Global News Alert - January 8, 2010
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Afghanistan
Washington Times - Violence Heats up in Bitter Afghan Winter, by Sara Carter
Reuters - Gates Backs Critique of Spy Agencies in Afghanistan, by Adam Entous
Reuters - Karzai: Afghan Corruption 'Blown out of Proportion,' by Peter Graft
LA Times -Marines in Afghanistan Take 'The Village' to Heart, by Tony Perry
Times Online - Crippling Blow to US Intelligence, by Giles Whittell and Jermone Starkey
Wall Street Journal - U.N.'s Afghan Envoy Makes His Case in Washington, by Joe Lauria
Washington Post - Two Defense Contractors Indicted in Shooting of Afghans, by Jerry Markon
Washington Post - U.S. Military Investigates Allegations of Detainee Abuse in Afghanistan, by Joshua Partlow
Associated Press - NATO Unit Launches Radio Station for Rural Afghans, by Alfed de Montesquiou
Times Online - Tories Would Give Military Key Role in Rebuilding Afghanistan, by Tom Coghlan
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Insists Pakistan Ease Limits on Staffers, by Zahid Hussain and Matthew Rosenberg
Reuters - U.S. Senators Defend Drone Attacks, by Michael Gregory
Associated Press - Explosion in South Pakistan Kills at Least 8, by Ashraf Khan
New York Times - Ammunition Explodes at a House in Pakistan, Killing 7, by Salman Masood
Iraq
Washington Post - Deadly Blasts Underscore Tenuous Security in Iraq's Anbar Province, by Leila Fadel and Michael Hastings
New York Times - Move Made to Bar Iraqi from Ballot, by Nada Bakri and Anthony Shadid
Washington Post - Iraq Bars 15 Political Parties with Baathist Ties from Upcoming Elections, by Leila Fadel and Michael Hastings
LA Times - Iraqis Settle Lawsuits Over Blackwater Shootings, by David Zucchino
Times Online - Special Forces 'Tried to Resue Hostages Near Iranian Border,' by Tom Coghlan and Alice Fordham
Times Online - Iranian and Iraqi Envoys Meet After Border Clash at Fakka Oil Well, by Alice Fordham
World
Iran
Associated Press - Web Site: Iranian Opposition Leader Car Shot At
New York Times - Iran Accuses FIve of Waring Against God, by Nazila Fathi
Associated Press - Taiwan Firm: China Got Iran Part with Nuke Uses, by Debby Wu
Yemen
Christian Science Monitor - Is Al Qaeda in Yemen Connected to Al Qaeda in Somalia? by Scott Baldauf
Washington Post - Yemen's Internal Divide Complicates U.S. Efforts Against Al-Qaeda, Analysts Say, by Sudarsan Raghavan
Washington Post - Yemen Says There are Limits to Its Military Cooperation with United States, by Sudarsan Raghavan
Israel
Christian Science Monitor - Israel Successfully Tests Iron Dome Missile Shield, by Ilene Prusher
Africa
Department of Defense - African Counterterrorism Gets Greater Focus, by John Kruzel
United States
Associated Press - Gates, Holdover from Bush Team, to Stay at Defense, by Anne Gearan
LA Times - Obama Takes Steps to Bolster Security, by Christi Parsons and Greg Miller