CLG: Leaked cables show Netanyahu's Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad, New leak at Fukushima nuclear plant sees 70-fold radiation spike

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24 February 2015

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Previous edition: Top-secret military warning on Ebola biological weapon terror threat, which Yahoo relegated to the sp*m bin.

New leak at Fukushima nuclear plant sees 70-fold radiation spike | 22 Feb 2015 | Another radioactive water leak in the sea has been detected at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the facility's operator TEPCO announced. Contamination levels in the gutter reportedly spiked 70 times over regular readings. The sensors are connected to the gutter that pours rain and groundwater from the plant to a bay adjacent to the facility. The levels of contamination were between 50 and 70 times higher than Fukushima's already elevated radioactive status, and were detected at about 10 am local time (1.00 am GMT), AFP reported.

Fresh leak of highly radioactive water detected at Fukushima nuclear power plant | 22 Feb 2015 | Sensors at the Fukushima nuclear plant have detected a fresh leak of highly radioactive water into the sea. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said the sensors, which were rigged to a gutter that pours rain and ground water at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to a nearby bay, detected contamination levels up to 70 times greater than the already-high radioactive status seen at the plant campus.

Iraqi Army Downs 2 UK Planes Carrying Weapons for ISIL --Iraqi lawmaker says US prefers chaotic situation in Anbar Province -- which is near cities of Karbala and Baghdad -- as it does not want ISIL crisis to come to an end | 23 Feb 2015 | Iraq's army has shot down two British planes as they were carrying weapons for the ISIL terrorists in Al-Anbar province, a senior lawmaker disclosed on Monday. "The Iraqi Parliament's National Security and Defense Committee has access to the photos of both planes that are British and have crashed while they were carrying weapons for the ISIL," Head of the committee Hakem al-Zameli said, according to a Monday report of the Arabic-language information center of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq. He said the Iraqi parliament has asked London for explanations in this regard. The senior Iraqi legislator further unveiled that the government in Baghdad is receiving daily reports from people and security forces in al-Anbar province on numerous flights by the US-led coalition planes that airdrop weapons and supplies for ISIL in terrorist-held areas.

ISIS plans to capture Lebanese territories, declare emirate - report | 23 Feb 2015 | Islamic State militants are planning to extend their positions to Lebanon and declare an "Islamic emirate" there, Lebanese media says. IS extremists are also planning suicide bombings in Beirut, according to the report. IS (formerly known as ISIS, ISIL) militants are "preparing military plans to declare an Islamic emirate in Lebanon very soon," security sources told Lebanon’s Daily Star. The report added that the jihadists are preparing to establish a military committee that will oversee "Lebanese affairs" while "considering Lebanon as part of its state."

France deploys aircraft carrier against ISIS in Iraq - Defence Ministry | 23 Feb 2015 | France has deployed its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) extremist group in Iraq, French media report citing government officials. "The integration of the Charles de Gaulle in the operation...(in Iraq) begins this morning," a member of Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian's staff told AFP. The ship's deployment, during which it will provide airstrikes against Islamic State militants, is expected to last until May at the earliest.

Leaked cables show Netanyahu's Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad | 23 Feb 2015 | Binyamin Netanyahu's dramatic declaration to world leaders in 2012 that Iran was about a year away from making a nuclear bomb was contradicted by his own secret service, according to a top-secret Mossad document. It is part of a cache of hundreds of dossiers, files and cables from the world's major intelligence services -- one of the biggest spy leaks in recent times. Brandishing a cartoon of a bomb with a red line to illustrate his point, the Israeli prime minister warned the UN in New York that Iran would be able to build nuclear weapons the following year and called for action to halt the process. But in a secret report shared with South Africa a few weeks later, Israel's intelligence agency concluded that Iran was "not performing the activity necessary to produce weapons".

US wants to slow down Afghanistan troop withdrawal | 22 Feb 2015 | Washington is considering shifting the deadline for troop its withdrawal from Afghanistan to make sure the "progress" from over 13 years of US operations in the country "sticks," the new US Defense Secretary said during a surprise visit to Kabul. "Our priority now is to make sure this progress sticks," Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in a news conference in Kabul with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. "That is why President Obama is considering a number of options to reinforce our support for President [US-installed troll] Ghani's security strategy, including possible changes to the timeline for our drawdown of US troops."

Liam Fox: It is time to arm Ukraine | 21 Feb 2015 | Britain must arm Ukraine in order to halt Russian aggression, Liam Fox has said. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, the [deranged] former defence secretary warns that the West must "wake up" to the reality of the Kremlin's "clear strategic plan" to dominate Europe from the Baltics to the Balkans. European states must prioritise national security over welfare and foreign aid, and equip the Ukrainian government with anti-tank weapons, surveillance drones and encrypted technology, Dr Fox argues.

CIA looks to expand its cyber espionage capabilities | 23 Feb 2015 | CIA Director John O. Brennan is planning a major expansion of the agency's cyber espionage capabilities as part of a broad restructuring of an intelligence service long defined by its human spy work, current and former U.S. officials said. U.S. officials said Brennan's plans call for increased use of cyber capabilities in almost every category of operations -- whether identifying foreign officials to recruit as CIA informants, confirming the identities of targets of drone strikes or penetrating Internet-savvy adversaries such as the Islamic State. Several officials said that Brennan's team has even considered creating a new cyber directorate -- a step that would put the agency's technology experts on equal footing with the operations and analysis branches that have been pillars of the CIA's organizational structure for decades.

