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BAGHDAD -- While attending the Iraqi army's artillery school nearly 20 years ago, Ali Omran remembers one major well. An Islamic hard-liner, he once chided Omran for wearing an Iraqi flag pin into the bathroom because it included the words "God is great."

"It is forbidden by religion to bring the name of the Almighty into a defiled place like this," Omran recalled being told by Maj. Taha Taher al-Ani.

Omran didn't see al-Ani again until years later, in 2003. The Americans had invaded Iraq and were storming toward Baghdad. Saddam Hussein's fall was imminent. At a sprawling military base north of the capital, al-Ani was directing the loading of weapons, ammunition and ordnance into trucks to spirit away. He took those weapons with him when he joined Tawhid wa'l-Jihad, a forerunner of al-Qaida's branch in Iraq.

Now al-Ani is a commander in the Islamic State group, said Omran, who rose to become a major general in the Iraqi army and now commands its 5th Division fighting IS. He kept track of his former comrade through Iraq's tribal networks and intelligence gathered by the government's main counterterrorism service, of which he is a member.

It's a common trajectory.

Under its leader, Iraqi jihadi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State group's top command is dominated by former officers from Saddam's military and intelligence agencies, according to senior Iraqi officers on the front lines of the fight against the group, as well as top intelligence officials, including the chief of a key counterterrorism intelligence unit.

The experience they bring is a major reason for the group's victories in overrunning large parts of Iraq and Syria. The officers gave IS the organization and discipline it needed to weld together jihadi fighters drawn from across the globe, integrating terror tactics like suicide bombings with military operations. They have been put in charge of intelligence-gathering, spying on the Iraqi forces as well as maintaining and upgrading weapons and trying to develop a chemical weapons program.

Patrick Skinner, a former CIA case officer who has served in Iraq, said Saddam-era military and intelligence officers were a "necessary ingredient" in the Islamic State group's stunning battlefield successes last year, accounting for its transformation from a "terrorist organization to a proto-state."

"Their military successes last year were not terrorist, they were military successes," said Skinner, now director of special projects for The Soufan Group, a private strategic intelligence services firm.

How officers from Saddam's mainly secular regime came to infuse one of the most radical Islamic extremist groups in the world is explained by a confluence of events over the past 20 years - including a Saddam-era program that tolerated Islamic hard-liners in the military in the 1990s, anger among Sunni officers when the U.S. disbanded Saddam's military in 2003, and the evolution of the Sunni insurgency that ensued.

The group's second-in-command, al-Baghdadi's deputy, is a former Saddam-era army major, Saud Mohsen Hassan, known by the pseudonyms Abu Mutazz and Abu Muslim al-Turkmani, according to the intelligence chief. Hassan also goes by Fadel al-Hayali, a fake name he used before the fall of Saddam, the intelligence chief told The Associated Press. Like others, he spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence.

During the 2000s, Hassan was imprisoned in the U.S.-run Bucca prison camp, the main detention center for members of the Sunni insurgency, where al-Baghdadi also was held. The prison was a significant incubator for the Islamic State group, bringing militants like al-Baghdadi into contact with former Saddam officers, including members of special forces, the elite Republican Guard and the paramilitary force called Fedayeen.

In Bucca's Ward 6, al-Baghdadi gave sermons and Hassan emerged as an effective organizer, leading strikes by the prisoners to gain concessions from their American jailers, the intelligence chief said.

Former Bucca prisoners are now throughout the IS leadership. Among them is Abu Alaa al-Afari, a veteran Iraqi militant who was once with al-Qaida and now serves as the head of IS's "Beit al-Mal," or treasury, according to a chart of what is believed to be the group's hierarchy provided to the AP by the intelligence chief.

Al-Baghdadi has drawn these trusted comrades even closer after he was wounded in an airstrike earlier this year, the intelligence chief said. He has appointed a number of them to the group's Military Council, believed to have seven to nine members - at least four of whom are former Saddam officers. He brought other former Bucca inmates into his inner circle and personal security.

Saddam-era veterans also serve as "governors" for seven of the 12 "provinces" set up by the Islamic State group in the territory it holds in Iraq, the intelligence chief said.

Iraqi officials acknowledge that identifying IS leadership is an uncertain task. Besides al-Baghdadi himself, the group almost never makes public even the pseudonyms of those in its hierarchy. When leaders are killed, it's often not known who takes their place - and several have been reported killed multiple times, only to turn up alive. Figures are believed to take on new pseudonyms, leaving it unclear if a new one has emerged or not.

"IS's military performance has far exceeded what we expected. The running of battles by the veterans of the Saddam military came as a shock," a brigadier general in military intelligence told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive topic. "Security-wise, we are often left unable to know who replaces who in the leadership. We are unable to infiltrate the group. It is terrifying."

Estimates of the number of Saddam-era veterans in IS ranks vary from 100 to 160 in mostly mid- and senior-level positions, according to the officials. Typically, they hail from Sunni-dominated areas, with intelligence officers mostly from western Anbar province, the majority of army officers from the northern city of Mosul and members of security services exclusively from Saddam's clan around his hometown of Tikrit, said Big. Gen. Abdul-Wahhab al-Saadi, a veteran of battles against IS north and west of Baghdad.

For example, a former brigadier general from Saddam-era special forces, Assem Mohammed Nasser, also known as Nagahy Barakat, led a bold assault in 2014 on Haditha in Anbar province, killing around 25 policemen and briefly taking over the local government building.

Many of the Saddam-era officers have close tribal links to or are the sons of tribal leaders in their regions, giving IS a vital support network as well as helping recruitment. These tribal ties are thought to account, at least in part, for the stunning meltdown of Iraqi security forces when IS captured the Anbar capital of Ramadi in May. Several of the officers interviewed by the AP said they believe IS commanders persuaded fellow tribesmen in the security forces to abandon their positions without a fight.

Skinner, the former CIA officer, noted the sophistication of the Saddam-era intelligence officers he met in Iraq and the intelligence capabilities of IS in Ramadi, Mosul and in the group's de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria.

"They do classic intelligence infiltration. They have stay-behind cells, they actually literally have sleeper cells," Skinner said.

"And they do classic assassinations, which depends on intelligence," he said, citing a wave of assassinations in 2013 that targeted Iraqi police, army, hostile tribal leaders and members of a government-backed Sunni militia known as Sahwa. Knowing who to assassinate and how to get to them requires good information, Skinner said, and the IS obviously knew how to acquire it.

One initiative that eventually fed Saddam veterans into IS came in the mid-1990s when Saddam departed from the stringent secular principles of his ruling Baath party and launched the "Faith Campaign," a state-sponsored drive to Islamize Iraqi society. Saddam's feared security agencies began to tolerate religious piety or even radical views among military personnel, although they kept a close watch on them and saw to it they did not assume command positions.

At the time, the move was seen as a cynical bid to shore up political support among the religious establishment after Iraq's humiliating rout from Kuwait in the 1991 Gulf War and the Kurdish and Shiite uprisings that followed.

"Most of the army and intelligence officers serving with IS are those who showed clear signs of religious militancy during Saddam days," the intelligence chief said. "The Faith Campaign ... encouraged them."

