25 links today. Enjoy!
In Syria, Militias Armed by the Pentagon Fight Those Armed by the CIA (This is a real headline, LA Times)
“We Are the Death Merchant of the World”: Ex-Bush Official Lawrence Wilkerson Condemns Military-Industrial Complex (Must read, Salon)
Financial-Crisis Panel Suggested Criminal Cases Against Stan O’Neal, Charles Prince, AIG Bosses (Yet nothing happened, Wall Street Journal)
Paul Ryan Sorry for Calling Americans “Takers.” Let’s Talk About the Real Takers (Excellent, Naked Capitalism)
Most Americans Support Torture Against Terror Suspects (Thanks to you U.S. media, Reuters)
New Analysis Shows ‘Frivolous’ Corporate Sovereignty Suits Increasingly Used To Deter Regulation Rather Than Win Compensation (Key information, TechDirt)
Saudi Man Arrested for Mistakenly Waving Gay Pride Flag (Jerusalem Post)
Eleven Things Women in Saudi Arabia Cannot Do (The Week)
Chaos Outside of Turkish President Erdogan’s Washington Speech (Foreign Policy)
Kremlin Denies Report of Russia-U.S. Deal on Assad’s Future (Reuters)
U.S. to Beef Up Military Presence in Eastern Europe (Reuters)
Poland’s New Govt Is Trying to Undo Corrupt, Communist Legacies – The EU Is Trying to Stop It (Breitbart)
China Says No Need to ‘Gesticulate’ Over South China Sea Plans (Reuters)
Thai Army Given Wide Powers to Arrest, Detain Criminal Suspects (Wall Street Journal)
Spare Me Your Hypocritical Journalism Lecture, Mr. President (Politico)
A Bernie Sanders Supporter Confronted a Superdelegate — Then Leaked Their Private Conversation (Unbelievable, US Uncut)
This Obama Endorsement Is a Sign Pro-Corporate Democrats Are Getting Nervous (The Intercept)
Gaius Publius: The Rebellion Will Not Go Away (Naked Capitalism)
Second Judge Says Clinton Email Setup May Have Been in ‘Bad Faith’ (Reuters)
Japan’s Industrial Output Falls as Weak Exports Sap Demand (Bloomberg)
EU Criticizes Turkey for Summoning German Envoy Over Erdogan Satire (Reuters)
No, Anti-Zionism Isn’t Anti-Semitism (Haaretz)
Associated Press Collaborated with Nazi Regime (Haaretz)
Warrant Let L.A. Cops Force Open Apple iPhone With Owner’s Fingerprints (Forbes)
Open The Books on the California State Checkbook (Real Clear Politics)
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Michael Krieger
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