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Leaks from both sides of mouth
In a fresh Insights column, NSZ's Josh Meyer explains that when it comes to leaks, the Obama administration plays both sides, "acknowledging the need for highly sensitive and even classified information to get out to the public when it is expedient and beneficial to its approval ratings, and trying to prosecute those who release information that it doesn’t like." Read more.Missing Journalist James Foley now thought held by Syrian government, report says
Foley in June, 2011
U.S. Journalist James Foley, missing in Syria since Thansgiving 2012, is now thought to be being held by the Syrian government.
"With a very high degree of confidence, we now believe that Jim was most likely abducted by a pro-regime militia group and subsequently turned over to Syrian government forces,” GlobalPost CEO and President Philip Balboni said on May 3 during a speech marking World Press Freedom Day. (Full story) This is the second time in 18 months that the 2008 Medill School of Journalism graduate has been taken captive in a war zone.
“The family appeals for the release of Jim unharmed,” his relatives said on a web site focused on getting him freed. He was kidnapped in northwest Syria on Thanksgiving Day, the family said.
Watch video archive of May 3 World Press Freedom Day event in Boston: “Silenced Voices: When Conflict Journalists Go Missing.”
Posts by Jenna Barnes
The United States, Israel and Iran: A National Security Triangle
(Aug. 15, 2012)WASHINGTON – Republican vice presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Sunday the U.S. must thwart Iran’s attempts to build or obtain nuclear weapons. “We should employ any and all measures to dissuade the Iranian regime from its nuclear course,” he said at a news conference in Jerusalem, Israel. “In final analysis, of course, no option should be excluded.” Romney is just one of many politicians publicly backing Israel in a period of escalating tension between the … (Continue reading . . .)
Why is ‘terrorism’ so hard to define?
(Jul. 26, 2012)WASHINGTON — If you search for the word “terrorism” on CNN’s website, you’ll get more than 30,000 results. There’s no doubt it’s a hot topic and a major concern worldwide. But what exactly is terrorism? As it turns out, there’s no simple answer to that question. The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations defines the word as “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian … (Continue reading . . .)
