Subject: Editors' Picks: A dangerous first for the Islamic State; and holiday strife in Leipzig
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Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:49:11 -0500 (EST)

FOREIGN POLICY'S TOP 5 READS
Wednesday, December 24

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#1 
A DANGEROUS FIRST: The Islamic State claims it has shot down a Jordanian F-16 and taken its pilot prisoner. The jihadists can thank the Iraqi army for the anti-aircraft missiles. FP’s Gopal Ratnam reports: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVb1A59f7 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVbwAd521>

#2
GRINCH VS. ELVES: German labor unions are clashing with American-style capitalism as workers strike at Amazon’s distribution centers during the retail giant’s busiest season. Sumi Somaskanda writes from Leipzig: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVb2Acad5 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVbxA7482>

#3
RUNNING ON EMPTY: Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is doing all she can to stop Ebola. But her country's political and economic recovery will be even harder than stopping the virus. FP’s Laurie Garrett reports from Monrovia: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVb3A826a 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVbyAa992>

#4
NO LAUGHING MATTER: Why did The Interview prompt such an extreme reaction from North Korea when, say, Team America: World Police did not? Because when it comes to assassination threats, North Koreans are dead serious, writes FP’s Jeffrey Lewis: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVb4A2427 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVbzA3d25>

#5
ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION: Sri Lanka’s voters may get to cast ballots in the Jan. 8 national election, but they’ll be stuck choosing between two oppressors:
 <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVb5A00b0 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/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7241ep.40b8/VJsCyMPoDAF_FVb0Ae4c4>

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