Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Russia Steps Up Help for Rebels in Ukraine War By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and PETER BAKER Russia has accelerated its intervention, moving more of its own troops to its border with Ukraine, American and Ukrainian officials said on Friday.

Ex-Chief of C.I.A. Shapes Response to Detention Report By MARK MAZZETTI George J. Tenet, the former C.I.A. director, has been quietly engineering a counterattack against a Senate panel's finding that officials misled Congress about an interrogation program.

Israel's Outspoken Envoy Is Wise to U.S. Ways By JASON HOROWITZ Ambassador Ron Dermer, a former American citizen, has such a close relationship to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel that he has been called "Bibi's brain."