A farmer loads wheat grains onto a truck near the town of Makhmur, August 27, 2014. Picture taken August 27, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
Special Report: Islamic State Uses Grain To Tighten Grip In Iraq -- Maggie Fick, Reuters
(Reuters) - For Salah Paulis, it came down to a choice between his faith and his crop.
A wheat farmer from outside Mosul, Paulis and his family fled the militant group Islamic State early last month. The group overran the family farm as part of its offensive that captured vast swathes of territory in northern Iraq. Two weeks later, Paulis, who is a Christian, received a phone call from a man who said he was an Islamic State fighter.
“We are in your warehouse. Why are you not here working and taking care of your business?” the man asked in formal Arabic. “Come back and we will guarantee your safety. But you must convert and pay $500.”
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- October 1, 2014
Unifying the ‘moderate opposition’ is the biggest challenge in Syria -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Here There Is No Why: For ISIS, Slaughter Is an End in Itself -- Roger Cohen, NYT
Saudi Arabia fears Yemeni tumult may boost its main foe Iran -- Angus McDowall, Reuters
Is a buffer zone on the Israeli-Syrian border feasible? -- Tony Badran, NOW
An Afghan miracle -- Peter Bergen, CNN
The Road to Bamiyan: A Public Works Debacle that Defines Afghanistan -- Jochen-Martin Gutsch, Spiegel Online
Hong Kong protests demand face-saving solution -- Boston Globe editorial
Special Report: In 'Umbrella Revolution,' China confronts limits of its power -- David Lague , James Pomfret and Greg Torode, Reuters
Is Xi Losing Control of China's ‘Peripheries’? -- J. Michael Cole, The Diplomat
China's Hopeless Quest for 'Friends' and 'Enemies' -- Kerry Brown, The Diplomat
Catalonia flexes its muscles - Deutsche Welle
Germany's Disarmed Forces: Ramshackle Military at Odds with Global Aspirations -- Spiegel Online
Russians Are Dangerously Addicted to Putin -- Maxim Trudolyubov, Moscow Times
A Battle Plan for NATO's New Secretary General -- Jan Techau, Real Clear World
Secret Service director quits: Here's why Congress was extra-mad with her -- Peter Grier, CSM
Let’s get a grip on Ebola fear in U.S. -- Chicago Sun Times editorial
The CDC Was Wrong About How to Stop Ebola -- Kent Sepkowitz, Daily Beast
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Now I ask you are the people, in charge of government the brightest and most upright?