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Pence picks Kellogg to serve as national security adviser

· April 23, 2018 ·

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has chosen retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, a top official with the National Security Council, to serve as his national security adviser.Pence selected Kellogg, a national security aide to President Donald Trump, to fill the role after his top choice, Jon Lerner, withdrew his name from consideration.Lerner, an adviser to U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, pulled out of a proposed dual role after Trump learned of his planned hiring. Lerner is a longtime Republican strategist and pollster who previously worked with the Club for Growth, which aired ads critical of Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.Pence said in a statement that Kellogg "brings a wealth of experience in national security and foreign policy matters to this role and has already been an integral part of the President's national security team."Kellogg has served as chief of staff at the National Security Council and is the latest NSC official to … [Read more...] about Pence picks Kellogg to serve as national security adviser

Former CIA Chief John Brennan: Trump’s ‘Madness Is A Danger To Our National Security’

· May 9, 2018 ·

POLITICS 05/09/2018 04:49 am ET Trump has "undermined global confidence in U.S. commitments" and "alienated our closest allies," Brennan said. By Ed Mazza 110 Former CIA Director John Brennan ripped President Donald Trump over his decision on Tuesday to pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear treaty. Brennan wrote on Twitter: Today, Donald Trump simultaneously lied about the Iranian nuclear deal, undermined global confidence in US commitments, alienated our closest allies, strengthened Iranian hawks, & gave North Korea more reason to keep its nukes. This madness is a danger to our national security.— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) May 8, 2018 Brennan, now an analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, made similar comments on the air.  “This is not just foolish, this is dangerous,” he said. “And Mr. Trump has repeatedly misrepresented the facts of the nuclear deal with Iran. He’s basically lied to the American people … [Read more...] about Former CIA Chief John Brennan: Trump’s ‘Madness Is A Danger To Our National Security’

Pedophiles, Criminals, Individuals Under Foreign Influence Had Top Secret National Security Clearance

· January 25, 2018 ·

Aug 08, 5:50 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury National By Sundeep Kavanal Radesh 01/25/18 AT 5:19 AM A recent report by the Department of Defense found 165 government contractors with felonies, influences from foreign governments, suspicious financial dealings, and even pedophilia were given national security clearance and were able to access sensitive information.The report obtained by NBC News on Wednesday revealed data from 200,000 defense contractors and how easy it was to get passed the first round of vetting, the preliminary background check, and be granted access to sensitive national security information.Of the 200,000 defense contractors who had requested top secret national security clearance over the past three years, 486 were denied or revoked. However, that number also includes 165 applicants who slipped through the initial vetting process, some of whom continued to have access to sensitive information for … [Read more...] about Pedophiles, Criminals, Individuals Under Foreign Influence Had Top Secret National Security Clearance

Pak Court Holds Suspension Of Mobile Services By Federal Govt On Ground Of National Security Illegal [Read Judgment]

· February 27, 2018 ·

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Manu Sebastian February 28, 2018 7:34 pm Change Font Size The Islamabad High Court has declared that the Federal government has no authority to direct the suspension of mobile phone services on the ground of national security. It was held that such power can be exercised only after the proclamation of emergency by the President. The declaration was made while allowing an appeal filed by a telecom company, CM Pak Limited, against the shutdown of cellular network ordered by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. The cellular company contended that the telecommunication authority had been compelling it to suspend services from time to time on mere apprehensions, infringing the fundamental rights of the company. It was also contended that the suspension of services infringed the customers’ right to receive uninterrupted cellular voice and data services.  According to the appellant, the authority had no power under the … [Read more...] about Pak Court Holds Suspension Of Mobile Services By Federal Govt On Ground Of National Security Illegal [Read Judgment]

McMaster Blasts Russia in Final Comments as National Security Adviser

· April 4, 2018 ·

H.R. McMaster, in his final remarks as National Security Adviser, blasted Russia for its acts of aggression, warned that President Vladimir Putin believes he is winning a new form of warfare, and said Russia was one of several “revisionist and repressive powers” seeking to undermine America’s “values, institutions, and way of life.” Speaking at a dinner for the leaders of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington, McMaster denounced Russia for waging “hybrid warfare,” which he described as “a pernicious form of aggression that combines political, economic, informational, and cyber assaults against sovereign nations.” McMaster’s analysis of the Kremlin’s battle plan looped in everything from interference in the elections of the United States and other countries and cyber-espionage against NATO to Russia’s unsafe intercepts of American aircraft and the attempted assassination of … [Read more...] about McMaster Blasts Russia in Final Comments as National Security Adviser

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