RSN: Petraeus Must Be an Example, Not a Sacred Cow

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FOCUS: John Kiriakou | Petraeus Must Be an Example, Not a Sacred Cow 
 
John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News 
Kiriakou writes: "Petraeus is a convicted criminal, just like I am. Sure, he's patriotic, he had a great career, he devoted his life to public service, and he worked hard over the course of years to help ensure the security of Americans. But so did I. So did Tom Drake, Stephen Kim, Jeffrey Sterling, Chelsea Manning, and Ed Snowden." 
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RSN: FBI, DOJ Seeking Felony Charges Against David Petraeus, Ex-CIA Director

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FOCUS | FBI, DOJ Seeking Felony Charges Against David Petraeus, Ex-CIA Director

Michael Schmidt and Matt Apuzzo, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The Justice Department investigation stems from an affair Mr. Petraeus had with Paula Broadwell, an Army Reserve officer who was writing his biography, and focuses on whether he gave her access to his C.I.A. email account and other highly classified information."
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RSN: Canada's Indigenous: "We Are the Wall" That Pipelines Cannot Pass

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Andy Borowitz | Pressure on Obama to Quickly Resolve Centuries-Old Sunni-Shiite Conflict

Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Congressional leaders left the White House on Wednesday "deeply frustrated" that President Obama had not found a swift resolution to the conflict between Sunnis and Shiites that began in the seventh century A.D."
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Wikileaks Cables Confirm New Ukrainian President Has Been Working For US Gov't Since 2006
SCG News
Excerpt: "There's not much point in staging a coup if you don't influence who is placed in power in the aftermath."
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Ryan Gallagher | How Secret Partners Expand NSA's Surveillance Dragnet
Ryan Gallagher, The Intercept
Gallagher writes: "Huge volumes of private emails, phone calls, and internet chats are being intercepted by the National Security Agency with the secret cooperation of more foreign governments than previously known, according to newly disclosed documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden."
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Petraeus: US Must Not Become Shia Militia's Air Force
Nico Hines, The Daily Beast
Hines reports: "David Petraeus, the former commander of coalition forces in Iraq, has issued a stark warning to those advocating U.S. military intervention against ISIS militias bearing down on Baghdad."
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Michael Ratner | Lift Assange Out of Legal Limbo
Michael Ratner, USA Today
Ratner writes: "A whistle-blower living in exile in Russia. A publisher seeking the asylum he has already been granted while his sources are imprisoned. This isn't the cast of a summer blockbuster."
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11 Years After Her Death, This 23-Year-Old Peace Activist Keeps Inspiring Us
Kali Swenson, Yes! Magazine
Swenson reports: "Corrie's story, told in her own words, is one of a person with a deep and joyful commitment to social justice who felt compelled to act on her convictions."
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Canada's Indigenous: "We Are the Wall" That Pipelines Cannot Pass
Renee Lewis, Al Jazeera America
Lewis reports: "First Nations groups have vowed to fight the Canadian government's approval of a planned pipeline with lawsuits and direct action."
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MoJo: On Iraq, McCain Won't Take McCain's Advice

Sad commentary on Senator John McCain: 

On Iraq, McCain Won't Take McCain's Advice

By David Corn

Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) went ballistic. In response to the intensifying crisis in Iraq, an apoplectic McCain took to the Senate floor and demanded the resignation of President Barack Obama's entire national security team. [READ MORE]

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