Stevenson’s army, February 4

– WaPo has the best tick-tock on the raid that killed the ISIS leader.

– Fed Kaplan assesses how the war on terror is going.

– NYT reveals how Putin has sanctions-proofed Russia.

– US reveals more Russian planning for pretexts for Ukraine war.

-WSJ says even renewed Iran nuclear deal will leave it within 12 months of a bomb.

-State Dept approves new Mideast arms sales.

-Documents show Trump WH considered using NSA to gather election info.

– Wired says an independent US hacker took down North Korea’s internet.

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