UK Warning to Judge in Terror Trial | 23 Feb 2015 | A British government official has warned a New York judge of "grave" consequences if MI5 agents testifying in the trial of an alleged al Qaeda terrorist are identified from court illustrations. Several MI5 agents are due to give evidence in the coming days in the trial of Abid Naseer, a Pakistani student accused of plotting bomb attacks on the Arndale Centre in Manchester, the New York subway and targets in Copenhagen. The agents will be identified only by number, and will appear in "light disguise", expected to include make-up and in some cases wigs, in an attempt to protect their identities while allowing the jury to gauge their facial expressions. The intervention from the unnamed British official came as US District Judge Raymond Dearie considered a prosecution request that the agents' faces should not be drawn accurately by court artists.

NYPD Takes 'Precautionary Measures' Following Threat Against U.S. Shopping Malls | 22 Feb 2015 | The NYPD is on alert following a threat against the United States purportedly by Somalia's 'al-Qaida'-linked rebel group al-Shabab. A video released over the weekend urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries. Following the threat, the NYPD issued a statement saying they were aware of the video and have taken steps to ensure the safety of New Yorkers.

Heads up! A big, fat false flag is likely in the works, so the DHS can get its funding: Terror group labels Mall of America a key target | 22 Feb 2015 | A video purported to be by Somalia's al-Qaida[al-CIAduh]-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries, making special mention of the Mall of America. The masked narrator concluded an hour-long video by calling on Muslims to attack shopping malls, specifically naming the Mall of America, as well as the West Edmonton Mall in Canada and the Westfield mall in Stratford, England. The extremists also warned Kenya of more attacks like the September 2013 assault on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi in which 67 people were killed [likely, by military contractors].

National security: Abbott would revoke citizenship as part of extremism fight | 23 Feb 2015 | In a national security speech on Monday, Tony Abbott outlined a series of planned counter-terrorism measures including the power to revoke citizenship in the case of dual nationals. Amendments to the Citizenship Act would allow the government to revoke or suspend the Australian citizenship of dual nationals, he said. And for individuals involved in terrorism who held only Australian citizenship, Abbott said he was considering "suspending some of the privileges of citizenship" such as "restricting the ability to leave or return to Australia, and access to consular services overseas, as well as access to welfare payments". The prime minister chose to deliver his long-awaited national security address at an event at the Australian federal police (AFP) headquarters in Canberra, rather than to parliament.

ASIO cases soar as Abbott announces terrorism czar | 23 Feb 2015 | The number of high-priority ASIO [Australian Security Intelligence Organisation] terrorism investigations has doubled to 400 in the past year in what Tony Abbott will today warn is a "long-term era" of heightened national security threat. As part of a much-touted speech on Monday, the Prime Minister will announce the creation of a new counter-terrorism czar to strengthen co-ordination between national security agencies -- an approach similar to the government's border-protection model. According to comments provided in advance by his office, Mr Abbott says ASIO is currently investigating "several thousand leads and persons of concern" including 400 high priority cases -- double the number from a year ago.

'Citizenfour' Wins Oscar for Best Documentary | 22 Feb 2015 | Revealing state secrets have turned into Oscar acclaim for the makers of the Edward Snowden documentary "Citizenfour." Laura Poitras's film documents her initial meeting with Snowden, as well as journalist Glenn Greenwald. It's an uncommonly intimate view of what became a historic and much debated act: Snowden leaking National Security Agency documents that revealed the previously undisclosed collection of Americans' phone and email records.

Bill O'Reilly twisted truth on 'war zone' account, says former CBS colleague | 22 Feb 2015 | Former colleagues of Bill O'Reilly who worked alongside the Fox News [sic] anchorman in Argentina as the Falklands War ended more than 30 years ago have contradicted his claims to have encountered a perilous situation in a "war zone". Eric Engberg, a fellow CBS News correspondent who was in Buenos Aires with O'Reilly in 1982, said the situation there "was not a war zone or even close" and that he and other colleagues did not recall a dangerous incident O'Reilly describes involving an injured cameraman. Six other CBS journalists also challenge O'Reilly's claims, CNN reported on Sunday, adding further pressure on the 65-year-old host of the O'Reilly Factor.

A loophole in immigration law is costing thousands of American jobs | 20 Feb 2015 | Imagine getting a layoff notice, then being ordered to train your replacement. That's what has happened to hundreds of information technology employees at Southern California Edison. Since last summer, Edison, which serves nearly 14 million customers, has been firing its domestic IT workers and replacing them with outsourced employees from India. In doing so, the utility is exploiting a gaping loophole in immigration law, which Congress has failed to close despite years of warnings that it's costing thousands of American jobs. Edison is using the [H-1B visa] program...to cut its wage costs, possibly by as much as 40%, according to data compiled by Ron Hira, a public policy expert at Howard University.

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