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ISW Global News Update - October 1, 2009
Oct 1, 2009 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
New York Times - Several Afghan Strategies, None a Clear Choice, by Peter Baker and Eric Schmitt
Reuters - Obama hears opinions on new strategy in Afghanistan, by Steve Holland
LA Times - Obama, war council review Afghanistan strategy, by Julian E. Barnes and Christi Parsons
BBC - Should US focus on al-Qaeda havens? by Kim Ghattas
Wall Street Journal - Gates Doubts U.S.'s Afghan Strategy, by Yochi J. Dreazen
Washington Times - GOP: Let generals testify on Afghan war, by Matthew Mosk and S.A. Miller
BBC - 'Different' Afghan strategy urged
Times Online UK - White House split on second Afghan troop surge, by Jenny Booth
Reuters - Obama to take weeks to study Afghanistan strategy
LA Times - Afghanistan's people have advice for U.S., by Mark Magnier
New York Times - After Clash Over Afghan Elections, U.N. Fires a Diplomat, by Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Neil McFarquhar
Times Online UK - Sacked envoy Peter Galbraith accuses UN of 'cover-up' on Afghan vote fraud, by James Bone
Associated Press - Afghan lawmakers charge UN with election bias, by Heidi Vogt
Times Online UK - British troops destroy Taleban stronghold, by Michael Evans
Long War Journal - Afghan police detain Taliban shadow governor of Bamyan, by Bill Roggio
New York Times - Airstrike Kills Eight in Afghanistan, by Taimoor Shah and Sabrina Tavernise
Associated Press - US general says Afghan violence increasing
Washington Times Opinion - YON: The Greatest Afghan War, by Michael Yon
BBC - US troops in Afghan 'armed social work', by Ian Pannell
New York Times - U.S. Service Member Killed in Afghan Car Bombing, by Sangar Rahimi
Associated Press - Search for captured US soldier yields few clues, by Jason Straziuso
RFE/RL - Berlin Says No Plan Now For Afghan Troop Boost
Iraq
New York Times - Unity Is Rallying Cry Ahead of Iraq Elections, by Steven Lee Myers
Associated Press - Iraq's al-Maliki joins with Sunnis in election bid, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Wall Street Journal - Iraq Premier Announces Broad New Coalition Ahead of Polls, by Gina Chon
BBC - Maliki launches pan-Iraq bloc
Associated Press - Trouble for Iraqi elections brewing in oil hub, by Brian Murphy
Wall Street Journal - Sinopec Warned on Oil Contracts by Iraq Ministry, by Hassan Hafidh
Christian Science Monitor - 4,000 US troops to exit sooner from Iraq. More ready for Afghanistan? by Gordon Lubold
RFE/RL - Red Cross Warns Against Complacency In Iraq
Pakistan
Long War Journal - Analysis: A look at US airstrikes in Pakistan through September 2009, by Bill Roggio and Alexander Mayer
Reuters - Provide details on Taliban, Pakistan tells U.S., by Robert Birsel
BBC - Taliban leader's brother 'killed'
Voice of America - US Envoy: Bin Laden, Taliban Leadership Operating in Pakistan, by Sean Maroney
Reuters - Bill stalls on U.S. trade help for Pakistan, Afghans, by Susan Cornwell
Washington Times - Performers fight Taliban by poking fun, by Ayesha Nasir
Iran
Washington Post - U.S. and Allies Begin Nuclear Talks With Iran, by Glenn Kessler
New York Times - Iran Meets U.S. and Allies for Nuclear Talks in Geneva, by Steven Erlanger and Mark Landler
Reuters - Iran intel marked by differences, not disarray, by William Maclean
Washington Post - France Toughens Stance on Iran, by Edward Cody
Washington Post - Iranian Opposition Warns Against Stricter Sanctions, by Thomas Erdbrink
Associated Press - Look at UN sanctions on Iran for nuclear program
Times Online UK - Nuclear watchdog condemns Tehran as showdown looms over uranium facility, by Catherine Philip
Christian Science Monitor - US strategy at Iran nuclear talks: threaten sanctions, by Howard LaFranchi
New York Times - Possibility of a Nuclear-Armed Iran Alarms Arabs, by Michael Slackman
Region
Israel
Associated Press - Israel prepares for battle over war crimes claims, by Amy Teibel
China
Reuters - China parade gives clues to military capability, by Lucy Hornby and Benjamin Kang Lim
Somalia
Associated Press - 5 dead as rival Somali Islamist groups fight, by Mohamed Olad Hassan
Yemen
Long War Journal - Former Gitmo detainee killed in shootout, by Thomas Joscelyn