9.13-1.15 - News Review - September 2015
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- Russia’s Syrian air base has US stumped - Opinion - Stripes
- No US coordination with Russian forces in Syria
- September 13, 2015, 12:59 PM (IDT)The U.S. Central Command said it is not in communication with the Russian military units that have been dispatched to Syria, amid increasing speculation over how the two militaries will stay out of each other’s way in the theater of operations.
“Coalition forces are focused on conducting counter-ISIS operations, and so to my knowledge there is no military-to-military contact at this point,” said Air Force Col. Pat Ryder, spokesman for CENTCOM.
“We’re keeping an eye on the Russian situation there, but right now again there’s really no deconfliction to do,” he said.
Hours earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there was an increasing risk of “unintended incidents” if the two militaries do not cooperate in Syria. - Russia's Lavrov says Moscow to continue military support of Syria: reports | Reuters
- Nato expresses ‘concern’ over Russia’s role in Syria | euronews, world news
- Putin Is a Cat Stuck Up in a Tree and Needs Helping Down
- Ex-MI6 chief John Sawers with Fareed Zakaria on terror - CNN.com
- Mecca's Grand Mosque crane engineer says 'It was an act of God' | Daily Mail Online
- Mecca: Saudi king vows to find cause of hajj crane tragedy | World news | The Guardian
- Al Qaeda chief urges lone wolf attacks, militant unity | Reuters
- Counter-Terrorism: Jordan Gets By With A Little Help From Its Friends
- Putin’s offer to shield & develop Israel’s gas fields predated Russia’s military buildup in Syria
- Assessing Putin’s Chess Moves | ThereAreNoSunglasses
- Saudi king vows to find cause of pre-hajj crane tragedy-WNews - IBNLive Mobile
- Mecca crane collapse 'act of God', says engineer -WNews - IBNLive Mobile
- Yemen's exiled president backs out of talks with rebels
- PKK bombing, clashes kill eight in Turkey, curfew declared in Diyarbakir city | Reuters
- Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site | Reuters
- Toledo Blade
- The 'Obamification' of Pope Francis - CNN.com
- Russia draws in hordes of Chinese with 'red tourism' | Hong Kong Free Press
- U.S., Chinese officials meet on cyber security issues: White House | Reuters
- US and China officials talk cybersecurity after Obama's warning about attacks | US news | The Guardian
- US, Chinese Officials Wrap Up Talks on Cyber Security
- Senior US, Chinese officials talk cybersecurity - Yahoo News
- Flashback: FBI - No Way To Vet Incoming Syrian Refugees [VIDEO] | The Daily Caller
- Putin Keeps Lid on Opposition in Elections as Economy Contracts - Bloomberg Business
- Германия: Путин с помощью Сирии отвлекает от внутренних проблем - ИА REGNUM
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- The Guardian view on the bloodshed in Syria: Russia has a lot to answer for | Editorial | Comment is free | The Guardian
- Terror arrests at record level due to rise in home-grown fanatics - Telegraph
- Islamic extremists 'trying to recruit Syrian refugees in Germany' - Telegraph
- Mecca crane collapse: Saudi king says findings will be made public - BBC News
- Germany's Merkel sees need to cooperate with Russia on Syria | Reuters
- Elton John: I want to meet Putin over gay rights - BBC News
- Russia in Syria: Ghosts of Afghanistan may limit Kremlin's options now - CSMonitor.com
- Russian Troops Have Joined Military Operations in Syria, Reports Claim | TIME
- Obama Says US Will Engage Russia Over Arms to Syria
- Russia and Iran seek control of Syria and Iraq - Al Arabiya News
- Israeli Defense Source: Hundreds of Iranian Troops in Syria Helping Assad - Diplomacy and Defense - Haaretz
- Report: Russia, Iran Talked Syria War - The Daily Beast
- Russia, Iran Sending Troops to Syria
- Iranian Strategy in Syria | Institute for the Study of War
- Iran sends 15,000 fighters to Syria | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
- Iran sends hundreds of fighters to Syria to back Assad, Israel says | The Times of Israel
- Video shows Farsi speaking troops in Syria |
- iranians in syria - Google Search
- Iran says finds unexpectedly high uranium reserve | Reuters
- US warns Russia against more aid to Bashar Assad amid new violence - The Economic Times
- Stand up to Putin’s Syrian power play | New York Post
- Why Russia is making a risky military move in Syria - The Economic Times on Mobile
- Dempsey: NATO Can Focus on Both ISIL and Russia > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Article View
- German FM Slams Moscow's Support For Assad
- Cyprus alerted to divert passing aircraft for Russian exercise off Syria
- Five Russian ships equipped with guided missiles arrives off Syria
- Russia sending advanced air defenses to Syria: sources | Reuters
- Iranian troops join Russians in Syria fighting - Israel News, Ynetnews
- Obama warns Russia against aiding Assad regime | Fox News
- Obama warns Russia against “doubling down” on support for Assad
- russians in syria - Google Search
- Leader of al Qaeda belittles leader of ISIS - CNN.com
- Infighting Among IS Extremists on the Rise
- Mecca crane collapse: Saudi inquiry into Grand Mosque disaster - BBC News
- Saudi Official Blames High Wind for Toppling of Mecca Crane - ABC News
- Saudi Official Blames High Wind for Toppling of Mecca Crane - NYTimes.com
- Saudi says it has taken in 2.5M Syrians since conflict began - The Washington Post
- Egypt's Prime Minister Resigns After Coming Under Criticism - ABC News
- Labour leadership: Party prepares to crown new leader - BBC News
- 4 Pentagon Labs Face Inquiry on Handling of Deadly Germs - The New York Times
- Four Men Sentenced in FBI's Sex-Slave Sting Case | Phoenix New Times
- Long passwords won't keep you safe warn security services - Telegraph
- turkey, isis, kurds - Google Search
- russia, iran, syria - Google Search
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- Mecca crane collapse: 107 dead at Saudi Arabia's Grand Mosque - BBC News
- TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com
- At least 107 killed by falling crane at Grand Mosque in Mecca | Reuters
- U.S. believes about 200 Russian forces at Syria airfield-sources | Reuters
- How the War on Terror has become bogged down in politics | Fox News Video
- Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
- Russia from Ukraine to Syria: Helping the Cat Down the Tree
- Why Russia has boosted its military presence in Syria now - CSMonitor.com
