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Friday, August 29, 2014

Cheat Sheet - Why Obama Backed Off More ISIS Strikes

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August 29, 2014
ON THE SIDELINES

While many hoped that President Obama would finally take decisive action against ISIS, he said Thursday that "we don't have a a strategy yet." Eli Lake and Josh Rogin report that the Obama administration's deep divisions over military action have effectively given ISIS a free pass. While Obama ponders, ISIS advances.

STEP UP

Despite satellite photos of thousands of Russian troops operating in Ukraine, Washington refuses to call it an invasion. President Obama's unwillingness to call out Vladimir Putin has allowed the Russian leader to trample all over Ukraine, writes Christopher Dickey. Diplomatic ambiguity translates into weakness and equivocation.

HORRIFIC

Arizona law enforcement officials said no criminal charges would be filed related to the incident where a 9-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed her instructor with an Uzi. In a statement, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office said there are "no charges pending" in regards to the shooting of Charles Vacca, 39. Instead, after watching the now unfortunately viral video of the shooting accident, the sheriff's office said the death will be "viewed as an industrial accident." In the video, Vacca is seen guiding the girl on how to handle the Uzi, saying, "All right, full auto." Moments later, the girl loses control of the submachine gun and strikes Vacca in the head. An employee at Last Stop says the shooting range has already resumed operations.

SPOTLIGHT

A botched Oklahoma execution carried out with untested drugs, and hidden from view, has kick-started a legal campaign for uncensored public access to capital punishment. Caitlin Dickson reports on the lawsuit that would ensure independent witnesses are present for the duration of every execution.

JUSTICE

A $41.5 million lawsuit was filed Thursday by the Black Lawyers for Justice on behalf of five protesters who were arrested, beaten, tear-gassed or shot with rubber bullets in Ferguson, Missouri. The suit has been filed against the city of Ferguson, St. Louis County, the police chiefs of both and several individual officers. One of the "Ferguson Five," 23-year-old Dwayne Matthews Jr., said he was walking to his mother's house when he was confronted by police, shot with rubber bullets multiple times, almost drowned in a drainage ditch, and was pepper-sprayed. He says police used racial epithets during the arrest and called him "mop-head."


EMERGENCY EXITS
Malaysia Airlines to Fire 6,000 Workers
To avoid financial collapse.
HOMELESS
UN: Half of All Syrians Displaced
More than 3 million.
SCHOOL SAFETY
Some U.S. Colleges Screening For Ebola
For students from West Africa.
GRISLY WORK
Injection Did Work in Botched Execution
Not a heart attack after all.
JOIN THE CLUB
Ukraine PM Wants NATO Membership
Kremlin will be livid.

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