The Rundown -- July 23

# "The Hill" opinion piece criticizing international broadcasting legislation mentions RFE/RL

# Read Tom Balmforth in "The Guardian" on what Russian newspapers are saying about MH17

# In interviews, Torez residents say they saw what could have been a missile launcher on Thursday

# The clues which may lead to the launch site

# U.S. intelligence says Russia "created conditions" for disaster, but doesn't implicate it directly

# Villagers hold memorial for victims

# One fact that explains how "Europe could crush Russia's economy"

Ukraine
# Profile of "the most dangerous man in Ukraine" (Strelkov)

# Ukraine threatens "special duties" on Belarus

# Iran wants what Argentina got

# Can Iran's nuclear capacity be limited?

# "Remaking Iran" - Said Arjomand, Project Syndicate

# Iran says it will launch "advanced home-made destroyer"

# 700 killed over two days in Syria

# Militant threat to Iraqi Christians: "Convert, pay a tax or die"

# Cyber-war among rival factions in Iraq conflict

# Iraq Ambassador to the U.S. says he doubts Washington's commitment

# Returning to service in Iraq...with Blackwater

# "Why Triumphant Jihadis In Iraq Will Help Assad Crush Opposition In Aleppo" - Noah Bonsey, Huffington Post

# U.S. troops in Afghanistan sent waste to open burn pits

# "Why Afghanistan's National Unity Government Is Risky" - Srinjoy Bose and Niamat Ibrahimi, Foreign Policy

# "Pakistan's New Fear of Flying" - Bina Shah, "New York Times"

# The Kitchen divides Pakistan's rich and poor

# "Times" ed: "We’re looking for fairness, not balance”

# "New Yorker" archive free for now