Subject: Editors' Picks: Barbarians at the gates of Baghdad; and the Banksy of Donetsk
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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:33:15 -0400 (EDT)

FOREIGN POLICY'S TOP 5 READS
Tuesday, October 21

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#1 
HOLDING THE LINE: How long can Iraq’s besieged forces hold out against the Islamic State? FP contributor Susannah George reports from Baghdad: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbMAMPoGWIkSno8A5ab3 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbMAMPoGWIkSnorA8b48>

#2
RED HERRING: The Swedish Navy continues its hunt for a Russian submarine. But the chase is changing from a Cold War thriller to a black comedy, complete with decommissioned hardware, old fishermen, and foul language: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbMAMPoGWIkSno_Afa9c 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbMAMPoGWIkSnouA84f4>

#3
THE KINGMAKERS OF BRASILIA: No matter which candidate wins Brazil's presidential runoff, the real power lies elsewhere: with the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbR-cPoGWIkS1-DA92ba 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbR-cPoGWIkS198Ac93c>

#4
The Banksy of Donetsk: Ukrainian artist Sergey Zakharov discusses and illustrates his capture and beating at the hands of pro-Russian fighters in Donetsk: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbMAMPoGWIkSnpHAf973 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbMAMPoGWIkSno0Af34e>

#5
IRAQ WAR IV: John Nagl, one of the most influential Army officers of Iraq, writes on how the United States is repeating the mistakes of the past: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbMAMPoGWIkSnpLAdff6 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c71x4ux.2g8k/VEbMAMPoGWIkSno3A5a36>

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