News Updates from CLG
28 October 2015
28 October 2015
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Previous edition: Vladimir Putin accuses US of backing terrorism in Middle East
Breaking: F-16 Fighter Jets Scrambled to Track Military Blimp Drifting Over Pennsylvania --NORAD unsure of 'explosive capability' (MSNBC) | 28 Oct 2015 | The Pentagon said Wednesday that U.S. fighter jets were tracking an unmanned Army surveillance blimp that tore loose from its ground tether in Maryland and drifted north over Pennsylvania. Details were sketchy, but a statement from the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado said the blimp detached from its station at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, at about 12:20 p.m. EDT. Two F-16 fighter jets from the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base in New Jersey were monitoring the craft, which was traveling north at an altitude of about 16,000 feet.
JLENS blimp has come free of its tether at APG, now floating over Pennsylvania; fighter jets monitoring | 28 Oct 2015 | One of the two military surveillance blimps that has been watching the East Coast from Maryland has broken free of its mooring at Aberdeen Proving Ground and is now drifting over Pennsylvania, authorities said. Two F-16 fighter jets from an Air National Guard base in Atlantic City, N.J., are monitoring the unmanned aircraft, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command is working with the Federal Aviation Administration "to ensure air traffic safety," a spokesman said. The blimp is drifting at an altitude of 16,000 feet. The 243-foot-long, helium-filled JLENS aerostat detached from its mooring at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground at about 11:54 a.m. Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the Army installation said. It was trailing approximately 6,700 feet of cable.
U.S. troops to begin 'direct action on the ground' in Iraq and Syria - Defense secretary | 27 Oct 2015 | Defense Secretary Ash Carter today revealed that the U.S. will openly begin "direct action on the ground" 'against' ISIS [I-CIA-SIS] forces in Iraq and Syria. In his testimony before the Senate Armed Services committee on Tuesday, Carter said "we won't hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against ISIL...or conducting such mission [sic] directly, whether by strikes from the air or direct action on the ground." ...This may mean some American soldiers "will be in harm's way, no question about it," Carter said last week.
China furious after US Navy destroyer passes disputed islands in South China Sea | 27 Oct 2015 | China has slammed the US for ignoring repeated warnings and allowing one of its destroyers to sail close to artificial islands created by Beijing in the South China Sea. It said the USS Lassen's actions "damage peace and stability in the region." "These actions of the US warship are a threat to the sovereignty and security of China, and safety of people living on the islands; they damage peace and stability in the region. In this regard, the Chinese side expresses extreme dissatisfaction and strongly protests," the statement posted on China's Foreign Ministry website says, according to Interfax.
US defies Beijing, sends warship near artificial islands built by China in South China Sea | 27 Oct 2015 | The US Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a US defence official said, in a challenge to China's territorial claims in the area. The official said the USS Lassen was sailing near Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly archipelago, features that were submerged at high tide before China began a massive dredging project to turn them into islands in 2014...The second official earlier said the ship would likely be accompanied by a US Navy P-8A surveillance plane and possibly P-3 surveillance plane, which have been conducting regular surveillance missions in the region.
'Russia after terror groups in Syria, only hitting confirmed targets' - MoD | 25 Oct 2015 | Hundreds of terror targets have been eliminated in Syria after almost a month of Russia's military campaign. A Ministry of Defense spokesman told RT that Moscow only wants to eliminate extremist groups and is only hitting confirmed targets. "The [Russian] planes hit targets which have been confirmed to be the terrorist objects using several intelligence sources," Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense told RT. He also mentioned that the Russians have been using aerial reconnaissance, as well as intelligence from space.
WikiLeaks' third tranche of released CIA director's emails --Unidentified Brennan Group | 26 Oct 2015 | Table of 22 people, including John Brennan, that are members of a currently unidentified group. The list includes details for contact, previous employment, compensation, security clearance and identity. According to the document, Brennan himself was previously employed at "The Analysis Corporation". (16 November 2008: Metadata Authors: kyle_r, reedy_j)
Senate Passes CISA, the Surveillance Bill Masquerading as a Cybersecurity Bill --List of dirt-bags who voted for CISA | 27 Oct 2015 | After rejecting all the good privacy amendments to CISA, the Senate has now officially passed the legislation by a 74 to 21 vote. The Senate basically just passed a bill that will almost certainly be used mainly for warrantless domestic surveillance, rather than any actual cybersecurity concern. Here is the list of senators who voted for greater domestic surveillance...
38 pct of Fukushima evacuation workers exposed to radiation above limit | 26 Oct 2015 | The Japanese government on Monday said 38 percent of evacuation-related first responders and those involved in decontamination and clean-up operations in the days following the 2011 multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility were exposed to radiation above the annual public limit. According to a survey conducted by the Cabinet Office on just under 3,000 personnel involved in operations within the 20-km evacuation zone around the stricken plant from March 12, a day after a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami which breached the nuclear facility's barriers, causing the worst commercial nuclear disaster in history, 38 percent were found to have been exposed to radiation levels of 1 millisievert or more. Of them, the survey revealed that 19 percent were exposed to between 1 to 2 millisieverts, while 5 percent from the sample were exposed to between 5 and 10 millisieverts.
Nuclear plants dip into dismantling funds to pay for waste | 25 Oct 2015 | With a federal promise to take highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear plants still unfulfilled, closed reactors are dipping into funds set aside for their eventual dismantling to build waste storage on-site, raising questions about whether there will be enough money when the time comes. It violates Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules for the plants to take money from their decommissioning trust funds to pay for building the concrete pads and rows of concrete and steel casks where waste is stored after it is cooled in special storage pools. But the NRC is granting exemptions from those rules every time it is asked.
