Discuss U.S. national security, homeland security, defense, military issues, etc. http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:38 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:38 At a secret February ceremony at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., the chief of the CIA’s base in Benghazi the night of the 9/11 anniversary attacks there was awarded one of the agency’s highest intelligence medals, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials.

The honor given behind clo... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781091 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:11 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/21/us-syria-crisis-usa-idUSBRE94K1AG20130521|As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels][/b]

By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON | Tue May 21, 2013 6:23pm EDT

(Reuters) - A Se... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781090 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:38:59 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/21/us-usa-drones-idUSBRE94K03720130521|Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sources][/b]

By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON | Mon May 20, 2013 9:35pm EDT

(Reuters) - Pres... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781089 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:49 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE94J0EA20130520|Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama 'concerned'][/b]

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans
AMMAN/BEIRUT | Mon May 20, 2013 5:26pm EDT

(Reuters) - Lebanes... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781088 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:00 http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2013/05/17/breaking-news-how-the-sunday-times-investigative-series-on-sibel-edmonds-us-ties-to-al-qaeda-chief-was-spiked/


"In interviews with this author in early March, Edmonds claimed that Ayman al-Zawahiri, current head of al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781078 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:26:05 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/18/us-drone-attack-al-qaida-yemen|'US drone' kills four in strike on al-Qaida target in Yemen][/b]

Reuters in Aden
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 18 May 2013 20.08 BST

At least four people were killed a... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781077 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:56:13 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE94H06Z20130518|Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's Sunni heartland][/b]

RAMADI, Iraq | Sat May 18, 2013 8:35am EDT

(Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants k... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781076 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:54:02 Source: [b]BBC[/b]

[div class="excerpt"]17 May 2013 Last updated at 13:48 GMT

[b][link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22570071|Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria air raids 'kill militants'][/b]

At least 30 militants have been killed during air raids on their training camps in north-eastern ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781075 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:02:30 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-northropgrumman-drone-congress-idUSBRE94G03R20130517|Lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone][/b]

WASHINGTON | Thu May 16, 2013 11:18pm EDT

(Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers ur... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781074 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:36 Source: [b]American Forces Press Service[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=120041|Hagel Orders Retraining of Recruiters, Sexual Assault Responders][/b]

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 – Amid a spate of allegations of cri... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781071 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:16:56 Source: [b]The Guardian[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/14/syria-mutilation-footage-rebels-eat|Syria mutilation footage sparks doubts over wisdom of backing rebels][/b]

Ian Black and Martin Chulov
The Guardian, Tuesday 14 May 2013 18.42 BST

Horrif... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781070 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:10:52 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-usa-crime-minnesota-idUSBRE94E04O20130515|Four men in Minnesota sentenced to prison for aiding Somali rebel group][/b]

MINNEAPOLIS | Tue May 14, 2013 11:25pm EDT

(Reuters) - A federal judge sen... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781069 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:01:20 Source: [b]The Guardian[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/14/guantanamo-hunger-strikers-body-search|Guantanamo strikers threatened with body cavity searches, lawyer says][/b]

Paul Harris and Matt Williams in New York
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 May 2013... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781067 Tue, 14 May 2013 21:05:22 "Few probably recall the name Dwight Elliott Stone. But even if his name has faded from the national memory, the man remains historically significant. That's because on June 30, 1973, the 24-year-old plumber's apprentice became the last American forced into the armed services before the military dra... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781064 Sat, 11 May 2013 16:04:02 Source: [b]BBC[/b]

[div class="excerpt"]11 May 2013 Last updated at 14:32 GMT

[b][link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22495369|Egypt 'al-Qaeda linked plot on Western embassy' foiled][/b]

Egyptian police have arrested three al-Qaeda militants planning a suicide attack on a Weste... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781063 Sat, 11 May 2013 11:06:35 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/10/us-usa-cyberweapons-specialreport-idUSBRE9490EL20130510|Special Report: U.S. cyberwar strategy stokes fear of blowback][/b]

By Joseph Menn
WASHINGTON | Fri May 10, 2013 7:05am EDT

(Reuters) - Eve... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781061 Fri, 10 May 2013 16:55:29 again ...

These Republicans are beating the BenGazzera dead horse more than, and with less and less credibility than any other conspiracy theorists EVER ...
... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781057 Thu, 09 May 2013 14:03:29 Source: [b]Associated Press[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10783746|Soldier says she faced harassment over Muslim name][/b]

AP foreign, Thursday May 9 2013

MICHAEL BIESECKER

Associated Press= RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan i... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781055 Wed, 08 May 2013 22:20:38 If you want Hillary to survive this shitstorm as a viable 2016 presidential candidate, you need to

come out of this House oversight investigation looking presidential.

Is that even possible?