- Obama warns Russia against helping arm Syrian government - Washington Times
- TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com
- Pushing The Envelope: Russia Seeks Gold In Syria Quagmire
- Russian build-up in Syria part of secret deal with Iran’s Quds Force leader | Fox News
- Obama: Russia's strategy in Syria 'doomed to fail - Al Jazeera English
- Video shows Russian troops live-fire training in Syria - The Washington Post
- Have officials forgotten about the Benghazi terror attack? | Fox News Video
- Jeremy Corbyn, Unlikely Front-Runner for Labour Leader, Poised to Win Party Vote - NYTimes.com
- 6 of 18 Marines Hurt in Deadly Crash in Critical Condition - ABC News
- PIC PLEASE AND HOLD: New York's past and present police chiefs at war over tactics - Telegraph
- The Jerusalem Post
- Crane Crashes into Saudi Mosque, Killing Dozens - NYTimes.com
- Man Convicted in 1985 Rape Challenges Flawed Hair Analysis - ABC News
- Sweden calls in Russian envoy over 'threats' about NATO entry | Reuters
- NATO is Two Properties Away From a Baltic Monopoly, and Russia Is Freaking Out | VICE News
- FBI Warns of ISIS-Inspired Cyber Attacks on 9/11 Anniversary - ABC News
- Sweden summons Russian ambassador after NATO threat - Yahoo News
- NATO’s top military committee convened in İstanbul
- Why Xi Won’t Get What China Wants Most When He Meets Obama - Defense One
- Secretary of Defense seeks alliance with academics, private enterprise at St. Louis event | NewsOK.com
- The encryption hot potato - POLITICO
- NATO’s intel shortage; Russia tries playing nice over Syria; NIBMY over Gitmo; the 500; And a bit more. - Defense One
- The 10 things you need to know about cyberconflict - The Washington Post
- 'Blind Spots and Inefficiencies': The CIA Before and After 9/11 | VICE News
- Zero Dark Thirty's CIA access triggered internal investigations | Film | The Guardian
- How ISIS Territory Has Changed Since the US Bombing Campaign Began - Defense One
- America to mark 14th anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks | Fox News
- Since September 11, Threat of Terrorism Has Morphed - The New York Times
- Evidence Suggests Key Russian Brigade In Crimea Seizure Deploying To Syria
- Evidence Suggests Key Russian Brigade In Crimea Seizure Deploying To Syria
- First Iranian marines land in Syria, link up with newly-arrived Russian troops
- Israel Conducts Airstrikes at Syrian Artillery Near Damascus - Source
- US Wary, Not Surprised, by Russia's Syria Efforts
- Russia tells Washington: talk to us over Syria or risk 'unintended incidents' | Reuters
- Obama's Syrian Nightmare - The New York Times
- Why Russia is in Syria - The Washington Post
- The Russia I Miss - The New York Times
- US spy chief's 'highly unusual' reported contact with military official raises concerns | US news | The Guardian
- Former CIA and DIA Operatives Warn of Another 9/11 Attack - US News
- Preview: Hamid Karzai says al-Qaeda is a 'myth' - Al Jazeera English
- Isis 'manufacturing and using chemical weapons' in Iraq and Syria, US official claims - Middle East - World - The Independent
- Islamic State using 'chemical weapons' as wounded soldiers reveal painful skin burns in graphic footage - Mirror Online
- Russia drops objections to international probe of Syria gas attacks | News | DW.COM | 11.09.2015
- Refugees in Hungary scramble for food thrown by police – video | World news | The Guardian
- Arizona police confirm 11th vehicle attack, seek tips - Houston Chronicle
- China tells U.S. to stop 'groundless' hacking accusations | Reuters
- Put Up or Shut Up: China Demands Washington Show Evidence of Cyber Spying
- House of Lords were dismissed by Stalin's man Ivan Maisky in London as 'historically blind' | Daily Mail Online
- Ivan Maisky - Google Search
- Sources say Russian weapons in Syria are defensive, housing erected for 1500 soldiers - Middle East - Jerusalem Post
- US sources: Russian anti-air SA-22 on way to Syria
- US, Israel weeks away from co-production deal for missile shield - Israel News, Ynetnews
- US, Israel weeks away from co-production deal for 'David's Sling' air defense system - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
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- oil price - Google Search
- Oil up 4% as gasoline demand offsets US crude build
- Exclusive: 50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked - The Daily Beast
- Intelligence Chief: Iraq and Syria May Not Survive as States - ABC News
- Netanyahu urges action to stop Middle East 'disintegrating' - BBC News
- Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu urges UK action to help control militant Islam' | Daily Mail Online
- David Cameron meets Binyamin Netanyahu at Downing Street – video | Politics | The Guardian
- Top US General: Islamic State Fight 'Stalemated'
- Iranian Combat Unit Deploys in Defense of Assad - Washington Free Beacon
- Zawahri Races for an Opening to ISIS to Beat Iran for a Deal with Al-Baghdadi
- US facing increasing pressure from allies to change its Syria strategy - Middle East - Stripes
- Kremlin: No plans for Putin, Obama to meet at U.N. gathering - Washington Times
- Don’t forget about Europe's other major migration crisis | GlobalPost
- The Refugee Crisis in Rolling Updates - ABC News
- China tightens controls amid capital outflow | Business | DW.COM | 10.09.2015
- Europe's Migrant Crisis Brings Out Ugly Side Of Russian Internet
- Puerto Rico Tutoring Agency Charged in Federal Fraud Case - ABC News
- What are the best Windows laptop/tablet hybrids? | Technology | The Guardian
Reviews - 9.10.15
- Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
- See today's top stories in the Early Bird Brief
- News Roundup and Notes: September 10, 2015 | Just Security
Russians in Syria - 9.10.15
- DEBKAfile: Hundreds of Russian Marines Land on Syria’s Latakia Coast
- Israel adds voice to concerns over Russia's role in Syria | World news | The Guardian
- Israeli Defense Minister Says Russian Troops Are Already in Syria to Help Assad Against IS - ABC News
- Russian troops already in Syria, Israel says - TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com
- To Russia, Syria Is Key in History of Seeking Mideast Allies - The New York Times
- Analysis: Why Is Russia So Interested in Syria? - NBC News
- Syria civil war: The Russians are coming to President Assad's aid – or are they? - Voices - The Independent
- Russia raises stakes on Syria ahead of U.N. meeting in New York | Reuters
- What Are Russian Troops Doing In Syria?
