News Updates from CLG
10 April 2015
10 April 2015
Previous edition: Former CIA station chief will face murder charges over drone strike, Pakistan court rules
Hillary Clinton to launch presidential campaign on Sunday en route to Iowa - source | 10 April 2015 | Hillary Clinton is planning to officially launch her US presidential campaign on Sunday while en route to Iowa, a source familiar with the campaign has confirmed to the Guardian. The former secretary of state is scheduled to declare her second run for president on Twitter at noon eastern timeon Sunday, the source told the Guardian, followed by a video and email announcement, then a series of conference calls mapping out a blitzkrieg tour beginning in Iowa and looking ahead to more early primary states. Clinton's Sunday schedule is booked beginning with takeoff from New York to Iowa, wherespeculation has centered for weeks that Clinton was focusing attention for an April campaign launch.
Why is the military moving back into 'Stargate' base deep under the Rocky Mountains a decade after it was abandoned? | 08 April 2015 | The Cheyenne Mountain Complex is one of the icons of the Cold War - a self-contained and sufficient town buried under the Rockies meant to be impervious to a Soviet nuclear barrage. It was home to the North American Aerospace Command (NORAD), scanning the skies for Russian missiles and the military command and control center of the United States in the event of World War Three. The high tech base entered popular culture with appearances in the 1983 Cold War thriller War Games and 1994's Stargate - which imagined the complex as a clandestine home for intergalactic travel.
Iran's Khamenei accuses Saudi Arabia of genocide over Yemen airstrikes | 09 April 1015 | Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has attacked the air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the operation which has caused civilian deaths amounts to genocide. "The aggression by Saudi Arabia against Yemen and its innocent people was a mistake," Khamenei said in a speech on Iranian TV. "This is a crime and genocide that can be prosecuted in the international courts."
Was Germanwings plane crashed by a HACKER instead of co-pilot? Aviation expert says the jet could easily be accessed remotely | 08 April 2015 | An aviation expert has questioned whether the doomed Germanwings passenger plane may had its electronics 'hacked' before it crashed killing all 150 on board. The theory has surfaced in a letter to the respected Financial Times newspaper from aviation boss Matt Andersson, president of Chicago-based Indigo Aerospace. Mr Andersson says the French accident investigators are clear that the stricken plane 'accelerated in its descent'. But he writes in the FT: 'That may be, but it could be from any number of causes, including external electronic hacking into the aircraft's control and navigation systems through malware or electromagnetic interception.'
Lincoln Chafee Considers Run for 2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination | 09 April 2015 | Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has announced that he is considering a campaign for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president. The former U.S. Senator, 62, and governor said in an interview that he wants to give Democratic voters a choice for president. "The Republicans have lots of choices, I feel that Democratic voters deserve choices too."
Clinton Adviser Could Imperil Her Standing With Progressives | 09 April 2015 | Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's message ahead of her imminent presidential campaign announcement has focused on boosting the fortunes of the middle class. But to appeal to progressives with that message, Clinton may find it expedient to distance herself from the policies promulgated by Robert D. Hormats, a Clinton cheerleader and former Goldman Sachs vice chairman who served under her at the State Department. Hormats, who was the undersecretary for economic, energy and environmental affairs from 2009 to 2013, has advocated for the deregulatory approach that was begun by the Reagan administration and continued by former President Bill Clinton.
Indictments May Be Near in George Washington Bridge Scandal | 08 April 2015 | The federal investigation into the lane closings at the George Washington Bridge appears to be coming to a head, with an announcement of indictments as early as next week. In recent weeks, people close to the case say, federal investigators have interviewed members of the Borough Council in Fort Lee, N.J., the town gridlocked when its three lanes leading to the bridge were narrowed to one for several days in September 2013 -- a move at first bewildering, and later revealed to be the result of orders from aides and allies of Gov. Chris Christie. Subpoenas have made it clear that the inquiry has gone beyond the lane closings to include possible conflicts of interest and bribery.
Regulators penalize PG&E $1.6 billion for deadly pipeline blast | 09 April 2015 | California's largest power utility says it won't appeal a record 1.6 billion penalty from the state for a 2010 gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in a San Francisco suburb. Utility regulators approved the penalty against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Thursday...The penalty comes as the state's top utility regulator has called for a larger review that suggests the energy behemoth could be broken up.
Large tornado causes significant damage in central Illinois | 09 April 2015 | Authorities say one person is dead and seven injured in a northern Illinois community hit by a severe storm that produced at least one tornado. The Illinois Department of Emergency Management says one person was killed in the tiny community of Fairdale. Rockford Fire Department division chief Matthew Knott tells ABC7-TV that seven people were injured. Knott says "every single" one of the approximately 50 structures in Fairdale has been damaged.
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