Lawmaker: Troubled Army intelligence system down during Kunduz hospital attack

Lawmaker: Troubled Army intelligence system down during Kunduz hospital attack - Middle East

October 21, 2015

Lawmaker: Troubled Army intelligence system down during Kunduz hospital attack - Middle East
Wednesday October 21st, 2015 at 8:47 AM

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army's $5 billion intelligence network, designed to give commanders battlefield awareness but criticized for years as a boondoggle, was not working in Afghanistan during the recent American air attack on a hospital, according to a member of Congress in touch with military whistleblowers.

Significant elements of the Distributed Common Ground System, a network of computers and sensors designed to knit together disparate strands of intelligence, were offline in Afghanistan when U.S. commanders approved an air strike Oct. 3 that killed 22 staff, patients and others at a Doctors without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Rep. Duncan Hunter wrote Tuesday to Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

"The purpose of DCGS is to enable commanders and service members to 'see and know' the battlefield and prevent incidents like the airstrike on the hospital in Kunduz," wrote Hunter, a California Republican, combat veteran and armed services committee member who has been a persistent DCGS critic.

"Senior Army leaders have gone to extraordinary lengths in recent years to deny evidence of the failures of the DCGS program, and I am asking for your help to prevent them from doing so following this tragic incident," he wrote.

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said he could not comment on the Hunter letter because he had not yet seen it.

"We have confidence the ongoing investigations into this tragic incident will uncover what happened and why this hospital was mistakenly struck," he added. "As appropriate, the Department of Defense will apply any lessons learned from the investigations to try and ensure incidents like this do not happen again."

It's unclear whether the breakdown of key DCGS systems contributed to the decision to approve the air attack, which Pentagon officials say was a mistake. But the coordinates of the hospital were entered into an intelligence database that is part of the DCGS intelligence network, according to a U.S. official who would not be quoted because he was not authorized to discuss the matter.

The Army over the years has touted DCGS as having "saved lives" with its ability to fuse together various intelligence sources, including drone footage, mapping software, human source reports, social media and eavesdropping transcripts. But independent Army testers repeatedly have questioned the system's effectiveness. One testing report in 2012 said it was "not survivable," meaning it was at risk of failing in combat.

The Associated Press has reported that special operations intelligence analysts knew the Doctors without Borders facility was a hospital, and were circulating intelligence reports about possible enemy activity at the site. Some of those analysts were using a commercial software system made by Palantir, a Silicon Valley company that competes with DCGS, according to an Army official who would not be quoted because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

President Barack Obama apologized for the air attack to Dr. Joanne Liu, the international president of Doctors without Borders, who has called for an independent international investigation. U.S., NATO and Afghan investigations are looking into the matter. The U.S. has offered to compensate the families of those killed and injured.

Pentagon officials have said the military did not intentionally target the hospital, but they have not explained why the Army analysts who knew it was a medical facility were not able to convey that intelligence to commanders who approved the air strike.

Among the elements of DCGS that were not working, service members told Hunter, were the intelligence fusion server, which is supposed to allow seamless information sharing across various Army elements, and the cloud, which is supposed to offer connectivity to units in the field.

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News Roundup and Notes: October 21, 2015
Wednesday October 21st, 2015 at 8:11 AM

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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

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow yesterday to personally thank President Vladimir Putin for his military support in the Syrian conflict. It was the first overseas visit made by the leader of the Assad regime since the civil war broke out in 2011, local TV reported. [BBC; Reuters]

The two leaders discussed “issues regarding the fight against terrorist and extremist groups, issues of the continuation of the Russian operation supporting the offensive of the Syrian military,” the Russian spokesman told reporters. [New York Times’ Neil MacFarquhar]

Russian airstrikes killed a rebel commander from a group supported by the Assad regime’s foreign enemies, a spokesman for the group said of the attack in Syria’s Latakia province yesterday. [Reuters]

Syrian government forces are making progress in their offensive on the contested city of Aleppo, an effort visibly bolstered by Moscow’s air support. [New York Times’ Kareem Fahim and Anne Barnard] Thousands have reportedly fled the city in the midst of escalated fighting there, aid agencies say. [BBC] And Juan Cole considers whether the “Aleppo Strategy” will serve the Russo-Iranian agenda, at Informed Content.

The US and Russia have agreed on rules regulating all aircraft and drone flights over Syria, the defense departments of both nations announced. [New York Times’ Neil MacFarquhar]

Members of Iraq’s ruling alliance and Shi’ite militias have called on the Abadi government to request Russian airstrikes in Iraq against ISIS. [Reuters’ Ahmed Rasheed and Saif Hameed]

Canada will end its participation in the air campaign against ISIS in Syria under the leadership of newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. [The Guardian’s Jessica Murphy]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Marine General Joseph Dunford vowed to find new ways to build momentum in the Iraqi fight against the Islamic State and rejected descriptions of the conflict as a “stalemate,” during his first visit to the country since becoming the top US military officer. [Reuters’ Phil Stewart]

“Washington’s exclusive focus on enabling the Kurds to fight the Islamic State risks creating new problems that could plague Iraq and Syria for much longer,” argue Cale Salih and Maria Fantappie. [New York Times]

“The ability to act unilaterally and the ability to create solutions for difficult situations with multiple actors are mutually exclusive,” observes Frankie Boyle, commenting on the British government’s likely intervention into Syria. [The Guardian]

Looting of important archaeological sites in Syria has been committed by groups other than the Islamic State, research has shown. [Washington Post’s Adam Taylor]

A Russian television crew published footage of a Syrian government offensive on a Damascus suburb last week. [New York Times’ Robert Mackey]

AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban are closing in on the capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah, fighting government forces in the city’s suburbs, and prompting the dispatch of “a couple of hundred” additional troops to assist in defending the city. [The Guardian’s Sune Engel Rasmussen; Al Jazeera]

US Special Operations Forces normally assigned to different parts of Asia approved the airstrike on the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Kunduz, according to information emerging from a US military investigation into the incident that killed at least 22 staff members and patients on Oct. 3. [New York Times’ Eric Schmitt and Matthew Rosenberg]

“Are we losing Afghanistan again?” ask Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio, arguing that additional US troops will be needed to support local Afghan allies. [New York Times]

ISRAEL and PALESTINE

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned that violence in Israel and the West Bank risks “spinning out of control,” during the first day of his visit to Israel yesterday. The chief of the international body noted that he would meet with both sides of the conflict and underlined that the “status quo is only making things worse.” [UN News Centre]

The IDF is investigating the conduct of soldiers who fled the scene of the Be’er Sheva terror attack on Sunday, including whether soldiers were involved in the lynching of an Eritrean asylum seeker who was murdered by bystanders who thought him to be a terrorist. [Haaretz’s Gili Cohen]

A Palestinian teen has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers after she was suspected of an attempted stabbing attack in the West Bank early today. [Haaretz’s Almog Ben Zikri and Gili Cohen]

Israelis and Palestinians are grappling with the motivation driving the Palestinians who carry out knife attacks on Jews, one relative of a slain attacker suggesting that it is the “humiliation of occupation,” report William Booth and Ruth Eglash. [Washington Post]

UNESCO’s director general has rejected a proposal by some Arab states to reclassify Jerusalem’s Western Wall as part of the Al Aqsa Mosque compound that sparked outcry by Israel and a number of Jewish-American groups; the Western Wall is Judaism’s most holy site. [New York Times’ Somini Sengupta]

A small group of hawkish US lawmakers and former military officials want to arm Israel with B-52 and B-1 heavy bombers to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities in the event that the deal with Tehran falls through. David Axe provides the details. [The Daily Beast]

IRAN

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has approved the nuclear accord and ordered its implementation subject to certain conditions, his official website said today. [Reuters]

Tehran may have set unrealistic expectations for how rapidly it can implement the nuclear accord and end nuclear sanctions, according to some US officials. Michael Crowley provides the details. [Politico]

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

Vice President Joe Biden appears to have altered his position on the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, saying he was always a strong supporter of sending a team of Navy SEALs into Pakistan, contradicting his earlier memories of the final White House meeting on whether to go ahead. [Washington Post’s Greg Jaffe] And Joe Nocera comments on a recent New York Times article from Jonathan Mahler which questioned the “real story” of how the raid took place. [New York Times]