- NATO echoes U.S. concern over Russian military buildup in Syria - Washington Times
- Israeli defense chief: Russian troops already in Syria - Washington Times
- Russia Says Its Planes Are Carrying Military Goods to Syria - ABC News
- Russian Planes Transport Weapons, Humanitarian Aid to Syria, Moscow Says - WSJ
- How can U.S. respond to Russia's increased military presence in Syria? - CBS News
- Syria's Armenians look to ancient homeland for safety - BBC News
- One Russian's Syria Cyber-Trail: He's On A 'Fighting Mission,' Wife Says
Middle East - 9.10.15
- Islamic State attacks Syrian air base in east, dozens reported killed | Reuters
- Islamic State Militants Advance on Key Syrian Military Base - ABC News
- Tens of people killed in southeastern Turkish town under curfew | Reuters
- Pressure Mounts on Turkey Pro-Kurdish Party
- Western states train Kurdish force in Syria, force's leader says | Reuters
- Syria conflict: New evidence of chemical attacks - BBC News
- Al Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri Declares War on ISIS 'Caliph' Al-Baghdadi - Yahoo News
- A new model for defeating al Qaeda in Yemen - AEI
- Clarification: Israel-Christian Schools Story - ABC News
Security - 9.10.15
- Hearing Worldwide Cybersecurity Threats | Video | C-SPAN.org
- HPSCI Hearing on Worldwide Cyber Threats - Lawfare
- Intel leaders talk cyber threats at Hill hearing today - POLITICO
- Intelligence chief: Little penalty for cyberattacks - U.S. - Stripes
- US Must Prepare for 'Armageddon-Scale' Cyber Attack
- Cyber Hacking Likely to Grow in Frequency, Sophistication
- US spies face ′significant counterintelligence threat′ following cyber-hack | News | DW.COM | 10.09.2015
- James Clapper Concerned ISIL Will ‘Infiltrate’ Syrian Refugees
- Pentagon Chief Demands Honest War Intelligence - ABC News
- US spies complain Isil reports 'rewritten to show Syria campaign is working' - Telegraph
- 50 spies say ISIS intelligence report by US cooked up: Report
- Al Qaeda calls for attacks on Koch brothers, Gates, Buffett, Bloomberg - Washington Times
- U.S. urged to tighten cyber security to counter Chinese hacking | Reuters
- New Federal Food Safety Rules Issued After Deadly Outbreaks - ABC News
- Arizona police confirm 11th vehicle attack, seek tips - TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com
- Phoenix highway shootings dubbed "domestic terrorism" - CBS News
- Phoenix Police Probe 'Serial Shootings' On Cars
- Oil Tanks Explode After Fire At Recycling Plant
- Alexander Fishenko pleads guilty in military scheme - CNN.com
Elections - 9.10.15
- America's Oligarch Problem: How the Super-Rich Threaten US Democracy - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
- Donald Trump Hits Highest Support Yet In New National Poll - ABC News
- In Clinton, voters see a long résumé but a short list of accomplishments - The Washington Post
- Official: Iran mastermind went to Russia - Business Insider
- Putin could be planning a big gamble in Syria | The Japan Times
- Why Putin Embraces Jews, but Not Homosexuals - World - Haaretz
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- Why Russia is suddenly interested in Syria’s civil war - The Globe and Mail
- Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
- News Roundup and Notes: September 9, 2015 | Just Security
- Syria crisis: Nato concerned by Russia 'military build-up' - BBC News
- West turns on Moscow over Russian troops in Syria - Telegraph
- Russia marines spotted at Syria airfield near Latakia, U.S. officials say - CBS News
- Police fear protests sparking backlash against law enforcers
- Retired Air Force General: Iran Nuclear Deal Could Encourage Allies to Align With Russia, China - Washington Free Beacon
- James Clapper: Islamic State could infiltrate U.S., West through migrants fleeing from Syria - Washington Times
- Exclusive: Russian troops join combat in Syria - sources | Reuters
- Exclusive: Russia building major military base near Ukrainian border | Reuters
- Russian Military Base Near Ukraine Indicates Prep for Conflict
- Russia sends ships, aircraft and forces to Syria: U.S. officials | Reuters
- Coalition air strikes destroy Islamic State base: U.S. military | Reuters
- Putin serious about Syria — not ISIS - Business Insider
- Syria conflict: Islamist rebels seize key Idlib airbase - BBC News
- Syria conflict: How far is Russia prepared to bolster Assad? - BBC News
- Al-Qaida-Led Rebels Seize Airport From Syrian Military
- Syrian air base falls to rebels, Nusra fighters | News | DW.COM | 09.09.2015
- Fiery drama aboard plane on Vegas runway - CBS News
- 'Catastrophic' Engine Failure Causes BA Jet Fire
- Blog: Intelligence suggests Russians building air base in Syria
- U.S. Moves to Block Russian Military Buildup in Syria - The New York Times
- Russia Confirms It Has Military Advisers in Syria - The New York Times
- Russia Says 'No Secret' It Has Military Specialists in Syria - The New York Times
- Moscow says Russian military experts present in Syria: Foreign Ministry | Reuters
- Syrian official says Russian experts expand their presence | Reuters
- US, NATO Leery of Russian Actions in Syria
- Mr. Putin makes moves in Syria, exploiting America’s inaction - The Washington Post
- The U.S. continues to send the wrong message to Russia - The Washington Post
- Iranian leader: No wider talks with Washington after nuclear deal - The Washington Post
- Russian hacker group exploits satellites to steal data, hide tracks - The Washington Post
- Russia's Airborne Units Put On Full Alert Amid NATO Tensions, Combat Readiness Inspections
- Awkward Moment: Journalist Waylays Azerbaijan's First Lady In Paris
- 7 Middle East crises that are a bigger problem than Iran's nuclear program - Middle East - Stripes
- The Surprising Resurgence of Russia as a Great Power | Jonathan Adelman
- ISIS chief's slave tells how he beat her, raped hostage - CNN.com
- ISIS chief's slave tells how he beat her, raped hostage - CNN.com
- Harshest criticism yet for Obama comes from - the Washington Post? | Washington Examiner
- Obama's Syria policy led directly to refugee crisis, Republican critics charge - Washington Times
- Iran Attacks the U.S. and Israel In Spite of Nuclear Deal
- Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Data Access - The New York Times
- Heading to London, Netanyahu urges Europe to stop pressuring Israel | Reuters
- Dick Cheney’s and Hillary Clinton’s Competing Versions of U.S.-Iran History - The New York Times
- How Putin’s Russia is erasing the memory of Stalin’s crimes - The Washington Post
- Emirates Defends Its Response to Syria's Refugee Crisis - ABC News
- TV Camerawoman Fired After Tripping Migrants Fleeing Hungary Cops - NBC News
- Spanish refugees: When Spaniards were the refugees | In English | EL PAÍS
- In China, a Forceful Crackdown in Response to Stock Market Crisis - The New York Times
- There is a strange connection between ISIS and gangster rap videos - Business Insider
- Puerto Rico Unveils Fiscal Reform Plan, Braces for Cuts - ABC News
- Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Britain’s Longest-Serving Monarch - The New York Times
- Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials - ABC News
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- Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
- News Roundup and Notes: September 8, 2015 | Just Security
- National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, September 8–11 | Just Security
- Reconceptualizing the Link between Energy and Security - Lawfare
- Cyber War: a guide to state-sponsored digital assaults
- National security cited in crackdown on journalism worldwide - TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com
- Ousted as Gay, Aging Veterans Are Battling Again for Honorable Discharges - The New York Times
- Will Subdrones Cause World War III? - Defense One
- Hillary Clinton boosts small donors in campaign finance reform plan - CNNPolitics.com
- Bernie Sanders Surge Reflects US Shift on Socialism
- US Congress Returns to Final Stage of Iran Nuclear Deal Review
- Former CIA Officer Just EXPOSED OBAMA…What She Says Might Shock You | JEWSNEWS
- Gov. Cuomo calls for 'national gun policy' after lawyer shot - CNNPolitics.com
- Queen reflects on 'a remarkable life' as she prepares to become longest-reigning monarch - Telegraph
Russians and Syria - 9.8.15
- Giant Russian transport aircraft in Syria raise concerns - CBS News
- Russia Constructing Military Base in Syria - WFB
- Putin jockeying for deal with US on Syria
- Russia Dismisses U.S. Concern About Military Buildup In Syria
- Pentagon Reportedly Preparing to Overhaul Syrian Rebel Force
- Syria: Russia Provides Hope For The Hopeless
- Report: Russia purchased ten Israeli drones - The Jerusalem Post
- Болгария отказалась пропустить российские самолеты с гумпомощью для Сирии :: Политика :: РБК
- US Concern Over Russian Military Buildup In Syria
- Analysts Link Syria to Latest US Sanctions on Russia
- Is the Russian-Arab Partnership Sustainable?
- Russia Dismisses U.S. Concern About Military Buildup In Syria
- Russia says its arms deliveries to Syria aimed at fighting terrorism: RIA Novosti | Reuters
- U.S. asks Greece to deny Russian flights to Syria | Reuters
Russia and Eurasia - 9.8.15
- Putin won his war in Ukraine - The Washington Post
- Battle rages, but Putin won in Ukraine - Opinion - Stripes
- Russia Building Nuclear-Armed Drone Submarine - Washington Free Beacon
- Why do Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin cronies look so nervous?
