The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Gaffer tape and 500 euros: running guns to the heart of Europe Gunman kills officer, two others at Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado   The mayor of Colorado Springs says authorities aren't ready to discuss a possible motive of the gunman who attacked a Planned Parenthood clinic there but says people can make "inferences from where it took place." -  The Latest: Mayor Hints at Motive in Colorado Clinic Attack - ABC News   ________________________________________ Russian S-400 missiles turn most of Syria into no-fly zone, halt US air strikes :  The deployment of the highly advanced Russian S-400 anti-air missiles at the Khmeimin base, Russia’s military enclave in Syria near Latakia, combined with Russia electronic jamming and other electronic warfare equipment, has effectively transformed most of Syria into a no-fly zone under Russian control. National Counterintelligence and Security Center Releases National Counterintelligence Strat...

National Counterintelligence and Security Center Releases National Counterintelligence Strategy Wednesday, November 18, 2015 NEWS RELEASE  National Counterintelligence and Security Center Releases National Counterintelligence Strategy    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        ODNI News Release No. 24-15 November 18, 2015 Today the ODNI’s National Counterintelligence and Security Center released the 2016  National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States of America.  The strategy, which was approved by President Obama, sets forth how the U.S. Gove...

Two weeks after terrorist attacks, Paris is preparing to host a global conference on climate change. -  Cartoon: Chappatte on the Paris Climate Talks "The most transparent   OPAQUE  administration in history!" Tighter Lid on Records Threatens to Weaken Government Watchdogs :  While  President Obama  has boasted of running “the most transparent administration in history,” some watchdogs say the clampdown has scaled back scrutiny of government programs.  ____________________________ Paris attackers 'bought weapons from arms dealer in Germany' - Telegraph :  Sascha W is believed to have sold the Paris attackers two Chinese-made Kalashnikovs and two Serbian Zasatava assault rifles on November 7, six days before the  Paris attacks , according to Bild. He is suspected of running an illegal arms business and selling guns over the  so-called “dark web”, part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines. The ...