In the run-up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, Saddam publicly invited foreign mujahedeen to come to Iraq to resist the invaders. Thousands came and Iraqi officials showed them off to the media as they were trained by Iraqi instructors. Many stayed, eventually joining the insurgency against American troops and their Iraqi allies.

After the collapse of the Saddam regime, hundreds of Iraqi army officers, infuriated by the U.S. decision to disband the Iraqi army, found their calling in the Sunni insurgency. In its early stages, many insurgent groups were relatively secular. But Islamic militants grew in prominence, particularly with the creation and increasing strength of al-Qaida in Iraq. Some Sunnis were radicalized by bitterness against the Shiite majority, which rose to power after Saddam's fall and which the Sunnis accuse of discriminating against them.

Al-Qaida in Iraq was initially led by a Jordanian militant, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and had a strong foreign presence in its leadership. But after al-Zarqawi's death in a 2006 U.S. airstrike, his Iraqi successor, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, began to bring in more Iraqis, particularly former Saddam officers. That process was accelerated when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took over after his predecessor was killed in a 2010 airstrike.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's first two deputies, who each played a major role in setting up what would become its sweep over Syria and Iraq, were both Saddam-era officers, according to those interviewed by the AP. They were Sameer al-Khalifawy, an air force colonel killed in fighting in Syria in 2014, and Abdullah el-Bilawy, a former intelligence officer who was killed in Mosul by the Iraqi military in May 2014, a month before the city fell to the Islamic State group. He was replaced by the current deputy, Hassan.

"It's clear that some of these (Saddam-era officers) must have been inside the core of the jihadist movement in the Sunni triangle from the beginning," said Michael W.S. Ryan, a former senior executive at the State Department and Pentagon, referring to the Sunni-dominated area that was the most hostile to American forces in Iraq.

"Their knowledge is now in the DNA of ISIS," he said, using an alternate acronym for the extremist group.

"This melding of the Iraqi experience and what we might call the Afghan Arab experience became the unique ISIS brand," said Ryan, now a senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington-based think tank.

"That brand ultimately became more successful in Iraq than al-Qaida in Iraq ... and, at least for now, stronger in Syria than al-Qaida."

Associated Press writer John-Thor Dahlburg contributed to this report from Brussels, Belgium.

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Iran nuclear deal opens diplomatic channels for Syriaby ZEINA KARAM and ADAM SCHRECK

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HHS hacked five times in three years, House committee saysby Andrew Blake

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A House committee is now acknowledging that no fewer than five separate divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services have been breached by hackers during the past three years.

In a report published Thursday, the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce announced that an investigation into ...

Former Diplomat: Obama Needs to Tone Down Comments About Iran Deal Critics by Blake Seitz

Friday August 7th, 2015 at 5:58 PM

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Former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns said on Friday that President Obama’s controversial remarks comparing opponents of his nuclear deal to Islamist hardliners in Tehran were “ill-advised.”

“Do you think that is a fair comparison? Or is President Obama at the risk of further alienating the Republicans and others who might be opposed to the deal?” MSNBC host Craig Melvin said.

“I don’t think it’s a fair comparison,” Burns said. “I have great respect for the president but frankly I think that speech—the tone of it was ill-advised because what’s really happening here as Congress prepares to vote just after Labor Day is really a battle within the Democratic Party.”

As lawmakers have had more time to read the fine print of the nuclear deal, the bipartisan coalition opposing it has grown. The coalition of lawmakers supporting the deal has also grown, although it is composed entirely of Democrats supportive of the president.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) is the latest Democratic defection on the deal, writing that it would allow Iran to “achieve its dual goals of eliminating sanctions while ultimately retaining its nuclear and non-nuclear power.” Schumer’s announcement has riled the deal’s apologists, who have blasted himin terms no less provocative than those used by the president.

Burns also took issue with the president’s claim that the choice before Congress was the choice between his costly nuclear deal and war.

“To suggest opponents are all Iraq War supporters or warmongers, to suggest if the deal is disapproved than war is inevitable—I don’t think the facts support those contentions,” Burns said.

Obama’s top military adviser testified previously that the president’s was presenting a false choicebetween his deal and war.

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White House warns Chuck Schumer: disapprove of Iran deal at your own peril by Dan Roberts in Washington

Friday August 7th, 2015 at 5:53 PM

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Spokesman Josh Earnest calls Democrat’s defiance on nuclear deal ‘not particularly surprising’ and says it may cost him party leadership in Senate

The White House fired a shot across the bows of New York senator Chuck Schumer on Friday fordefying its position on Iran, warning that fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill may remember his voting record when deciding who to elect as their next leader.

Though Schumer’s announcement that he would vote in disapproval of the nuclear deal – which leaked mysteriously during the middle of the Republican debate on Thursday – is unlikely to derail the process, it represents an embarrassing rift with a senior Democrat who had once been one of Barack Obama’s staunchest allies.

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» Death of Alexander Perepilichnyy 'linked to death of Alexander Litvinenko'
07/08/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Alexander Perepilichnyy, pictured, a key witness in a £140million tax fraud investigation, collapsed while jogging outside his £3million mansion in Weybridge, Surrey, in November 2012.

» Yazidi boy relives experience at ISIS jihad camp for lesson in BEHEADING
07/08/15 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Taha said the terror group tried to indoctrinate his class into becoming Islamic extremists, helping form an army they boasted would march on Rome, before defeating America and the west.

» ISIS kidnaps 230 Christian and Muslim men, women and children
07/08/15 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. In this picture released on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 by the Rased News Network a Facebook page affiliated with Islamic State militants, an Islamic State militant holds the group's flag a...

» GOP strategist: I saw "destruction" of Trump
07/08/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Billionaire stood out for provocative comments before, after debate; debate, but Frank Luntz says it won't help him in the end

» $181M cocaine found on sub
07/08/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. The U.S. Coast Guard seized 12,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $181 million when it intercepted a semi-submersible vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean last month.

» VIDEO: IS claim Saudi mosque suicide attack
07/08/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The group who call themselves Islamic State have said they were behind a suicide attack on an elite security unit in Saudi Arabia.

» VIDEO: Putin petitioned over bulldozed food
07/08/15 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. More than 300,000 people have backed an online petition calling on President Putin to give away Western-produced food that it due to be destroyed.

» Russians shocked as banned Western food destroyed
07/08/15 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Bulldozing of Western food divides Russians

» Photos: Donald Trump's Many Faces During the Republican Debate
07/08/15 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Donald Trump displayed a range of emotions during the GOP debate on Fox News on Aug. 6, 2015.

» Trump Reveals Why Hillary Clinton Was at His Wedding
07/08/15 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. "She had no choice because I gave to a foundation," the Donald said.

