Tuesday, September 3, 2013

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

Sunday, September 1, 2013

9.1.13

» Analysis: Putin sees chance to turn tables on Obama at G20
01/09/13 13:51 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Less than three months after Vladimir Putin was cast as a pariah over Syria at the last big meeting of world leaders, the Russian president has glimpsed a chance to turn the tables on Barack Obama. 

» Iran ex-president says Syria government launched gas attacks: news agency
01/09/13 13:50 from Reuters: International
DUBAI (Reuters) - Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said the Syrian government, a strong ally of Tehran, had carried out chemical weapons attacks against its own people, the semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency report...



» US Secretary of State Says Sarin Gas Used in Syria Attack
01/09/13 13:38 from Voice of America
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says independent testing has confirmed the use of sarin gas in last month's attack on civilians in the Syrian capital of Damascus.Kerry told CNN's State of the Union Sunday that hair and blood samples...
» Kerry says sarin used in Syrian chemical attacks
01/09/13 13:37 from Reuters: International
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that tests proved positive for use of the chemical weapon sarin in Syrian chemical attacks. 

» Syria hails 'historic American retreat' as Obama hesitates
01/09/13 13:34 from Reuters: International
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - Syria hailed an "historic American retreat" on Sunday after President Barack Obama delayed an imminent military strike by deciding to consult Congress. 


Friday, August 30, 2013

Заседание наблюдательного совета Евроазиатского центра изучения, сохранения и восстановления популяции леопардов



Заседание наблюдательного совета Евроазиатского центра изучения, сохранения и восстановления популяции леопардов

30 августа 2013 года, 17:00  Москва, Кремль

В Кремле под председательством Руководителя Администрации Президента Сергея Иванова состоялось заседание наблюдательного совета Евроазиатского центра изучения, сохранения и восстановления популяции леопардов.

Открывая встречу, Сергей Иванов сообщил, что в питомнике Сочинского национального парка пара леопардов принесла потомство, которое послужит основанием для воспроизводства переднеазиатского леопарда, обитание которого было полностью утрачено в 20–30-е годы прошлого века.

Программа восстановления переднеазиатского леопарда на Западном Кавказе инициирована Владимиром Путиным в 2009 году и реализуется Министерством природных ресурсов и экологии при участии Сочинского национального парка, Кавказского заповедника, Института проблем экологии и эволюции РАН, Всемирного фонда дикой природы и Московского зоопарка.

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Mike Nova comments: 

The incestuous proliferation (the offspring of one couple as the basis: "пара леопардов принесла потомство, которое послужит основанием") might limit and impoverish the genetic pool, even with animals and even with leopards and "leopards". 
"Fresh blood", along with fresh thinking, is always desirable. Although the idea of leopards' preservation might be a laudable one, their health and integrity, including their "political health and integrity", if these things are not mutually exclusive, and proper containment within a certain distance from the prospective Sochi Olympus and Olympians should also be within the scope of observation. 

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Operation "Skyfall" - a message from "The Blue Sepia Lady". Mike Nova comments: "Actions speak louder than songs. However, sing, baby, sing! I like it!"





A message from "The Blue Sepia Lady" 



This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the Earth move and then
Hear my heart burst again
For this is the end
I've drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue I owe them
Swept away I'm stolen

Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together

Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
At Skyfall

Skyfall is where we start
A thousand miles and poles apart
When worlds collide, and days are dark
You may have my number, you can take my name
But you'll never have my heart

Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together

Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
At Skyfall

Where you go I go
What you see I see
I know I'll never be without the security
Of your loving arms
Keeping me from harm
Put your hand in my hand
And we'll stand

Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together

Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
At Skyfall

Let the sky fall
We will stand tall
At Skyfall

Источник - http://www.youtube.com/user/MrGraff24...

Operation "Skyfall" 


Purpose: to shoot down The Big Ear and The Big Eye from the Sky with a new "smart and soft" psychotronic "weapon" hidden in "Snowden download" files: "mass opinion manipulation and control via mass media", cooked up by the GRU in accordance with - imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and sometimes of "sincere love" - and with the help of some old dusty "MKUltra" handbooks and recipes, for use by Russia somewhat belatedly, as always

A "Sky-fall" or a "Sunrise" ? Good time to wake up, to smell the coffee and to rise and shine! Actions speak louder than songs. However, sing, baby, sing! I like it! 