- A Putin Crony's Unrequited Love for Europe - Bloomberg View
- Ukraine still faces threat of Russian military offensive: Poroshenko | Reuters
- Ukraine and DPR to swap prisoners this afternoon
- Ukrainian Paratroopers Found 'Fraternizing' in Crimea | News | The Moscow Times
- Задержанных десантников пообещали передать Украине «в ближайшее время» :: Политика :: РБК
- Задержанных в Крыму украинских десантников обеспечили всем необходимым | РИА Новости
- Власти Крыма: диверсантов могут перебрасывать в Крым «под видом пьяного солдата в семейных трусах» - последние новости за сегодня от BFM.ru
- СМИ: Порошенко рассмотрит петицию о назначении Саакашвили премьером | РИА Новости
- Ъ-Новости - Премьер-министром Украины может стать министр финансов Наталия Яресько
- Яценюка в состоянии истерики увезли на скорой - Zilv.ru
- West Uses European Union As ‘Carrot’ For Ukraine; Russian Speaker Says Ukraine Won't Become EU Member In Near Future
- Lukashenka Foe Detained Upon Return To Belarus
- Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Does Putin have ‘Secret Plan’ to Return Karabakh to Azerbaijan?
- Armenian Leader Gets $200 Million Loan, Gas Price Cut From Russia
- Путину не стоит наступать на прежние «карабахские грабли» - ИА REGNUM
- Moscow Exchange Down After Technical Problems - ABC News
- Farmers, Hit By Russia Sanctions, Say EU Aid Package Not Enough
- Russia Steps Up Pressure On Ukraine Over Debt
- What spawned Russia's 'troll army'? Experts on the red web answer your questions | World news | The Guardian
- Inside the Red Web: Russia's back door onto the internet – extract | World news | The Guardian
- Russian Thugs vs. The Avant-Garde - NYTimes.com
- Russian Journalist Names Alleged Attackers In 2010 Beating
- Why Russia keeps pumping crude even as oil prices plummet - CSMonitor.com
Middle East, ISIS, Migration
- The ‘kill list’: RAF drones have been hunting UK jihadis for months | UK news | The Guardian
- At choke points on way to Western Europe, chaos and growing frustration - The Washington Post
- Refugee crisis: Europe takes many; Gulf states take none - CNN.com
- Obama sold inaction as a policy on Syria - Opinion - Stripes
- U.S. Revamping Rebel Force Fighting ISIS in Syria - The New York Times
- Pentagon Reportedly Preparing to Overhaul Syrian Rebel Force
- U.S. rethinks strategy for battling Islamic State in Syria: NYT | Reuters
- Syrian army, Islamic State battle for central oilfield | Reuters
- Europe Braces for New Wave of Refugees
- Europe’s Migration Crisis a Boon for Organized Crime
- Which countries are taking in Syrian refugees? - Europe - Stripes
- Austria plans to end measures allowing migrants from Hungary and move 'towards normality' | Reuters
- Report: Germany Confirms Mustard Gas Use By Islamic State In Iraq
Iraq - 9.8.15
- A New Wave of Migrants Flees Iraq, Yearning for Europe - The New York Times
- Iraqi defense minister unharmed after sniper hits convoy: spokesman | Reuters
- Iraq Defense Minister Unharmed In Sniper Attack
- Gunmen kidnap Iraq deputy justice minister - Telegraph
- Gunmen kidnap senior Iraqi official in Baghdad - Middle East - Stripes
Turkey and Kurds - 9.8.15
9.7.15 M - Labor Day - 6.44 pm
- Russia Answers U.S. Criticism Over Military Aid to Syria - The New York Times
- Oil Extends Decline as Russia Rules Out Deal With OPEC on Output - Bloomberg Business
- Oil falls more than 3 percent on oversupply, China equity losses | Reuters
- oil pumpjack - Google Search
- Putin scrambles military units near Ukraine - CBS News
- Briefing: Putin Plays The Syria Card
- Putin Jockeying for Deal With US on Syria - ABC News
- Russia dismisses US concerns over Syria military build-up - Yahoo News
- No Reason for Russia to Deploy Troops to Syria, Experts Say | News | The Moscow Times
- Russian submarine with 20 ICBMs and 200 nuclear warheads is sailing to Syria
- Владимир Путин провёл оперативное совещание с постоянными членами Совета Безопасности - Первый канал
- How to Prevent Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Becoming a Frozen Conflict
- Cyber War and the deficiences of cyber weapons | ITProPortal.com
- Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Access to Data - The New York Times
- Melting Ice Isn’t Opening Arctic to Oil Bonanza - The New York Times
- Russia's war on western food is leading to a national cheese revival | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian
- Germany’s love-hate relationship with the US - Opinion - Stripes
- Sexual Attraction and Fluidity - The New York Times
- Teens using e-cigarettes to "vape" pot - CBS News
1 pm - World
- ISIS captures last oil field under Syrian government control - CBS News
- Islamic State seizes last Syrian oilfield under government control, monitor says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- Officials: Iraqi Defense Minister Unharmed in Sniper Attack - ABC News
- Qatar sends 1,000 ground troops to Yemen conflict: al Jazeera | Reuters
- What happens when migrants get to Germany? - BBC News
- Palestinian President to Make Major Announcement at U.N., Official Says | TheBlaze.com
- Israel Building Jordan Border Fence, Won't Accept Refugees: Netanyahu - NBC News
- Iguala student massacre: Hidden heroin stash may have been behind Iguala student massacre | In English | EL PAÍS
- Report: Cuomo staffer wounded in violence ahead of NYC West Indian Day parade - CBS News
- Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 1st Deputy Counsel Shot in Brooklyn - ABC News
- Sanders Leads Clinton In New Marist Poll « CBS New York
- Biden: The Gap Between Wealthy, Poor Is Hurting the Nation - ABC News
- The many motivations behind Obama's paid sick leave plan - CSMonitor.com
- Military Selects Rarely Used Charge for Bergdahl Case - ABC News
- Across the Arctic Ocean Photos - ABC News
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- Putin’s Gamble: An End to NATO and Restoration of Russian Might
- Putin Orders Snap Combat Drills In Central Military District
- France proposes leaders' summit on Ukraine to push peace process | Reuters
- Russia’s opposition faces an uphill struggle against Kremlin and Vladimir Putin - Telegraph
- Turkish jets strike PKK targets after deadly militant attack | Reuters
- Turkey, Responding to Deadly Attack, Launches Airstrikes on Kurdish Rebels - NYTimes.com
- Palestinian Toddler Killed in Suspected Jewish Extremist Attack: Police - NBC News
- Police: American woman - CNN.com
- Greece considers U.S. request to close airspace to Russian aid flights | Reuters
- Islamic State takes Syrian state's last oilfield: monitor | Reuters
- Ousted as Gay, Aging Veterans Are Battling Again for Honorable Discharges - NYTimes.com
- Mexico missing students: Damning report discredits government's account of alleged massacre - Americas - World - The Independent
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- Migration crisis tears at EU's cohesion and tarnishes its image - The Economic Times on Mobile
- Russia vs. West: Internet Troll War
- US State Dept. nervous about ‘press reports’ of Russian military in Syria — RT News
- The real reason Donald Trump is so rich - The Washington Post
- Obama has destroyed the Democrats
- Disturbing: Is this evidence Obama is building his own military unit?
