"Good old" "Pravda", optimistic as ever, now says that the revolution in Russia "is impossible" ... | "Fat Tuesday" at Bad Aibling: German Train Crash Leaves 9 Dead and Dozens Injured - The New York Times

"Good old" "Pravda", optimistic as ever, now says that the revolution in Russia "is impossible" ... | "Fat Tuesday" at Bad Aibling: German Train Crash Leaves 9 Dead and Dozens Injured - The New York Times | Is Russia helping the US win in Syria?

February 09, 2016

Revolution in Russia: The impossible if impossible. Revolution in Russia

Revolution in Russia: The impossible is impossible - Pravda

M.N.: "Good old" "Pravda", optimistic as ever, now says that the revolution in Russia "is impossible"...

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Is Russia helping the US win in Syria? by Week in Review
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:26 AM

Middle East News

Russian air power and Syrian forces are pounding terrorists and their allies, while taking a terrible toll on civilians; keep Turkey out of Syria.

Analysis: Saudi Arabia is bringing Iran to its knees
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:24 AM

Israel News Review

ran’s “sweet surrender” would never have been possible without the sophisticated and determined pressure of one country; Saudi Arabia, and one man; Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.

Former Texas Prosecutor Disbarred For Sending Innocent Man To Death Row by Jade Walker
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:22 AM

Incidents, Accidents And Crime Review

A Texas legal panel voted on Monday to disbar a former prosecutor for sending an innocent man to death row by presenting tainted testimony and making false statements that undermined the defendant's alibi.

The Board of Disciplinary Appeals appointed by the Texas Supreme Court upheld a state licensing board's decision to disbar Charles Sebesta for his conduct in convicting Anthony Graves, who spent 18 years in prison on charges of setting a fire that killed six people before being freed.

Sebesta had convicted Robert Carter for the murders and tried to get Carter to say Graves was an accomplice. But the day before he was to testify, Carter told Sebesta he acted alone and Graves was not involved, the board said.

"Sebesta never disclosed this information to the defense," the board said.

Sebesta then presented false testimony implicating Graves, crucial in a conviction since there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime, it said.

Before Graves' attorney was to present the alibi witness, Sebesta falsely stated in court that the witness was a suspect in the murders and could be indicted. The witness refused to testify and left the court, it said.

Graves' conviction was reversed in 2006 and he was remanded for a new trial. In 2010, a special prosecutor found there was no credible evidence that Graves was involved in the murders and Graves was then released.

Sebesta said he was being unfairly treated and that Graves was justly convicted.

"I am concerned about the process," he said in a telephone interview, adding he was being targeted by state bar attorneys.

"My opinion is that we presented the evidence we had and felt like it was sufficient," he said of the Graves case.

One of Graves' pro bono lawyers applauded the decision.

“In rejecting Sebesta’s argument, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals found that Charles Sebesta’s misconduct was so egregious that they characterized him as having ‘unclean hands.’ That certainly is a fitting description,” said Neal Manne.

A study this month said that U.S. exonerations hit a record high in 2015 as more prosecutors have been looking at troubled cases.

The issue has gained additional attention because of the hit Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer," which suggests authorities planted evidence against two Wisconsin men convicted of murder. The allegation has been rejected by local law enforcement.

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How "Russian Berlin" deals with refugees - Deutsche Welle
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:20 AM

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How "Russian Berlin" deals with refugees
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Why the West should care about Kadyrov's latest political escapades - Russia Direct
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:18 AM

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Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, has lately been one of the most visible media personalities in Russia and has even managed to outshine Russian President Vladimir Putin in some respects. Kadyrov is quite notorious, and his scandalous ...

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Министр обороны проинспектирует объекты военной и социальной инфраструктуры воинских частей в Республике Тыва
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:13 AM

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С этой целью генерал армии Сергей Шойгу посетит, в частности, Кызыльское президентское кадетское училище и отдельную мотострелковую бригаду (горную), дислоцирующуюся в Кызыле.

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ANALYSIS: Russia, US compete to ally with Kurds in ISIS fight - Jerusalem Post Israel News
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:12 AM

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ANALYSIS: Russia, US compete to ally with Kurds in ISIS fight
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Syrian Kurds announced on Saturday that they would open their first foreign office in Moscow, with a ceremony to be held on Wednesday in a ceremony to be attended by Russian foreign ministry officials as well as representatives from several other ...

