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ABU DUA: IMPRISONED BY THE US, THE MAN WHO HATES THE WEST MORE THAN OSAMA BIN LADEN AND IS THE DRIVING FORCE BY ISIS … Marauding ISIS militia beheading their way to Baghdad: How jihadist group so extreme even al-Qaeda has distanced itself threatens to take Iraq three years after America left

Discussion: The Federalist, Washington Post, The Hugh Hewitt Show, TalkLeft and Riehl World News

Shane Harris / Foreign Policy:

Jihadist Gains in Iraq Blindside American Spies — First Crimea, now Iraq. Why does America's $50 billion intelligence community keep getting taken by surprise? — GOOGLE +

Discussion: Vox Popoli, The Long War Journal, Business Insider and National Review

Leslie H. Gelb / The Daily Beast:

Iraq Is Vietnam 2.0 And U.S. Drones Won't Solve The Problem — U.S. drones and fighters won't solve the problem: The problem is the Iraqi government. — When the jihadis took over the city of Mosul and began their march towards Baghdad, Washington was of course shocked.

Washington Post:

Iraq disintegrating as insurgents advance; Kurds seize Kirkuk — IRBIL, Iraq — Iraq was on the brink of disintegration Thursday as al-Qaeda-inspired fighters swept through northern Iraq toward Baghdad and Kurdish soldiers seized the city of Kirkuk without a fight.

Discussion: The Week, Guardian, The Moderate Voice, Bloomberg View, PandoDaily, Hot Air and National Review

Farnaz Fassihi / Wall Street Journal:

Iran has deployed Revolutionary Guard forces to fight al Qaeda-inspired militants in Iraq, Iranian security sources said — Iran has deployed Revolutionary Guard forces to fight al Qaeda-inspired militants that have overrun a string of Iraqi cities and has helped Iraqi troops win back control …

Discussion: American Spectator, Institute for the Study …, National Review, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, TalkLeft, Blazing Cat Fur, The Dish, The Week, Hot Air and The Daily Signal

Peter Beaumont / Guardian:
How effective is Isis compared with the Iraqi army and Kurdish peshmerga?

Discussion: Firedoglake and Vox

Politico:
GOP on Iraq: We told you so

Discussion: Fox News, RedState, Washington Post, his vorpal sword, neo-neocon, Telegraph, Hullabaloo, Guardian, National Review, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, Real Clear Politics, Business Insider, Fox News Insider, JustOneMinute, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit

Economist:
Two Arab countries fall apart

Discussion: Washington Post, Belmont Club and TheBlaze.com

Reuters:
Obama warns of U.S. action as jihadists push on Baghdad

Discussion: Mediaite

Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Repent or die: al-Qaeda forces announce rules for Iraqi territory they now control

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Agence France-Presse

Reuters:
Iraqi Kurds Seize Oil-Rich City Of Kirkuk As Sunni Militants Surge Toward Baghdad

Discussion: CNN, Reuters, ThinkProgress, Vox Popoli and The Huffington Post

Dexter Filkins / News Desk:
In Extremists' Iraq Rise, America's Legacy

Discussion: Slate, The Dish, Business Insider, CANNONFIRE, The Moderate Voice, Gawker, Politico, JustOneMinute, Telegraph, Foreign Policy and Guardian

Richard Fernandez / Belmont Club:
The Day of Reckoning — Ernest Hemingway observed …

Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST, Michael J. Totten's blog, neo-neocon and VodkaPundit

James M. Dubik / Washington Post:
U.S. must act to prevent extremists' victory in Iraq

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air, The Talking Dog, McClatchy Washington Bureau, Prairie Weather and The Federalist

Tim / America Rising:

Hillary Clinton Snaps At Radio Host In Defensive, Testy Gay Marriage Interview — In an interview this afternoon on NPR, Hillary Clinton gets testy and defensive about her and her husband's gay marriage record. — After 6 minutes of questioning, Clinton attacks host Terry Gross for pressing …

Discussion: Hot Air, Business Insider, Power Line and The Gateway Pundit

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

10 Times NPR's Terry Gross Tries To Get Hillary Clinton To Explain When She First Supported Marriage Equality — “I'm pretty sure you didn't answer my question about whether you evolved or it was the American public that changed.” — Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press / MCT

Discussion: Politico, Wall Street Journal, NewsBusters, Mediaite, OnPolitics, The Huffington Post, The Week and Poynter

NPR:

Hillary Clinton: The Fresh Air Interview … Hillary Clinton is on a national book tour for her new memoir, Hard Choices. The book outlines her four years as secretary of state during President Obama's first term, when she met with leaders all over the world.

Discussion: Refinery29, Althouse, Fox News and Taylor Marsh

Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:

Anarchy in the GOP: The End of Authority in the Republican Party — The big message from Eric Cantor's stunning primary loss isn't about immigration or the Tea Party. It's about the unprecedented crisis of authority in today's GOP. — Think about it. Cantor's boss, John Boehner is …

Discussion: Liberal Values, The American Conservative and NY Daily News

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Obama's Odds With Congress: Bad to Worse — WASHINGTON — One day in April, President Obama called Representative Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, to wish him a happy Passover. However the call started, it went downhill from there. By day's end, both sides were arguing …

Discussion: thenation.com/blogs/163253

David Frum / The Atlantic Online:
When Will Republican Leaders Fight Back?

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Washington Monthly

Elon Musk / Tesla Motors:

All Our Patent Are Belong To You — Yesterday, there was a wall of Tesla patents in the lobby of our Palo Alto headquarters. That is no longer the case. They have been removed, in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.

Discussion: Washington Post, CleanTechnica, The Hill, The Verge, Hit & Run, Grist, The Daily Caller, Re/code and The Week

Miles O'Brien / New York Magazine:

Life, After — An accident in February cost the TV reporter Miles O'Brien his left arm. He soon discovered that every movement, no matter how small, requires rethinking. — Denial is powerful. It can be a crucial coping tool when experiencing loss or trauma, but it also can unmoor you from reality.

Politico:

Pete Sessions exits leadership race — Texas Rep. Pete Sessions has dropped out of the race for House majority leader, leaving Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as the lone declared candidate. — “After thoughtful consideration and discussion with my colleagues, I have made the decision …

Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog, The Daily Signal and NPR

Politico:
House GOP whip race heats up

Discussion: NationalJournal.com, CNN, ThinkProgress, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Gawker, Daily Kos and Outside the Beltway

Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:

The U.S. spent $3 million on boats for landlocked Afghanistan — The United States spent more than $3 million on eight patrol boats for the Afghan police, according to an internal audit released Thursday. — That sentence is surprising for a few reasons: — 1. Afghanistan is landlocked.

Discussion: Fox News