"Washington has long supported Kurdish autonomy and has relied on the region's forces in the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, but it fears that now is not the time for the people to seize their freedom."
"US officials fear the vote, while not legally binding, will hurt Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's re-election chances; complicate ties with Turkey; and disrupt the war against ISIL (also known as ISIS)."
since Strib has its annoying paywall and y'all are much less likely to have a scrip than for something like WaPo I'm trying to focus more on links from other publications, free and paid
Arnold S eventually managed not to do a bad job, and Franken has been stupendous (he's a former SNL cast member). by and large, though, celebs aren't generally good in politics
"In a video filmed by fellow students at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Schultz is heard saying "Shoot me!" while continuing to advance on the officers. One of them then opens fire.
Schultz - who identified as neither male nor female - did not appear to be holding a gun, investigators said, despite what had initially been reported to police."
also he's apparently both an "avid" and "voracious" consumer of intelligence, but kind of easily distracted and like a kid who doesn't understand the issue of constantly "interrupt[ing] briefings so often that [the Director of National Intelligence] and his team frequently needed to circle back to their main points multiple times."
though at least the DoNI likes that Trump has been asking a lot of questions for someone who's never been involved in government or intelligence before, and "a lot of them were good questions."
from the very end: "Mueller’s investigation appears to be proceeding at a rapid pace, but we should not expect it to conclude this year. When it does, any charges that Mueller brings will likely be narrower and more targeted than many observers expect, although the recent Facebook search warrant could result in explosive charges involving cooperation
Regardless of what charges are ultimately brought, you can expect them to be carefully considered and limited to what Mueller can readily prove. Proving criminal charges beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury is a weighty burden, and a veteran prosecutor like Mueller will not bring charges unless he is confident he can prove them."
i live near snowdon and the amount of people who go up it wholly unprepared and are surprised when they risk getting hypothermia or dying bc of the weather or fog and stuff
How much of this informational bombardment can you endure before you have to choose between sanity and perception?
Schultz - who identified as neither male nor female - did not appear to be holding a gun, investigators said, despite what had initially been reported to police."
Regardless of what charges are ultimately brought, you can expect them to be carefully considered and limited to what Mueller can readily prove. Proving criminal charges beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury is a weighty burden, and a veteran prosecutor like Mueller will not bring charges unless he is confident he can prove them."