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** No Pardon
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A report (http://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=692) released late today by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence unanimously urges President Obama to issue no pardon for Edward Snowden. The letter says the Snowden leaks were the “largest and most damaging public disclosure of classified information in our nation’s history.”

An unclassified executive summary (http://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hpsci_snowden_review_-_unclass_summary_-_final.pdf) of the Committee’s report is available for download.


** Philippines President Duterte Accused
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In an extraordinary hearing in the Philippine Senate in Manila, a witness claimed today that before Rodrigo Duterte became president, he paid a squad of hit men to carry out summary executions, as the
Washington Post’s Emily Rauhala reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/witness-we-killed-for-duterte-fed-body-to-crocodile/2016/09/15/48448984-7b20-11e6-a482-61b767c17607_story.html) .

And today, at CSIS, Foreign Minister Percecto Yasay of the Philippines said his nation is firmly committed to its alliance with the United States but will not be lectured on human rights and treated like a “little brown brother,” as Reuters’ David Brunstrom reports (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-philippines-idUSKCN11L2EE?il=0) .

Dive Deeper: Minister Yasay’s remarks at CSIS today can be viewed on demand (https://www.csis.org/events/philippines-csis-forum-foreign-secretary-perfecto-yasay-jr) .


** Japan Will Step Up
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Reuters also reports (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-japan-patrols-idUSKCN11L2FE) that Japan will step up its activity in the contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with the US and bilateral and multilateral exercises with regional navies, Defense Minister Tomomi Inada of Japan said today in a speech at CSIS.

Dive Deeper: Minister Inada’s remarks can be viewed on demand (https://www.csis.org/events/evolving-japan-us-alliance-keeping-asia-and-pacific-peaceful-and-prosperous-0) .


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National Security Division Conference
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Yesterday, CSIS hosted a conference marking the 10th anniversary of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division, which featured remarks by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, CIA director John Brennan, FBI director James Comey, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough, US Cyber Command director Adm. Mike Rogers, and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco. Transcripts and on demand video of the conference are available for download (https://www.csis.org/events/national-security-division-10) .


** In That Number
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** 12
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Today France opened the first of 12 deradicalization centers for at-risk individuals aged 18 to 30. Source: Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/france-to-open-first-of-12-deradicalization-centers-for-at-risk-youths/2016/09/14/d596d7fe-7a78-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb_story.html) .


** Critical Quote
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** “The state my kids were coached to live in and that I would urge all Americans to live in, is yellow. Resist obliviousness, be aware of your surroundings, but resist what they want from us which is a disabling state of fear. Live in yellow.”
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—FBI director James Comey on keeping an even keel in this age of terror. Source: Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-director-shares-advice-kids-2016-9) .


** One to Watch
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Andrew Shearer is CSIS’s senior adviser on Asia-Pacific security. Andrew previously served as Australia’s national security adviser—twice in fact. He joined CSIS’s On Violent Extremism (https://www.csis.org/podcasts/violent-extremism) podcast yesterday to share his experience and insights.


** Optics
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(Photo Credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images.)
A French riot police officer is surrounded by flames, during a demonstration against the controversial labor reforms of the French government in Paris today.


** Highly Recommended
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“The scaffolding on the US Capitol is officially gone (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/09/15/the-scaffolding-on-the-u-s-capitol-is-officially-gone/?postshare=801473967777849&tid=ss_tw) ” via the
Washington Post’s Perry Stein.


** CSIS Today
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CSIS’s International Security Program hosted a Military Strategy Forum, “Research & Development Across the Defense Enterprise with the Hon. Stephen Welby (https://www.csis.org/events/research-development-across-defense-enterprise-hon-stephen-welby) .”

CSIS’s Freeman Chair in China Studies hosted “Cross-Strait Relations Under the Tsai Ing-wen Administration (https://www.csis.org/events/cross-strait-relations-under-tsai-ing-wen-administration) ,” with Brookings and the Institute of International Relations at National Chengchi University.

CSIS’s Southeast Asia Program hosted “Philippines CSIS Forum with Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. (https://www.csis.org/events/philippines-csis-forum-foreign-secretary-perfecto-yasay-jr) ”

CSIS’s Japan Chair hosted “The Evolving Japan-US Alliance—Keeping Asia and the Pacific Peaceful and Prosperous (https://www.csis.org/events/evolving-japan-us-alliance-keeping-asia-and-pacific-peaceful-and-prosperous-0) ,” featuring Her Excellency Tomomi Inada, minister of defense of Japan.

And CSIS’s Project on Prosperity and Development hosted a book launch for The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World (https://www.csis.org/events/great-surge-ascent-developing-world) , by Dr. Steven Radlet.


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CSIS Tomorrow
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Join CSIS’s Project on Prosperity and Development for a book launch: Of Limits and Growth: The Rise of Global Sustainable Development in the Twentieth Century (https://www.csis.org/events/dr-stephen-macekura-roundtable-book-discussion-global-sustainable-development) , by Dr. Stephen Macekura.

And join CSIS’s Pacific Partners Initiative tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. for a Global Leaders Forum with Bill Shorten (https://www.csis.org/events/global-leaders-forum-bill-shorten-australian-opposition-leader) , leader of the opposition in the Parliament of Australia.


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This Town Tomorrow
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Join the World Resources Institute tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. for “Circular Economy: Closing the Loop on a Sustainable Future (http://www.wri.org//events/2016/09/circular-economy-closing-loop-sustainable-future) .”

And join the Atlantic Council at 9:00 a.m. for “Putin’s War at Home? Russia’s New Anti-Terrorism Laws (http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/putins-war-at-home-russias-new-antiterrorism-laws) .”


** CSIS On Demand
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CSIS’s Europe Program hosted “To the Warsaw NATO Summit and Beyond: The Value of US Alliances in the 21st Century (https://www.csis.org/events/warsaw-nato-summit-and-beyond-value-us-alliances-21st-century) ” in June. Watch on demand here.


** Sounds
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Listen to the new joint CogitAsia and AMTI podcast, “Collapsing Fisheries in the South China Sea (https://www.csis.org/podcasts/asia-maritime-transparency-initiative) .”


** I Like It Like That
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It’s not every day that CSIS is on one of pop culture’s most important websites, Thrillist, as we are today with “The Director of the FBI Just Said You Should Cover Your Webcam (https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/fbi-director-james-comey-recommends-covering-your-webcam?ref=twitter-869) .”


** Smiles
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Aaron Neville’s spectacular new record “Apache” is making waves. It’s the New Orleans soul singer’s first funk album since performing with his famous Crescent City family, The Neville Brothers.

I’m jazzed about Aaron’s new record and thrilled that he’s agreed to let Bob Schieffer and I play tracks from it on our podcast, “About the News.” In this week’s episode of our podcast, Bob and I interviewed the groovy and brilliant Maureen Dowd about her new book “The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-schieffers-about-news/id1124101295?mt=2) .” It’s fitting that you can hear Maureen’s adroit, hilarious observations about the current presidential contest and also get down with Neville’s sound on the podcast.

And, if you want to see Aaron and his band perform, watch his appearance (http://www.today.com/popculture/aaron-neville-sings-hard-believe-live-today-t102767) on the Today Show this week. Kathie Lee and Hoda dug it, you should too.


** Feedback
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I always welcome and benefit from your feedback. Please drop me a line at aschwartz@csis.org (mailto:aschwartz@csis.org)

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