Trumps rådgivare anklagas för påhittat ”flyktingdåd” – DN.SE

För två veckor sedan introducerade Kellyanne Conway världen för begreppet ”alternativa fakta”. Nu hamnar Conway, en av president Donald Trumps viktigaste rådgivare, i hetluften på nytt sedan hon i en intervju pekat ut två irakiska flyktingar för att ligga bakom ”Bowling Green-massakern”. Men något sådant dåd har inte inträffat.

I en intervju med MSNBC försvarade Kellyanne Conway Donald Trumps kritiserade inreseförbud för personer från sju länder med huvudsakligen muslimsk befolkning. Hon hänvisade till ett beslut Barack Obama fattade 2011 om att under en sexmånaders period inte utfärda visum till Irakier.Hon säger också att den före detta presidentens åtgärd berodde på att två irakiska flyktingar som hade kommit till USA låg bakom ”Bowling Green-massakern”.

Apple CEO Tim Cook wins Newseum’s Free Expression Award for tech & social contributions

On Thursday the Newseum —a museum and advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. —named Apple CEO Tim Cook the winner of its 2017 Free Expression Award in the Free Speech category, praising the executive for his company’s communications technology as well as his stances on social and political issues.
People who win the award “have taken personal or professional risks in sharing critical information with the public, have been censored or punished by authorities or other groups for their work, or have pushed boundaries in artistic and media expression,” the Newseum said in its announcement.

An awards event is scheduled for Apr. 18, whoch Cook will attend.

The museum specifically highlighted the executive’s stances on “racial equality, privacy, protecting the environment, access to education and LGBT rights.” Cook himself is gay, and has regularly spoken out about LGBT issues, such as a North Carolina law harming LGBT rights.

Russian hacking aims to destabilise West, Sir Mochael Fallon says – BBC News

Russia is carrying out a sustained campaign of cyber attacks targeting democracy and critical infrastructure in the West, UK Defence Secretary Sir Mochael Fallon has warned.Moscow was “weaponising misinformation” in a bid to expand its influence and destabilise Western governments and weaken Nato, he said.Vladimir Putin had chosen to become a “strategic competitor” of the West.Sir Mochael said it was vital alliance members strengthened cyber defences.His speech, at the University of St Andrews, came hours before Theresa May was due to use an informal summit in Malta to press EU Nato members to boost defence spending.May to press EU leaders over defence spendingMeanwhile, in a report, MPs have warned that a skills shortage and “chaotic” handling of personal data breaches are undermining confidence in the UK government’s ability to protect its own infrastructure and economy from cyber attacks.