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Global News Alert - August 18, 2010
Aug 18, 2010 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
RTT News- Mass Protest Over Killing Of Civilians In Afghanistan
Voice of America- What Will July 2011 Mean for US Afghan Effort? by Al Pessin
CNN- Makeshift Taliban prison found in southern Afghanistan
The Washington Post- Making the case for success in Afghanistan
Politico- Liberals stand with Afghanistan by Joshua Gross
Associated Press- Medvedev talks with Afghan, Pakistani leaders by Vladimir Isachenkov
The Washington Post- Another emergency in Afghanistan, another Kerry visit
Associated Press- Are risks from WikiLeaks overstated by government? by Robert Burns
Pakistan
The New York Times-
Wall Street Journal- Slow Pakistan Response to Flood Hurts Zardari by Adam Entous
FT- Prosperity can buy peace in Kashmir by Mansoor Ijaz
Iraq
Agence-France Presse- Three farmers among six killed in Iraq unrest by Ali al-Tuwaijri
Wall Street Journal- Obama's Troop-Withdrawal Plans Could Suddenly Turn Into a Mirage by Iain Martin
Reuters- Iraq's Allawi says to intensify talks with Sadrists by Waleed Ibrahim
Los Angeles Times- Talks between Iraq's top vote-getters break off by Liz Sly
Bloomberg- Iraq's Sistani Is Trying to Help Break Political Deadlock, U.S. Envoy Says by Flavia Krause-Jackson
Iran
Bloomberg- Iran Says Nuclear Power Plant's Opening Shows Resistance to Pressure by Ladane Nasseri
Agence-France Pesse- Latest Iran sanctions 'will hurt UAE trade' by W.G. Dunlop
The Washington Post- Clerics responsible for Iran's failed attempts at democracy by Ray Takeyh