Sing Sing Sing! by Benny Goodman - YouTube 


Russian Army Choir - Skyfall (Adele Cover) - YouTube


skyfall lyrics - YouTube  

» Russian Army sings Skyfall - video
24/08/13 11:08 from World news: Russia | guardian.co.uk
Members of Russia's army sing 'Skyfall' on television 





Published on Aug 22, 2013
Skyfall

Скайфолл1

This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the Earth move and then
Hear my heart burst again
For this is the end
I've drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue I owe them
Swept away I'm stolen

Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together

Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
At Skyfall

Skyfall is where we start
A thousand miles and poles apart
When worlds collide, and days are dark
You may have my number, you can take my name
But you'll never have my heart

Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together

Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
At Skyfall

Where you go I go
What you see I see
I know I'll never be without the security
Of your loving arms
Keeping me from harm
Put your hand in my hand
And we'll stand

Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together

Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
At Skyfall

Let the sky fall
We will stand tall
At Skyfall

Источник - http://www.youtube.com/user/MrGraff24...



Mike Nova comments: 


SOME SKY FALLING - AND - RISING INTERPRETATIONS IN MVHASPO

The attempt to analyse-synthesise (to piece apart and together) and to understand "The SkyFall" as the operation, movie, myth and song in the most memorable performance of the "Russian Army Choir" and some of its most gifted soloists

Skyfall (song) - From Wikipedia 


Quote:
"The lyrics closely follow the narrative of the film rather than focusing on romanticism.[3][9] According to Epworth, the song is about "death and rebirth", saying "It's like, when the world ends and everything comes down around your ears, if you've got each other's back, you can conquer anything. From death to triumph, that was definitely something we set out to try and capture".[2] The Daily Telegraph writer Neil McCormick described the lyrics as "slightly sinister" and containing references to a number of Bond tropes and motifs.[17]"

In MVHASPO (My Very Humble And Strictly Personal Opinion): 


This is a message: jointly from the Russian political and military leadership, performed, by the way, by a gayish looking singer (?A tacit acknowledgement of Western concerns about human and gay rights issues?), holding a folder with a name of "Morning - 5" in his hands (?"We have all the Snowden files on you! Wake up! Hende hoh!"?) and with a big figure "5" in the background (? a self-given top mark "5", which means "excellent"?); since "the chorus of the Russian Army" would not dare to emit a note or produce any meaningful and audible sound without the proper order, approval and command from the "highest levels of leadership". 

This message possibly, if it is interpreted by me more or less correctly, contains three main parts. 


1). Admission of guilt and celebration of crime: "Yes, we did it, it is a "Skyfall" for you, of major proportions; and it is a retaliation for our previous humiliations and it is our victory which we now celebrate with this show. Catch me if you can!

Subcomment: We will. 
This part of the message also appears to signal a desire to end the current stage of this operation and to take a breather. 

2). Claim of unity "in the face of adversity": "Russian political and military leadership stands united and you are not going to drive a wedge between us (intended or perceived). We will drive a wedge between you and your allies." 

See also Lavrov - Shoigu visit

3). Plea for truce or "peace": It might be also (again, if it is interpreted by me correctly and if it is not some type of the "wishful thinking" on my part), an offer of truce and/or peace (on the part of the mentioned above "joint Russian leadership") and a tacit acknowledgement of the seriousness of the issues and circumstances involved and the desire to signal the peaceful intentions and offers of cooperation: see the recent developments on Syria: "to stand back to back", "together" "we will stand tall or face it all together at skyfall" as the words in the "Skyfall" song are. 


Subcomment: 

For Russia, to stand firmly and unequivocally within the Western orbit and to share the Western values and interests - is the best she can hope for historically, as a country and as a culture. 

It will be also logically consistent with the old British "naked powers" equation: "If you cannot beat them, join them" which might have some special, common sense appeal, to some Russian carriers of the "naked powers", among them the so called "Siloviki"(representing the views and interests, material and political, of "Siloviye Vedomstva": Security and Defence) and, and as opposed to, "Tziviliki" (representing the civilian, civil and somewhat civilised contemporary Russian "society"; or rather, to use a somewhat more fashionable word and concept: "социум", "идейная община" or "an ideological community" of "cohabitating humans", a "commune": please note some subtle difference in the vocabulary and usage but essentially the same  etymology. 

However we have to note that there is always and everywhere a range of thoughts, feelings and " appeals" which extend far and  beyond the realm of "common senses", rightly or wrongly; in all sorts of various directions and with all the various vectors of forces. 
     