- Panetta: Iran Deal Is Bad. Pass It and Prepare for War
- China and Russia Sharing Stolen Data to Identify U.S. Assets
- 5 Growing Cyber-Security Epicenters Around the World
- Russia’s turn to China: A gap between rhetoric and reality - The Washington Post
- Will the U.S. be forced to face Russia in… Syria? - Al Arabiya News
- The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post - Lawfare
- US warns Vladimir Putin against dangers of aiding Assad's Syrian regime | Daily Mail Online
- Vladimir Putin’s Soviet Dream by Shlomo Ben-Ami - Project Syndicate
- Press Digest: How realistic are Putin’s aims to forge close ties with Egypt? | Russia Beyond The Headlines
- Iran Has Controlled Iraq For Years. Now It May Be Pushed Out.
- Obama Iran Deal: Kill It | National Review Online
- Former military officials fear surge of cash, weaponry to Iran | TheHill
- ISIS or Kurdish rebels: Who is Turkey really fighting? - CNN.com
- The Turkish Kurds who want peace – but not at any price | World news | The Guardian
- Is Iraq too broke to fight ISIS? | The Wichita Eagle
- Russia’s Military Is a Paper Tiger in the Baltic - Institute of Modern Russia
The Legacy of the Russian Empire in the Baltics
- The Legacy of the Russian Empire in the Baltic Provinces
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- U.S. Warns Russia Over Military Support for Assad - The New York Times
- ISIS is making the biggest threat to oil prices even worse - Business Insider
- Inside Islamic State’s oil empire: how captured oilfields fuel Isis insurgency | World news | The Guardian
- Sales of black market oil surge in Middle East - Al Arabiya News
- ISIS Makes Three Times as Much from Oil Smuggling as Previously Thought: Officials - NBC News
- 10 experts give their opinions on the war on ISIS - Business Insider
- To Stop ISIS, Stop Its Ability to Sell Oil | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
- Obama Wins Saudi Endorsement of Iran Nuclear Deal
- Carter Reaffirms U.S.-Saudi Strategic Relationship’s Importance > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Article View
- Federal cellphone surveillance now requires a warrant. Why now? - CSMonitor.com
- Fiat Chrysler Recalls 7,800 SUVs Over Hacking Concerns - NBC News
- BBC director general set to make case for international expansion | Media | The Guardian
- Houston union asks FBI to investigate videos inciting violence against cops
- Love in the time of surveillance: FBI agents tracked Gabriel García Márquez - The Washington Post
- Chinese hacking: Xi Jinping's visit
- US elite military academy annual pillowfight ends in broken bones and concussions - Telegraph
- UAE troops killed in Yemen in ′deadliest attack′ yet on Saudi coalition | News | DW.COM | 05.09.2015
- Hedge Funds Misjudged Puerto Rico Bond Risk, Democrats Say - Bloomberg Politics
- Syria conflict: Ministers to 'argue for UK military action' - BBC News
- Snowden attacks Russia rights curbs - Business Insider
- Russia 'is building military base in Syria' - Telegraph
- Ambassador Pyatt says US financial, technical aid to Ukraine depends on success in corruption fight
- Американские эксперты считают, что США и союзникам по НАТО нужно возобновить диалог с Россией / Новости / Независимая газета
- Putin’s War: A Year of Living Dangerously
- A New Global War Front is Taking Shape in Cyberspace - NBC News
- The Narcissist in Chief - The New York Times
- Syria crisis: US concern over Russia 'military build-up' - BBC News
- I can't back gay rights, said Putin... Russians will stop having babies: How Cameron fell out with strongman president despite Olympic friendship | Daily Mail Online
Russia - 9.5.15
- Russia Said To Be Recreating Soviet Spy Network In Europe
- Russia: New NATO Hubs Aim To Foster Confrontation
- ‘Putin’s Brain’ and the Future of Russia - Washington Free Beacon
- Russia Bows to Cheap Oil as Putin Aide Sees $50 Price for Budget - Bloomberg Business
- Venezuela's Maduro, Russia's Putin come together on idea of controlling oil prices | Fox News Latino
- Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Moscow Creating ‘New Komintern’ in Europe Based on Dugin’s Ideas, Prague Says
- Window on Eurasia -- New Series: An Earlier Russian ‘Turn to the East’ Didn’t Work Out So Well for Moscow or the World
- Several North Caucasus Human Rights Organizations Labeled ‘Foreign Agents’ | The Jamestown Foundation
- China backs Putin's idea of developing Russia's Far East | Reuters
- U.S. Sanctions Bring Russia Closer To China
- BBC to face down Vladimir Putin with plan for new World Service Russian TV channel - Media - News - The Independent
- FSU intelligentsia find refuge, and freedom, in Israel | The Times of Israel
- Пушков о Яценюке и его конфликте с Саакашвили: ну и премьер... | РИА Новости
- Глава правительства Финляндии отдаст свой дом беженцам - ИА REGNUM
- UK minister: To solve migrant crisis, Assad, IS must be crushed | The Times of Israel
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- Moscow Trying Every Middle Eastern Door | The Jamestown Foundation
- Obama: US Shares Saudi Concerns About Yemen, Syria
- Exodus of Syrians Highlights Political Failure of the West - The New York Times
- Key lawmaker opposes Iran nuclear deal in blow to Obama | Reuters
- Clinton: I Didn't 'Stop and Think' About Email System - ABC News
- Saudi king meets Obama amid concerns over Iran deal - BBC News
- News Roundup and Notes: September 4, 2015 | Just Security
- Friendship Between Putin and Xi Becomes Strained as Economies Falter - The New York Times
- An Arms Deal Is Aimed at Saudis’ Iran Worries - The New York Times
- Between Iraq and a Hawk Base - NYTimes.com
- Foiling the Islamic State - NYTimes.com
- The Latest: Report: Over 364,000 migrants reach Europe - The Washington Post
- Private Government Report: Iran Spending Billions to Pay Terrorist Salaries - Washington Free Beacon
- Will U.S.-Iran Diplomacy Go Beyond the Nuclear Deal? - Defense One
- Pentagon discloses new problems in widening anthrax investigation - The Washington Post
- FBI, IMPD team up to target violent Indy criminal organizations | Fox 59
- Copter was taking part in ropes exercise when it landed hard, killing Marine - U.S. - Stripes
- Exodus of Syrians Highlights Political Failure of the West - NYTimes.com
- Emerging Cyber Security Threats | WTNH Connecticut News
- Cambridge spy’s last years in Russia are detailed in new biography | intelNews.org
