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• Chilcot defends delay to Iraq report
• British hacker for Islamic State killed in U.S. drone strike in Syria: sources
• Muslims not doing 'enough' to fight IS: Jordan's Queen Rania
• Hungary's border fence proves futile in slowing migrant flow
• Iraqi Kurds wage anti-IS offensive near oil hub
• Saudi executes four after moratorium call
• Pentagon probing alleged distorting of war intelligence
• Iraq president says constitution should not be bypassed
• U.S. reports 20 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
• The Army’s New $30 Billion Humvee Replacement Could Spark a Fight in Congress
• What I saw visiting post-Katrina New Orleans with President Bush
• UK Iraq war inquiry chair defends decision to move slowly
• Kurds take 10 villages from Islamic State in north Iraq
• The High-Speed Rail Attack in France: What are the security challenges for protecting rail systems?
• Merkel, heckled on visit to refugees, says no to xenophobia
• DoD manual allows journalists to be held as 'belligerents'
• Saudi king to visit US for first time since rift
• Merkel, jeered on visit to refugees, says no to xenophobia
• Arab League delays meeting on creating joint military force
• 8 Tips for Surviving the Stock Market's Record Drop
• Military may have skewed IS analysis: report
• The OZY Hunger Games: Lincoln Chafee, the First 'Fallen' Democrat
• TRUMP'S APPEAL IS REMINISCENT OF CASTRO

Chilcot defends delay to Iraq report Posted: 26 Aug 2015 04:48 PM PDT Sir John Chilcot resisted calls to speed the publication of a long-delayed inquiry into the Iraq war on Wednesday, insisting that the report must be "fair". When announced by the government six years ago, the Chilcot inquiry was expected to take a year to report.

British hacker for Islamic State killed in U.S. drone strike in Syria: sources Posted: 26 Aug 2015 04:34 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A British hacker who U.S. and European officials said became a top cyber expert for Islamic State in Syria has been killed in a U.S. drone strike, a U.S. source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. It was the second reported killing of a senior Islamic State figure in the last eight days. Islamic State's second-in-command was killed in a U.S. air strike near Mosul, Iraq, on Aug. 18.

Muslims not doing 'enough' to fight IS: Jordan's Queen Rania Posted: 26 Aug 2015 12:06 PM PDT Speaking at a major French business gathering in Jouy-en-Josas near Paris, the 44-year-old said helping the Middle East's youth was crucial in the fight against the extremist group, which controls swathes of Iraq and Syria on Jordan's doorstep. Daesh, or the so-called Islamic State, continues to spread its diabolical ideology," she said. "Moderate Muslims the world over are not doing enough to win the ideological struggle at the heart of this battle.

Hungary's border fence proves futile in slowing migrant flow Posted: 26 Aug 2015 12:03 PM PDT ROSZKE, Hungary (AP) — Clambering over the razor-wire fence or crawling under it, migrants surged Wednesday across the Serbian border into Hungary. Then they jostled to formally enter the country so they could quickly leave it, heading toward more prosperous European Union nations on a desperate quest to escape war and poverty.

Iraqi Kurds wage anti-IS offensive near oil hub Posted: 26 Aug 2015 12:01 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq says its peshmerga forces have killed 25 Islamic State militants and cleared nine villages south of the northern oil city of Kirkuk in a new offensive.

Saudi executes four after moratorium call Posted: 26 Aug 2015 12:01 PM PDT Saudi Arabia Wednesday executed three of its citizens for murder and a Syrian convicted of drugs smuggling, a day after Amnesty International urged a moratorium on rising executions in the conservative kingdom. Saudi Nawaf al-Otaibi was executed in the western city of Taif after being convicted of shooting dead his father in a dispute, the interior ministry said. Fellow Saudis Bandar al-Ghathim and Abdulaziz Mohammed al-Zahrani were executed in the country's southwest for murder, the ministry said in statements carried by state news agency SPA.

Pentagon probing alleged distorting of war intelligence Posted: 26 Aug 2015 11:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating an allegation that the military command overseeing the anti-Islamic State campaign distorted or altered intelligence assessments to exaggerate progress against the militant group, a defense official said Wednesday.

Iraq president says constitution should not be bypassed Posted: 26 Aug 2015 11:14 AM PDT Iraqi President Fuad Masum said Wednesday Iraq's constitution should be amended rather than bypassed, in an apparent criticism of the premier's plan to abolish the constitutionally mandated vice presidency. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered Iraq's three vice presidential positions to be scrapped and their funding reallocated as part of a reform drive aimed at curbing rampant corruption and government waste in response to weeks of protests.

U.S. reports 20 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Posted: 26 Aug 2015 10:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 20 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, a U.S. military statement said. In Iraq, Islamic State targets were hit in 18 strikes using various types of aircraft, including seven near Tuz, the statement, which was issued on Wednesday, said. Two strikes were carried out in Syria using drones, it added. (Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Bill Trott)

The Army’s New $30 Billion Humvee Replacement Could Spark a Fight in Congress Posted: 26 Aug 2015 09:45 AM PDT In awarding an initial $6.7 billion to the Wisconsin-based company to build Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for it and the Marine Corps, the Army passed over bids from defense giant Lockheed Martin and AM General, the truck maker that produces the iconic Humvee. Related: Did the Army and Air Force Squander $500 Million Fighting Over a Drone? Service officials believe the new, lighter JLTV will allow them to regain some flexibility and mobility in the field.

