Sharaa's full interview w/ @RoryStewartUK & @campbellclaret is now online Major take-aways / new information ⬇️ - - Early life/Iraq/Al Qaeda: - Says he went to Iraq to a) get experience as a foreign fighter to later use in Syria b) to defend Iraqis from foreign occupation - Frames joining Al Qaeda in Iraq (somewhat euphemistically) as something that happened as the Iraqi insurgency consolidated & groups merged (we need more details on which group he first joined) - Says he completely rejected the sectariansim & extreme violence of Zarqawi, and later Baghdadi -Says he faced criticism from AQ hardliners while in prison for not being more sectarian - Says he was deeply motivated by the Palestinian cause & the Second Intifada as a young man - Says he read widely on the importance of Damascus & Syria as a young man for the region & humanity

Updated Canadian Icebreaker list with Conservative additions: 2 x PCII+ Arpatuuq-class 2 x PCII(+?) Polar Icebreakers 6 x PCIII Program Icebreakers 16 x PCIV+ Multi-Purpose Vessels 3x PCIV Resolute-Class 8 x PCV Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessels Total: 37 Icebreakers

I hope Americans don’t pay too much attention to Kevin O’Leary. He says: - Trump’s issue with Canada is a “renegotiation of NAFTA, if you want to call it that.” - The Canadian government “has fallen.” - Canada has “nobody to negotiate.” - Trudeau “doesn’t have a mandate.” The Fox News host is like “Oh!” Just blown away by all this total nonsense.