Global News Alert - February 2, 2010

Feb 2, 2010 - Anonymous

Afghanistan

New York Times - As Marines Move In, Taliban Fight a Shadowy War, by C.J. Chivers

Wall Street Journal - U.S. Plans Defense of Kandahar, by Yaroslav Trofimov

Wall Street Journal - U.S. Steps Up Missions Targeting Taliban Leaders, by Michael Phillips

Associated Press - US Troop Surge Focuses Attention on Roadside Bombs, by Eric Talmadge

Wall Street Journal - Four NATO Troops Killed in Afghan Attacks, by Habib Zahori

Christian Science Monitor - After Afghanistan Conference, an Optimistic Karzai, by Robert Marquand

Associated Press - Karzai to Talk Taliban Reconciliation with Saudis, by Amir Shah

BBC News - How to End the War in Afghanistan, by Ahmed Rashid

New York Times - Afghan Official Dismisses Taliban Denial of Talks, by Rod Nordland

Reuters - Afghans Protest to Iran over Border Killings

Washington Times - Obama Boosts Budge for State Department, by Nicholas Kralev

Christian Science Monitor - Who Else Could Help in Afghanistan?, by Mian Ridge

Associated Press - Pakistani Taliban: No Need to Prove Leader Alive, by Rasool Dawar

Washington Post - Pakistani Taliban Leader's Death Would be 'Fatal Blow' for Group, Analyst Says, by Haq Nawaz Khan and Pamela Constable

Christian Science Monitor - Who's Who in the Pakistan Taliban, by Issam Ahmed

BBC News - Pakistan Troops 'Capture Taliban Base in Bajur'

BBC News - Karachi Ethnic Clashes Intensify

LA Times - Pakistan Says It Will Help Train Afghan Forces, by Alex Rodriguez

Washington Post - Pakistan's Army Chief Seeks Stable Afghanistan, by Pamela Constable

LA Times - Pentagon Budget Calls for More Unmanned Aircraft, by Julian Barnes

Associated Press - US Terror Suspects in Pakistan Allege FBI Torture, by Nabil Yousaf

New York Times - Speaking Freely Where Fear Rules, by John Leleand

RFE/RL - Official Uniforms Still Available in Iraq, Lawmakers Say

Department of Defense - Iraqis Capture Suspected Explosives-Cell Member

Iran

Associated Press - Iran Blasts US Defensive Missiles Plan for Gulf, by Nasser Karimi

New York Times - Iran, with Opposition Protests Continuing, Executes more Prisoners, by Nazila Fathi

Reuters - Iran to Hang Nine More over Election Unrest

BBC News - Iran's Mousavi Says He Will Continue to Fight for Reform

Somalia

Wall Street Journal - Somalia's Al Shabaab to Ally with Al Qaeda, by Sarah Childress

Times Online - Ismael, the Islamist Footsoldier, Explains Why He Joined Al-Shabaab, by Tristain McConnell

Sudan

Washington Post - Southern Sudan Says Vote on Independence is Off-Limits for United Nations, by Barney Jopsonin

China

VOA News - China to Sanction US Companies That Sell Arms to Taiwan, by Stephanie Ho

Department of Defense - Gates Hopes Potential Downturn with China Only 'Temporary,' by John Kruzel

VOA News - China Warns Obama Against Meeting with Dali Lama

Haiti

Department of Defense - U.S. Carrier Leaves Haiti; Relief Mission Continues, by Donna Miles

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