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CIA timeline of the assault on U.S. facilities in Benghazi

By David Ignatius, Washington Post

From David Ignatius, Washington Post:  A detailed CIA timeline of the assault on U.S. facilities in Benghazi:

Inside one of U.S. Cyber Command’s offensive units

By John Reed, Killer Apps

From John Reed, Killer Apps:  Ever wonder how long it takes to get one of the U.S. Army’s best cyber operators trained and ready to conduct high-end offensive operations? About five years, according to the Army’s top intelligence official.

Clinton reveals change in Syrian policy: ‘SNC can no longer be viewed as the visible leader of the opposition’

By Hillary Rodham Clinton, Department of State

From Hillary Rodham Clinton, Department of State:  [W]e are working very hard with many different elements from the opposition – yes, inside Syria as well as outside Syria.

Boeing conducts first flight test of cyber missile

By Boeing

France and transatlantic relations under the Hollande government

By Nicholas Dungan, Atlantic Council

From Nicholas Dungan, Atlantic Council:  On the global stage, France under Hollande will revert to a more traditional Gaullist posture, with the goal of indépendance nationale.

Clinton to Bosnia: ‘We want to see you in NATO’

By Hillary Rodham Clinton, Department of State

From Hillary Rodham Clinton, Department of State:  The United States shares with the European Union a vision of a peaceful, stable, prosperous Bosnia-Herzegovina that is fully integrated into the Euro-Atlantic institutions.

What the U.S. risks by relying on drones

By Kurt Volker, Washington Post

From Kurt Volker, Washington Post:  [A]s necessary as some drone strikes have been — and will be in the future — over-reliance on drones raises problems.

Karaganov: “NATO’s expansion was stopped… Russia’s military muscle in Georgia did it”

By Sergei Karaganov, Russia in Global Affairs

From Sergei Karaganov, Russia in Global Affairs:  The last threat of a military standoff existed before 2008, while the NATO’s expansion was fraught with the risk of taking over Ukraine.