Yemen’s exiled government will participate in peace negotiations with Houthi rebels, officials and the UN announced on Monday. [New York Times’ Kareem Fahim] And a Canadian Internet filtering company is blocking content in Yemen, part of an information blackout by Houthi rebels who have gained control of the country’s main Internet service provider. [The Daily Beast’s Shane Harris]

Attorneys and the judge at the 9/11 trial are struggling with how an ex-CIA blacksite captive kept virtually incommunicado can act as his own lawyer during the death-penalty trial. [Miami Herald’s Carol Rosenberg]

Nothing classified has been revealed by a hack of CIA Director John Brennan’s private email account, David E. Sanger reports. [New York Times]

Libya has found itself with no internationally recognized government following the rejection of a plan for a national unity government by the two rival parliaments. The mandate for the only parliament recognized by Western states lapsed before the endorsement could be made. [Washington Post’s Missy Ryan]

Hillary Clinton’s plan for Libya after the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi was “play it by ear,” according to ex-Pentagon chief Bob Gates. Nancy A. Youssef reports. [The Daily Beast]

Democratic members of the House Benghazi committee are considering resigning from the panel soon after Hillary Clinton provides testimony before it next week, Rep Adam Schiff said. [The Hill’s Elliot Smilowitz]

The race for House speaker has national security implications; WOTR staff provide further details.

The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern at the recent escalation of violence in the Central African Republic, restating its decision to apply an asset freeze on those engaged in or supporting acts which undermine the peace, stability and security of the country. [UN News Centre]

A newly published report on the IRA found that the paramilitary group poses no serious threat and has a “wholly political focus” despite its command structures still being in place. [New York Times’ Douglas Dalby]

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Russia Makes an Impact in Syrian Battle for Control of Aleppoby KAREEM FAHIM and ANNE BARNARD
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The pro-government forces were seen as getting a morale boost, while some rebel leaders called on fighters to end their divisions in the face of the latest threat.

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Russian Memories of Soviet-Afghanistan Conflict Cloud Syria Operation
Tuesday October 20th, 2015 at 6:02 PM

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More than 25 years after the Soviet Army withdrew from Afghanistan, Russia is engaged in an out-of-area operation beyond its frontiers. The Kremlin’s message alleges the air campaign is restricted to combatting the Islamic State in Syria though most of the sorties carry out strikes on the rebel opposition. However, the Kremlin has been clear that the campaign itself will be “temporary,” though this has been contradicted by top brass statements about the number of sorties reaching 300 daily at some point, and others indicating the future emergence of a “massive” air, land and sea military basing presence in Syria (Komsomolskaya Pravda, October 18). Nonetheless, among Russian defense and security specialists, there are certainly signs of unease concerning the Kremlin’s foray into the Middle East and widespread concern about its objectives and even the timescale of the air operations in support of Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

Beyond Russian officialdom and the tightly controlled state media evidently intent on boosting the popularity of the military intervention in Syria’s civil war, experts debate and criticize the campaign across a wide range of issues and potential risks; one common theme is the national memory of Afghanistan and the risk of being drawn into an unwinnable war. Yet, the complexity of the operational environment is acknowledged in Russian experts’ discourse, as well as the difficulties in conducting such military operations far from Russia’s borders. Security scholar Alexei Arbatov considers that the intervention in Syria may be risky, though he sees no link between the war-torn eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas and the operation to prop up al-Assad. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his view, genuinely presented an alternative approach and possible means of cooperation with the United States, which had not been possible in Ukraine. Arbatov implies that the main “geopolitical” risk is that the US and Russia now operate parallel but quite different air campaigns in Syria (Kommersant, October 12).

Mikhail Khodarenok, the editor of Voyenno Promyshlennyy Kuryer and a member of the Moscow-based Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (SVOP), points to the difficulty in Russia’s military strategy as rooted in the condition of al-Assad’s armed forces: it is an unclear structure, with limited resources and riddled with internal contradictions. Moreover, it is an endlessly beaten army that has not tasted military victory. Khodarenok believes. “It will probably be rather difficult for them [al-Assad’s forces] to achieve any tangible operational results, and in addition to all this, offensive operations in urban conditions with dense built-up areas will lead to extremely palpable human losses in any scenario” (Moskovskiy Komsomolets, October 8).

Risks also exist for the Russian operation linked to targeting and the potential strength of rebel forces. Military expert Colonel (retired) Viktor Murakhovskiy sees the Syrian Army’s main targets as the cities of Homs and Hama: “[T]he SAR [Syrian Arab Republic] Army would significantly improve its position [by capturing these two enclaves]. Of course, there is no question of a large-scale operation, only tactical tasks [that, when achieved, would allow] the Syrian Army [to] take full control of the country’s industrially developed west.” Murakhovskiy also points to the risk of friendly-fire incidents with Russian airpower attacking Syrian positions during ground offensives. Moreover, Murakhovskiy is convinced that a rebel counteroffensive will be bloody, as they will not flee from their positions, but will manage to organize a serious defense (Moskovskiy Komsomolets, October 8).

Dmitry Trenin, the Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, argues that President Putin has engaged in a gamble in Syria that goes far beyond the country itself, presenting both opportunities and risks for Moscow in the Middle East. Trenin sees the military intervention as Russia’s first “US-style” war in which air strikes characterize a “no-contact” approach to warfare and reduce the risk of Russian causalities. In his view, commencing with the seizure of Crimea in March 2014, Russia has broken out of the post–Cold War world order, and engaged in differing types of conflict in Donbas and Syria to demonstrate this new reality. Trenin sees Moscow’s military strategy as aiming to soften up al-Assad’s enemies to enable an effective offensive, though he argues: “Complete military victory for Assad, however, is impossible, and the Russians know it. Military success is only worth as much as can be translated into political leverage at the negotiating table” (Tabletmag.com, October 13).

The formidable challenges and risks facing the Russian military campaign, in the views of Russian defense specialists appear to hinge on the memory of the Afghanistan War; if Moscow becomes further drawn into the conflict marked by sending in larger numbers of Ground Forces, an “Afghan scenario” is the main danger. Navigating this risk will demand a political-military balancing act, which may prove more difficult the longer the campaign continues. Some experts see the main risks stemming from the air war becoming long and drawn out (with limited or no real value added on the ground) or avoiding military confrontation with Western powers. Others note the difficulty in finally finding a way to end the operation itself (Livejournal, October 8).

Khodarenok ties concerns about the security of the airbase in Latakia and other Russian facilities to the Soviet experience in Afghanistan. Force protection, in his view, must address the vulnerability of air assets during take-off and landing, the question of protective shelters at the Latakia base, and, indeed, how these platforms are used in operations. To date, most fixed-wing missions appear restricted to high altitudes and, despite claims to the contrary, use mostly unguided munitions. Questions also persist about the value of intelligence provided by Damascus, whose vested interest is to keep Russia in the conflict for ongoing support, in addition to the relatively small number of sorties compared to the US-led efforts against the Islamic State (Voyenno Promyshlennyy Kuryer, October 5).

Khodarenok also rightly highlights the supply and logistics challenges of the operation, since traditionally Russian military campaigns are heavily tied to the use of railways to move hardware, forces and supplies. The question of strategy remains equally unanswered, as the Kremlin’s approach to Syria leaves this unclear. Khodarenok cites the Soviet strategist Alexander Svechin, who noted that strategy is not unlike politics, in that often a chicken will hatch ducklings: in other words, consequences are not all similar to their causes (Voyenno Promyshlennyy Kuryer, September 30). While the fear of falling into an “Afghan scenario” may limit Russian planning, the unpredictable risks of second- and third-order consequences may undermine the domestic popularity of the conflict.

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Syrian ground forces are currently flanked by Iranian and Hezbollah troops as they advance on Aleppo. Yet the big news today is that Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani has “ordered thousands of Iraqi Shiite militia allies into Syria for the operation to recapture Aleppo.” According to theWashington Post, Iran and its Shiite militias are “fram[ing] the Aleppo fight as part of a single regional struggle pitting Shiites against Sunni extremists.” The ground troops are currently covered by aggressive Russian air support, whose strikes have resulted in a number of civilian casulaties. Today, the BBC reports that a Russian air strike killed 45 in a rebel held region in the Latakia province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that a total of 370 have been killed by Russian strikes since Moscow intervened in the conflict.

