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6 Americans Killed in Afghanistan Suicide Attack - ABC News | Israel's David Sling missile defense passes final test | Reuters | EU Extends Russia Sanctions for Another 6 Months - The NYT | 1 Killed After Car Hits Crowds of Pedestrians on Vegas Strip - ABC News | Oil at 11-year low, election impasse hits Spanish assets | Reuters | "...It is important not just to shoot but to aim..." - Video And Transcript: NPR's Interview With President Obama : NPR - 1:13 PM 12/21/2015

Video And Transcript: NPR's Interview With President Obama : NPR Notable Quotes:   On "ISIS" strategy : "aiming and shooting": "But what I would say to my successor is that it is important not just to shoot but to aim , and it is important in this seat to make sure that you are making your best judgments based on data, intelligence, the information that's coming from your commanders and folks on the ground, and you're not being swayed by politics."  See more on this subject ("Don't do the thing I've done"):  Obama's struggle to realise anti-war rhetoric  - BBC:  Admittedly, the current US military deployments of a few thousand in total are a far cry from the height of US deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he had promised to end, while Syria is the one he tried to avoid until he felt it was no longer tenable. But there is currently no likely scenario under which any of these wars will co

Notorious Lebanese militant reported killed in airstrike outside Syrian capital - The Washington Post | Turkish military offensive kills 110 Kurdish militants in six days: security sources | Top News | Reuters | Turkey to Continue Withdrawal of Troops From Northern Iraq - NYTimes.com | "You have a First Amendment right to be obnoxious — especially when you are dealing with a matter of public concern — unless you are threatening violence or behaving in a way that will provoke violence immediately," Meltsner said. - Massachusetts Court to Hear Case on Profanity-Laced Letter | As Obama Checks Off List of Goals Met, a Nervous Nation Dwells on Terror - The New York Times | Russia calling the shots as nations lock down Syria plan - AP | America Falls Into Line With Russia on Syria - Middle East News - Haaretz - Israeli News Source Haaretz.com | Syria: Russia will utilise increased ‘military means’ if necessary, says Putin – video | World news | The Guardian | Inside the Ring: Russian Cybersecurity Intelligence Targets Critical Infrastructure - Washington Free Beacon | For Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin, a bond of power-hungriness, vulgarity and cynicism - The Washington Post - 8:35 AM 12/20/2015

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"You have a First Amendment right to be obnoxious   — especially when you are dealing with a matter of public concern — unless you are threatening violence or behaving in a way that will provoke violence immediately," Meltsner said. - Massachusetts Court to Hear Case on Profanity-Laced Letter ____________________________________________________________ Syria: Russia will utilise increased ‘military means’ if necessary, says Putin – video | World news | The Guardian   Most Syrian rebels sympathise with Isis, says thinktank | World news | The Guardian Over '100 dead' as Turkey presses major offensive against PKK | Daily Mail Online Turkish military offensive kills 110 Kurdish militants in six days: security sources | Top News | Reuters Turkish military offensive kills 110 Kurdish militants in six days: security sources | TODAYonline 10,000 Turkish troops attack PKK cells in three cities Notorious Lebanese militant reported killed in airstrike outside