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ISW News Roundup - June 2, 2009
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Iraq
Associated Press - Iraqi Gets Life Sentence for Briton's Kidnap Death
BBC - US deaths in Iraq rise sharply in May
Times Online UK - Guns, women and misappropriated funds: Iraqi Trade Minister charged, by Anthony Loyd
Associated Press - Kurdish oil begins flowing to international market, by Sinan Salaheddin
CNN - Cheney: No link between Saddam Hussein, 9/11
Afghanistan
Christian Science Monitor - The most deadly US foe in Afghanistan, by Anand Gopal
Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: Voice of Taliban on VOA probed, by Eli Lake
Reuters - Suicide bomber kills six Afghan civilians
Reuters - Afghan roadside bombs kill four ISAF troops
Department of Defense - Troops in Afghanistan Kill 17 Militants
Reuters - U.S. general vows to curb Afghan civilian casualties, by Andrew Gray
Department of Defense - Army Reserve Chief Seeks Input From Troops in Afghanistan, by Donna Miles
Pakistan
New York Times - Dozens of Pakistani Cadets Are Rescued, by Sabrina Tavernise and Irfan Ashraf
BBC - Taliban conflict hits Pakistan border trade, by M Ilyas Khan
Washington Post - Pakistani Villagers Come to the Aid of Refugees, by Griff Witte
RFE/RL - Holbrooke To Visit Pakistan, Focus Is Refugees
Washington Post - Pakistani Court Orders Release of Militant Leader, by Griff Witte and Rama Lakshmi
Long War Journal - Pakistani court orders release of Lashkar-e-Taiba leader, by Bill Roggio
Region
Iran
New York Times - A New Iran Overture, With Hot Dogs, by Mark Landler
Associated Press - Obama says Iran's energy concerns legitimate, by Nancy Zuckerbrod
Washington Post - Arson Attack Kills 5 In Iran, by Thomas Erdbrink
Israel
New York Times - Obama Plays Down Split Over Israeli Settlements, by Alan Cowell and Helene Cooper
Reuters - Palestinians face serious shortfall in donor aid
New York Times - Rights Investigation Team Enters Gaza, by Taghreed El-Khodary
Lebanon
BBC - Inside Lebanese Hezbollah militia, by Natalia Antelava
Russia
Wall Street Journal - U.S. and Russia Push Arms-Control Talks Forward, by Jonathan Weisman
North Korea
Associated Press - N. Korea's Kim taps 26-year-old son as successor, by Jae-Soon Chang
Wall Street Journal - Gates Is Confident Alaska Missile Defense Could Stop North Korean Rockets, by Peter Spiegel