The moderate rebel groups fighting against Assad’s forces continue to receive more U.S.-made anti-tank missiles. One commander of a Free Syrian Army group told Reuters that the quantity of supplies had upticked significantly in recent days and that they are now “well-stocked after these deliveries.” Yet as rebel forces continue to press the United States and its coalition allies for adequate protection from air attacks, the Daily Beast asks if man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) can be controlled in Syria. While the United States has so far avoided sending in the portable air defense systems, some its partners, such as Qatar, are believed to have provided MANPADS to Syrian rebel groups, who then lost them to the Islamic State.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. arrived in Iraq to assess the fight against ISIS, where the U.S.-supported Iraqi forces are now putting pressure on the Islamic State on three fronts. The Times has more on the Iraqi government’s fight against the Islamic State, whileForeign Policy highlights U.S. President Barack Obama’s own mission creep in the fight against the militant group.

Brookings scholar Daniel Byman argues that "Washington needs a real Middle East policy" that looks beyond counterterrorism. Despite the political logic, whereby counterterrorism appeals to the American population as a strategic U.S. interest, Byman suggests that the “Middle East is too complex for any single paradigm” and that an explicit focus on counterterrorism is insufficient to confront the broader issues facing the region.

NATO allies Germany, Turkey and Italy are expected to maintain their current troop deployment in Afghanistan following Obama’s announcement that he will prolong the American presence in the country. With American troops now expected to stay in Afghanistan after 2016 due to heavy losses by Afghan security forces, Slate asks a common question as of late in these parts, “why the U.S. military is so bad at teaching others how to fight?”

Following reports that a “military vehicle” forced its way into the Kunduz hospital last week, a spokesman for the Pentagon claimed that U.S. and Afghan forces were inspecting the structural integrity of the damaged facility to determine if it could be reconstructed. Another spokesmanadmitted that forcing entry into the compound was a mistake. The Pentagon added that the initial “casualty assessment team investigation” will be released in the coming days. Meanwhile, the Afghan defense minister continues to insist that the hospital was harboring Taliban insurgents despite Doctors Without Borders’ claims to the contrary.

In other news relating to U.S. operations in Afghanistan, yesterday, U.S. and Afghan forces killed 20 Taliban militants in an operation in the Loghar province. The Pentagon has also confirmed that an F-16 flying in Afghanistan was hit by small arms fire last week. While the pilot was unharmed, such small arms attacks are rare, and it remains unclear who fired upon the aircraft.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit to Israel ahead of discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. The Secretary General promised to support “all efforts to lower tensions and prevent the situation from spinning out of control” and suggested that “it’s not too late to avoid a broader crisis.” Defense Oneasks what comes after this most recent spate of violence, recalling past examples of violent uprisings in Israel.

The Yemeni government will talk with Houthi rebels “to discuss the implementation of a U.N. resolution aimed at ending months of heavy fighting.” As the Times suggests, “the planned talks haven't changed the situation on the ground, where pro-government forces backed by the airstrikes and coalition ground forces are continuing to battle the Houthis and allied fighters loyal to a former president.”

As the Saudi participation in the war in Yemen continues, the Pentagon has approved a $11.25 billion sale to Saudi Arabia for “as many as four Littoral Combat Ships made by Lockheed Martin Corp.”The sale comes as part of the U.S. attempt to “bolster defenses of its Gulf allies after the nuclear deal with Iran.”

Saudi Arabia, for its part, has yet to release the results of the inquiry into the Hajj stampede which Saudi officials claim killed over 700 people. Nearly a month after the disaster, country estimates suggest that the number could be as many as 1800 with still no word from the Saudi government.

Following the border closure between Hungary and Croatia, Slovenia has deployed its army to manage the influx of displaced persons; officials suggest that over 18,469 people have entered the country since Friday. Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar stated that the country was overwhelmed by the influx from Croatia and added that “it is wrong to foster the illusion that it is possible for a small nation of two million people to stop, solve, and rectify a situation where even much bigger EU member states have failed.” Slovenian troops are working in tandem with police to make sure that the refugees are registered and have necessary accommodations. The Times also reports on the troubling situation faced by migrants and refugees currently traversing the Balkans.

As Europe continues to struggle with the migrant influx, the New York Times tells us that an abandoned truck found with over seventy migrants who had died from suffocation has shed some light on how smugglers operate and how economics and government crackdowns have created incentives to transport migrants in increasingly dangerous conditions.

Earlier this morning, a fire broke out in a Swedish center for asylum seekers, causing some to suspect arson. The Swedish foreign minister said that “a civilized and humane country like Sweden cannot accept that accommodation for asylum-seekers is set on fire.”

An Iranian lawmaker has accused Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian of sedition, following last month’s conviction of the reporter for espionage. Javad Karimi-Qoddusi claimed that Rezaian’s close ties with Iranian political figures indicated his complicity in sedition and he suggested that the Rezaian “had frequently shared information with the State Department and other official arms of the United States.” The Times considers whether Karimi-Qoddusi’s remarks could have an impact on a potential prisoner swap.

The first round of Egyptian parliamentary elections concluded yesterday with a remarkably low voter turnout. Following Sunday’s voter turnout of a “lackluster 2%,” the Journal says that early polling reveals an “anemic participation by youth voters” which could undermine incumbent President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s claim that he enjoys “popular enthusiasm for his vision.” Early poll numbers suggesting a low turnout led to a number of measures designed to drum up participation, including making public transportation free and giving government workers a half-day off of work.

With Russian attention occupied elsewhere, the Times suggests that the “recent quiet in Ukraine” could bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The September 1st ceasefire has largely held, likely as a result of Putin’s political will, and “weapons are scheduled to be pulled back from rejiggered front lines” as “separatist leaders agreed to postpone elections until early next year.” As peace begins to look more possible, hundreds of volunteer fighters from Russia and Belarus who came to the aid of Kiev are now stranded. Foreign Policy reports that these fighters had been promise a “fast-tracked” path to Ukrainian citizenship but have since been abandoned without any documentation. Many of them are now known to Russian or Belarusian spy agencies, making it impossible for them to safely return home.

With Chinese naval presence gaining ground, literally, in the South China Sea, the Journal reports on the shift of military balance in East Asia. The Pentagon, which has recently announced plans to conduct Freedom of Navigation patrols in the South China Sea, is mulling “how to deploy the minimum amount of naval power while telegraphing a message of deterrence to Beijing.” The Journalnotes that one option may be to send the new littoral combat ships based in Singapore instead of a more heavily armed vessel.

Following an increase in the number of Japanese fighter jet scrambles over the course of September, China has defended its actions and urged "Japan to cease all interfering actions targeting China and make constructive efforts to safeguard China-Japan relations and regional peace and stability."

South Korean intelligence reports suggest that North Korea is preparing for a fourth nuclear bomb test. The move would, of course, prompt broad international condemnation, but also has the potential to trigger a negative response from North Korea’s closest ally, China. According to the Journal, “U.S. military officials estimate that North Korea has already mastered the technology to mount a nuclear device on a missile that could hit the continental [United States.]”

Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhary has confirmed that Pakistan would use low-yield nuclear weapons in response to a hypothetical Indian invasion. The announcement comes just days before Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to visit the United States. Though nuclear weapons will likely be on the agenda as part of the U.S. attempt to mitigate potential conflict in South Asia, Chaudhary suggested that Sharif would not sign any nuclear deal while in the U.S. He addedthat “[Pakistan’s] nuclear programme is one dimensional: stopping Indian aggression before it happens. It is not for starting a war. It is for deterrence.” American officials had hoped to convince Pakistan to halt or slow the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in exchange for easier access to nuclear technology.

The Washington Post carries a long preview of Burma’s elections next month, which activists are calling the first “real test” of the country’s progress toward democracy. Aung San Suu Kyi has vowed that if her party wins a majority in parliament, she will run the country, despite a constitutional provision that bars her from holding the presidency. The Post has more.

In a stunning rebuke of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada captured 184 or 338 seats in the House of Commons, ending almost a decade of conservative rule in the country. The prime minister-designate, Justin Trudeau, is the 43-year-old son of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. The Times has more on the election.

The election will likely have a number of implications for Canadian security and counterterrorism policy, and the Sydney Morning Herald reports that Trudeau will likely cancel Canada’s $24 billion contract to buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Trudeau has also pledged to end his country’s participation in bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria.

