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Global News Alert - December 8, 2009
Dec 8, 2009 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
Reuters - Top US General, Diplomat in Afghanistan Face Congress, by Phil Stewart
Washington Post - Gates, Karzai Offer Differing Timeframes for Withdrawal, by Glenn Kessler
Department of Defense - Surge Shows Enduring Commitment, Gates Says, by Donna Miles
BBC News - Afghanistan 'Unable to Pay for Troops for 15 Years'
New York Times - Officials Try to Unite on Afghan Plan, by Mark Landler and Helene Cooper
LA Times - Pentagon Was on Defensive in Afghanistan Review, by Julian Barnes
Department of Defense - Strategy Sharpens Focus on Mission, Policy Chief Says, by Michael Carden
VOA News - Obama Strategy Differs from Earlier Plan, by Gary Thomas
Department of Defense - Forces in Afghanistan Disrupt Taliban Operations
Reuters - Four Afghans Shot during Protest over NATO Strike, by Mohammad Rafiq
RFE/RL - NATO Denies Civilians Killed in Afghan Attack
Washington Post - Taliban Shadow Officials Offer Concrete Alternative, by Griff Witte
Wall Street Journal - Karzai's Cabinet Picks Closely Watched, by Anand Gopal
Times Online - Hamid Karzai Delays Naming New Cabinet, by Tom Coghlan
New York Times - Pressure From All Sides as Karzai Picks His Team, by Richard Oppel and Abdul Waheed Wafa
Associated Press - Afghan Lawmakers: Karzai to Name Cabinet Saturday, by Rahim Raiez
Associated Press - Afghan Leader: Help Needed to Pay for Larger Army, by Anne Flaherty
Washington Post - Karzai Clouds Afghan Plan, by Tom LoBianco
RFE/RL - Kabul Mayor Convicted of Corruption
Washington Post - Along With Pep Talk, Marines Get Warning, by Greg Jaffe
RFE/RL - Afghans Wants New U.S. Troops to Deliver Security, Services, to Hotspots, by Abubakar Siddique
LA Times - Bomb Sniffing Dog Helps Marines Stay Alive in Afghanistan, by Tony Perry
Times Online - Gordon Brown Did Not Understand Afghan War, Says Former Army Chief, by Nico Hines
Wall Street Journal - German Stance on Troops Falters, by Marcus Walker
Times Online - Many Surge Troops 'Already in Afghanistan,' by Michael Evans
Christian Science Monitor (Editorial) - NATO Steps Up in Afghanistan
Pakistan
New York Times - Pakistan Told to Ratchet up Fight Against the Taliban, by David Singer and Eric Schmitt
LA Times - At Least 46 Killed in Pakistan Bombings, by Alex Rodriguez
Associated Press - Police: Attack on Pakistan Intil Office Kills 12, by Khalid Tanveer
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan Terror Attack Dent Lahore's Safest City Image, by Issam Ahmed
Associated Press - Gates: Pakistan May Get More Help Against Al-Qaida, by Anne Flaherty
New York Times (Editorial) - Pakistan and the War
Iraq
Associated Press - Coordinated Blasts Hit Baghdad; Kill at Least 103, by Brian Murphy
New York Times - Coordinated Bombings Kill at Least 101 in Baghdad, by Steven Lee Myers
Wall Street Journal - Scores Killed as Blasts Shake Baghdad, by Chip Cummins
Associated Press - Iraq Sets Parliament Elections for March 6
Washington Post - Iraqi Army Wants U.S. Help Past Withdrawal Dealine, by Eli Lake
World
Iran
LA Times - Iran Streets and Campuses Erupt in Protest, by Borzou Daragahi
Associated Press - Iran Threatens Toughter Action Against Protesters, by Nasser Karimi
Reuters - Iran Opposition Clashes with Police, by Parisa Hafezi
North Korea
Associated Press - Obama Envoy Begins Rare Trip to North Korea, by Jae-Soon Chang
Japan
Washington Post - Report: Japan Suspends Talks on Future of U.S. Base on Okinawa, by Blaine Harden
Philippines
Christian Science Monitor - Philippenes' Arroyo Draws Criticism for Martial Law, by Karl Wilson
India
New York Times - Years Later, Destruction of a Mosque Still Echoes, by Lydia Polgreen
Mexico
New York Times - Rights Group Faults Mexican Army's Conduct in Drug War, by Marc Lacey