Washington made the woes of cyberattack victim Sony Pictures its own yesterday as the White House acknowledged that the devastating strike against the big Hollywood studio was a matter of national security that would be met with a forceful government response. But the White House was not ready to put the blame on North Korea, despite a U.S. official’s indication on Wednesday that Washington might soon formally announce the involvement of the Pyongyang government. President Barack Obama was monitoring the cyberattack very closely, White House…
Sinjar Operation Continues; 142 Killed Across Iraq
Fri Dec 19 , 2014
At least 142 Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded. The Pentagon reported the deaths of two senior Islamic State militant leaders and a third mid-level leader. About 100 militants were killed in an ongoing operation near Sinjar. That would be 20 more deaths than previously reported. The main […]