ISW News Roundup - January 14, 2008

Israel-Hamas Conflict

New York Times - Israel Says Hamas Is Damaged, Not Destroyed, by Steven Erlanger and Michael Slackman

Wall Street Journal - Israeli Aircraft Pound Gaza as Rockets Strike From Lebanon, from AP

LA Times - Hamas is weakened but still dangerous, Israeli official says, by Jeffrey Fleischman and Sabastian Rotella

LA Times - Israel's Gaza offensive stokes anger among Jordan elite, by Borzou Daragahi

Christian Science Monitor - Gaza: Israel under fire for alleged white phosphorus use, by Robert Maquand

BBC - Israel pursues its Gaza offensive

Washington Post - Hamas May Survive Offensive, Israel Says, by Craig Whitlock

Ha'aretz - U.S. arms shipment to Israel canceled due to Gaza conflict, by Reuters

Ha'aretz - Olmert ignoring calls from Barak, Livni for immediate Gaza truce, by Aluf Benn and Amos Hare

Iraq Security

Associated Press - Iraq: a suicide car bomber kills 2 in Mosul, by Hamid Ahmed

Reuters - Security developments in Iraq, Jan 14

Reuters - U.S. says Iran still a 'malign influence' in Iraq, by David Morgan

Wall Street Journal - Biden Affirms Commitment to 'Responsible' Iraq withdrawal, from AP

LA Times - Security no longer Iraqis' key worry, Pentagon says, by Julian E. Barnes

New York Times - Iraq: Court-Martial for U.S. Sergeant, from AP

Associated Press - Pace offers regret for Iraq War mistakes, by Lolita C. Baldor

Iraq Politics and Reconstruction

New York Times - Changes in Iraq Election Law Weaken Quota for Women, by Alissa J. Rubin and Sam Dagher

Associated Press - Iraqi voting rules raise concern about challenges, by Kim Gamel and Sameer N. Yacoub

Voice of America - Biden: Political Rivals Should Resolve Claims to Kirkuk

LA Times - New audit of Iraq's rebuilding has a familiar ring, by Richard Lardne

Washington Post - Report Details Iraq Contract Failures, by Walter Pincus

Defenselink Mil - Economic Improvements in Iraq Show Promise, by Army Staff Sgt. Amber Emery

Associated Press - Iraq joins nations banning chemical weapons, by Edith M. Lederer

Afghanistan and Pakistan

New York Times - Afghan Schoolgirls Undeterred by Attack, by Dexter Filkins 

Christian Science Monitor - Launch point for Mumbai attacks, Karachi faces rising militancy, by Huma Yusuf

Long War Journal - Fighting continues in Mohmand, by Bill Roggio

Agence France Presse - Pakistan torn over how to handle Taliban: experts

Region

U.S. Policy

Wall Street Journal - Clinton to Engage Iran and Syria Soon, by Jay Solomon

Washington Post - At Confirmation Hearing, Clinton Talks of Engagement With Iran, by Glenn Kessler

Iran

New York Times - Iran Says U.S. Helped Finance Overthrow Plot, by Nazila Fathi

Guantanamo Bay

Washington Post - Detainee Tortured, Says U.S. Official, by Bob Woodward

Defenselink Mil - Guantanamo Solution Remains a Defense Department Priority, Spokesman Says, by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden

Reuters - Pentagon: 61 ex-Guantanamo inmates return to terrorism, by David Morgan