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22 December 2014

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Six tons of radioactive water leak at Fukushima No. 1 18 Dec 2014 Up to 6 tons of radioactive water has leaked into the ground at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co. The water, which had been scrubbed by Units A and C of the advanced liquid processing system (ALPS), leaked from pipes while being transported to storage tanks on Wednesday afternoon, the utility said. The ALPS system can remove all radioactive substances except tritium. It wasn't clear how radioactive the water was before the spill.

Drone strikes counterproductive, says secret CIA report 19 Dec 2014 Drone strikes and other "targeted killings" of terrorist and insurgent leaders favoured by the US and supported by Australia can strengthen extremist groups and be counterproductive, according to a secret CIA report published by WikiLeaks. According to a leaked document by the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence, "high value targeting" (HVT) involving air strikes and special forces operations against insurgent leaders can be effective, but can also have negative effects including increasing violence and greater popular support for extremist groups. The leaked document is classified secret and "NoForn" (meaning not to be distributed to non-US nationals) and reviews attacks by the United States and other countries engaged in counter-insurgency operations over the past 50 years.

Leaked CIA docs teach operatives how to infiltrate EU 21 Dec 2014 Wikileaks has released two classified documents instructing CIA operatives how best to circumvent global security systems in international airports, including those of the EU, while on undercover missions. The first of the documents, dated September 2011, advises undercover operatives how to act during a secondary airport screening. Secondary screenings pose a risk to an agent's cover by focusing "significant scrutiny" on an operative via thorough searches and detailed questioning.

Investigators Said to Seek No Penalty for C.I.A.'s Computer Searches 19 Dec 2014 A panel investigating [sic] the Central Intelligence Agency's search of a computer network used by staff members of the Senate Intelligence Committee who were looking into the C.I.A.'s use of torture will recommend against punishing anyone involved in the episode[s], according to current and former government officials. The panel [appointed by Mr. Brennan] will make that recommendation after the five C.I.A. officials who were singled out by the agency's inspector general this year for improperly ordering and carrying out the computer searches staunchly defended their actions, saying that they were lawful and in some cases done at the behest of John O. Brennan, the C.I.A. director...The panel's decision not to recommend anyone for disciplinary action is likely to anger members of the Intelligence Committee, who have accused the C.I.A. of trampling on the independence of Congress and interfering with its investigation of agency wrongdoing.

CIA's No. 2 tapped to be deputy national security adviser 18 Dec 2014 Avril D. Haines will become deputy to national security adviser Susan E. Rice, returning to the White House just 18 months after she left to be CIA Director John Brennan's second in command, administration officials said Thursday. Haines will succeed Antony Blinken, confirmed by the Senate this week as deputy secretary of state.

Obama authorizes 'economic embargo' on Russia's Crimea 19 Dec 2014 US President Barack Obama has authorized sanctions against individuals and entities operating in Russia's Crimean peninsula, according to the White House statement. Obama has issued an executive order that "prohibits the export of goods, technology, or services to Crimea and prohibits the import of goods, technology, or services from Crimea, as well as new investments in Crimea," according to the statement. The executive order also authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose sanctions on "individuals and entities operating in Crimea."

Lavrov: US is organizing a coup d'etat in Russia 18 Dec 2014 There are serious reasons to believe that the US is using its sanctions in an attempt to destabilize Russia and change its current political system, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview to France 24. "I have serious reasons to believe that it is so. Some politicians don't even hide the fact," Lavrov said answering a question. He said Russia would not only survive the sanctions but would come out even stronger afterward.

Western nations want to chain 'the Russian bear' - Putin [Not gonna happen. Bears will NOT be chained.] 18 Dec 2014 Western nations want to chain "the Russian bear," pull out its teeth and ultimately have it stuffed, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned. He said anti-Russian sanctions are the cost of being an independent nation. Putin used the vivid metaphor of a "chained bear" during his annual Q&A session with the media in Moscow in response to a question about whether he believed that the troubles of the Russian economy were payback for the reunification with Crimea. "It's not payback for Crimea. It's the cost of our natural desire to preserve Russia as a nation, a civilization and a state," Putin said. The president said that even if "the Russian bear" started "sitting tight...and eating berries and honey," this would not stop pressure being applied against the country.

US seeks to overthrow Venezuela government: official 20 Dec 2014 Tighter new US sanctions against Venezuela are aimed to foment violent unrest to try to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, his defense minister said Saturday. "This US interference is aimed at promoting violence...against our institutions" to oust staunch US critic Maduro, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino told Telesur television. US President Barack Obama signed a law on Thursday to allow sanctions against senior Venezuelan officials accused of violating the rights of protesters during [CIA-fomented] anti-government demonstrations that rocked the country earlier this year.

Raul Castro confirms to participate in Summit of Americas 21 Dec 2014 Cuban leader Raul Castro confirmed here Saturday his participation in the seventh Summit of the Americas, scheduled for April 10-11, 2015, in Panama. "I confirm that I will participate to express our positions with sincerity and respect for the heads of state and government, without exception," said the Cuban leader in his speech closing the fourth Ordinary Session of the eighth Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power (unicameral parliament).

South Korea prosecutors investigate data leak at nuclear power plants 21 Dec 2014 Seoul prosecutors have launched an investigation into a leak of non-critical data at South Korea's nuclear power operator, the prosecutors' office said on Sunday, as worries mount about nuclear safety and potential cyberattacks from North Korea. An official with the prosecutors' office confirmed media reports that they had traced the location of an IP address linked to the leak and had dispatched investigators to the site.

