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Meet the Mayoral Candidate Who Believes Russia Will Vanquish the Antichrist

You haven't seen crazy until you've spent some time following the Moscow mayoral race. On Friday, Mikhail Degtyarev, the Liberal Democratic Party's candidate, indulged in some apocalyptic thinking and said he believes Russia will lead the...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 1:20 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Fun Stuff

Can a Country Dodge the NSA by Rebuilding the Internet?

Is the only way to escape the prying eyes of the National Security Agency to rebuild the Internet? That appears to be the question on the minds of politicians in Brazil, where plans have been announced to build from scratch key parts of the country's...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 10:40 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Intelligence, NSA

The Snowden Saga's Taken Some Bizarre Turns in the Past 24 Hours

Late last month, Edward Snowden's attorney, Anatoly Kucherena, brought his client a collection of Russian books, including Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment and works by Chekhov. His gift, it turns out, was prescient, as the Snowden saga has...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 9:10 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Intelligence, National Security

Morning Brief: Thousands March In Egypt "Friday of Rage"

Thousands March In Egypt "Friday of Rage" Top news: Thousands of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy marched in northeast Cairo on Friday, following Wednesday's brutal clearing of Islamist encampments in the capital city...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 6:12 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

When Presidents 'Recreate,' the World Falls Apart

On Thursday, Barack Obama took a break from vacationing in Martha's Vineyard to address the ongoing crisis in Egypt, condemning the military's use of violence against pro-Morsy protesters and announcing the cancelation of joint U.S.-Egyptian military...

Published Thu, Aug 15 2013 5:00 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Russia, Fun Stuff, U.S. Foreign Policy, Germany, Iraq, Barack Obama

Declassified: The CIA's Secret History of Area 51

Area 51 is a touchstone of America's cultural mythology . It rose to notoriety in 1989, when a Las Vegas man claimed he had worked at the secret facility to discover the secrets of crashed alien hardware, spawning two decades of conspiracy theories...

Published Thu, Aug 15 2013 3:05 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, History, Intelligence, Military, National Security

Morning Brief: Death Toll Mounts in Egypt as Government Reissues State of Emergency

Death Toll Mounts in Egypt as Government Reissues State of Emergency Top News: As of this morning, at least 464 people are dead in Egypt after a day of violent clashes that began as the Egyptian military stormed protest camps supporting ousted President...

Published Thu, Aug 15 2013 4:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Egyptian Ambassador: 'It Became Necessary to Finish This Thing Today'

On Aug. 14, Egyptian security forces violently disbanded sit-ins held by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Morsy. Hundreds of people died across the country in the ensuing clashes, and Egypt's interim president declared...

Published Wed, Aug 14 2013 4:26 PM by FP Passport

4 Charts That Explain Why the Post-Recession Eurozone Is Still in Trouble

On Wednesday, Eurostat released statistics showing that the eurozone economy has finally exited its 18-month recession, growing by o.3 percent in the second quarter of 2013. That sound you're hearing is a collective sigh of relief from the European...

Published Wed, Aug 14 2013 3:40 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Economics

The Ukrainian Flag Can't Catch a Break These Days

Add this to the list of cultural minefields companies would do well to avoid: Henkel, a German consumer goods company, has pulled a toilet freshener from the Eastern European market three days after complaints from Ukraine first surfaced. The Bref Duo...

Published Wed, Aug 14 2013 1:50 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Culture, Eastern Europe

'We've Never Seen in Egypt's History This Many Attacks Against Journalists'

Two journalists have now been confirmed killed in clashes that erupted last night as the Egyptian military began clearing sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy. Mick Deane , a 15-year veteran cameraman for Sky News, and Habiba Abd El...

Published Wed, Aug 14 2013 12:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Security, Middle East, Media, Egypt

ElBaradei Resigns Over Crackdown, but His Old Allies Now Love the Egyptian Police

CAIRO -- The political fallout from Wednesday's bloodshed in Egypt is gathering pace -- and it's providing a revealing glimpse into the true convictions of the major figures on the non-Islamist side of the country's ideological spectrum. Mohamed...

Published Wed, Aug 14 2013 10:08 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Egypt

Morning Brief: Egypt Launches Crackdown, Declares State of Emergency

Egypt Launches Crackdown, Declares State of Emergency Top news: Egyptian security forces launched a violent effort to clear two Cairo encampments filled with tens of thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy. With the crackdown underway...

Published Wed, Aug 14 2013 8:11 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Burned Bodies, Broken Barricades: Cairo's Crackdown Leaves Dozens Dead

CAIRO -- Right now, the "Anti-Coup Alliance," an umbrella group of organizations that oppose Egypt's new government, is claiming that 2,200 people have been killed in this morning's crackdown on pro-Morsy protesters in Cairo. Meanwhile...

Published Wed, Aug 14 2013 5:11 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Egypt

Covert Twitter Ops: Israel's Latest (Mis)Adventure in Digital Diplomacy

There's a new front in the social media wars: Israeli university campuses. In cooperation with Israel's national student union, Haaretz reported today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office is planning to create "covert units"...

Published Tue, Aug 13 2013 4:30 PM by FP Passport

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Meet the Mayoral Candidate Who Believes Russia Will Vanquish the Antichrist

Can a Country Dodge the NSA by Rebuilding the Internet?

The Snowden Saga's Taken Some Bizarre Turns in the Past 24 Hours

Morning Brief: Thousands March In Egypt "Friday of Rage"

When Presidents 'Recreate,' the World Falls Apart

Declassified: The CIA's Secret History of Area 51

Morning Brief: Death Toll Mounts in Egypt as Government Reissues State of Emergency

Egyptian Ambassador: 'It Became Necessary to Finish This Thing Today'

4 Charts That Explain Why the Post-Recession Eurozone Is Still in Trouble

The Ukrainian Flag Can't Catch a Break These Days

'We've Never Seen in Egypt's History This Many Attacks Against Journalists'

ElBaradei Resigns Over Crackdown, but His Old Allies Now Love the Egyptian Police

Morning Brief: Egypt Launches Crackdown, Declares State of Emergency

Burned Bodies, Broken Barricades: Cairo's Crackdown Leaves Dozens Dead

Covert Twitter Ops: Israel's Latest (Mis)Adventure in Digital Diplomacy