» A Year After Michael Brown's Death, Ferguson Has Changed
07/08/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. A year after Michael Brown's death, a changed Ferguson tries to move beyond shooting, protests

» Kurdish Lawmakers Say Turkish Airstrikes Killed 8 Civilians
07/08/15 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Kurdish legislators say Turkish airstrikes killed 8 civilians, deny area hit was rebel camp

» Dozens Line up at Moldovan Banks Scheduled for Closure
07/08/15 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Dozens line up at Moldovan banks scheduled to close after disappearance of up to $1.5 bln

» US Officials Ask Judge Not to End Immigrant Family Detention
07/08/15 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Justice Department says holding immigrant families short term is necessary and lawful

» Man Takes Backpack Stuffed With Dirty Socks to Drug Deal
07/08/15 14:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Man faces prison after taking bag stuffed with dirty socks, not weed, to Michigan drug deal

» Hepatitis Increasingly Goes Hand in Hand With Heroin Abuse
07/08/15 13:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Hepatitis increasingly goes hand in hand with heroin abuse; cases skyrocketing nationwide

» Changes in NYPD Street Stops Proposed After Federal Trial
07/08/15 13:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Federal monitor proposes changes to NYPD street stop policies to ensure lawful interaction

» GOP debate: Donald Trump goes on the offensive as ten candidates slug at one another
07/08/15 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. Donald Trump declared war on political correctness at the first Republican primary debate in Cleveland and proceeded to demonstrate more than once that he believes in his own words - call...

» Isis fighters 'capture 230 civilians including Christian women and children' in Syria
07/08/15 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. As many as 230 civilians, including scores of women and children, have reportedly been abducted by Isis in a Syrian town, an activist organisation has claimed.

» Saudi women harassed by group of men in street sparks debate about sexism in country
07/08/15 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. Video footage has emerged showing two Saudi women being jeered and harassed by a group of men as they walk along a promenade in Jeddah, sparking a public debate about women’s rights in th...

» Child hospitalised with plague after camping trip to Yosemite National Park in California
07/08/15 13:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. Authorities in the American state of California are investigating a case of human plague, after a child was infected with the disease while camping in Yosemite National Park .

» Petrobras Oil Scandal Leaves Brazilians Lamenting a Lost Dream
07/08/15 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Comperj, a giant refinery and petrochemical complex built by the state oil company, Petrobras, in Itaboraí, Brazil. The unfinished project was originally planned to cost $6.1 billion, but a...

» Islamic State targeted in 15 air strikes by U.S., allies: statement
07/08/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its coalition partners have carried out an additional 15 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq, the Command Joint Task For...

» U.S. adds Russian oil field to sanctions list
07/08/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has added a Russian oil and gas field, the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye Field, to its list of energy sector sanctions prompted by Moscow's actions in Ukra...

» Powerful Bomb Blast Rocks Kabul, Killing At Least 10 Civilians
07/08/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A powerful suicide car bomb exploded near a government compound, rattling houses across the city and causing at least 10 civilian casualties in the early hours August 7, ...

» Russian Hackers Suspected In Email Attack On U.S. Military Chiefs
07/08/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia is the leading suspect in a sophisticated cyber attack on the unclassified email network of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, forcing the military command to shut th...

» Islamic State Abducts Dozens Of Syrian Christians
07/08/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Islamic State militant group has abducted 230 civilians, including at least 60 Christians, after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province o...

» Huge Blast Rocks Kabul
07/08/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A powerful suicide bombing in the Afghan capital has killed at least eight people and filled the local hospital with injured men, women, and children.

» BRICS Woes: Plunging Currency Values Belie Talk Of Challenging Dollar
07/08/15 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Sharp drops in the currencies of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) group of emerging economies are clouding its dream of challenging the U.S. dol...

» Russian Officers In Dushanbe Delete Parts Of RFE/RL Video
07/08/15 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian officers in the 109th garrison court in Dushanbe confiscated and partly deleted video material from a high-profile trial covered by RFE/RL's Tajik Service.

» Suicide Bomber Attacks Near Kabul Police Academy
07/08/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A suicide bomber on August 7 carried out a bomb attack near Kabul’s police academy -- the second major terrorist attack in the Afghan capital within 24 hours.

» Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town: monitor
07/08/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have abducted dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said ...

» Blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh, fourth this year
07/08/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DHAKA (Reuters) - A blogger was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Friday, the fourth killing of an online critic of religious extremism in the Muslim-majority country in less than six m...

» Iran Quds chief visited Russia in breach of U.N. travel ban: sources
07/08/15 13:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Iran's elite military Quds Force, who is subject to a United Nations travel ban, has visited Russia, two U.S. security sources said on Friday.

» Ukraine buries unidentified soldiers months after eastern battle
07/08/15 13:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ZAPORIZHZHYA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine buried on Friday 57 soldiers still unidentified up to a year after being killed in the eastern separatist conflict, highlighting the difficult...

» Schumer, No. 3 Senate Democrat, to oppose Iran nuclear deal
07/08/15 13:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:25 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat and next-in-line party leader, said late Thursday that he is breaking with President Barack Obam...

» Huge migrant camp in Calais takes on air of permanence
07/08/15 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:25 p.m. EDT. CALAIS, France (AP) -- The kitchen is a rustic grill under a tarp in a fetid-smelling camp teaming with migrants - but for Zubair Nazari it means survival. The teen, who ...

» Trump-inspired debate drama highlights unsettled GOP field
07/08/15 13:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:25 p.m. EDT. CLEVELAND (AP) -- It took just one question for chaos to erupt in Cleveland....

» Army Trains Women as Rangers, Unsure It Wants Them
07/08/15 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. Two officers are close to becoming the first women to graduate from the Army’s top leadership course, which may influence how far women are integrated in...

» Chuck Schumer opposes Obama's Iran deal, 'the vote to disapprove is the right one'
07/08/15 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced his opposition  Thursday  night to President Obama’s deal to halt Iran’s nuclear program, dealing a major ...

» Medical devices too prone to hackers, researchers warn
07/08/15 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. LAS VEGAS — At a conference here Thursday, security researchers said that hundreds of common medical devices, ranging from X-ray machines to MRIs, have been vulne...

» DHS admits new surge of illegal immigrant families
07/08/15 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The country saw another surge of illegal immigrant families crossing the border in July, a top Homeland Security official told a federal court late Thursday as th...

» Qassem Soleimani, Iranian Quds Force commander, met with Putin in Russia, broke travel sanctions
07/08/15 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Qassem Soleimani, the leader of the Iranian Quds Force that is tied to terrorist activity and reports directly to the supreme leader, recently visited Moscow to m...

» Fox: Iran’s Terrorist Commander Visits Putin in Russia
07/08/15 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Iran’s terrorist commander visited Russia, the world’s second-largest arms exporter, just days after Iran struck a nuclear deal that will lift an arms embargo on the country, Fox Ne...

» Iran Quds Chief Visited Russia in Breach of U.N. Travel Ban
07/08/15 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of Iran’s elite military Quds Force, who is subject to a United Nations travel ban, has visited Russia, two U.S. security sources said on Fri...

» Clinton Campaign Deems GOP ‘Out of Touch,’ Hillary Selfies with Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Kris Jenner
07/08/15 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. While Republican presidential contenders debated one another at the first GOP primary debate in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday night, Hillary Clinton mingled with celebrities at a Hollyw...