US-Israel Stuxnet Attack on Iran's Nuclear Plant 'Far More Dangerous' Than Previously Thought 20 Nov 2013 The Stuxnet virus that ravaged Iran's Natanz nuclear facility "was far more dangerous than the cyberweapon that is now lodged in the public's imagination," cyber security expert Ralph Langer writes in Foreign Policy. Stuxnet, a joint U.S.-Israel project, is known for reportedly destroying roughly a fifth of Iran's nuclear centrifuges by causing them to spin out of control. But the exploit had a previous element that was much more complicated and "changed global military strategy in the 21st century," according to Langer. The lesser-known initial attack was designed to secretly "draw the equivalent of an electrical blueprint of the Natanz plant" to understand how the computers control the centrifuges used to enrich uranium, Peter Sanger of The New York Times reported last June.

North Korea says it's not involved in Sony hack; proposes joint probe with US 20 Dec 2014 North Korea says it can prove it is not behind the massive Sony Pictures cyberattack that has led to several e-mail leaks, threats on movie theaters and the cancellation of the release of the movie "The Interview." The country has also said it proposes a joint investigation with the U.S. on the attack and if the U.S. does not agree, North Korea warns of "grave consequences," state [as opposed to corporate] media says. The announcement comes as a response to the FBI's statement saying it has enough information to "conclude that the North Korean government is responsible" for the actions.

U.S. blames North Korea for Sony cyberattack 19 Dec 2014 The U.S. government on Friday blamed North Korea for a devastating cyberattack against Sony Pictures, calling it an unacceptable act of intimidation and vowing to impose "costs and consequences" on those responsible. It was the first time the United States has directly accused another country of a cyberattack of this nature on American soil. [What about the Stuxnet attack by the US and Israel on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility? Where's the FBI investigation of those events?]

Ah, then came the dawn. The dreaded cybersecurity [aka Internet suppression] bill: Obama condemns Sony's decision to drop film, says US must retaliate and pass cyber bill 19 Dec 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment should have touched base with the White House before deciding to cancel the release of a controversial movie, United States President Barack Obama said Friday. Weighing in on the major Sony scandal only hours after federal investigators attributed the recent hack to North Korea, Pres. Obama said the Hollywood studio was wrong to pull "The Interview," a satirical film containing a plot to kill North Korean Pres. Kim Jong Un that was scheduled to be released on Christmas Day. At the same time, though, Obama said the attack should serve as a wake-up call to Congress and prompt lawmakers in Washington, DC to get serious about implementing cybersecurity legislation in the wake of what is only the latest hack to be endured by a major American company.

Assange: US prosecuting Barrett Brown for quoting assassination threats against me 18 Dec 2014 The charges against journalist and activist Barrett Brown, accused of threatening an FBI agent, are partially based on his quoting another person's threat to assassinate the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange said. Brown, 33, whose sentencing was delayed until January on Tuesday, faced federal charges including computer-related crimes, obstruction of justice and publicly threatening an FBI agent performing his duty. He’s now looking at up to eight years in prison for aiding hackers in breaching corporate computers, after pleading guilty in April to being an accessory.

Protesters shut down part of Mall of America in Minnesota 20 Dec 2014 More than 1,500 protesters against police violence shut down part of the Mall of America in Minnesota on Saturday, resulting in about 25 arrests during the final weekend before Christmas...at one of the nation's largest shopping centers, officials said. The protest and a smaller action at the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania were the latest in a series of U.S. demonstrations in recent weeks over grand jury decisions not to charge white police officers in the killings of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City. Police at the Mall of America in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington arrested about 25 demonstrators, mostly for trespassing and failure to disperse, said Bloomington police spokesman Commander Mark Stehlik.

2 NYPD officers were working during an anti-terrorism drill when they were shot 21 Dec 2014 Two uniformed NYPD officers were shot dead Saturday afternoon as they sat in their marked police car on a Brooklyn street corner — in what investigators believe was a 'crazed gunman's assassination-style mission to avenge Eric Garner and Michael Brown.' "No warning, no provocation -- they were quite simply assassinated, targeted for their uniform," Police Commissioner William Bratton said. Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were working overtime as part of an anti-terrorism drill in Bedford-Stuyvesant just before 3 p.m. when they were 'shot point-blank in the head by lone gunman Ismaaiyl Brinsley,' 28, who had addresses in Georgia, Maryland and Brooklyn.

Boston Police Department on high alert after killing of two NYPD cops 21 Dec 2014 Boston police brass issued a warning to all officers last night to be on high alert after a gunman who posted online that he was planning to shoot "two pigs" in retaliation for the [also brutal] chokehold death of Eric Garner brutally assassinated two New York City police officers as they sat in a patrol car in Brooklyn before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. "Almost ever since Ferguson we stepped up to make sure officers are aware," Boston police Commissioner William B. Evans said hours after the double murder.

Two New York cops shot dead execution style 'in revenge for Eric Garner': Gunman crept up on car an opened fire after boasting 'they take one of ours let's take two of theirs' --Investigators reportedly investigating social media posts explaining death --Man posted that he was going to take 2 NYPD lives in revenge for Garner 20 Dec 2014 This is the man who shot dead two New York police officers in an apparent act of revenge for Eric Garner's death, law enforcement believes. Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley, 28, shot his girlfriend in Baltimore on Saturday morning then traveled to Brooklyn, New York City, to kill police officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos before turning the gun on himself. According to witnesses, Brinsley walked out of his home with a gun in his hand at 3pm, crept up behind a patrol car, and systematically shot both men in the head - then walked to a subway station and shot himself.

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