expansion of American Training Program
09/07/15 11:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . LVIV, Ukraine—U.S. and Ukrainian officials are making plans to expand the training of Ukrainian military forces at a training base in the western part of the country, officials said Wednesday. The U.S. ...

» The Iranian Nuclear Paradox - WSJ
09/07/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The lines are clearly drawn in Washington on President Obama’s plan for a nuclear deal with Iran. As negotiations for a final agreement continue well past their June 30 deadline, most Republicans oppose...

» The NY Times Is Going Bankrupt – LewRockwell.com
09/07/15 08:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from LewRockwell. For the first quarter of 2015, The New York Times Company reported a net loss of $14.4 million. The Times would have been profitable, last quarter, had it not incurred a $40.3 million pension ...

» Online Dating Fuels New Danger for Gays in India
08/07/15 22:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Since India’s Supreme Court recriminalized sodomy in 2013, gays have increasingly become targets of robbery and extortion, a trend fueled by Internet dating, activists say.

» Pope Moves to Warm Ties With Indigenous Bolivians
08/07/15 22:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Community has nursed historical resentment against the church, dating back to its New World legacy of colonial oppression of native peoples.

» Baltimore's Mayor Fires Police Chief
08/07/15 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The mayor of Baltimore on Wednesday fired the city’s police commissioner following criticism of his handling of rioting triggered by the death of a black man in police custody, as well as...

» One dead and many migrants missing as boat sinks off Greece
08/07/15 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:09 Migrant boat sinks in Aegean sea with up to 21 people missing amid rescue operations. Report by Jennifer Cordingley. Current affairs, amazing foo...

» Barack Obama warned by Kenyan leaders to not promote gay rights during his visit
08/07/15 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Mandatory Credit: Photo by ddp USA/REX Shutterstock (4849642r).. President Barack Obama looks on.. Investiture ceremony for Attorney General Lynch, Washington DC, America - 17 Jun 2015....

» Silvio Berlusconi is given three-year sentence after being found guilty of corruption charges
08/07/15 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The court in southern Italy sentenced Berlusconi to three years in jail and banned him from holding any public office for five years, a judge said in a ruling shown live on television.

» Berlusconi Is Convicted in Graft Case
08/07/15 22:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The former Italian prime minister was found guilty of bribing a senator to undermine the government of his longtime opponent, Romano Prodi.

» Pope praises Bolivia's reforms, pays tribute to slain priest
08/07/15 22:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Bolivia on Wednesday, praising the government of leftist President Evo Morales, the country's first indigenous leader whose frosty r...

» Iran says makes new proposal in nuclear talks, West unimpressed
08/07/15 22:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has offered "constructive solutions" to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday, ...