Vice News raises questions about whether Twitter is censoring tweets related to the Intercept’s“Drone Papers” as activists around the world have found that tweets linking to the story have disappeared from their timelines. It is not at all clear that Twitter has purposely targeted activists sharing the story---the paper concedes that the disappearing tweets could just be a bug---but tweets relating to the story have even disappeared from the timelines of people who are critics of theIntercept’s reporting.

In more tech news: Facebook will now alert users when their account is being targeted by a state-sponsored attack, according to Ars Technica.

Foreign Policy reports that a thirteen-year-old has claimed to have hacked the personal AOL account of CIA Director John Brennan, compromising his security clearance application, his email contacts, and a list of high-level government employees. The hacker, who goes by “cracka,” says he is a pro-Palestine protester, and that the hack was a collective operation. Over at Wired, Kim Zetter explainshow cracka broke into the director’s email account. You can follow his Twitter account here, which at the time of writing was still active.

Yesterday marked the first day of hearings since February in the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other defendants charged with orchestrating the 9/11 attacks. Yet the Miami Herald tells us that the pretrial hearings were halted during the first 10 minutes when one of the detainees, Walid bin Attash, asked whether he could represent himself in place of his court appointed attorney. Attash previously recognized that his personal translator had once served as a linguist at a black site where he was held.

Finally, the Washington Post brings us the true story of “Bridge of Spies,” the latest Steven Spielberg movie on the shoot down of a U2 spy plane over the Soviet Union and the exchange of pilot Gary Powers for captured KGB-agent Rudolf Abel. On Lawfare, Jeffrey Kahn outlined the case of Colonel Abel and what Jim Donovan’s defense of Abel can teach us about the ongoing debate over Guantanamo Bay.

Parting shot: It’s hard to get an accurate understanding of the level of destruction in Syria, but thisdrone footage of the Syrian army’s actions in Damascus, filmed by an “independent” Russian journalist, provides a glimpse into what appears to be near to total destruction of the city.

ICYMI: Yesterday, on Lawfare

Jack and Ben previewed the first Hoover Book Soiree, which will be hosted at the Hoover Institution’s beautiful Washington offices tomorrow, October 21st. Ben will interview Will McCants and Joby Warrick on their new books on the Islamic State. RSVP.

Tim Edgar discussed the potential mechanisms of redress for European Union citizens regarding U.S. data collection and why extending Privacy Act rights to non-US persons will not be enough.

Noting rumors that Chinese government hackers have penetrated networks of U.S. companies in recent weeks, Paul Rosenzweig asked, “is China already cheating?”

Jack argued that the “forever war is entrenched,” and that over the last two presidential administrations, “the military, intelligence, legal, and bureaucratic architecture for supporting endless war...has matured, normalized, and become entrenched.”

Cody previewed this week’s hearings in the 9/11 military commissions case. The court is scheduled to cover a 40-item docket over the next two weeks.

Finally, Ben shared a note of appreciation of Wells Bennett, who as of Monday has left his longtime post as Managing Editor of Lawfare to start a new job. Ben says is best: “anyone who reads this site regularly and finds it useful owes Wells a debt of gratitude.” We will certainly miss him here in the office.

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Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook says US and Russian military officials have signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday that includes steps their pilots should take to avoid an inadvertent clash over Syria as they carry out separate air strikes against militant groups. The full text of the memo would not be released at Russia’s request, but it included specific protocols in the event communications fail. Photograph: Tass / Barcroft Media

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WASHINGTON — The US and Russia have signed a memorandum of agreement about safe conduct while flying over Syria, but the ongoing mistrust between the two sides means the agreement may have little real-world impact. The agreement, announced ...

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» Петербург-Лондон: столицы двух империй - BBC Russian
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mikenova shared this story from BBCRussian's YouTube Videos. From: BBCRussian Duration: 03:34 Взгляд на Лондон глазами петербуржца. Выбор мы предоставили Льву Лурье, и вместе с ним в прогулку-поездку по связанному с Петербургом и рус...

» Stalin and Soviet nostalgia rule in Ukraine's rebel regions
19/10/15 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 01:03 Three portraits of former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin are on display in the centre of Donetsk, the rebel capital of eastern Ukraine, as the separatist ...

» Битва за Алеппо: ожидание новой волны беженцев
19/10/15 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from euronewsru's YouTube Videos. From: euronewsru Duration: 01:11 Сирийские войска успешно развивают наступление к югу и юго-западу от города Алеппо. По данным ливанского телеканала "Аль-Маядин", в понедел...

» Israel: Eritrean migrant lynched to death | DW News
19/10/15 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from deutschewelleenglish's YouTube Videos. From: deutschewelleenglish Duration: 01:41 More News: http://www.dw.com/en/program/dw-news/s-3232-9798 Israeli-Palestinian violence has taken a dramatic turn. An ...

» Critical week ahead for Hillary Clinton
19/10/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 06:00 Democratic presidential candidate set to testify before Benghazi committee Watch Andrea Tantaros, Charles Payne, Harris Faulkner, K...

» Vice President Joe Biden expected to join presidential race
19/10/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 02:06 Rich Edson reports from the White House Watch Rich Edson talk about Democrats, Elections, and Presidential.

» NATO's Show of Force
19/10/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:16 Russia's resurgence prompts NATO and its allies to embark on their largest military exercise since the Cold War. Rough Cut (no reporter...

» What it's like to live under ISIS? Syrian truck drivers reveal to RT
19/10/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 05:08 Truck drivers travel all around Syria to bring fresh produce to markets in Damascus. RT’s Lizzie Phealn has more. RT LIVE http://rt.com/o...

» Шендерович: в Россию возвращаюсь, пока не мешают - BBC Russian
19/10/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBCRussian's YouTube Videos. From: BBCRussian Duration: 02:39 Известный российский писатель и публицист Виктор Шендерович рассказал Русской службе Би-би-си о своем видении современной ситуации в России...

» Damascus Battle Field: Drone captures ongoing fight between Assad forces and rebels
19/10/15 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 01:39 Drone captures tanks, mortars and rockets in a battle raging between Syrian forces and rebels in Damascus RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Su...

» ‘No political party in Germany addresses loss of culture worries’ – Pegida leader
19/10/15 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 02:46 While Merkel looks to Turkey for help, many Germans feel the country cannot cope with the record influx of foreigners. Recent surveys sug...

» Toilet Seat to the Silent Treatment: What Drives Couples Apart
19/10/15 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJDigitalNetwork's YouTube Videos. From: WSJDigitalNetwork Duration: 04:20 From money to mothers-in-law, the areas of life that can make or break a relationship run the full spectrum. "The Heart of th...

» В Париже изъяли 7 тонн марихуаны, припаркованые в XVI округе
19/10/15 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from euronewsru's YouTube Videos. From: euronewsru Duration: 00:21 Президент Франции приехал лично поздравить столичных таможенников, изъявших в ночь на воскресенье 7 тонн марихуаны - рекордную за последние...

» Secret Service protection activated for Trump, Carson
19/10/15 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 02:04 Peter Doocy reports from Washington Watch Peter Doocy talk about Elections and Presidential.

» Самарканд: сказочный город на Шелковом пути - life
19/10/15 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from euronewsru's YouTube Videos. From: euronewsru Duration: 05:05 В Самарканде верблюжьи караваны делали остановку на пути из Китая в Европу. В этом выпуске программы "Узбекская жизнь" мы расскажем о насле...

» "Соединение трезубца": стартуют крупнейшие за 13 лет стратегические учения НАТО
19/10/15 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from euronewsru's YouTube Videos. From: euronewsru Duration: 00:21 Североатлантический альянс дал старт крупнейшим за 13 лет стратегическим полевым учениям Trident Juncture-2015 (то есть "Соединение трезубц...

» Source: Biden associates scheduling staff interviews
19/10/15 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 00:56 CNN's Dana Bash reports a source of hers says associates of Vice President Joe Biden are reaching out to set up interviews with potential campaign staffers.

» Eritrean mistaken for gunman killed in Israeli bus station attack
19/10/15 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 00:55 U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner quotes Israeli mayor; discourages vigilantism. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Subscribe:...

» Syria: airstrikes target rebel-held village south of Aleppo
19/10/15 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:53 The Syrian town of al-Zarbeh was the target of airstrikes on Monday, as Syrian government forces backed by Russian air power continue to press an offensi...

