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Obama's national security deputy shrugs off thwarted plot - Chicago Sun-Times

2012-05-19
Obama's national security deputy shrugs off thwarted plotChicago Sun-TimesDeputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said Saturday that he was not overly concerned about the alleged plot to firebomb President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters. Rhodes said he was not aware whether Obama knew about the arrest of three ...and more »

ideas | Q&A National security tips from the octopus - Boston Globe

2012-05-19
ideas | Q&A National security tips from the octopusBoston GlobeThe capital was gripped by national security concerns in the wake of 9/11, and what he saw was a lot of people solving big problems by trying to invent big human solutions: structures, bureaucracies, systems. To Sagarin, many of the national security ...

NATO summit: Who will foot the bill for long-term Afghanistan security? - Christian Science Monitor

2012-05-19
Christian Science MonitorNATO summit: Who will foot the bill for long-term Afghanistan security?Christian Science MonitorIn a clear reflection of this reduced commitment to Afghanistan, the gathering is expected to endorse the scaling back of the Afghan National Security Forces. Army and national police forces once envisioned to hover around 350000 personnel for years ...NATO members to agree on Afghan transition planCNN (blog)NATO to renew pledge for Afghan securityPakistan ObserverPrime Minister Julia Gillard to sign aid agreement with Afghan President Hamid ...Courier MailSeattle Post Intelligencer -NEWS.com.auall 4,206 news articles »

National Security Could Be Tie-Breaker for Obama - Forbes

2012-05-17
Telegraph.co.ukNational Security Could Be Tie-Breaker for ObamaForbesSince the 1950s, Republicans have owned the issue of national security. Had that not been so, Democrats would have dominated Presidential elections. Barack Obama is now marginally ahead of Mitt Romney on security and foreign policy issues, ...Romney: No devastating defense cuts or fake Iran dealsWashington Post (blog)Competing WorldviewsNational JournalWhy Obama and Romney Will Compete to be Cheerleaders for US Imperial DominanceAlterNetall 4,225 news articles »

The National Security State Wins (Again) - Huffington Post (blog)

2012-05-15
The National Security State Wins (Again)Huffington Post (blog)Despite his record as a “warrior-president,” despite the breathless “Obama got Osama” campaign boosterism, common inside-the-Beltway wisdom has it that the president has backed himself into a national security corner. He must continue to appear strong ...and more »

State Labor slams PM on 'risk' refugees - Sydney Morning Herald

2012-05-19
Sydney Morning HeraldState Labor slams PM on 'risk' refugeesSydney Morning HeraldThe move comes after the federal government failed to act on a similar decision that was passed unanimously at Labor's national conference in December. Under that proposal, the National Security Legislation Monitor would have been required to examine ...and more »

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 19, 2012 - eNews Park Forest

2012-05-19
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 19, 2012eNews Park ForestFor your briefing today I have two guests who can fill you in on the meetings thus far -- Ben Rhodes, whom you know, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications; and Mike Froman, who is Deputy National Security Advisor for ...

Sudan: Repression Intensifies After Border Violence - Journalists, Perceived ... - AllAfrica.com

2012-05-18
defenceWebSudan: Repression Intensifies After Border Violence - Journalists, Perceived ...AllAfrica.comIn one high-profile example, National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) officials summoned a prominent Sudanese journalist and human rights defender, Faisal Mohamed Salih, to their office in Khartoum for several hours of questioning on the night ...UN council calls for Sudan agreementTimesonline.comUrging progress on Abyei, Security Council extends mandate of UN peacekeeper forcedefenceWeball 562 news articles »

Fox Pits Climate Change Mitigation Against National Security - Media Matters for America (blog)

2012-05-18
Fox Pits Climate Change Mitigation Against National SecurityMedia Matters for America (blog)But experts agree that investments in clean energy technology and climate mitigation benefit our national security. The report found that the federal government has spent more than $68 billion since 2008 on climate-related activities.and more »

National Security Brief: May 18, 2012 - ThinkProgress

2012-05-18
euronewsNational Security Brief: May 18, 2012ThinkProgress–Andrew Liepman, the departing deputy director of the National Counterterrorism Center, told The Washington Post that while al Qaeda was weakened by Osama bin Laden's death, the group “hasn't been strategically defeated.” – The US is considering naming ...Camp David sparkles under global glareUSA TODAYIran, Syria among topics for G-8 and NATOKTVLUS tells G8 Syria's Assad must go, cites Yemen as modelReutersall 559 news articles »

Obama’s national security deputy shrugs off thwarted plot

2012-05-19
Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said Saturday that he was not overly concerned about the alleged plot to firebomb President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters. Rhodes said he was not aware whether Obama knew about the arrest of three suspects, saying “protests and security disruptions” are common at summits. Obama and first lady Michelle landed in Chicago Saturday night, and Rhodes ...

National Security Could Be Tie-Breaker for Obama

2012-05-17
GOP No Longer Dominates the Issue

Security Leaders Gather for Global Security Operations Event to Address Security Operations Challenges

2012-05-18
Global and national security directors and managers converge on June 12th and 13th at Yahoo! Corporate Headquarters in Sunnyvale, California for a highly interactive two-day workshop that addresses security leadership and technology challenges.

