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ISW News Roundup - February 11, 2009
Feb 11, 2009 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
Washington Times - 'Kite Runner' star threatened, by Jason Motlagh
Associated Press - Attacks on Afghan government buildings kill 20, by Amir Shah and Rahim Faiez
Reuters - French officer, Afghan translator killed in ambush
Reuters - Obama choice on troops for Afghanistan due in days, by David Morgan
LA Times - Obama team works to overhaul Afghanistan-Pakistan policy, by Julian E. Barnes
New York Times - NATO to Target Drug Trade in Afghanistan, by Judy Dempsey
American Forces Press Service - Mullen: Troop Increase in Afghanistan Differs from Iraq Surge, by Donna Miles
Washington Post - U.S. Policy On War Dead Under Review
BBC - Attacks send Kabul into panic
Times Online UK - 23 die after bombers and gunmen launch daring attack on Afghan government
RFE/RL - Coordinated Taliban Attacks Kill at Least 26 in Kabul
LA Times - Synchronized suicide attacks in Kabul kill at least 19, by M. Karim Faiez and Laura King
BBC - Deadly attacks hit Afghan capital
BBC - US envoy faces tough S Asia test, by M Ilyas Khan
Reuters - Q+A: What can Obama do about Afghanistan, Pakistan? by Simon Cameron-Moore
American Forces Press Service - Officials Face Tough Choices on Budget, Afghanistan, Gates Says, by Jim Garamone
Pakistan
Washington Post - Pakistan Wants More From U.S., by Karen DeYoung
Reuters - Pakistan fighting could uproot 600,000 people: U.N., by Laura MacInnis
Reuters - U.S. envoy Holbrooke visits northwest Pakistan, by Izaz Mohmand
New York Times - Leaked Report Points to Larger Pakistani Role in Mumbai Attacks, by Salman Masood
Reuters - Obama orders Afghan-Pakistan policy review
Iraq
Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: Gear for Iraq may extend U.S. stay, by Eli Lake
Associated Press - Iraq invites contractors to drill 40 oil wells
RFE/RL - Iraq's Art Museum Reopening Following Looting
Washington Post - In Surprise Trip to Iraq, Sarkozy Urges Stronger Ties With Europe, by K.I. Ibrahim and Sudarsan Raghavan
BBC - Bombing rocks Baghdad bus station
New York Times - 16 Dead, 45 Wounded in Twin Baghdad Bombs, from Reuters
Israel
Washington Times - U.S. urged to be flexible on Hamas, by Nicholas Kralev
Times Online UK - Amnesty allege Hamas violence during Gaza campaign, by Sheera Frenkel and James Hider
Associated Press - Inconclusive election puts Israel, peace in limbo, by Karin Laub
LA Times - Arabs cheer after the elections in Israel, by Ashraf Khalil
Reuters - Palestinians gloomy as Israel moves right, by Andrew Hammond and Ali Sawafta
Times Online UK - Israel elections: both sides claim victory, by Jenny Booth
World
Russia
Associated Press - Russia may allow shipment of Afghan-bound US arms, by Vladimir Isachenkov
RFE/RL - Russia Says May Offer Aircraft For Afghan Transit
Reuters - Russia says no retaliation unless U.S. builds shield
Iran
Reuters - Iran dismisses report it faces raw uranium shortage
New York Times - Iranians Everywhere, by Suadad Al-Salhy
LA Times - Like Obama, Iran's president talks of improving ties, by Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim
Times Online UK - Iranian mob attacks moderate ex-president Mohammed Khatami on anniversary, by Catherine Philip
North Korea
Associated Press - Report: NKorea moving missile equipment to site, by Hyung-Jin Kim
Times Online UK - US launches spy operation over North Korea, by Richard Lloyd Parry
Kyrgyzstan
Reuters - Kyrgyzstan accuses U.S. of ignoring air base demands, by Maria Golovnina
Washington Post - U.S. Sought to Expand Asia Base, by Walter Pincus
World Briefing
LA Times - World Briefing