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ISW News Roundup - April 7, 2009
Apr 7, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Associated Press - Police: Car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills 9, by Sinan Salaheddin
LA Times - Iraq bombings kill at least 36, by Usama Redha and Caesar Ahmed
BBC - Viewpoint: Baghdad motor-racing
Associated Press - As Iraq rape trial begins, attorneys attack law, by Brett Barrouquere
Times Online UK - Mandelson trip to Iraq undermined by six car bombs, by Deborah Haynes
LA Times - Six Days in Fallujah features Marines who battled there, by Alex Pham
RFE/RL - Turkey Sponsoring Training Missions For Iraqi Forces
Department of Defense - Iraqi Security Forces Improve Amid 'Astounding' Security Gains, by Gerry J. Gilmore
Department of Defense - Reconciliation Offers Fresh Start in Iraq, by Army Sgt. Angie Johnston
Associated Press - Iraqi Court Cuts Shoe Thrower's Sentence to One Year
Afghanistan
Times Online UK - Taleban-style law for women in Afghanistan is dropped after outcry, by Tom Coghlan
Department of Defense - Forces Kill 52, Capture 17 in Afghanistan Fighting
Department of Defense - Team Fosters Self-Sufficiency in Afghanistan, by Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Wilson
Associated Press - Romanian, Dutch soldiers killed in Afghanistan, by Fisnik Abrashi
Associated Press - Dutch soldier, 4 insurgents killed in Afghanistan, by Fisnik Abrashi
Associated Press - Aust., US to discuss more troops for Afghanistan
Reuters - Many Americans cautious in support for Afghan war, by Matthew Bigg
New York Times - Op-Ed: Last Jew in Afghanistan, by Oliver Englehart
Pakistan
Reuters - Pakistan, U.S. stress trust, disagree on drones, by Augustine Anthony
BBC - Pakistan calls for trust with US
New York Times - Pakistan's Chief Justice Assails Attorney General Over Taliban Flogging, by Jane Perlez
New York Times - More Drone Attacks in Pakistan Planned, by Eric Schmitt and Christopher Drew
Associated Press - Pakistan wants 'unconditional' aid to fight terror, by Zarar Khan
Reuters - Pakistan aims to check slide in security, by Zeeshan Haider
World
Syria
Washington Times - U.S. alters course on Syria, by Eli Lake and Nicholas Kralev
Washington Times - Ambassador: No U.S. raids in Syrian territory, by Eli Lake
Israel
Reuters - Israel carries out missile test: Defense Ministry, by Dan Williams
Associated Press - Israeli police kill Palestinian at demolition site, by Marjorie Olster
Iran
Reuters - Iran's Ahmadinejad says waiting for U.S. policy change, by Raushan Nurshayeva
Washington Post - Ahmadinejad Rival Calls For Increased Freedoms, by Thomas Erdbrink
New York Times - Iranian Presidential Candidate Calls Ahmadinejad an Extremist, by Nazila Fathi
LA Times - If Obama gambit works, Tehran's hard-liners would suffer, Iranian says, by Borzou Daragahi
U.S. Defense Budget
Christian Science Monitor - Gates axes some costly weapons, emphasizes 'irregular' warfare, by Gordon Lubold
Washington Times - Defense budget 'overhaul' meets resistance, by Sara A. Carter
Washington Post - Contracting Boom Could Fizzle Out, by Dana Hedgpeth
Aid Workers
Reuters - 2008 was deadliest year for aid workers: study, by Emma Batha