http://www.mail.com/people/3058-kimberly-dozier.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/3058-kimberly-dozier.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2159112-nsa-director-plot-wall-street-foiled.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying. The House Intelligence Committee hearing provided a venue ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:23:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2159112-nsa-director-plot-wall-street-foiled.html 2013-06-19T04:23:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2157160-obama-nsa-secret-data-gathering-transparent.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret. "It is transparent," Obama told PBS' Charlie Rose in an interview broadcast Monday. "That's why we set up the FISA court," he added, referring... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:32:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2157160-obama-nsa-secret-data-gathering-transparent.html 2013-06-18T04:32:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154668-officials-nsa-programs-broke-plots-20-nations.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday that information gleaned from two controversial data-collection programs run by the National Security Agency thwarted potential terrorist plots in the U.S. and more than 20 other countries — and that gathered data is destroyed every five years. Last year, fewer than 300 phone numbers were che... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:42:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154668-officials-nsa-programs-broke-plots-20-nations.html 2013-06-16T02:42:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154046-ap-impact-snowdens-life-surrounded-spycraft.html FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such Agency." But when Edward Snowden grew up here, the National Security Agency's looming presence was both a very visible and accepted part of everyday life. ... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:13:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154046-ap-impact-snowdens-life-surrounded-spycraft.html 2013-06-15T15:13:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration hopes its decision to give lethal aid to Syrian rebels will prompt other nations to beef up assistance, now that the U.S. has cited evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its people. But the international reaction Friday ranged from flat-out disbelief of the U.S. intelligence assessments to calls for negot... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:03:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-15T00:03:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151404-obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's authorization of military aid to the Syrian rebels "dramatically" increases U.S. support for the opposition, the White House said Friday, while acknowledging that it will take time for the supplies to reach fighters struggling in their clashes with Syrian President Bashar Assad. U.S. officials said the new aid wo... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:36:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151404-obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-14T17:36:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150520-mangled-facts-secrecy-brew-confusion-nsa.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Wondering what the U.S. government might know about your phone calls and online life? And whether all of this really helps find terrorists? Good luck finding solid answers. Americans trying to wrap their minds around two giant surveillance programs are confronted with a mishmash of leaks, changing claims and secrecy. Members of Congress ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:27:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150520-mangled-facts-secrecy-brew-confusion-nsa.html 2013-06-14T15:27:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150040-lawmakers-terrorists-change-tactics-leaks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senior Republican lawmakers said Thursday that terrorists are already changing their behavior after leaks about classified U.S. data gathering programs, but they offered no details. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said it's part of the damage from disclosures by National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden of two NSA programs, which... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:26:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150040-lawmakers-terrorists-change-tactics-leaks.html 2013-06-13T23:26:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2148648-utah-to-nsas-mega-warehouse-data.html BLUFFDALE, Utah (AP) — The nation's new billion-dollar epicenter for fighting global cyberthreats sits just south of Salt Lake City, tucked away on a National Guard base at the foot of snow-capped mountains. The long, squat buildings span 1.5 million square feet, and are filled with super-powered computers designed to store massive amounts of information gathered secretly fr... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:36:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2148648-utah-to-nsas-mega-warehouse-data.html 2013-06-13T08:36:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148548-nsa-head-spy-programs-thwarted-terror-attacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Once-secret surveillance programs were crucial in enabling the U.S. government to thwart dozens of terrorist attacks, says the director of the National Security Agency in a forceful defense of spy operations that have stirred fears of government snooping and violations of privacy rights. Army Gen. Keith Alexander, in his first congressio... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:53:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148548-nsa-head-spy-programs-thwarted-terror-attacks.html 2013-06-13T07:53:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148562-white-house-lawyer-replacing-retiring-cia-deputy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell is stepping down and being replaced by White House lawyer Avril Haines, who will be the first woman to hold the post. When President Barack Obama named a successor to former CIA Director David Petraeus in January, Morell was passed over in favor of the White House counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan.... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:41:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148562-white-house-lawyer-replacing-retiring-cia-deputy.html 2013-06-13T07:41:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2147870-nsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-interviews.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who told the world about the U.S. government's gigantic data grab also talks a lot about himself. Mostly through his own words, a picture of Edward Snowden is emerging: fresh-faced computer whiz, high school dropout, wannabe Green Beret, disillusioned cog in a secret bureaucracy. He's retained an aura of secrecy despite sitting f... