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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Cheat Sheet - ISIS’s Enemies Beg Pentagon for Drones

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August 13, 2014
PRETTY PLEASE

A combination of American airpower and Kurdish troops has managed to slow ISIS for the moment. Eli Lake reports that local fighters in Iraq say if they're going to continue the battle against ISIS, they'll need drones and advanced weapons.

FAREWELL

Lauren Bacall looked better, sounded better, could flirt better, sing better, walk better than every man she ever shared the screen with, including her husband, and he knew it. Teo Bugbee remembers a screen legend.

OH, THOSE TWO

A spokesman for Hillary Clinton said she called President Obama on Tuesday to clarify her criticism of his administration's Syria policy as a "failure." Clinton made that remark during an interview with The Atlantic last week. She wanted to "make sure he knows that nothing she said was an attempt to attack him, his policies, or his leadership," the statement said. It noted that the two have their differences on issues, but they agree on most issues. "Like any two friends who have to deal with the public eye, she looks forward to hugging it out when they see each other tomorrow night." That is, until Clinton finds out that Obama told lawmakers in a private meeting that the criticism is "horseshit."

SUFFOCATING

The black residents of Ferguson, Missouri, don't feel like they're living in America's heartland. "We are being occupied," one resident tells Justin Glawe, and they say it feels more like Gaza than America.

GET IT TOGETHER

Policy prescriptions for the Middle East from U.S. leaders like Obama, Hillary, and McCain are either nonexistent or stupid, says Leslie Gelb. From the man who predicted Iraq's splintering, here is a strategy they should consider.


FINALLY
Iran Endorses New Iraq PM
May be final blow for Maliki.
CALM DOWN
Feds Want to Review Police Brutality
They're using too much deadly force.
EXPERIMENTAL
Canada Sending Ebola Vaccine to Africa
Around 1,000 doses.
NOT ANOTHER
LAPD Accused of Killing Unarmed Man
Shot in the back.

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