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Russia warns vs NATO buildup, launches massive military drills - Inquirer.net
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:12 AM

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Kadyrov, Putin and the Desensitization of Russia by Paul Goble
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:11 AM

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Russia to continue strengthening ties with Latin American countries — foreign ministry - TASS
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:08 AM

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Russia has no plans of reopening military bases in Cuba — diplomat - TASS
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The Daily Vertical: Putin Smells Blood (Transcript)by support@pangea-cms.com (Brian Whitmore)
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 6:01 AM

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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The Daily Vertical: Putin Smells Bloodby support@pangea-cms.com (Brian Whitmore)
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:59 AM

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday.

German police say death toll in Bavaria train crash rises to 8.by Associated Press
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:59 AM

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German police say death toll in Bavaria train crash rises to 8.

How soldiers like Bowe Bergdahl can wind up hating good commanders
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:56 AM

Stars And Stripes

It's an axiom among military leaders: command is not a popularity contest. That folk wisdom has given a measure of comfort to many officers whose soldiers resent them for sending them into harm's way -- and frustrated many more soldiers convinced that their commander really does not have their best interests at heart.

New Hot Spots Emerge as Zika Spreads
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:53 AM

WSJ.Com: World News

Health authorities say Zika is spreading quickly across Colombia and Venezuela, warning that the two countries’ porous border region could be the next hot spot after Brazil for the mosquito-borne virus.

Syrians Flee Death on 'Mass Scale' by VOAvideo
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:52 AM

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Syrians fleeing death in Russian air raids or in fighting between Syrian government troops and rebels are massing at the border with Turkey. Meanwhile, a United Nations report says detainees held by the Syrian government are being killed on a massive scale amounting to a state policy of "extermination" of the civilian population. Zlatica Hoke reports.
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More than 1 million are besieged in Syria, new report saysby By CARA ANNA
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:52 AM

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NEW YORK (AP) -- More than one million Syrians are trapped in besieged areas, a new report says in a challenge to the United Nations, which estimates just half that amount and has been accused by some aid groups of underplaying a crisis....

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Ukraine Minister Says IMF Aid On Hold Until Political Crisis Over by support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:51 AM

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

The International Monetary Fund has put aid to Ukraine on hold until it becomes clear whether the current government survives, the country's Finance Minister said on February 8.

U.N. Probe Details ‘Massive and Systematized Violence’ Against Detainees in Syria by Simon Lewis
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:51 AM

World – TIME

U.N.

investigators say they have collected evidence of widespread torture and execution of detainees by the regime of Bashar
Assad and several antigovernment armed groups fighting in Syria, and that these acts amount to crimes against humanity.

In a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, published Monday, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic detailed the findings of an investigation over more than four years, which included hundreds of interviews with former detainees, family members of the deceased, and former regime functionaries.

“Massive and systematized violence — including the killing of detainees in official and makeshift detention centers — has taken place out of sight, far from the battlefield,” a summary of the report said.

“The government has committed the crimes against humanity of extermination, murder, rape or other forms of sexual violence, torture, imprisonment, enforced disappearance and other inhuman acts,” it added. “Based on the same conduct, war crimes have also been committed.”

The report said executions and mistreatment of prisoners were also common among rebel groups, naming the al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) — both of which, the report said, had committed torture and summary executions of enemy combatants.

The report comes after U.N.-mediated peace talks in Geneva were suspended last week with no agreement reached on how to bring to an end the long-running conflict, which is estimated to have killed 250,000 people and sent nearly 5 million Syrians overseas. It will be discussed at a Human Rights Council session beginning Feb. 29.

“Accountability for these and other crimes must form part of any political solution,” the report states. “The situation of detainees is critical, and represents an urgent and large-scale crisis of human rights protection. Urgent steps must be taken by the Syrian Government, armed groups, external backers, and the wider international community to prevent further deaths.”

All out war: Brother of the Monk shot dead at home three days after Regency Hotel murder - Irish Independent
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:50 AM

This huge rabbit is looking for a new home - WFTV Orlando
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:47 AM

HRW: Russia and Syria carry out daily cluster bomb attacksby Associated Press
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:44 AM

World

An international human rights group says Syrian government forces and the Russian military have been carrying out daily cluster bomb attacks over the past few weeks.

Brother of Dublin crime boss killed in growing gangland feudby Associated Press
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:42 AM

World

Irish police say a four-man gang has shot to death the brother of a Dublin crime kingpin as a feud between rival drug trafficking gangs deepens.

