<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000001'>From a publication called “ Foreign Policy “, which is an elitist, pro-war, neo-liberal publication. Interesting info if true.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000001'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000001'>David Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000001'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000001'><br><b>Syria</b><br><br><b><i>Buzzfeed's</i> Mike Giglio </b>argues that the debate over ramping up the air war against the Islamic State in the wake of the Paris attacks is irrelevant, with a <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/5645578.114905/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5idXp6ZmVlZC5jb20vbWlrZWdpZ2xpby9haXJzdHJpa2VzLWFsb25lLXdvbnQtc3RvcC1pc2lzLWluc2lkZS10aGUtd2FyLW9uLXRoZS1ncm91bmQ/532b0088f6e3a597521cb05aB0723d352" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#EA1414'>ground campaign</span></b></a> led by local forces standing the only chance of taking significant territory back from the group. Washington has bet big on the Syrian Democratic Front, a coalition of mostly Kurdish militias and some Arab fighters, hoping that the coalition can set aside ethnic differences and succeed where previous rebel train and equip efforts failed against the Islamic State.<br><br><b>Iraq</b><br><br>A growing number of Iraqis are convinced that the United States is supplying and supporting the Islamic State, citing a series of videos purporting to show American helicopters delivering supplies to the militants, the <b><i>Washington Post’</i></b>s <b>Liz Sly</b> <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/5645578.114905/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3dvcmxkL21pZGRsZV9lYXN0L2lyYXFpcy10aGluay10aGUtdXMtaXMtaW4tY2Fob290cy13aXRoLWlzaXMtYW5kLWl0LWlzLWh1cnRpbmctdGhlLXdhci8yMDE1LzEyLzAxL2QwMDk2OGVjLTkyNDMtMTFlNS1iZWZhLTk5Y2VlYmNiYjI3Ml9zdG9yeS5odG1sP3Bvc3RzaGFyZT03ODQxNDQ5MDU2MzM1MjA1JnRpZD1zc190dw/532b0088f6e3a597521cb05aC3e8b7b16" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#EA1414'>reports</span></b></a>. “The allegations of U.S. collusion with the Islamic State are<a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/5645578.114905/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5pcmFxaW5ld3MuY29tL2lyYXEtd2FyL3BhcmxpYW1lbnRhcnktY29tbWlzc2lvbi1zZWN1cml0eS1kZWZlbnNlLXJldmVhbHMtZG9jdW1lbnRzLWNvYWxpdGlvbi1haXJjcmFmdHMtYWlkaW5nLWlzaXMv/532b0088f6e3a597521cb05aB3b6fc265" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#EA1414'> aired regularly</span></b></a> in parliament by Shiite politicians and promoted in postings on social media,” pointing to the deep distrust of American motives after over a decade of war.<br><br><b>The Islamic State</b><br><br>The <b><i>Financial Times</i></b> catches up with the arms dealers who are supplying the Islamic State in a <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/5645578.114905/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mdC5jb20vaW50bC9jbXMvcy8yL2JhYWQzNGU0LTk3M2MtMTFlNS05MjI4LTg3ZTYwM2Q0N2JkYy5odG1s/532b0088f6e3a597521cb05aBc4010035" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#EA1414'>fascinating profile of the weapons trade</span></b></a> in Iraq and Syria. The arms merchants say the jihadist group has plenty of guns, but it constantly thirsting for ammunition as it quickly chews through supplies in short, intense battles. The Islamic State has since devised a sophisticated logistics system to supply its ammunition needs, licensing outside arms dealers to operate within the group's territory and establishing local "centers," in constant communication with military commanders, to coordinate arms needs and set prices for outside arms merchants.</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>