CLG: Israel: Jail age to be lowered after wave of attacks perpetrated by youths, CIA Director Brennan Met With French Security Chief Before Paris Attacks - Report

News Updates from CLG
14 November 2015

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CIA Director Brennan Met With French Security Chief Before Paris Attacks - Report by Lori Price, www.legitgov.org | 13 Nov 2015 | The White House correspondent for French television network Canal+, Laura Haim, reported an interesting tidbit during a live report with MSNBC's Brian Williams Friday evening. Haim stated that the Central Intelligence Agency director, John O. Brennan, recently met with his counterpart, French intelligence (DGSE) director Bernard Bajolet. The French equivalent of MI6 and CIA is the Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure. See: CIA-GW Intelligence Conference: Panel on The Shared 21st Century International Mission --GW Center for Cyber and Homeland Security 29 Oct 2015 Panel on "The Shared 21st Century International Mission" featuring CIA Director John Brennan, former UK MI6 Chief John Sawers, Director of the French Directorate for External Security Bernard Bajolet, and former Israeli National Security Advisor Yaacov Amidror. Held as part of the 2nd Annual Ethos and Profession of Intelligence Conference, co-hosted by the Central Intelligence Agency and the George Washington University. Held on October 27, 2015...

 

Paris Terror Attacks May Prompt More Aggressive U.S. Strategy on ISIS | 14 Nov 2015 | In the last two weeks, the so-called soldiers of the Islamic State caliphate appear to have demonstrated a chilling reach, with terrorist attacks against Russia, in Lebanon and now in France. The seemingly synchronized assaults that turned Paris into a war zone on Friday came just days after a bombing targeted a Shiite district of Beirut controlled by Iran's ally, Hezbollah, and a Russian passenger jet was downed over Egypt. The rapid succession of strikes, all claimed by the Islamic State, suggested that the regional war has turned into a global one. For President Obama and American allies, the attacks are almost certain to force a reassessment of the threat and may prompt a more aggressive strategy against the Islamic State, known variously as ISIS [I-CIA-SIS], ISIL or Daesh.

 

French president calls Paris attacks 'act of war' by Islamic State | 14 Nov 2015 | French authorities on Saturday said the horrific rampage of bullets and explosions that left 129 dead on the blood-stained streets of Paris was carried out by suicide bombers linked to the Islamic State who broke into three roving groups with a single objective: To kill as many people as possible. The attacks – involving at least 10 conspirators and far more sophisticated than the January siege here by three Islamist militants...put Europe on a new level of terror alert. In the aftermath of the most deadly attack on French soil since World War II, the Eiffel Tower shut down "indefinitely." France's president decried the bloodshed across Paris as an "act of war" Saturday, blaming the attacks on Islamic State. Moments later, the Islamic State asserted responsibility for the bloodshed.

 

Anti-terror police arrest 'several' suspects in Brussels including three who were seen in Paris then tried to cross into Belgium just hours after the attacks --Belgian police launched anti-terror raids across Belgium earlier today --Interpol has confirmed it has set up a 'crisis response task force' at its headquarters in southeastern France following deadly attacks in Paris. | 14 Nov 2015 | Belgian authorities have arrested several suspects following yesterday's Paris terror attacks after a car seen near one of the murder scenes was intercepted crossing the border. Federal prosecutors in Brussels confirmed that a car with Belgian number plates had been seen close to the Bataclan theatre on Friday night, scene of the worst bloodshed. Spokesman Jean-Pascal Thoreau confirmed that the car was a rental vehicle. He said that three people were arrested in the car.

 

France reinstates border checks in wake of terrorist attacks and announces they will implement checks across ALL entry points into the country --A curfew has also been set for the city of Paris --Belgium also announced early Saturday that controls would be put in place for all those entering the country from France | 14 Nov 2015 | President Francois Hollande announced a state of emergency in France late Friday night after a wave of terrorist attacks claimed the lives of over 150 people. 'It's a horror,' said President Hollande of the attacks that took place at six sits including two restaurants, a popular concert hall and a bar outside the Stade de France - where Hollande himself was watching a match between France and Germany. It was also announced that the country would implement border controls with checks at all crossings and entry points including roads, rails, sea and aviation.