The last part, as a hypothetical signal about the hypothetical offer of "truce or peace", sounds good, if it is true; and, apparently this is the most immediate and sincere reaction of Mr. Putin's (after a period of testing, of trying to meet his limits in how far he would be allowed to proceed) to Mr. Obama's cancellation of the planned meeting. For Mr. Putin, the subjects of the various statuses and their various symbols are obviously of great and deep importance, and he appears to be quite sensitive and thin-skinned about what he perceives as "personal snubs", for some possible and interesting onto-genetic reasons. It also signifies, to some degree, the greater range of accessibility, attention and efficiency which, apparently comes with this newly sprouted system of communications, based more on the negative, rather than the positive feedback model. 

The mentioned above hypothesis can be easily tested by the practical actions, which always speak much louder than the cracklings of "Skyfall operations", words, songs, "tropes" and "motifs"; and even more than the much beloved by the Russians, James Bond movies themselves, which are, no doubts,  a part of the "Western Propaganda's subversive, perverse, and corrupting influence" on some of the Russian intelligence most sensitive and, undeniably and without a doubt also (?), (super?)artistic? fledgling(?) and promising (what, when, how?) minds. 



Links and References

The Operation SkyFall - GS

operation skyfall russian intelligence - GS

russian intelligence operations - GS

Poison laboratory of the Soviet secret services - From Wikipedia

Grigory Mairanovsky - From Wikipedia

russian intelligence operations in usa - GS

Skyfall – What Does It Mean? - Nick Setchfield at 12:57pm November 4 2011

Mind control - From Wikipedia

Psychotronics - From Wikipedia

psychotronic weapons - GS

russian intelligence operations in usa - GSIllegals Program - From Wikipedia

History of Soviet and Russian espionage in the United States - From Wikipedia

Skyfall DVD 

News Reviews

Mike Nova: I see in his face here: anger, rage, deep narcissistic hurt, desire to get back at someone, something or both: possible self-perception as a professional and personal failure; obsessive preoccupation with one overwhelming idea or plan. 
Mike Nova: mouth as a narcissistic poisoned well. 

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8.29.13



» Strike against Assad regime stalled by British political rows - The Guardian
29/08/13 11:56 from world - Google News
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» Britain to release intelligence on Syrian chemical weapon attack - Fortune
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) attends a conference at the main operation centre of the Russian armed forces, with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and armed forces Chief-of-Staff Valery Gerasimov (R) in Moscow, June 6, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) attends a conference at the main operation centre of the Russian armed forces, with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and armed forces Chief-of-Staff Valery Gerasimov (R) in Moscow, June 6, 2013.
Credit: Reuters/Michael Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
MOSCOW | Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:59am EDT
(Reuters) - Russia is sending two warships to the east Mediterranean, Interfax news agency said on Thursday, but Moscow denied this meant it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action against Syria.

Interfax quoted a source in the armed forces' general staff as saying Russia, Syria's most powerful ally, was deploying a missile cruiser from the Black Sea Fleet and a large anti-submarine ship from the Northern Fleet in the "coming days".

» Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises
29/08/13 11:40 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is sending two warships to the east Mediterranean, Interfax news agency said on Thursday, but Moscow denied this meant it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action agains...

Putin’s Silence on Syria Suggests His Resignation Over Intervention - NYT



Alexei Nikolsky/RIA Novosti, via Associated Press

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met with miners in western Siberia on Monday.





29 августа 2013 года, 09:45





26 августа 2013 года  Кемерово Фото пресс-службы Президента России - На встрече с шахтёрами Кемеровской области.

» Iran commander: U.S. strike on Syria would bring Israel's destruction
29/08/13 11:29 from Reuters: International
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief said a U.S. military attack on Syria would lead to the "imminent destruction" of Israel and would prove a "second Vietnam" for America, according to an Iranian news agency. 




Телефонный разговор с Президентом Ирана Хасаном Рухани
По инициативе иранской стороны состоялся телефонный разговор Владимира Путина с Президентом Ирана Хасаном Рухани.
» Assad says Syria will defend itself against aggression
29/08/13 11:21 from Reuters: International
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that Syria would defend itself against any aggression following reports that the United States and its allies were preparing military action in response to an alleged c...