Republicans officially nominate TPP lobbyist Paul Ryan for House speaker | 28 Oct 2015 | House Republicans on Wednesday nominated Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, long seen as one of the party's brightest stars [but, in actuality, another Grade 'A' sociopath], to become their next speaker and standard-bearer. The internal party vote to choose a successor for outgoing Speaker John A. Boehner took place behind closed doors in an afternoon meeting. According to a tally announced inside the room, Ryan won support from 200 of the 247-member GOP conference. A House floor vote to select the new speaker is set for Thursday morning, bringing an end to a five-week scramble to find Boehner's replacement.
House GOP leaders push for floor vote on Obama-embraced budget that includes cuts to Medicare, Social Security | 28 Oct 2015 | Republican leaders are pushing a House floor vote on their budget package on Wednesday, after making last minute changes to the bill to quell discontent over its cost. If the deal makes it to the floor, it is likely to pass, if only because House GOP leaders need just 40 to 50 Republicans to back it. Democrats and GOP moderates have embraced the agreement, which raises the so-called "sequester" budget caps for two years for defense and domestic spending [with cuts to Medicare and Social Security] and increases the country's borrowing limit until March 2017...A senior Democratic aide said that Paul Ryan's staff was involved in drafting Social Security Disability program changes [aka cuts] and the Medicare portion of the bill.
Marco Rubio should resign, not rip us off --'If you hate your job, senator, follow the honorable lead of House Speaker John Boehner and resign it.' (Sun Sentinel Editorial Board) | 27 Oct 2015 | After five years in the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio does not like his job. A long-time friend told The Washington Post "he hates it." Rubio says hate might be too strong a word, but he sure acts like he hates his job. Rubio has missed more votes than any other senator this year. His seat is regularly empty for floor votes, committee meetings and intelligence briefings. He says he's MIA from his J-O-B because he finds it frustrating and wants to be president, instead...Sorry, senator, but Floridians sent you to Washington to do a job.
Dr. Ben Carson's prescription: Abolish Medicare and Medicaid | 25 Oct 2015 | Republicans have fended off accusations for years that they'd gut Medicare for seniors and end the program "as we know it." Not [Grade 'A' sociopath] Ben Carson. The former neurosurgeon acknowledges he would abolish the program altogether. Carson would eliminate the program that provides health care to 49 million senior citizens, as well as Medicaid, and replace it with a system of cradle-to-grave savings accounts which would be funded with 2,000 a year in government contributions. Under the plan Carson outlined most specifically last year, the government would contribute 2,000 to each individual's tax-free account every year, with a third of the funding earmarked for insurance to cover severe medical incidents.
Poll: Republicans view Donald Trump as strongest presidential candidate | 25 Oct 1015 | Republican voters view Donald Trump as their strongest general election candidate, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that highlights the sharp contrast between the party's voters and its top professionals regarding the billionaire businessman's ultimate political strength. Seven in 10 Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters say Trump could win in November 2016 if he is nominated, and that's the most who say so of any candidate.
Trump 2nd place Iowa Poll a SHAM - paid for by Club for Growth Action | 24 Oct 2015 | The poll that placed [Republican presidential candidate Donald] Trump in second place in Iowa was a fake--paid for by the Club for Growth Action and differs from the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll over the weekend that has Trump in first place in Iowa by five points. Bragging in a press release, the Club For Growth raved about spending a million dollars in ads exposing Trump and used a skewed poll of 574 people to show their ads were effective...Trump was approached just before he launched his campaign by Club for Growth to run trash ads against the GOP for a million dollars. Trump turned them down and has since filed a 'Cease & Desist Demand' letter for their defamation attempts at his character during his political campaign.
Chris Christie is kicked out of Amtrak quiet car for talking too loudly on his phone while clutching strawberry smoothie | 25 Oct 2015 | Governor Chris Christie has apologized after getting kicked out of an Amtrak quiet car on Sunday morning for talking too loudly on his phone while clutching a strawberry smoothie from McDonald's. A spokeswoman for the New Jersey governor, Samantha Smith, said the Republican presidential hopeful accidentally took a seat in the car while traveling from Washington DC on Sunday morning. Another passenger on the 9.55 Amtrak train from Washington to New York City, Alexander Mann, was on the quiet car when Christie got on and he noticed the pink smoothie, according to Gawker.
Dennis Hastert pleads guilty to federal charge | 28 Oct 2015 | Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to evading currency-reporting requirements, but no further details came out about the underlying wrongdoing that led him to withdraw nearly $1 million in cash from four banks over 2 ½ years. Hastert entered his plea during a hearing before a judge in Chicago federal court. The judge set sentencing for Feb. 29. Hastert faces probation or up to 6 months in prison. Neither side anticipates calling witnesses for the sentencing.
Officer fired for violating policy in S.C. classroom arrest | 28 Oct 2015 | The white sheriff's deputy caught on video flipping a black high school student out of her classroom chair in Columbia, South Carolina, has been fired, a sheriff said on Wednesday. Deputy Ben Fields violated agency policy when he picked up the teenage girl and threw her across a classroom as he attempted to make an arrest, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told a news conference. Videos filmed by students showed Fields, 34, slam a 16-year-old girl to the ground and drag her across a classroom at Spring Valley High School on Monday after she apparently refused to hand her mobile phone to a teacher or leave the room.
Spring Valley High School officer suspended after violent classroom arrest | 27 Oct 2015 | A student slammed to the ground by a South Carolina school resource officer "bears some responsibility," Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Tuesday. The student's violent arrest was captured in videos that went viral and sparked widespread outrage...Lott said he expects to make a decision within the next 24 hours about the officer's continued employment.
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