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ISW News Roundup - February 26, 2009
Feb 26, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Associated Press - US military weaning Iraq's army from support, by Chelsea J. Carter
Associated Press - Some US forces will face combat after Iraq pullout, by Anne Gearan
Associated Press - Puerto Rico to ship pesky monkeys to Iraq, by Danica Coto
Washington Post - A Quiet Filled With Wariness, by Sudarsan Raghavan
Associated Press - McCain warns of losing fragile gains in Iraq, by Anne Flaherty
Washington Post - Plea Likely in U.S. From Iraq Terror Suspect, by Del Quentin Wilber
Christian Science Monitor - Iraq's waning insurgency scrambles for new sanctuary, by Tom A. Peter
New York Times - Obama's Iraq Plan Has December Elections as Turning Point for Pullout, by Peter Baker and Thom Shanker
Christian Science Monitor - Obama adjusts timing on Iraq withdrawal, by Gordon Lubold
LA Times - Manhunt targets Iraq lawmaker whose plane was turned back, by Tina Susman and Raheem Salman
New York Times - Falling Revenues Threaten Rebuilding and Stability in Iraq, by Campbell Robertson and James Glanz
Associated Press - UK government acknowledges 2 terror suspects captured in Iraq were transferred to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Times Online UK - President Karzai expected to call snap election in Afghanistan, by Tom Coghlan
New York Times Baghdad Bureau - Afghanistan and Iraq - What If?, by Dexter Filkins
Washington Post - A Strategy for Afghanistan, by Henry A. Kissinger
Reuters - U.S. will boost supplies for Afghan force, by Andrew Gray
Department of Defense - Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 10 Militants, Detain Six
Times Online UK - Bomb specialists sent to Afghanistan after three British soldiers die, by Michael Evans and Tom Baldwin
BBC - Four British personnel are killed
Pakistan
Associated Press - Protests deepen Pakistani political turmoil, by Stephen Graham
Reuters - Pakistan urges rethinking of U.S. drone attacks
Washington Post - Drone Attacks Inside Pakistan Will Continue, CIA Chief Says, by Karen DeYoung and Joby Warrick
New York Times - C.I.A. Pakistan Campaign Is Working, Director Says, by Mark Mazzetti and Helene Cooper
Times Online UK - Pakistani Army colonel 'was involved' in Mumbai terror attacks, by Rhys Blakely
Long War Journal - India charges two Pakistani Army officers in Mumbai case, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - Taliban say want peace with Afghans, NATO troops out, by Sayed Salahuddin
Region
Iran
Washington Times - Obama still crafting Iran policy, by Eli Lake
Associated Press - Analysis: Iran can up nuke program, by George Jahn
Reuters - Iran denies nuclear slowdown, sets big expansion, by Hossein Jaseb
LA Times - Iran, Russia test joint nuclear reactor in Bushehr, by Borzou Daragahi
Council on Foreign Relations - Interview: Iran May Achieve Capability to Make A Nucleaer Weapon in 2009, by David Albright and Bernard Gwertzman
Reuters - EU trio propose tougher list of Iran sanctions: report
Times Online UK - US thinks the unthinkable: asking Iran for help with supply routes, by Catherine Philip
Israel
Associated Press - US envoy, Netanyahu to huddle on peace efforts, by Amy Teibel
Reuters - Netanyahu aide sees new approach to Palestinian state, by Jeffrey Heller and Alastair Macdonald
Christian Science Monitor - Why 88 Arab homes received eviction notices, by Ilene R. Prusher
Reuters - Hamas, Fatah exchange promise on detainees, by Alaa Shahine and Nidal al-Mughrabi
BBC - Palestinians relaunch unity talks
Washington Times - Clinton to press Israel on Gaza as children suffer, by Dale Gavlack
Syria
Washington Post - Syrian Envoy to See Key Official, by Glenn Kessler
Fighting Terrorism
Associated Press - Study: Terror fight must include battle of ideas, by Lolita C. Baldor
Washington Times - Headlines from the Arab press