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‘Ahem … Iraq?’ Nah. @StateDept is ‘focused like a laser beam on fish’

Politics & Government

@StateDept Russia is annexing Ukraine. Radical Islamists are taking Iraq. Iran wants nukes. And you're focused like a laser beam on fish. — Razor (@hale_razor) June 12, 2014 Earlier this week, the State Department tweeted that it “stands with the people of Iraq.” http://twitter.com/#!/StateDept/status/476402767938871297 But enough about the sickening and dire situation over there. Let’s talk about fish. Freaking fish. http://twitter.com/#!/StateDept/status/477074006034894848 Priorities? Check! #OurOcean2014? Ah, the “promise of hashtag.” Is the State Department sure it doesn’t want to go with #BringBackOurFish to really drive home the pressing importance […]

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Watch for moving goalpost: Old Oliver Willis tweet dragged out, beaten

General

http://twitter.com/#!/kirbs71/status/522230051035955200 Twitchy reported on some of the fallout from the New York Times article about all the chemical weapons found in Iraq during the war. ‘Some people are meatheads’: New York Times report on Iraq’s chemical weapons rekindles debate over WMDs Speaking of meatheads, some old tweets from taxpayer-subsidized left-wing propagandist Oliver Willis have been dragged out and given a sound beating. no wmd no plan for post-saddam no plan for insurgency but yeah *obama* lost iraq? eff that. #LosingIraq — Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 30, 2014 @owillis @exjon Just want to point out that […]

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It’s all good: Actors do their part to help Obama ‘handle the sitch in Iraq’ [pics]

Golf

http://twitter.com/#!/GooGwaba/status/477234623668158465 The crisis in Iraq is getting pretty bad, and President Obama can use all the help he can get. Fortunately for him, actors Nick Searcy and Gary Graham are up to the task and willing to go where POTUS does some of his best thinking: http://twitter.com/#!/yesnicksearcy/status/477483684870623232 Such givers! *** Related: Obama, Biden working hard on golf games Golf alert: Obama ‘unwinding’ by hitting the links Laser-like focus: Obama hits 100 rounds of golf milestone, media says no big whoop Priorities: Obama plays 101st game of golf as fires burn, […]

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Deadly Demonstrations In Iraq Continue As Protesters Demand Political Change | NBC News Now

CULTURE

Anti-government protests have escalated in Iraq. In Baghdad, violent demonstrations have led to deaths and blocked roads. NBC News’ Courtney Kube is on the ground in Erbil, Iraq, with more. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We […]

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‘Hope, change, and … urging?’ Jay Carney says Obama’s got advice for Iraqi government

Politics & Government

http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/478931030791827456 This afternoon, Jay Carney took a moment to reassure that despite all appearances to the contrary, President Obama is confronting the Iraq crisis head-on: http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/478929506988990465 Ongoing work by Top. Men. Meantime, according to Carney, Obama has some advice for the troubled Iraqi government: http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/478930170095886336 How has no one thought of this before? http://twitter.com/#!/ChelsTXNorton/status/478931265232437249 Insightful stuff as usual, White House! http://twitter.com/#!/MrAyeDee/status/478930959589314560 http://twitter.com/#!/ChristyLynnLSU/status/478947742316642305 He’ll have to get back to you. http://twitter.com/#!/mmkvien/status/478951767666094081 @redsteeze Obama doctrine: Kum ba yah, my lord, Kum ba yah! Kum ba yah, my lord, Kum […]

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Report: Airstrikes haven’t stopped ISIS from advancing in Iraq

Unrest, Conflicts & War

http://twitter.com/#!/HeyTammyBruce/status/498226066755186688 Granted there had been only two reported airstrikes on ISIS forces in Iraq at the time of the report, but Fox News conveyed this morning that ISIS actually “expanded their drive near Iraqi Kurdistan Saturday.” The Islamic militants reportedly expanded their drive near Iraqi Kurdistan Saturday despite two U.S. airstrikes aimed at mortar positions and a seven-vehicle convoy to stop the advance on Kurdish capital of Irbil. The Wall Street Journal reported that the militants appear to have their sights on connecting towns seized along the Kurdish-control territory. […]

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