The Rundown -- September 22

# "London Review of Books" reviews Abubakar Siddique's "The Pashtun Question"

# AOL uses RFE/RL Iraqi Service video of bombing aftermath in Kirkuk

# Slate writes about Lyubov Chizhova's "very matter of fact" interview with Yevgeny Chichvarkin

# Breitbart cites RFE/RL reporting on Russia detaining Lithuanian fishing vessel

# Thousands protest in Moscow antiwar demonstration

# Russia says Scottish vote may have been rigged

# Putin considering plan to unplug Internet "in an emergency"

# "As Moscow’s Landfills Near Limits, Recyclers Do Whatever It Takes" - Sally McGrane, "New York Times"

# One-fifth of Russian oil production at risk due to sanctions

# Fighting continues despite new agreements in Minsk

# Ukraine "on the brink of total economic collapse"

# Donbas's disappearing Jewish community

# "Iraq: The Outlaw State" - Max Rodenbeck, "New York Review of Books"

# "Suspicions Run Deep in Iraq That C.I.A. and the Islamic State Are United" - David Kirkpatrick, "New York Times"

# A more direct threat than IS

# Bloomberg editorial: Obama is "Iraq's only honest broker"

# Baghdad's "peace carnival"

# China and Iran to conduct joint naval exercises

# Iran wants more flexibility on its enrichment program in exchange for IS help

# Iran judiciary says Tango, Viber and WhatsApp should be blocked

# Deal reached -- a look at the new government

# NATO eyes "very fast" security deal with Afghanistan

# Refugees deported from Australia reportedly killed in Afghanistan

# Khan gathers thousands in Karachi

Caucasus
# Saakashvili's life in Williamsburg exile

# David Brooks would spend $500 million on making us friends

# China, the climate and the fate of the planet