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Greenwald | Dianne Feinstein, Strong Advocate of Leak Prosecutions, Demands
Immunity for David Petraeus
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "Long-standing mavens of DC political power literally believe that they and their class-comrades are too noble, important and elevated to be subjected to the rule of law to which they subject everyone else. They barely even disguise it any more."
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "Long-standing mavens of DC political power literally believe that they and their class-comrades are too noble, important and elevated to be subjected to the rule of law to which they subject everyone else. They barely even disguise it any more."
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Official:
Paris Unity Rally Largest in French History
Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "More than a million people surged through the boulevards of Paris behind dozens of world leaders walking arm-in-arm Sunday in a rally for unity described as the largest demonstration in French history - a march organized to show harmony after three days of attacks that left 17 dead. Millions more marched around the country and the world to repudiate three days of terror that killed 17 people and changed France."
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Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "More than a million people surged through the boulevards of Paris behind dozens of world leaders walking arm-in-arm Sunday in a rally for unity described as the largest demonstration in French history - a march organized to show harmony after three days of attacks that left 17 dead. Millions more marched around the country and the world to repudiate three days of terror that killed 17 people and changed France."
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Report: Banned
NYPD Chokeholds Rarely Punished
Eyder Peralta, National Public Radio
Peralta writes: "In its first report since it was created, the New York City Police Department's inspector general found that chokeholds, which are banned by the department, were quick to be used by officers, who rarely received significant punishment."
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Eyder Peralta, National Public Radio
Peralta writes: "In its first report since it was created, the New York City Police Department's inspector general found that chokeholds, which are banned by the department, were quick to be used by officers, who rarely received significant punishment."
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Why I Won't
Serve Israel
Moriel Rothman-Zecher, The New York Times
Rothman-Zecher writes: "The idea that the 'real Israelis' serve and those who refuse are 'traitors' is a false dichotomy. As Ms. Rotem told me, 'Israeli patriotism today means resisting anything which frames the occupation as normal.'"
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Moriel Rothman-Zecher, The New York Times
Rothman-Zecher writes: "The idea that the 'real Israelis' serve and those who refuse are 'traitors' is a false dichotomy. As Ms. Rotem told me, 'Israeli patriotism today means resisting anything which frames the occupation as normal.'"
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Gareth Porter
| Twisting the Iran-Nuke Intelligence
Gareth Porter, Middle Eastern Eye
Porter writes: "For more than three decades, the United States and its European allies have committed one fundamental error after another in the process of creating a commonly held narrative that Iran was secretly pursuing a nuclear weapons program. The story of how suspicions of the Iranian program hardened into convictions is a cautionary tale of political and institutional interests systematically distorting the judgments of both policymakers and intelligence analysts."
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Gareth Porter, Middle Eastern Eye
Porter writes: "For more than three decades, the United States and its European allies have committed one fundamental error after another in the process of creating a commonly held narrative that Iran was secretly pursuing a nuclear weapons program. The story of how suspicions of the Iranian program hardened into convictions is a cautionary tale of political and institutional interests systematically distorting the judgments of both policymakers and intelligence analysts."
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Cuba Frees 53
Prisoners in Deal to Restore US Relations
Michael R. Gordon, The New York Times
Gordon writes: "The United States has never made public the names of the 53 prisoners. But American officials say they are individuals who have been identified by human rights organizations as having being jailed for promoting political reforms or trying to exercise free speech and other internationally respected rights."
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Michael R. Gordon, The New York Times
Gordon writes: "The United States has never made public the names of the 53 prisoners. But American officials say they are individuals who have been identified by human rights organizations as having being jailed for promoting political reforms or trying to exercise free speech and other internationally respected rights."
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Two California
Condors Evade Scientists, Produce a Secret Love Child
Kristina Bravo, TakePart
Bravo writes: "A romantic getaway in the woods for a couple of California condors produced a thrilling surprise for scientists in Northern California: a carcass-loving bundle of joy."
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Kristina Bravo, TakePart
Bravo writes: "A romantic getaway in the woods for a couple of California condors produced a thrilling surprise for scientists in Northern California: a carcass-loving bundle of joy."
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