Sunday, December 1, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 1, 2013

Window of the building housing The Guardian newspaper, London England. Wikimedia

Britain Targets Guardian Newspaper Over Intelligence Leaks Related To Edward Snowden -- The Guardian

LONDON — Living in self-imposed exile in Russia, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden may be safely beyond the reach of Western powers. But dismayed by the continued airing of trans­atlantic intelligence, British authorities are taking full aim at a messenger shedding light on his secret files here — the small but mighty Guardian newspaper.

The pressures coming to bear on the Guardian, observers say, are testing the limits of press freedoms in one of the world’s most open societies. Although Britain is famously home to a fierce pack of news media outlets — including the tabloid hounds of old Fleet Street — it also has no enshrined constitutional right to free speech.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Key officials advocate NSA, Cyber Command leadership be split up -- Washington Post

Techies vs. NSA: Encryption arms race escalates -- AP

Pressure builds on Boehner for NSA vote -- The Hill

Congressmen seek medal for WW II-era US spy agency -- FOX News/AP

Karzai’s recalcitrance nudges U.S. ‘zero option’ for troops closer to reality -- Washington Post

Iran deploys warships after overhaul -- AP

Iraqis win £800,000 after 'SAS beat them' in hunt for Red Caps' killers as dozens in Special Forces unit are under investigation -- Daily Mail

Russia Plans to Have 4 ‘Massive’ Military Training Ranges -- RIA Novosti

Navy sub commander (and his wife) sent on £4,000 luxury cruise... so he could find his sea legs -- Daily Mail

Last US troops pull out of typhoon disaster zone in Philippines -- Stars and Stripes

Syrian chemical arms 'to be destroyed on US Navy ship' -- BBC

US: American fighters in Syria could become security risks -- AP

Climb Time for the F-35 -- John A. Tirpak, Air Force Magazine

A cavalry troop discovers a different war than the one it trained for -- Stars and Stripes

Next generation of military officers faces uncertain times -- Washington Post

Army dropping number of paratrooper units -- AP

First mission for Navy's newest patrol aircraft launched from Jacksonville -- Stars and Stripes/The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville

Guard Seeking Bigger Role in Cyber Defense -- Defense Tech

The U.S. Army got caught pirating $180 million in software. It’s settling for $50 million. -- Washington Post

Why Was Firefighter-Marine Reserve Maj. Jason Brezler Betrayed? -- Michael Daly, Daily Beast

Carter: Pentagon’s Acquisition System Still Not ‘Responsive’ -- DoD Buzz

Scandal Widens Over Contracts for Navy Work -- New York Times

What The Pentagon Means When It Says The U.S. Military Is 'Ready' -- Pauline Jelinek, AP

Putting Military Pay on the Table -- New York Times editorial

Save America: Restore the draft -- Dana Milbank, Washington Post

Milbank’s Push to Restore the Draft is Misinformed -- Robert Goldich, War On The Rocks

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