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Global News Alert - December 7, 2009
Dec 7, 2009 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - US Says bin Laden Sometimes Slips into Afghanistan, by Robert Burns
Washington Post - Contract Hirings in Afghanistan to Emphasize Locals, by Walter Pincus
Washington Post - McChystal's Afghanistan Plan Stays Mainly intact, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Greg Jaffe
Christian Science Monitor - Will US Drones Start Attacking Mullah Omar in Pakistan?, by David Montero
RFE/RL - Karzai to Unveil Afghan Cabinet in Days
Department of Defense -Top Leaders Spell Out President's Strategy, by Fred W. Baker III
Wall Street Journal - Afghan Withdrawal to Be Gradual, by Stephen Power
New York Times - No Firm Plans for a U.S. Exit in Afghanistan, by Mark Mazzetti
LA Times - Robert Gates Says Afghanistan Withdrawal Will Be Gradual, by Paul Richter
Associated Press - Gates: US in Afghanistan 2 to 4 More Years
Washington Post - Obama Pressed for Faster Surge, by Anne Kornbult, Scott Wilson, and Karen DeYoung
LA TImes - Marines, Afghan Soldiers Attack Taliban Stronghold, by Tonry Perry
LA Times - $10 Million is Smuggled Out of Afghanistan Daily, Official Says, by Tony Perry
LA Times - Marines Give Afghan Police the Drill, by Tony Perry
Reuters - More Clarity Sought on Obama Civilian Afghan Plan, by Sue Pleming
Wall Street Journal - U.K. Expects Not to Add Troops, by Alistan MacDonald
Pakistan
Associated Press -Pakistan Court Starts Hearing Case Against Amnesty, by Zakar Khan
BBC News - Bomber Attacks Court in Pakistan
Iraq
Reuters - Iraq Lawmakers End Impasse, Election to Go Ahead, by Waleed Ibrahim
New York Times - Iraqis Reach a Deal on Long-Delayed Election Law, by Marc Santora and Riyadh Mohmmed
Washington Post - Millions' Worth of Gear Left in Iraq, by Ernesto Londono
Associated Press - Police: Blast Hits Iraq School; 5 Killed, by Chelsea Carter
World
Iran
VOA News - Iranian Police Clash with Protesters
Associated Press - Police Clash with Protesters at Iran University, by Ali Akbar Dareini
VOA News - Iran's Supreme Leader Blames West for Student Protests, by Edward Yeranian
Washington Times - Iran's Belligerence Masks Instability, by Barbara Slavin
Philippines
Associated Press - Philippine Police Clash with Clan Supporters, by Pat Roque
Times Online - Philippine Fued Breaks Out into Armed Rebellion, by Richard Lloyd Parry
Sri Lanka
Times Online - New Tamil Group People's Liberation Army Vows to Start Fresh War, by Anthony Lloyd
Turkey
RFE/RL - Iran, Afghanistan Top Agenda as Turkey's Erdogan Meets Obama at White House