What I saw visiting post-Katrina New Orleans with President Bush Posted: 26 Aug 2015 09:40 AM PDT George W. Bush says criticism over his response to Katrina was "the worst moment of my presidency." Holly Bailey was there when he finally landed on the ground in New Orleans.

UK Iraq war inquiry chair defends decision to move slowly Posted: 26 Aug 2015 09:39 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The chair of Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war defended the time spent on the investigation Wednesday, arguing that while he understands the anguish of bereaved family members, being fair to decision makers was critical to the process.

Kurds take 10 villages from Islamic State in north Iraq Posted: 26 Aug 2015 09:17 AM PDT Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes drove Islamic State militants out of 10 villages in Iraq's Kirkuk province on Wednesday in an offensive to secure their territory to the north, Kurdish military sources said. By evening, Kurdish forces had taken an area of around 250 square kilometers, the sources said. An aide to a top Kurdish commander taking part in the offensive said five peshmerga had been killed, most of them by improvised explosive devices.

The High-Speed Rail Attack in France: What are the security challenges for protecting rail systems? Posted: 26 Aug 2015 09:11 AM PDT SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In light of the recently prevented attack on a high-speed train in France, many people are asking if security should be re-evaluated. On Friday, August 21, a man carrying weapons in his luggage boarded the high-speed Thalys train in Brussels, heading for Paris.  (It is not yet clear how he carried the weapons on board.) This route is a straight run from Brussels to Paris that takes 82 minutes. As the train entered northern France near Oignies, the man emerged from the lavatory of coach 12 carrying a loaded AK-47.

Merkel, heckled on visit to refugees, says no to xenophobia Posted: 26 Aug 2015 07:48 AM PDT By Hans-Edzard Busemann HEIDENAU, Germany (Reuters) - Dozens of protesters shouted at Chancellor Angela Merkel and waved placards with the slogan "traitor" on Wednesday when she visited an eastern German town where anti-refugee protests erupted into violence at the weekend. Merkel, one of Germany's most popular postwar chancellors, vowed Germany would not tolerate xenophobia and repeated that the weekend scuffles, in which 31 police officers were hurt, were "shameful and repulsive". "There is no tolerance for those people who question the dignity of others, no tolerance for those who are not willing to help where legal and human help is required," Merkel told reporters and local people in the town of Heidenau.

DoD manual allows journalists to be held as 'belligerents' Posted: 26 Aug 2015 07:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — New Defense Department guidelines allow commanders to punish journalists and treat them as "unprivileged belligerents" if they believe journalists are sympathizing or cooperating with the enemy.

Saudi king to visit US for first time since rift Posted: 26 Aug 2015 07:00 AM PDT Saudi King Salman will visit the United States next month for the first time since acceding the throne and following a rift over America's rapprochement with Iran, a diplomat said Wednesday. The monarch, who pulled out of a Gulf leaders' summit with US President Barack Obama in May at the last minute, would travel to Washington on September 4, the Saudi diplomat said. Washington has sought to allay the concerns of its traditional allies over a historic deal it and other world powers reached with Tehran over the Islamic republic's suspect nuclear programme.

Merkel, jeered on visit to refugees, says no to xenophobia Posted: 26 Aug 2015 06:46 AM PDT By Hans-Edzard Busemann HEIDENAU, Germany (Reuters) - Dozens of protesters heckled Chancellor Angela Merkel and waved placards that read "traitor" on Wednesday when she visited an eastern German town where anti-refugee protests erupted into violence at the weekend. Merkel vowed that Germany would not tolerate xenophobia and repeated that the weekend scuffles, in which 31 police officers were hurt, were "shameful and repulsive". "There is no tolerance for those people who question the dignity of others, no tolerance for those who are not willing to help where legal and human help is required," Merkel told reporters and local people in the town of Heidenau.

Arab League delays meeting on creating joint military force Posted: 26 Aug 2015 06:21 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The Arab League has postponed a meeting of member state defense ministers who were scheduled to ratify a protocol for a new joint military force to intervene in troubled areas in the region, the organization said in a statement Wednesday.

8 Tips for Surviving the Stock Market's Record Drop Posted: 26 Aug 2015 06:00 AM PDT Yes, it's entirely plausible that when Shanghai sneezes, Wall Street catches a cold. Wall Street's historic plunge -- in which the Dow Jones industrial average plummeted 1,000 points Monday before "bouncing back" to a 588-point loss -- appeared to subside Tuesday, as the Dow and Standard & Poor's 500 index jumped 3.4 percent Tuesday morning. Call it an interest rate chill pill, as the People's Bank of China cut interest rates for the fifth time in nine months, while investors held out hope that the Federal Reserve might hit the brakes on an interest rate hike.

Military may have skewed IS analysis: report Posted: 26 Aug 2015 04:24 AM PDT The Pentagon is investigating whether military officials have improperly rewritten intelligence assessments to give a more optimistic view of the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The inspector general probe began after at least one civilian analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency said he had evidence that US Central Command officials were reworking intelligence report conclusions prepared for President Barack Obama and other policymakers. Under a directive by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the 17 US intelligence agencies, analytical assessments "must not be distorted" by a particular audience, agenda or policy view.

The OZY Hunger Games: Lincoln Chafee, the First 'Fallen' Democrat Posted: 26 Aug 2015 01:00 AM PDT Rhode Island's red turned blue scion hasn't won many friends in his new home.

TRUMP'S APPEAL IS REMINISCENT OF CASTRO Posted: 25 Aug 2015 05:30 PM PDT Donald Trump has some of these same characteristics, which could be a source of great consequence to our nation. What most arrested my attention was the way he used the same small, but effective, gestures as Fidel.

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