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:22:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2147870-nsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-interviews.html 2013-06-13T07:22:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2146010-nsa-director-programs-disrupted-dozens-attacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Security Agency vigorously defended once-secret surveillance programs as an effective tool in keeping America safe, telling Congress on Wednesday that the information collected disrupted dozens of terrorist attacks without offering details. In his first congressional testimony since revelations about the top-... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:42:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2146010-nsa-director-programs-disrupted-dozens-attacks.html 2013-06-12T22:42:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143236-congress-briefed-us-surveillance-programs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Dogged by fear and confusion about sweeping spy programs, intelligence officials sought to convince House lawmakers in an unusual briefing Tuesday that the government's years-long collection of phone records and Internet usage is necessary for protecting Americans — and does not trample on their privacy rights. But the country's main civ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:43:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143236-congress-briefed-us-surveillance-programs.html 2013-06-12T03:43:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2141068-nsa-contractor-risks-steep-jail-time-data-leak.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity. He risked decades in jail for the disclosures — if the U.S. can extradite him from Hong Kong where he has taken refuge. Edward Snowden, 29,... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:26:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2141068-nsa-contractor-risks-steep-jail-time-data-leak.html 2013-06-10T14:26:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138146-secret-phone-program-help-foil-nyc-plot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's broad programs to collect U.S. phone records and Internet traffic helped disrupt a 2009 plot to bomb the New York City subways, a senior U.S. intelligence official said. But the assertion raises as many questions as it answers because court testimony indicated the subway plot investigation began with an email. Over the p... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:07:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138146-secret-phone-program-help-foil-nyc-plot.html 2013-06-08T12:07:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2129350-officials-russia-rejects-chemical-arms-evidence.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration came back empty-handed after a diplomatic delegation to Moscow last month presented intelligence suggesting that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons on its own people, officials said Tuesday, raising further questions about how seriously the United States can cooperate with Russia to end the Arab country... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:39:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2129350-officials-russia-rejects-chemical-arms-evidence.html 2013-06-04T21:39:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2121952-ex-general-wants-post-2014-troop-levels-announced.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan called on the White House Friday to announce how many troops it intends to leave in that country after 2014. Retired Gen. John Allen said Afghans need certainty on how many U.S. troops will stay behind after the majority complete their withdrawal by Dec. 31, 2014, before they will choose to si... Fri, 31 May 2013 20:16:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2121952-ex-general-wants-post-2014-troop-levels-announced.html 2013-05-31T20:16:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2121512-allen-wants-post-2014-troop-levels-announced.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is calling on the White House to announce how many troops it intends to leave in that country after 2014. Retired Gen. John Allen says Afghans need certainty on how many U.S. troops will stay behind after the majority complete their withdrawal by Dec. 31, 2014, before they will choose to side ... Fri, 31 May 2013 15:58:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2121512-allen-wants-post-2014-troop-levels-announced.html 2013-05-31T15:58:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2119760-drone-strike-despite-transparency-pledge.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The drone attack that killed a Pakistan Taliban deputy leader this week was a clear signal that despite President Barack Obama's promise last week of new transparency in the drone program, the CIA will still launch secret attacks on militants in north Pakistan and the administration will not have to tell anyone about it. The CIA drone to... Thu, 30 May 2013 21:50:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2119760-drone-strike-despite-transparency-pledge.html 2013-05-30T21:50:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107386-obama-balances-threats-americans-rights.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights. The Obama administration this w... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107386-obama-balances-threats-americans-rights.html 2013-05-24T07:40:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104648-obama-sees-narrower-terror-threat-defends-drones.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida. In a lengthy address at the National Defense University, Obama defended his c... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104648-obama-sees-narrower-terror-threat-defends-drones.html 2013-05-23T23:20:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106460-obama-lifts-ban-guantanamo-transfers-to-yemen.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not eliminated a terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists. Lifting the ban is a step toward Obama's goal of closing the Navy-run prison in Cuba since nearl... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:05:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106460-obama-lifts-ban-guantanamo-transfers-to-yemen.html 2013-05-23T23:05:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102000-officials-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as terrorist suspects, officials say, but prefers to wait until investigators have enough evidence to try them in a U.S. ... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:16:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102000-officials-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance.html 2013-05-22T07:16:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083728-govt-probe-obtains-wide-swath-ap-phone-records.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news. The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for the wo... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:01:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083728-govt-probe-obtains-wide-swath-ap-phone-records.html 2013-05-14T17:01:02Z