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ISW News Roundup - June 5, 2009
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Iraq
New York Times - Iraqi Reaction to President Obama's Speech, by Campbell Robertson and Baghdad Bureau
Department of Defense - More Than 20 Suspects Arrested in Recent Iraq Operations
Department of Defense - Iraqi Public Gains Highway Access
Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - U.S. Troop Buildup in Afghanistan is in Full Force, by Laura King
BBC - Poppy Link to Afghan Bumper Crop
Department of Defense - Joint Operation Nets Four Suspected Militants in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Associated Press - Pakistan Mosque Bombing Leaves 30 Dead
Long War Journal - Suicide Bomber Attacks Mosque, Kills more than 40 Pakistanis, by Bill Roggio
New York Times - Taliban Stir Rising Anger of Pakistanis, by Sabrina Tavernise
Reuters - Pakistan PM Gilani Urges U.S. to Write-Off Debt
Long War Journal - Pakistan Targets Leaders Behind the Malakand Accord, by Bill Roggio
BBC - Pakistan Arrests Senior Islamists
Los Angeles Times - With Obama's Speech, Pakistanis See a Start, Await Action, by Alex Rodriguez
Region
New York Times - Varying Responses to Speech in Mideast Highlight Divisions, by Michael Slackman
Wall Street Journal - Obama to Send Envoy to Mideast Next Week, by Laura Meckler
RFE/RL - Middle East Tops Agenda at Obama-Merkel Talks
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - West Bank: 3 Die in Clash Between Hamas and Police, by Isabel Kershner
Reuters - Israel Lifts More Checkpoints After Obama Speech
VOA News - Palestinians, Israelis Have Mixed Reactions to Obama Speech, by Luis Ramierez
North Korea
Christian Science Monitor - U.N., U.S. Close to Imposing Sanctions on North Korea, by Arthur Bright
Somalia