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ISW Global News Update - October 15, 2009
Oct 14, 2009 - Anonymous
October 14, 2009 Update October 16, 2009 Update
Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - The White House words of Robert Gibbs: U.S. troops to Afghanistan
BBC News - Obama 'may unveil Afghan surge'
Washington Times - U.S. needs intelligence from Afghan villagers, Richard Tomkins
New York Times - Stanley McChrystal's Long War, by Dexter Filkins
Washington Post - Obama Focuses on Civilian Effort in Afghanistan Strategy Review, by Anne E. Komblut and Scott Wilson
VOA News - More Troops Needed, Says Afghan Diplomat, by Gary Thomas
New York Times - Brown Plans 500 More Troops for Afghanistan, by John F. Burns and Peter Baker
Los Angeles Times - Gordon Brown pledges 500 more British troops to Afghanistan, by Henry Chu
CNN.com - Obama, advisers review Afghanistan strategy
Associated Press - Obama security team studies Afghan army, police
AFP - Situation in Afghanistan 'desperate': General
Associated Press - Britain's Brown pledges more Afghanistan troops, by Gregory Katz
Reuters - Brown Expected to Raise Afghan Troop Numbers
Washington Post - In Afghan Stability, Abdullah Is Pivotal, by Karin Brulliard
Associated Press - Afghan election official blocked from resigning
Washington Times - Challenges dog U.S. in Afghan war, by David Axe
Washington Post - U.S. Officials Say Zazi Had Links to Bin Laden's Afghan Lieutenant, by Brett J. Blackledge
Associated Press - Al Qaeda ties exposed in NYC bomb plot
Associated Press - Obama talks US nonmilitary efforts in Afghanistan, by Jennifer Loven
Department of Defense - Marines Spread Good Will With Vet Care, by Sgt. Scott Whittington
New York Times Blog - Lens: Under the Radar in Kandahar
VOA News - US Lawmakers Question Afghanistan Strategy, by Dan Robinson
Los Angeles Times - U.S. officials look at scenarios for Afghanistan 'middle path,' by Julian E. Barnes and Christi Parsons
Associated Press - Italy denies paying off Taliban in Afghanistan, by Alessandra Rizzo
Washington Post - Democratic Split on Afghanistan Debate, by Ben Pershing
AFP - Top Democrat not ready to embrace Afghan troop surge
Washington Times - Troop funds diverted to pet projects, by Shaun Waterman
Wall Street Journal Blog - Karzai Says Vote Was 'Good and Fair' Despite 'Irregularies' and 'Fraud,' by Peter Spiegel
New York Times Opinion - To Beat the Taliban, Fight From Afar, by Robert A. Pape
Wall Street Journal Blog - Political Wisdom: Should Joe Biden Resign?, by Gerald F. Seib
Iraq
New York Times - Wounded Soldiers Return to Iraq in Search of a Measure of Solace, by Rod Nordland
New York Times - 6 Are Killed by 3 Separate Explosions Near Shrines in Holy City for Iraqi Shiites, by Timothy Williams and Anwar J. Ali
Associated Press - Roadside bomb in Baghdad kills 1 Iraqi soldier, by Sinan Salaheddin
New York Times Blog - When the Walls Come Down, by Rod Nordland
Washington Post - Eight Killed in Baghdad Jewel Heists, by Nada Bakri
Wall Street Journal - No Cut In Iraq Oil Field Service Contract Tax Rate, by Hassan Hafidh
Wall Street Journal - Iraqi Foreign Minister: 'No Opening' in Relations With Syria, by Gina Chon
Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi-Syrian crisis deepens; Baghdad looks to UN for help, by Jane Arraf
VOA News - Syria-Iraq Dispute Colors Regional Security Conference, by Elizabeth Arrott
Associated Press - Iraq suspends university for politics, by Sameer N. Yacoub
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - Wave of Deadly Attacks in Pakistan, by Zahid Hussain
New York Times - Coordinated Attacks Target Multiple Sites in Pakistan, by Jane Perlez and Salman Masood
Los Angeles Times - Militants attack 3 police sites in Lahore, Pakistan, by Alex Rodriguez
Washington Post - Gunmen, Bombers Hit 4 Sites in Pakistan; 37 Die, by Karin Brulliard and Hag Nawaz Khan
Washington Post - 'Dead' terrorist surfaces for media, by Eli Lake
Reuters - Suspected U.S. drone attack kills four in Pakistan
BBC News - Fear and anxiety growing in Pakistan
AFP - US strike on suspected militant hideout in Pakistan
Long War Journal - Terrorist assault three police centers in Lahore, by Bill Roggio
BBC News - Pakistan police offices attacked
Long War Journal - Suicide bomber strikes police station in Pakistan's northwest, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Pakistan's army bares its teeth in US aid flap, by Nahal Toosi
AFP - At Least 8 Dead In Car Bomb Near Pakistan Police Station
Wall Street Journal Opinion - Not so 'Smart Power'
Region/World
New York Times - Crossroads of Islam, Past and Present, by Robert F. Worth
China
Washington Post - U.S. Hopes to Strengthen Ties With China's Expanding Military, by John Pomfret
Iran
New York Times - Some See Iran as Ready to Strike a Nuclear Deal, by Michael Slackman
Wall Street Journal - China Lauds Ties With Iran, by Shai Oster
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - Palestinians, in Reversal, Press U.N. Gaza Report, by Sharon Otterman and Neil MacFarquhar
Washington Post - Growing Rifts, Abbas's Crisis Dim Hope for Talks, by Howard Schneider
North Korea
Washington Post - What's Gotten Into N. Korea?, by Blaine Harden
Russia
New York Times - In Moscow, Clinton Urges Russia to Open Its Political System, by Mark Landler
Washington Times - Clinton: U.S. officials stuck in Cold War, by Nicholas Kralev
RFE/RL - Clinton Emphasizes Cooperation In U.S.-Russia Relations