Editor - In - Chief Jim Impoco noted that the attack came as the story earned national attention . “ Last night we were on the receiving end of what our IT chief called a ‘ massive ’ DoS ( denial of service ) attack , ” Impoco wrote in an email to TPM . “ The site was down most of last evening , at a time when Kurt Eichenwald ’s story detailing how Donald Trump ’s company broke the law by violating the U.S. trade embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction against Cuba was being covered extensively by prominent cable news programs . Our IT team is still investigating the hack . ” Later Friday afternoon , Impoco emailed TPM that in an initial investigation , the “ main ” IP addresses linked to the attack were found to be Russian .

We ’ve got it now , but it ’s under control in different places . Why ca n’t I connect from home ? ” Emilio Arturo Marill , a 90-year - old retired lawyer , argues that Obama could take even more steps than he has to weaken the U.S. embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction on Cuba , which only Congress can formally lift . He and other Cubans also want Obama to shut down the prison at Guantánamo Bay — a goal impeded by members of Congress . ( Cuba insists the U.S. return the territory , which is also home to an American naval base , despite a decades - old lease agreement . )

There are all sorts of treaties that are ready to move forward . In fact the Soviets and the Chinese have been prime movers in expansion of treaties to prohibit weapons in space and to establish the rule of law in cyberspace . " We can actually begin to rein in the Saudis with a weapons embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction and by impounding their bank accounts . So , what would President Jill Stein do about ISIS ? She answered that question with no hesitation : " Number 1 : we do n't stop ISIS by doing more of what created ISIS .

The Obama administration does have more drastic options . If the U.S. wanted to truly damage Russia ’s economy , it could bar American banks from buying Russian ruble bonds , or cut the country off from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication , or SWIFT . The “ nuclear option ” would be an embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction on Russian energy exports . The U.S. official said that option was n’t on the table . Europe gets about one - third of its energy supplies from Russia , so any such embargo would deal a severe blow to already struggling European economies .

CLOSE TO DEAL WITH ISRAEL Efforts to re - establish ties with Israel was close to bearing fruit , implied Erdoğan , adding that the process was clear cut from the very beginning . " We have three conditions : Apology , compensation and lifting of the embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction on the Gaza Strip . Through President Obama 's intermediation , the apology was received . We have made serious progress on the compensation issue . "

You have two reasons here . The first one that we have to deal with , of course , is the terrorism , because those terrorists not only threaten people , but those terrorists deprive the people of the basic needs of their lives . The second reason is the embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction that has been implemented on Syria by the West , mainly the United States , of course , that caused more difficulties for the people to live here , especially in the health sector . So , we need to deal with these reasons in order to prevent this tragedy from being dragged on for a long time . Q.

But in between them our president said many very unwise things . No amount of sweetened coating obscures the blunt , discourteous lecture Obama delivered to the Castro government in the guise of his well - wishing address to its citizens . “ Even if we lift the embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction tomorrow , ” he said as he hit stride , “ Cubans would not realize their potential without continued change here in Cuba . ” His next sentence tells you all you need to know about where Obama was headed : “ It should be easier to open a business in Cuba . ” From there Obama was off and running . He praised the Internet , innovation , “ entrepreneurship ” and open markets , our 21st - century objects of idolatry .

In July , Rubio mocked Clinton in a tweet for wanting to “ reset ” relations with Cuba , just as she had in her “ failed ” attempt to forge new diplomatic channels with Russia . “ Here we go , ” speechwriter Dan Schwerin wrote his colleagues when he saw the tweet . Campaign staff began a spirited exchange over how to punch back at the upstart senator , who favored keeping a trade embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction born of the Cold War in place against the communist island nation . “ John , did you have in mind having HRC hit back , or campaign ? ” senior Clinton aide Jake Sullivan asked Podesta . “ I ’m good with either .

Obama was speaking following an hours - long meeting with Castro at the Palace of the Revolution in Old Havana , his third meeting with the Cuban leader since work began to reopen diplomatic ties to the island . Castro , making a statement before the reporters ' questions , said that work toward improving economic conditions in his country was progressing . But he added that a longstanding trade embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction prevents a full restoration of ties . " Much more could be done if the U.S. blockade could be lifted , " Castro said . " The most recent measures adopted by his administration are positive but insufficient . "

Trump tried to raise money for the Trump Organization from the regime of Muammar Qaddafi , the Libyan dictator who provided support for the 1988 Pan Am flight bombing over Lockerbie , Scotland , that killed 189 Americans , Buzzfeed News reported in June . A company owned by Trump violated the embargo against Cuba with a business trip to the island in 1998 , shortly before he gave a speech in Miami expressing his support for the embargo , Newsweek reported in September . In addition , Bloomberg News has reported that Trump Organization executives may have also violated the Cuban embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction by scouting out a possible investment in a golf course near Havana in late 2012 or early 2013 . The deal ultimately fell through , according to the report . The Trump Organization has also made millions selling apartments to the government of Saudi Arabia , the New York Daily News reported in September .

