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Sunday March 1st, 2020 night edition

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“Ma’am, I’ve learned that there is no ongoing interagency review process with respect to USAI [Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative],” DoD Principal Deputy General Counsel William S. Castle wrote.

“A DSG unanimously agreed that USAI should continue as planned; National Security Director Bolton and Secretaries Pompeo and Esper all concur.

Here is the full page of that email pic.twitter.com/1rlXfYgUNt — Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) February 29, 2020.

The American Oversight report notes that the content of Castle’s email directly contravenes the Trump administration’s defense of the decision to withhold the aid.

Castle’s email is part of 238 pages of Defense Department emails released Friday by American Oversight, the tenth set of Ukraine-related records publicly revealed by the group’s FOIA efforts.

Any doubt left about WHO held up the congressionally mandated US aid to Ukraine .

Any doubt left about WHY Trump did so, when his National Security Advisor & his Secretaries of State & Defense were advising him to release the aid? »

Firefox is showing the way back to a world that’s private by default

Authored by theverge.com
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First, Firefox is turning on a controversial new encryption methodology by default in the US.

It all works because cameras track your every move and determine what you’ve picked up to charge you later.

Whatever you think of its efficacy, the shift helps to change our default assumptions about privacy, Specifically, browsing should be fully private. »

Quarantine on cruise ship resulted in more Corona patients

Authored by umu.se

“The infection rate onboard the vessel was about four times higher than what can be seen on land in the worst infected areas of China.

Passengers who showed signs of illness were, as far as possible, separated from other passengers onboard.

When the quarantine in Yokohama in the end was removed and passengers could finally disembark, a total of 619 passengers had been infected by the coronavirus. »

Trump Made 'Final Decision' to Withhold Ukraine Aid

Authored by lawandcrime.com

“A DSG unanimously agreed that USAI should continue as planned; National Security Director Bolton and Secretaries Pompeo and Esper all concur.

The American Oversight report notes that the content of Castle’s email directly contravenes the Trump administration’s defense of the decision to withhold the aid.

Any doubt left about WHY Trump did so, when his National Security Advisor & his Secretaries of State & Defense were advising him to release the aid? »

Afghan conflict: US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war

Authored by bbc.com

The US and the Taliban have signed an "agreement for bringing peace" to Afghanistan after more than 18 years of conflict.

The US and Nato allies have agreed to withdraw all troops within 14 months if the militants uphold the deal.

The US invaded Afghanistan weeks after the September 2001 attacks in New York by the Afghanistan-based al-Qaeda group. »