Cheat Sheet - The Shadowy Vet Who Tried to Overthrow a Country

Read This, Skip That .... January 06, 2015 RAMBO 1. The Shadowy Vet Who Tried to Overthrow a Country A U.S. military veteran was charged on Monday with the bizarre crime of plotting to overthrow the government of Gambia. Papa Faal told FBI agents that other U.S. veterans were involved in his attempt to storm the president's home, reports Jacob Siegel. Now, Faal and his co-conspirator are in U.S. custody, while the whereabouts of his minions who survived the attempted overthrow are unknown. Read it at The Daily Beast INTOLERANT 2. Anti-Islam Protests Erupt in Germany Thousands of protesters descended on several German cities Monday night to rally against what they refer to as the Islamization of Europe. The Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West (Pegida) organized a demonstration of some 18,000 people in Dresden, with other marches in Berlin, Cologne, and Stuttgart. German Chancellor Angela Merkel along with other senior politicians and business leaders spoke out against the group and have urged Germans to reject anti-immigration rallies. Thousands of people organized counterprotests in Berlin, Cologne, and Dresden while lights were shut off at Cologne Cathedral, and Berlin's Brandenburg Gate and TV Tower to show solidarity with German Muslims. Read it at The New York Times TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 3. Beat ISIS With Just Six Weeks of Training? The Pentagon just unveiled its program to train Iraqi troops to fight ISIS—and it's only six weeks long. Even military officials concede the program is insufficient, reports Nancy A. Youssef. After almost a year, the U.S. is no closer to creating the ground forces needed to beat the world's foremost terrorist group. Read it at The Daily Beast SIREN 4. NYPD Hunts Shooters of 2 Cops Police are searching for two men suspected of shooting two NYPD officers responding to a robbery call in the Bronx on Monday night. One officer was shot in the back and the other in the arm (neither injury is life-threatening). The two plainclothes officers approached suspects who had entered a restaurant when one fired on the officers. The officers returned fire before the suspects fled on foot, carjacked a couple, and then abandoned the vehicle and continued on foot. The two cops were not targeted, unlike the Dec. 20 slaying of officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn, according to police. The shooting occurred just hours after Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton touted record-low crime figures in the Big Apple. Read it at New York Post ALL ABOARD 5. Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean Over the past 12 months, some 170,000 migrants from Syria have fled their war-torn country by way of boat. While many have perished in the high-stakes smuggling racket of human cargo, others are trying to build new lives in European cities. Barbie Latza Nadeau has followed Syrian refugees as they learn to navigate life in Italy and beyond. Read it at The Daily Beast CAUGHT Ex-Cyber Chief Sentenced for Child Porn Gets 25 years in prison. PAUSE SpaceX Launch Aborted During Countdown Delayed until Friday. THE MORE YOU KNOW Colorado Launches Pot Safety Campaign $5.7 million initiative. BLOCKED Fed Judge Halts Arpaio's Worksite Raids Stops two of Arizona's tough immigration laws. LINE OF FIRE Egyptian Cops Killed Protecting Church Two shot dead at Coptic church. THE HUFFINGTON POST Bernie Sanders' Brutal Letter On Obama's Trade Pact Foreshadows 2016 Democratic Clash ROLLING STONE America's Dirtiest Cops: Cash, Cocaine and Corruption on the Texas Border BUZZFEED With Miami-Dade Ruling, Marriage Equality Comes To Florida GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Surviving the New Year 'Gympocalypse' by Tim Teeman Patton Oswalt on Sith Lords & PC Police by William O'Connor Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast's Picks by Marlow Stern

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