» Hillary Clinton Staffer: Donald Trump Probably ‘Hurt Her Feelings’ By Suggesting She Attends Events for Money
07/08/15 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The communications director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign said that Republican candidate Donald Trump likely “hurt” Clinton’s feelings during the first GOP debate in C...

» Breaking with Obama, Schumer to oppose Iran nuclear deal
07/08/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat and next-in-line party leader, is the first senator of President Barack Obama's party to step forward to oppose the Iran nuclear deal.

» For now, The Donald remains on top
07/08/15 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign appeared to leave the nomination contest just as it was before.

» 3 U.S. Defeats: Vietnam, Iraq and Now Iran
07/08/15 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. Let’s call the Iran nuclear deal what it is: a partial U.S. surrender.

» Opposing Iran Nuclear Deal, Chuck Schumer Rattles Democratic Firewall
07/08/15 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. Mr. Schumer, a powerful voice, joins the resistance among Democrats concentrated in two heavily Jewish areas, Greater New York City and South Florida.

» News Roundup and Notes: August 7, 2015
07/08/15 13:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Nadia O'Mara Before the start of business,  Just Security  provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA The Syrian fore...

» Carl Hiassen: We simply sit and wait for the next massacre - Memphis Commercial Appeal
07/08/15 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Carl Hiassen: We simply sit and wait for the next massacre Memphis Commercial Appeal "We're all sick this happened," FBI director James B . Comey said. Sick is the word for it...

» Bankruptcy can give Puerto Rico the help it needs - Boston Globe
07/08/15 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. Boston Globe Bankruptcy can give Puerto Rico the help it needs Boston Globe A bill that amends the federal bankruptcy code to give Puerto Rico the same kind of acce...

» DOJ fights family detention ruling - Politico
07/08/15 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. DOJ fights family detention ruling Politico Republicans have pushed the Obama administration to keep their family detention practices intact. In a letter to Johnson...

» US Heavy Military Equipment May Be Deployed in Latvia in 2016
07/08/15 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. US heavy military equipment could be stationed at the Adazi military base in Latvia next year, Latvian Defense Minister Raimonds Bergmanis said.

» FCPS confirms military family harassment started in city - The Coloradoan
07/08/15 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Coloradoan FCPS confirms military family harassment started in city The Coloradoan Fort Collins police on Thursday confirmed reports of Middle Eastern men approaching a military memb...

» FBI investigates security of Hillary Clinton's email server - Crain's New York Business
07/08/15 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Crain's New York Business FBI investigates security of Hillary Clinton's email server Crain's New York Business The FBI is looking into the security of the private email server that Hill...

» FBI Releases New Clues About 25-Year-Old Museum Heist - TIME
07/08/15 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. TIME FBI Releases New Clues About 25-Year-Old Museum Heist TIME Twenty-five years after a pair of criminals made off with $500 million worth of art in a Boston museum, the FBI is asking ...

» FBI: Accused ringleader of anti-govt extremist group in court Friday - WSOC Charlotte
07/08/15 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WSOC Charlotte FBI : Accused ringleader of anti-govt extremist group in court Friday WSOC Charlotte One man accused of stockpiling weapons to attack the federal government is expected to...

» APNewsBreak: FBI says suspects in 1990 art heist are dead - Albuquerque Journal
07/08/15 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Albuquerque Journal APNewsBreak: FBI says suspects in 1990 art heist are dead Albuquerque Journal In this March 18, 1990 still image from surveillance video released by the U.S. Attorney...

» FBI: Yes, Our Probe Into Hillary's Email Scheme is a Criminal Investigation - Town Hall
07/08/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Town Hall FBI : Yes, Our Probe Into Hillary's Email Scheme is a Criminal Investigation Town Hall The FBI investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's unsecured e...

» Sources to New York Post: FBI Investigation Into Hillary's Email ...
07/08/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. The FBI's investigation into Hilary Clinton's email conduct during her time as secretary of state is a criminal probe, the New York Post reported Wednesday night, citing sources. ...

» FBI Says That Citizens Should Have No Secrets - The Daily Sheeple
07/08/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. FBI Director Comey believes that national security is more important than constitutional privacy protections or, apparently, due process. After all, aren't.

» Two top Congressional Democrats oppose Iran nuclear deal over inspection inadequacies
07/08/15 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 7, 2015, 2:42 PM (IDT) The Obama administration’s battle for congressional endorsement of the nuclear deal signed last month with Iran received a double reverse Friday, Au...

» Kerry takes sharp issue with US lawmakers’ nuclear deal rebuff
07/08/15 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 7, 2015, 2:54 PM (IDT) US Secretary of State John Kerry says he "profoundly disagrees" with the reasoning behind decisions by two prominent Democratic lawmakers to vote against ...

» The US and China fight for second place - Washington Post
07/08/15 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. The US and China fight for second place Washington Post The U.S. perception of China as the world's strongest economy — an Asian bully that steals livelihoods away from hard-wo...

» China is the winner in the GOP debate - Washington Post
07/08/15 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. China is the winner in the GOP debate Washington Post Last night, China was not so much a country, but a symbol of American decline -- "winning," "hacking," or "lending" its wa...

» Former CIA Operative: John Kerry 'Fails to Understand History' - Newsmax
07/08/15 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Newsmax Former CIA Operative: John Kerry 'Fails to Understand History' Newsmax Secretary of State John Kerry "fails to understand history" by saying Congress will be "screwing" the ayato...

» Blows for Obama as key lawmakers come out against Iran deal
07/08/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. Fri Aug 7, 2015 9:23am EDT By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's hopes of preserving the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers were dealt a setba...

» Russia says no common approach yet with U.S. on fighting Islamic State
07/08/15 12:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Wires | Mail Online. By Reuters Published: 08:17 EST, 7 August 2015 | Updated: 08:17 EST, 7 August 2015 5 shares By David Brunnstrom and Gabriela Baczynska KUALA LUMPUR/MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Russia and...

» Russia Is Main Suspect in Cyber Attack on Joint Staff's Emails, US Official Says
07/08/15 12:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Politics. Copy The U.S. believes Russia is the leading suspect behind a cyber attack that brought down portions of the Joint Staff’s unclassified email system for almost two weeks, accordin...

» Russia Readies Itself for Unrest
07/08/15 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Enter your email address below to receive this article directly to your inbox. If you are a current subscriber, log in here . Stratfor - the leader in Geopolitical Analysis: Political Economic Military Our re...

» How to end Putinism - AEI
07/08/15 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AEI » Latest Content. Second, let’s push forward with all the soft power we can muster. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), an agreement being negotiated between the United Sta...

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» Barack and Valerie’s Great Communist Party Marriage
07/08/15 06:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In my current book, Takedown: From Communists to Progressives, How the Left Has Sabotaged Family and Marriage , I write of the phenomenon of Communist Party marriages. “Theirs was the first ‘party...

