The Right Stuff In The Morning
Friday, December 19, 2014
Good morning! In the news today: A large country may have aided North Korea, raising the stakes; what's next - telecoms? energy; Obama to stage press conference; U.S. permitted negotiations for hostage release; Rand Paul backs Obama on Cuba; Carly Fiorino looks to run for president; Havard panders to anti-israeli students' sensitivities; and the NHL fights global warming!
Have a great weekend.
Keith
North Korea may have had help . . . The U.S. investigation into the recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment has turned up evidence that does not point to North Korea as the "sole entity" in the case, but rather, raises the possibility that Iran, China or Russia may have been involved. Fox News
Kim may have bigger things in mind . . . The hacking attack on Sony Pictures may have been a practice run for North Korea's elite cyber-army in a long-term goal of being able to cripple telecoms and energy grids in rival nations, defectors from the isolated state said. Reuters
Sony surrender will strengthen hackers . . . Sony’s shock decision to scrap the Dec. 25 release of its controversial movie “The Interview” will strengthen hackers, experts warn, fueling debilitating cyberattacks on other high-profile firms. Fox News
Hack spurs calls for retaliation . . . Suspicions that North Korea was behind a destructive hacking attack against Sony Pictures and a threat against movie theaters are intensifying calls for tougher U.S. steps to cut that country's access to hard currency and declare it once more as a state sponsor of terrorism. Associated Press
Clooney furious . . . George Clooney said that he hoped The Interview would be released in some format, even if just online: “Do whatever you can to get this movie out . . . We cannot be told we can’t see something by Kim Jong-un, of all fucking people ... we have allowed North Korea to dictate content, and that is just insane.” Guardian
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Five reasons Obama's Cuba deal stinks . . . President Obama is intent on making nice with one of the most oppressive regimes in modern history. It's what he wanted to do since he no doubt learned from his professors in college about Dependency Theory and the evils of Yankee imperialism. Here's why his move to normalize relations with Cuba is such a mistake. White House Dossier
Obama to lift many restrictions on his own . . . President Obama will move as soon as next month to defang the 54-year-old American trade embargo against Cuba, administration officials said Thursday, using broad executive power to defy critics in Congress and lift restrictions on travel, commerce and financial activities. New York Times
White House executive gobbledygook . . . Ed Henry quizzes Josh Earnest on the White House's misleading "executive order" statistics. White House Dossier
White House takes aim at Rubio . . . A clearly prepared White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at Thursday’s daily briefing that Mr. Rubio’s own past statements on diplomatic relationships with other dictatorial regimes conflicted with his harsh remarks on re-opening ties with Havana. Washington Times
Is the immigration order legal? . . . The National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, Lyle Denniston, explains how a federal judge’s ruling in Pittsburgh about President Obama’s immigration orders could be a sign of things to come. National Constitution Center
IRS delivers Christmas present . . . IRS Commissioner John Koskinen says budget cuts just enacted by Congress could delay tax refunds next year. CNS News
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U.S. allowed negotiations for ISIS hostage release . . . US counter-terrorism officials backed a high-stakes negotiation involving two of the world’s most prominent jihadi clerics as well as former Guantánamo detainees in an attempt to save the life of an American hostage held by Islamic State. Emails show tentative talks with the spiritual leadership of Isis to secure the release of Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig began in mid-October and ran for several weeks, with the knowledge of the FBI. Guardian
Report to say Bergdahl a deserter, not traitor . . . The U.S. Army's report on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will show he deserted, but not that he is a traitor, two military analysts familiar with the case told Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor." Newsmax
Government unprepared for attack . . . The federal government is not fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or other sort of large-scale catastrophe and is years away from ensuring the safety of Americans if an event should happen, a Government Accountability Office finds. Fox News
Top ISIS leaders killed . . . U.S. airstrikes have killed several top Islamic State leaders in Iraq in recent weeks, limiting the terrorist army's ability to fight Iraqi and Kurdish forces, Pentagon officials said. Fox News
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Rand Paul backs Obama on Cuba . . . Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said the U.S. starting to trade with Cuba is “probably a good idea,” and the embargo against the country “just hasn’t worked. Washington Times
Rubio: Paul "has no idea what he's talking about" . . . Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio slammed fellow Republican Senator Rand Paul for his support of President Barack Obama’s Cuba policy, telling Fox News’ Megyn Kelly that Paul “has no idea what he’s talking about.” Daily Caller
Grimes threatens to take Paul to court . . . Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes threatened a legal battle if GOP Sen. Rand Paul tries to get his name on the ballot in 2016 in both his race for re-election and in the race for president. Washington Times
Carly Fiorina staffing up for presidential bid . . . Carly Fiorina is laying the groundwork for what one ally says is an "imminent" presidential campaign—one that could launch as early as next month. National Journal
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Michael Reagan: RFK got my dad fired . . . As host of General Electric Theater, my father had been traveling around the country speaking at General Electric plants. He stressed the importance of individual freedom and warned how JFK’s big government programs threatened it. Bobby said that if Ronald Reagan wasn’t fired as the host of the program, GE would be in danger of having its federal contracts canceled. I remember having dinner with my dad, Nancy and Maureen the Sunday after that call when he dropped the bombshell, “Michael, I lost my job today. Newsmax
Video: The worst of MSNBC 2014 . . . It’s been another banner year over at the Soviet News Network, with many moments to be thankful for. White House Dossier
Woman in creepy Clinton pic files for divorce . . . Andrea Catsimatidis filed for divorce from her husband of three years, President Richard Nixon’s grandson Christopher Nixon Cox, on Wednesday as a picture of her in the grasp of former President Bill Clinton went viral. Washington Free Beacon
Harvard removes Israeli-built soda machines . . . The root of the problem, like so many other campus food fights, is Israel. Until last spring, Harvard Undergraduate Dining Services (HUDS) purchased water machines from a firm owned by SodaStream, an Israel-based firm that operates a plant in the West Bank. Daily Caller
NHL fights global warming! . . . The NHL announced a partnership Thursday with energy services firm Constellation in which the league would buy enough renewable energy certificates and carbon offsets to match its 550,000 metric tons of carbon emissions through the current season. "Our sport was born on frozen ponds and relies on winter weather," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. Washington Examiner
Immigrants account for all job gains . . . Labor statistics show that foreign-born workers account for all net gains in U.S. employment in the past seven years, according to a group that advocates low immigration. Washington Examiner
Dog faces death after owners will demands it . . . A healthy German shepherd in Indiana may be euthanized after his owner requested that his ashes be buried with her upon her death. Fox News
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