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ISW News Roundup - July 2, 2009
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Iraq
New York Times - Insurgents Hail Pullout of Troops From Cities, by Campbell Robertson
New York Times - U.S. Withdrawal From Cities - Iraqis' Reaction, by Alissa Rubin, Abeer Mohammed and Durain Adnan
Washington Post - Iraqi Politicians of All Stripes Laud U.S. Pullout, by Tim Cocks and Khalid al-Ansary
Associated Press - Iraq Shiite Cleric Hopeful About US Pullback, by Sameer N. Yacoub
Washington Time - Saddam Denied al Qaeda Ties Till the End, by Eli Lake
Reuters - FBI Says Saddam's Weapons Bluff Aimed at Iran, by JoAnne Allen
VOA News - FBI Releases Details of 2004 Talks With Saddam Hussein
Washington Post - Hussein Pointed to Iranian Threat, by Glenn Kessler
Wall Street Journal - Biden in Iraq to Talk About Political Progress, Visit Troops, by Gina Chon
Christian Science Monitor - Biden Back in Iraq - With New Assignment, by Jane Arraf
Reuters - Biden Makes Visits to Baghdad
Washington Times - Biden Makes Surprise Trip to Iraq, by Christina Bellantoni
Reuters - Iraqi Soldier Killed by Bomb in Baghdad
Reuters - Iraq Brings Forward Second Oil Sale, by Missy Ryan
VOA News - French Prime Minister Visits Iraq to Talk Business, by Edward Yeranian
RFE/RL - Workers in Iraqi Kurdistan Getting U.S. Training
Afghanistan
Associated Press - U.S. Launches Major Offensive in Afghanistan, by Jason Straziuso
New York Times - U.S. Marines Try to Retake Afghan Valley From Taliban, by Richard A. Oppel
Reuters - U.S. Marines Fan Out in Big South Afghanistan Assault, by Peter Graff
Times Online UK - Massive US Assault to Seize Taleban Heartland, by Tom Coghlan
Reuters - Marines Told to Make History in South Afghanistan, by Peter Graff
VOA News - Massive US Offensive Targets Taliban in Southern Afghanistan, by Catherine Maddux
Los Angeles Times - On the Afghanistan Frontier, Change May be at Hand, by Laura King
RFE/RL - U.S. Marines, Afghan Forces Launched Major Offensive in Helmand, by Abubakar Siddique
Reuters - U.S. Marines Launch Assault in S. Afghan Valley
Wall Street Journal - American Soldier Feared Captured in Afghanistan, by Yochi J. Dreazen
Associated Press - American Soldier Feared Captured in Afghanistan, by Fisnik Abrashi
Reuters - U.S. Soldier Believed Captured by Afghan Insurgents
VOA News - US Soldier Believed Captured in Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - American Soldier Believed Captured in Afghanistan, by M. Karim Faiez and Laura King
Reuters - U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Arouse Curiosity, by Peter Graff
Washington Post - No Limit in Place for Pending Request on Troops in Afghanistan, by Ann Scott Tyson
Christian Science Monitor - US Operation Aims to Smooth Road for Afghan Elections, by Ben Arnoldy
Associated Press - A Look at Poppy Production in Southern Afghanistan
Department of Defense - Stavridis Becomes First Admiral to Head NATO Military Operations
Washington Times - Taliban Buying Children For Suicide Bombers, by Sara A. Carter
Pakistan
Associated Press - Bombs Against Pakistan Police, Govt Workers Kill 8, by Zarar Khan
Reuters - Pakistan Re-Deploys Some Forces for U.S. Afghan Push
AFP - Former Taliban Eyes Afghan Presidency, by Sharif Khoram
New York Times - At Least One Killed in Rawalpindi Suicide Bombing, by Salman Masood
New York Times -In Refugee Aid, Pakistan's War Has New Front, by Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah
Long War Journal - Pakistani Army Rejects North Waziristan Operation, by Bill Roggio
Region
Iran
Reuters - Iran Hardliners Urge Legal Action Against Mousavi, by Hossein Jaseb
Israel/Palestine
VOA News - Amnesty Report Accuses Israel of Wanton Destruction in Gaza, by Luis Ramirez
North Korea
New York Times - North Korea Test-Fires 4 Short-Range Missiles, by Choe Sang-Hun
Reuters - North Korea Ups Tension with Short-Range Missiles, by Jack Kim and Miyoung Kim
Department of Defense - North Korean Missile Launch 'Not Unexpected,' Official Says, by Samantha L. Quigley
Russia
VOA News - Russian War Games: More Than Saber-Rattling?, by Judith Latham
Associated Press - Medvedev is 'Hopeful' for Obama Summit
Somalia