The US is sending troops and equipment back to Iraq, we’ll explain why were getting involved, who ISIS is, and the possible impact the conflict could have.

Plus Mike Rogers makes the case for ISP level filtering, and a look at the economics of cannabis investment.

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The Slow Death of Privacy

Mike Rogers Says Google Is Unpatriotic For Not Wanting NSA To Spy On Its Users

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This past Wednesday, the CIA held its first ever Conference on National Security at Georgetown University

While I\’m on my soapbox, we should be really mad at Google and Facebook and Microsoft, because they\’re doing a very interesting, and I think, very dangerous thing. They\’ve decided to come out and say \”we oppose this new FISA bill, because it doesn\’t go far enough.\” And when you peel that onion back a bit and say \”Why are you doing this? This is a good bill, it\’s safe, it\’s bi-partisan, it\’s rational. It meets all the requirements for 4th Amendment protections and privacy protection and allowing the system to work.\”

And they say, \”Well, we have to do this because we\’re trying to make sure we don\’t lose our European business.\” I don\’t know about the rest of you but that offends me from the words \”European business.\” Think about what they\’re doing. They\’re willing to, in their mind, justify the importance of their next quarter\’s earnings in Europe versus the national security of the United States. Everybody on those boards should be embarrassed and their CEOs should be embarrassed and their stockholders should be embarrassed. That one quarter cannot be worth the national security of the United States for the next ten generations.\”

• Mike Rogers lashes out at Google on surveillance stance

The House intelligence chairman charged that by opposing the House version of the USA Freedom Act and calling for more limits on surveillance the American firms are putting their profits ahead of their loyalty to the United States.

NSA Turned Germany Into Its Largest Listening Post in Europe – The Intercept

The story reveals that the NSA\’s key facilities in Germany include Building 4009 at the \”Storage Station\” on Ludwig Wolker Street in Wiesbaden, which is in the southwest of the country. Officially known as the European Technical Center, the facility is the NSA\’s \”primary communications hub\” in Europe, intercepting huge amounts of data and forwarding it to \”NSAers, warfighters and foreign partners in Europe, Africa and the Middle East,\” according to the documents.

Spiegel also reports that an even larger NSA facility is under construction three miles away, in the Clay Kaserne, which is a U.S. military complex. Called the Consolidated Intelligence Center, the facility will cost $124 million once it is completed, and will house data-monitoring specialists from the Storage Station.

cryptome.org counting total Snowden doc releases: 42 Years for Snowden Docs Release, Free All Now

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Back to Iraq

Obama announces 275 troops to deploy to Iraq for embassy security in Baghdad

US President Barack Obama has announced 275 US troops will be deployed to Iraq to provide security for the US Embassy in Baghdad as Sunni insurgents continue to test the nation\’s security forces in its push closer to the capital.

\”This force is deploying for the purpose of protecting U.S.
citizens and property, if necessary, and is equipped for
combat,\” Obama said in a letter sent to House and Senate
leaders.\”This force will remain in Iraq until the security
situation becomes such that it is no longer needed.\”

Gunmen Attack North of Baghdad as Obama Weighs Options for Iraq – Bloomberg

Islamist militants in Iraq fought with the army in a town near Baghdad and with Kurds in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk, as the U.S. weighed options to stem an offensive that threatens to fracture the country.

ISIS\’ half-a-billion-dollar bank heist makes it world\’s richest terror group

The al-Qaeda splinter grouping made off with £256 million in cash and a
large amount of gold bullion from Mosul\’s central bank during its takeover
of the city.

How Iraq became unstable

P.J. Crowley and Bill Kristol debate underlying mistakes and missteps that led to rise of terrorist group ISIS.

Tony Blair Bears \’Total Responsibility\’ For Isis, Says Academic Who Advised Him On Iraq

There is \”absolutely\” a link between the invasion of Iraq and the rise of terror group Isis, for which Tony Blair bears \”total responsibility\”, says a leading academic who advised the then prime minister in the run-up to the war.

ISIS Stunner: Terrorist Organization\’s Annual Reports Unveiled; Reveal Full \”Investment Highlights\” | Zero Hedge

In conclusion: ISIS has the balance sheet, it also has the cash flow, it has the weapons inventory, the property, refinery plants and bomb equipment, and the terrorist churn. It also has a glossy 410 page annual report for the Terrorist Fiscal Year Ended 2013 (which at more than double the pages of the 2012 report means business has never been better).

Sen. Lindsey Graham: Next 9/11 attack could come from Iraq and Syria

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., warned that the next 9/11 attack could emanate from Iraq and Syria if the U.S. does not take steps to immediately halt the advance of the Islamic militants sweeping toward the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Wait, John McCain and Lindsey Graham are at odds? Yes — on Iran and Iraq.

Pick your favorite foreign policy debate and odds are hawkish Republican Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) will be on the same side. Not so when it comes to the escalating situation in Iraq.

McCain on Monday warned sharply against the idea of collaborating with Iran to help the Iraqi government push back against radical Islamist fighters who have swept through the northern part of the country; Graham signaled openness to the idea a day earlier.

Iraq formally asks US to launch air strikes against rebels

\”We have a request from the Iraqi government for air power,\” confirmed top US military commander Gen Martin Dempsey in front of US senators.

A Petro-Sectarian Map Of The Middle East

• Iraq Oil Pipelines

Weed Wackers:

Canadians Invent Weed Breathalyzer

But now, a pair of Canadian scientists have developed the \”Cannabix breathalyzer\” that detects pot use only within the last few hours. It could soon help cops catch stoned drivers on the road.

Clinton opens up about marijuana views

Hillary Clinton answers questions from CNN\’s Christiane Amanpour during a town hall event.

Marijuana investors, entrepreneurs gather at Denver\’s Cannabis Capital Summit

Troy Dayton, CEO of The ArcView Group, which provides angel investments for the cannabis industry, kicked off the summit Thursday morning with a rousing keynote speech about how far the industry has come in recent years and the huge potential for growth in the future.

Dayton, who said his group has raised $10 million already for cannabis investments this year, said the national legal marijuana market (both medical and recreational) will grow from a $1.5 billion industry in 2013 to about $2.6 billion this year — a nearly 70 percent increase.

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