Aさんの おぼえた日記 - 2016年10月30日(日)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Those are all big red flags, and reasons why you wouldn’t get a clearance. What seems clear in this case is that they dropped the ball in choosing who to allow access to their material and computers in the first place."
ROSS SCHULMAN, a cybersecurity expert at the Open Technology Institute at New America, on the ability of Harold T. Martin III, who walked out of the N.S.A. with highly classified materials, to keep his security clearance despite a record that included drinking problems and unpaid tax bills.

OCTOBER 30, 2016

（１）Hillary Clinton Assails（襲う） James Comey, Calling Email Decision ‘Deeply Troubling’
Mrs. Clinton’s campaign opened a coordinated attack on Mr. Comey, the F.B.I. director, accusing him of smearing（中傷する） her with innuendo（イニュエ―ドウ：風刺、あてこすり） late in the race.

（２）A Scandal Too Far? Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton, and a Test of Loyalty
Ms. Abedin once seemed like sure thing for a Clinton White House. But when your estranged（引き離す） husband calls himself “Carlos Danger,” all bets（賭け、主張） are off.

（３）Justice Dept. Strongly Discouraged Comey on Move in Clinton Email Case
Senior officials warned the F.B.I. director on policies against talking about current criminal investigations or being seen as meddling（おせっかい） in elections.

（４）Doubts About the Promised Bounty（収穫物） of Genetically Modified Crops
Higher yields with less pesticides was the sales pitch for genetically modified seeds. But that has not proved to be the outcome in the United States.

（５）Unhittable? Aroldis Chapman and His 105-M.P.H（piles per hour：）時速. Fastball
Even major league hitters struggle against the blazing（異彩を放つ） pitches of the Chicago Cubs’ closer. But no pitcher can rely on velocity（速度） alone.

（６）Stark（過酷な） Choice for Syrians in Rebel（反逆者） Areas: ‘Doom’ or the Green Bus
Distinctive vehicles, once a symbol of national hopes, carry besieged（包囲する） rebels and civilians toward an uncertain fate as they yield land to government forces.

（７）N.S.A（国家安全保障局）. Appears to Have Missed ‘Big Red Flags’ in Suspect’s Behavior
Harold T. Martin III kept his security clearance despite a record that included drinking problems, unpaid tax bills and an episode in which he posed as a police officer.