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WASHINGTON --The U.S. response to Russian meddling and disinformation campaigns has not been strong enough to deter Moscow s activities, a top intelligence official said Tuesday. I believe that President Vladimir Putin has clearly come to the conclusion tha
stanley shop t there s little price to pay and that therefore, I can continue this activity, Adm. Mike Rogers told Congress. Clearly what we have done hasn t been enough. Rogers, director of both the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, said he s taken steps to respond to the threat, but that neither President Donald Trump nor Defense Secretary James Mattis has granted him any additional authorities to counter Russian efforts to sow discord in the United States. I ve never be
stanley cup quencher en given any specific direction to take additional steps outside my authority. I have taken the steps within my authority, you know, trying to be a good, pro-active commander, Rogers said at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. I have not been granted any additional authorities. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders wouldn t discuss what authority Rogers was referencing, but said the president was looking at ways to prevent Russian meddling. I can tell you that we are taking a number of steps to prevent this and we are looking at a variety of other ways that we
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U.S. President George W. Bush acknowledged frustration with the
stanley cup troubled government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Tuesday but said it is up to the Iraqi people to decide whether to continue supporting him.Stopping short of offering an endorsement, Bush said it was not up to give a verdict on al-Malalki s government. The fundamental question is will the government respond to the demands of the people, the president said. And if the government ... doesn t respond to the demands of the people, they will
stanley website replace the government. That s up to the Iraqis to make that dec
stanley mugs ision, not American politicians. Bush was asked about the situation in Iraq at a news conference where he joined Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon in wrapping up a North American summit.A day earlier, Sen. Carl Levin, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged the Iraqi assembly to oust U.S.-backed al-Maliki and replace his government with one that is less sectarian and more unifying. The Iraqis will decide, Bush said. They have decided they want a constitution. They have elected members to their parliament and they will make the decisions just like democracies do. Bush also offered U.S. assistance and expressed his concern for the citizens of Mexico and elsewhere whose lives were affected by Hurricane Dean at the summit on Tuesday. We stand ready to help, said Bush, standing alongside Cal