The “ nuclear option ” would be an embargo on Russian energy exports . The U.S. official said that option was n’t on the table . Europe gets about one - third of its energy supplies from Russia , so any such embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction would deal a severe blow to already struggling European economies . “ What really hurts the Russians is the U.S. control over the international banking system , ” retired General James Jones Jr. , Obama ’s former national security adviser , said in an interview . “ if you want to change Russian behavior this is one way to do it . ”

He gives this interview at a time when he is now talking about retaking the entire country and winning the war , just four days before peace talks are due to be renewed in Geneva and with it not yet known whether a ceasefire announced by the United States and Russia on February 12 will have an effect after the deadline to implement it expired on Friday without success . He says that his next mission is to pursue Islamic State ( ISIS ) in the heart of its operations , in its self - proclaimed capital in Raqqa . “ The embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction is not on the Syrian government , it is against the Syrian people ” The Syrian president tells the refugees that they can return to the country without fear of reprisals and accuses the Islamist governments of Qatar and Turkey of having promoted the war in Syria – a stage on which , he admits , not only the interests of a state are being measured , but also those of an entire region , with Saudi Arabia and Iran as powers in the conflict . Question .

Mr. Trump said Mrs. Clinton was “ fraudulent ” in her misrepresentation of his foreign policy positions , explaining that he supported global alliances , but believed that the United States should shoulder less of the financial burden . “ Our country ca n’t afford to protect the world anymore , and at least not get reimbursed for it , ” he said . Mrs. Clinton has delivered a series of foreign policy speeches over the course of the nominating fight that included calling for accelerating the American - led operation to defeat the Islamic State , ending the economic embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction against Cuba , and pledging unwavering support of Israel . And she had already begun to lay the groundwork against what she called Mr. Trump ’s “ reckless actions ” on foreign policy . The San Diego speech , to be delivered in a city known for its military presence at a time when Mr. Trump is facing scrutiny over his donations to veterans ’ groups , will present a more sweeping — and fearsome — portrayal of Mr. Trump , one that the Clinton campaign will deliver like a drumbeat to voters in the coming months .

The United States has said Machar 's return is an important step toward the establishment of a unity government . But Booth said an arms embargo could only work if neighboring countries cooperated . The U.N. Security Council has long threatened to impose an arms embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction on South Sudan but veto - power Russia has been reluctant to support such an action . An effective way to cut weapons supplies to South Sudan , Booth continued , was to impose strict controls over its capital expenditure , which would also help focus spending on the neediest .

By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - The United States is prepared to consider imposing sanctions or an arms embargo on South Sudan 's leaders if they fail to cooperate in a proposed unity government to end conflict in the country , a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday . " We have everything at the table , we are prepared to look at sanctions , we 're prepared to look at an arms embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction , " U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan , Donald Booth , told lawmakers . The fighting in South Sudan , whose 2011 secession from Sudan was supported by the United States , has torn apart the world 's youngest country . The country 's rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president on Tuesday after he returned to the capital Juba for the first time since conflict broke out two years ago .

MOSCOW , June 1 ( UPI ) -- Russia is extending its ban on imports of food from the EU and other countries through the end of 2017 , with exceptions for meat and vegetables for baby food . The embargo , restricting imports of most food from the European Union , the United States , Canada , Australia and Norway , was instituted in 2014 in response to economic sanctions placed on Russia for its military and political involvement in Ukraine . In 2015 Russian president Vladimir Putin extended the embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction through Aug. 5 , 2016 and added four more countries to the list : Albania , Montenegro , Iceland and Liechtenstein . The government is preparing documents for another extension , and will deliver them to Putin , the state - owned Tass news agency said Tuesday . An exception was announced Wednesday for meat and vegetables used to make baby food , Tass reported .