» Xi arrives in London
19/10/15 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:24 Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Britain where he will be feted by royal family and leading politicians. Rough Cut (no reporter ...

» Syrians flee Aleppo as Russia bombings increase
19/10/15 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:49 An assault on Syria's largest city is heating up, causing more despair, as CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports

» Drone Owners Asked To Register with FAA
19/10/15 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 00:58 FAA is asking owners of unmanned vehicle systems to register their drones to assist authorities in locating vehicles operating il...

» CIA boss's personal email 'hacked'
19/10/15 16:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. US authorities look into reports that CIA Director John Brennan's personal email account has been hacked by a high-school student.

» Netanyahu Warns Israelis Against Vigilantism
19/10/15 16:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Israelis Monday against taking the law into their own hands after the death of an Eritrean migrant who was shot by a security guard and beaten ...

» Watch: If the BBC reported on the royal family like it did on North Korea
19/10/15 16:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. "It was a birthday celebration, but it felt more like a cult meeting in adoration of the leader."

» Iran backs battle for Syria's Aleppo with proxies, ground troops
19/10/15 16:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Iraqi Shiite militias say they are joining troops from Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iranian and Syrian forces in a new push to recapture the major Syrian city.

» Briton's Airport Death 'Doesn't Make Sense'
19/10/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Friends and co-workers are calling for a more "vigorous" investigation into Jacky Sutton's death in a toilet in Istanbul.

» Israeli PM Condemns Mob Killing Of Migrant
19/10/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The Eritrean migrant died after he was mistakenly shot by a security guard and then set upon by passers-by.

» Aleppo offensive sends 70,000 Syrians fleeing from homes
19/10/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad moved in on Syria's second city on Friday, backed by Russian warplanes, Iranian ground troops, and militia fighters

» 'Assad must go': These 3 little words are huge obstacle for Obama on Syria - Washington Post
19/10/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post 'Assad must go': These 3 little words are huge obstacle for Obama on Syria Washington Post Assad must go. Three short words — one protracted policy debate. Back in the ...

» Pope's Family Synod: No Changes, but Everything Has Changed - New York Times
19/10/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Pope's Family Synod: No Changes, but Everything Has Changed New York Times VATICAN CITY — It's now quite certain that Pope Francis' big summit on family issues won't endorse any change...

» Trump And Carson Are Getting Secret Service Protection, But The Reason Why Is ... - Western Journalism
19/10/15 16:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Western Journalism Trump And Carson Are Getting Secret Service Protection, But The Reason Why Is ... Western Journalism Early last week, Trump was heard chiding the Secret Servic...

» U.N. condemns Iran's execution of minors, notes 'worrying trend'
19/10/15 16:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned Iran's execution of two minors last week, while voicing his concern about the rise in execut...

» Moscow Statue Honoring Cinematic 'Thief' Is Stolen
19/10/15 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moscow police say a group of crooks stole a bronze statute portraying beloved Soviet actor Yevgeny Leonov as one of his most famous characters, who pretends to lead a gan...

» Record-breaking cannabis seizure in Paris
19/10/15 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:09 French president Francois Hollande has congratulated customs officers after over seven tonnes of cannabis was seized in Paris. Report by Conor Mc...

» Hacker claims to have breached CIA director's personal email
19/10/15 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 2:48 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- An anonymous hacker claims to have breached CIA Director John Brennan's personal email account and has posted documents online, including a list of...

» Syrian troops advance toward air base besieged by Islamic State
19/10/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Government forces advanced Monday under the cover of Russian airstrikes toward an air base besieged by the Islamic State group in northern Syria, a Syrian military official and acti...

» Russia to test its most advanced smart bomb in Syria: reports
19/10/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 19, 2015, 6:44 PM (IDT) Russia is preparing to test its newest precision-guided munition, the KAB-250, in Syria in the near future, reports said Sunday. There are two versions of t...

» Democrats: Benghazi testimony debunks GOP claims
19/10/15 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Democrats on the House committee investigating the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, issued a report Monday disputing what they say are unsubstantiated claims about former Secretar...

» FBI investigating claim of hack on CIA director's email - CBS News
19/10/15 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. CBS News FBI investigating claim of hack on CIA director's email CBS News A federal law enforcement source told CBS News on Monday they were aware of the claims, and the FBI is now inves...

» China Continues Cyber Espionage Despite Summit Accord
19/10/15 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. China’s government continued economic cyber espionage attacks against businesses despite a pledge to halt the practice last month, a cyber security firm revealed on Monday. The secu...

» Putin officials said to admit real Syria goal is far broader
19/10/15 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The Kremlin's real goal is to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad retake as much as possible of the territory his forces have lost to opponents, including U.S.-backed rebels, Russian o...

» FBI says 51 police officers murdered in the line of duty during 2014 - Washington Post
19/10/15 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Washington Post FBI says 51 police officers murdered in the line of duty during 2014 Washington Post While the number of officers killed feloniously was up significantly year-over-year —...

» Who's Running China's Economy? - New York Times
19/10/15 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times Who's Running China's Economy? New York Times The head of the central bank in China since 2002, Mr. Zhou is the world's longest serving governor of a major centr...

» Personal email accounts of CIA director, DHS secretary reportedly hacked; FBI ... - wtkr.com
19/10/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. wtkr.com Personal email accounts of CIA director, DHS secretary reportedly hacked; FBI ... wtkr.com The FBI and Secret Service are investigating reports that non-government email account...

» US Army Borrows British Helicopters Amid Budget Cuts
19/10/15 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Budget cuts have forced U.S. military forces in Europe to borrow British helicopters and use equipment from other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members during training e...

» NATO Trident Juncture exercise involves 36,000 troops
19/10/15 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The U.S.-led NATO alliance kicked off its largest exercise in more than a decade on Monday with thousands of troops fanning out across southern Europe, where allied rapid-response c...

» Israel's Netanyahu meets with JCS chairman Dunford
19/10/15 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. America’s top military officer met Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pledging to work with Israel to meet a growing set of regional challenges.

» Hacker claims to have breached CIA director’s personal email
19/10/15 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. WASHINGTON (AP) — An anonymous hacker claims to have breached CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email account and has posted documents online, including a list of email addre...

» Staying in Afghanistan: The Ambassador’s View
19/10/15 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. Afghanistan’s ambassador to the U.S. discusses President Obama’s decision to keep American troops in the country.

» Drone Close Calls Spur US Regulation
19/10/15 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. government will soon require many drone aircraft to be registered, a move prompted by the growing number of reported close calls with planes flying into and out of some of the na...

» Pentagon Admits Mistaken Forced Entry at Bombed Afghan Hospital
19/10/15 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Pentagon acknowledged Monday that U.S. and Afghan troops probing the deadly U.S. bombing of a trauma hospital in northern Afghanistan smashed through a locked gate at the facility nea...

» Syria Sparks Cold War Deja Vu (Op-Ed)
19/10/15 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Those who today are so happy about Russian precision bombing in Syria should stop to consider the inevitable consequences of those actions, writes columnist Alexander Golts.

» Moscow's American Center Moves to U.S. Embassy From Library
19/10/15 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A month after news broke about the American Center sponsored by the U.S. Embassy being shut down in Moscow's Library of Foreign Literature, the embassy announced its resurrect...

» Russia Update: FSB Claims to Foil Terrorist Attack in Krasnodar
19/10/15 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had foiled a terrorist attack in Krasnodar Territory, and arrested an engine-driver’s mate said to be planning to bomb a train. We...

» Russia and Iran to Conduct Joint Naval Exercises on the Caspian Sea
19/10/15 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Staunton, October 16 – Having already shown its contempt for the other Caspian littoral states by launching cruise missiles from its squadron on that sea , Moscow will be conducting joint ...

» Not One CIS Leader Spoke Out in Favor of Putin’s Bombing Campaign in Syria
19/10/15 15:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Staunton, October 19 – In an indication of Vladimir Putin’s isolation even in the former Soviet space and of the weakness of the CIS as an institution, not a single president of a member s...