If not (and she might not even think so) then who is on the bench of 2016 Democratic potential candi... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781050 Tue, 07 May 2013 22:27:53 Source: [b]The Guardian[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/07/five-myths-about-guantanamo-bay|Five myths about Guantanamo Bay][/b]

Karen Greenberg
Guardian Weekly, Tuesday 7 May 2013 11.50 BST

Renewing his push to close the military prison at Guantán... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781049 Tue, 07 May 2013 10:53:21 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/07/us-usa-security-nuclear-idUSBRE94601J20130507|Nun, other activists face trial for breaching U.S. nuclear security][/b]

By Preston Peeden
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee | Mon May 6, 2013 10:07pm EDT

(Reuter... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781048 Mon, 06 May 2013 22:46:17 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/06/us-korea-north-usa-missiles-idUSBRE9450WW20130506|North Korea missiles moved away from launch site: U.S. officials][/b]

By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON | Mon May 6, 2013 6:53pm EDT

(Reuters) - North K... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781047 Mon, 06 May 2013 19:39:38 Source: [b]Associated Press[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10779856|Motion: Release man accused of lying after blasts][/b]

AP foreign, Monday May 6 2013

DENISE LAVOIE

Associated Press= WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The defense and the government h... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781045 Mon, 06 May 2013 11:18:21 On Wednesday night, Burnett interviewed Tim Clemente, a former FBI counterterrorism agent, about whether the FBI would be able to discover the contents of past telephone conversations between the two. He quite clearly insisted that they could:


...

CLEMENTE: "No, there is a way. We certainly ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781039 Sat, 04 May 2013 13:44:49 Source: [b]Los Angeles Times[/b]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gitmo-strike-20130504,0,970521.story

[div class="excerpt"][b]Guantanamo detainee says prison 'shakedown' sparked hunger strike[/b]

[b]An Afghan gives a detailed account of prison conditions in a declassifi... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781038 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:08:58 Source: [b]The Guardian[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/04/us-pilots-kyrgyzstan-plane-crash|Two US pilots' bodies found after Kyrgyzstan plane crash][/b]

Staff and Agencies
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 4 May 2013 13.07 BST

The bodies of two US pilots ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781036 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:00:47 Source: [b]BBC[/b]

[div class="excerpt"]4 May 2013 Last updated at 13:47 GMT

[b][link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22412411|Afghan roadside bomb kills five US Nato soldiers][/b]

A roadside bomb has killed five US soldiers serving as part of the Nato force in southern Afghanistan, th... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781035 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:55:13 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/03/us-navy-helicopter-idUSBRE9420UA20130503|U.S. Navy moves ahead on new presidential helicopter program][/b]

By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON | Fri May 3, 2013 2:36pm EDT

(Reuters) - The U.S. Navy p... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781032 Fri, 03 May 2013 21:03:33 Source: [b]Associated Press[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10771709|Witnesses describe Nigeria assault that killed 187][/b]

AP foreign, Wednesday May 1 2013

HARUNA UMAR

Associated Press= BAGA, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses in a northeast Nigeria ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781030 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:56:32 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/us-raytheon-exports-idUSBRE93T19720130430|Raytheon agrees to pay 8 million fine for export control violations][/b]

WASHINGTON | Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:20pm EDT

(Reuters) - Raytheon Co, one of the larg... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781028 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:31:01
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/28/tamerlan-tsarnaev-may-have-known-canadian-jihadist-william-plotnikov


"In what could be a major breakthrough in the attempt to understand how Tamerlan Tsarnaev – himself a skilled boxer – became radicalized and turned to violence, Moscow’s respected Nova... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781023 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:11:45 Source: [b]Associated Press[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10767079|100 prisoners now on hunger strike at Guantanamo][/b]

AP foreign, Saturday April 27 2013

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A hunger strike among prisoners at Guantanamo Bay keeps gr... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781021 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:14:14 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/26/us-usa-crime-terror-idUSBRE93P17N20130426|Man sentenced to five years for role in NYC synagogue bomb plot][/b]

By Joseph Ax
NEW YORK | Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:49pm EDT

(Reuters) - A man was sentenced ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781019 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:29:46 Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/25/us-arrests-iran-idUSBRE93O1D320130425|Canada train plot suspect traveled to Iran: U.S. officials][/b]

By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON | Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:16pm EDT

(Reuters) - Investigators believe ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781018 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:30:47 Source: [b]Associated Press[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10764022|Guantanamo prison hunger strike notches up to 94][/b]

AP foreign, Thursday April 25 2013

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. military says a couple more prisoners have been designated as hun... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781015 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:57:15
Ethics aside, espionage is an indispensable part of statecraft. The ISR [Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance] information gathered helps steer national policy decisions for everything from mundane trade negotiations to the blackest of ops. And nowhere is this more evident than in the de... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781012 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:48:53 Source: [b]Jerusalem Post[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.jpost.com/Defense/IDF-intelligence-research-head-Assad-used-sarin-gas-310773|IDF official: Assad used chemical weapons][/b]

By JPOST.COM STAFF 04/23/2013 10:37

Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons - likely... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781011 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:05:26 Source: [b]Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty[/b]

[div class="excerpt"]Sunday, April 21, 2013

[b][link:http://www.rferl.org/content/yemen-officials-say-drone--strikes-killed-al-qaeda-militants/24964034.html|Yemeni Officials Say Drone Strike Killed Al-Qaeda Militants][/b]

April 21, 2013

A su... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781009 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:37:17 Source: [b]Associated Press[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/20/us-syria-130m-military-aid-package|US prepares 130m military aid package for Syrian rebels][/b]

Associated Press in Istanbul
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 20 April 2013 17.57 BST

The US rea... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781006 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:09:49 Carlyle Group, Mideast Oil, Echos in the Current Economy

[b]RIGHT WING MIDDLE EAST AMBITIONS[/b]

Hey Conservatives, are you still reflexively defensive about our failed Mid-East war ventures?

Is your knee-jerk reaction to comments about "Shrub" George W's ruinous damage to our Nationa... http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781005 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:16:31