CLG: Murder-suicide claims Chris Christie team member, spouse, Multiple investigations underway in Ferguson shooting

News Updates from CLG
11 August 2014

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Previous edition: U.S. Jets and Drones Used to Attack in Iraq, that Google relegated to the trash bin, of course. Google subscribers: Google Filter Instructions for CLG Newsletter.

More Iraq Airstrikes Amid 'US Homeland Threat' 10 Aug 2014 American military planes have carried out a fourth round of airstrikes against insurgents in Iraq as a Republican senator warned the group was a threat to the US homeland. The strikes have included attacks by fighter jets and drones close to Irbil, the capital of the Kurdish region in the north...Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said of the rebels: "They are coming here. This is just not about Baghdad. This is just not about Syria. It is about our homeland."

Obama: Iraq will be a 'long-term project' 9 Aug 2014 U.S. air missions bombing sprees, aid deliveries and further efforts to weaken [US-armed] militants in Iraq will "be a long-term project", but U.S. combat troops will not return to the ground, President Barack Obama said Saturday. "I don't think we're going to solve this problem in weeks," said Obama, who said there are several offenses to pursue, including a "counter-terrorism element,” in case of attempted militant attacks against Western and U.S. targets.

Obama warns of long campaign as Iraq strikes continue --US forces conducted four air strikes 9 Aug 2014 Barack Obama has committed the US to long-term involvement in Iraq, warning that the rapidly evolving crisis in the north would not be solved quickly. US aircraft have targeted armoured vehicles and militant positions in a second day of strikes against Islamic State forces. A mix of US fighters and drones attacked and destroyed armoured personnel carriers after Yazidi civilians near Sinjar came under attack from the vehicles, US central command said.

SAS deployed in Iraq: British special forces sent to 'hunt Islamist militants' --The Daily Mirror understands plans for British special forces to go to northern Iraq have been underway for some weeks but they have only recently been sent 8 Aug 2014 British special forces teams have deployed to Iraq to help rescue tens of thousands of refugees fleeing Islamic State fighters. Crack SAS and Special Boat Service operators are helping locate non-Sunni Muslims who have escaped IS - formerly known as ISIS. The fresh IS incidents were met with demands for the recall of British Parliament and the announcement that the UK military will be involved again in Iraq.

Maliki Deploys Tanks in Baghdad as U.S. Backs President 10 Aug 2014 Iraqi Prime Minister Dictator Nouri al-Maliki deployed troops and tanks on the streets of Baghdad as he resists U.S. President Barack Obama's push for a more inclusive Iraqi government. Iraqi soldiers, security forces and tanks poured into Baghdad yesterday, many concentrated around the Green Zone, where government buildings and the U.S. embassy are located, CNN reported. The move came after the parliament adjourned until Aug. 19 without designating a prime-minister candidate after inconclusive elections in April.

Ron Paul: US 'likely hiding truth' on downed Malaysian Flight MH17 10 Aug 2014 Former Congressman Ron Paul said the US knows 'more than it is telling' about the Malaysian aircraft that crashed in eastern Ukraine last month, killing 298 people on board and seriously damaging US-Russian relations in the process. [Regarding] the ongoing debate over what happened to Malaysian Flight MH17, Ron Paul is convinced the US government is withholding information on the catastrophe. "The US government has grown strangely quiet on the accusation that it was Russia or her allies that brought down the Malaysian airliner with a Buk anti-aircraft missile," Paul said on his news website on Thursday.

'Chemical threat': Disaster looms as Kiev shells fall near Donetsk plant 11 Aug 2014 Ukraine is at risk of an environmental disaster as Kiev's army continues to bomb the Donetsk region, nearly hitting its largest chemical plant that stores lethal agents, the plant's spokesperson warned. The minimum impact zone would be at least 300 km. For the past three weeks, the Ukrainian army has been intensely shelling Gorlovka, located in Ukraine's Donetsk region -- home to the nation's largest chemical plant, Stirol.

NATO plane arrives in Ukraine with $4.5 mn worth of military aid for Kiev troops 10 Aug 2014 A massive Canadian transport plane has arrived in Kharkov carrying US4.5 million worth of non-lethal military equipment to help Ukraine "protect its eastern border against Russian aggression." The equipment includes "helmets, ballistic eyewear, protective vests, first aid kits, tents, and sleeping bags," Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement on Thursday. The flight marks the first in a series, and all of the items will be delivered by the CC-130J Hercules plane. Canadian military personnel accompanied the equipment to Ukraine.

