Oregon investigators say state troopers’ shooting of Finicum justified, but FBI will investigate its agent who lied about firing weapon--read The Oregonian coverage here
--FBI quietly changes rules protecting Americans, gets FISA court approval to access all raw NSA intercepts
--appeals court seals the coverup of FBI immunity deal claimed by mob killer Whitey Bulger
--Mike Bloomberg decides not to stage third party run for president
--cynically, Turkey is using refugees as pawns as it blackmails EU for membership, and to ignore human rights abuses
--al Shabab says Americans “are dreaming” that 150 fighters were killed by airstrike Saturday in Somalia
--top White House adviser Lisa Monaco pledges to release kill numbers for fighters and civilians who died from American drone strikes
--Pentagon strategically leaks war plans for Libya, said to be on hold
--new report on former Gitmo prisoners names one more who has “returned to the battlefield”, but he only appeared in a video
--as Biden visits Israel, new wave of violence claims an American life
--Netanyahu throws tantrum, cancels visit to Washington, falsely claiming Obama refused to meet with him
--liberal bastion Oberlin College denounces professor Joy Karega for “anti-Semitic” online posts; a NY Times story is here, the pro-Israel Tower report is here
-- Pepe Escobar covers the impeachment/Petrobras scandals in Brazil, read it here
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