» David Miliband rules out support for Syria intervention without UN backing - video
29/08/13 11:08 from World news: World news + Video | guardian.co.uk
Labour Leader Ed Miliband explains his position on possible military intervention in Syria
» Ed Miliband rules out support for Syria intervention without UN backing - video
29/08/13 11:08 from World news: World news + Video | guardian.co.uk
Labour Leader Ed Miliband explains his position on possible military intervention in Syria
» Analysis: Syria, aided by Iran, could strike back at U.S. in cyberspace
29/08/13 11:07 from Reuters: International
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - If the United States attacks Syria, it will be the first time it strikes a country that is capable of waging retaliatory cyberspace attacks on American targets. 
» U.S., U.K. Face Delays on Syria
29/08/13 11:06 from WSJ.com: World News
Obama declared that the Syrian government carried out a deadly chemical-weapons attack on civilians last week and must pay the price, capping a day of stalled diplomacy that suggested any military strikes could be delayed.
» U.S., U.K. Face Delays on Syria
29/08/13 11:03 from WSJ.com: World News
Obama declared that the Syrian government carried out a deadly chemical-weapons attack on civilians last week and must pay the price, capping a day of stalled diplomacy that suggested any military strikes could be delayed.

» Obama makes case for punishing Syria, but possible delays loom
29/08/13 11:03 from Reuters: International
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made the case on Wednesday for a limited military strike against Syria in response to last week's chemical weapons attack even as he faced new obstacles with British allies and U.S. lawmakers...

» UK under pressure to produce Syria evidence - USA TODAY
29/08/13 10:51 from Top Stories - Google News
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» UK backs limited action on Syria
29/08/13 10:24 from FT.com - World
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg says UK will seek approval for further intervention if initial strike fails to deter Syria’s president from using chemical weapons


» Obama makes case for punishing Syria, but possible delays loom
29/08/13 10:08 from Reuters: International
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made the case on Wednesday for a limited military strike against Syria in response to last week's chemical weapons attack even as he faced new obstacles with British allies and U.S. lawmakers...
» World's Fastest Train Resumes Trials as Japan Plans Maglev Line - Bloomberg
29/08/13 10:08 from world - Google News
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» U.S., U.K. Face Delays on Syria
29/08/13 10:07 from WSJ.com: World News
Obama declared that the Syrian government carried out a deadly chemical-weapons attack on civilians last week and must pay the price, capping a day of stalled diplomacy that suggested any military strikes could be delayed.
» Nidal Hasan gets death penalty for Fort Hood rampage - BBC News
29/08/13 10:04 from Top Stories - Google News
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» Read and watch: Obama discusses his current thinking on Syria
29/08/13 10:02 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
President Obama sat down on Wednesday with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff of PBS for an interview where they discussed, among other things, U.S. policy on Syria. The United States has appeared to be moving rapidly toward limited offshore...

» Syria: Russia Ships 'Bound For Mediterranean'
29/08/13 09:46 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
Russia is to reportedly deploy warships to the Mediterranean as President Obama warns of sending Syria a "pretty strong signal".

» The Israeli army's double-edged strategy in face of Syria strike fallout - Haaretz
29/08/13 08:20 from Top Stories - Google News
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» Russia to send two ships to east Mediterranean: Interfax
29/08/13 08:10 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will send two ships to the east Mediterranean to strengthen its naval presence because of the "well-known situation" there, Interfax news agency said on Thursday referring to the Syria crisis. 

» Company That Vetted Snowden Defends Work
29/08/13 08:06 from WSJ.com: World News
The private company that conducted the last background check of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden blamed the federal government for not catching any problems with its 2011 investigation of the man responsible for leaking top-secret do...

» Syria Gas Attack: 'My Eyes Were On Fire'
29/08/13 07:59 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
In a series of chilling interviews, survivors tell of hallucinations, convulsions, a green fog and the "faces of the dead".



» Intelligence on weapons no 'slam dunk': sources - The Daily Star
29/08/13 07:57 from Top Stories - Google News
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» Israeli intelligence 'intercepted Syrian regime talk about chemical attack' - The Guardian
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» Strike against Assad regime stalled by British political rows - The Guardian
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» Syria resolution authorizing military force fails in UN Security Council - CBS News
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» Who authorised the NSA and GCHQ to spy on Germans? - The Guardian
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» NSA surveillance: what Germany could teach the US - The Guardian
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» NSA surveillance program violates the constitution, ACLU says - The Guardian
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» French prosecutor investigates US Prism spying scheme - Reuters
28/08/13 16:17 from prism surveillance program - Google News
French prosecutor investigates US Prism spying schemeReutersPARIS (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday it had launched a preliminary investigation into the U.S. National Security Agency's Prism surveillance...

