Ferguson Introduces Establishment Journalists to Militarized Cops, Obama: More Work to Do in Iraq, European Economy Sputters Anew: P.M. Links

• With a peek at events in
  Ferguson, journalists in the established press
  discover that modern cops have a lot of stuff that goes BOOM!
  and like to use it.
• Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
  says the “scenes we continue to see in Ferguson resemble war
  more than traditional police action,” while President Obama makes
  
  soothing noises.
• The siege of Mount Sinjar has been broken,
  says President Obama. Now we have the rest of the country to
  save.
• Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) wants to
  stop the free transfer of military equipment to police
  forces.
• Woodstock was
  45 years ago this weekend. Get over it, Baby Boomers.
• The Internal Revenue Service was
  pretty free with taxpayer data, handing it to contractors
  without checking them out first, says Treasury Inspector General
  for Tax Administration.
• Europe’s economy
  stalled in the last quarter. Again.
• Berlin bans Uber.
  That sort of thing can’t have any effect on the lousy local
  economic situation, can it?

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