In Hong Kong, Occupy Central leaders shift tactics, plan to submit to arrest as student leaders call for hunger strike...
--in Israel, Netanyahu fires “moderate” ministers who opposed “citizenship” law, dissolving the government leading to elections in March
--in underhanded move, US-based Israel Law Center files IRS complaint against Presbyterian church for BDS activism
--listener Annette McManus deplores Zionism, and shares interesting comments from Putin about American bullying
--based on US intel on Khorosan, Britain is reported to be girding for spectacular terrorist event by Christmas
--more Christmas Fear from FBI, warning all US military personnel to scrub social media
--Baghdad reaches oil agreement with Kurds
--Lebanon says it is holding a wife and child of al-Baghdadi
--Congress balks at approving closure of Guantanamo
--Sen. Gillibrand renews effort to pass tougher military sex assault law
--Supreme Court talks about rap and threats posted on Facebook, Natasha Lennard has good analysis at Vice
--Iranian man faces execution for posting Facebook comments insulting to the Prophet
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