» French prosecutor opens probe into NSA surveillance program - Fox News
28/08/13 15:03 from nsa - Google News
French prosecutor opens probe into NSA surveillance programFox NewsThe France-based International Federation for Human Rights and Human Rights League say that the surveillance, disclosed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, would violate French...


» The Scariest Thing About NSA Analysts Spying On Their Lovers Is How They ... - Business Insider
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» Facebook gov surveillance report kept locked inside, er, Facebook - Register
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Facebook gov surveillance report kept locked inside, er, FacebookRegisterIt of course comes in the wake of the PRISM/NSA/Snowden scandal. And it offers few surprises. Facebook general counsel Colin Stretch explained: We hope this report ...



» Obama's NSA review board proving the cynics right - RT (blog)
28/08/13 07:35 from nsa - Google News
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» Massive Volcanic Eruption Spotted On Jupiter's Moon Io12 - Huffington Post UK
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» Ongoing NSA work | Glenn Greenwald - The Guardian
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» Thirty Years Of NSA 'Oversight' And The Only Change Is Better Snooping ... - Techdirt
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» NSA intimidation expanding surveillance state: Column - USA TODAY
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NSA intimidation expanding surveillance state: ColumnUSA TODAYLast month, Levison reportedly received an order -- probably a National Security Letter -- to allow the NSA to eavesdrop on everyone's e-mail accounts on Lavabit. Rather t...






» 'I'd Tap That' And Other NSA Pickup Lines Are All The Rage - NPR
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NPR'I'd Tap That' And Other NSA Pickup Lines Are All The RageNPRNews that National Security Agency officers sometimes abuse domestic intelligence gathering practices to monitor potential love interests has led to a sweeping, ...
» Senators demand answers on drug agency's use of NSA domestic surveillance - RT (blog)
27/08/13 21:24 from nsa - Google News
RT (blog)Senators demand answers on drug agency's use of NSA domestic surveillanceRT (blog)A group of lawmakers have asked United States Attorney General Eric Holder to explain recent allegations that federal drug busts have been car...
» NSA surveillance program violates the constitution, ACLU says - The Guardian
27/08/13 21:08 from nsa - Google News
The GuardianNSA surveillance program violates the constitution, ACLU saysThe GuardianIn a detailed, legal critique of the NSA programme, the ACLU warned that such long-term surveillance "permits the government to assemble a richly d...
» Obama's NSA review board, proving the cynics right - RT (blog)
27/08/13 20:37 from nsa - Google News
RT (blog)Obama's NSA review board, proving the cynics rightRT (blog)Of course, the more cynical among us (myself included) immediately dismissed this idea of an NSA review board knowing full well that review boards are DC speak for “...



» The 'Boyfriend Tracker' App, the NSA Scandal, and Why We Care About Privacy - Huffington Post
27/08/13 19:44 from nsa scandal - Google News
The 'Boyfriend Tracker' App, the NSA Scandal, and Why We Care About PrivacyHuffington PostBrazilians reacted with "outrage," when they caught wind of their portion of the NSA controversy. Yet, a "Boyfriend Tracker&...
» The 'Boyfriend Tracker' App, the NSA Scandal, and Why We Care About Privacy - Huffington Post
27/08/13 19:44 from nsa scandal - Google News
The 'Boyfriend Tracker' App, the NSA Scandal, and Why We Care About PrivacyHuffington PostBrazilians reacted with "outrage," when they caught wind of their portion of the NSA controversy. Yet, a "Boyfriend Tracker&...
» The lunacy of trying to avoid NSA spying by moving e-mail and cloud out of the US - ZDNet (blog)
27/08/13 19:43 from nsa - Google News
Christian Science MonitorThe lunacy of trying to avoid NSA spying by moving e-mail and cloud out of the USZDNet (blog)Summary: Some people are ao much in a panic about the NSA spying on them that they're going to move their e-mail an...
» Going beyond the headlines on the NSA - CNN International
27/08/13 18:40 from nsa - Google News
RT (blog)Going beyond the headlines on the NSACNN International(CNN) -- As Congress prepares to return from its August recess, Washington is gearing up for a national conversation on the balance between security and liberty, between nece...
» Cyber Warfare: Big Brother's Culture of Surveillance [VIDEO SPECIAL] - IBTimes.co.uk
27/08/13 18:16 from nsa prism surveillance scandal - Google News
IBTimes.co.ukCyber Warfare: Big Brother's Culture of Surveillance [VIDEO SPECIAL]IBTimes.co.ukIn the wake of the NSA Prism scandal, interest in how our online actions can be monitored and exploited has become more important than ever...
» Going beyond the headlines on the NSA - CNN
27/08/13 18:10 from nsa prism surveillance scandal - Google News
Going beyond the headlines on the NSACNN(CNN) -- As Congress prepares to return from its August recess, Washington is gearing up for a national conversation on the balance between security and liberty, between necessary surveillance and ...


