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ISW News Roundup - March 2, 2009
Mar 2, 2009 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
Associated Press - Afghan civilians could bear brunt of increased war, by Rahim Faiez
Reuters - NATO warns on security if Afghans vote early
Washington Post - Tactical Success, Strategic Defeat, by Pamela Constable
Reuters - More must be done to protect Afghan civilians: ICRC
Washington Post - From a Fortified Base, a Different View of Afghanistan, by Pamela Constable
Times Online UK - US rejects Karzai's play to call snap elections in April, by Tom Coghlan
RFE/RL - Tajik Officers Killed On Border With Afghanistan
Department of Defense - Human Terrain Teams Build Friendships, Future, by Army Cpl. John Zumer
Pakistan
Associated Press - Minister promises girls' education in NW Pakistan
Associated Press - Airstrike Kills 7 in Pakistan, by Nahal Toosi
Long War Journal - Taliban violates Swat truce, by Bill Roggio
Times Online UK - Paween Mushtakehel is forced into hiding as Taleban return to Kabul, by Tom Coghlan
RFE/RL - Pakistani Kidnappers Threaten To Kill UN Staffer
BBC - Leader begins key visit to Swat
BBC - Pakistan sets up 'mobile courts', by M Ilyas Khan
Iraq
Associated Press - Oil price drop squeezes Iraq on security
Associated Press - Iraq's 'Chemical Ali' gets 3rd death sentence
Washington Post - Hundreds of Iraqi Shiites Protest Voting Results, Allege Fraud, by Zaid Sabah and Sudarsan Raghavan
Reuters - Democracy is firmly rooted in Iraq: British general
New York Times - Iraqi Court Acquits Tariq Aziz, by Steven Lee Myers
World
Israel
Washington Times - Hamas presence threatens U.S. aid, by Nicholas Kralev
LA Times - U.S. to limit its aid for Gaza, by Paul Ricter
Washington Times - Plan to raze Arab neighborhood hit, by Joshua Mitnick
Associated Press - Palestinian leader asks world leaders for Gaza aid, by Salah Nasrawi and John Heilprin
Reuters - Clinton says no U.S. funds will go to Hamas, by Sue Pleming
Iran
Reuters - Mullen, Gates divided on nukes, by Deborah Zabarenko
Associated Press - Iran dismisses concerns about nuclear material, by Nasser Karimi
Reuters - Iran calls U.S. nuclear bomb statement "propaganda"
Times Online UK - Missing US journalist Roxana Saberi 'arrested' in Iran, by Catherine Philip
Reuters - Iran says U.S. journalist worked illegally in country
Reuters - Clinton doubts Iran will respond to overtures
RFE/RL - Iran Media Report U.S. May Free Two Iranians In Iraq
Chechnya
Associated Press - Chechen women face strict rule of Islam
North Korea
Associated Press - NKorea: US must cancel military drill with South, by Hyung-Jin Kim
Guinea-Bissau
Associated Press - Soldiers assassinate Guinea-Bissau president, by Assimo Balde