» US jury to hear closing arguments in trial of Russian
07/08/15 06:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. A jury will hear closing arguments in the trial of a Russian military veteran charged with leading a Taliban attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

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» Republican debate: Second-tier candidates battle for break-out moments - Washington Post
06/08/15 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. TIME Republican debate: Second-tier candidates battle for break-out moments Washington Post Seven low-polling Republican candidates all needed to create a breakout moment in Thur...

» Russian hackers 'attacked Pentagon'
06/08/15 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Russia is suspected of launching a cyber-attack against a Pentagon email network

» Suicide Car Bomb Kills 4 in Afghanistan
06/08/15 19:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. (KABUL, Afghanistan) — Authorities in Afghanistan say a suicide car bomb has exploded in the capital Kabul, killing four people and wounding 85 others. Deputy Interior Minister for Security Aff...

» Tribal Officials Gratified FBI Monitoring Shooting Case - ABC News
06/08/15 19:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Tribal Officials Gratified FBI Monitoring Shooting Case ABC News Riverton Police Chief Mike Broadhead said his agency has turned over investigative files on the detox center shooting to ...

» Tyler Drumheller, CIA officer who exposed US reliance on discredited Iraq ... - Washington Post
06/08/15 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Tyler Drumheller, CIA officer who exposed US reliance on discredited Iraq ... Washington Post Tyler S. Drumheller, a high-level CIA officer who publicly battled agency leaders over one o...

» FBI Confirms: Investigation of Clinton Email Server A ‘Criminal Probe’
06/08/15 19:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. None

» FBI Issues Alert About 'Scared' Military Families Being 'Confronted ...
06/08/15 18:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. The FBI has issued an alert about Middle Eastern men approaching the family members of individuals serving in the U.S. military at their homes.

» FBI Issues Scary Alert About Who Is Watching US Military Families In ...
06/08/15 18:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. “On numerous occasions,” the FBI confirms, “family members of military personnel were confronted by Middle-Eastern males in front of their homes. The males have attempted to obtai...

» 'The FBI Is Not Above The Law' | The Daily Caller
06/08/15 18:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. Sen. Chuck Grassley minced no words in declaring that the federal government's chief law enforcement agency must follow the law like everybody else. “The FBI is not above the law,...

» Feds to Oversee Nation's Largest, Scandal-Ridden Jail System - Governing
06/08/15 18:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Wall Street Journal Feds to Oversee Nation's Largest, Scandal-Ridden Jail System Governing Last June, federal officials stated their intent to seek the agreement in a strongl...

» Report: The True Reason For The FBI Probe Into Hillary's Emails Is ...
06/08/15 18:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. As much as Hillary Clinton and her presidential campaign try to spin the just-announced FBI probe into the former secretary of state's email practices as not that big a deal and j...

» Hiaasen: We simply sit and wait for the next massacre - Tallahassee.com
06/08/15 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Tallahassee.com Hiaasen: We simply sit and wait for the next massacre Tallahassee.com “We're all sick this happened,” FBI director James B . Comey said. Sick is the word for i...

» Chairman of judiciary committee says Kane should step down - PennLive.com
06/08/15 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. PennLive.com Chairman of judiciary committee says Kane should step down PennLive.com Chairman of judiciary committee says Kane should step down. Ron Marsico. House ...

» 'Jade Helm' plot uncovered in North Carolina, FBI says - RT
06/08/15 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. RT 'Jade Helm' plot uncovered in North Carolina, FBI says RT Federal officials say three men arrested in North Carolina were stockpiling weapons for a murderous plot against US soldiers....

» Reports: Russians Hacked Pentagon Unclassified Email
06/08/15 18:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Russian hackers apparently carried out a cyber attack against the unclassified email system of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in late July, according to news report Thursday citing unnamed ...

» At least 13 killed in bomb attack on Saudi mosque
06/08/15 18:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:35 Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe An explosion probably triggered by a suicide bomber ripped through a mo...

» US Media: Russian Hackers Hit Pentagon Email System
06/08/15 18:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. media are reporting that hackers based in Russia penetrated the email network of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, leading to a two-week shutdown of the system. Media outlets quo...

» Thousands Attend Funeral for Slain Memphis Police Officer
06/08/15 18:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Funeral service for slain Memphis police officer attended by thousands

» 2015-08-06Nobody Trusts Putin, Except Russia and Vietnam: Study
06/08/15 18:24 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-08-06 Nobody Trusts Putin, Except Russia and Vietnam: Study Nobody Trusts Putin, Except Russia and Vietnam: Study New York Post Launches Countdown to End of De Blasio Era Russian Cyber Attack Targets Pentagon Email Systems: Official...

» AP Top News at 5:26 p.m. EDT
06/08/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com. AP Top News at 5:26 p.m. EDT Candidate clash: Republicans face off in first 2016 debate CLEVELAND (AP) - The Republican bid to reclaim the White House begins in earnest T...

» Allies of Brazil's Rousseff see leadership vacuum as economy sinks
06/08/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRASILIA (Reuters) - Allies of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff have turned to her opponents to talk about filling what they see as a damaging leadership vacuum after losing confidenc...

» 1945 | Witnessing the A-Bomb, but Forbidden to File
06/08/15 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. David W. Dunlap tells the story of The Times’s coverage of the development and dropping of the atomic bomb, 70 years ago.

» Russia bulldozes cheese mountain
06/08/15 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russia has bulldozed a pile of Western-produced cheese and tonnes of other foodstuffs imported in violation of sanctions - sparking an outcry in the country.

» Candidate Clash: Republicans Face off in First 2016 Debate
06/08/15 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Opening night: With first debate, Republicans' bid to reclaim White House begins in earnest

» Republican hopefuls ready for debate
06/08/15 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The top 10 Republican candidates, including Donald Trump, are gearing up for their first debate of the US 2016 election.

» Lines of Communication Are Closing Between East and West
06/08/15 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Last week (July 30), at a press conference in the newly furnished National Defense Center, on the Frunsinskaya embankment in downtown Moscow, Deputy Defens...

» Islamic State Threat Forces Caucasus Emirate to Undergo Major Restructuring
06/08/15 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Events at the end of 2014 appeared to indicate that the end of the Caucasus Emirate (CE) was near. That was when the leaders of the CE regional branches in...

» Senators: State Department ‘Heartless,’ Lacks ‘Integrity’ After Politicized Human Trafficking Report
06/08/15 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Leading members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee threatened on Thursday to subpoena all documents related to the State Department’s production of its annual human trafficki...

» Ukraine Runs Out of Coal, May Run Out of Gas
06/08/15 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Ukraine’s government has failed to properly adapt to the reality of Russia’s energy blockade. Just like at this time last year, Ukraine’s power plants are ...

» Perspectives on Terrorism Releases New Issue on ISIS
06/08/15 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. The academic journal  Perspectives on Terrorism  has  released its latest issue , which focuses on the rise of ISIS. With features from a host of jihadist and terr...

» IS affiliate claims responsibility for Saudi police bombing
06/08/15 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - An allegedly new Islamic State affiliate in Saudi Arabia claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police comp...

» Russians suspected in Pentagon email hack
06/08/15 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Following warnings from top military officials about the growing threat of cyberattacks on Defense Department networks, it was revealed Thursday that Pentagon was...