» 11 drowning refugees rescued by Israeli yacht
19/10/15 15:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. The refugees were clinging to a capsized rubber dinghy near the Greek island of Kastellorizo

» US forced to borrow equipment for five-week Nato exercise in central Mediterranean
19/10/15 15:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. The Nato exercise will involve 36,000 military personnel, 140 aircraft and more than 60 ships from at least 30 countries

» NATO Holds Exercises As Russia Flexes Muscles - Sky News
19/10/15 15:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Yahoo News NATO Holds Exercises As Russia Flexes Muscles Sky News A senior NATO official said: "We have to take into account that Russia is going to have a much more substantial ...

» Russia Blocked Israeli Military Fights Over Syria, Lebanon - Mintpress News (blog)
19/10/15 15:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Mintpress News (blog) Russia Blocked Israeli Military Fights Over Syria, Lebanon Mintpress News (blog) Russian forces sent out a warning to the Israeli Air Force after Israeli jets we...

» Before Palace Banquet for Xi Jinping, a Snub From Prince Charles
19/10/15 15:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The prince’s refusal to attend the banquet for China’s leader is just one example of Britain’s attempt to balance commercial interests while not appearing to “kowtow” on rights.

» World Briefing: Russia Says It Prevented Train Bombing
19/10/15 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The Federal Security Service said the train’s driver, whom it detained, had received instructions on how to build a bomb from an Islamic State representative.

» Building a Viable Opposition
19/10/15 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. After the Russian opposition’s discouraging performance in the Kostroma regional election in September, activists have been asking themselves the question: What is the wa...

» Крупнейшая амнистия в истории США
19/10/15 15:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 02:00 Ко второму ноября досрочно освободят тысячи заключенных, осужденных по статьям, связанным с наркотиками Originally published at - h...

» Дронам подрезают крылья
19/10/15 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 01:34 Правительство США намерено ввести обязательную регистрацию всех беспилотников

» 3,716,3993,716,3992015-10-19Today's Headlines - 1:36 PM
19/10/15 15:45 from Mike Nova - Google+
3,716,399 3,716,399 2015-10-19 Today's Headlines - 1:36 PM Putin’s Syria Adventure May Backfire at Home 10.19.15 M Authorities investigating possible CIA chief email hack - CNN Video NATO Launches Largest Military Exercise in Decade Desp...

» Putin’s Syria Adventure May Backfire at Home
19/10/15 13:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newsweek. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas listen to the Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia, Ravil Gainutdin, during a tour around the Moscow Grand Mosque a...

» Sunni and Shiite Muslims
19/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 02:23 The differences between Islam's two main branches -- Sunni and Shiite -- date back to a long and bloody leadership dispute after the death, in 632, of th...

» Attack at Israeli Bus Station Leaves 3 Dead
19/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com Video - News. A man armed with a gun and knife attacked people at Beersheba Central Bus Station in southern Israel on Sunday. The attacker, named by police as Mohannad al-Okbi, was shot and killed ...

» Mexican 'El Chapo' hunt leaves bullet-riddled homes, cars
19/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:55 Bullet holes on roofs, charred cars and deserted villages are left in the wake of a military operation to catch fugitive drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Gu...

» Жизнь Донецка в уличных объявлениях - BBC Russian
19/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBCRussian's YouTube Videos. From: BBCRussian Duration: 02:54 Возможно, лучше всего о насущных потребностях жителей Донецка могут рассказать объявления на стенах. Судя по ним, спросом пользуются ремонт...

» gluten - Google Search
19/10/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . This Column Is Gluten -Free International New York Times - 5 hours ago It was easy to imagine an exasperated Italian proprietor, driven to frenzy by repeated requests from Americans for gluten -free pasta, fi...

» New device tests for gluten in food
19/10/15 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 03:10 Presale for Nima begins October 20; CEO of 6SensorLabs explains how the tester works on 'Fox & Friends' Watch Elisabeth Hasselb...

» Pakistan police kill eight militants in Karachi
19/10/15 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:42 Police killed at least eight militants wanted for target killings and attacks on police during a raid in the southern port city of Karachi.

» Israel: Eritrean man mistaken for a Palestinian gunman shot by security guard, lynched by the crowd
19/10/15 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 00:54 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN A...

» Scotland's oil city suffers as prices plunge
19/10/15 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 02:39 Europe's oil capital Aberdeen is looking past the devastating collapse in oil prices to a potential multimillion-pound boom in decommissioning unprofitab...

» 'US not interested in winning War on Terror’ - Hamid Karzai
19/10/15 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 25:15 RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://...

» Hundreds of Migrants Stranded in Croatia
19/10/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJDigitalNetwork's YouTube Videos. From: WSJDigitalNetwork Duration: 01:40 Tempers flared among people stranded on the border between Croatia and Slovenia on Monday as Slovenia said it would not allow...

» The Rise Of Islamic State
19/10/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from skynews's YouTube Videos. From: skynews Duration: 02:02 How the terrorist group grew out of Iraq and exploited Syria's civil war to expand its territory. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great...

» Migrants cross from Slovenia to Austria
19/10/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 01:00 Some 150 migrants entered Austria from across the Slovenian border on Saturday, opening up a new route for the thousands seeking to cross the Balkans int...

» Calais migrants staying in zone with dangerous substances
19/10/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:32 A large part of the so-called migrant "jungle" in Calais, where some 6,000 people are staying, is in an area where dangerous substances are used and stored.

» Iran Hopes for Tourism Boom After Nuclear Deal
19/10/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJDigitalNetwork's YouTube Videos. From: WSJDigitalNetwork Duration: 02:21 Iranian Vice President Masoud Soltanifar said his country is preparing for a “tsunami” of foreign tourists as Iran and world ...

» Turkey's media blackout - The Listening Post (Lead)
19/10/15 12:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AlJazeeraEnglish's YouTube Videos. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Duration: 07:38 On October 10, two bombs went off at a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara, killing nearly 100 people. Authorities were q...

» Kerry Urges Restraint Amid Mideast Violence
19/10/15 12:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:38 Secretary of State John Kerry called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to take urgent action to end the current "senseless" viol...

» Interview: Britain's Last Lion Tamer Says There's No Cruelty Involved
19/10/15 12:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from skynews's YouTube Videos. From: skynews Duration: 03:35 Thomas Chipperfield, Britain's last lion tamer, talks to Eamonn Holmes about the morality of his profession and the wellbeing of his big cats.

» Turkey: identity of one Ankara explosion bomber confirmed by authorities
19/10/15 12:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 02:25 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN T...

» 'Mistaken for terrorist': Eritrean man shot dead by security guard, beaten by mob in Israel
19/10/15 12:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 04:31 An Arab-Israeli gunman has killed an IDF soldier at a bus station in southern Israel. Police say the assailant was killed after a protrac...

» Egypt: young people explain FRANCE24 why they have "no plan to vote"
19/10/15 12:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 01:40 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN A...

» Fareed Zakaria Reports: Long Road to Hell
19/10/15 12:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 00:16 Can we crush ISIS in the chaos we left behind in Iraq?

» Golden Throne: Germany looks toward Turkey for help on growing refugee status
19/10/15 12:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 02:26 Merkel is promising to speed up Turkey's application for EU membership - if Ankara stems the refugee flow across its borders. The German ...

» British Lion Tamer Faces Protests
19/10/15 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 00:49 A lion tamer who could be the last of his kind in Britain, is facing stern opposition as he tours Wales with his wild animals cir...

» Ground Pound: Iraqi militia launches offensive against ISIS near Baghdad
19/10/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 01:44 Iraqi government troops, backed by Shiite militia fighters, have launched a campaign to take back full control of Beiji province from ISI...

» Speaker scramble resumes as lawmakers return - Politico
19/10/15 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Speaker scramble resumes as lawmakers return Politico FBI Director James Comey heads to the Judiciary Committee on Thursday for an oversight hearing, and we're tracking for an...

» Sen. Durbin Fails In His Defense Of Hillary’s Email Use
19/10/15 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) Monday morning argued against Hillary Clinton’s campaign talking points, defending her use of one email system for both her personal and work corre...

» ISIS exhorts Palestinians to continue wave of terror
19/10/15 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 19, 2015, 5:21 PM (IDT) ISIS released a series of videos video on social media on Sunday Monday urging Palestinians to use every method possible to continue their wave of terror against...

» Hillary Clinton Says The Benghazi Committee Has Become 'A Partisan Arm' Of The RNC
19/10/15 11:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Daily Caller. 4753741 Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton thinks the Benghazi Committee has become “a partisan arm of the Republican National Committee,” she told CNN’s Jake ...