Russian Navy 'forces US submarine out' of Arctic boundary waters - report 9 Aug 2014 A supposed US submarine was detected and "forced out" by the Russian anti-sub forces after it violated the country's boundary waters in the Arctic, a high-ranked source within the Russian Navy's headquarters said. "On August 7, a foreign submarine, presumably belonging to the US Navy's Virginia class, was detected in the Barents Sea by the alert forces of the Northern Fleet," the source told Russian media. According to the source, a group of anti-submarine vessels and an anti-submarine Il-38 aircraft were sent into the area on a search and trace mission.

Gaza Truce Holds After Death Toll Tops 2,000 --The ceasefire paves the way for peace talks in Egypt after a weekend of heavy fire which took the number of dead beyond 2,000. 11 Aug 2014 A 72-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held overnight - paving the way for talks aimed at securing a lasting end to the month-long conflict. The truce, which was agreed during negotiations between both sides in Cairo, began at midnight (10pm UK time). Israel pledged to return to Cairo on Monday if the ceasefire was observed.

Israel, Palestinians agree to new 72-hour Gaza ceasefire - officials 10 Aug 2014 An agreement on a new Egypt-proposed 72-hour Gaza ceasefire was reached on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing Israeli and Palestinian officials. Izzat al-Reshiq, a Hamas negotiator in Cairo, told Reuters that Palestinian factions will formally accept the new ceasefire in Gaza after Israel agreed to resume talks without pre-conditions. "In light of Israel's acceptance of the truce and their return without pre-conditions...we will inform the Egyptian brothers of our positive response," he said.

Lest we forget (historical): Israel used 'calorie count' to limit Gaza food during blockade, critics claim 17 Oct 2012 The Israeli military made precise calculations of Gaza's daily calorie needs to avoid malnutrition during a blockade imposed on the Palestinian territory between 2007 and mid-2010, according to files the defence ministry released on Wednesday under a court order. Israel says it never limited how many calories were available to Gaza, but critics claimed the document was proof the government limited food supplies to put pressure on Hamas. At the height of the blockade Israel also maintained a list of foods that were permitted and banned from Gaza.

Current Ebola epidemic may be due to use of biological weapons - Russian health official 10 Aug 2014 "The ability to use deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever as a dangerous biological weapon exists." This statement was made by the head of the Department for Infectious Diseases' Institute for Advanced Studies of the Russian Federal Medical-Biology Agency, Professor Vladimir Nikiforov, during a press conference in MIA "Russia Today" on Friday, August 8th. On the eve of Thursday, August 7, former Chief Sanitary Doctor Gennady Onishchenko said that he did not exclude the possibility that the current spread of Ebola is caused by someone's artificial intervention.

Maine conducts its largest homeland security drill --UMF student volunteers played role of injured victims needing medical attention 9 Aug 2014 The state's largest homeland security training drill happened Friday morning at the University of Maine at Farmington. The scenario simulated several critical emergency scenarios, including an active shooter and hostage situation and car bombing on campus. More than 20 emergency response offices and agencies were involved, including 200 people in various roles.

Murder-suicide claims Chris Christie team member, spouse 9 Aug 2014 A member of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's transition team has died in a murder-suicide committed by her husband. Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said Friday that Joan Bramhall was shot to death by her husband, John, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Joan Bramhall was a former Morris County clerk who was well-known in Republican political circles.

Outrage, unrest erupt after fatal shooting of Missouri teen by police 11 Aug 2014 Confrontations between police and residents of a St. Louis suburb raged into the night after a fatal weekend shooting of a teen by an 'officer.' Crowds gathered Sunday night for a candlelight vigil for Michael Brown, whose shooting death sparked tensions in the Missouri town of Ferguson. The peaceful gathering turned tense as protesters hurled bottles at officers and kicked police cars parked on the streets with blue lights flickering. Young men knelt before stoic officers in riot gear, hands up in protest to symbolize surrender.

Multiple investigations underway in Ferguson shooting 9 Aug 2014 Tensions are high in Ferguson, Missouri, and a large police presence is on hand after a teenager was shot to death Saturday afternoon by a police officer. The St. Louis County Police Department held a press conference Sunday morning where they stated Brown was shot "more than just a couple of times" by a 6-year member of the Ferguson Police department. Witnesses tell News 4 that Mike Brown, 18, was unarmed and had his hands in the air when he was shot multiple times by a Ferguson police officer.

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