Subject: Editors' Picks: Washington's revolving door of incompetence; and Hong Kong's new face
From: "Foreign Policy" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 18:10:44 -0400 (EDT)

FOREIGN POLICY'S TOP 5 READS
Friday, October 03

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#1 
GUN BARREL ANTIDOTE: The Pentagon is preparing for the possibility of U.S. troops contracting Ebola in West Africa. FP’s Kate Brannen reports: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcR9A3002 target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcRwA9864>

#2
COMPETENCE NOT REQUIRED: Washington has a long history of forcing people from their posts, but never for the best reason: doing a poor job. FP’s Stephen Walt on why Julia Pierson's ouster is the exception that proves the rule: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcR_A35aa target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcRyAade4>

#3
THE LONG WAY UP: Thousands have died this year trying to reach Europe from North Africa, but for many the danger begins before they take to the sea. FP contributor Bel Trew reports from Egypt: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcSBA6e93 target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>: 
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcR0Ac823>

#4
SAMBA TO VICTORY: Brazilians want change. But they'll only get it if their next president can combine the urge to reform with the will to govern: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcSDA4f21 target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcR4Ab563>

#5
HONG KONG PRIDE: Demonstrators in Hong Kong aren't just demanding democracy, they're also asserting their own identity against Beijing’s homogeneity: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcSFAf81b target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71vhb9.2ivo/VC8WuMPoUlGfMcR6A4d69>

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