» Letter: Why so much hate for Clinton?
19/10/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest News Articles from The Ledger. Published: Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 16, 2015 at 6:14 p.m. I really don’t understand all the controversy over Secreta...

» Video: Hillary Bursts Into Laughter Over Email Scandal, FBI Probe - Town Hall
19/10/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Town Hall Video: Hillary Bursts Into Laughter Over Email Scandal, FBI Probe Town Hall Hang on, though, Tapper presses -- doesn't the FBI care about the improper email scheme (not to ment...

» Britain to seize passports of teens at risk of extremism
19/10/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron is to unveil new plans to combat extremism Monday, expanding the government’s power to seize passports from young people at risk of tr...

» Report: China Already Violated Cybersecurity Agreement with US
19/10/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A U.S. cybersecurity firm that works with the government has evidence that Chinese government-linked hackers violated the cyber agreement reached between President Obama and Chinese...

» UN attempt to decriminalise drugs foiled
19/10/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A UN document aimed at getting member states to decriminalise drugs has been withdrawn.

» AP source: Government to require registration of most drones
19/10/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 11 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are expected to announce Monday that the government will require registration of most drones to help track operators who flout safety rules...

» Exclusive: NATO nations to keep presence in Afghanistan, officials say
19/10/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TRAPANI, Italy (Reuters) - Germany, Turkey and Italy are set to keep their deployments in Afghanistan at current levels, senior NATO officials said on Monday after the U.S. government ...

» Moscow Says French Warplane In "Dangerous" Incident With Russian Aircraft
19/10/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's Foreign Ministry says a French military jet came close to an aircraft carrying the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament as it flew through French...

» Why You May Soon See More Products Labeled 'Made in Vietnam'
19/10/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Vietnam’s production and exports of factory goods such as clothing and footwear are likely to grow, if the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations ratify a trade deal struck that elimina...

» More Israelis Buy Arms as Attacks Mount
19/10/15 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. As the bloodshed that has left eight Israelis and at least 35 Palestinians dead shows no signs of easing, civilians across Israel are dusting off old guns and buying new ones to defend...

» LSD Archive Has Been on a Long, Strange Trip
19/10/15 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The personal archives of Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, who invented LSD, are now under the care of Swiss dairy farmer.

» China Economic Growth Falls Below 7%
19/10/15 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. China’s once world-beating economy sputtered further in the third quarter, decelerating to its slowest pace since the global financial crisis and adding to concerns about the global ec...

» Spain and U.S. Sign Agreement on Hydrogen-Bomb Cleanup
19/10/15 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The two countries have agreed to move quickly toward a final accord regarding the cleanup and removal of land contaminated with radioactive plutonium after a mid-air collision half a c...

» Afghan defense minister says Taliban hid in bombed hospital
19/10/15 11:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Afghanistan’s acting defense minister says the hospital that was bombed by U.S. forces was being used by insurgents who were fighting government forces.

» NATO launches biggest military exercise in 13 years
19/10/15 11:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. NATO is launching its biggest military exercise in 13 years, mobilizing 36,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from more than 30 countries to test the alliance’s ability to respond to new security thre...

» Russian intelligence says it foiled terror plot
19/10/15 11:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Russian intelligence agency FSB says it has detained a man who was planning to blow up a train in southern Russia and go to fight in Syria.

» German government steps up criticism of anti-Islam group
19/10/15 11:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Authorities in the eastern city of Dresden stepped up security precautions Monday for the first anniversary of PEGIDA amid warnings from senior German officials that the anti-Islam group is stirring...

» AP count shows last month’s hajj disaster in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,110 people
19/10/15 11:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. AP count shows last month’s hajj disaster in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,110 people.

» Migrants Take Icy Route To New Life In Europe
19/10/15 11:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Hundreds of refugees are crossing into Norway from Russia on bicycles - facing sub-zero temperatures during their bid for asylum.

» Man Dies On Flight After Biting Passenger
19/10/15 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The 24-year-old became agitated and violent before falling unconscious as other passengers restrained him.

» Homeless Enjoy Wedding Lunch After Groom Backs Out
19/10/15 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Quinn Duane's family decide to make the kind-hearted gesture after her fiance calls off the wedding five days before the ceremony.

» Aftermath of gun attack on soldier at Israeli bus station – video
19/10/15 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. An Israeli soldier was killed and at least 10 injured after a man opened fire at a bus station in Beersheba in southern Israel. Footage filmed after the attack on Sunday ...

» Inside the new Scientology headquarters in Florida, in pictures
19/10/15 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. In pics: A look inside the organisation's new headquarters in Florida

» Ya'alon to visiting US military chief: Israel will defeat wave of terrorism - Arab-Israeli Conflict
19/10/15 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In talks with the visiting chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sunday Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon accused Iran of financing terrorist activities in an attempt to spark wider conflict,...

» Israel, US signal security ties back on track after Iran feud - Reuters
19/10/15 11:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters Israel, US signal security ties back on track after Iran feud Reuters TEL AVIV Israel and the United States signaled on Sunday they were starting to put disputes over the Iran ...

» Russia Bombs, ISIS Gains - Daily Beast
19/10/15 11:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Daily Beast Russia Bombs, ISIS Gains Daily Beast Putin's intervention in Syria is helping the very terrorists he claims to want to extinguish. So why is the U.S. taking it on the chin?...

» Top al Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr killed in US airstrike, Pentagon says - CNN
19/10/15 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Al-Bawaba Top al Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr killed in US airstrike, Pentagon says CNN (CNN) — The leader of an al Qaeda-linked group allegedly bent on attacking the West has been kill...

» Eritrean mistaken for gunman killed in Israeli bus station attack - Reuters
19/10/15 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Australian Eritrean mistaken for gunman killed in Israeli bus station attack Reuters JERUSALEM An Eritrean migrant, shot by a security guard and kicked by an angry Israeli crowd th...

» Israel Says Bedouin Arab Citizen Carried Out Bus Attack That Killed Soldier - New York Times
19/10/15 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times Israel Says Bedouin Arab Citizen Carried Out Bus Attack That Killed Soldier New York Times JERUSALEM — The gunman who carried out a deadly attack at a bus station in sou...

» Syrian Seeds Withdrawn From Arctic 'Doomsday Vault' - New York Times
19/10/15 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Syrian Seeds Withdrawn From Arctic 'Doomsday Vault' New York Times LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — In the first withdrawal from a "doomsday" seed vault in the Arctic, thousands of see...

» Iran Nuclear Deal: What's Next?
19/10/15 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States and the European Union both took formal legal steps Sunday -- the so-called Adoption Day for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) -- that will lift sanctions o...

» Taliban Remain Serious Threat in Provinces Around Kunduz
19/10/15 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:10 Even though Afghan security forces have regained control of the northern city of Kunduz from the Taliban after fierce fighting, the security si...

» German intelligence closely monitoring anti-Islam movements
19/10/15 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's domestic intelligence agency is closely monitoring anti-Islam movements like PEGIDA following a march last week in which demonstrators held up a mock gallo...

» Turkish PM says downed drone was Russian-made: TV
19/10/15 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A drone shot down by Turkish warplanes in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday was Russian-made, but Moscow has told Ankara the unmanned aircraft did not belong ...

» Japan jet scrambles against China planes hit record this summer
19/10/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan scrambled fighter jets to prevent possible incursions by Chinese planes a record high number of times for the July-September period, the Defence Ministry said o...

» Azerbaijan's president fires security minister
19/10/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAKU (Reuters) - Azeri President Ilham Aliyev fired his National Security Minister Eldar Mahmudov in a surprise move two weeks ahead of a parliamentary election.

» Turkey wants fresh EU funding to help tackle migration: Davutoglu
19/10/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey wants fresh EU funding to help tackle the migration crisis rather than the early disbursal of money already earmarked for it, and wants the sum reviewed ann...

» Syrian rebels say receive more weapons for Aleppo battle
19/10/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies south of Aleppo say they have received new supplies of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles from states that oppose Pres...

» Russia always favors Syria talks, speaker Matviyenko says
19/10/15 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia is always in favor of talks in any format, the speaker of Russia's upper chamber of parliament said on Monday, in reply to a question about a U.S. plan for a ...

