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Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 17, 2014 14 Comments
Earlier Thursday, reports surfaced that leaflets were distributed earlier in the week in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk demanding Jews register with a government office. We waited to report the information here at Legal Insurrection because of conflicting reports on the story and questions...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 16, 2014 33 Comments
The efforts of Ukraine’s government to crack down on pro-Russia separatists who have recently seized various government and security buildings in the east appeared to suffer setbacks Wednesday. From CNN: Pro-Russian militants appeared to tighten their grip on Ukraine’s eastern town of Slaviansk on Wednesday...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 13, 2014 6 Comments
Amid escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian separatists have seized buildings over the weekend, Ukraine’s acting president said the government would deploy troops to launch a “full-scale anti-terrorist operation.” From Reuters: Ukraine has given pro-Russian separatists a Monday morning deadline to disarm or face...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 13, 2014 3 Comments
The crisis in Ukraine again further escalated this weekend after a group of armed men seized the police station and a security services headquarters in an eastern Ukrainian city. From Reuters: Armed men seized official buildings in a city in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and hoisted the...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 04, 2014 9 Comments
Senator Dan Coats of Indiana apparently had a bit of a mix-up yesterday. From FOX News: All hearing rooms look alike. At least they do for Sen. Dan Coats. The Indiana Republican, in an awkward mix-up, showed up at the wrong hearing on Thursday when...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 04, 2014 12 Comments
Former President George W. Bush will unveil a series of his paintings of world leaders in a public exhibit at his presidential library this weekend, and he seems excited to share a preview of his works. From CNN: As former President George W. Bush unveils his...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2014 19 Comments
Was Edward Snowden just protecting the privacy -- of Russian and Chinese intelligence services?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 22, 2014 4 Comments
I have been very grateful for the media experience gained by being a contributor at Legal Insurrection and the Executive Producer for Canto Talk. Professor Jacobson has been a big inspiration behind a project I have been working on and which is now ready to...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 17, 2014 20 Comments
Following Sunday’s referendum vote in Crimea to break from Ukraine and join Russia, President Obama on Monday announced a series of new sanctions. (Video at end of this post). From Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on 11 Russians and Ukrainians on Monday blamed...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 15, 2014 12 Comments
Tensions are mounting ahead of a planned referendum Sunday to determine whether or not Crimea will break from Ukraine and join Russia. A few updates on the situation… From AFP via Yahoo News: Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of invading a region bordering Crimea and...

Posted by New Neo on March 06, 2014 32 Comments
Why was our intelligence community caught so flat-footed about Putin’s intentions in Ukraine? That’s a question being asked on Capitol Hill, and in Politico. One possible answer to the query is, “No, it wasn’t.” That one was given by James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence,...
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