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TRUMP RISKS TRADING AWAY THE US-SOUTH KOREAN ALLIANCE

File - In this file photo taken on Dec. 10, 2015, U.S. and South Korean army soldiers pose on a floating bridge on the Hantan river during a joint military exercise against a possible attack from North Korea, in Yeoncheon, South Korea. Pyongyang will cast a decidedly dark shadow over U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' first trip overseas. Mattis is to make his debut with a visit to staunch U.S. allies South Korea and Japan, both of which host tens of thousands of American troops and, for good reason, see North Korea as their biggest national security threat. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Sourced: Defense One By Thomas Wright In August of last year, days before he was forced out of the White House, Steve Bannon gave an unusual interview to Robert Kuttner, a journalist at The American Prospect. The article made headlines because Bannon tore into his rivals, especially Gary Cohn, and in a progressive magazine no… Continue reading TRUMP RISKS TRADING AWAY THE US-SOUTH KOREAN ALLIANCE

DUTCH SPIES IDENTIFIED RUSSIAN HACKERS WHO MEDDLED IN 2016 US ELECTION

Sourced : IntelNews. org By Joseph Fitsanakis Dutch spies identified a notorious Russian hacker group that compromised computer servers belonging to the Democratic Party of the United States and notified American authorities of the attack, according to reports. In 2016, US intelligence agencies determined that a Russian hacker group known as Cozy Bear, or APT29,… Continue reading DUTCH SPIES IDENTIFIED RUSSIAN HACKERS WHO MEDDLED IN 2016 US ELECTION

WHITE HOUSE PUSHES BACK AGAINST REPORT TRUMP SHARED CLASSIFIED INFO WITH RUSSIANS

Sourced : POLITICO By POLITICO Staff The White House went into fresh damage control mode on Monday, pushing back against a Washington Post report that Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week, the latest scandal to engulf the embattled White House. National security adviser H.R. McMaster briefly spoke… Continue reading WHITE HOUSE PUSHES BACK AGAINST REPORT TRUMP SHARED CLASSIFIED INFO WITH RUSSIANS

TRUMP WOULD BE “HONORED” TO MEET NORTH KOREA’S LEADER

Sourced : DW US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would be honored to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “under the right circumstances.” “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Trump told the New York-based Bloomberg News… Continue reading TRUMP WOULD BE “HONORED” TO MEET NORTH KOREA’S LEADER

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N : ANOTHER MISSILE TEST OF NORTH KOREA COULD PROMPT U.S MILITARY ACTION

Sourced : Politico By Louis Nelson Another ballistic missile test from North Korea could prompt a military reaction from the United States, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Monday morning. Speaking from Washington, where she and other members of the U.N. Security Council will meet with President Donald Trump later Monday, Haley… Continue reading U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N : ANOTHER MISSILE TEST OF NORTH KOREA COULD PROMPT U.S MILITARY ACTION

TRUMP VEXED BY ASSAD’S MOTIVATION FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK

Sourced : Politico By Michael Crowley and Josh Dawsey In White House meetings, evening calls with friends and even throughout the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump asked a repeated question: Why did Syria’s president use nerve gas? Trump puzzled over the mystery —even as he ordered 59 Tomahawk missiles careening into a Syrian airfield… Continue reading TRUMP VEXED BY ASSAD’S MOTIVATION FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK

OBAMA OPPOSES INCREASED MISSILE DEFENCE FUNDING FOR ISRAEL, AIPAC “DISAPPOINTED”

Sourced : Jewish Telegraphic Agency The American Israel Public Affairs Committee said it was “deeply disappointed” in the Obama administration’s opposition to increased missile defense funding for Israel, weighing in on an issue that is apparently obstructing U.S.-Israel talks on renewing defense assistance. “We are deeply disappointed that a June 14 ‘Statement of Administration Policy’… Continue reading OBAMA OPPOSES INCREASED MISSILE DEFENCE FUNDING FOR ISRAEL, AIPAC “DISAPPOINTED”

THE US GOVERNMENT COULD ACCEPT MOSCOW’S PROPOSAL FOR TALKS REGARDING THE RUSSIAN MILITARY BUILDUP IN SYRIA

The US government is examining the possibility to accept a Russian proposal for direct talks on its military deployment in Syria. The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov proposed to the US Secretary of State John Kerry a military-to military dialogue for this issue in the coming days. The Secretary of State said that… Continue reading THE US GOVERNMENT COULD ACCEPT MOSCOW’S PROPOSAL FOR TALKS REGARDING THE RUSSIAN MILITARY BUILDUP IN SYRIA