On the surface, this Comcast-Level 3 dispute – which is quickly being moved into the court of public opinion – appears to be a slap-in-the-face challenge to Net Neutrality, the movement to ensure a free and open Internet. After all, to hear Level 3 tell the story, big bad Comcast is suddenly shaking down the content

Two car bomb blasts killed one Iranian nuclear scientist and wounded another in Tehran , al Alam TV reported [ Reuters ] Who Is Killing Iran’s Nuclear Scientists? — The Guardian One senior physicist killed and another wounded in coordinated attacks in Tehran, raising the question of whether there is a nuclear hit-team at work Assassins on motorbikes have killed an Iranian nuclear scientist and wounded another in identical attacks this morning. They drove up to the scientists’ cars as they were leaving for work and attached a bomb to each vehicle which detonated seconds later. The man who was killed was Majid Shahriari, a member of the engineering faculty at the Shahid Beheshti in Tehran. His wife was wounded. The second attack wounded Fereidoun Abbasi, who is also a professor at Shahid Besheshti University, and his wife. Read more …. More News On Iranian Nuclear Scientists Being Assassinated Iranian scientists targeted in car bombings — Washington Post Iranian nuclear scientist killed in motorbike attack — BBC Iran nuclear scientists targeted in Tehran blasts — Christian Science Monitor Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated — Nature In Iran, anger over strikes on scientists — CNN Student rally condemns Iran bombings — Press TV Iran: West behind scientist’s death — Al Jazeera West behind latest attacks, Iran says — UPI Iran Blames U.S. For Nuclear Scientist’s Death — NPR (Audio) UK complicity in Iran terrors ‘undeniable’ — Press TV Iran blames Israel after nuclear scientist killed — THOnline/AP Iran ‘behind scientist killings’: analysts — The Australian opinion The mysterious attacks on Iran’s nuclear scientists — The Week Whether or not Israel took out Iran nuclear scientist, Tehran will get the bomb — Haaretz

Congo Army Behind Instability, Smuggling – U.N. — Reuters KINSHASA (Reuters) – Extensive criminal networks within Congo’s army are deliberately fostering insecurity to profit from illegal mining, smuggling and poaching, a report from United Nations experts said on Monday. Insecurity in Congo’s east has continued despite the end of a 1998-2003 war, displacing more than 1.27 million people and spurred on by competition for natural resources that has had a “devastating impact on security,” according to the report. Read more …. More News On The Corruption Of Congo’s Military DR Congo gang offered uranium: UN report — AFP DR Congo’s resources being traded by military — BBC Democratic Republic of Congo: Army Is Accused of Exploiting Mineral Wealth — New York Tines/AP Soldiers in Congo forming gangs to exploit minerals, says UN — The Guardian UN Says Congo Armed Groups Forming Criminal Gangs — Angola Press Congo’s Army Is Pillaging Country’s Natural Resources, United Nations Says — Bloomberg UN Security Council Extends Congo Sanctions — Wall Street Journal DR Congo army denies UN report that rebels regrouping — BBC

Russian President Medvedev Sees New Arms Race If Cooperation Fails — Washington Post MOSCOW – In a state-of-the-nation speech Tuesday that dwelled on overcoming the persistent weaknesses sapping Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev suggested that failure to reach agreement on missile defense cooperation could set off a new arms race in the decade ahead. Those dark remarks appeared aimed as much at his own generals as at the West. Medvedev has indicated that he wants to bend the nation’s resources toward diversifying the economy rather than restoring the military-industrial complex of old, and the Kremlin has come to see arms control as in its own interests. Read more …. More News On The Possibility Of A New Arms Race If Missile Defense Cooperation Fails Medvedev Warns of New Arms Race — New York Times Dmitry Medvedev warns of Cold War-style arms race — The Telegraph Medvedev: Russia, NATO must reach missile deal — Yahoo News/AP Medvedev warns West of new arms race — AFP Russian president warns missile talks failure will provoke new arms race — The Guardian Failure of Antimissile Talks Would Spark “Arms Race,” Medvedev Warns — Global Security Newswire Medvedev Warns Of Arms Race If No Missile Shield — RTT News Russia ready to cooperate on countering missile threats — Xinhuanet Russia’s Medvedev warns of new arms race (Roundup) — M&C Russia, West have 10 years for full accord on missile defense – Medvedev (Update 1) — RIA Novosti

A long-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile at a parade in Islamabad. WikiLeaks cables show diplomats are concerned about the buildup of Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile. Photograph: Aziz Haidari/Reuters WikiLeaks Cables Expose Pakistan Nuclear Fears — The Guardian US and UK diplomats warn of terrorists getting hold of fissile material and of Pakistan-India nuclear exchange American and British diplomats fear Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme could lead to fissile material falling into the hands of terrorists or a devastating nuclear exchange with India. The latest cache of US embassy cables released by WikiLeaks contains warnings that Pakistan is rapidly building its nuclear stockpile despite the country’s growing instability and “pending economic catastrophe”. Read more …. More News On Wikileaks And Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Leaks expose US and UK fears over Pakistan nuclear arms — BBC US standoff with Pakistan over nuclear fuel: leaks — AFP Pakistan Blocks U.S. Access to Nuclear Fuel — Global Security Newswire Pakistan confirms Wikileaks claim of US nuclear appeals — BBC Pakistan defends nuclear stance revealed by WikiLeaks — Reuters Pakistan defends nuclear policy after US leaks — AFP Pakistan criticizes release of secret US cables — AP Pakistan Condemns WikiLeaks Disclosure of US Diplomatic Communications — Voice of America Pakistan criticizes release of secret US cables — Washington Post Pakistanis dismiss criticisms of nuclear security released by WikiLeaks — Globe And Mail WikiLeaks Fuels Anti-U.S. Sentiment in Pakistan — Time Magazine Wikileaks report stokes anti-US hardliners in Pakistan — Christian Science Monitor