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ISW News Roundup - June 4, 2009
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Iraq
Washington Times - Ba'athists Aiding Insurgent Attacks, by Richard Tomkins
BBC - Iraq: Bomb in Baghdad Cafe Kills Nine
Reuters - Iraq's Kurds, Arabs Face Choice: Settle or Fight, by Tim Cocks
Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - Some Afghanistan Airstrikes Were Mistakes, Investigators Say, by Julian E. Barnes
Reuters - Afghan Leader Orders Plan to Control Foreign Troops, by Sayed Salahuddin
Reuters - Three Foreign Troops Killed in Afghanistan: Military
Reuters - First Civilian Airfield in 30 yrs Opens in Helmand, by Golnar Motevalli
Department of Defense - 82nd Airborne Assumes Command in Eastern Afghanistan
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Pledges Millions for Pakistan Refugees, by Jay Solomon
Reuters - Holbrooke Asks European, Muslim Nations to Aid Pakistan, by Robert Birsel
BBC - Remaining Pakistan Students Freed
Region
New York Times - Obama Calls for Alliances With Muslims, by Jeff Zeleny and Helene Cooper
Wall Street Journal - Obama Aims to Repair Ties With Muslim World, by Laura Meckler
Washington Post - In Cairo, Praise for Obama's Remarks, by Howard Schneider
Times Online UK - Osama bin Laden Emerges to Attack Barack Obama for 'Antagonizing Muslims,' by Tim Reid
Reuters - Iran to Obama 'Sweet Talk' Not Enough For Muslims
Reuters - Obama Speech Seen as a "Good Start"
Iran
BBC - Iran Marks Ayatollah Khomeini Anniversary
New York Times - Iran President and Challenger Clash in Debate, by Nazila Fathi
North Korea
VOA News - U.S. Journalists Face Trial in North Korea
Agence France-Presse - U.S. to Sell "Bunker Busters" to Seoul
Reuters - Russia May Back New Sanctions on North Korea, by Guy Faulconbridge and Jack Kim