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ISW News Roundup - February 9, 2009
Feb 9, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
CNN - Sources: Iraq, Afghanistan withdrawals delayed, by Barbara Starr
Aswat al-Iraq - Poll results out in 2 weeks - IHEC
Aswat al-Iraq - Kurdish official warns against early U.S. withdrawal
Aswat al-Iraq - Diala police chief rules out violence when election results announced
New York Times - Coat? Hat? Kalashnikov?, by Marc Santora
Washington Post - A Military Tactician's Political Strategy, by Thomas E. Ricks
Associated Press - Official: 4 Gitmo prisoners transferred to Iraq, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Pakistan
Washington Times - U.S. envoy eyes answers from Pakistan, India, by Ashish Kumar Sen
Associated Press - Video seems to show Pole's beheading in Pakistan, by Ishtiaq Mahsud
New York Times - Pakistan Vows to Monitor Scientist, by Mark Mazzetti
Times Online UK - Poland promises to punish Taleban executioners, by Zahid Hussain
Reuters - Pakistan could appeal decision freeing bomb scientist, by Robert Birsel
Reuters - Nine children among 13 killed in Pakistan fighting
Reuters - Militants killing laughter and music in Pakistan region, by Zeeshan Haider
Long War Journal - Al Qaeda's paramilitary 'Shadow Army', by Bill Roggio
New York Times - A Visit to a U.S. Ally, but an Increasingly Wary One, by Jane Perlez
Afghanistan
New York Times - Two Taliban Are Killed in Revenge by Afghans, by Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Sangar Rahimi
Reuters - UK names new envoy for Afghanistan, Pakistan
BBC - Afghan people 'losing confidence', by Jill McGivering
Washington Post - National Security Team Delivers Grim Appraisal of Afghanistan War, by Craig Whitlock
LA Times - Afghan mission 'tougher' than Iraq
Region
Iran
LA Times - Washington's man in Iran, by Borzou Daragahi
Kyrgyzstan
Associated Press - US eviction from Kyrgyz base passes first hurdle, by Leila Saralayeva
Reuters - Kyrgyzstan stalls U.S. airbase closure vote, by Olga Dzyubenko
Reuters - FACTBOX: Some facts about U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan
Israel
Associated Press - Gaza militant dies in clash as cease-fire tarries, by Ibrahim Barzak
Reuters - Israeli fire kills Gaza militant
New York Times - A Hard-Liner Gains Ground in Israel, by Ethan Bronner
BBC - Israel enters final campaign day
Reuters - Israeli election battle too close to call, by Ari Rabinovitch