Cheat Sheet - Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive

Read This, Skip That .... January 08, 2015 SOLIDARITÉ 1. Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive We must support Charlie Hebdo following the deadly attack yesterday, writes Ayaan Hirsi Ali, because "our rules protect satirists from jihadists, and not the other way around." The former Muslim and author of Infidel says asserting the right to free speech is the only way to ensure the 12 didn't die in vain. Read it at The Daily Beast CALLED IT 2. Europe's Islam Haters Say We Told You So Opponents of Muslims and immigrants are claiming their fears have been vindicated by the Islamist attack on Charlie Hebdo. Across Europe, anti-Muslim advocates are seizing on the tragedy, reports Barbie Latza Nadeau. Will they take power next? Read it at The Daily Beast BLOW BY BLOW 3. 'Sea of Blood' Inside Charlie Hebdo Survivors of the attack on Charlie Hebdo said two gunmen left the magazine's editorial meeting a "sea of blood." The gunmen forced cartoonist Corinne Rey, who had just picked up her daughter from daycare, to let them into the building. Then they killed the building's security guard and demanded "Where is Charb?" referring to editor Stéphane Charbonnier. Inside the editorial meeting, the paper's chief cartoonists were shot where they sat frozen, and almost everyone else in the room was massacred in an attack that lasted "about five minutes," according to Rey. A freelance journalist who had come in for a meeting says she was grabbed by one of the gunmen and told, "Don't be afraid, calm down, I won't kill you. You are a woman. But think about what you're doing. It's not right." Julien Beaupé, who helped medics at the scene, said, "We tried to look away, because it was just a sea of blood. All the bodies were on the ground, there was gore on the tables...." Read it at The New York Times SINISTER 4. 2,000 Feared Dead in Boko Haram Attack More than 2,000 people are feared dead after Boko Haram destroyed "10 to 20" communities in Nigeria's rural northeast, according to a senator from the region. "These towns are just gone, burned down," said Ahmed Zanna. "The whole area is covered in bodies." The radical Islamic group razed the town of Baga along with several others over the past five days. The 2,000 are unofficially unaccounted for. Read it at NBC News PANDERIN' 5. Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner The former governor of Arkansas has released a new book that's one part fiscal conservatism, one part Shawshank Redemption. Olivia Nuzzi reports on the cringeworthy God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy. Read it at The Daily Beast PAY UP Honda Fined $70M Over Safety Records Failed to submit fatality, injury reports. HOT! NYC to Ban Foam Cups This Summer July 1. END OF AN ERA Barbara Boxer: No Senate Run in 2016 But says she's never retiring. BRUTAL Saudi Activist Sentenced to 1,000 Lashes For blasphemy. SORDID Brother Abused Sister Who Killed Him Locked in room for days at a time. HUFFINGTON POST Democrats Knock Down GOP Bill To Delay Wall Street Reform ROLLING STONE The War on Drugs Is Burning Out BUZZFEED Syrian Opposition Calls On U.N. To Cancel Exhibit Sponsored By Assad Regime 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. What Inspired the Charlie Hebdo Attack? Christopher Dickey joins 'Today' from Paris to discuss details surrounding Wednesday's attack on the French satirical publication. More Videos New York's Most Fashionable Ghost by Nina Strochlic Should Minors Have the Right to Die? by Brandy Zadrozny Israel Bans 'Underweight' Models by Carrie Arnold

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