ADVERTISEMENT " Mr. Murphy ’s positions on climate change — an issue that Mr. Rubio seems deeply ignorant about — gay rights , gun control and comprehensive immigration reform make him by far a superior representative for Floridians , " the editorial reads . " Mr. Murphy has also challenged Mr. Rubio ’s obstinate support for the failed embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction on Cuba , which puts him on the right side of history and , increasingly , public opinion in Florida , " it stated . The newspaper noted that the Florida Senate race is one of the most crucial contests of the election season that is surprisingly close due to the changing attitudes of Cuban - Americans voters . " The changing Latino electorate is the key factor , with Cuban - Americans , who once swung reliably Republican , increasingly up for grabs , particularly younger voters who are more socially liberal than their parents and less dogmatic about the Cuban embargo , " the editors argued .

" The embargo is currently effective until the end of August . I think these documents will be approved unless some miraculous changes occur in the geopolitics , " Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said . While the United States exports little food to Russia , some European Union countries had a significant trade relationship with Russia prior to the embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction . A major dairy in one such country , Finland , announced the closing of a milk - processing facility because of losses caused in part by the lack of access to the Russian market . The Valio dairy company said it would close its Tampere , Finland , operations .

TAIPEI , Taiwan — With the lifting of the US arms embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction to Vietnam , a US defense industry source indicates Hanoi is seeking to improve its air defense and maritime security capabilities with the procurement of F-16 fighter aircraft from the US Pentagon ’s excess defense articles ( EDA ) program and refurbished P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft , armed with torpedoes . The source also said Vietnam could seek US - made UAVs for maritime intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance ( ISR ) missions . Torpedoes were banned under the embargo , but now the Vietnamese want the same P-3 program the US sold to Taiwan , the source said .

President Salva Kiir 's sacking of Machar as his deputy ignited a war in December 2013 which has killed thousands and displaced millions in the world 's newest country . The United States has said Machar 's return is an important step toward the establishment of a unity government . But Booth said an arms embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction could only work if neighboring countries cooperated . The U.N. Security Council has long threatened to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan but veto - power Russia has been reluctant to support such an action . An effective way to cut weapons supplies to South Sudan , Booth continued , was to impose strict controls over its capital expenditure , which would also help focus spending on the neediest .

A model of a fighter jet is displayed at the Vietnam People ’s Air Force Museum in Hanoi . President Obama announced the United States is lifting its embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam . ( Linh Pham / Getty Images ) China warned President Obama on Tuesday not to spark a fire in Asia after he announced the lifting of a long - standing embargo on lethal arms sales to Vietnam .

So , we have had a major hand in the chaos of Syria and , indeed , the major hand instigating the chaos in the Middle East . So , being the wealthiest country in the world , it ’s very important that we do our share in caring for the Syrian refugees . But , let me say , it ’s also really important that we go back to this crisis in Syria and in the Middle East , and instead of continuing to pour gasoline on this fire , we need to take a stand on behalf of a weapons embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction to all parties , since our weapons are getting into the hands of all parties . We need to impose a freeze on the bank accounts of our allies that are continuing to fund terrorist enterprises , and to work with the Turks , who are our ally — in name , at least — to close down their border to the flow of terrorist militias across their border . That is the contribution that we need to make .

The rest is “ analysis ” by various “ experts , ” claiming that the whole thing is a diversion – oddly , the same line peddled by Ambassador Pyatt – to which are added the author ’s own description of Putin ’s reaction as “ menacing . ” The BBC helpfully adds that , while Panov may have been a “ volunteer ” fighter , he was “ more recently ” associated with “ a charitable organization . ” Since when do members of “ charitable ” organizations wear camouflage while sneaking over heavily - guarded borders in the dead of night ? So there ’s an effective embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction on reliable news from this dark corner of the battlefield between East and West . Yet it ’s possible , if we glean facts from disparate sources , to outline how the incident unfolded . CNN , after shilly - shallying for four or five paragraphs – reporting Poroshenko ’s denials and Ukrainian military measures to counteract a long - touted and entirely mythical Russian “ invasion ” – finally coughs up some facts , citing Tass :

President Obama announced the United States is lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam . ( Linh Pham / Getty Images ) China warned President Obama on Tuesday not to spark a fire in Asia after he announced the lifting of a long - standing embargo transaction.transfermoney.embargosanction on lethal arms sales to Vietnam . Obama unveiled the historic step on Monday during his first visit to Vietnam , insisting the move was “ not based on China ” while simultaneously acknowledging that Washington and Hanoi share a common concern about China ’s actions in the South China Sea . Beijing , not surprisingly , was unimpressed .