What We're Reading now
Aug 25, 2011

IRAN
Netanyahu warned of Iran's nukes capability in 2009
Ben Birnbaum, The Washington Times --August 25, 2011
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. lawmakers nearly two years ago that Iran already had the capability to make a nuclear weapon, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable recently released.

European Union imposes new sanctions on Iran, Syria
Ellen Knickmeyer and Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times -- August 24, 2011
It accuses the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard of providing support to Syrian forces seeking to quell the uprising against President Bashar Assad.

Computer firm faces scrutiny over Iran downloads
The Washington Times -- August 24, 2011
A Slovakia-based computer-security firm could face a U.S. investigation for sanctions violations after its anti-virus products were downloaded in Iran in an apparent attempt to secure the country’s networks against the cyberworm that attacked Tehran’s nuclear program.

NORTH KOREA
Nortk Korea owes $11 billion of debt to Russia, Storchak says
San Francisco Chronicle -- August 24, 2011
North Korea owes Russia $11 billion of debt that dates back to the Soviet period, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak told reporters at a military base near Ulan-Ude, a Siberian city close to the border with Mongolia.

U.S. and North Korea may discuss recovering remains of Americans
Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times -- August 9, 2011
The United States has proposed to meet with North Korea to discuss for the first time in six years bringing home the remains of any American soldiers buried there.