» Muslims condemn Britain's plans to combat extremism
19/10/15 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled a new strategy on Monday to combat extremism, saying the battle was "perhaps the "defining one of this century", but hi...

» As Russia reasserts itself, NATO opens biggest exercises in years
19/10/15 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TRAPANI, Italy (Reuters) - NATO and its allies opened their largest military exercise in more than a decade on Monday, choosing the central Mediterranean to showcase strengths that fac...

» New Saudi performance center adds to top prince's powers
19/10/15 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. RIYADH (Reuters) - Hit by falling oil prices, Saudi Arabia has set up a new body that aims to improve the efficiency of government agencies while giving more influence to the powerful ...

» Taliban Threats to Afghan Journalists Show Shift in Tactics
19/10/15 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Taliban, in response to what it viewed as negative coverage, threatened to kill anyone working for two of the country’s leading television channels, making personal threats to the journ...

» Op-Ed Columnist: This Column Is Gluten-Free
19/10/15 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. It's good that people are more demanding, but the epidemic of food intolerance has gone way over the top.

» Big Ben to stop chiming for urgent repairs
19/10/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:32 Big Ben's bongs could fall silent if repairs costing up to £40m are not carried out, politicians have warned. Report by Cara Legg.

» Israel-Palestinian violence: 2 killed in bus station attack
19/10/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:20 One assailant and an Israeli soldier are killed at a bus station - the latest attack in a month-long wave of violence in Israel. Report by Cara L...

» Drowning migrants rescued by Israeli yacht in Med
19/10/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:13 An Israeli yacht crew rescued a group of Syrian and Iraqi refugees clinging to a capsized rubber dinghy adrift in the Mediterranean. Report by Ca...

» China and UK: Signs of a new 'special relationship?'
19/10/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Does the UK have a new "special relationship?"

» Eritrean man killed, brutalized when Bedouin shoots Israeli police
19/10/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. An Israeli soldier was killed in a gun attack Sunday at a bus station in Beersheba, southern Israel, according to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.

» Thousands of migrants caught in European bottleneck
19/10/15 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Thousands of migrants and refugees are stranded in Serbia as countries farther west in Europe tighten restrictions on their borders.

» What's it like to be black in Japan?
19/10/15 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. What's it like for Afro-Americans in the land of the rising sun?

» 'Intrusion' hits Eurotunnel services
19/10/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Eurotunnel services are suspended in both directions after an intrusion on the platforms at the terminal in Calais.

» VIDEO: Migrants 'stuck in no man's land'
19/10/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Tensions are building among thousands of migrants trying to reach Western Europe via the Balkan states, as new border controls come into effect.

» 'Thousands flee Aleppo offensive'
19/10/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. At least 70,000 Syrians have fled a government offensive on rebel-held areas south of the city of Aleppo in the past three days, an activist says.

» Israel police hunt Eritrean's attackers
19/10/15 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Police in Israel are investigating an attack by bystanders on an Eritrean, who died after being mistaken for a gunman and then shot and beaten at a bus station in Beersheba.

» Moldova ex-PM held over $1bn bank scam
19/10/15 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A former Moldovan PM, Vlad Filat, is held on suspicion of involvement in a notorious $1bn banking scam.

» Yemen’s government accepts talks with Shiite rebels
19/10/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Yemen’s government spokesman says it has accepted an invitation from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the implementation of a U.N. resolution that calls for the end of the fig...

» CIA shrugs off Clinton’s “classified” email
19/10/15 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a meeting of the Alabama Democratic Conference in Hoover, Ala., on Saturday. (Photo: Mark Almond/AP) The credibility of the Republican-le...

» Turkey should not become 'concentration camp' for migrants, PM says - Reuters
19/10/15 10:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters Turkey should not become 'concentration camp' for migrants, PM says Reuters ISTANBUL Turkey wants fresh funding from the European Union in exchange for stopping migrants stream...

» NATO Holds Exercises As Russia Flexes Muscles
19/10/15 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The large-scale manoeuvres by alliance forces take place amid Moscow's growing military presence from the Baltics to Syria.

» Saudi Arabia Hajj Disaster Death Toll at Least 2110 - ABC News
19/10/15 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Fox News Saudi Arabia Hajj Disaster Death Toll at Least 2110 ABC News The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,110 pilgrims, a new Assoc...

» Russian Airstrikes Bring ‘Massive Destruction,’ Syrians Say
19/10/15 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Russian airstrikes are doing little to help ordinary Syrians, residents of the war-torn country’s northwest told NBC News. Locals say they have grown used to seeing “a swarm” of up ...

» Halperin: 'Let's Be Honest, a Lot of FBI Agents Don't Like the Clintons' - NewsBusters (blog)
19/10/15 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. NewsBusters (blog) Halperin: 'Let's Be Honest, a Lot of FBI Agents Don't Like the Clintons' NewsBusters (blog) Mark Halperin has alleged that FBI agents conducting the investigation of H...

» Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,110
19/10/15 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. A new toll shows the crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,110 pilgrims.

» US Navy to search for ship lost off in storm off Bahamas
19/10/15 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A Navy vessel is departing Virginia on a search for a missing cargo ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Joaquin with 33 crewmembers on board.

» Hajj stampede killed over 2,100 pilgrims, new tally shows
19/10/15 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 19, 2015, 5:01 PM (IDT) The stampede at last month's hajj in Saudi Arabia caused the deaths of over 2,100 people, reports said Monday. Riyadh officially maintains that 769 people were ki...

» ‘Trapped On All Sides’
19/10/15 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. What’s driving Afghans and Pakistanis to risk the journey to Europe and how Radio Mashaal is reporting the crisis.

» Georgian Opposition Mounts TV Station Protest
19/10/15 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Georgian opposition parties staged a protest in Tbilisi against what they say are government moves to shut down the country's biggest private TV station.

» Putin in Syria: Russian Air Force Working Closely With Syrian And Iranian Militaries In Attacks On Rebels
19/10/15 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. LIVE UPDATES: Russian jets continue to strike rebel positions near Aleppo and Homs, with signs today of close coordination with both the Syrian regime and Iran. The previous post in our Pu...

» The Russian Language Does Not Belong to the Russian State, Shtepa Points Out
19/10/15 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, October 19 – One of the most memorable passages of Solzhenitsyn’s “One Day in the Li...

» Iran Expects Nuclear Deal To Be Implemented This Year
19/10/15 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iran's top nuclear negotiator says he expects a nuclear deal reached with six world powers to be implemented by the end of the year.

» Top Shots
19/10/15 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond for the 42nd week of 2015. For more photo galleries, see our "Picture This" archive by c...

» In the Line of Duty: 2014 LEOKA Report Released
19/10/15 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from All Stories. Our latest report shows that 96 officers were killed in the line of duty last year.

» FBI Releases 2014 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
19/10/15 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Current. — Washington, D.C.

» Trey Gowdy: New Benghazi emails show 'disconnect' with Washington
19/10/15 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the panel investigating the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks said Sunday that new information reveals a "total disconnect" bet...

» Wayne Simmons, accused fraudster, says he has proof of CIA work
19/10/15 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. A conservative cable news pundit, whom federal prosecutors accused last week of fabricating a life story of being a former deep-cover CIA officer, now sits in jai...

» Iran dissidents say U.S. policies are appeasing Islamist rulers
19/10/15 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. When the doorbell rang, it was longer and harder than normal, like someone was ramming an angry finger on the button. Then the window suddenly was smashed and the...

» Cybersecurity firm: Chinese hacking on US companies persists
19/10/15 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - Chinese hacking attempts on American corporate intellectual property have occurred with regularity over the past three weeks, suggesting that Ch...

» Chinese cyberattacks on US companies continue, report says
19/10/15 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - Chinese hacking attempts on American corporate intellectual property have occurred with regularity over the past three weeks, suggesting that Ch...

» A look at Benghazi panel: Former prosecutor, Iraq war vet
19/10/15 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - When the House Select Committee on Benghazi holds its first public hearing in nearly 10 months, the spotlight will focus on a sole witness - Hil...

» Clash of narratives between Israelis and Palestinians drives events in Holy Land
19/10/15 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy Land are not just physical; the two sides cannot agree on what they see, how they got here, who is to bl...

» Syrian troops advance toward air base besieged by IS
19/10/15 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A Syrian military official and activists say government forces are advancing under the cover of Russian airstrikes toward an air base besie...

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