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» Facebook gov surveillance report kept locked inside, er, Facebook - Register
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» Obama's NSA review board proving the cynics right - RT (blog)
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» Syria: 'Britain Helped Rebels Use Chemicals'
28/08/13 13:42 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
The Syrian regime steps up its rhetoric as the PM says the National Security Council agrees that "the world should not stand by".
» U.S. Fears Aleppo Is Next for Chemical Weapons Strike
28/08/13 13:35 from WSJ.com: World News
Obama administration officials believe that they must respond quickly to the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons, or else the regime will deploy them again in Syria's largest city, now a key stronghold of the opposition.
» U.N. experts return to Damascus hotel after visit to poison gas site
28/08/13 13:30 from Reuters: International
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The team of United Nations chemical weapons experts returned to their hotel in central Damascus on Wednesday after inspecting the scenes of an apparent poison gas attack on several suburbs outside the Syrian capital la...
» Iran boosts advanced uranium enrichment capacity: IAEA
28/08/13 13:25 from Reuters: International
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» U.S. Fears Aleppo Is Next for Chemical Weapons Strike
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Obama administration officials believe that they must respond quickly to the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons, or else the regime will deploy them again in Syria's largest city, now a key stronghold of the opposition.
» New York Times and Twitter struggle after Syrian hack - BBC News
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» U.N. Council set for Syria clash as West readies attack
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council was set for a showdown over Syria on Wednesday after Britain sought authorization for Western military action that Russia called premature. 
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» Iraq says on high alert for expected strike on Syria
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» Iran's Khamenei says U.S. intervention in Syria would be disaster
28/08/13 13:10 from Reuters: International
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» Weapons inspectors need four days in Syria to conclude probe: U.N. chief
28/08/13 13:07 from Reuters: International
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» U.K. to Ask for U.N. Action on Syria
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The U.K. said it would introduce a U.N. Security Council resolution asking the body for authority to protect Syrian civilians, as Western diplomats stepped up efforts to build a coalition for attacking Syria.

» Britain Wants UN Resolution on Syria
28/08/13 12:47 from Voice of America
Britain plans to propose a resolution at the United Nations on Wednesday demanding "necessary measures to protect civilians" in Syria from chemical weapons.The proposal comes amid an international diplomatic flurry by the U.S. and West...


» Syria says 'terrorists' will strike Europe with chemical weapons
28/08/13 12:56 from Reuters: International
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday that the United States, Britain and France helped "terrorists" use chemical weapons in Syria, and that the same groups would soon use them against Europe. 
» Deadly Explosions Stoke Fears of Violent Plunge in Iraq
28/08/13 12:56 from NYT > International
Rush-hour bombings killed at least 65 people in Baghdad, with scenes of panic reminiscent of the earlier sectarian violence that nearly tore Iraq apart.
» UK to put draft Syria resolution to UN
28/08/13 12:53 from FT.com - World
Cameron says UN must condemn alleged chemical weapons attack and authorise measures to protect civilians as US, France and UK plan military strike

» Israel deploys full missile defenses against Syria: radio
28/08/13 12:52 from Reuters: International
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is deploying all of its missile defenses as a precaution against possible Syrian retaliatory attacks should Western powers carry out threatened strikes on Syria, Israeli Army Radio said on Wednesday. 

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LONDON — U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday urged the international community to delay military action against Syria and focus on diplomacy, but Britain said it was preparing a draft resolution authorizing “all necessary mea...

» Russia says too early for U.N. resolution on Syria attack
28/08/13 12:06 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council should wait for inspectors to present their report on an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria before considering a response, Interfax news agency quoted a senior Russian diplomat as saying...

