Cheat Sheet - Exclusive: America’s Allies Almost Bombed in Syrian Airstrikes
Read This, Skip That .... September 30, 2014 OUR BAD 1. U.S. Almost Bombed Its Own Syrian Allies When the U.S.-led coalition began airstrikes in Syria last week, it almost hit a facility connected with the Free Syrian Army, one of the moderate rebel groups the White House claims as an ally. Josh Rogin reports the Pentagon is not coordinating airstrikes with anti-ISIS rebels on the ground. As a result, the U.S. is alienating a potential ally and racking up civilian casualties. Read it at The Daily Beast THE WORLD IS WATCHING 2. Occupy Hong Kong Hangs On Protests in Hong Kong continued last night, despite Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying's call to "stop this campaign immediately." The mass uprisings have attracted a diverse, informal crowd of students, trade unionists, social workers, and ev...