 

State of emergency in France; Military units being deployed in Paris to 'prevent further attacks' | 13 Nov 2015 | The French president François Hollande says a state of emergency will be declared across France, adding that several dozen people have been killed in terrorist attacks around Paris. In a statement just delivered, the president of the republic said that its borders would be closed and military units were being deployed in Paris to prevent further attacks. Hollande said a cabinet meeting was about to start to discuss the response to the attacks.

 

NYPD tightens security at French consulate, counterterrorism teams deployed across NYC in response to Paris attacks | 14 Nov 2015 | The NYPD tightened security at the French consulate and French mission in response to the Paris attacks, and cops were on "high alert," Mayor de Blasio said Friday...The NYPD said in a statement its intelligence bureau in France was already working with Parisian officials while keeping Commissioner Bill Bratton updated on the developing situation. "The NYPD is in close touch with our French police counterparts as well as our FBI partners here," the statement said.

 

Terrorism expert: Be vigilant in Bay area | 13 Nov 2015 | The terror attacks in Paris are making for a busy time at MacDill Air Force Base for U.S. Central Command. Terrorism expert Frank Wuco founded CentCom's analytical red team. He says right now there's a whirlwind of activity as they work to pinpoint exactly who is behind these attacks [consider Langley, Virginia - you can't go wrong] and what it means for you...Wuco says the attacks should serve as a reminder to all of us to report anything suspicious you see.

 

France must 'annihilate' Islamist radicals, far-right leader Le Pen says | 14 Nov 2015 | France must "annihilate" Islamist radicals and regain control of its borders, the far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen said on Saturday after deadly attacks in the French capital. "Urgent action is needed," Le Pen told reporters the day after 127 [129] people were killed in assaults on cafes, a concert hall and a soccer stadium. "Islamist fundamentalism must be annihilated, France must ban Islamist organizations, close radical mosques and expel foreigners who preach hatred in our country as well as illegal migrants who have nothing to do here," she said.

 

NORAD to Conduct Fighter Jet Exercises in London Area Friday Morning | 13 Nov 2015 | The skies above London could look like a scene out of Top Gun Friday morning as NORAD is set to conduct flight exercises. The North American Aerospace Defense Command says fighter jets will grace the skies between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. as they conduct "intercept and identification" exercises. NORAD won't say where exactly the flights will be occurring, nor where planes are taking off and landing.

 

Magnitude-7 quake sends tsunami toward Kyushu; Sendai atomic plant checking for damage | 14 Nov 2015 | A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake off Kyushu early Saturday produced small tsunami but no major damage, authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the shallow quake, which struck at 5:51 a.m., was about 160 km (100 miles) from the town of Makurazaki...A tsunami about 30 cm high was observed on Nakanoshima, but no major damage from either the quake or tsunami was reported, and a pair of [nuclear] reactors at the nuclear power plant in nearby Sendai were [allegedly] unaffected, Kyushu Electric Power Co. said.

 

M7.0 quake hits off Kyushu; small tsunamis reported | 14 Nov 2015 | A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of Japan at 5:51 a.m. Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with Japanese authorities reporting several small tsunamis on at least two islands. The USGS put the epicenter of the shallow quake about 160 kilometers from the town of Makurazaki in Kagoshima Prefecture, though no major damage was initially reported.

 

Israel: Jail age to be lowered after wave of attacks perpetrated by youths --Justice [sic] ministry prepares new legislation that will enable judges to sentence under-14s to prison terms | 11 Nov 2015 | As a wave of violence, much of it perpetrated by youths, continues, Israel's justice ministry is preparing new legislation that will enable judges to sentence under-14s to prison terms. A draft bill, backed by the hard-right Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, will call for a reduction of the minimum age for which an offender can receive a jail sentence from 14 to 12 years, Haaretz reported. The bill will apply to cases of murder, attempted murder and manslaughter.

 

California governor extends water conservation order | 14 Nov 2015 | California Governor Jerry Brown has extended his executive order requiring residents [but not agri-terrorists] to conserve water as the state readies for a fifth year of drought. Brown's office announced the order on Friday. The Democratic governor has ordered communities throughout the state to reduce water use 25 percent this year in the first-ever mandatory cutbacks.

 

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