Global News Alert - December 20, 2010

Afghanistan

NY Times- Afghan War Just a Slice of U.S. Coverage by Brian Stelter

BBC- Germany's Merkel makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan

Dvids- Afghan, coalition forces target Haqqani leaders in Khost

Winnipeg FP- Senior Taliban planner killed, bomb-makers captured in Afghanistan: ISAF by Steve Rennie

Pakistan

AFP- Militants destroy NATO trucks in Pakistan: officials

TIME- Is Pakistan Losing Patience in the War on Terror? by Robert Baer

NY Times- Biden Says Al Qaeda in Pakistan Is Weaker by Mark Mazzetti

IBT- China, Pakistan strengthen trade ties

Iraq

Bloomberg- Al-Maliki May Announce Some Members of Iraqi Cabinet by Nayla Razzouk and Kadhim Ajrash

Guardian- Qur'an etched in Saddam Hussein's blood poses dilemma for Iraq leaders by Martin Chulov

Reuters- Infighting delays new Iraq government by Suadad al-Salhy and Waleed Ibrahim

Washington Post- In Green Zone, an icy challenge to U.S. power by Liz Sly

BBC- 'Normal life' in Iraq amid the violence by Gabriel Gatehouse

NY Times- Clerics Anti-U.S. Forces Poised for Gains in Iraq by Jack Healy

Iran

AFP- Mass hanging of 11 Sunni rebels in Iran by Farhad Pouladi

AP- Iran forces on alert as economic 'surgery' begins

CNN- Iran's supreme leader: Hariri probe result will be 'null and void'

USA Today- Adm. Mullen: U.S. 'very ready' to counter Iran on nukes

World

Reuters- North Korea says won't react to South drill by Kim Do-gyum

Jerusalem Post- WikiLeaks: US-Israel relations weathered 'rocky start'

NY Times- Senate Repeals Ban Against Openly Gay Military Personnel by Carl Hulse

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