» New York Times and Twitter struggle after Syrian hack - BBC News
28/08/13 11:59 from Top Stories - Google News
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8.27.13

OpEdNews Op Eds 

Considering Edward Snowden

By  (about the author) 

Quote:

"In the matter of his acceptance of a one-year grant of political asylum from Russia, this is the first time that I have ever heard of such a provisional grant of political asylum. It argues for a contract-like circumstance that could well be Snowden making his downloaded data available, making himself available for further debriefing, and perhaps conducting a few seminars for the Russian security apparatus before moving on to a nation with a political philosophy and lifestyle that he considers to be more compatible with his preferences. Certainly the high-minded declarations of Vladimir Putin in the run up to this granting of temporary asylum are easily and safely discounted based solely on his reputation.


Of course, none of this admittedly circumstantial evidence can be considered as positive proof of Snowden's subterfuge. But considered in the aggregate, one must admit that it has the odor of ill repute all over it. That should be sufficient to dampen any effort to lionize Snowden for what could well be a smoke screen for an effort to enrich himself at the expense of his nation's security."

» Edward Snowden's digital maneuvers still stumping US government - CBS News
27/08/13 07:06 from Edward Snowden - Google News
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» Edward Snowden 'was invited to go to Russia while in Hong Kong' - Mirror.co.uk
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» Edward Snowden got stuck in Moscow 'after Cuba blocked entry' - The Guardian
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» Russian media report: How Snowden missed his flight to Cuba - Christian Science Monitor
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 » MPs recalled to Parliament to vote on Syrian crisis, David Cameron says
27/08/13 12:01 from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news
MPs will be recalled to Parliament so they can vote on the UK's response to the crisis in Syria, David Cameron has said.    
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27/08/13 11:40 from Russia - Google News
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» Saudis offer Russia secret oil deal if it drops Syria - Telegraph.co.uk
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» Alleged Hizb-ut Tahrir Leaders Detained In Bashkortostan
27/08/13 11:17 from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Four alleged regional leaders of the banned Islamic organization Hizb ut-Tahrir have been arrested in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan.

8.26.13

» U.S. cyberwar offense 'best in the world': NSA's Gen. Keith Alexander - Washington Times
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» NSA and GCHQ: the flawed psychology of government mass surveillance - The Guardian
26/08/13 17:19 from nsa - Google News
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» German magazine: NSA spied on United Nations - CBS News
26/08/13 15:16 from nsa - Google News
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» Why did NSA spy on UN? Not to counter terrorism, secret documents show. - Christian Science Monitor
26/08/13 19:50 from nsa - Google News
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» Snowden tricked NSA - and they don't know how he did it - RT
26/08/13 17:47 from nsa - Google News
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Ex-Soviet Hackers Dominate Cyber Crime World
26 August 2013 | Issue 5198
Reuters Read more: The Moscow Times 

Mike Nova comments: 
Were the NSA files and information obtained by Russian (Military Intelligence?) hackers by themselves first and later "conveniently" fed to Snowden or skillfully "inserted" into his "download files"? This might be at least a partial answer to the rather extensive size of his "collection", the exact contents of which still are undetermined and probably would not be determined for a long time. 

» Report: Snowden stayed at Russian consulate while in Hong Kong
26/08/13 11:47 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
MOSCOW – Before American fugitive Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow in June — an arrival that Russian officials have said caught them by surprise — he spent several days living at the Russian embassy in Hong Kong, a Moscow newspaper repor...

» Surveillance Revelations Shake U.S.-German Ties
26/08/13 00:46 from NYT > Europe
The issue is prompting not just a debate about privacy and data protection, but also demands from German officials that the Berlin-Washington security partnership be put on a new footing.    


- 12:18 PM 8/25/2013

According to an NBC News report, an "overwhelmed" National Security Agency still isn't surewhich files Edward Snowden took with him when he fled to Hong Kong more than two months ago.

The whistleblower might have a lot more up his sleeve.

The National Security Agency has been saying for two months that it knows every secret former government contractor Edward Snowden pilfered regarding its surveillance programs. Now, it's not so sure.

12:12 PM 8/25/2013

10:32 AM 8/25/2013

» NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies - The Guardian
25/08/13 14:05 from world - Google News
The GuardianNSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companiesThe GuardianGuardian iPhone · iPad edition · Kindle · Guardian Weekly · Digital edition · The Guardian home. News ·...

» U.S. spy agency bugged U.N. headquarters: Germany's Spiegel
25/08/13 13:30 from Reuters: International
BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency has bugged the United Nations' New York headquarters, Germany's Der Spiegel weekly said on Sunday in the latest in a series of reports on U.S. spying that has strained relations betwee...


