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ISW News Roundup - March 22, 2009
Mar 22, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
LA Times - Iraqi widow sues former Blackwater employee and company over shooting, by Tony Perry
Associated Press - New video shows British hostage kidnapped in Iraq, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra
New York Times - Iraqi Offer of Scholarships Draws Crowds to U.S. College Recruiters, by Alissa J. Rubin
Associated Press - Iraqi VP calls for wise economic policy amid woes, by Hamid Ahmed
CNN - U.S. troop withdrawal through Turkey may get PM's OK, by Ivan Watson
Washington Post - In Iraq, Chaos Feared as U.S. Prison Closes, by Anthony Shadid
Associated Press - Iraqi PM says shoe-thrower had fair trial, by Rohan Sullivan
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Reuters - U.S. military, Afghan police dispute deaths in raid
Associated Press - Afghanistan bombings kill 11
Washington Post - General Urges Confidence in Ability to Supply Troops in Afghanistan, by Walter Pincus
Reuters - Analysts see need for U.S. talks with Taliban, by Myra MacDonald
Associated Press - Panetta Travels to Pakistan for High-Level Talks
Washington Post - Pakistani Villagers Pay a Price for Defying Rebels, by Pamela Constable
International Herald Tribune - U.S. drone strikes may be cementing Pakistani militancy, by Mark Mazzetti
LA Times - U.S. missile strikes take heavy toll on Al Qaeda, officials say, by Greg Miller
Reuters - Pakistan share terror suspect profiles: Interpol
Region
Iran
Reuters - Iran sets terms for U.S. ties, by Fredrik Dahl
Israel
Reuters - Hamas leader welcomes Obama's "new language": report
International Herald Tribune - A religious war within the Israeli Army, by Ethan Bronner
Reuters - Israel says car bomb defused at shopping mall
Terrorism
LA Times - Obama criticzes Cheney's approach to terrorism in '60 Minutes' interview, by Mark Silva
International Herald Tribune - With counterterror program, Saudis have turned the tide, by Robert F. Worth