- Putin's China Energy Deals May Hide Paper Tigers as Growth Slows - Bloomberg Business
- Assad could share power with opposition: Putin - The Times of India
- New Federal Requirements on Cellphone Surveillance - ABC News
- Hillary Clinton’s Puerto Rican play for Florida
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
- Drone crashes into stands at U.S. Open - NY Daily News
- Путин отказался выйти на ринг со Стивеном Сигалом :: Политика :: РБК
- Владимир Путин предложил объединить усилия в борьбе с терроризмом — Кира Латухина — Российская газета
- Putin Talks Up Anti-Extremist Coalition, But Says Russia Not Ready To Fight IS
- The 'Chinafication' Of Siberia
- Putin says he wants to create an international coalition on extremism with Obama and other leaders - Business Insider
- ТАСС: Экономика и бизнес - Путин: экономика РФ уже практически приспособилась к низким ценам на нефть
- Russia says Syria's Assad ready to share power - Yahoo News
- Путин: экономика РФ уже приспособилась к новым ценам на нефть - BBC Русская служба
- Цены на нефть в среду продолжили снижение после рекордного роста - BBC Русская служба
- Новые санкции США против компаний из России: кто под ударом? - BBC Русская служба
- Russia says Syria's Assad ready to share power | Reuters
- G20 reforms important in light of low growth: Canada | Reuters
- Suspect In Imam's Shooting In Sweden Linked To Uzbek Soccer Club
- Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies | Intelligence Analysis and Reporting
- Concern grows over Pentagon’s handling of anthrax
- Pentagon halts work with bioterror germs at 9 labs
- Sharpton Signs Off, Acknowledges Free Beacon Criticism
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- Capitol Hill Buzz: Polishing Senators' Images on Wikipedia - ABC News
- Migrant Smuggling in Europe Is Now Worth ‘Billions’ - NYTimes.com
- Trump pledges loyalty to Republicans | News | DW.COM | 03.09.2015
- Army Suspends Operations at Labs Due to Anthrax Probe - ABC News
- Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis in Jail but Deputies Expected to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses - ABC News
Reviews - 9.3.15
- Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
- News Roundup and Notes: September 3, 2015 | Just Security
Helicopter Hard Landing
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- 1 Marine Killed, 9 Hurt in Helicopter Hard Landing - ABC News
- Marine Corps helicopter makes deadly hard landing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina - CBS News
- One Marine Killed, 9 Hurt in Helicopter Landing in North Carolina - Washington Free Beacon
- 1 Marine killed, 11 hurt in helicopter crash - U.S. - Stripes
- Army Special Operations soldier injured in Montana parachute jump - U.S. - Stripes
- Two soldiers injured in Fort Carson helicopter crash during training mission - Army - Stripes
Putin at Chinese parade, economy rains
- Putin at Chinese parade - Google Search
- Putin Is Waking Up From Chinese Pipe Dream | Opinion | The Moscow Times
- Putin Statements Belie China Problem
- Putin Touts ‘Peak’ for Russia-China Relations As Two Countries Develop Military, Economic Ties - Washington Free Beacon
- China: Xi Jinping greets Putin and other world leaders on Chinese V-Day - YouTube
- Who's who (and who isn't) at China's big parade - LA Times
- Putin’s Pivot to China: Profit-Free, but Problem-Rich | The Jamestown Foundation
Russia
- U.S. Shadowing Russian Ship in Atlantic Near Nuclear Submarine Areas - Washington Free Beacon
- US Sanctions Rosoboronexport, Other Russian Firms
- U.S., EU Widen Sanctions On Russia
- Russia vows 'boomerang' retaliation as US widens sanctions - Europe - Stripes
- Underwhelming Business Results at MAKS Air Show
- There's No Contest. Russia and ISIS Are Most Threatening - NYTimes.com
- Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Hoping to Influence West, Putin Again Plays ‘Medvedev Card,’ Piontkovsky Says
- Rampaging Pseudoscience Turning Russia into 'Medieval State' — Q&A | News | The Moscow Times
- Курс на Восток и борьба с Западом – старая бредовая идея | Пятая колонка | Статьи | Каспаров.Ru
- Possible Introduction of Russian Peacekeeping Forces Into Karabakh Opposed by Armenia | The Jamestown Foundation
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- Will Russia and China beat the US in the Arctic? - Opinion - Stripes
- Russia, China Expand Ties With Largest Naval Exercise Yet - Washington Free Beacon
- Wikileaks is a Front for Russian Intelligence | The XX Committee
Russia - NATO
- US F-22s Arrive In Europe
- Georgia-NATO Relations In Thrall To Previous Miscalculations
- Georgia’s New Foreign Minister to Continue Along NATO Integration Track
- Nordic, Baltic States Call on Russia to Release Estonian Policeman
- US/NATO Embrace Psy-ops and Info-War | Consortiumnews
- Russia Hosts CSTO Exercises in Western Military District | The Jamestown Foundation
Ukraine
- Ukraine Officially Declares Russia The Enemy, Vows To Join NATO
- Kyiv Dispatches: Ukraine’s Volunteer Battalions - Lawfare
- Ukraine just published detailed intelligence of Russian troop movements and equipment - Business Insider
- Ukraine needs radical reforms not Soviet bans | World news | The Guardian
- U.S., Ukraine kick off annual Black Sea exercise
- Russia to Build Protective Fence on Border With Ukraine
- Information Warfare: An Inconvenient Truth In Ukraine
- Порошенко: политика "умиротворения" России не дала результатов
ISIS
- U.S. Launches Secret Drone Campaign to Combat ISIS
- Report: CIA, US Special Ops Launch Drone Campaign In Syria
- Obama authorizes Special Forces, CIA, to conduct assassinations in Syria | intelNews.org
- News Wrap: CIA, Special Ops launch drone campaign against Islamic State
- Civilian deaths claimed in 71 US-led airstrikes on Isis | World news | The Guardian
- Street battles rage as ISIL inches...
- Militant cells are carrying out more brazen attacks across Egypt - The Washington Post
- ISIL Brandishes US Weapons in Iraq
- Worldview: A shocking silence on ISIS's sex slavery
- Report: 2,000 fleeing Syrians drowned in Mediterranean - Europe - Stripes
ISIS and Northern Caucases
- Counter-Terrorism: Is This The End Of The Caucasus Emirate
- ISIS claims attack on a Russian military base in Dagestan
- Islamic State Group Attacks Russian Military Base In Dagestan Region Of The Northern Caucasus?
