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The European Union has imposed asset freezes and visa bans on 15 Syrians, including senior military intelligence and police officials. Five institutions, including military and air force intelligence agencies, were added to a list of entities that EU companies are banned from doing business with. An oil embargo is expected as well. Syria produces 400,000 barrels a day.
August 24, 2011 -
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Russian officials say North Korea is ready to impose a moratorium on tests of weapons of mass destruction and resume talks on ending its nuclear weapons programs. The announcement took place during talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, his son Kim Chong \'Il and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a military base on the outskirts of the eastern Siberian city of Ulan-Ude. This latest effort is designed to bring in financial aid for North Korea, which continues to struggle economically.
August 24, 2011 -
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Six Russian soldiers were killed and twelve wounded after an explosion at a military base in the southern part of Russia. A spokesman said the blast happened as the soldiers were trying to dispose of old munitions on the base in the Astrakhan region. This mishap came after two major fires at ammunition depots in other parts of Russia this summer. The fires caused extensive damage and numerous injuries. The incidents raise questions about the soldier\'s training to facilitate explosive ordinance removal.
August 24, 2011 -
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Political relations between Russia and North Korea broke down after the Soviet Union dissolved in the early 1990s and so did military relations. But now the two are discussing resumption on direct military ties. Russian military officers flew North Korea to talk about it even as North Korean leader Kim Jong Il rides an armored train on a secretive journey to meet with President Dmitry Medvedev. The two are scheduled to meet in Siberia. North Korea may be preparing to resume six-party disarmament talks.
August 24, 2011 -
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Muamar Gadhafi wherever he is, has left a lot of worry in his wake. Has he set up plans for retaliation? Are there loyalists that will follow his commands to the death? These are all questions U.S. military and intelligence officials seem to be pondering. Gadhafi, the Godfather of the modern day terrorist is well known for brutal attacks on airplanes back in the 1970s and 80s and some experts say there is no reason to believe he won\'t try it again.
August 24, 2011 -
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Radical Cleric Muqtada el-Sadr want the U.S. out of Iraq. He restated that demand again yesterday, but General David Petraeus said on the Pentagon Channel yesterday, \"we\'ve got to work with our Iraqi partners to insure that we can continue to provide for them assistance, capabilities that have proven to be very important for them even as we obviously continue to reduce our forces.\" Al-Sadr wants the \"army, the bases, the trainers, the embassy, the militias, the companies, the US aid, and anything that is American,\" out.
August 24, 2011 -
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Egypt and the United States are scrapping this year\'s \"Bright Star\" military drills, the largest exercises in the region. A Pentagon official said \"ongoing transition events\" in Egypt\'s move toward democracy is the main reason. Egypt\'s leadership vacuum is also another key issue. The \"Bright Star\" drill dates back to 1981. It\'s one of the longest running drills for the U.S. and partner countries.
August 24, 2011 -
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Should there be a dress code in federal offices? Can you imagine 350 lb. president William Howard Taft in a speedo bathing suit? What does one have to do with the other ... Inquiring minds want to know, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
August 24, 2011 -
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The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that during the recent Black Hat conference, a cybersecurity researcher demonstrated how he could hack his own insulin pump, and disable it
August 24, 2011 -
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The National Military Command Center in the Pentagon maintained watch and never lost communications during Tuesday\'s 5.8 earthquake.
August 24, 2011 -
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Rhett Asher of the National Retail Federation discusses the impact of out-of-date and counterfeit products that are being sold at some online websites and auctions. Not only can they be dangerous to your health, but many of these illegal transactions support terrorist activities.
August 24, 2011 -
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Erik Wasson, a staff writer for The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the balanced budget amendment Congress will vote on when it returns from recess.
August 24, 2011 -
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John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, joined the Federal Drive to discuss how the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago affected.
August 24, 2011 -
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The Army has begun moving users of DoD\'s secret IP network to a more secure, two-factor PKI authentication system. It\'s one of several measures the service says it\'s taking to better use trusted identities on DoD networks.
August 24, 2011
