--Ayatollah Khamenei hammers GOP senators as “backstabbers” with “declining political ethics” in response to their condescending letter about nuke negotiations....
--Kerry tells Senate committee they can’t cancel a deal with Iran
--Iranian officers are directing Iraqi troops closing in on Tikrit, top US general “concerned” about outcome
--ABC News reports that Shiite militias are committing atrocities just like their Sunni opponent, IS
--Congress interjects itself in peace talks, but can’t reach agreement on war powers against IS
--at the Intercept, Scahill and Begley detail CIA’s 10-year effort to hack Apple devices /
--former Intercept reporter Ken Silverstein slams Omidyar and First Look as “dysfunctional, failed organization” in free-wheeling interview for Processing Distortion
--Swedish supreme court agrees to hear appeal from Assange
--ultracon Americans for Limited Government call for Sen. Lindsay Graham to resign over extreme comment
--cops shot at Ferguson protest treated and released
--False Choice Dept: NY Times story says major Dems see “no choice” but Hillary
--Palestinian-American activist Rasmieh Odeh sentenced to 18 months and deportation
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