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Iraqi military advance reconnects Ramadi to key army base
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:41 AM

Reuters: World News

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces recaptured territory from Islamic State militants on Tuesday which links the recently recaptured city of Ramadi to a major army base in western Iraq, the military said.

Train Collision in Germany Leaves 4 Dead and Dozens Injuredby MELISSA EDDY
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:41 AM

NYT > World

Two commuter trains crashed head-on in the southeastern state of Bavaria, an accident that the police said was among the worst in the region.

Two regional trains crash on a single track in Bavaria; casualties. by Stephanie Kirchner
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:40 AM

World

More than 100 people were injured, some very seriously, in the early morning head-on crash

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This remarkable chart shows how U.S. defense spending dwarfs the rest of the world by Adam Taylor
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:40 AM

World

But there's a catch.

The Latest: Injured carried across river to ambulances
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:38 AM

AP Top News At 6:42 A.M. EST

BERLIN (AP) -- The Latest on a train crash in Germany that has caused deaths and injuries (all times local):...

Obama administration plans new high-level cyber officialby By TAMI ABDOLLAH
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 at 5:36 AM

AP Top News At 6:42 A.M. EST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is creating a new high-level federal official to coordinate cybersecurity across civilian agencies and to work with military and intelligence counterparts, as part of its 2017 budget proposal announced Tuesday....

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'Hack' on DoJ and DHS downplayed
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 11:22 PM

BBC News - World

US authorities acknowledge a data breach affecting the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security - but downplay its severity.

Snug as a Bug: The Hated Cockroach Inspires a Helpful Robotby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 11:21 PM

Voice Of America

People use a lot of words to describe the reviled cockroach: disgusting, ugly, sneaky and repulsive, to name a few. But it may be time to add a surprising new one: inspirational. Scientists said Monday they have built a small search-and-rescue robot, inspired by the ability of cockroaches to squeeze through tiny crevices, designed to navigate through rubble to find survivors after natural disasters or bombings. "We feel strongly that cockroaches are one of nature's most...

Finance Minister: IMF Will Delay Aid to Ukraine Until Political Fog Clears by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 11:20 PM

Voice Of America

The International Monetary Fund will not give more aid to Ukraine until it becomes clear that, in the event of a government collapse, the next government would follow through on promised reforms, the country's Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said on Monday. Ukraine has been waiting since October for the IMF to dispense more aid as part of a $40 billion package. The aid is contingent on the war-torn country making its economy more competitive and reducing corruption. The patchy...

Israel may bank on Obama's successor for future U.S. aid pact: minister
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 11:16 PM

Reuters: World News

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel may be unable to reach a new defense aid agreement with the Obama administration and could wait for the next U.S. president to secure better terms, a senior Israeli official said on Monday in a veiled rebuke signaling a snag in negotiations.

Turban-Wearing American Actor Is Barred From Aeroméxico Flight by CHRISTINE HAUSER
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 11:14 PM

NYT > World

Waris Ahluwalia, who follows the Sikh religion, was not allowed to board a flight in Mexico City bound for New York unless, he said, he took off his turban for a security check.

Director Comey: "Don't Be a Puppet" by fbi
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 11:09 PM

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US faces shortcomings in coalition-building for anti-IS war
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 11:08 PM

Stars And Stripes

To doubters of its strategy for defeating the Islamic State, the Obama administration likes to tout its coalition of 66 nations and claim strength in numbers. But a year and a half into the war, some administration officials are acknowledging that this supposed source of strength has its own weaknesses.

US Senators Offer Bill to Speed Electronic Warfare Development
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 11:06 PM

Defense News - Home

The bill would also require the Pentagon to supply Congress with a strategic plan for enhancing its electronic warfare capabilities.

Hacker Posts FBI, DHS Employee Data - U.S. News & World Report
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 10:59 PM

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Commentary: Congress Must Prioritize Ballistic Missile Defense
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 10:58 PM

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Those at the “tip of the spear” must be sufficiently resourced to have the tools needed to protect our homeland

Photos: China welcomes the Year of the Monkey - PBS NewsHour
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 10:58 PM

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Homeland Security, FBI employee data dumped in hackby Andrea Noble
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 10:58 PM

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A hacker claiming to have downloaded information about thousands of FBI and Department of Homeland Security employees through a Justice Department computer followed through with a threat to publicly release the information online Monday.

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Once again, the VA turns down Navy vets for Agent Orange benefits
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 10:57 PM

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A federal court had ordered the VA to reassess its policy denying Agent Orange benefits to Navy sailors who served in the Vietnam War. The VA’s conclusion: They still don’t qualify.