» NSA analysts 'wilfully violated' surveillance systems, agency admits - The Guardian
25/08/13 13:25 from world - Google News
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» America's Imperial Disdain For the Emerging World - The Atlantic
25/08/13 12:47 from world - Google News
America's Imperial Disdain For the Emerging WorldThe AtlanticAugust this year has been exceptionally unkind to the emerging world. We know that Egypt has been plunged into political and economic turmoil, yet that is only the most ext...



» Syria Agrees to Inspection of Alleged Gas Attack
25/08/13 14:07 from WSJ.com: World News
Syria said it will allow U.N. inspectors now in Damascus immediate access to areas targeted in last week's alleged chemical-weapons attack.

» Syria Agrees to Let UN Inspect Alleged Chemical Attack Site
25/08/13 14:07 from Voice of America
Syria says it has agreed in principle to allow U.N. inspectors to visit the site of a suspected chemical attack that apparently killed hundreds of civilians near Damascus on Wednesday.In a statement released Sunday, the Syrian foreign ...

» Tensions Rise As U.S. Confers on Syria Attack
25/08/13 13:32 from WSJ.com: World News
The Obama administration held internal talks and conferred with European partners over the weekend as it neared a determination about suspicions the Syrian regime launched chemical weapons last week.


» U.S. says ready to carry out military options, if Obama chooses
25/08/13 08:36 from Reuters: International
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Pentagon is prepared to carry out military options on Syria should President Barack Obama order them, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday. 


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THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 - More details about the CIA SNAFU in Moscow and some general context information Interesting information is being leaked to reporters in Moscow about the recent CIA spy incident in Moscow... 
Igor Sergun
There are even more smaller reasons which I will not mention here for the sake of space.  Bottom line is this: the GRU is now the weakest of the Russian security services even though it is now headed by a real career GRU officer - Igor Sergun - about whom very little is known, but who has made an excellent impression so far.  Personally, I expect the GRU to slowly but surely recover under with combined efforts of Defense Minister Shoigu, Chief of Staff Valerii Gerasimov and GRU Commander in Chief Igor Sergun and I expect the new GRU to be very different from the old one with the biggest changes probably coming in the Russian special forces structure.

I wanted to mention these facts to illustrate an important feature of the context of the latest CIA SNAFU in Moscow: the after two decades of absolute collapse, the Russian security services are back, some of them probably better shape than their Soviet predecessors (I think of the FSB here).   This means that after two decades of careless arrogance western intelligence services need to adapt to this new reality and not assume that the 1990s are not really over.  They are.

Whether Fogle himself was a drooling idiot or somebody with mental issues really doesn't matter.  What matter is that the Russian security services are clearly punishing the USA for not taking their previous warning seriously.

This is what we see across the board: the Americans just can't accept the fact that Russia under Putin  has truly slipped away from its imperial control and that from now on the USA will have to treat Russia as an equal and respected partner if it wants to do business with it.  If not - they can expect even more painful or embarrassing "push back" from the Kremlin.


"Сегодня ГРУ - практически единственная спецслужба в мире, имеющая в своей структуре все известные в настоящее время виды и направления разведки ..."

"Russia’s military intelligence has focused its activity on terrorism, crisis regions, and the prevention of nuclear proliferation, its chief Major General Igor Sergun said in a report presented to President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday.
Changes in the global situation require corrections in intelligence priorities and their implementation mechanisms,” Sergun, who took over as head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) from Alexander Shlyakhturov in December last year, said in his report."

"he was Shlyakhturov’s deputy and his background appears to have been in field intelligence, including time as a military attache. In other words, he’s career GRU, not a drop-in from elsewhere in the General Staff apparatus. I could be wrong, but I don’t believe he has a Spetsnaz action-man background, either.

So this looks like a very business-as-usual transition. However, what makes this interesting is precisely the length of time it has taken for Shlyakhturov’s fate to be decided – or at least announced – at a time when the GRU is facing serious challenges and a probable further downgrading in status. Today’s confusion as to his departure is just extra indication of this. Although Sergun appears to have been Shlyakhturov’s protege, the choice would not have been his but that of Defence Minister Serdyukov, Chief of the General Staff Makarov, and whoever makes these decisions at the top level – presumably Putin. In this context, it makes sense to choose a spook given that. as the GRU contracts, its defence attache network will be one of the few strategic-level assets it is likely to retain."

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