Global News Alert - December 1, 2009

November 30, 2009 Global News Alert                      December 2, 2009 Global News Alert

Afghanistan

Wall Street Journal - U.S. Opts for Limited Surge, by Jonathan Weisman and Peter Spiegel

New York Times - Obama Issues Order for More Troops in Afghanistan, by Eric Schmitt

Washington Post - 34,000 Troops Will Be Sent to Afghanistan, by Karen DeYoung and Scott Wilson

LA Times - Obama Order Lauch of Afghanistan Strategy, Prepares to Address U.S., by Christi Parsons

Reuters - Factbox: How Obama's Afghan Strategy Is Shaping Up

LA Times - Added Forces Will Be Concentrated in Southern Afghanistan, by Laura King and Tony Perry

Christian Science Monitor - The Political States of Obama's Afghanistan War Speech, by Linda Feldmann

Wall Street Journal - Fight Looms on How to Pay for New War Plan, by Yochi Dreazen and August Cole

Washington Post - A Test for the Block Needed to Rebuild a Nation, by Keith B. Richburg

Associated Press - Obama, Karzai Hold Videoconference, by Heidi Vogt

BBC News - Barack Obama Briefs Karzai on New US Strategy

Wall Street Journal - Karzai Aides, Tribal Leaders Say Surge Is Wrong Strategy, by Anand Gopal

BBC News - Afghans Sceptical about Fresh Troops, by Martin Patience

Associated Press - Afghan Officials Fear Talk of Exit Strategy, by Deb Riechmann

New York Times (Opinion) - Clear, Hold, and Duct Tape, by David Brooks

LA Times (Opinion) - What the U.S. Can Achieve in Afghanistan, Depite Karzai, by Mark Moyar

Pakistan

Associated Press - Suicide Bomber Kills Pakistan Provincial Lawmaker, by Zakar Khan

Washington Post - Pakistan's Zardari Holds off His Political Foes - for Now, by Pamela Constable

Reuters - Pakistan's Zardari on the Ropes, by Michael Georgy

Iraq

New York Times - Oil Companies Look to the Future in Iraq, by Timothy Williams

Department of Defense - Iraqi Police Arrest 15 with Alleged Al Qaida Ties

World

Iran

RFE/RL - Analysts Say Ahmadinejad is Bluffing about New Enrichment Sites, by Heather Maher

Associated Press - Iran Nuke Plans Largely Bluster, Experts Say, by Ali Akbar Dareini and Jason Keyser

New York Times - Senior Cleric Denounces Iranian Militia for Crackdown, by Nazila Fathi

Reuters - China Says Talks Best to Tackle Iran Nuclear Issue

Christian Science Monitor - Iran Loses Clout in Arab World, by Scott Peterson

Associated Press - Iran Official: British Sailors' Case Investigated, by Nasser Karimi

Times Online - Iran Threatens Detained British Sailors with 'Serious Punishment,' by Philippe Naughton, Catherine Philp, and Ed Gorman

Russia

Washington Times - U.S. to Stop Counting New Missiles in Russia, by Nichlas Kralev

RFE/RL - OSCE Meeting Will Discuss Russian Security Plan

Somali

New York Times - Pirates Seize Oil Tanker, U.S.-Bound, Off Somalia, by Jeffery Gettleman

Central African Republic

VOA News - CAR Military Recapture Rebel-Held Town

Honduras

Wall Street Journal - Honduran Election Gains Backing, by Nicholas Casey and David Luhnow

United States

Christian Science Monitor - Supreme Court Decision Lets Pentagon Keep Detainee Photos Secret, by Warren Richey