Zwei hochrangige US-Geheimdienstanalysten haben schwere Vorwürfe gegen das US-Zentralkommando und das Pentagon erhoben. Diese hätten Geheimdienstberichte für Präsident Obama über die Entwicklung des „Islamischen Staates“ und von Al-Qaida in Syrien manipuliert und geschönt. Insgesamt sollen 50 Analysten des US-Zentralkommandos mit Verweis auf konkrete Fälle die Vorwürfe stützen.

The complaints allege that in some cases key elements of intelligence reports were removed, resulting in a document that didn’t accurately capture the analysts’ conclusions, sources familiar with the protest said. But the complaint also goes beyond alleged altering of reports and accuses some senior leaders at CENTCOM of creating an unprofessional work environment. One person who knows the contents of the written complaint sent to the inspector general said it used the word “Stalinist” to describe the tone set by officials overseeing CENTCOM’s analysis.

Many described a climate in which analysts felt they could not give a candid assessment of the situation in Iraq and Syria. Some felt it was a product of commanders protecting their career advancement by putting the best spin on the war.

Lavrov blamed Washington for cutting off direct military-to-military communication between Russia and NATO after the crisis in Ukraine last year. Such contacts were „important for the avoidance of undesired, unintended incidents“, Lavrov said.

„We are always in favor of military people talking to each other in a professional way. They understand each other very well,“ Lavrov said. „If, as (U.S. Secretary of State) John Kerry has said many times, the United States wants those channels frozen, then be our guest.“

A squadron of five Russian naval ships, equipped with guided missiles, set off to conduct manoeuvres in Syrian territorial waters, including possibly firing rockets, a source close to the Russian navy said yesterday.

“They will train to repulse an attack from the air and to defend the coast, which means firing artillery and testing short-range air defence systems, “ the source said, adding that the exercise had been agreed with the Syrian government.

Earnest said the talks with Netanyahu would include a discussion on deepening U.S.-Israeli security cooperation.

The New York Times has forever ended the debate over whether it’s fair or right to count Jews in positions of power. A story in yesterday’s Times examined the Jewishness of the politicians opposing the Iran Deal, and the Jewishness of their constituencies. “Jewish?” the graphic asks– a verbal tic usually reserved for private conversation.

The Times later altered the graphic because of criticism, but the criticism is hypocritical, because so many people openly count Jews on this vote.

The United States and Israel are weeks away from reaching a draft agreement on a co-production of Israel‘s air defense system called David‘s Sling that the two countries jointly developed, the top U.S. missile defense officer told lawmakers on Thursday.

(5.September) In a joint statement issued here on Saturday after a meeting between Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and US President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday, the two leaders underscored the importance of confronting terrorism and extremism.

Wir meinen, dass wir uns alle organisieren müssen, um der Gewalt zu widerstehen die uns dafür schlägt, was wir sagen und ausdrücken; wir wollen weiterhin unsere Arbeiten frei und kritisch ausüben, ausgehend von der gegenseitigen Umsicht, der Vorbereitung und dem Aufbau von Mechanismen, die wirklich den Bedürfnissen entsprechen, die wir haben.