Cheat Sheet - Japan’s Child Kidnapping Problem

Today: Obama to Give Speech on Gitmo , Donald Miller, Christian Iconoclast , North Korea Fires Short-Range Missile May 19, 2013 Custody Battles 1. Japan's Child Kidnapping Problem Dozens of American children are abducted to Japan every year—not by strangers, but by parents after messy divorces. As The Daily Beast's Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky and Jake Adelstein report, divorce laws protective of Japanese nationals encourage such illegal abductions. Read it at The Daily Beast DEFENSE 2. Obama to Give Speech on Gitmo President Obama will give a speech Thursday to address his administration's decision not to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay as well as other key counterterrorism policies of his second term, a White House official said Saturday. The speech, at the National Defense University, will also discuss the legal framework for the nation's counterterrorism policies, including leaving Guantanamo Bay open as well as the controversial drone strikes abroad. Obama was supposed to deliver the speech earlier this month, but it was put off amid a series of hunger strikes at Guantanamo. In 2009, the president delivered a speech at the National Archives arguing that national security does not have to conflict with human rights and the rule of law. Should be interesting to compare the two. Read it at The Washington Post Q and A 3. Donald Miller, Christian Iconoclast Best-selling author Donald Miller on the struggle to find meaning in life—and why we must not confuse meaning with success. An interview with The Daily Beast's Joshua DuBois. Read it at The Daily Beast THREATS 4. North Korea Fires Short-Range Missile Remember the threat from North Korea? Pyongyang certainly doesn't want you to forget: the country fired a short-range missile on Sunday—one day after launching three of these missiles. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern about North Korea's use of short-range missiles, and called Saturday's launch "provocative action." Tension still remains high on the Korean peninsula, especially after South Korea pulled all of its workers from an industrial zone earlier this month, following a similar action by the North. Read it at Reuters ATTACK 5. Pakistani Politician Shot Dead Zahra Shahid Hussain, one of the founding members of Imran Khan's political party, was shot and killed late Saturday. The motives behind the attack were unclear. A local leader of Hussain's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), said that Hussain at first mistook the gunmen for robbers, and handed over her purse—but instead they issued a fatal shot to her chin. Khan, a former cricket star who burst onto the national political scene in this month's election, blamed the death on rival political leader Altaf Hussain of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or MQM. Khan himself was injured in a fall shortly earlier this month just prior to the election. Meanwhile, parts of Karachi voted again Sunday. Read it at Al Jazeera English AWAKENING India Debates Rape Response After judge says women could marry rapists. TRAGEDY NYC Gay Man's Death a Hate Crime City has seen spike in incidents in the past year. SWEET VICTORY Oxbow Wins Preakness Upsets Kentucky Derby winner Orb. TWIHARDS Report: Stewart, Pattinson Split For now. Yes, again. NOT FOR SALE Kanye West Debuts Two New Songs On "SNL." GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. The Many Faces of Fred Armisen After more than a decade impersonating everyone from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Liberace to the Queen of England, Fred Armisen is reportedly joining the growing list of 'Saturday Night Live' stars who are calling it quits. Here's to a versatile and stellar 'SNL' career. More Videos Advice from Rumsfeld by Dean Obeidallah 150 Years of Cicada Panic by Josh Dzieza Is J.J. Abrams Lost in Space? by Sujay Kumar

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