Iran
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Orders Lawmakers to Vote on Nuclear Deal - The New York Times
- Khamenei: No Nuclear Deal Unless Sanctions Are Lifted
- Could Iran Be Following a Soviet Model Toward Downfall? - Washington Wire - WSJ
- Fox: Nuclear Deal ‘The Fulfillment of An Iranian Wish List’ - Washington Free Beacon
- Biden: 'Totally Legitimate Argument' That Iran Can Use Sanctions Relief to Fund Terror - Washington Free Beacon
- Kerry Promises Israel, Saudis Money In Wake of Iran Nuclear Deal - Washington Free Beacon
- Retired Military Leaders: Iran Nuke Deal Makes War More Likely - Washington Free Beacon
Turkey
- Turkish Official: 2 Vice News Journalists Freed From Jail - The New York Times
- Turkey Shifts to Anti-Terror Gear as Kurd Violence Renews
Other News - 9.3.15
- Carter, in folksy talks, describes US military of future - Washington Times
- Analyzing Intelligence | Intelligence Analysis and Reporting
- Child abuse, neglect cases among military families rose sharply in 2014 - U.S. - Stripes
- Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal - NBC News
- U.S. Ranks No.1 In Most Mass Shootings | MadameNoire
- AP Sues US Gov't over Fake FBI News Article Booby Trapped with Surveillance Virus | The Daily Sheeple
- Associated Press sues FBI - Business Insider
- Courthouse News Service
- Kate Steinle Lawsuit Has Political Reverberations in Washington Over Illegal Immigration - ABC News
- Parents of women killed on San Francisco pier file claims - Washington Times
- Why Donald Trump Dominates GOP Race
- Seoul prosecutors seek 15-year term for US envoy attacker - Pacific - Stripes
- Obama a 'dictator,' says ex-Ohio congressman after Mount McKinley name change - U.S. - Stripes
- Michigan imam meets with Marine veteran Hekmati in Iranian prison - Middle East - Stripes
- Israeli nuclear whistleblower recalls his 1986 capture by the Mossad | intelNews.org
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- Hillary Clinton backed by high profile Puerto Rican politician - CNNPolitics.com
- Are More Police Getting Killed? A Look at Officer Deaths - ABC News
- U.S. officials may impose sanctions against Russia, China for cyber attacks - SC Magazine
- Inside the Ring: Russia's nuclear weapons buildup challenges Obama's policy directive - Washington Times
- 2016 campaign: Louche, Demagoguery, and Misogyny -- the 2016 words befuddling Americans
- Syria civil war: Russians filmed fighting alongside President Assad's forces - Middle East - World - The Independent
- U.S. police slayings raise pressure on officers at time of tension - Yahoo News
- Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
- Former CIA Agent Warns The World Is At Its Most Dangerous Point In History
- Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities - The New York Times
- Report: Murder Rates Sharply Rising Across US
- Our Radical Islamic BFF, Saudi Arabia - NYTimes.com
- Turkey: Journalists Held in Terror Case - The New York Times
- Russia: Security Council Addressing Europe's Migrant Crisis - The New York Times
- Migrant crisis: Six charts that show where refugees are coming from, where they are going and how they are getting to Europe - Europe - World - The Independent
- Wikipedia sting snares hundreds of accounts used for paid editing - The Washington Post
- The number of child abuse cases in the military hits a decade high - The Washington Post
- The FBI infiltrates Burning Man festival, collects intelligence, documents show - CBS News
- China's Economy Seen as Key Topic at G20 Meetings
- Obama, Saudi King to Meet Against Backdrop of War, Iran Deal
- Special Operations: The Mysterious UAE Commandos
- CIA, JSOC Running Secret Drone Strike Program Against ISIS In Syria: Report
- ‘A Better Iran Deal’ Is Just Wishful Thinking - Defense One
- Cheney: Obama Will Regret ‘Train Wreck’ Nuclear Deal | Washington Free Beacon
- State Media: Car Bomb in Syrian Port City Kills 10 - ABC News
- Oldest Fragments of Koran May Pre-Date Prophet Mohammed | Washington Free Beacon
- Pentagon to probe over-optimistic assessment of war on ISIS
- How ISIS Turns the Economy Into A Recruiting Tactic - Defense One
- Armor: Poland Enters The Export Market
- Hillary Clinton proposes $10 billion plan to combat drug and alcohol addiction - CNNPolitics.com
- Reporters face subpoenas in case over CIA head's resignation - Business Insider
- Panic at the FBI? | Power Line
- Restoring American Exceptionalism | RealClearPolitics
- RealClearWorld
- America and Russia locked in race control the Arctic Circle - Telegraph
- New Ukraine Doctrine Declares Russia Military Foe
- Ukraine Aims To Rebuild Navy - Defense One
- The CIA and the Media - Google Search
- What Should Obama Do Next on Iran? - NYTimes.com
Russia - 9.2.15
- U.S., EU Widen Sanctions On Russia
- Putin Says Sanctions Have Spurred Russian Shift To China
- NATO Activates Six New Hubs On Eastern Flank With Russia
- Putin's Got a New Problem With China - Bloomberg Business
- Западные СМИ оценили масштаб проблем у Путина с Китаем :: Экономика :: РБК
- Bloomberg: Китай стал новой проблемой для Путина - Газета.Ru | Новости
- New sanctions: US targets scores of Russian, Chinese, Syrian firms over Iran — RT News
- US extends sanctions list against Russian companies over Ukraine - read on - uatoday.tv
- US To Impose Sanction Against More Russian Individuals, Companies Over Ukraine Ceasefire
- Russia bans Western internet companies
- Ъ-Новости - Владимир Путин прибыл в Пекин
- Ъ-Газета - Дружба двух площадей
- Москва надеется на то, что при продаже «Мистралей» Франция учтет интересы России - Газета.Ru | Новости
- Минобороны отрицает участие военных РФ в боевых действиях в Сирии - Газета.Ru | Политика
- Мнение: США уже почти исчерпали свой ресурс антироссийских санкций | РИА Новости
- Ъ-Новости - ЕС продлит до марта санкции в отношении граждан России и Украины
- Президент Эстонии подцепил неизлечимую болезнь Лайма после укуса клеща
- Зачем Лавров летал к Алиеву? - Росбалт.ру
- Ляшко подтвердил выход Радикальной партии из коалиции: теперь официально - ИА REGNUM
- Президент Армении: «С каждым днем растет международный авторитет Арцаха» - ИА REGNUM
- Ukraine gas imports up 72%, Slovakia reverse flow only - read on - uatoday.tv
- Poroshenko Blames Russia For Police Deaths
- Bloomberg: EU to extend curbs on Russian officials, Ukraine separatists
- Accused Kyiv Grenade Thrower Described As 'Brave' Soldier
- Attorney General: 'Sad Fact' That 'No One Is Safe' Now From Gun Violence - ABC News
- New Russian Internet Data Law Raises Questions About Privacy, Compliance
- Pressure Points » Putin in Syria
- Russia Puts Boots on the Ground in Syria - The Daily Beast
- Obama’s Arctic Itinerary - The New York Times
- Swedes Lean Toward NATO, Await Moscow’s Response | Foreign Policy
- NATO Activates Six Command Units On Eastern Flank With Russia
- Behind Russia’s TV propaganda machine | News | DW.COM | 02.09.2015
- For Russia, Oil Collapse Has Soviet Echoes - WSJ
- Ukraine’s Defense Doctrine Names Russia Military Adversary | Washington Free Beacon
- Ukraine Military Doctrine Declares Russia The Enemy And NATO Membership A Top Goal
- NATO, Russia and Baltic vulnerability
9.1.15 Tu
- The Red Web by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan review – Russia’s attack on internet freedoms | Books | The Guardian
- Islamic State battles Syrian rebel forces in Damascus - BBC News
- We're at Cyberwar: A Global Guide to Nation-State Digital Attacks | WIRED
- As Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish China’s Image - The New York Times
- Siberian Miners Ask Putin to Intervene in Hunger Strike | Business | The Moscow Times
- Экс-главный политтехнолог Кремля рассказал о том, как изменился Путин, и о его культе личности - Новости Украины - Новини України - Сводка.не
- At halfway mark, Mexican president's approval sinks to new low | Reuters
- Mr. Erdogan’s War Against the Kurds - NYTimes.com
- Two More Ukrainian Guardsman Die From Grenade Attack Near Parliament
- В Киеве сообщили о 131 раненом в ходе столкновений у Рады - BBC Русская служба
- Three and a half reasons why Russia might be planning to withdraw from Ukraine (or some of it, anyway) - The Washington Post
- On the frontlines in Ukraine, a technological gap - The Washington Post
- Russia Ready for Equal Partnerships With US, EU, NATO
- Лавров: отказ Запада от требования отставки Асада поможет борьбе с ИГ | РИА Новости
- If we do nothing about Syria, then the refugees will keep on coming - Telegraph
- Report: What is the U.S. Government’s Role in Cybersecurity?
