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ISW News Roundup - February 15, 2009
Feb 15, 2009 - Anonymous
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Reuters - Afghanistan to join in regional U.S. policy review, by Hamid Shalizi
Washington Times - Hoolbrooke opens talks with Karzai, by Jason Straziuso
Reuters - Militants call ceasefire in Pakistan's Swat valley
Associated Press - Taliban to cease fire in Pakistan's Swat Valley, by Nahal Toosi
RFE/RL - Pakistani Militants Free Chinese Hostage
Washington Post - Suspected U.S. Strike Kills 27 in Pakistan
Iraq
Washington Post - Iraqi Kurds want US help to avoid war with Arabs, by Sebastian Abbot of AP
Washington Post - Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Iraq, from AP
MNF-I - Iraqi Businesses Boosted with Micro-Grants, by Pfc. Evan Loyd
MNF-I - U.S., Iraq Bond Strengthened through Foreign Military Sales Program, by Van N. Williams
BBC - US army 'wants more immigrants'
RFE/RL - Report: U.S. Officers Probed On Iraq Rebuilding
LA Times - Iraqis' thoughts turn to matters of weight, by Monte Morin and Caesar Ahmed
Region
Israel
Reuters - Livni says "no" to joining Netanyahu-led coalition, by Jeffrey Heller
Reuters - Gaza truce deal stalls over Israeli hostage, by Joseph Nasr
LA Times - In Gaza town, a bitter aftermath, by Ashraf Khalil
Reuters - Abbas withholds salaries to pay Gazans hit by war
Iran
RFE/RL - Iran's Abdollah Nouri -- The Man Who Won't Be President, by Golnaz Esfandiari