» FBI to Use Counseling to Thwart Would-Be Islamic State Terrorists
06/08/15 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is turning toward counseling as an alternative approach to jail to deal with would-be Islamic State recruits in the United States. The  Wall Stre...

» Military chopper crash in southern Afghanistan kills 17
06/08/15 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. At least 17 people have been killed after a military helicopter crashed in Afghanistan's southern Zabul Province, police sources say.

» Saudi warplanes pound civilian targets in NW Yemen
06/08/15 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Saudi warplanes have carried out attacks against civilian targets in the northwestern Yemeni province of Sa'ada.

» Russia's naval aviation to receive first Mistral-bound helicopters by 2018
06/08/15 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. The Russian Navy expects to receive the first Kamov Ka-52K (Katran) ship-borne helicopters in 2017-2018, a high-placed source in the Navy's Main Headquarters told TASS on Thursday.

» IS Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bombing at Saudi Mosque
06/08/15 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. A new Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility Thursday for killing 15 people in a suicide bombing at a Saudi mosque used by security forces.

» US nuclear arsenal to cost nearly $1 trillion to upgrade: Study
06/08/15 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. A US Defense Department think tank has estimated that modernization of the existing US nuclear arsenal is likely to cost Washington nearly $1 trillion over the next 30 years, which is w...

» Iran Nuclear Watchdog's Visit Doesn't Reassure U.S. Senators
06/08/15 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. A briefing by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog left U.S. senators 'less assured' than before about the Iran nuclear deal, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker said...

» Europe's handling of migrant crisis 'breeding new generation of mafia', warns Sicilian mayor
06/08/15 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. EU's failure to provide legal options for desperate migrants is feeding organised crime in Italy, warns anti-mafia mayor of Palermo

» Russia 'strongly suspected' of new Pentagon cyberattack - Fox News
06/08/15 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com Russia 'strongly suspected' of new Pentagon cyberattack Fox News Russia is “strongly suspected” of being behind a sophisticated cyberattack against the Pentagon's Joi...

» French Agents Make Record Hashish Seizure on Martinique
06/08/15 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. French customs agents make record hashish seizure on Caribbean island of Martinique

» Homeland Official Asks Black Hat Crowd to Build Trust
06/08/15 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Homeland official asks information security crowd to start building trust with the government

» Nobody Trusts Putin, Except Russia and Vietnam: Study
06/08/15 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newsweek. World Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Russian team taking part in the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, July 24. Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin Vl...

» US Trafficking Report Faces Congressional Scrutiny
06/08/15 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. State Department officials faced sharp questions from U.S. lawmakers after allegations surfaced that the government's annual report on global human trafficking had been adjusted to furthe...

» Al-Qaida exploits Yemen chaos to seize 3 towns
06/08/15 17:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Yemen's al-Qaida branch has exploited the chaos in this embattled country to capture three towns near the southern port city of Aden, where pro-government forces have been advancing agai...

» Kerry in Hanoi to mark 20th anniversary of US-Vietnam ties
06/08/15 17:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a Vietnam War veteran, is in the communist nation's capital to mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Washington and Hanoi as he wr...

» Iran blocking access to nuclear personnel, U.N. inspector says
06/08/15 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Undermining one of President Obama's primary arguments for the nuclear deal with Iran, the head of the United Nation's nuclear watchdog agency said Iran has refus...

» Why let former presidents cash in?
06/08/15 17:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. President Harry Truman once said that he would never lend himself “to any transaction, however respectable, that would commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office of the pres...

» McConnell: Obama Administration ‘Misled’ Congress, Hid Evidence to Conceal IRS Targeting
06/08/15 17:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) accused the Obama administration of misleading Congress and hiding evidence in order to conceal the effort by the Internal Revenue S...

» France seeking new buyers for Mistral warships
06/08/15 17:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. BRUSSELS (AP) - If you're looking for a boat to carry 16 helicopter gunships, 700 troops and up to 50 armored vehicles, the French may be ready to make you a supe...

» FBI Releases Video Of Suspicious Man In Gardner Museum Hours Before $500 ... - Hartford Courant
06/08/15 17:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Hartford Courant FBI Releases Video Of Suspicious Man In Gardner Museum Hours Before $500 ... Hartford Courant The FBI released a never-before-seen video Thursday that appears to show a ...

» Henry on Clinton Email: FBI ‘Doesn’t Just Play Around’ With Investigations
06/08/15 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. After a report that the federal investigation into the security of Hillary Clinton’s private email server is a “criminal probe,” Fox News correspondent Ed Henry said Thursday that t...

» Iranian Terrorism Victims Ask Court to Block Release of Iranian Assets Under Nuclear Deal
06/08/15 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Two dozen plaintiffs filed suit yesterday in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York to enjoin the Obama administration from releasing an esti...

» A Soldier of the Great War
06/08/15 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. The Great War of Our Time: The CIA's Fight Against Terrorism--From al Qa'ida to ISIS By Michael Morell Twelve/The Hachette Group (2015) Reviewed by Gabriel Schoenf...

» Palestinian vehicle runs down, injures three Israeli soldiers
06/08/15 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 6, 2015, 7:09 PM (IDT) Two soldiers were seriously injured when a Palestinian car crashed into them at the Shilo junction north of Ramallah Thursday. They are in intensive care in hospita...

» FBI Now Refers Some Potential Terror Suspects To Counseling - Daily Caller
06/08/15 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI Now Refers Some Potential Terror Suspects To Counseling Daily Caller The FBI is now referring some potential terror suspects to counseling in a new strategy to defeat homegrown Islam...

» After tense hearings, Senate approves military chiefs
06/08/15 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed new uniformed leaders of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, completing a change in the lineup for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

» U.S. should embed military advisers to fight Islamic State, think tank says
06/08/15 17:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The U.S. should embed military advisers at the battalion level in Iraq and begin directly arming the nation's Kurdish militias and Sunni tribal fighters, accordin...

» Reporter's Notebook: In Cyber Security, All Eyes on Car Hacking - ABC News
06/08/15 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. ABC News Reporter's Notebook: In Cyber Security, All Eyes on Car Hacking ABC News A few hundred people crowded into an expansive ballroom in Las Vegas are laughing and clapping...

» FBI Releases Surveillance Video Hoping to Solve Boston Art Heist - NBCNews.com
06/08/15 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. NBCNews.com FBI Releases Surveillance Video Hoping to Solve Boston Art Heist NBCNews.com The FBI is hoping a jerky black-and-white surveillance video will lead to a break in one of Ameri...

» FBI, US Marshal offer reward for capture of officer shooting suspect - FOX10 News
06/08/15 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI , US Marshal offer reward for capture of officer shooting suspect FOX10 News Grover Cannon, 27, identified as suspect in shooting death of Shreveport police officer Thomas LaValley. ...

» Treasury says US can snap back sanctions if Iran reneges
06/08/15 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The Obama administration said the United States can reimpose sanctions against Iran "in a matter of days" if Iran violates terms of its nuclear accord, as Republicans sparred further wit...

