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Convenient timing with G20: MSM blames Russia for nuclear power plant hack


Sputnik
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:56 UTC
Wolf Creek Nuclear plant
© iaea.org
Two major US news organizations citing anonymous officials have reported that Russian hackers have broken into the computer networks of over a dozen US power facilities, including nuclear plants. Political observer Ilya Kharlamov says the timing of the suspected hack attack could not have been more convenient for Washington's anti-Russia hawks.

Hackers presumed to be working for a foreign government have penetrated the computer networks of at least a dozen nuclear and other energy facilities in the United States, the New York Times and Bloomberg have reported. The targeted plants included the Wolf Creek nuclear facility in Kansas, according to a joint report by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained by NYT.

The joint DHS and FBI report was unable to confirm whether the cyberattack was an attempt at espionage, or a search for vulnerabilities in the US electrical grid.
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Biohazard

EPA chief faces lawsuit from 4 states and DC for keeping hazardous pesticide on market


RT
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:37 UTC
DOW chemical building
© Rebecca Cook / Reuters
A coalition of states have jumped aboard a lawsuit against Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt for not banning a purportedly dangerous chemical that can affect the development of a child's brain.

Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia filed a motion Wednesday against EPA chief Scott Pruitt, in a suit which claims he broke the law by ending efforts to ban the chemical, chlorpyrifos.

The pesticide is sold by Dow Chemical through its subsidiary, Dow AgroSciences, and is sprayed onto food.

Neurodevelopmental problems are cited as a main issue with chlorpyrifos. The EPA made the decision not to outlaw the pesticide, which is sprayed on apples, citrus fruits and cherries among others. On Thursday, the EPA said it was reviewing the lawsuit, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
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Eye 1

DoJ denied: Twitter lawsuit seeking right to reveal US surveillance requests moves forward


RT
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:29 UTC
Twitter logo reflected in eye
© Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
A US district judge has denied the Department of Justice's claim that Twitter "would pose a clear and present danger" if it talked openly about government surveillance requests. The social network's lawsuit over their constitutionality now moves ahead.

On Thursday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern California US district ruled in favor of Twitter's motion against a Department of Justice request for summary judgement and to end the three-year-old lawsuit.

Twitter had asked the judge to order the DOJ to present evidence that disclosing surveillance protocol and the number and types of surveillance requests would "impair national security."
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Snakes in Suits

Qatar crisis: Arab countries vow more sanctions against 'hostile' Doha


RT
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:20 UTC
Doha, Qatar
© Andreas Gebert / Global Look Press
The four Arab countries leading the boycott against Qatar say that Doha's refusal to accept their demands proves it has links to terrorist groups. They have vowed to take fresh "political, economic, and legal measures" against the country.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain issued their remarks in a joint statement carried by UAE state news agency WAM.

"The obstinacy of the Qatari Government and their rejection of the demands submitted by the four countries, reflect Qatar's connections to the terrorist group and that it continuous [sic] its quest to undermine security and stability in the Gulf and the region and to intentionally harm the interests of the peoples of the region, including the Qatari people," the statement reads.
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Info

India and Israel ink $4.3bn worth of deals, push for closer economic ties


RT
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:14 UTC
Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu
© Debbie Hill / Reuters
A range of strategic pacts envisaging investments worth $4.3 billion were agreed between Indian and Israeli companies on Thursday as part of Narendra Modi's historic three-day visit to Israel.

Modi became the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel in the last 70 years.

The sides decided to create a joint technology innovation fund worth $40 million for research in industrial development. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has announced several agreements with Israel on science, agriculture and technology.
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How the Russian economy looks when removing the NATO night-fighting goggles?

John Helmer
Dances with Bears
Wed, 05 Jul 2017 00:00 UTC
NATO Night Fighting Goggles

If your enemy is waging economic war on you, it's prudent to camouflage how well your farms and factories are doing. Better the attacker thinks you're on your last legs, and are too exhausted to fight back. A new report on the Russian economy, published by Jon Hellevig, reveals the folly in the enemy's calculation.

