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ISW News Roundup - June 27-29, 2009
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Iraq
Washington Post - 1st Pullout Deadline Stirs Anxiety, Pride in Iraq, by Ernesto Londoño
Reuters - Iraq Lessons Learned, US Marines Turn to Afghanistan, by Peter Graff
Reuters - Car Bomb Kills Five Policemen in Northern Iraq
New York Times - Ready or Not, Iraq's Military Prepares to Stand on Its Own, by Rod Nordland
Washington Times - Cheney Fears Iraq Withdrawal Will 'Waste' U.S. Sacrifices, by Richard Tomkins and Joseph Weber
RFE/RL - Despite 'Uptick' in Iraq Violence, Stage Set for Pullback of U.S. Troops, by Richard Tomkins
Department of Defense -Military Has Met SOFA Deadline, Top U.S. General in Iraq Says, by Samantha L. Quigley
New York Times - U.S. Commander Says Iraq Forces Ready, by Derrick Henry
Reuters - U.S. General Says Time Right to Withdraw From Iraqi Cities
Washington Times - U.S. Poised to Let Iraqis Take Lead, by Richard Tomkins
Reuters - Baghdad Blast Walls Come Down, by Aseel Kami and Khalid al-Ansary
BBC - Baghdad Set for US Pullback Party
Reuters - Banking on Security in Baghdad, by Mohammed Abbas
Times Online UK - Iraq Trembles as US Troops Pull Back, by Hala Jaber, Ali Rifat Amman and Tony Allen-Mills
Reuters - Iraq PM Says Forces Can Handle Security Without U.S.
VOA News - Iraqis Prepare Celebrations, Security as US Pulls Back
Washington Post - No Ban on Mine-Resistant Vehicles in Iraq Cities, U.S. Says, by Ernesto Londoño
Reuters UK - Big Oil Steels for Worst, Hopes for Best, in Iraq, by Missy Ryan
Washington Post - Iraq Set to Seek Foreign Oil Bids, by Ernesto Londoño and K. I. Ibrahim
Reuters - Iraq's VP Hashemi to Boycott Oil Tenders, by Ahmed Rasheed
Los Angeles Times - Corruption Plays Key Role in Iraqi Justice, by Ned Parker
Afghanistan
Washington Post - Violence Delays Mine Clearing in Afghanistan, by Patrick Quinn
RFE/RL - Kandahar Police Chief Killed in Clash Between Afghan Forces
New York Times - Karzai Blames Coalition in Police Official's Death, by Richard A. Oppel
VOA News - Local Police Chief, 9 Others Killed in Southern Afghanistan
BBC - Afghan Guards Held After Shootout
New York Times - New Corse for Antidrug Efforts in Afghanistan, by Rachel Donadio
Associated Press - U.S. to Shift Approach to Afghanistan Drug Trade
VOA News - Top US Officer Takes More Active Role on Afghanistan, by Al Pessin
Associated Press - Afghan Minister Says Drug Strategy is 'Perfect,' by Rahim Faiez
New York Times - Karzai Urges Taliban to Cast Votes, by Dexter Filkins
Pakistan
New York Times - Taliban Losses Are No Sure Gain for Pakistanis, by Jane Perlez and Pir Subair Shah
Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Broadens Taliban Fight, by Zahid Hussain
Washington Post - Pakistan Treads Warily as New Fight Looms, by Pamela Constable
VOA News - Attacks Increase as Pakistan Military Pursues Top Militants, by Ayaz Gul
Associated Press - More Than 20 Die in Pakistan's Northwest, by Zarar Khan
Reuters - Support for Pakistan's Anti-Taliban War Seen Solid, by Faisal Aziz
Times Online UK - The High Price of Eliminating the Taleban from Buner, by Jeremy Page
Associated Press - 5 Militants Killed in Shootout in Karachi
Reuters - Pakistani Police Kill 5 Militants Linked to Taliban
Long War Journal - Pakistan Places Bounties on Baitullah and Other Senior Taliban Leaders, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - Pakistani Jets Hit Taliban Compounds in Waziristan
Region
Iran
New York Times - Iran Extends Deadline for Election Inquiry, by Michael Slackman and Alan Cowell
Wall Street Journal - Iran Vote Recount is Under Way, by Farnaz Fassihi
Reuters - Partial Poll Recount in Iran, Riot Police Deployed, by Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi
Washington Post - Crackdown in Iran Puts Mousavi in Tight Spot, by Thomas Erdbrink
Reuters - Iran Starts Partial Recount of Disputed Vote
Washington Post - Iranian Cleric Calls for 'Ruthless' Punishment of Protest Leaders, by Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin
Reuters - Ahmadinejad Wants Probe of 'Suspicious Neda Death
Reuters - Iran Says Five Local British Embassy Staff Freed
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - Israel May Shift on Settlements Freeze Amid Broader Effort, by Ethan Bronner
Reuters - Israeli Arabs Boost Ailing Palestinian Economy, by Mohammad Assadi and Ivan Karakashian
Los Angeles Times - U.N. Fact-Finding Commission Faces Skepticism in Gaza, by Edmund Sanders
Reuters - Hamas Popularity Falls Among Palestinians: Poll
Russia
Reuters -West Skeptical on Russian Security Plan for Europe, by David Brunnstrom and Ingrid Melander
New York Times - Suspected Arms Dealer Challenges U.S. Tactics, by Thomas Fuller
Department of Defense - Chairman Encouraged by Talks With Russian Counterpart, by Samantha L. Quigley
Turkey
Los Angeles Times - Turks Increasingly Turn to Islamic Extremism, by Sebastian Rotella