» Black Hat USA 2015 Security Conference Kicks Off
06/08/15 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. By Brett Daniel Shehadey Special Correspondent for In Homeland Security At the Mandalay Bay Hotel, the 2015 Black Hat USA Security Conference in Las Vegas kicked off the debate Aug. 6...

» Hollande: 'No Difficulty' For France To Find Mistral Buyers
06/08/15 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. ISMAILIYA, Egypt — French President Francois Hollande said Thursday there would be "no difficulty" in finding new buyers for two Mistral warships that had been intended for Russia befo...

» White House: ‘We Don’t Need Congress to Approve’ Iran Nuclear Deal
06/08/15 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the White House didn’t need Congress to approve the Iran nuclear agreement during Thursday’s press briefing. NBC reporter Chris Jansing asked...

» New York Post Launches Countdown to End of De Blasio Era
06/08/15 16:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The New York Post is literally counting down the seconds to the end of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s term as mayor. “The quality of life in this city has plummete...

» Informant in Twin Cities terrorism case paid $41000 by FBI - Minneapolis Star Tribune
06/08/15 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Minneapolis Star Tribune Informant in Twin Cities terrorism case paid $41000 by FBI Minneapolis Star Tribune The payments were disclosed in a motion filed Thursday by the defendants' att...

» A Digest of DEBKAfile Round-the-Clock Exclusives in Week Ending Aug. 06, 2015
06/08/15 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 6, 2015, 9:24 PM (IDT) A Digest of debka file Round-the-Clock Exclusives in Week Ending Aug. 06, 2015

» Obama Won’t – or Can’t – Fight the Chinese Cyber Invasion of US Computers
06/08/15 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 6, 2015, 9:24 PM (IDT) Washington is hamstrung from retaliating for Chinese cyber aggression against US computer systems by a) not having a smoking gun, and b) lack of viable options.

» US and Russia Head up New Grouping for Fighting ISIS, Sustaining Assad in Power
06/08/15 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 6, 2015, 9:24 PM (IDT) The US, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf have lined up to fight ISIS, after each gives up on primary issues. Bashar Assad stays, by common consent, and the H...

» Finney: Probe Into Clinton’s Emails ‘Politically Motivated’
06/08/15 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Hillary Clinton spokeswoman Karen Finney called the continuing probe into Hillary Clinton’s email server “politically motivated” while simultaneously acknowledging there were ...

» Senate confirms the next members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
06/08/15 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The Senate recently confirmed the nominations of the next members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — Gen. Mark Milley to be chief of staff of the Army, Adm. Joh...

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
06/08/15 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Yesterday, President Obama continued his push for the Iran deal in a speech at American University ---a site likely chosen in order to draw parallels to a speech P...

» Russian Cyber Attack Targets Pentagon Email Systems: Officials - NBCNews.com
06/08/15 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. NBCNews.com Russian Cyber Attack Targets Pentagon Email Systems: Officials NBCNews.com ... cyberattack" by alleged Russian hackers, U.S. officials told NBC News on Thursda...

» Russia Behind ‘Sophisticated Cyberattack’ on Pentagon Computer System
06/08/15 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Russia launched a “sophisticated cyber attack” on the Pentagon’s unclassified email system used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. NBC News reported that Russian sources were responsible...

» U.S., Citing Militant Threat, Toughens Requirements in Visa Waiver Program
06/08/15 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Countries in the program like Britain and France that have many citizens who have traveled to Iraq and Syria will have to allow more American air marshals o...

» Pentagon Doesn't Know Status of All of Its Trained Fighters in Syria
06/08/15 16:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Pentagon can’t account for some of the Syrian fighters who went through its training program, defense officials said Thursday, nearly a week after the group’s compound came under a...

» Prosecutor: Mexican Suspect Was at Apartment Where 5 Slain - New York Times
06/08/15 16:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Fox News Al Jazeera America Prosecutor: Mexican Suspect Was at Apartment Where 5 Slain New York Times suspect was at apartment where 5 slain Washington Post MEXICO CITY — A man suspect...

» 'No Difficulty' for France to Find Mistral Buyers: Francois Hollande - NDTV
06/08/15 16:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Nation 'No Difficulty' for France to Find Mistral Buyers: Francois Hollande NDTV Ismailiya, Egypt: French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday there would be "no diffi...

» Egypt Launches Suez Canal Expansion
06/08/15 16:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Egypt has opened a major expansion of the Suez Canal that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has billed as an historic achievement needed to boost the country's ailing economy after years of...

» Russian 'Food Crematoria' Provoke Outrage Amid Crisis
06/08/15 16:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian government plans for mass destruction of banned Western food imports have provoked outrage in a country where poverty rates are soaring and memories remainof famine during Soviet ...

» US Trafficking Report in Congressional Crosshairs
06/08/15 16:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:05 State Department officials faced sharp questions from U.S. lawmakers after reports surfaced that America’s annual report on global human traffi...

» Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane Charged With Obstruction, Perjury - Wall Street Journal
06/08/15 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Wall Street Journal Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane Charged With Obstruction, Perjury Wall Street Journal Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was criminally c...

» US Senate leader McConnell: Obama's choice on Iran deal 'absurd' - Reuters
06/08/15 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Chron.com US Senate leader McConnell: Obama's choice on Iran deal 'absurd' Reuters WASHINGTON Aug 6 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday rejected President Bar...

» Obama's choice on Iran deal 'absurd': Senate leader McConnell - Reuters
06/08/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Obama's choice on Iran deal 'absurd': Senate leader McConnell Reuters WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday rejected President Barack Obama's...

» McConnell vows full debate on Iran, promises no government shutdown - CNN
06/08/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN McConnell vows full debate on Iran, promises no government shutdown CNN Washington (CNN) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed Thursday to hold a full, comprehensive d...

» Prisoner Surfs Out of Norway’s Most Luxurious Prison
06/08/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. If you’re familiar with Norway’s Bastoy Prison, you’re likely also aware of its reputation as one of the world’s nicest place to be locked up. Situated on a plus one-square-mi...

» Court Strikes Down Law Barring False Campaign Statements
06/08/15 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Massachusetts high court strikes down law that barred false statements in political campaigns

» How do you watch the Republican debate online?
06/08/15 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. There are only limited options for watching the Republican debate online.

» Carlos Menem: Argentina's former President on trial for derailing investigation into 1994 bombing of Jewish centre that killed 85 people
06/08/15 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. More than 21 years after a bomb ripped through a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, ex-President Carlos Menem, a former top judge and several other officials are on trial for allege...

» Argentine ex-president a no-show at trial over bombing cover-up
06/08/15 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Former Argentine President Carlos Menem failed to appear Thursday at the opening of his trial for allegedly conspiring to derail an investigation into the 1994...

» IMU Declares It Is Now Part Of The Islamic State
06/08/15 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is not only allied to the Islamic State (IS) group, it now considers itself part of it.

» Russia Destroys Smuggled Western Food, Prompting Public Outcry
06/08/15 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian officials have used a steamroller to crush tons of cheese, fruit, and vegetables -- defying public outrage to begin a controversial effort to destroy Western food...

