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ISW Global News Update - October 7, 2009
Oct 7, 2009 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal - Gates Silences Strategy Talk, by Peter Spiegel and Anand Gopal
New York Times - Obama Rules Out Large Reduction in Afghan Force, by Peter Baker and Jeff Zeleny
Christian Science Monitor - Obama to lawmakers: Many won't like my Afghanistan decision, by Gordon Lubold
Times Online UK - Obama rejects 'Biden option' on Afghanistan, by Philippe Naughton
LA Times - Obama mulls middle ground in Afghanistan war strategy, by Christi Parsons and James Oliphant
Associated Press - 8 years in, Obama weighs Afghanistan options, by Ben Feller
Washington Times - Obama consults with GOP on Afghan war, by Stephen Dinan and Jon Ward
Wall Street Journal - Obama and the General
Wall Street Journal - Behind Afghan War Debate, a Battle of Two Books Rages, by Peter Spiegel and Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post - Afghan Strategy Divides Lawmakers, by Scott Wilson
Washington Times - Mufti: More Afghan troops not the answer, by Ashish Kumar Sen
Wall Street Journal - Afghan War Units Begin Two New Efforts, by Yochi J. Dreazen
Washington Post - U.N. Data Show Discrepancies in Afghan Vote, by Colum Lynch and Joshua Partlow
Reuters - Afghan watchdog alters vote recount after criticism, by Peter Graff
New York Times Blog - Fighting Uphill in Afghanistan
Long War Journal - Three al Qaeda trainers killed in western Afghanistan, by Bill Roggio
New York Times - NATO Says Afghan Battle Proved Costly for Militants, by Elisabeth Bumiller
Associated Press - US: Insurgents breached base during Kamdesh battle, by Todd Pitman
CNN - Afghan insurgents pushed into U.S. base, official says, by Barbara Starr and Adam Levine
Reuters - Afghan Taliban say they pose no threat to the West, by Sayed Salahuddin
Associated Press - Al-Qaida showing smaller presence in Afghanistan, by Robert H. Reid
Associated Press - Militant rocket hits Afghan civilian bus, kills 2, by Rahim Faiez
New York Times - Returned Artifacts Displayed in Kabul, by Sabrina Tavernise
Christian Science Monitor - 'Code Pink' rethinks its call for Afghanistan pullout, by Aunohita Mojumdar
Iraq
Washington Post - Scuffle With Security Contractors Highlights Iraqis New Clout in Green Zone, by Anthony Shadid
LA Times - Iraq car bomb kills 11, by Nawaf Jabbar and Ned Parker
Associated Press - Security walls at Samarra shrine now create divide, by Chelsea J. Carter
MNF-I - U.S. forces focus on civil programs
Times Online UK - Just kill him, desperate father told gang who kidnapped his six-year-old son, by Richard Kerbaj
RFE/RL - Iraqi Election Commission Urges Vote Law's Approval
MNF-I - Iraqi Air Force pilots earn their wings, by Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez
New York Times - Centcom Responds to Post on Iraqi Deaths
Associated Press - Iranian opposition detainees freed in Iraq
Pakistan
Associated Press - Pakistan's military concerned over US aid bill, by Nahal Toosi
BBC - Pakistan 'Taliban bodies' found
Associated Press - Pakistan expects 'tough resistance' in Waziristan, by Munir Ahmad
Iran
Associated Press - Iran FM accuses US in nuke scientist disappearance, by Ali Akbar Dareini
Reuters - Iran says some countries offer it nuclear fuel, by Parisa Hafezi
Reuters - U.S. warns Iran may face more sanctions, by Susan Cornwell and David Lawder
Wall Street Journal - Saudi King to Pressure Syria Over Iran Alliance, by Julien Barnes-Dacey and Margaret Coker
New York Times - Iranian Court Shuts Down 3 Pro-Reform Newspapers as Dissent Continues to Simmer, by Nazila Fathi
Region
Israel
Washington Post - What to Do With Hamas? Question Snarls Peace Bid, by Howard Schneider
BBC - Palestinian U-turn on Gaza report
Somalia
Associated Press - Somali pirates attack French military vessel, by Elaine Ganley
U.S. Government
RFE/RL - Gates, Clinton Present Common U.S. Policy Front On Iran, Afghanistan, by Heather Maher