Kadyrov Tests Moscow’s Strategy in the North Caucasus
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 10:56 PM

Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation

On February 2, Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov convened an unusual gathering of followers of the Naqshbandi and Qadiriyya Sufi orders in Grozny. Apart from the participants from Chechnya, “thousands” of other Sufis arrived from Dagestan, Ingushetia and other republics of the North Caucasus, Kadyrov claimed via Instagram. The rally of the Sufis, which Kadyrov called a “majlis,” declared that true Muslims should fight the so-called Wahhabis (Salafists), which essentially include everyone who does not belong to the Naqshbandi and Qadiriyya Sufi orders. Kadyrov approved of the actions of the Dagestani government against the Salafists and expressed hope that “the pseudo-Salafists’ attempts to legalize themselves and sneak into various councils will receive a “proper rebuttal” in Ingushetia as well (Instagram.com/p/BBSbompiRod, February 2).

Kadyrov has been unusually active in the past several weeks. First, Chechnya’s governor attacked the Russian opposition in a way that some regarded as essentially death threats. He then turned his attention back to Chechnya’s neighborhood by rallying Sufis of the North Caucasus and presenting himself as the defender of the Sufi dominance in the region. Formally, Russian law does not permit discrimination against religions and sects, as long as they obey Russian laws and are not officially outlawed. In practice, the Russian authorities find ways to discriminate against undesirable religions and denominations. However, no political figure could dare do what Kadyrov has done—declare an official fight against what he called “pseudo-Salafists.”

Kadyrov himself tried to keep a low profile at the rally of the Naqshbandi and Qadiriyya Sufi orders, saying that he attended only as the follower (murid) of Kunta-Haji Kishiev, a Chechen sheikh who lived in the 18th–19th centuries. However, Kadyrov’s statements were quite brusque and bold, as usual: he said that he and his associates swore to fight the Wahhabis “until death” and would pursue them everywhere. “We do not care where they are—in Chechnya, in Ingushetia, in Dagestan or even in North Africa,” he said. “If the locals cannot stop them and if they do not come to their senses and repent, they will get what they are seeking. Everybody will get what he seeks.” Kadyrov then went on to describe the situation in both Dagestan and Ingushetia as precarious in this regard. Chechnya’s ruler in particular said that he was unhappy about Salafists receiving public platforms in the neighboring republics and expressed doubts that the regional authorities were capable of dealing with the problem. Kadyrov warned the Salafists to stop undermining the Sufi saints, or otherwise face repercussions (Kavkazskaya Politika, February 4).

The Sufi rally held in Grozny under Kadyrov’s auspices is significant in at least several respects. First of all, Kadyrov claims to be the defender of the Sufis, who are under increasing pressure from the Salafists. The latter have made substantial inroads into the Muslim population across North Caucasus, where Sufism has traditionally dominated. Secondly, Kadyrov is focusing particularly on neighboring Ingushetia, which is ethnically close to Chechnya and whose separate identity is therefore vulnerable to Kadyrov’s claims that the Chechens and Ingush are the same people.

Religious differences could easily spiral into violence in Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan. Ingushetia’s governor, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, hastily called on the residents of his republic to stay calm and stop attacking those who have different religious beliefs. Instead of accusing the young people of rejecting the old way of worship, Yevkurov asked the religious leaders to initiate a dialogue and resolve their differences (Facebook.com, February 4). The Ingush civil activist Magomed Mutsolgov appealed to Russian law enforcement officials, asking them to provide a “legal assessment” of Kadyrov’s statements. In Mutsolgov’s opinion, Kadyrov made incendiary comments against all the Muslim religious groups that do not belong to the Naqshbandi and Qadiriyya Sufi orders, which is a criminal offense (Kavkazsky Uzel, February 4). Ingush religious leaders also addressed the Russian authorities, asking them to stop Kadyrov’s incendiary activities (06portal.ru, February 7).