» 'Crazy, Stupid, Mean': Russia Slammed For Destroying Food Rather Than Feeding Poor
06/08/15 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. As Russian authorities began to carry out their threat to crush, burn, and bury banned Western food imports, critics continued to urge them to feed the poor instead.

» Russia Destroys Piles of Banned Western Food
06/08/15 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Russian officials ramped up enforcement of a ban instituted a year ago in retaliation for Western sanctions over Ukraine.

» Cecil the lion’s cubs have been adopted by their uncle Jericho
06/08/15 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The infant lions have been adopted by their new pride leader, under the watchful eye of their uncle Jericho, in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

» Caught on camera: Cecil the lion's cubs
06/08/15 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:01 After the international outrage over the story of Cecil the lion, video footage has been released of Cecil's cubs. Report by Asana Greenstreet.

» Russia believed to be behind Pentagon email breach
06/08/15 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Joint Staff's unclassified system was the victim of a "sophisticated" intrusion in late July

» AI decodes Islamic State strategy
06/08/15 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Researchers in the US have used artificial intelligence to better understand the military strategy of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

» APNewsBreak: Email leak suggests Ecuador spied on opposition
06/08/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:14 p.m. EDT. LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Ecuadorean opposition activist Dr. Carlos Figueroa was being pursued by the state when his email and Facebook accounts were hacked. Several dozen of hi...

» The Latest: Officer Testifies About Scene Where Man Was Shot
06/08/15 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. The Latest on Charlotte officer's manslaughter trial: Fellow officer questioned about shooting

» White Officer Recovering After Shootout With Black Suspect
06/08/15 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Richmond police: White officer recovering after shootout with armed black man who was killed

» In Cyber Security, All Eyes on Car Hacking
06/08/15 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. "If you want to own 1.4 million vehicles... that's it," researcher says.

» Health Officials: Child Camping in Yosemite Contracts Plague
06/08/15 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Health Officials: Child camping in Yosemite contracts plague, prompting investigation

» Russia Bulldozes Cheese to Mark Sanctions Anniversary
06/08/15 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Russian government launched a brutal crackdown on cheese in a display of culinary nationalism that marked a tightening of a year-old ban on Western agricultural products.

» 4 dead, dozens injured in Gaza blast near house leveled in summer war
06/08/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. RAFAH, Gaza — Four people were killed and at least 43 injured here Thursday after an explosion near the ruins of a house that...

» Aftermath of Saudi Arabia mosque suicide bombing - video
06/08/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Footage from local news outlet Al-Ekhbariya shows Saudi Arabian forensic teams investigating the site of a suicide bombing in Abha. The blast happened in a mosque during ...

» Satellite pictures show Iran may be trying to destroy nuclear evidence
06/08/15 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Photos appear to show bulldozer and oil spills at the controversial Parchin military base

» Three Israeli soldiers hurt in suspected drive-by attack in West Bank
06/08/15 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Palestinian driver also seriously hurt in incident close to scene of recent arson attack after his car overturns when Israeli forces open fire

» Donald Trump promises not to 'hurt' other Republicans in debate
06/08/15 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Larger-than-life Trump's presidential campaign will likely eventually implode, but not before damaging the Republican Party's chances in the national elections, its leaders fear

» Jeb Bush 'called Donald Trump an a******' in private rant
06/08/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. According to a report Mr Bush made disparaging remarks about his rival for the Republican presidential nomination

» German youth to create new verb 'to Merkel,' meaning to dither or to do nothing
06/08/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. "Merkeln," a new verb meaning to do nothing or fail to make decisions is to enter the German language

» France, Russia Void Mistral Warship Deal
06/08/15 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. France's defense minister announced Thursday that his government reached an agreement with Russia to cancel the contract for the sale of two Mistral-class warships. Jean-Yves Le Drian sai...

» Saudis Reinforce Troops Battling Yemen Houthi Rebels
06/08/15 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Saudi Arabia is boosting its efforts to defeat Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents in war-torn Yemen, sending in more heavy weaponry and troops in recent days. One Yemeni military source tol...

» Egypt's Sisi launches nationalist New Suez Canal celebration
06/08/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt staged a show of international support on Thursday as it inaugurated a major extension of the Suez Canal which President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hopes wi...

» Twelve feared killed in Pakistani air ambulance helicopter crash
06/08/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani military helicopter being used as an air ambulance crashed near the northern district of Mansehra on Thursday, and the 12 people on board wer...

» Looting and violence on the rise in Venezuela supermarkets
06/08/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan supermarkets are increasingly being targeted by looters as swollen lines and prolonged food shortages spark frustration in the OPEC nation struggling wit...

» Syria's Western-backed opposition due in Moscow next week: source
06/08/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - The main Western-backed Syrian opposition, long distrustful of Russia over its backing of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is due to visit Moscow next week amid a r...

» U.S. reports 27 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
06/08/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and it allies conducted 27 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.

» Shreveport police: Officer shot, killed; manhunt ongoing
06/08/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:14 p.m. EDT. A man who was already wanted in a second-degree murder case is now the key suspect in the shooting death of a Louisiana police officer, authorities said Thursday, as they...

» Pennsylvania attorney general charged in grand jury leak
06/08/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:14 p.m. EDT. NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's attorney general was charged Thursday with leaking secret grand jury information to strike back at her critics, then lying about it...

» 3,302,4373,302,4372015-08-06THE SACRED LION HUNT: Cecil the Lion bronze statue planned, says
06/08/15 14:15 from Mike Nova - Google+
3,302,437 3,302,437 2015-08-06 THE SACRED LION HUNT: Cecil the Lion bronze statue planned, says wildlife group THE SACRED LION HUNT Cecil the Lion bronze statue planned, says wildlife group THE CULT OF STATUS SYMBOLS KILLED CECIL THE SA...

» Robert Conquest: Revealing the horror of Stalin
06/08/15 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. The historian Robert Conquest, who has died at the age of 98, is credited by many as the first to reveal the extent of the horror of Joseph Stalin's regime. His books had a powerful effect...

» Menendez: We didn't end Iran's nuclear program, we actually preserved it - YouTube
06/08/15 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Aug 6, 2015 Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) says it doesn't seem possible he could support the Obama administration's Iran nuclear deal. 8/6/15

» Property Losses From N. California Wildfire Nearly Double
06/08/15 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The tally of property losses from California's largest and most destructive wildfire this year nearly doubled on Wednesday as the week-old blaze raged through dry scrubland north of Napa ...

» Suspect in latest theater attack had psychological issues
06/08/15 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10 a.m. EDT. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- What initially appeared to be another mass shooting at a movie theater ended up being an attack by a disturbed homeless man who wasn't armed with a...

» Russia Accuses UK Of Diplomatic 'Pressure'
06/08/15 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Britain is choosing to worsen relations by putting "political or psychological pressure" on Russians, according to the ambassador.

» 5 Things to Watch for in First GOP Presidential Debate
06/08/15 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. 5 things to watch for in first GOP presidential debate

» Op-Ed Contributors: Seize Upon the Taliban Split
06/08/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The divisions lend new hope for a long-sought compromise with the moderates backed by the regional powers.