Global News Alert - October 25, 2010
Afghanistan
New York Times- Karzai May Compromise on Ban of Private Guards
Reuters- Ousted Afghan governor warns of Iranian influence by Hamid Shalizi
ABC News- Fmr. Top General: Afghanistan Deadline May Be 'A Bridge too Far' by Joshua Miller
CNN- Afghan president acknowledges getting cash from Iran by Barbara Starr
Reuters- Air strike kills 15 insurgents in Afghanistan
Boston Globe- Corporal details Marines’ hard life in southern Afghanistan by Todd Pitman
CNN- 2010 coalition death toll in Afghanistan hits 600
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal- Wider Role for CIA Sought by Julian Barnes
Aljazeera- Report slams Pakistan drone strikes by Gareth Porter
Radio Free Europe- Pakistan's Pashtuns Feel More Alone Than Ever by Shaheen Buneri
Reuters- Bomb kills six at Sufi shrine in eastern Pakistan
Iraq
Washington Times- WikiLeaks papers back Bush claims of Iran role in Iraq war by Eli Lake
New York Times- Iraqi Court Issues Ruling for Parliament to Return by Anthony Shadid
New York Times- Use of Contractors Added to War’s Chaos in Iraq by James Glanz
Wall Street Journal- Leaks on War Fuel Rivalries in Baghdad by Margaret Coker
New York Post- US did find Iraq WMD by Don Kaplan
Guardian- Iraq war logs: These crimes were not secret, they were tolerated by Peter Beacon
Iran
USA Today- Iran expands economic influence on Iraq by Jim Michaels
Time- The Ayatollahs' Democracy: A Look at Iran's Inner Workings by Katy Steinmetz
Bloomberg- U.S. Warns Turkey Against Selling Adabank to Iran, Star Reports by Mark Bentley
Voice of America- World Powers Renew Invitation to Iran to Restart Nuclear Talks
World
New York Times- In Haiti, Capital Braces for a Cholera Outbreak by Deborah Sontag
Washington Post- Overseas ties could be in for change by Steven Hurst