Kadyrov’s earlier attacks on the Russian opposition caused a significant uproar in Russia. The Kremlin seemed to justify his comments, while not overtly endorsing them. Now, Kadyrov seems to have identified a safer area for the expansion of his influence—the North Caucasus and Islam in the region. Moscow has supported “traditional Islam” in the North Caucasus in its attempt to hold back and eliminate the Salafist type of Islam in the region. Salafists are often equated with the insurgency; but perhaps most importantly, the Salafists are not under control of the authorities—something the Russian government does not tolerate. In fact, the very reason for the popularity of the Salafists may be that they are relatively independent of the government. Thus, Moscow should presumably support Kadyrov’s crusade against the “wrong” Islam. However, if Moscow supports Kadyrov and his crusaders, it will expand his influence, along with that of Sufism. Ironically, the North Caucasian regional governors, especially Ingushetia’s Yevkurov, find themselves in the position of endorsing the pan-Islamist teaching of Salafism rather than the local-based Sufism, because the latter is used by Kadyrov to undermine their authority. It is unclear what position Moscow will take. On the one hand, Moscow probably has no interest in seeing the expansion of Kadyrov’s influence beyond Chechnya but, at the same time, is afraid of a religious teaching it does not control. Intentionally or not, Kadyrov put Moscow in the position that its influence in the North Caucasus will be undermined whatever move it takes.

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Bill Clinton Mocks Sanders’s Peace-Loving, Revolutionary Image by Jenna Lifhits
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 10:54 PM

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Bill Clinton tore into the Sanders campaign Sunday at an event in New Hampshire, mocking Sanders’s anti-establishment, pro-revolution platform.

The former president slammed the Sanders campaign as shady and untrustworthy, despite their peace-loving image and Sanders’s high authenticity numbers. Clinton said that Sanders manipulated endorsements of Hillary Clinton to his advantage and rejected critics as anti-establishment.

“Bernie took what they said good about him and put it in under all these endorsements, except they didn’t endorse,” Clinton said. “But if you pointed out, just shows you how tied you are to the establishment.”

He then mocked Bernie Sanders’s core campaign idea that America needs a political revolution.

“I mean, when you’re making a revolution, you can’t be too careful about the facts. You’re just for me or against me,” Clinton said and the crowd laughed.

He pinned the December breach of the Clinton campaign’s voter database in October on the Sanders campaign, and said that Sanders’s apology was two-faced.

“It was your campaign that made 25 separate inquiries in the mere space of 30 minutes, trying to loot information out of computers,” Clinton said. “They said, ‘we apologize for that.’ Yeah, in public they did.”

He said that while the Sanders campaign tried to blame the Democratic National Committee for the breach, they were actually guilty of stealing.

“In private they sent an email out complaining, blaming the Democratic Party for leaving the keys in the car. ‘All I did was drive it off,’” Clinton said.

Since getting in trouble for making aggressive remarks about then-opponent Barack Obama in 2008, Clinton has toned down his rhetoric when stumping for Hillary. His remarks Sunday, however, represent a marked escalation in rhetoric.

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Bill Clinton: Hillary Wasn’t Responsible for Benghazi Consulate’s Security by David Rutz
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 10:54 PM

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Former president Bill Clinton suggested Sunday that his wife Hillary Clinton was not responsible for the security of the Benghazi consulate while she was secretary of state, claiming she had been absolved by a “very tough report” on the 2012 terrorist attack.

“A non-partisan, very tough report on the Benghazi incident said there were serious holes in the way we provided for security, not just for the two State Department employees who lost their lives, one of them was a very close friend of ours, but for the two CIA contractors who were there trying to provide defense,” Clinton said. “But the secretary of state was not personally responsible because no secretary of state had ever overseen the details of security operations, even Colin Powell, who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”

Speaking at an event in New Hampshire, Clinton said the scrutiny Hillary faced since leaving the State Department amounted to something that “no public official in the history of the republic has ever faced.”

Republicans “went to work on her for three years,” he said, appearing to blame the fall in her popularity since she was secretary of state on partisanship.

Hillary Clinton now finds herself trailing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) in the New Hampshire polls with the primary a day away. Bill Clinton has sharpened his attacks on Sanders in recent days, accusing supporters of Sanders of sexism during the same appearance Sunday.

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Hillary Clinton emails: FBI probe confirmed by State Department - Washington Times
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 10:37 PM

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Monday February 8th, 2016 at 9:59 PM

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A hacker group calling itself DotGovs tweeted on Monday a link to what it claims is a directory of over 20,000 FBI employees. The data, encrypted with the password "lol," includes names, job titles, phone numbers, states, and ...

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Cyberattack targets both FBI, Homeland Security department - WLS-TV
Monday February 8th, 2016 at 9:55 PM

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Monday February 8th, 2016 at 9:47 PM

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Monday February 8th, 2016 at 9:46 PM

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Will Turkey risk clashes with Russia to achieve its aims? - Russia Beyond the Headlines
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