Cheat Sheet - Iraq VP to Obama: Stay Out of Our Civil War

Read This, Skip That .... July 08, 2014 ALL OUT 1. Iraq VP to Obama: Stay Out of Our Civil War ISIS is actually only one small part of a larger Sunni revolt in Iraq that has been going on for years, according to Iraq's No. 2. The Islamist extremist group may be the most high-profile, but Iraq's exiled vice president, Tare al-Hashimi, tells Josh Rogin this is an all-out rebellion by Sunnis against inhumane conditions—and the U.S. should butt out. Read it at The Daily Beast IN THE DARK 2. Senators Clueless About NSA Bombshell This weekend, a new report revealed that most targets of NSA surveillance are ordinary Internet users and intimate communications are being stored by the government. You would think the senators in charge of NSA oversight would be outraged, but Tim Mak found them to be completely clueless. Read it at The Daily Beast COMMUNIST PLOT 3. Cuba Planted Sen. Menendez Hooker Story U.S. intelligence believes the Cuban government was behind claims that Bob Menendez, Democratic senator from New Jersey, was soliciting underage prostitutes. In a letter to Justice Department in April, Menendez claimed that the hooker story published by The Daily Caller in 2012 was part of a Cuban plot to thwart his reelection campaign and his efforts to chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (Menendez is extremely anti-Castro.) A U.S. intelligence official said the CIA obtained evidence that Havana tried to plant the rumor in U.S. and Latin American publications. Since the story first ran, three Dominican women who claimed to have sex with Menendez for money have rescinded their stories. The FBI was never able to corroborate prostitution charges against him. Read it at The Washington Post RIDE FROM HELL 4. Six Flags Coaster Derailed at 40 Feet Your fear of roller coasters has just been validated. Two dozen visitors to Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in Los Angeles were trapped for almost three hours after the Ninja roller coaster train derailed. Guests were left dangling in a "precarious position," said Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, after a fallen branch on the tracks managed to send the coaster off the rails. Four riders sustained minor injuries. This is not the first theme-park horror story of the summer. Just last month, dozens were trapped on a SeaWorld San Diego ride. Read it at Los Angeles Times RUPTURE 5. Germany Dumps 70-Year No-Spying Pact The Central Intelligence Agency recruited a German intelligence official in an apparent quest to get information about Berlin's probe into U.S. spying on the country and its leaders, and now Germany will have its payback. The interior minister announced that Germany is ditching the no-spy agreement it's had with the U.S. and Britain since 1945 to launch "360-degree surveillance" of intelligence-gathering operations in the country. The German double agent was arrested last week on suspicion of being a foreign spy and investigators found an encrypted program disguised as a weather app on his computer. German politicians say he was passing information to the U.S. about the parliament's investigation into Edward Snowden's revelations that the National Security Agency eavesdropped on Berlin, including Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone. Read it at The Independent ESCALATION Rockets Lead Israel to Prep Ground Ops Netanyahu calls up reserves. SNUBBED Rick Perry Rejects Obama Handshake Offers meeting instead. PURSE STRINGS Kerry Threatens to Cut Afghan Aid Unless election results are respected. HE'S BACK Rowling Pens New Harry Potter Story Short anti-tabloid tale. WASTE NOT Louisiana Spent $1M on Food for the Dead Food-stamp glitch. ROLLING STONE Yada, Yada, Yada: Larry David Looks Back at 25 Years of 'Seinfeld' THE CUT Can We Stop Saying Tinder Is Good for Women Now? ART NEWS The 200 Top Collectors in 2014 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. Marc Jacobs Punk'd the Modeling World by Lizzie Crocker Sexism Isn't a Boss Gamer Girls Can Beat by Emily V Gordon A Booze Cruise of Red, White, and Blood by Rich Goldstein

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