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ISW Global News Update - October 20, 2009
Oct 20, 2009 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
New York Times - Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit, by Sabrina Tavernise and Helen Cooper
Washington Post - Karzai expected to agree to runoff, by Karen DeYoung and Joshua Partlow
Associated Press - Source: Karzai to accept he fell short, by Robert Burns
Los Angeles Times - Pressure mounts for Afghan election runoff, by Laura King
VOA News - Focus On Karzai Following Afghan Election Fraud Report
Associated Press - Afghan Vote Runnier-Up Pushes for Interim Gov't
Christian Science Monitor - Karzai about face could salvage Afghanistan election, by Ben Arnoldy
Associated Press - Karzai's lead shrinks after election probe, by Heidi Vogt and Robert H. Reid
VOA News - Fraud Panel Throws Out Votes in Afghan Election, by Sean Maroney
Times Online UK - Karzai orders security chiefs to prepare for election run-off, by Jerome Starkey
BBC News - Final Afghan election results due
RFE/RL - Karzai Decision On UN Recount Expected
Department of Defense - Strategy Review Will Continue to Move Forward, Gates Says, by Donna Miles
Reuters - Gates: U.S. Decision Can't Wait for Afghan Legitimacy
Department of Defense - Gates to Pres Asia, NATO for More Afghanistan Support, by Donna Miles
New York Times Blog - 'You Have Atomic Bombs, by We Have Suicide bombers,' by David Rohde
Iraq
Wall Street Journal - Washington Plays Host to Iraqis in Search of Investment, by Gina Chon
New York Times - Iraqi Campus Is Under Gang's Sway, by Timothy Williams and Riyadh Mohammed
Washington Post - Election law stalls in Iraqi Parliament, by Anthony Shadid and Nada Bakri
Times Online UK - Violence threatens Barak Obama's pledge to pull troops out of Iraq, by Oliver August
RFE/RL - Iraqi Politicians Blame Poor Coordination For Security Lapses
Long War Journal - Iraqi forces detain Iranian Revolutionary operative, by Bill Roggio
Pakistan
Christian Science Monitor - US, Pakistan agree to disagree on Waziristan Offensive, by Issam Ahmed
BBC News - Blasts rock Pakistan university
Associated Press- At Least Two Dead in Explosions at Pakistani University
Washington Post - Pakistan says offensive is gaining ground, by Karin Brulliard and Haq Nawaz Khan
Washington Post - Pakistani troops raid Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan, by Karin Brulliard and Haq Nawaz Khan
Los Angeles Times - U.S. allies begin talks with Iran on Nuclear Program, by Jeffrey Flemishman
VOA News - Pakistan's Army Says Taliban Militants Surrounded in Tribal Region
Long War Journal - Pakistan carefully advances in South Waziristan, by Bill Roggio
Wall Street Journal Opinion - The Battle for Pakistan, by Shuja Nawaz
Iran
Wall Street Journal - Iran Drops Plan to Buy Uranium in France, by David Crawford and Farnaz Fassihi
New York Times - Iran Threatens to Back Out of Fuel Deal, by David E. Sanger
Reuters - Iran Threatens Britain and U.S. After Bombing
Associated Press - Progress seen in talks on uranium, by George Jahn
Reuters - Iran Says Talks Won't Stop Nuclear Enrichment
Times Online UK - Iran sets defiant tone at start of talks over nuclear programme, by Catherine Philp
VOA News - IAEA Discussing Uranium-Enrichment Plan with Iran, by Lisa Bryant
Region
New York Times - Painful Mideast Truth: Force Trumps Diplomacy, by Ethan Bronner
Associated Press - US Navy Seizes 4 Tons of Hashish in Gulf of Aden
Russia
Washington Times - U.S. offers much, Russia gives little, by Nicholas Kralev
Saudi Arabia
Christian Science Monitor - Saudi concern rises over Al Qaeda activity in Yemen, by Caryle Murphy
Sudan
Los Angeles Times - U.S. unveils new Sudan policy of carrots and sticks, by Paul Richter
Christian Science Monitor - Obama launches new 'integrated' approach to Sudan, by Scott Baldauf
Christian Science Monitor - Is Obama's new Sudan policy too soft?, by Scott Baldauf
VOA News - US Announces 'Integrated' Sudan Strategy, by Dave Gollust and Joe De Capua