Global News Alert - November 12, 2009
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - Obama Said to Want Revised Afghanistan Options, by Ben Feller and Anne Gearan
New York Times - U.S. Envoy Urges Caution on Forcecs for Afghanistan, by Elisabeth Bumiller and Mark Landler
LA Times - U.S. Ambassador Warns Against Afghan Troop Buildup, by Paul Richter
VOA News - Obama Requests Changes to Afghan Options
Washington Times - U.S. Tests 'Ink Spot' Strategy in Afghanistan, by David Axe
Reuters - Clinton: U.S. Concerned about Afghan Corruption, by David Alexander
New York Times - In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage, by Helene Cooper
Times Online - Taleban Spin Doctors Winning Fresh Ground in Propaganda War with NATO, Tom Coghlan
VOA News - German Defense Minister in Kabul to Meet Afghan, NATO Leaders
Reuters - NATO Expects More Resources for Afghan Training
Reuters - Afghan Police Burdened by Military Expectations, by Golnar Motevalli
Christian Science Monitor - Want to Buy US Military Wares in Afghanistan? Go to Obama Market, by Jay Price
Wall Street Journal - Afghans Flee Their Homes as Fighting Intensifies, by Yaroslav Trofimov
Reuters - Norway Journalist Released from Afghan Captivity
Pakistan
Associated Press - Gunmen Kill Pakistani Working at Iranian Consulate, by Riaz Khan
Reuters - Pakistan Police Hold 7 'Planning Attacks in Karachi,' by Faisal Aziz
Iraq
Washington Times - Attacks in Iraq Surge after U.S. Pullback, by Richard Sale
Reuters - Iraq Warns of More Violence Before Elections
New York Times - American Adviser to Kurts Stands to Reap Oil Profits, by James Glanz and Walter Gibbs
RFE/RL - Kurdish President Criticizes Baghdad's Oil Policy, Appeals for European Aid
New York Times - Charges Prompt Iraqis to Look Into Blackwater, by James Risen
World
Iran
Reuters - Iran Calls on Russia to Fulfill Missile Sales Deal
LA Times - Iran's Ahmadinejad Calls for Nuclear Cooperation, by Borzou Daragahi
Wall Street Journal - Revolutionary Guard Tightens Security Grip, by Marc Champion
BBC News - Iran's Guards in $2.5 Billion Rail Deal
BBC News - Iran 'Executes Kurdish Activist'
Times Online - Israel and Iran Compete to Expand Influence in Latin American, by Hannah Strange
Yemen
Times Online - Outside Forces Back Yemen Army Because of Regional Fears of Unrest, by Judith Evans
North Korea
Associated Press - North Korea Threatens South Over Naval Clash, by Hyung-Jin Kim
Philippines
Associated Press - Clinton Supports Philippine Antiterrorism Fight, by Hrvoje Hranjski
Columbia - Colombia Takes Chavez War Talk to Security Council, by Hugh Bronstein
Somalia
Associated Press - Somali Judge Who Jailed Pirates, Insurgents Killed, by Mohamed Olad Hassan