- China Allegedly Hacked Top Former FBI Lawyer
- Leadership: Putin The Overhyped Spy Lover
- These brothers were born in Toronto, but their parents were Russian spies, so they cannot be Canadian
- rsute.ru/v-mire/31329.html
- FBI looking for man who robbed Doral bank | Miami Herald
- OPINION: Impeach President Obama over Iran deal - Daily Inter Lake: Members
- David Beckham lets out Brooklyn Beckham tattoo secret says SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE | Daily Mail Online
- Defense Secretary Carter: ISIS and Russia Are Our Greatest Threats | National Review Online
- Petraeus: Use Al Qaeda Fighters to Beat ISIS - The Daily Beast
- В.Путин в преддверии визита в Пекин дал интервью российскому ТАСС и китайскому `Синьхуа` - Первый канал
- Интервью информационным агентствам ТАСС и «Синьхуа» • Президент России
- The fear and insecurity behind Putin’s bizarre new workout video - Vox
- Is Putin Dating This Knockout Boxer? - The Daily Beast
- Путин едет в Нью-Йорк. Как это будет выглядеть? / Slon.ru
- Пародия на тандем. Зачем Путин пил чай с Медведевым? / Slon.ru
- Obama does nothing to stop ISIS
- Why U.S. generals don’t want advisers on the front lines in Iraq - The Washington Post
- Report: Threats Against Israel Made It a Cybersecurity Superpower | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
- Police Officer Shot and Killed in Illinois, Manhunt Underway for 3 Suspects | Washington Free Beacon
- FBI names counterintelligence expert to head Boston division - Washington Times
- Russia gearing up to be first world power to insert ground forces into Syria
- D.C. crimefighter takes over Detroit’s FBI office
- What Russian Intelligence Knows About Hillary Clinton | The XX Committee
- Russia Deploying Air Force Contingent to Syria | Washington Free Beacon
- NATO activates six command units on eastern flank with Russia - The Express Tribune
- Russia Exploits US Weakness in Foreign Policy
Russia’s Syrian air base has US stumped - Opinion
The Barack Obama administration and the U.S. intelligence community have concluded that Russia is set to start flying combat missions from a new air base inside Syria, but there’s disagreement inside the U.S. government on what to do about it.
Thursday at the White House, top officials were scheduled meet at the National Security Council Deputies Committee level to discuss how to respond to the growing buildup of Russian military equipment and personnel in Latakia, a city on the Syrian coast controlled by the Bashar Assad regime. Obama has called on his national security officials to come up with a plan as soon as possible, as intelligence reports pour in about the Russian plans to set up an air base there. The options are to try to confront Russia inside Syria or, as some in the White House are advocating, cooperate with Russia there on the fight against the Islamic State.
The State Department already had begun pushing back against the Russian moves, for example by asking Bulgaria and Greece to deny overflight permissions to Syria-bound Russian transport planes. But State made those moves on its own, and when the president found out, he was upset with the department for failing to go through the interagency process, two officials said. The president wants his national security team to come up with a consensus on the way forward as early as next week.
For some in the White House, the priority is to enlist more countries to fight against the Islamic State, and they fear making the relationship with Russia any more heated. They are seriously considering accepting the Russian buildup as a fait accompli, and then working with Moscow to coordinate U.S. and Russian strikes in Northern Syria, where the U.S.-led coalition operates every day.
For many in the Obama administration, especially those who work on Syria, the idea of acquiescing to Russian participation in the fighting is akin to admitting that the drive to oust Assad has failed. Plus, they fear Russia will attack Syrian opposition groups that are fighting against Assad, using the war against the Islamic State as a cover.
“The Russians’ intentions are to keep Assad in power, not to fight ISIL,” one administration official said. “They’ve shown their cards now.”
The U.S. intelligence now shows that Russia is planning to send a force into Syria that is capable of striking targets on the ground. Two U.S. officials told me that the intelligence community has collected evidence that Russia plans to deploy Mikoyan MiG 31 and Sukhoi Su-25 fighter planes to Latakia in the coming days and weeks. The military equipment that has already arrived includes air traffic control towers, aircraft maintenance supplies, and housing units for hundreds of personnel.
Secretary of State John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov last Saturday to urge him to halt the Russian military buildup, but the Russian told Kerry that his military was doing nothing wrong and that Russia’s support for Syria would continue, according to one official who saw a readout of the call. That response was seen inside the administration as a rebuke of Kerry’s efforts to reach out to Moscow to restart the Syrian political process. Kerry met with Lavrov and the Saudi foreign minister on the issue last month.
This is a turn of events from the situation this summer. In July, Russian President Vladimir Putin called Obama and according to Obama, Putin was moving away from a weakened Assad.
“I think they get a sense that the Assad regime is losing a grip over greater and greater swaths of territory inside of Syria [to Sunni jihadist militias] and that the prospects for a [Sunni jihadist] takeover or rout of the Syrian regime is not imminent but becomes a greater and greater threat by the day,” Obama told the New York Times. “That offers us an opportunity to have a serious conversation with them.”
But since then, Putin has been moving away from a serious conversation with the U.S. about a diplomatic solution in Syria. Just as the Russian military buildup was beginning last week, Putin said publicly that Assad was ready to engage with the “healthy” opposition, a far cry from the process the U.S. is promoting, which would bring the Western-supported Syrian opposition into a new round of negotiations with the regime.
“Russia’s support for the Assad regime is not helpful at all, it’s counterproductive, and it’s against some of the things they have said about trying to bring about a solution,” Senator Ben Cardin, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told me Wednesday. “It’s disappointing, but it’s been consistent with some of the policies they’ve done in the past that we think are just wrong.”
Putin is planning to focus on the fight against “terrorism” in his speech later this month at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Russia will also host a ministerial-level meeting on the sidelines about fighting extremism, which it defines as including all the groups fighting the Assad regime, including the U.S.-backed rebels.
There is concern inside the Obama administration, even among those who advocate for confronting Russian actions in Syria, that the U.S. has no real leverage to fight back. If Obama decides not to accept the Russian air force presence in Syria, he would have several options, all of which have drawbacks or limitations.
The U.S. could impose new sanctions on Russia, although the current punishments related to Ukraine have not changed Putin’s calculus, and there’s little chance European countries would join in on a new round. The U.S. might warn Russia that its base is fair game for the opposition to attack, but that could spur Putin to double down on the deployment. The U.S. could try to stop the flow of Russian arms, but that would mean pressuring countries such as Iraq to stand up to Putin and Iran, which they might not agree to.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday he would try to impose sanctions on Russia from the Congressional side if the administration doesn’t move in that direction. He said that Russia’s military involvement in Syria will only make the terrorism threat and the refugee problems emanating from there worse.
“This is a chance for us to slap Russia hard, because what they are doing is making America less safe,” he said. “The Russians are just slapping President Obama and Secretary Kerry in the face. This is a complete insult to their efforts to try to find a solution to Syria. They’ve made Assad’s survivability more likely, which means the war in Syria never ends.”
The White House’s concerns about escalating tensions with Russia inside Syria are legitimate, but cooperating with Russian forces on the ground or in the air would undermine whatever remaining credibility the U.S. has with the Syrian opposition and the Gulf States that support it. The U.S. may not be able to stop Russia’s entry into fighting the Syrian civil war, but at a minimum America shouldn’t be seen as colluding with Moscow. If that happens, the suspicion that Obama is actually working to preserve the Assad regime will have been confirmed.
Josh Rogin is a Bloomberg View columnist.
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