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ISW News Roundup - March 11, 2009
Mar 11, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Associated Press - Suicide attack on tribal leaders kills 33, by Kim Gamel
Washington Times -U.S. blames al Qaeda on 33 deaths
New York Times - Bomber Kills Dozens in Iraq as Fears of New Violence Rise, by Alissa J. Rubin and Marc Santora
Reuters - Iraq media booming, yet still in sectarian grip, by Missy Ryan and Khalid al-Ansary
Associated Press - 'Chemical Ali,' Tariq Aziz get 15 years in prison, by Sinan Salaheddin
Associated Press -2 Iraqi journalists killed in Abu Ghraib bombing, by Kim Gamel
Long War Journal - Al Qaeda in Iraq strikes for third time in Baghdad area, by Bill Roggio
LA Times - Power shift at Iraq power plant a key test, by Tina Susman
New York Times Baghdad Bureau - Baghdad's Bodybuilder, by Mudhafer Al-Husaini
Afghanistan
Associated Press - Gunmen kill Afghan journalist once detained by US, by Amir Shah and Fisnik Abrashi
BBC - Karzai condemns reporter killing
LA Times - Al Qaeda's Afghanistan presence increasing, U.S. official says, by Greg Miller
Washington Post - Biden Asks NATO for Aid in Afghanistan, by Edward Cody
Department of Defense - All-Female Marine Team Conducts First Mission in Southern Afghanistan, by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Monty Burton
New York Times - As U.S. Weighs Taliban Negotiations, Afghans Are Already Talking, by Carlotta Gall
Pakistan
Washington Times - Biden: Taliban negotiations likely, by Jon Ward
Associated Press - Pakistan arrests 100s of activists, bans rallies, by Munir Ahmad
Reuters - Zardari on collision course, Pakistan's turmoil worsens, by Simon Cameron-Moore
Times Online UK - Pakistan politicians arrested ahead of protest rally, by Zahid Hussein
Region
Iran
Washington Times - Iran pushes to forefront, by Jumana al-Tamimi
Washington Post - U.S., Israel Disagree on Iran Arms Threat, by Peter Finn
Reuters - Interpol reviews Iran request for Israeli arrests
Associated Press - Iran accused of violating UN sanctions, by Edith M. Lederer
BBC - Iran 'has no bomb-grade uranium'
RFE/RL - Iran Says OPEC Could Accept Russia As Member
LA Times - Iran president's vulnerabilities showing, by Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim
Washington Post - Another Key Politician to Run Against Ahmadinejad, by Thomas Erdbrink
Israel
Reuters - Netanyahu ally says met Syrian officials in U.S., by Dan Williams
Washington Post - For Israel, Sderot Symbolizes Conflict's Toll, by Howard Schneider
Lebanon
Christian Science Monitor - In ruins for 18 months, a Palestinian enclave languishes in disrepair, by Nicholas Blanford
Libya
New York Times - 5 Years After It Halted Weapons Programs, Libya Sees the U.S. as Ungrateful, by Michael Slackman
Drug Trade
Associated Press - UN drugs agency says Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan conduct 1st joint crackdown
NATO
Associated Press - France defends planned return to NATO command, by Deborah Seward
U.S. Policy
Reuters - U.N. to scrutinize Obama on counter-terrorism, by Stephanie Nebehay