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ISW News Roundup- December 31, 2008
Dec 31, 2008 - Anonymous
Israel - Hamas Conflict
New York Times - Israel Likely to Reject 48-Hour Cease-Fire Plan, by Ethan Bronner and Taghreed El-Khodary
New York Times - Despite Strikes, Israelis Vow to Soldier On, by Isabel Kershner
Associated Press - Israel Rejects Cease-Fire Calls, Continues Airstrikes
Los Angeles Times - Israel indicates interest in Gaza truce proposal, by Richard Bodreaux
BBC - Israel rejects Gaza truce calls
Washington Post - Behind Gaza Operation, An Uneasy Triumvirate, by Griff Witte
Iraq Security and Reconstruction
New York Times -New Rules in Iraq Add Police Work to Troops' Jobs, by Campbell Robertson
Associated Press - Amid political change, troops prepare for Iraq, By Kimberly Hefling
Reuters -Iraq car bomb kills 4, wounds 45 in northern town
Washington Times- New rules complicate Iraq mission, by Richard Tomkins
Agence France Presse -Eight alleged Islamic militants held in Iraq: police
Washington Post -An Iraqi City Divided, and Defined, by Its Walls, by Anthony Shield
Reuters -Iraq and UK agree to let troops stay until July
New York Times -Iraq to Greet New Year in a Hush, Officials Say ,by Sam Dagher
Associated Press - Trial of Iraqi shoe thrower is postponed, By Patrick Quinn
Associated Press - Iraq opens nearly 90 pct of its oil reserves, By Sinan Salaheddin
Reuters -UPDATE 4-Iraq offers up giant oilfields to foreign firms, by Ahmed Rasheed
Armed Forces Press Service - "Sons of Iraq" Transition to New Role, Purpose in Anbar, by Adam Weinstein
Armed Forces Press Service -Diyala "Sons of Iraq" Transition to Iraqi Government Control, by Adam Weinstein
Armed Forces Press Service -Face of Defense: Army Interpreter Links Cultures With Language, by Army Staff Sgt. Jessika Malott
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Reuters -U.S. backs plan for engaging Afghan tribes, by Sayed Salahuddin
New York Times -U.S. to Widen Supply Routes in Afghan War by Thom Shanker and Richard A. Oppel Jr.
Wall Street Journal -Pakistan's Probe Finds Local Links To Attacks On Mumbai, by Zahid Hussain, Matthew Rosenberg, and Peter Wonacott
Associated Press - Pakistan shuts down a key U.S. supply line
Washington Post -Pakistan Launches Assault in Northwest, by Shaiq Hussain and Haq Nawaz Khan
Region
Now Lebanon- Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah calls for Arab and Islamic uprisings
Agence France Presse - Egypt slams Nasrallah over protest calls
New York Times -Egypt Offers Humanitarian Aid but Is Criticized for Refusing to Open Gaza Border, by Steven Erlanger
New York Times -Moderate Arab States Feel Popular Anger, by Robert F. Worth