The Rundown -- July 8

# Abubakar Siddique's book, "The Pashtun Question," reviewed by Eurasianet, Friday Times, and "Open" magazine

# Read Golnaz Esfandiari in Informed Comment on how Iran's special forces are intervening in Iraq

# Foreign Policy cites Antoine Blua's obituary of Shevardnadze

# Yahoo News uses RFE/RL Iraqi Service video of Indian nationals being forced to flee

# Dugin warns of backlash against Putin if he doesn't help pro-Russian separatists

# Duma passes law banning advertising on non-state TV

# NTV airs death threat against Olga Romanova

# "Everything You Need to Know About Russia's Internet Crackdown" - Kevin Rothrock, Global Voices

# Mike Tyson to Russian reporters: "Get out of the Ukraine!"

# Ukraine rebels retreating for last stand

# "Fear, Not Ambition, is What Fuels Moscow in Ukraine" - Mary Dejevsky, "Guardian"

# Ukraine demanding return of combat dolphins from Russia

# Belarus and Kazakhstan refuse to support trade sanctions against Ukraine

# Iraq political impasse deepens

# U.S. officials say ISIL quarreling with Sunni allies

# "Getting the Sunni Gang Back Together" - Steve Coll, "New Yorker"

# "Iraq — or Sunnistan, Shiitestan and Kurdistan" - Jake Flanigan, "New York Times"

# Baghdadi wore a $6000 watch during Iraq speech

# Iran leaders split over support for al-Maliki

# Iran Nuke talks making little progress, according to diplomats

# Iran considering U.S.-trained economist as new UN envoy

# Iranian cleric on state TV calls Jews "sorcerers"

# Afghanistan election commission says Ghani wins, but Abdullah rejects results

# Kerry expresses "gravest concern" about potential Abdullah parallel government

# "From New York Heroin Dealer to Afghanistan's Biggest Oil Man" - Jessica Donati, Reuters

# "Guardian" profile of Ghani

Caucasus

# The everything bubble