9.3.13

» Brazil, Mexico summon U.S. ambassadors over espionage reports
03/09/13 12:22 from CNN.com - World
Brazil and Mexico summoned U.S. ambassadors Monday after media reports that the United States had spied on their countries' presidents. 

Comment: This looks like continuation of the same efforts: to drive a wedge between the USA and its Latin American allies, strategically timed right before the G-20 meeting and conveniently supplied by the same players. 

g20 - GS 

» Brazil, Mexico ask US to explain if NSA spied on presidents - Reuters
03/09/13 02:35 from Top Stories - Google News
IBNLiveBrazil, Mexico ask US to explain if NSA spied on presidentsReutersBy Anthony Boadle. BRASILIA | Mon Sep 2, 2013 10:32pm EDT. BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil assailed the United States on Monday after new allegations that Washington sp...

» Syria crisis: Vladimir Putin under growing pressure - The Guardian
03/09/13 09:31 from world - Google News
The GuardianSyria crisis: Vladimir Putin under growing pressureThe GuardianVladimir Putin is to be confronted at the G20 summit of world leaders in St Petersburg this week with an array of western intelligence including damning new Frenc...

» Obama Presses Syria Gamble
03/09/13 12:17 from WSJ.com: World News
The White House raced on Monday to persuade Congress to authorize military action in Syria, after President Barack Obama, in one of the biggest gambles of his presidency, handed the volatile issue to lawmakers.

» Israel Fires Missile in Joint Exercise With US
03/09/13 12:12 from Voice of America
Israel says it has carried out a joint missile test with the United States in the Mediterranean Sea.The Israeli Defense Ministry announced the joint military exercise on Tuesday, shortly after Russia's defense ministry said it had dete...

» Russia raises alarm over Israeli missile test in Mediterranean
03/09/13 10:56 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia raised the alarm on Tuesday after detecting the launch of two ballistic "objects" in the Mediterranean Sea but Israel later said it had carried out a joint missile test with the United States. 

» Russia Reports 'Ballistic Objects' fired in the Mediterranean
03/09/13 10:38 from Voice of America
Russian news reports say the Defense Ministry has information about the launch of "ballistic objects" fired from the central Mediterranean toward the eastern part of the sea.News services in Russia quote a Defense Department official s...

» Russia raises alarm over Israeli missile test in Mediterranean - Reuters
03/09/13 09:06 from Top Stories - Google News
AFPRussia raises alarm over Israeli missile test in MediterraneanReutersBy Steve Gutterman. MOSCOW | Tue Sep 3, 2013 6:56am EDT. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia raised the alarm on Tuesday after detecting the launch of two ballistic "obje...

» Could Syria strike back?
03/09/13 11:59 from CNN.com - World
As the United States and its allies debate military intervention in Syria, the nation's president, Bashar al-Assad, has warned that Syria will "defend itself against any aggression." 

» NATO secretary-general warns of 'danger' if world does not react to Syria firmly - Jerusalem Post
03/09/13 04:52 from world - Google News
NATO secretary-general warns of 'danger' if world does not react to Syria firmlyJerusalem PostBRUSSELS- NATO's secretary-general said on Monday he had seen evidence convincing him Syrian authorities were behind a deadly chemi...

» Syrian refugee numbers reach two million in 'tragedy of century': U.N.
03/09/13 12:10 from Reuters: International
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 2 million refugees have now fled Syria's civil war in human suffering unparalleled in recent history, the United Nations said on Tuesday. 

» Rocket attack kills 15 militants in Sinai: Egyptian state TV
03/09/13 11:13 from Reuters: International
CAIRO (Reuters) - Fifteen militants were killed in the Sinai Peninsula by rocket fire, Egyptian state TV reported on Tuesday, after witnesses said army helicopters had attacked militant strongholds in the area. 

» Slowdown Is Forcing Russia to Trim Spending, Says Putin
03/09/13 10:25 from WSJ.com: World News
An economic slowdown is forcing Russia to cut its budget, undermining a pledge by President Vladimir Putin to increase state spending that for years has helped keep his popularity high.

» Russia Issues Travel Warning to Its Citizens About United States and Extradition
03/09/13 02:47 from NYT > International
The Foreign Ministry warned citizens wanted by the United States not to visit nations that have an extradition treaty with it, citing recent arrests.

» If you think the NSA is bad, try the Putin-controlled Chrome toolbar - ZDNet
03/09/13 11:28 from nsa - Google News
ZDNetIf you think the NSA is bad, try the Putin-controlled Chrome toolbarZDNetEveryone is all up in arms about this NSA spying thing, where activities being done are being done under carefully defined legal conditions, and where most of ...


US should re-evaluate surveillance laws, ex-NSA chief acknowledges - The Guardian


Bobby Ray Inman defends the NSA's bulk surveillance but says the nature of communications has changed – and that the US must revisit laws in the private sector as well