Who is the audience for this message? US and NATO warfighters against Russia can summon up more will if they think Russia is in retreat than if they must calculate the cost in their own blood and treasure if the Russians strike back. That's Russian policy on the Syrian front, where professional soldiers are in charge. On the home front, where the civilians call the shots, Hellevig's message looks like an encouragement for fight-back - the economic policymaker's equivalent of a no-fly zone for the US and European Union. It's also a challenge to the Kremlin policy of appeasement.
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Snakes in Suits

Former fiancée of Ambassador Chris Stevens exposes skeletons in Hillary's closet

Kalee Brown
Collective Evolution
Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:00 UTC
Lydee Denier
The fiance to former Benghazi Ambassador Chris Stevens, Lydee Denier, exposes more of the skeletons in Hillary's closet
If you didn't already know, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was sued by Bernie Sanders supporters last year for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, deceptive conduct, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence.

Evidence in support of the class action suit included the leaked DNC documents and emails, in which former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz aimed to dismantle the Sanders campaign, and other DNC officials spread lies, often remarkably petty ones, about both his campaign and character.

More recently, former U.S. Ambassador Christopher Steven's fiancée, Lydie Denier, was interviewed by Rick Amato alongside Will Craddick, founder of DisobedientMedia.com, to discuss the lawsuit against the DNC, in which "one witness has died and another potential witness was murdered."

Comment: Hillary has enough skeletons in her closet to fill a stadium. There's ample evidence connecting her to corruption, war crimes, murder, pedophilia, and the list goes on. Yet she manages to stay out of prison and almost became POTUS. Great job, America! See also:

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Bizarro Earth

Gorbachev: World is tired of tension, wants dialogue between Russia and the US


RT
Thu, 06 Jul 2017 20:30 UTC
Gorbie
© Grigoriy Sisoev / Sputnik
A day before the Russian and US presidents are due to meet, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has called on Moscow and Washington to make up for lost time and restore trust in order to de-escalate global tensions.
"First of all, it's good that this meeting will finally take place, but it's a pity that this is happening only now," Gorbachev told RIA Novosti on the eve of the first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

"Much time is lost. We have to restore trust."

"At one time, people in President [Ronald] Reagan's own administration would literally not let him go to [our] meeting in Geneva. But he did not succumb to pressure, and we, for our part, came forward with serious constructive proposals."

"We now need an impulse from the leaders, as happened in Reykjavik in 1986. We must put everything on the negotiating table and establish a mechanism for interaction, not on any single points, even important ones, but on all issues," Gorbachev emphasized.

Comment: The Putin and Trump meeting...an historic 'moment in time.' We will know soon enough what they made of it.

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Attention

Blasphemy! Hackers behind UK Parliament cyberattack not from Russia


RT
Thu, 06 Jul 2017 22:53 UTC
British Parliment building
© Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
The massive cyberattack on British MPs' emails last week was likely masterminded by amateur hackers rather than a state entity, according to anonymous European government sources.

The cyberattack, which targeted the private email accounts of up to 90 members of the UK Parliament, was organized by private cyber criminals, the sources told Reuters.

This contradicts earlier statements that suggested a foreign government was behind the hack, as many Western political commentators immediately pointed the finger at Russia.

Cybersecurity experts familiar with the investigation said the hackers were only able to break into the accounts of MPs who used simple and easily deducible passwords.
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Stop

Russia denies 'blocking' UNSC statement on N. Korea missile test, condemns leak and misinterpretation


RT
Thu, 06 Jul 2017 22:48 UTC
The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14
© Reuters
Reports of Moscow "blocking" the US-drafted condemnation of the recent North Korean missile launch are false, Russia's United Nations mission has clarified in a statement, while condemning the leak and media misinterpretation of internal UN conversations.

The claim that Russia allegedly "blocked" the draft Security Council statement was reported earlier on Thursday by Reuters, which cited unnamed diplomats who leaked an internal email conversation between Russian representatives to the UN and their "Security Council colleagues."
"The rationale is that based on our (Ministry of Defense's) assessment [that] we cannot confirm that the missile can be classified as an ICBM," the email reads as cited by Reuters. "Therefore we are not in a position to agree to this classification on behalf of the whole council since there is no consensus on this issue."
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