Shrinking demography a challenge for national security: LKY

2012-05-18
Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has cautioned that a key challenge to Singapore’s survival will be its shrinking demographic.

Drug Trafficking Threatens National Security, U.S. Defense Official Says

2012-05-18
WASHINGTON | Narcotics trafficking, because of its links to other forms of transnational organized crime, has become a major national security challenge that demands continued close collaboration...

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, 5/17/12

2012-05-18
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:20 P.M. EDT   MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here.  I know that I alone did not draw this substantial crowd, which is why I will immediately introduce and turn over the briefing to Tom Donilon, the President's National Security Advisor.   As you know, the United States is hosting the G8 and NATO summits this year ...

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney; Mike Froman, Deputy National Security Advisor for International ...

2012-05-19
Camp David Filing Center Camp Round Meadow Maryland 1:12 P.M. EDT        MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here at Camp David for the G8 Summit.  For your briefing today I have two guests who can fill you in on the meetings thus far -- Ben Rhodes, whom you know, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications; and Mike Froman, who is Deputy ...

Secrecyblog: NSA Declassifies Secret Document After Publishing It Online

2012-05-19
The National Security Agency last week invoked a rarely-used authority in order to declassify a classified document that was mistakenly posted on the NSA website with all of its classified passages intact.

RCMP conducted five-month national security probe into leaked F-35 story

2012-05-16
OTTAWA - Documents show the Harper government called in the RCMP to investigate a politically embarrassing story involving the decision to sole-source the purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter, claiming it was a breach of national security.

Iraq Is Still a Threat to National Security, According to Obama

2012-05-18
In a Friday memo that trumps all other Friday memos, President Obama has told Congress that there are still threats in Iraq and has renewed the executive order of "national emergency with respect to Iraq for one more year." That's sort of confusing right?  Whether the "national emergency" is here or there?  And it's actually both. The White House release notes that the first executive order ...

REMINDER Monday, May 21, Public lecturer on National Security at 9 @alan_muda @ikatriea @shintaandriani copy-paste to BBM, FB, yahoo group

2012-05-20
REMINDER Monday, May 21, Public lecturer on National Security at 9 @alan_muda @ikatriea @shintaandriani copy-paste to BBM, FB, yahoo group

RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

2012-05-20
RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

Headline you don't see everyday: "China's secret? It owes Americans nearly $1 trillion" (WaPo) http://t.co/90oEx2to

2012-05-20
Headline you don't see everyday: "China's secret? It owes Americans nearly $1 trillion" (WaPo) http://t.co/90oEx2to

From May 15th: Syrian rebels get influx of arms with gulf neighbors' money, US coordination http://t.co/eXMn7Vjj

2012-05-20
From May 15th: Syrian rebels get influx of arms with gulf neighbors' money, US coordination http://t.co/eXMn7Vjj

#MustRead: Negotiations over dissident Chen Guangcheng offered rare glimpse into how China’s... http://t.co/QjK2YZVy via @WashingtonPost

2012-05-20
#MustRead: Negotiations over dissident Chen Guangcheng offered rare glimpse into how China’s... http://t.co/QjK2YZVy via @WashingtonPost

RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

2012-05-20
RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

RT @louispang: Bodyguard of VIP told me to delete a photo from my camera. Wow! So proud that I'm finally a national security threat.

2012-05-20
RT @louispang: Bodyguard of VIP told me to delete a photo from my camera. Wow! So proud that I'm finally a national security threat.

Hacking : What would you do ? If you stumbled across a threat to National Security who would you tell ? Vote here http://t.co/Cy8dsE6O

2012-05-20
Hacking : What would you do ? If you stumbled across a threat to National Security who would you tell ? Vote here http://t.co/Cy8dsE6O

RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

2012-05-20
RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

RT @Suntimes: Obama's national security deputy shrugs off alleged #NATO3 plot. http://t.co/xWlqigcx #NATO

2012-05-20
RT @Suntimes: Obama's national security deputy shrugs off alleged #NATO3 plot. http://t.co/xWlqigcx #NATO

RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

2012-05-20
RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

2012-05-20
RT @gadyepstein: The US government version of what happened in the Chen negotiations with China, as told to WashPo http://t.co/gdi2oV7Q Interesting endgame

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney; Mike Froman, Deputy National Security Adv... http://t.co/CuFg3HM5

2012-05-20
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney; Mike Froman, Deputy National Security Adv... http://t.co/CuFg3HM5

Concerns about job losses, national security http://t.co/0BYUrjuh

2012-05-20
Concerns about job losses, national security http://t.co/0BYUrjuh

RT @Suntimes: Obama's national security deputy shrugs off alleged #NATO3 plot. http://t.co/xWlqigcx #NATO

2012-05-20
RT @Suntimes: Obama's national security deputy shrugs off alleged #NATO3 plot. http://t.co/xWlqigcx #NATO